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Are you passionate about creating unforgettable events? Do you have the skills to drive awareness, engagement, and income for a life-saving charity? If so, we want you to join our team!
We’re recruiting for an Events Manager to plan, coordinate, and execute key charity events to create memorable experiences and achieve our objectives. This role can be either full time (5 days / 37.5 hours per week) or 4 days / 30 hours per week.
Join us and be a part of a dedicated team making a real difference. Apply now and help us save lives through impactful and inspiring events!
The role of the Events Manager at EHAAT is to ensure that our key charity events are planned, coordinated and executed to create memorable experiences and achieve specific charity objectives of awareness, engagement, and income generation.
The successful candidate will develop and implement a strategy in order to grow the Events Team income stream into financial equilibrium for the year 2025/2026 and then into net profit and growth thereafter.
In addition, the Events Manager will oversee the coordination of internal non-income-generating events across the charity, such as organisational team days, and celebratory events.
Key Responsibilities
Financial Management
* Manage event budgets ensuring cost-effective use of resources.
* Be responsible for the events team’s income generation targets and non-financial performance.
* Provide monthly reports for both the Head of Income Generation and the Fundraising & Marketing Director.
* Working closely with the Corporate Fundraising Manager to identify opportunities to increase supporter sponsorship engagement at events.
Planning & Strategy
* Create an events strategy that aligns with the charity’s objectives and income generation targets.
* Assess event trends and conduct thorough research to identify recommendations for the introduction of new income generating events.
* Ensure the charity’s Events Calendar is up to date and communicated.
Coordination
* Manage all logistical aspects of EHAAT charity events (digital and in person) from conception through to delivery with detailed event timelines to ensure smooth execution, including marketing, resourcing, equipment, health & safety, and contractor management.
* Ensure communication to all stakeholders, including charity team members and volunteers, is effective and inclusive.
Evaluation and Reporting
* Create opportunities to collect feedback and objectively analyse comments received.
* Present post event evaluation, including performance metrics and opportunities for improvement to event stakeholders.
Collaboration
* Chair event committees consisting of external and internal representatives.
* Build existing, and develop new relationships with contacts, groups, corporate partners, venues and organisations across Essex and Hertfordshire to actively support and promote events.
* Attend regular networking events to promote the charity’s work and events.
* Line manage, support and encourage the professional development of the Events Coordinator and monitor performance against agreed objectives and income generation targets.
* As EHAAT is a patient focused emergency medical charity, it is essential that all our team are competent and confident in the delivery of CPR and use of an AED (defibrillator) in an emergency. For this reason, you will be trained in CPR and AED awareness annually