Chance to Shine: Events Officer (Deadline – Mar 14)

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Posted: 22 February 2025
Link to Apply: https://chancetoshine.pinpointhq.com/en/postings/52e7668c-5981-411f-aa1e-1d0b2ebf7d10

Application Deadline:
March 14, 2025

Department:

Fundraising

Employment Type:

Permanent – Full Time

Location:
London

Workplace type:
Hybrid

Compensation:
£28,000 – £33,000 / year

Purpose of the role

The Fundraising Team is tasked with securing new partners and donors and the stewardship of existing supporters across a range of funding streams: Corporate, Events, Trusts and Foundations, Individuals, and statutory funding to support the delivery of CtS programmes.

This role will work with the Special Events Manager to deliver an annual portfolio of fundraising, challenge & beneficiary events as well as supporting with the delivery of corporate partner activations.

The role will primarily:

• Assist with the implementation of CtS events programme
• Manage events as identified by the Special Events Manager
• Lead on the challenge events programme and the stewardship of our challenge event supporters
• Responsible for the organisation and coordination of CtS beneficiary events
• Assist with the delivery of corporate sponsor activation plans
• Assist with the stewardship and prospect research of event supporters

Key Responsibilities

Special Events

• Co-ordinate logistics for CTS fundraising and organisational events including managing event paperwork and processes, such as invitations and RSVPs
• Manage the fundraising to support the event programme as directed e.g. lead on the delivery of the annual stadium takeover day, golf day and/or other events as required
• Responsible for administrative support for CTS fundraising events including maintaining attendee and gift records on Raisers Edge
• Responsible for proactively sourcing auction items and the fulfilment of said auction items and raffle prizes to be used at CTS and third-party fundraising events, including developing partnerships with potential auction donors (both individual and corporates)
• To effectively manage the tracking, distribution and coordination of all cricket tickets and hospitality associated with auction prizes throughout the year
• To support with sales for CTS events, such as golf days and fundraising dinners, through prospect research
• To recruit and manage volunteers to support CTS fundraising events
• To regularly monitor the events inbox
• To manage and support the delivery of activities that may occur in partnership with other charities
• To co-ordinate and manage invitations to hospitality opportunities
• To co-ordinate and manage evaluation of events
• To produce all event collateral including but not limited to copy for invitations, thank you letters, event programmes, auction cards, flyers and brochures
• Lead on financial elements for CTS events – raising invoices, tracking payments and income

Challenge & Beneficiary Events

• To organise all challenge event activity, including identifying potential challenge event supporters and partnerships
• To provide support to third party supporters raising funds for CTS through beneficiary event activity

General

• To ensure that the CRM database and donor records relating to all events are kept up to date
• To maintain the events section on the website
• To work with the communications team to promote events activity on all digital platforms
• To assist with the design and creation of event materials to promote events.
• To assist with wider fundraising tasks as required
• The role includes supporting at events that occur outside of normal office hours. Time off in lieu will be available
Key Relationships

The job holder will liaise with:

• Chief Executive and the CTS Senior Management Team
• Fundraising team
• Impact & Evaluation, Operations, Communications & Digital, and Finance & Resource teams
• Supporters, prospective supporters, ambassadors and suppliers
• Event volunteers

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Essential:

• Enthusiasm to embrace Chance to Shine values: Inspiring, ambitious, trusted, inclusive and fun
• Excellent organisation, timekeeping and administrative skills
• Proactive working style with the ability to forward plan and problem solve
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with strong attention to detail
• Comfortable dealing with stakeholders at all levels
• Self-starter with strong motivation to succeed and ability to work independently in carrying out assigned tasks
• Ability to prioritise workload and manage multiple deadlines
• Happy to be hands on and get stuck into a variety of tasks
• Creative, energetic, proactive and outgoing
• An ability to spot opportunities
• Able to work extended hours to support events as required (TOIL will be available)Experience & Qualifications

Essential:

• 1-2 years’ experience within events and/or fundraising
• A passion for fundraising and events with relevant voluntary or work experience
• Excellent IT skills: knowledge and experience of using MS Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
• Full UK driving license and able and willing to travel throughout the UK
Desirable:
• An interest in cricket and/or the sport for good sector
• Experience using CRM/Fundraising Databases (e.g. Raisers edge)
• Knowledge of Adobe InDesign or Canva

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave pro rata (with additional non-contractual time at Christmas when the office is closed)
• 8% non-contributory employer pension
• Private medical healthcare
• Employee health cash-back plan
• Long-term sickness insurance
• Life assurance – four times your annual basic salary
• Season ticket loan scheme
• Flexible working
• Enhanced maternity/paternity pay
• Generous sick pay
• Volunteering 2 days per year
• OpenBlend – an innovative coaching and performance management tool
• WeCare – 24/7 UK-based online GP, mental health counselling, a get fit programme, legal and financial guidance
• Cycle 2 Work Scheme

About Chance to Shine

Chance to Shine Foundation is a cricket charity whose mission it is to give every young person the opportunity to play, learn and develop through cricket. We want them to learn a love of the game and, in doing so, develop their wider wellbeing. We do this by creating opportunities to play, learn and develop. We have two core programmes – Chance to Shine Schools (ages 5–16) and Street (ages 8-24) which support over half a million children every year.

Chance to Shine coaches inspire children and teachers in thousands of state schools and disadvantaged communities. We work with half a million children each year – nearly half of them are girls.

Street cricket sessions are fast, fun and loud. They take place in the heart of communities all across the country, anywhere from a housing estate to a sports hall – and all year round.

We’re really passionate about what we do but we’re ambitious and we want to do more.