Working closely with the Fundraising Team Lead to initiate, plan, design, and execute events on a national and regional level, ensuring income targets are met.
Job Title: National Events Officer
Department: Shared Services
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Hours: Full-Time
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Purpose of Role:
To be successful in this role, you must be self-motivated, organised, structured, and have good people management and customer service skills. You will be required to travel and work outside of normal working hours when attending events, Branch meetings, and other relevant meetings.
Key Responsibilities:
* Responsible for the successful initiation, planning, design, execution, monitoring, control, and feedback for events both nationally and regionally ensuring income targets are met.
* Full profit and loss ownership and accountability for events managed.
* Maintain and grow national and regional events – driving year on year engagement and profitability.
* Creation of new events on a regional and national scale.
* Research and development to enable IGDB’s participation or charity partner status in existing third-party events.
* Maintain and build relationships with Regional Development Officers, Fundraising Branches, and volunteers to support growth and ensure rota management.
* Oversee and support volunteers at events as key point of contact.
* Ensure permits, permissions, insurance, and legislation are in place for all events.
* Provide training, information, and support for all volunteers attending events.
* Work with the Communications team to deliver publicity for and coverage of events.
* Responsible for the correct implementation of IGDB’s codes of conduct, policy, and health and safety rules.
* Implement an effective reporting system to track activity and outputs (using in-house CRM system and business intelligence tools).
In addition to these key accountabilities, you may also have ownership for one or more key processes which will be communicated to you via your manager and/or the Performance Management framework.
Values and Behaviours:
IGDB places great emphasis on how people get the job done. For example, we need people who are passionate about enabling persons who are vision impaired and families of children with autism to lead better lives and become more mobile and independent. Employees are expected to achieve these standards to fully meet the expectations of their role.
Values and behaviours:
* Respect: Treats Clients, Colleagues, and Volunteers with equal respect. Is open-minded and tolerant of different views.
* Teamwork: Supports a team environment which promotes wellbeing and maximises personal effectiveness. Communicates clearly and effectively with others. Strives to be supportive, consistent, and professional with Clients, Colleagues, and Volunteers.
* Optimism: Is solution-focused and looks to bring a positive attitude to challenges. Celebrates wins and encourages others to do the same. Does not fear failure – believes we can all learn lessons for the next time together.
* Integrity: Leads by example. Is fair and consistent when working with Clients, Colleagues, and Volunteers. Takes ownership of achievements and responsibility for failure.
* Excellence: Strives to continuously improve own performance.
Person Specification:
Experience, Education, and Skills:
* Proven experience in a comparable project management/events/fundraising role.
* Experience of organising and running events on a large scale and working with multiple stakeholders.
* Strong evidence of continuous professional development and qualification relevant to the role is desirable.
* Ability to deliver targets and goals with a flair for business development and the ability to develop and achieve results.
* Must have the ability to operate independently with an innovative spirit and to forge strong, lasting relationships with key stakeholders.
* Comfortable in a cold-calling environment.
* Excellent interpersonal skills - able to express ideas and collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams.
* Excellent time management and experience multi-tasking across concurrent projects.
* Excellent verbal, written presentation/IT skills and communication skills.
* Talented communicator who can inspire the support and commitment from a diverse range of stakeholders.
* Demonstrate understanding of people management, motivations, and working styles and requirements.
* Experience and contacts within the corporate community.
Special Conditions:
* Full clean driving licence and a willingness to travel to various regional locations essential.
* Must be eligible to work in Ireland.
* Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and bank holidays as required on an ad hoc basis and acceptance of the need to travel nationwide to meet with key fundraisers and other key stakeholders as part of the role, also on an ad hoc basis.
• Cover letter highlighting your specific areas of interest and skill sets.
The closing date for applications is 1st December 2024.
Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind is an equal opportunity employer.
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