Events Manager, THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION

Job Title: Events Manager, Events Planning and Delivery

Region: London or Homebased

Directorate: Fundraising

Contract: Permanent, Full Time, 35 hours per week

Salary: £30,600 to £32,000 per annum (including London Weighting if applicable)

The Role

At the Royal British Legion, we believe in building on potential. As an Events Manager your ability to lead the planning process and high-quality implementation of event delivery ensuring a high quality supporter experience could have a real impact on people’s lives.

At its heart, RBL is a people organisation. People who want to do the very best for others, while at the same time making the most of the opportunities and experiences we offer them.

We are the country’s largest Armed Forces charity, with 210,000 members, 50,000 volunteers and a network of partners and charities; helping us give support wherever and whenever it’s needed.

As an Events Manager, you will be responsible for leading on the planning and delivery of a range of fundraising events.

If successful, the main duties of your role will be:

• To manage the event planning and delivery expenditure budget supporting delivery of mass events targets and objectives, prepare monthly and quarterly reports and lead budgeting process.
• To lead the planning, project management and logistical delivery of a range of fundraising events in the UK and overseas in accordance with strategies and plans to meet KPI’s and generate insight.
• To Produce and manage project plans relating to the planning and delivery of events in line with wider departmental plans.
• To lead on the delivery of our owned events to include course design, venue liaison in the UK and continental Europe, management of road closures, health and safety, organisation of commemorative ceremonies and events, booking and management of travel, hotel liaison. To carry out detailed evaluations on event planning and delivery with recommendations for the future and present these findings to senior management.

The successful candidate will have significant experience of delivering marketing strategies and supporter journeys. Significant direct marketing technical experience and skills are essential, consisting of both offline and online communications. Experience of leading, managing, motivating and inspiring a team with a focus on delivering performance excellence is also essential. Knowledge of In Memory products is ideal but not essential. Experience of planning and organising events would also be ideal but not essential.

This role will involve hybrid working, travelling on some days each week to our Head Office in Borough, London SE1 1AA, and working from home on other days.

About The Royal British Legion – Careers In Fundraising

Across the country, in every city and on every street, the RBL is there to support our Armed Forces community.

With over 200 employees, our Fundraising teams form an important part of this pack. Their passion and collaboration bring in millions of pounds every year. Money that goes on to improve and change the lives of this community.

It’s this mission, this scale, this challenge and the values we all live by, that makes the RBL such a fulfilling place to thrive.

As a directorate we commit to ensuring our supporters feel valued, and driven to deliver fundraising that is effective, agile and sector leading. We do this by putting supporters at the heart of everything we do, and by embedding a learning culture in our teams where process improvement and innovation are embraced and celebrated.

So, if you want to give your days meaning. To put your passion into a role with real impact. To support people and be supported yourself. In an inclusive team that faces every challenge together. Whatever your interests and ambitions, we think you’ll find a role here that works for you, with career opportunities right across the UK.

Diversity Statement

We believe that the compassion, understanding and service we show each, and every individual customer should be reflected in the way we all support, respect and include every individual who works with us.

It’s because of this that we have strived hard to create a One Legion culture that we can all feel part of and succeed in. It’s why we make sure that you have the opportunities you need to learn and develop. It’s why we’re invested in making RBL a truly inclusive place to work, where everyone can be themselves. It’s why you’re welcome, whoever you might be.

It’s why we welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Closing date for this role is: Sunday 20th March 2022