High Value Events – Prize Sourcing Volunteer

TN United Kingdom; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join the GOSH Charity as a Prize Sourcing Volunteer to help secure exciting prizes for events that support seriously ill children. This role offers the chance to develop your communication and negotiation skills while making a meaningful impact in your community. Flexible time commitment from half a day to two days a week over several months.

Benefits

Reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses

Ongoing support and training

Reference upon completion

Qualifications

• Able to confidently approach companies for prize donations.
• Personable attitude and communication skills.
• Knowledge of appropriate companies to approach is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Research and create a list of potential donors.
• Contact potential donors via email, phone, or in-person.
• Coordinate delivery of prizes for events.

Skills

Communication

Negotiation

Research

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GOSH

Location:

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Job Category:

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Posted:

23.05.2025

Expiry Date:

07.07.2025

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High Value Events – Prize Sourcing Volunteer

Every day brings new challenges at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH). Every day, around 750 children and young people from across the UK arrive. Every day, doctors and nurses battle the most complex illnesses, and the brightest minds come together to achieve pioneering medical breakthroughs. And every day is a chance for you to make a difference. This extraordinary hospital has always depended on charitable support to give seriously ill children the best chance to fulfil their potential.

A better future for seriously ill children starts here.

How you’ll make a difference

Are you confident, able to build rapport/relationships quickly and ready to make a real difference? Would you like to develop your verbal and written communication skills? This is the role for you.

We’d like you to offer your time to help GOSH Charity Special Events team secure a range of exciting prizes for their events, from holidays, tickets to events and luxury items, you could help to raise vital fundsto support seriously ill children through securing prizes for live and silent auctions.

What’s involved?

Activities could include:

Researching and creating a list of companies and individuals to approach who could donate prizes to GOSH Charity events.

Contacting potential donors over email, phone or even in-person.

Collecting key information on prizes, including descriptions, terms and conditions and expiry dates.

Arranging and coordinating the delivery of prizes and prize vouchers to ensure they are ready to be sold at GOSH Charity events.

An example of a recent event prize brochure can be viewed here which gives an idea of the types of amazing prizes we’re looking for:Love GOSH 2024 | Silent Auction Items | All Lots | Powered by Givergy (lovegoshauction.com)

What time should you offer?

We are open to offers from those wishing to help from half a day to two days a week over several months as well as people happy to help daily for a few weeks.

We are flexible and happy to discuss the time to be offered with the individual(s).

Where will you be based

You have the option of being home based or being based in our central London office (Bernard Street WC1N 1LE). We would like you to come into the office for your first day(s) so you can meet the team.

What can you gain from volunteering in this role?

Learn about Special Events and how we raise money

Join an enthusiastic team, meet new people, and get more involved in your local community

Develop your verbal and written communication and negotiation skills

Use and develop your organisation and research skills, enhancing your CV if that is important to you

Knowing that you are helping seriously ill children and their families have access to care and support

Training and support

Ongoing dedicated support from the Event Project team consisting of a Senior Event Manager, Event Manager and Event Coordinator

Examples of previous prizes secured for events and email and phone call templates to guide you when making prize asks

Volunteer Handbook and Volunteering Policy

Online training on how to keep and store data safely and office health and safety

Guidance on Treating People Fairly and how we Accept and Refuse donations – access to these policies

Updates how your support is making a difference

What we are looking for

Able to confidently and respectfully approach companies to donate prizes to our events, over email, phone and in-person

Personable attitude and communication to donors and would-be donors.

A can-do attitude toward securing amazing prizes!

Ability to follow our policies and procedures to keep you, our staff and volunteers, our patients and our supporters safe

Ability to represent GOSH Charity and our values positively.

Desirable

Knowledge of appropriate companies to make approaches to

What we offer in return

Reimbursement of out-of-pocket expensesin line with GOSH guidelines

Training and support as outlined above

A reference

Equality and diversity

GOSH recognises the strengths of equality, diversity, and inclusion – and how a diverse group of volunteers can help us reflect our diverse patient cohort. Therefore, we particularly welcome applicants from a range of different backgrounds.

We also recognise that disabled people, or those with long-term health conditions, may need some support from us to volunteer. We are more than happy to make reasonable adjustments and cater to your needs.

Join our team today!

Are you interested in joining us as an Events Prize Sourcing volunteer? If so, please complete the application form.

T hank you for your support and we hope to welcome you to our team soon!