Events Senior Manager

4,000 professionals, 0 days wasted, 1 incredible purpose. Together, we will beat cancer. Senior Events Manager - Philanthropy Location: Stratford, London (high flex - we would expect you to be in the office 1 to 2 days per week) Salary: £45,000 - £55,000 pa depending on experience + benefits Department: Philanthropy Reports to: Head of Campaign and Engagement Contract Type / Hours: FTC for 18 months/ Full time 35 hours per week (Other flexible-working requests can also be considered) Application Deadline: Sunday 23rd April at 23.55. This vacancy may close earlier if a high volume of applications are received or once a suitable candidate is found, so please do not delay submitting your application to avoid any disappointment. At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer. We are professionals with purpose, beating cancer every day. But we need to go much further and much faster. That’s why we we’re looking for someone talented, someone determined, someone like you. What will I be doing? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join us as a Senior Events Manager in our Philanthropy directorate on a fixed term contract for 18 months to cover an internal secondment. We need you to lead the Philanthropy Events team to develop and deliver a sector leading events programme which profiles excellence in cancer research and helps to attract, engage, and drive donor loyalty and income growth for the directorate. Key duties include:

• The delivery of the events portfolio, ensuring the events and their outputs are audience-led, creative, sector leading and delivered to the expected standard and undertake event delivery when needed.
• Develop the strategic events programme to support Philanthropy’s fundraising objectives, drawing on donor insights to develop the most effective experiences that maximise donor loyalty and engagement.
• Set, manage, and monitor the budget for events team activity, maximising cost efficiency for CRUK.
• Work in collaboration with content creation colleagues to develop and deliver a content strategy that aligns with both Philanthropy’s campaign narrative and core priorities.
• Use expertise to inform and support the strategic planning of the Supporter Experience framework, delivering an events programme which is aligned to it.
• Keep abreast of external trends and opportunities in the UK and internationally, to ensure the events programme is developed in line with the ambitions of the Philanthropy directorate and the external environment.
• Manage relationships with senior CRUK stakeholders in relation to the development of the events team’s strategy and the implementation of events, to include informing, consulting and influencing.
• Create and implement an event reporting system with KPIs and metrics to monitor and evaluate the success and impact of events activity.

What skills are we looking for? We’re looking for a professional, flexible, and committed Events Manager with experience of leading a team. You will bring to the role:

• Significant events management experience, ideally in the context of delivering events that enable high value fundraising through relationship-building.
• Thorough understanding and experience of the principles of major gift fundraising and a proven aptitude for donor care.
• Experience of leading an operational team and driving high performance, with excellent team building, influencing, motivating and delegating skills.
• Demonstrable experience of applying creative thinking to innovate and develop new opportunities.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills and the ability to present complex information in an accessible format for major donors.
• Experience of setting up, analysing and evaluating activity and programmes.
• Proficient use of Microsoft Office Packages with experience of using databases, particularly within fundraising.

For more information, please view the candidate pack here - Senior Events Manager What will I gain? Each and every one of our employees contributes to our progress and is supporting our work to beat cancer. We think that’s impressive. In return, we make sure you are supported by a generous benefits package, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools, policies and processes to enable you to do your job well. Our benefits package includes a substantial retirement plan, a generous and flexible leave allowance, discounts on anything from travel to technology, gym membership, and much more. We review pay annually and aim to recognise individual performance and achievements. We don’t forget people have lives outside of work too and so we actively encourage a flexible working culture. Our work – from funding cutting-edge research to developing public policy – will change the world. It’s exciting to be part of our team. How do I apply? We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. CVs are required for all applications; but we won’t be able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, we ask you to complete the work history section of the online application form for us to be able to assess you quickly, fairly and objectively. . There’s a place for everyone at Cancer Research UK. Our vision is to create a charity where everyone feels like they belong, benefits from and participates in, the work we do. We're committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures, in particular those from ethnic minority backgrounds who are currently under-represented, and believe that a diverse workforce will help us to beat cancer sooner. If you’re interested in applying and excited about working with us but are unsure if you have the right skills and experience we’d still love to hear from you. We don’t expect everyone to meet all of the criteria listed. We want to see every candidate performing at their best throughout the job application process, interview process and whilst at work. We therefore ask you to inform us of any concerns you have or any adjustments you might need to enable this to happen by emailing us at recruitment@cancer.org.uk. Unfortunately, we are unable to recruit anyone below the age of 18, so that we can protect young people from health & safety and safeguarding risks.