Job Location : Vauxhall, UK
Events Officer
Location: Vauxhall, London
Salary: £23,090 - £28,221 per annum
We are The Forward Trust, the social enterprise that empowers people to break the cycle of crime or addiction to move forward with their lives. For more than 25 years we have been helping people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past. We believe that anyone is capable of lasting change. Our services have supported thousands of people to make positive changes and build productive lives with a job, family, friends, and a sense of community.
What you will be doing
Whilst The Forward Trust is predominantly funded through Government contracts, our Fundraising Team is responsible for generating £2.5 million per year from a diverse range of charitable sources including Trusts and Foundations, Corporate supporters, Individual donors and Events.
Our secret weapon is our ability to place our service-users at the heart of everything we do, including fundraising and events. With around a third of our workforce in active recovery and/or having had experience of the criminal justice system, and access to our community of over 15,000 individuals who have benefitted from our support, we are able to provide living proof of our long-lasting impact and bring to life the difference that our supporters enable us to make in the world.
An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Fundraising Team to help grow, diversify and maximise income from our range of fundraising events and campaigns. As an integral part of the team, you will support the Senior Events Manager to scope, organise and run our expanding annual calendar of: Special events, Marketing events, Challenge events and Operational/Regional events, to secure funding for our life changing and life-saving services across prisons and communities in the UK.
This role will sit within the Fundraising Team but will also support the Communications team planning and executing events to not only to generate charitable income but also to raise awareness about our services and impact to a wider audience (e.g. commissioners, policy makers and practitioners) in line with our business plan for the next 3 years which identifies new opportunities in the fields of offender management, mental health, housing, and gambling addiction services.
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To Apply
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for The Forward Trust, then please click apply where you will be redirected to their website to complete your application.