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Project Manager - Fundraising Auctions and Prize Draws

Employer
Comic Relief
Location
London (Central), London (Greater)
Salary
33000pa
Closing date
21 Aug 2019

Job Details

Project Manager - Fundraising Auctions and Prize Draws

6 Month Fixed Term Contract
£33,000pa

London

Working as part of the Public Fundraising Team, project manage and drive forwards an exciting opportunity to deliver high profile fundraising auction/s for Sport Relief 2020. Coordinating all aspects of the auction/s and work collaboratively with colleagues across the charity including Broadcast/Creative, Talent, Marketing, Communications, Legal and Assurance. Managing the project team and external stakeholder to deliver the project on time and maximising income.

Key Accountabilities / Objectives

·         Project manage fundraising auctions and prize draws for Sport Relief 2020 to ensure maximised income.

·         Running project meetings to ensure all internal teams are clear on their responsible delivery and time frames.

·         Ensure all auction items are confirmed on time, within budget, with a clear understanding of how the fulfilment of each auction item will work.

·         Work with internal teams to liaise with high profile third parties who have offered auction items.

·         In some cases negotiating gifts in kind from external companies and businesses.

·         Work with relevant internal departments to agree terms and conditions of the auction/s and auction items.

·         Managing the gathering of assets required for the auction/s, pictures and item descriptions.

·         Be the point of contact for third party auction/s provider.

·         Coordinate internal teams to ensure marketing plans are in place for each of the items.

·         Manage the limited budget, and seeking alternative solutions when resources are insufficient.

Essential Education and Skills

·         Significant experience of planning, leading and execution of large scale projects in a matrix management structure

·         Proven track record in managing high profile fundraising initiatives.

·         Experience of digital fundraising.

·         Previous experience of prize draws and auctions desirable.

Key Competencies

·         Exceptional networking, negotiating, influencing and persuading skills.

·         Effective Communication skills, written and oral. Ability to deal confidently and professionally with internal and external parties.

·         Organisation and prioritisation – confident managing time, energy and resources in most suitable way for best outcome.

·         Relationship and stakeholder management - foster relationships with new and existing Comic Relief stakeholders.

·         Pro activity and can do attitude – shows a positive, fun and solution orientated attitude.

·         Multi-tasking - proven ability to handle multiple tasks under extreme pressure.

·         Risk management - able to identify and manage risks to minimise impact to project.

To apply please visit our website via the link and apply online.

Role closes - 12:00pm, 21st Aug 2019 BST (Europe/London)

Company

Our mission, thanks to our comedy heritage and the fantastic relationship we enjoy with the BBC, is 'positive change through the power of entertainment'.

And our biggest tool, in trying to achieve these two goals, is the ability to inspire people across the whole country especially those who don’t normally do charity - to do charity.

As the world has changed and become more complex over the last two decades, so Comic Relief has had to adapt and change too but the fundamentals remain the same - a just world free from poverty. In trying to achieve that vision we make this promise to the people who make those efforts possible - our supporters:

"In order to run itself in a professional and effective way Comic Relief incurs necessary costs. Raising funds, making grants and organisational overheads cost real money.

Despite these costs, Comic Relief is still able to promise that for every pound the charity gets directly from the public, a pound goes to help transform the lives of people living with poverty and social injustice. If Sport Relief raises £20 million, Comic Relief will spend at least £20 million doing just that.

It can make this promise because its operating budget is covered in cash or in kind from all types of supporters like corporate sponsors and donors, suppliers, generous individuals and government (including Gift Aid) as well as from investment income and interest"

AND IF YOU'VE GOT A FEW MINUTES TO SPARE HERE'S THE MORE DETAILED ANSWER:

Comic Relief is obviously a charity - but it's also a business too.

The money we raise is allocated to a wide range of grants and social investments aimed at delivering real and long-lasting change to the poorest, most vulnerable people at home and across the world; as well as informing the public and young people in particular about global citizenship and the underlying causes of extreme poverty.

That money comes in from a number of different sources. Traditional charitable fundraising obviously plays a vital role. The public contribute to Comic Relief's annual campaigns by raising money through sponsorship and by making donations online, by post, by telephone and through major banks and building societies. This support, from almost the very day Comic Relief was formed, has been both humbling and inspirational.

On the business side of things, Comic Relief works with key corporate partners to produce products and promotions that are profitable. The clearest example of this is the Red Nose that is the emblem of Red Nose Day.

Where possible these products tie-in with the charity's commitment to delivering benefits to poor farmers and producers. The Red Nose Day 2007 T-shirt for instance was made with fair trade cotton from Mali, Cameroon and Senegal and there will be a fair trade Maraba Bourbon coffee grown in Rwanda, a country to which Comic Relief has had a clear commitment since the appalling genocide of 1994.

Another way Comic Relief raises funds is via the creativity made available to the charity. Comedians from time to time offer access to key brands like Little Britain for commercial exploitation. The charity also develops and owns key sub-brands like Robbie the Reindeer and Monkey, both of which deliver a revenue too.

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