Challenge Event Executive

Job description

As Challenge Event Executive you will be responsible for managing a portfolio of third-party challenge events. This will include managing budgets, liaising with third party event suppliers and planning and organising the marketing for each event. You will also support participants from sign up to completion of their event, providing best in class stewardship.

You will be a high performing fundraiser with experience of delivering income growth through effective marketing and supporter stewardship. You will be driven and dynamic and relish the opportunity to deliver significant growth to support the charity to achieve its ambitious goals.

What you’ll be doing:

• Project manage a portfolio of third-party challenge events, including identifying opportunities for growth.
• In collaboration with the Marketing team, create marketing plans for each event to inspire and secure supporters. 
• Develop and deliver excellent supporter communications to drive up income and supporter retention. 
• Continually evaluate your portfolio of events in order to ensure the achievement of income targets and maintain a sustainable events portfolio, including making recommendations for new mass participation events and initiatives. 
• Setting the annual budgets for your events, providing regular reports and implementing contingency plans when required. 

What we’re looking for:

We’re looking for someone who is:

• Experienced in working in events or fundraising roles
• An excellent written and verbal communicator, with the ability to work closely and effectively with a wide range of audiences
• Proactive with strong problem-solving skills and the ability to take initiative
• Able to build strong and effective working relationships and manage multiple stakeholders
• Able to respond sensitively and appropriately to emotional circumstances, including distressed/bereaved supporters

Why join us?

We’re a values-driven charity committed to saving lives by funding world-leading research, treatment, and care at The Royal Marsden. You’ll be part of a collaborative, ambitious, and kind team, with plenty of opportunities for learning and development.

What we offer:

• Hybrid working between home and Sutton with occasional travel to Chelsea.
• Flexible working around our core hours of 10am to 4pm
• 27 days annual leave rising with length of service
• Up to 6% employer contributions subject to matched contribution from you (increasing with length of service)
• Training, support and development opportunities
• Access to the Blue Light discount scheme and other discounts opportunities
• Access to subsidised staff restaurants, on-site yoga and wellbeing classes, staff choir and much more
• Range of wellbeing initiatives including access to an employee assistance programme designed to save money and improve your physical, financial and mental health and wellbeing, access to free online GP appointments and free eye tests and contribution towards any glasses required for work purposes
• Opportunities for training and career development

Inclusion matters:

We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. Applications from all backgrounds are warmly welcomed.