Sports Manager

Children with Cancer UK; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

Children with Cancer UK is seeking a project-driven professional to join the Sports Events Team in London. You will manage a portfolio of sporting events and partnerships, ensuring strong supporter journeys and delivery against KPIs.

The role is hybrid, with three days in the London office; you will coordinate events from planning through post-event evaluation, recruit supporters, and collaborate with communications and fundraising teams to maximise impact and income.

Qualifications

• Experience building relationships with a variety of stakeholders.
• Experience working on multiple projects concurrently.
• Experience using a database.
• Experience growing fundraising income.
• Experience of public speaking.

Responsibilities

• Project manage a variety of sporting events and partnerships.
• Support the Sports Team in delivering the full portfolio of sporting events.
• Ensure events have comprehensive project plans, marketing strategies and post-event evaluations.
• Provide an exceptional supporter journey for all participants.
• Recruit and assist new supporters to maximise fundraising.
• Organise and oversee the event day experience and attend events as needed.
• Maintain high standards in relationship fundraising.
• Monitor campaign KPIs and objective progress, and propose corrective actions.
• Keep accurate expenditure logs for sports events.
• Remain informed about trends in the charitable sector.
• Assist in developing the sports events portfolio and deliver presentations as required.
• Respond promptly to all sports event enquiries.
• Collaborate with communications to keep the website up to date.
• Maintain fundraising records in the Salesforce database.
• Support and maintain the Sports Team’s systems and processes.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders.
• Contribute to a positive working environment and culture.
• Support the Sports Executive with administrative tasks on rotation.

Skills

Excellent organisational skills

Prioritise & multi-task

Report & measure KPIs

Team player

Self-starter with initiative

Collaborative working

Tools

Microsoft Office

SharePoint

Salesforce

Job description

To project manage a range of sports events and campaigns, providing an excellent supporter experience to all sports event's participants, meeting agreed KPIs and objectives.

Children with Cancer UK

Children with Cancer UK is a leading children’s cancer charity dedicated to raising and investing funds into vital specialist research to save the lives of children with cancer. Our mission is to improve survival rates and the quality of survival in young cancer patients and to find ways to prevent cancer in the future. What began as a small memorial charity in 1988, has evolved into a major force raising more than £300 million and investing in over 200 research projects to help fight the injustice of cancer in children.

Sports Events Team

Generating approximately £4 million per year, the Sports Events Team supports fundraisers taking on a wide range of physical challenges - from runs and marathons to treks, cycles, swims and obstacle events around the world.

The flagship event, the TCS London Marathon, is the charity’s single largest fundraising moment, delivering around £3 million annually and engaging hundreds of dedicated supporters. The team provides expert guidance, logistics support, stewardship, and motivation to ensure every fundraiser feels part of something impactful and inspiring.

Key responsibilities

Sports Events

• Project manage a variety of sporting events and partnerships.
• Support the Sports Team in delivering the full portfolio of sporting events, such as the TCS London Marathon, Great Run Series, and Rat Race.
• Ensure all events are accompanied by comprehensive project plans, marketing strategies, and post-event evaluations.
• Provide an exceptional supporter journey for all participants.
• Recruit and assist new supporters to maximise their fundraising efforts.
• Organise and oversee the event day experience, attending events as needed.
• Maintain high standards in relationship fundraising.
• Monitor campaign KPIs and objectives, identify issues, and agree on corrective actions.
• Keep accurate and current expenditure logs for sports events.
• Remain informed about trends and activities within the charitable sector.
• Assist in the development and expansion of the sports events portfolio.
• Prepare and deliver presentations to a range of audiences as required.
• Respond promptly to all sports event enquiries.
• Work with the communications team to ensure the website remains up to date.
• Maintain up-to-date records of sports events fundraising on the database (Salesforce).
• Manage and maintain the Sports Team’s existing systems and processes.
• Build strong working relationships with key stakeholders.
• To contribute to a positive working environment and culture.
• Support the Sports Executive performing administrative skills on a rotation basis within team.

Budget

• To contribute to the Sports Events yearly budget
• To feed into the creation of the yearly budgets and reforecasts.
• Analyse monthly income and expenditure against budgets. Providing commentary, identifying problems and agreeing remedial steps.

Additional Responsibilities

• Any other reasonable duties as directed by your line manager.
• The post requires an amount of evening and weekend work and the post holder is expected to attend events as and when required – throughout the UK. The charity operates a time off in lieu system to make this time up which your line manager will need to approve.

Person Specification

• Experience building relationship with variety of stakeholders
• Experience working on multiple projects at the same time
• Experience using a database
• Experience growing fundraising income
• Experience of public speaking

Essential Skills and Abilities

• Excellent organisational skills
• Ability to prioritise and multi-task
• Ability to report and measure on KPIs and objectives.
• Strong team player
• A self-starter who can plan their own diary and use initiative
• Able to work collaboratively across the organisation

Desirable Skills and Abilities

• Understanding of mass participation events
• Proficient use in the Microsoft suite (Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Sharepoint, Outlook etc)
• Creative and innovative

Please note: If you don’t match all our essential criteria but have other relevant experiences and skills, please do apply. We would love to hear from you.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

At Children with Cancer UK, we value diversity, and we are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone is able to be themselves and to reach their full potential. The statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position.

Please note this role is Hybrid with 3 days in our office based in London.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

The charity recognises that candidates may use Artificial Intelligence tools to support aspects of the recruitment process. Candidates may use AI tools for research, preparation or to support written applications; however, all submitted work must accurately represent the candidate’s own skills, experience and suitability for the role.

Candidates should disclose if AI has been used in preparing application materials or completing any assessment activity. Failure to appropriately disclose significant use of AI-generated content may impact the recruitment process.

You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy