YMCA Heart of England have a new exciting opportunity for a Events, Communication & Fundraising Assistant to join our team based at The Coppice in Erdington, Birmingham. The successful candidate will join us on a fixed term contract working 21 hours per week. In return you will receive a competitive salary of £13,387.92 per annum.
YMCA Heart of England is an independent Christian charity, and a registered provider of social housing, affiliated to the national and international YMCA movement. We support people in our communities in Birmingham, Coventry, Rugby and Solihull, regardless of faith, race, ability or gender. We provide accommodation for nearly 340 young people, many of whom have experienced homelessness, and support them to get their lives back on track, as well as providing housing for them to move onto when they no longer need intensive support. We also offer affordable childcare from our children’s nursery and deliver youth work for young people aged 11 - 19. We manage two community centres with conferencing facilities and deliver a range of business to business training, all of which create employment opportunities and deliver income for our charitable work.
We are committed to being a values-led organisation, and actively work to ensure that our values are reflected throughout the organisation.
About the Events, Communication & Fundraising Assistant role:
This role will be part of a team planning and executing events (including fundraisers), as well as developing and implementing communication strategies and engagement strategies targeted to our residents, and fundraising initiatives to gain external donors. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work closely with the head of department and in collaboration with our fundraising volunteer.
The closing date for receipt of applications is 9:00am on Thursday 6th March 2025.
We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
YMCA Heart of England is an independent Christian charity, a registered provider of social housing, and affiliated to the national and international YMCA Movement.
As an organisation fully committed to the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, a thorough vetting process is carried out as part of the appointment process, including verification of any required qualifications, verification of identity, taking of references and a DBS check as appropriate.
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