Prostate Cymru is Wales’s leading prostate health charity. The main objectives focus around generating awareness and improving prostate health services for men in Wales.
Every 45 minutes a male in the UK dies of Prostate Cancer, making it one of the most diagnosed diseases.
The charity is 20 years old this year (2023) and throughout its history has been able to fund specialist equipment, medical staff, research projects and awareness marketing campaigns.
Receiving no public funding means the charity is reliant on income from supporters and has developed a strong fundraiser following. Prostate Cymru also hosts a number of its own annual fundraiser events, enabling income generation for the ongoing funding of key projects.
Prostate Cymru is looking for an enthusiastic events officer, to join its friendly and thriving team. The role will specifically focus on coordinating and developing the sporting and community arm of the charity.
What you can expect
✓ Annual salary £23,000
✓ Health & Wellbeing support
✓ Hybrid working
✓ Flexible working hours
✓Supportive and team-orientated work culture –development, away days, social events ✓Generous holiday allocation of 25 days, plus bank holidays and Christmas gift days.
✓ Training opportunities
About the role
The role of Events Officer provides an exciting opportunity for an individual to further develop a career in the charity events sector. Day-day tasks will be varied and rewarding, with the chosen candidate very much at the heart of the action, working on several established sporting and community fundraising events.
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
• Preferable – experience working in the event and/or charity sector
• Strong communication skills – verbal, written & confident networker.
• Strong IT Skills
• Ability to manage and prioritise multiple tasks
• Experience developing project plans, ideally related to events
• UK Drivers License
• Interest and understanding of sporting events
RECRUITING FOR CULTURE
• Team player
• Committed and trustworthy
•. Can-do attitude
• People Orientated
Responsibilities
•Responsible for the planning and delivery of Prostate Cymru’s internal sporting
• Sourcing, booking/ordering, negotiating and developing relationships with external suppliers ▪ Budget management and price negotiation
• Overseeing the development and implementation of event plans, ensuring deadlines are met.
• Establishing effective event staff plans, including volunteers.
• Understanding and working on required health and safety documentation
• Building and implementing event recruitment plans that are reflective of financial targets. Where
necessary developing appropriate marketing materials.
• Working on fundraiser communication plans, ensuring relevant information is communicated to
participants in a timely manner.
• On the day event management and implementation of production plans
• Fundraiser relations – Developing rapport with key fundraisers.
• Use of event technology – registration system, databases.
• Strategic input into annual event strategies
• Supporting external fundraisers and fundraising events and community events
• Supporting the Head of Commercial in growing relations and links with external arms of the charity; corporates and friendship groups.
• Provide guidance and support to individuals/ groups hosting external Prostate Cymru fundraising events.
• Where necessary attending and supporting external fundraising events
• Keeping abreast of known external event developments and achievements
• Coordinating distribution of charity materials to external supporters
• Networking and identifying opportunities to establish new external fundraisers and events
• Ongoing Support to Wider Prostate Cymru Team
• General administration tasks
• Support PC team at other charity and community events
• Logging discussions and plans
• Keeping well-informed on charity event trends, news and technology
• Contributing to wider team meetings.
• Assist with packing, unpacking and organisation of physical event items
• Ad hoc tasks
How to Apply
CLOSING DATE 8TH March
Please send an up-to-date CV and cover letter to [email protected] Interviews w/c 13th March