Posted: 27 January 2025
Link to Apply: https://www.thetalentset.co.uk/vacancy/events-executive-2-roles-
Events Executive
Lord’s Taverners
£26,000 – £29,000 (full-time, permanent)
Victoria, London – hybrid – 2 days pw in office
The Talent Set is delighted to be partnering with the Lord’s Taverners in their search for two newly created Event Executive roles. The charity exists to positively impact the lives of young people facing the challenges of inequality. They work across the UK to provide inclusive and impactful cricket programmes, empowering young people with disabilities and from disadvantaged communities to develop the knowledge, skills, capabilities and confidence required to overcome the challenges of inequality, raise their aspirations and reach their potential.
It’s a hugely exciting year for the Lord’s Taverners who are celebrating their 75th anniversary! Particularly for the events team, there is a lot of activity happening across 2025 to celebrate this milestone and to raise vital income and awareness for the charity.
The team are expanding and they are adding two brand new Event Executive roles to support the hugely successful regional events programme and Committees. You will play a crucial role in supporting the management, planning and delivery of a range of special events including fundraising dinners, cricket match events, golf days, comedy nights and more.
The Role:
- Provide event and admin support to the regional, volunteer-led Committees in the delivery of fundraising events
- Establish strong relationships with senior volunteers to provide exceptional engagement with the charity
- Act as the day to day contact for event queries
- Effectively use the database to capture donor and supporter information to ensure all records are up to date
- Research and prepare briefing notes on high value prospects and event guests to support with donor cultivation and stewardship
- Support the Events Manager with ticket administration, guest list management, creation of marketing materials and other event/marketing admin
- Proactively source high value prizes that can be used in fundraising activities and auctions
- Deliver exceptional stewardship to donors and event guests to ensure positive and continued engagement with the charity
About You:
- An enthusiastic and proactive individual with experience in a fundraising or events role
- Experience of supporting the delivery of special events
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, and ability to engage with stakeholders confidently
- Strong organisational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines
- A good understanding of and proficiency in using a database
- A team player with a collaborative approach to supporting colleagues
Closing Date: Sunday 9th February for CV and cover letter
Interviews: 1st stage WC 17th February, 2nd stage WC 24th February
To be considered for this position please apply with your CV as soon as possible, regrettably please note we may not be able to reply to each and every application.
We are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practices that ensure equal opportunity for everyone, regardless of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and will happily make reasonable adjustments to always ensure a fair process
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