Senior Events Fundraiser - Third Party Events

MS Society UK; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading charity organization in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Events Fundraiser to enhance their third party fundraising activities. Your role will involve planning and promoting events to meet income targets while ensuring participants have an exceptional experience. The position includes a full-time contract with competitive salary starting at £33,044 alongside numerous employee benefits including generous leave and development opportunities. Remote working flexibility is also offered.

Benefits

38 days paid annual leave

Flexible working options

Cycle to work scheme

Enhanced salary sacrifice pension scheme

Qualifications

• Proven experience in events fundraising and managing third party events.
• Ability to develop and implement effective fundraising strategies.
• Strong communication skills to engage with participants and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of our third party events activities.
• Plan and promote a portfolio of third party challenge events.
• Monitor and evaluate products to improve event offerings.

Skills

Event planning

Fundraising strategy development

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Job description

Position :

Senior Events Fundraiser (Third Party Events)

Type :

Full-time (35 hours a week), permanent

Location :

Office-based in London with flexibility to work remotely

Salary : £33,044

• per annum plus excellent benefits

Salary Band and Job Family :

Band 2, Charity

• you’ll start at our entry point salary of £33,044 per annum, increasing to £35,109 after 6 months service and satisfactory performance and to £37,174 after a further 6 months.

About us

We make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.

Our strategy is based on what people affected by MS have told us is important to them. It gives us a clear and determined focus.

Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground‑breaking research and provide award‑winning support and information.

Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive working environment where you'll be able to make a difference.

About this job

We’re looking for a Senior Events Fundraiser to join our Community, Events, and Retail Fundraising team, leading on the delivery of our third party events activities.

You’ll plan, develop, and promote a well‑established portfolio of third party challenge events, working to achieve set income targets, while ensuring an outstanding supporter experience for our event participants.

You’ll also be responsible for developing our third party events portfolio; monitoring and evaluating products, as well as innovating, to create opportunities for future growth.

Closing date for applications :

9 : 00 on Monday 15 December 2025

Interested?

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Equal Opportunities

We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and or from ethnic minority backgrounds.

We’d be grateful if you downloaded and completed the equality and diversity monitoring form and submit it with your application.

Disability Confident Employer

We’re a Disability Confident Employer and we’re committed to promoting equality and diversity.

You can ask for reasonable adjustments as part of both our recruitment and new starter on‑boarding processes.

If you need any help or adjustments to apply for this role, please contact us. You can also ask for the application materials to be sent to you in a different format. Such as for them to be sent to you by email or in a larger word format.

More about our employee benefits :

We have a wide range of employee benefits including (but not limited to) :

Encouraging work life balance

38 days paid annual leave (including bank holidays), pro‑rata for part‑time

More annual leave entitlement, based on length of employment

Smart working options (with the opportunity to work remotely and find a smart working pattern that suits both you and us)

Flexible working options

Caring for you and your family

Generous sick pay entitlement

More sick pay entitlement, based on length of employment

Opportunity to buy and sell annual leave in each calendar year

Free access to a GP virtually 24 hours a day / 7 days a week allowing you unlimited advice, reassurance and where appropriate diagnosis

Enhanced leave for new parents

Free access to a confidential 24 hours a day / 7 days a week helpline service for both you and your family with a specialist range of support and information

Special leave options (such as up to 5 days paid leave for domestic or personal emergencies a year)

10 days paid disability leave a year, pro‑rata for part‑time

10 days paid carers’ leave a year, pro‑rata for part‑time

Cycle to work scheme

Death in service scheme

New family‑friendly benefits, including paid leave :

In the event of miscarriage or still birth

To support fertility treatments

For antenatal appointments for both parents

Thinking about your finances

Enhanced salary sacrifice pension scheme

Discounted season ticket loan and interest‑free emergency loans

Give as you earn to support other charities of your choice before tax

New employee portal including lifestyle savings vouchers and personal wellbeing

Enriching your life at work

Personalised development plans with a wide range of training courses and opportunities to source additional training options with your line manager

Yearly internal apprenticeship opportunities

New, modern offices that embrace working together both in‑person and remotely

Various opportunities to influence how we internally operate (including surveys, and focus and committee groups)

Active and supportive internal employee networking groups for collaboration and peer support

2 days paid leave a year for volunteering for MS Society activities during normal working hours (such as fundraising events, or campaigning in the local community)

2 days paid leave a year for volunteering with other charities during normal

Safeguarding

We’re committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone who uses our services and we come into contact with.

This is regardless of Gender, Race, Disability, Sexual orientation, Religion or belief, Pregnancy, Gender reassignment.

We recognise our particular responsibility to make sure vulnerable adults and children are protected.

We have measures in place to protect everyone we come into contact with from abuse and maltreatment of all kinds.

Your right to work in the UK

You must have the right to work in the UK to work in paid employment with us. You’ll need to share documents showing you’re eligible to work in the UK if we offer you employment.

You can find the UK visas and permits granting you the right to work in the UK on the UK Government website. We currently don’t have a Sponsor Licence agreement with the Home Office and aren’t able to support you with your visa applications.

No agencies please.