Virtual Events Executive

Department: Community Fundraising, Events and Innovation

Location: Hybrid – between home and office location

Hours of work: 37.5 hours

Contract: Permanent, full-time

Salary: £30,000 – £33,500 per annum

Closing date: Tuesday 30th January at 10.00am

Annual leave: 33 days (plus eight bank holidays)

Benefits

• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption, and shared parental pay
• Family friendly policies
• 8% employer pension contribution (Aviva) or opportunity to continue NHS Pension
• Free health cashback plan (Medicash) employee cover plus up to four dependent children
• 24/7 virtual GP access (UK registered), plus access to Best Doctors
• Free confidential employee assistance programme (Health Assured)
• Access to wellbeing app (healthy living tips and Bright TV )
• Flexible working options; including hybrid working, flexible working patterns such as part-time, compressed hours and more*
• Learning and development committed (bespoke training, LinkedIn Learning etc.)
• Employee health and wellbeing committed (menopause friendly, disability confident employer etc.)

Background

Every three minutes someone in the UK develops dementia; a progressive and complex condition that can be devastating for the whole family. One in two of us will be affected by dementia in our lifetime – either by caring for someone with the condition, developing it ourselves, or both. Dementia UK is the specialist dementia nursing charity that is there for the whole family. Our specialist nurses, known as Admiral Nurses, provide free, expert advice, support and understanding to help families care for their loved one. Every day, Admiral Nurses help families up and down the country to have the best life possible for as long as possible.

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Virtual Events team, helping to coordinate a portfolio of virtual events expected to raise over £3.5 million annually!

As the Virtual Events Executive you will be responsible for the end-to-end project management of virtual events. These events include a number of month-long challenges, where we recruit supporters to a Facebook group, offer a free incentive and ask them to complete a challenge over a month period (walk 1km a day, walk 100km with your dog, walk 30 miles etc.) and fundraise for Dementia UK.

Your key responsibilities will include delivering marketing plans with the support of an agency to bolster participant engagement and revenue as well as curating stewardship journeys that ensure exceptional supporter experiences. You will keep up to date with the evolving landscape of virtual events proactively identifying prospects for enhancing, expanding, and diversifying our virtual events program.

The ideal candidate will have proven track record of coordinating successful fundraising events or campaigns. You will have a good understanding of marketing channels, especially in driving engagement for challenge events through digital platforms. You will have experience of working with external agencies on events or campaigns and a knowledge of how to use insights, data and market trends to identify opportunities and make recommendations.

If this sounds like you, join us in making a difference in the lives of those affected by dementia.

Our culture

In addition to a competitive salary and a generous benefits package, we truly value our people. It’s important for us to create a working environment that looks after our workforce to achieve their full potential. You will become part of a diverse and dedicated team who are supported to use and develop their skills. We recognise and value the key role you will play in delivering our strategic plans for the benefit of those living with dementia.

Our staff have a voice. Representatives from different roles and levels across the organisation positively contribute and lead on our working groups around health and wellbeing, menopause, and equality, diversity and inclusion.

Dementia UK is proud to welcome everyone, we aim for a truly inclusive culture with talented, diverse teams that represent a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We celebrate difference and individuality and encourage everyone to join us and be their whole selves always.

Dementia UK is a Disability Confident Employer. If you’d like support to make an application or to tell us you’re applying under the Disability Confident Scheme, contact [email protected].