Events Coordinator - Maternity Cover

North West Air Ambulance Charity

  • Liverpool
  • £29,522 per year
  • Contract
  • Full-time
  • 14 days ago
Join a life saving crewThe Northwest Air Ambulance Charity (NWAA) provides enhanced pre-hospital care needed to make a life changing difference. We provide emergency medical treatment when time is critical.As a Charity we have developed our service by embracing change which has enabled us to implement new and innovative ways of working and increase our impact on patient outcomes. We continuously look to develop our service to ensure we continue to change and save lives.JOB TITLE: Events CoordinatorBASE: Home based, with travel to Knowsley head office and the region when requiredDEPARTMENT: Income & EngagementREPORTING TO: Events ManagerSALARY: £29,522CONTRACT: Fixed term for 12 monthsWORKING HOURS: 35 hours per weekOverall purpose of the role:The North West Air Ambulance Charity (NWAA) is looking for an events coordinator to help the charity deliver its ambitious plans and to provide excellent stewardship to NWAA participants in events across the region. The overall purpose of this role is to review, evaluate and develop opportunities and grow the events portfolio in order to have growth, retention and diversification in both new and existing NWAA supporters. Integral to this role will be working with colleagues across the organisation to deliver effective marketing and engagement in all that is done.Main duties and responsibilities:
  • Deliver on key running, challenge, and bespoke partnerships to achieve agreed income targets and KPIs, identifying and procuring required resources in line with the agreed expenditure budget.
  • Fulfil all events collateral requests in a timely manner and develop effective stewardship, enrolment and administration processes to facilitate an excellent supporter experience and maximise fundraising potential.
  • Research and identify new opportunities that meet the agreed NWAA criteria including runs, overseas challenges and treks.
  • Support in the development and growth of the charity’s running community to aid recruitment of long term runners taking part and raising money in line with key kpis through various platforms.
  • Develop long-term support through regular inspiring communications using a variety of channels.
  • Input into the wider Community and Events Team, including regular contribution to team meetings and planning process, ensuring colleagues are properly briefed to promote events in their areas.
  • Ensure that administration including risk assessments and data capture processes are maintained accurately for all events
  • Evaluate all events against agreed KPIs, providing reports as required and making suggestions for process improvement where necessary.
PERSON SPECIFICATIONQualifications
  • 5 GCEs including Maths and English
  • Events or Fundraising Qualification
Experience
  • Events promotion in a fundraising setting
  • Experience of achieving financial targets
  • Data base management
  • Communicating with the public through a wide variety of channels including written communication to inspire participation and fundraising
  • Experience in a charity setting
  • Working within the guidelines of the Institute of Fundraising code of practice and the Fundraising Regulator
Skills
  • Project planning & implementation
  • Communication skills, across a range of platforms
  • IT literate
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Relationship building
Personal Attributes / Abilities
  • Supportive Team Member
  • Able to work autonomously
  • Commercially aware
  • Able to work collaboratively with colleagues across the organisations
OtherDriving licence and vehicle available for workWe're a lifesaving and life-changing charity in the North West of England.Our crews bring enhanced pre-hospital care and medical interventions to the scene, giving patients the best chance, often where seconds can mean the difference between life and death.With three helicopters and four critical care cars, we operate day and night, 365 days a year, and serve the largest population in the UK, outside of London, but it costs £18 million annually to keep us in the air and on the road.And here’s the challenge: we receive no government or NHS funding. Every mission we fly is funded entirely by the generosity of our supporters.Find out more at

North West Air Ambulance Charity