Do you have project management experience within the charity sector? Are you passionate about making a difference?
Join our small & friendly team at Samaritans as Events Fundraising Project Manager to develop and deliver our annual Streaming & Gaming fundraising programme.
Fixed term contract until 31 July 2025 (with the possibility to extend)
Full time hours (35 hours per week)
Salary of £42,000- £44,500 per annum plus benefits
We are passionate about flexible working, talk to us about your preferences
Hybrid working: Linked to Ewell, Surrey office. A blend of working from home, the Ewell office and other locations for team meetings.
In-person working: Meeting in person is something we value. Mandated in-person meetings will be in place from Jan 2025. This is around 2 days per month and further information can be found on our careers website.
Key responsibilities
Project manage annual programme of Streaming & Gaming fundraising campaigns.
Build and deliver exceptional supporter experiences to maximise supporter's potential to raise money and awareness for Samaritans.
Develop an innovative strategy to support the growth of Streaming & Gaming based on insight and best practice, maximising the halo effect from large influencer led campaigns.
About you
We are looking for a people person with the ability to lead and deliver a community fundraising programme with a focus on Streaming & Gaming. You’ll lead on strategy development, campaign creation, creating engaging content and communications to deliver a ‘best in class’ stewardship programme that enables supporters to maximise their fundraising and build lasting relationship with Samaritans.
To be successful in this role, you’ll need:
* Demonstrable project management experience, managing multiple stakeholders and establishing effective ways of working
* Experience of delivering marketing plans
* Experience of delivering great supporter journeys
* Budget management experience
* IT proficient and able to use data to track and report on key project measures
* Excellent verbal, written skills, and presentation skills
* Organised and attention to detail
* Knowledge and/or experience of streaming & gaming
If you’re looking for a new opportunity or a chance to learn new skills in a fast-paced fundraising environment, please consider applying. A full outline of the opportunity and what you’ll need to bring to the team is provided in the Job Description here
What’s in it for you – our benefits
So, you want to work for us? Good choice. We like it here too. We offer competitive salaries, flexible and hybrid working to suit your needs, family-friendly policies, 28 days annual leave inclusive of wellbeing days and a matched pension contribution up to 5%. You’ll have a structured induction and ongoing projects, secondments & learning opportunities. We also have colleague-led affinity groups made up of people with shared identities.
Your health and wellbeing is our priority. We have a staff community of Mental Health First Aiders, a Health Cash Plan and an Employee Assistance Programme. You’ll have free subscriptions to Headspace (your personal guide to mindfulness, sleep, focus, movement, and more) & Perkbox (an employee benefits platform with online exercise classes). That’s not all. We listen to your ideas and have staff forum and social committee networks.
Being Inclusive:
We recognise the enormous benefits and the social justice imperatives of ensuring diversity at every level of our organisation. Samaritans is wholly committed to inclusion and diversity and to building a culture and environment where everyone is appreciated for the unique person they are. To ensure Samaritans is representative of those we support and who support us, we particularly welcome applications from Disabled, BAME and LGBTQ+ candidates, as these people are under-represented at Samaritans.
Application:
If this role sounds like the opportunity for you, please apply. You’ll be asked to upload your CV and cover letter tailored around your motivations for applying and your skills and experience in relation to the job. This role will close for applications at 9 am on 6th Dec 2024. Video interviews will take place week commencing 9th December 2024. There will be only one stage in our recruitment process.