Community and Events Manager | East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk - Jobboard; Colchester, Ipswich; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A health charity organization is seeking a Community and Events Manager to enhance fundraising efforts in North Essex. The ideal candidate will have significant knowledge in fundraising, creativity, and strong communication skills. This role involves planning community events and managing fundraising projects to support the charity's mission to provide local patient care. A driving license is required. Various employee benefits and training opportunities available.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

27 days annual leave

NHS discounts

Staff Health and Wellbeing programme

Qualifications

• Good knowledge of fundraising and charity work.
• Driving licence and access to a car is required.
• Energy and enthusiasm to inspire the community.

Responsibilities

• Support specific fundraising projects and appeals.
• Plan and manage the charity's events fundraising programme.
• Research and develop new charity-led events.
• Deliver planned growth of Community and Events Fundraising.
• Monitor competitor activity in relation to fundraising.

Skills

Fundraising knowledge

Creativity

Excellent communication

Event management

Job description

We are looking for a driven Community and Events Manager to cover North Essex, who is passionate about health charities and the role the charity plays in supporting the needs of local patients.

As a key member of the Charity Team, the Community and Events Fundraising Manager must have the creativity, skill and knowledge to deliver the best charity community fundraising, events and stewardship of our supporters, that support the wider strategy.

The post-holder will sit within the Charity team and provides an important link between the Charity and the local community, volunteers, fundraisers and hospital staff. The post holder will work closely with colleagues to deliver an effective community and events program.

The purpose of this role is to ensure that a sustainable program of community and events fundraising is in place, has a high profile and is well marketed and managed to generate funds to agreed targets and awareness of the charity.

You will require good knowledge of fundraising and considerable energy and enthusiasm that will inspire the patients, visitors and local community to choose the ESNEFT charity as their preferred charity.

Successful candidate must have a driving licence and access to a car.


• To support specific fundraising projects and appeals (as advised by Head of Fundraising & Marketing and the Senior Fundraising Manager)
• In conjunction with the Head of Fundraising & Marketing and Senior Fundraising Manager, plan and manage the charities current events fundraising programme and contribute to its continual development.
• Research and develop new charity led events.
• Deliver planned growth of all aspects of Community and Events Fundraising.
• Monitor and feedback competitor activity in the region in relation to community and event fundraising.
• Deliver an excellent customer experience and supporter journey so that the hospital’s charity is the charity of choice for people in the trust’s catchment
• Keep up to-date with fundraising codes of practice and regulations in relation to events, fundraising and sponsorship and ensure they are implemented appropriately

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.

We are the largest NHS organisation in East Anglia, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.


This advert closes on Friday 25 Jul 2025