Events Coordinator

Human Appeal; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading charity organization as an Events Coordinator in Mississauga. You'll be responsible for developing and managing national fundraising events while collaborating closely with partners to achieve financial sustainability and increase donations. This is a full-time opportunity for an experienced coordinator looking to make a difference!

Benefits

Competitive salary

Company benefits

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years in a similar post.
• Proven track record of project and events management.
• Fluent English is essential; Arabic or Urdu is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver a range of national Fundraising events.
• Expand current fundraising program to meet targets.
• Ensure national fundraising events are effectively run.

Skills

Project Management

Fundraising

Social Media

Education

Degree level education

High School Diploma

Tools

MS Office Suite

Donor Management Systems

Job description

HereatHuman Appeal, we have an exciting opportunity for an Events Coordinator to join our team based inMississauga,Canada. You will be joining us on a full-time basis. In return, you will receive a competitive salary with company benefits!

Human Appeal is a faith-based charity that aims to abolish poverty by providing humanitarian aid, sustainable development programs and championing advocacy for our beneficiaries worldwide.

As an Events Coordinator, the successful candidate willensure to develop, manage and deliver a range of national Fundraising events by working closely with strategic partnerships manager to strategically plan and deliver national fundraising events, ensuring that all available opportunities for raising funds for Human Appeal are sought and delivered at agreed levels of return on investment as well as developing new innovative fundraising opportunities, in order to build awareness of Human Appeal projects and increase income generation/donations year on year to secure the long term financial sustainability and growth of the charity in line with Fundraising strategy.

We are ideally looking to appoint somebody immediately to this role.

Key duties and responsibilities of the Events Coordinator

• Smooth contribution towards and implementation of fundraising strategy for national events team
• Take responsibility to follow and expand the current fundraising program to meet and exceed agreed targets, by achieving donation income growth, donor growth (Year-Over-Year) and meeting annual income targets
• Successfully develop a strong fundraising portfolio to lead, support in house FR teams during events
• Ensure national FR events are well supported, run effectively, regularly, in accordance to the national fundraising strategy

NB: Employee duties are not limited only to the above-mentioned Accountabilities; he/she may perform other duties as assigned.

What we’re looking for in our Events Coordinator

• Ideally educated to Degree level
• Minimum High School Diploma.
• Minimum of 2 years in a similar post
• Proven track record of project and events management
• MS Office Suite
• Competent user of Social Media
• Experience using Donor Management systems, e.g. Salesforce, is desirable
• Fluent English is essential. Additional languages such as Arabic, Urdu are desirable

This would be an ideal role for an experienced Events Coordinator looking to make a difference in a rewarding role within the non-profit field!

We are looking to appoint this role ASAP and will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis so for the best chance of success please apply today to become our Events Coordinator – we would love to hear from you.

Disclaimer: Please be aware that due to the anticipated quantity of response, we will only be contacting candidates who are shortlisted to interview stage. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of your application, please assume that unfortunately you have been unsuccessful this time.
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A Little Bit About Human Appeal…

We have a high staff satisfaction rating of 4 out of 5 on Glassdoor! Here’s why:

What our CEO Says:
“We are faith-based but not faith-specific. We have faith in all of humanity and believe we can achieve great things when we work together. So, come and be part of a dynamic global charity where we celebrate our differences, as well as our common humanity”
Dr Mohamed Ashmawey

What our Staff Say:
“At Human Appeal, each one of us has the opportunity to influence others. If you are prepared to challenge yourself there are no limits, so come and make it happen!”
Simon, Systems and Reporting Manager

“I have been working at Human Appeal for many years! I believe in the cause we are working for. I believe in the charity sector and I believe in the reward we get for helping our fellow human beings in desperate need”
Insaf, Finance Lead

“I saw an opportunity to assist in helping people across the world with the excellent work Human Appeal carries out. I enjoy working with so many talented people in a fast-moving environment”
Steve, Procurement Manager

Our Greatest Achievements Include

• Safeguarding bright futures for more than 22,000 vulnerable orphans in 9 countries. Our one-to-one sponsorship program has a built-in school attendance requirement while covering the cost of food, housing, medical care, and learning materials
• Pioneering technologically innovative infrastructure projects in Pakistan, like designing and building a 25-km embankment on the Chenab River in Pakistan. Protecting an entire community from being washed away, the embankment has held back the floods each year, including Pakistan’s worst flooding in a decade during its last monsoon season.
  
• Quenching the thirst for the 2 million residents of the Gaza Strip by working with UNOCHA to purify Gaza’s water network. And now, our newest project involves building a large-scale desalination plant to provide daily access to clean water for 60,000 people across Gaza
• Recovering lost livelihoods for vulnerable farmers in Gaza by planting 80,000 olive trees since 1991. The farming project provides each farmer with 30-40 prime olive trees so they can establish a vibrant, sustainable crop that yields not just food but income for generations.