Events Fundraiser

Myeloma UK; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Myeloma UK seeks a driven Events Fundraiser to enhance their Community and Events team. This role involves planning and executing fundraising events while building relationships with supporters. In a supportive organisational environment, you will utilize your skills to help improve the lives of individuals with myeloma.

Benefits

Flexible working from home

Health plan

Employee assistance plan

Pension salary exchange scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in event delivery or project planning.
• Strong administration skills and attention to detail.
• Interest in sporting and mass participation fundraising.

Responsibilities

• Research, promote and deliver fundraising events and campaigns.
• Provide excellent stewardship to supporters.
• Deliver an annual calendar of runs, walks, challenge, and sporting events across the UK.

Skills

Communication

Organisational

Interpersonal

Administration

Tools

Raiser’s Edge

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Do you have excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills? Do you enjoy interacting withsupporters and building lasting relationships? Want to use your skills to make it possible for people withmyeloma, an incurable blood cancer, to live longer and better lives?

Myeloma UK is looking for a driven and pro-active Events Fundraiser to join our growing Community and Events team.You’ll be joining the team as we continue to refine and expand our mass participation events portfolio includingLondon Paris Ride, Great North Run and 100 miles for myeloma. You will have experience in event delivery orproject planning, delivering these activities within tight deadlines while successfully building effectiverelationships.

The role holder will have strong administration skills, attention to detail and work as part of a team. You will beself-motivated and able to work remotely with little supervision, managing a wide range of tasks and having aninterest in sporting and mass participation fundraising events.

Previous experience or knowledge of digital marketing, virtual fundraising events and using Raiser’s Edge or similarCRM system would be an advantage but not essential.

About the role

As the Events Fundraiser you will be required to research, promote and deliver fundraising events, campaigns andactivities, providing excellent stewardship to supporters, whilst working to help achieve monthly fundraisingincome targets. You will work to deliver an annual calendar of runs, walks, challenge and sporting events acrossthe UK as well increasing support through Myeloma UK virtual and Facebook events.

The role holder will work with the Senior Event Development Fundraiser to provide the highest quality of eventdelivery as well as developing relationships, securing support, marketing, delivering and monitoring the eventensuring post event evaluation and future recommendations are made. They will also work closely with CommunityFundraisers, supporting them as they identify opportunities to expand and diversify their fundraisingportfolio.

You will work with other teams, develop materials required to support all marketing and promotion of events, ensuringorganisational brand, style and key messages are adopted and ensure maximum use of database and other technologyto increase operational efficiency within event fundraising.

About us

Myeloma UK is the only UK charity focused on myeloma and its related conditions. We provide support and influenceaccess to treatments, while researching a cure. Thanks to life-extending treatments and support, today manypeople affected by myeloma are able to live longer and to live well. Together, we support, so no one facesmyeloma alone.

We are committed to bringing together the best and brightest people to help us ensure that every patient has anempowered present and a hopeful future.

Our ultimate goal is to find a cure and make myeloma history. Until then, our mission is to help every patient livewell with myeloma for as long as possible. We are committed to diagnosing myeloma earlier, discovering andsharing knowledge, transforming the patient experience and influencing positive change in care.

Our culture

Wellbeing and staff engagement are at the heart of our culture. We offer our employees a range of benefits includinga pension salary exchange scheme, flexitime, flexible working from home with hub-based office working, healthplan, employee assistance plan and holiday purchase scheme and we are committed to providing learning anddevelopment opportunities for all our employees.

If you think you would be a great fit for this role, get in touch and tell us more about yourself by sending thefollowing to [e-mail] :

• A cover letter telling us more about you and what you think makes you a good fit for this role
• A CV thatsets out your career history, with key responsibilities and achievements

Applications close on 15 June 2025 and interviews will be held w/c 23 June 2025.

Myeloma UK is an equal opportunities employer and always welcomes applications from suitably qualified and eligiblecandidates regardless of:

• sex
• race
• disability
• age
• sexual orientation
• genderreassignment
• religion or belief
• marital status
• pregnancy and maternity

Please note, you will be asked to provide evidence of your eligibility to work in the UK prior to interviewselection.

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