Events Fundraiser Third Party Events

We're looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Senior Events Fundraiser to join our Third Party Events team.

This well-respected team is responsible for project managing a range of third-party events.

They're working to raise up to £2m+ across a range of activities in 2024. And need brilliant people to help us achieve our ambitious fundraising goals.

In this role, you'll be responsible for managing a portfolio of third-party challenge events to target. And for innovating, developing and delivering new fundraising activities.

You'll also be monitoring and evaluating all products to create opportunities for future growth. This role is customer-focused and you'll spend lots of time stewarding our amazing supporters to maximise their fundraising.

This is an exciting opportunity to steward fundraising teams of significant size, as well as helping to shape the future third-party events strategy.

The portfolio is well-established and includes a mixture of events activities, including runs, cycles and challenges. You'll have contact with event participants and supporters and manage relationships with a number of third-party agencies while working with other colleagues in our Community and Events team.

If you're an enthusiastic and supporter-focused team player who's motivated by the idea of raising more funds than ever for a fantastic cause, we'd love to hear from you.

We recognise the significant and excellent contributions, experience and skills our employees bring to the MS Society.

Working with external pay and reward consultants, we're taking active steps this year to review our employees' pay and benefits package. Ensuring we're aligned with the most accurate and up-to-date benchmarks for the UK charity sector.,

• The HR team will anonymise your CV and supporting statement before forwarding to the shortlisting panel. This is done as part of our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.


• The first round of our recruitment and selection process includes an interview with competency-based questions.


• Our recruitment and selection process might also include extra tasks. For example, a written or Microsoft Excel test or making a presentation.


• We'll let you know what the selection process will include when we invite you to interview. You can ask for any more reasonable adjustments for the interview as part of the invitation.


• You might also be invited for a second interview. We'll let you know about this during the selection process., Personalised development plans with a wide range of training courses and opportunities to source additional training options with your line manager


• Yearly internal apprenticeship opportunities


• New, modern offices that embrace working together both in-person and remotely


• Various opportunities to influence how we internally operate (including surveys, and focus and committee groups)


• Active and supportive internal employee networking groups for collaboration and peer support


• 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering for MS Society activities during normal working hours (such as fundraising events, or campaigning in the local community)


• 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering with other charities during normal working hours


Safeguarding

We're committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone who uses our services and we come into contact with.

This is regardless of:

• gender


• race


• disability


• sexual orientation


• religion or belief


• pregnancy


• gender reassignment
  
  You must have the right to work in the UK to work in paid employment with us. You'll need to share documents showing you're eligible to work in the UK if we offer you employment.
  
  At the MS Society, we make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it's this commitment that unites us across the UK.


Our strategy is based on what people affected by MS have told us is important to them, and it gives us a clear and determined focus.

Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award-winning support and information.

Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive environment where you will make a difference.


• 38 days paid annual leave (including bank holidays), pro-rata for part-time


• More annual leave entitlement, based on length of employment


• Smart working options (with the opportunity to work remotely and find a smart working pattern that suits both you and us)


• Flexible working options


Caring for you and your family


• Generous sick pay entitlement


• More sick pay entitlement, based on length of employment


• Opportunity to buy and sell annual leave in each calendar year


• Free access to a GP virtually 24 hours a day/7 days a week allowing you unlimited advice, reassurance and where appropriate diagnosis


• Enhanced leave for new parents


• Free access to a confidential 24 hours a day/7 days a week helpline service for both you and your family with a specialist range of support and information


• Special leave options (such as up to 5 days paid leave for domestic or personal emergencies a year)


• 10 days paid disability leave a year, pro-rata for part-time


• 10 days paid carers' leave a year, pro-rata for part-time


• New family-friendly benefits, including paid leave: in the event of miscarriage or still birth, to support fertility treatments, for antenatal appointments for both parents


• Cycle to work scheme


• Death in service scheme


• Health cash plans to help offset the cost of health care for you and your family


Thinking about your finances


• Enhanced salary sacrifice pension scheme


• Discounted season ticket loan and interest-free emergency loans


• Give as you earn to support other charities of your choice before tax


• New employee portal including lifestyle savings vouchers and personal wellbeing