Events Fundraising Manager (Challenge Events) 

A life-changing opportunity. 

Alzheimer's Society is the UK's leading dementia charity. We provide information and support, improve care, fund research, and create lasting change for people affected by dementia. 

Position: Events Fundraising Manager - Challenge Events 
Location: Flexible across England, Wales and Northern Ireland 
Contract type: Full Time, Permanent 
Hours: 35 per week 
Salary: From £31,961 to £36,326 actual per annum 

Closing date: 12PM on Thursday 26 July. 
Interview date: First Round- Thursday 2 August 2018 
Second Round- Thursday 9 August 2018 
About the role: 

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a successful and growing Sports Events Team to drive excellence and increase income. We have two Events Fundraising Manager roles available across the Sports Event Team, one will specialise in Running Events and the other in Challenge Events. If you would like to apply for both roles, please state this in your cover email and refer to this throughout your application. 

As Events Fundraising Manager (Challenge Events), you will lead on key strategic projects for the challenge team as well as those across the Sports Events Team. A key project will be a strategic review, and proposition and positioning plan for our ‘Organise Your Own’ events programme. In 2019 this role will evolve to include the management of a small team within the Challenge Events team. This is a new post brought in as a result of significant recent growth in both our income and event portfolio, and planned further growth over the coming years, propelling the Sports Events team from great to amazing. 

About you: 

This is a challenging and extremely busy role in a large and growing team. With a strong background in fundraising, preferably Events fundraising, you will have the skills and knowledge to help drive the team to the next level. You will be confident in analysing data to gain insight into our portfolio of events and fundraisers, be clear in decision making and have a background of working on cross team/departmental projects for the strategic improvement of the wider organisation. You will also be highly organised and able to negotiate with internal and external stakeholders to drive the best results for Alzheimer’s Society. 

As a manager within the Challenge Events team, you will be a source of knowledge and support to the Challenge and wider Sports Team, so strong managerial skills will be key to this role. 

Our employees work hard every day to make a true difference in people's lives. We are proud to support them with a range of benefits, recognition and many options for working agilely. All contributing to a strong work life balance. We also have various learning programmes to support you in your development and help you grow to realise your potential and shape a career with Alzheimer's Society. 

Alzheimer’s Society is committed to equal opportunities. 

You may have experience of the following: Events Fundraising Manager, Fundraising Manager, Charities, Not for Profit, Fundraiser, Marketing, Business Development, Donor Management, Third Sector, Fundraising, Events Management etc. 

This vacancy is being advertised by EasyWeb Recruitment, the UK’s leading Online Recruitment Agency. The services advertised by EasyWeb Recruitment are those of an employment agency. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of gender, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, or belief, and we confirm that we will gladly accept all applications.