Title:Events and Engagement Officer

JOB DESCRIPTION

Title:Events and Engagement Officer

Department: Policy and Engagement

Reports to: Fundraising Manager

Main function:The Events and Engagement Officer will be responsible for developing effective and high impact campaigns on behalf of Inspire. As a member of the Policy and Engagement Team, the post holder will contribute to the provision of a professional, modern, ethical and authentic needs driven service to help meet organisational requirements and objectives.

Main duties and responsibilities are to:

1. Clarity of Purpose

1. Work closely with the Policy and Engagement Team to develop and implement an events and fundraising strategy.
2. Deliver a range of high quality, impactful events for Inspire to include a mix of fundraising events and awareness raising event.
3. Project manage and promote events to identified target audiences.
4. Assess all events for return on investment and growth potential.
5. Provide excellent supporter care and act as an account manager for Inspires Charity of the Year partnerships.
6. Identify new sources of support through networking, pitches and social media, and build relationships with new businesses and other sources ranging from trusts to legacies to establish loyalty and sustainable income.
7. Support Charities of the Year and other supporters in fundraising ideas, providing help with branding, as well as encouraging them to participate in events as candidates and volunteers.
8. Report to the Fundraising Manager on income and expenditure for specific areas of the events programme.
9. Ensure all fundraising activity complies with relevant legislation and with best practice guidelines.
10. Ensure GDPR compliance across all activity.
11. Design and implement tracking measures for the response and cost/benefits of fundraising and events
12. Monitor expenditure against approved budgets in relation to fundraising and events activities.

1. Effective Communication

1. Develop professional working relationships and networks with industry bodies in NI and Ireland.
2. Work closely with the Digital Communications Officer to ensure synergy with Inspires digital communications strategy and online presence.
3. To stay abreast of digital/online development so that online events are contemporary and reflect positively on Inspire.

1. Team and Partnership Working

1. Provide media and communications support and advice to Inspire staff and individual services.
2. Have a clear understanding of the critical role of internal and external relationships.
3. Acknowledge, recognise and respect the expertise and contribution of others.
4. Share knowledge, skills, training and learning across the team.
5. Engage with managers and peers across Inspire.

1. Ongoing Commitment to Development

1. Demonstrate initiative, innovation and contribution to the climate of continuous improvement (e.g. self, systems, practices, processes, service delivery, and efficiencies).
2. Suggest and present ideas for improvement and be actively involved in their planning, implementation and evaluation.
3. Plan and organise own work to achieve results that are aligned to personal objectives.
4. Demonstrate the highest standards of commitment, responsibility, and accountability and present as a positive role model at all times.

1. Strategic Focus

1. Have knowledge and understanding of, and contribute to, Inspires strategic objectives and how your role and personal objectives contribute to their achievement.

1. General

1. Members of staff are expected to treat those with whom they come into contact in a courteous and respectful manner in accordance with the Dignity at Work Procedure.
2. Staff are expected to demonstrate their commitment to Inspire by their regular attendance and the efficient completion of all tasks allocated to them.
3. All staff must comply with the Smoke Free Policy and associated procedures.
4. All Staff must take care of their own health and safety and that of people who may be affected by what they do (or do not do).
5. All staff must co-operate with others on health and safety, and not interfere with, or misuse, anything provided for their health, safety or welfare.
6. All staff must follow the training they have received when using any work items their employer has given them.
7. Inspire iscommitted to equality of opportunity and to selection based on merit. The Events and Engagement Officeris required to adhere to Inspire’s Equal Opportunities Policy and associated procedures throughout the course of his/her employment.
8. The Events and Engagement Officerwill endeavour to ensure the on-going confidence of the public.
9. The Events and Engagement Officerwill maintain high standards of personal accountability.

This job description is neither exhaustive nor exclusive and may be reviewed and amended in the future to include any other reasonable duties, projects or tasks as may be requested from time to time and to reflect changing organisational requirements, changing staffing levels, etc.

Last Reviewed: December 2017