Farms for City Children provides subsidised opportunities for groups of primary school children and their teachers to spend a week living and working together at our farms in Devon, Pembrokeshire, and Gloucestershire. Each year over 3,000 disadvantaged children are welcomed  to experience the joy of a week-long residential visit a world away from their everyday lives.

They are now working with the Charity to help them to appoint an Events and Community Fundraiser.

Main purpose of the job:

• To devise, plan and deliver a portfolio of fundraising events and activities across the UK.
• To engage local stakeholders and build a network of volunteers and community-level partners.
• To develop and champion a charity-wide event risk-management policy.

Main responsibilities and accountability:

With the guidance and support of the Head of Fundraising and Communications, the Events and Community Fundraiser will:

• Devise, plan, budget-for, and deliver a diverse portfolio of target-driven fundraising events and activities
• Maximise event related PR opportunities
• Build and motivate a network of volunteers, ambassadors, and local partners .
• Develop and champion an event risk management policy
• Manage existing and establish new charitable relationships with corporate event sponsors.
• Develop an event management toolkit
• Proactively participate in the development, implementation, and review of the fundraising and communications plan and charity-wide strategy.

The successful candidate will have:-

• At least 5 years’ experience of leading the planning and delivery of a wide range of successful, outcome-focused events.
• Experience of working in the charitable sector.
• Demonstrable experience of establishing and managing event budgets.
• Experience of engaging and managing event suppliers, sponsors, and personalities.
• Full UK driving licence and own vehicle.

The opportunity to work from home is a possibility for the right candidate, but there would be a requirement to work from the Exeter office c2.5 days per week during the probationary period (3 months) to allow for learning and team building, and 1 day per week thereafter