Charity: Acorns Children's Hospice
Role: Senior Community & Events Manager
Where: Hybrid – with expectation to work from Drakes Court, Alcester Road, Wythall, Birmingham, B47 6JR approx. 2 days per week and frequent travel across the region
Hours: Full time
About the role:
The role of Senior Community & Events Manager involves leading a team of highly dedicated fundraisers, who are passionate about Acorns Children’s Hospice and raising the funds needed to support local children and their families.
Your strategic thinking will drive results, while your empathy will connect with families, volunteers and supporters alike, reminding everyone why their contributions are so meaningful. You’ll bring creativity, leadership, and innovation. No day is the same at Acorns, and you will be there to inspire and lead the Community and Events team to develop and deliver a programme of activity to generate funds and engage individuals and communities across the West Midlands.
Responsibilities include:
* Lead, manage and inspire the Community and Events team to achieve their income targets through building strong local relationships, diligent use of time and resources and delivering a range of events and community partnerships which inspire and lead to long term financial support.
* Develop and manage a comprehensive suite of KPIs that record the impact of the team in line with the Fundraising Strategy.
* Review existing portfolio of activities and develop and deliver a comprehensive strategic plan for engagement with identified audiences which include those living in the local community, smaller businesses, those who take part in our existing events and those who are yet to discover the Acorns brand. Ensuring that all activities are profitable and fit for purpose.
* Work with the Community and Events team to create operational plans which will achieve agreed targets in terms of income and expenditure.
* Work closely and constructively with the hospice management teams, attending meetings and creating a positive working relationship that maximises income and volunteering opportunities.
* Work collaboratively with the whole fundraising team to support the achievement of overall KPIs and non-financial KPIs, ensuring a ‘one team’ Acorns approach.
Person Specification to include:
* Proven experience of Community and/or Events Fundraising techniques and management.
* Experience of strategic planning & implementation of strategy in Community and/or Events fundraising or other fundraising income stream which has resulted in achieving financial targets.
* Experience of effective management of remote based teams.
* A demonstrable understanding of fundraising legalities covering these income streams.
* Experience of effective reporting at senior management level.
* Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues to achieve agreed objectives.
* Thorough understanding of finance, budgeting and forecasting systems and techniques.
* High level communication skills with the ability to communicate and influence and network at all levels.
* Self-motivated with the ability to prioritise own workload and resilience to meet deadlines.
* Coaching and mentoring skills demonstrating effective delegation and supportive performance management.
* Curious, always seeking to understand and improve experience of customers.
* Resourceful and innovative, someone who will challenge the status quo.
* Understanding of the principle of relationship marketing and donor care.
Deadline for applications: 7th April 2025
Please apply via this site to receive a copy of the job pack.
Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
Employment type: Full-time
Job function: Management and Other
Industries: Fundraising, Non-profit Organizations, and Administrative and Support Services
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