Community and Challenge Events Coordinator

The Back-Up Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

The Back Up Trust is seeking a Community and Challenge Events Coordinator to help grow and diversify our community fundraising through events like The Push, The London Marathon and Do the Loop. The role focuses on delivering welcoming, inclusive opportunities that connect supporters to our mission and to others with spinal cord injury.

You will work closely with staff, volunteers and affected individuals to create memorable experiences, build strong supporter relationships and grow long-term

Qualifications

• Experience delivering community fundraising and challenge events.
• Ability to build inclusive, welcoming programmes for diverse groups.
• Strong collaboration with volunteers, colleagues and people affected by spinal cord injury.

Responsibilities

• Help plan and deliver a varied programme of community fundraising and challenge events.
• Support schools, community groups and supporters with fundraising activities.
• Ensure supporters have an outstanding experience and understand the impact of their fundraising.

Skills

Fundraising events

Community engagement

Stakeholder relationships

Job description

Community and Challenge Events Coordinator

Closing date: 16th August (Rolling recruitment)

Interview date: First Interview W/C 24th August

Location: Hybrid (at least 1 day a week in Wandsworth, London office)

About the role:

To play a key role in delivering Back Up’s Limitless Ambition strategy by growing support through community fundraising and challenge events, creating memorable experiences that inspire people to get involved, raise money and stay connected to Back Up.

As Community & Challenge Events Officer, you will help shape and deliver a varied programme of community fundraising and challenge events that gives people lots of different ways to support Back Up. From local fundraising organised by schools, community groups and supporters to challenge events such as The Push, The London Marathon and Do the Loop. You will make sure every supporter has an outstanding experience and understands the difference their fundraising makes.

Working closely with colleagues, volunteers and people affected by spinal cord injury, you will create fundraising opportunities that are welcoming, inclusive and shaped by lived experience.

You’ll build strong relationships with supporters, helping them feel part of Back Up’s community and inspiring them to support our work for years to come.

For full details please see our job description.

About us:

At Back Up, we have big ambitions. We launched our bold new strategy in April 2025 and together we’ll be working hard to make sure everyone affected by spinal cord injury has access to the support they need. We have a unique portfolio of high-impact services, and we are the only spinal cord injury charity in the UK providing dedicated services to children and young people.

At Back Up, inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all our employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. We particularly welcome applications from those from black, Asian or ethnic minority backgrounds or those with higher level spinal cord injuries.

In 2024 Back Up won The Times and The Sunday Times Spotlight Award for Best place to work for disabled employees. Previously, Back Up was voted one of the top ten charities to work for (Third Sector Best Charities 2020). The enthusiastic, inclusive and supportive spirit of our very skilled staff ensure excellence in the services we deliver.

• A CV (including two referees, one of whom should be your present or most recent employer. We will contact them after interview.)
• A (maximum) two side A4 supporting statement, saying why you want the job and explaining how you meet the criteria in the job description. This statement is crucial; CVs alone will not be accepted.
• A completed equal opportunities form. This form will be kept separate from your application and not viewed by the recruiting manager. It is used to help us assess the diversity of our applicants to ensure our processes are fair to all. It is optional to fill in, but it will help us improve and maintain high standards.

We will acknowledge receipt of your application and then let you know if you are to be invited to interview. First round interviews will be held on the week of 24 th August.

What will the process involve?

The process will involve at least one interview round which will be either in person or online. There will be a panel interviewing you and you may be asked to complete a task beforehand to present to the panel. If you need any support or adjustment to the recruitment process at any stage, do please ask and we’d be pleased to work with you to put these in place so that you can perform to the best of your abilities throughout the process and demonstrate your suitability for the role. Please email [e-mail]

As a ‘Disability Confident’ employer we are committed to the inclusion of disabled people as candidates and employees. We are proud that we get high numbers of disabled people applying for roles at Back Up. We will offer an interview to a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for the job.

At Back Up we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every criteria in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles at Back Up.