Events Coordinator - 3rd Party

Parkinson's UK; London Borough of Bexley; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Parkinson's UK is seeking a dynamic Fundraising Events professional to lead 3rd party running, challenge and cycling events across the UK and abroad, building strong relationships with supporters and delivering engaging event experiences from concept to completion.

Working with the 3rd party Events Manager, you will steward supporters, attract new audiences and help raise the charity's profile and income while ensuring events stay within budget and timelines.

Qualifications

• Experience organising fundraising events and raising profiles.
• Ability to manage budgets including income and expenditure.
• Experience marketing events using online and offline tools.
• Proven project management with internal/external stakeholders.
• Capable of handling workload, priorities and deadlines.
• Knowledge of databases with reporting and analysis.

Responsibilities

• Plan, manage and deliver 3rd party sporting events to meet income and profile targets.
• Work with the 3rd party Events Manager to develop events aligned with strategy.
• Create and manage event budgets to keep income/expenditure within limits.
• Benchmark and evaluate events according to the evaluation process.
• Develop stewardship communications across multiple channels.

Skills

Event planning

Budget management

Marketing events

Project management

Stakeholder liaison

Deadline management

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 onTuesday 17 November, in person at our London Office.

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