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Community and Events Manager (maternity cover)

  • Flexible over 7 days Full or P/T
  • Fundraising
  • Whittington
  • Last day to apply: 15 Jun 2025

Job Summary

Contract type

Fixed term, 12 months

Location

Whittington with some flexibility for remote working

Hours

Full time (37.5 hours per week) with flexibility to work evenings and weekends when required

Annual salary

E1 £39,224.42


The Community and Events Manager reports into the Fundraising Development Manager and is responsible for implementing a comprehensive community and events engagement strategy, coordinating all community, third party and St Giles Hospice organised events and managing relationships with key stakeholders.

 

You will have a passion for social impact, strong organisational skills, and a proven track record in event management and leadership. You will also be adept at working with volunteers, possess excellent communication skills, and have the ability to foster a collaborative team environment.

 

You’ll be an accomplished fundraiser with proven experience in achieving income targets. Building community networks regionally will be essential to the success of this post.

 

With a team of three reporting into you, you will have demonstratable management experience in a fundraising environment with the ability to delegate strategic and operational responsibilities accordingly within your team to maximise the fundraising growth strategy and allow for a strong return on investment. 


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Job Description


If you want to have an informal chat about this role, please contact Chloe Hope on 01543 432 031

Knowledge and Experience

Knowledge and experience

Essential

·       Experience in leading and building relationships with individuals or community

·       Experience of working with Marketing and Communications to support fundraising activity

·       Experience of leading on all forms of event management

·       Experience in providing excellent supporter/customer stewardship

·       Experience in delivering successful fundraising, sales or marketing events, campaigns, or projects

·       Fundraising experience, specifically in Community and Events, along with a proven track record of high achievement

·       Experience of managing budgets, income, expenditure and working to financial targets

·       Proven track record of working to and achieving targets

·       Experience of line management


Values

·       Exhibits our hospice values and behaviours

 

Skills

Essential

·       Ability to show resilience in challenging situations

·       Ability to understand when issues need escalation

·       Ability to work effectively as part of a team

·       Ability to maintain confidentiality

·       Excellent interpersonal skills

·       Excellent presentation skills

·       The ability to build internal and external partnerships

·       A creative thinker

·       Ability to prioritise and work with conflicting deadlines

·       Effective diary management


Personal Attributes

·       Empathetic

·       Team player

·       Able to work under pressure

·       Collaborative

·       Ambassador for St Giles Hospice


Other requirements

·       Valid driving licence

·       Eligibility to work in the UK

·       Please note that St Giles Hospice does not hold a sponsorship licence and is therefore unable to accept sponsorship requests

What we offer

Benefits


  • Up to 33 days holiday plus bank holidays (Pro-rata for part time employees)
  • Group pension scheme, matching contributions of up to 8%
  • Life assurance scheme, up to the state pension age
  • Enhanced maternity and paternity benefits
  • Enhanced sick pay, rising with service
  • Access to blue light and charity worker discounts
  • Free Parking


Health & Wellbeing


  • The Hub Wellness Support
  • Eligibility for flu vaccine
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Access to Mental Health First Aiders
  • Cycle to work scheme


Professional Development


All staff complete a comprehensive induction programme which includes statutory and mandatory e-learning as well as training that is tailored to the individual’s need. All staff and volunteers should also attend an induction day.


Regular training and personal development opportunities, with internal career progression being a focal point of team growth


Just so you know

This post is subject to a Disclose and Barring Service (DBS) check.


We may review applications before the application review date, however, if you apply after the application review date, your application may not be considered. We will accept applications until we have successfully filled the role, this may be earlier than the closing date.


If you have not heard within 14 days of the application close date, then please consider that your application has been unsuccessful at this time.


As part of your application your data will be managed in line with St Giles Hospice Privacy Policy and kept for 6 months. If you would like to see this in full, please visit https://www.stgileshospice.com/privacy-policy/


Should you require any further information, please email: [email protected]

Declaration

1)      I confirm that the above information is complete and correct and that any untrue or misleading information will give St Giles Hospice the right to terminate any contract of employment offered.


2)      I agree that St Giles Hospice may reserve the right to require me to undergo a medical examination. In addition, I agree that this information may be retained in my personal file during my employment and for six years thereafter and understand that information will be processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act (2018).


3)      I agree that should I be successful in this application, an application will be made to the Disclosure & Barring Service/Criminal Justice Information Service (Scotland) for Disclosure. I understand that should the disclosure not be to the satisfaction of the hospice any offer of employment may be withdrawn or my employment terminated.


We make every subject of a DBS check aware of the existence of the Code of Practice and make a copy available on request

 

Prospective employees will be advised that a criminal record will not automatically exclude them from being appointed.

 

Information provided by you on this form will be filed for six months and then destroyed if you are not successful.