Events Coordinator - 3rd Party

Parkinson's UK; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Parkinson's UK is seeking a proactive events professional to join our busy fundraising events team. You will plan and deliver 3rd party running, challenge and cycling events across the UK and abroad, building strong relationships with supporters and delivering memorable experiences from concept to completion.

You will work closely with the 3rd party Events Manager to steward supporters, attract new audiences and raise the charity’s profile and income while ensuring high-quality participant

Qualifications

• Experience of successfully organising a variety of fundraising events and profile-raising events
• An understanding and ability to manage financial budgets including managing income and expenditure.
• Experience of marketing events using online and offline tools
• Experience of project management including liaising with internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience of managing own workload effectively, dealing with conflicting priorities and meeting deadlines
• Knowledge of databases including reporting and analysis

Responsibilities

• Plan, manage and deliver 3rd party sporting events in order to achieve agreed income, expenditure and profile targets
• Work with the 3rd party Events Manager to develop 3rd party sporting events in line with the Challenge Events Strategy
• Work with the 3rd party Events Manager to create and manage event budgets ensuring that income and expenditure is kept within agreed limits
• Benchmark and evaluate the 3rd party sporting events in accordance to the event evaluation process
• Work with the 3rd party Events Manager to create and develop stewardship communications across a range of channels

Skills

Event management

Budget management

Marketing events

Stakeholder liaison

Time management

Data analysis

Job description

This exciting opportunity will be in a busy fundraising events team working on a range of 3rd party running, challenge and cycling events across the UK and abroad. You’ll be forming strong relationships with our supporters and delivering event experiences from concept to completion.

This role will work closely with the 3rd party Events Manager to provide and deliver an excellent supporter experience within our third party sporting events programme. You’ll steward exciting supporters and engage new audiences that aim to raise the charity’s profile and reach as well as significant income.

What You'll Do

• Plan, manage and deliver 3rd party sporting events in order to achieve agreed income, expenditure and profile targets
• Work with the 3rd party Events Manager to develop 3rd party sporting events in line with the Challenge Events Strategy
• Work with the 3rd party Events Manager to create and manage event budgets ensuring that income and expenditure is kept within agreed limits
• Benchmark and evaluate the 3rd party sporting events in accordance to the event evaluation process
• Work with the 3rd party Events Manager to create and develop stewardship communications across a range of channels

What You'll Bring

• Experience of successfully organising a variety of fundraising events and profile-raising events
• An understanding and ability to manage financial budgets including managing income and expenditure.
• Experience of marketing events using online and offline tools
• Experience of project management including liaising with internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience of managing own workload effectively, dealing with conflicting priorities and meeting deadlines
• Knowledge of databases including reporting and analysis

Applications close on Sunday 8 November 2026.

Interviews for this role will be held on Tuesday 17 November, in person at our London Office.

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