Campaign Researcher and Events Coordinator

Carousel Consultancy Ltd; Maidstone; Sur place; GBP 36 000 - 44 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

25 days annual leave

Life assurance

Health insurance

Employee assistance programme

Free parking

On-site restaurant

Résumé du poste

Carousel Consultancy Ltd in Kent is seeking a Campaign Researcher and Events Coordinator for a prestigious charity client. The role involves extensive prospect research, donor visits, charity tours, and coordinating events.

You will build strong relationships, manage guest lists, briefings and post-event analysis, and travel to meetings as required. Driving licence essential; weekend/evening work may be needed. Salary up to £40k DoE plus benefits.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable success in a target-driven role (fundraising or relevant sales).
• Strong, accurate research skills with ability to summarise long information.
• Event coordination experience and donor engagement activities.

Responsabilités

• Extensive research on prospects, visitors and guests, ensuring high-quality information.
• Organising meetings, donor visits, charity tours and stakeholder engagement activities.
• Preparing briefings, meeting papers and event presentations.

Connaissances

Prospect research

Event coordination

CRM experience

MS Office

Driving licence

Communication skills

Outils

Raiser's Edge

Description du poste

Campaign Researcher and Events Coordinator - Fundraising Experience Needed - Kent Based - up to £40K (DoE) + benefits

We’re on the hunt for a Prospect or Campaigns Researcher and Events Coordinator to join the fundraising team of a prestigious national charity in their offices in Kent.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a renowned charity in a role that will include arranging high profile / value donor visits and charity tours, coordinating events and undertaking extensive prospect, visitor and guest research.

Proven success in building solid relationships and a focused and forensic-style approach to information gathering and prospect research, together with excellent organisation and project management skills, will ensure you excel in this role.

What’s on offer?

This is a truly wonderful charity to be involved with, where you will be able to see daily the difference your work is making to people’s lives. Our client is offering a competitive salary (£40k, dependent on experience) and benefits package, which includes 25 days annual leave, life assurance, health insurance, employee assistance programme, free parking and a subsidised restaurant on-site.

Key responsibilities as the Campaign Researcher will include:

• Extensive research on prospects, visitors and guests (individuals, corporates and charitable trusts and foundations), ensuring high-quality information is collated
• Organising meetings, donor visits, charity tours and stakeholder engagement activities
• Preparing briefings, meeting papers for events and presentations
• Recording and tracking campaign gifts
• Organising events including dinners, large meetings, drinks receptions and supporter cultivation events
• Managing guest lists for events
• Undertaking post-event evaluation and analysis to provide recommendations for guest lists / invitations to future events
• Liaising with senior stakeholders
• Assisting with donor and stakeholder communications
• Sending thank yous to donors

What we’re looking for:

• Demonstrable success in a target-driven role (ideally fundraising, but relevant sales experience will be considered)
• Strong, accurate and efficient research skills with the ability to summarise long, complex and varied information (including financial info)
• Event coordination experience (ideally income or lead-generation events)
• Confident interpersonal communication skills
• Excellent written communication skills with the ability to vary written communication styles
• Commercial awareness and good business acumen
• Experienced in using CRM databases (Raiser’s Edge advantageous)
• IT literate with strong MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc)
• Full, valid driving licence and the ability to drive / travel to meetings and events as required
• Ability to work occasional weekends/evenings in order to attend events

Interested in this Campaign Researcher & Events Coordinator role?

If this sounds like the role for you and you possess the experience and skills we’re looking for, then we want to hear from you ASAP!

Please ensure your CV showcases your abilities and submit it, quoting ‘DH – Campaign Researcher, Kent’