Fundraising and Marketing Co-ordinator

We are One YMCA - a registered charity and housing association delivering community-based services across Hertfordshire Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire. Every year we support over 57000 young people to belong contribute and thrive

We are looking for a Fundraising Events Coordinator to plan deliver and support a range of inspiring fundraising events that make a real difference.

In this role you will work closely with individuals community groups and corporate partners providing excellent supporter care and ensuring fundraisers have the guidance resources and motivation they need to succeed.

Key Responsibilities
Plan coordinate and deliver fundraising events from concept to completion
Manage event logistics including venues suppliers materials and schedules
Create engaging fundraising resources and promotional materials
Build and maintain strong relationships with fundraisers volunteers and partners
Provide outstanding supporter care before during and after events
Support income generation and community engagement through events and activities

About You
Highly organised with strong attention to detail
Enthusiastic proactive and passionate about fundraising and community impact
Confident communicator able to build positive relationships with a wide range of people
Able to manage multiple projects and deadlines effectively
Experience in events fundraising or community engagement is desirable but not essential

If youre motivated organised and excited about bringing people together to raise funds for a great cause wed love to hear from you!

Please note that we are unable to offer visa sponsorship and can only accept applications from individuals who already have the right to work in the UK.

As some roles involve working with vulnerable people a Basic or Enhanced DBS check may be required following a conditional job offer.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates. If you have applied for a similar role within the last 6 months and were unsuccessful please consider whether your experience has significantly developed before reapplying.

One YMCA is committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process. Please let us know in advance if you require any adjustments to support your application.

We are an inclusive organisation that promotes equality of opportunity for all. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and are committed to building a diverse workforce with a wide range of skills experiences and abilities

This is a Full Time role.
Hours per week: 37.5
Working Pattern: Monday - Friday

One YMCA and its subsidiaries the Early Childhood Partnership (ECP) and Signpost are on an exciting journey to double our impact by 2025. We are over half way through an exciting new strategy launched in the first hour of the new decade via email where all staff and volunteers were invited to put themselves forward to apply and attend an intensive three-day Kickstarter Event.

By the end of these three days there was a brilliantly multi-faceted set of themes and ideas which formed the starting point for the rest of the Mission 25 process to build on. The aim of Mission 25 is to give every staff member and volunteer the opportunity to play their part in shaping the strategy to do more and better together so that we double our impact by 2025. We deliver a vast array of services across Herts Beds and Bucks that reach over 135000 individuals annually.

These include:

• Provision of over 700 units of accommodation for homeless people
• Move on accommodation for individuals moving onto independent living
• Housing and practical/emotional support for young asylum seekers
• Community HUBs hosting a range of activities and meeting space hire
• Childcare provision in Hertfordshire
• Family support through a network of childrens and family centres covering Hertfordshire and Bedford
• Therapeutic and non-therapeutic support for male and female victims of domestic abuse and their children
• Independent sexual violence services across Bedfordshire Luton and Hertfordshire
• Domestic abuse perpetrator reform programmes across Bedfordshire
• Youth services offering emotional wellbeing support and youth club opportunities for 11-19 year olds alongside our National Airplay programme funded by the RAF Benevolent Fund
• A community gym where everyone can enjoy the benefits of physical exercise Our values remain at the forefront of how we operate as a charity and it is important to us that all staff and volunteers can fully buy in to our ethos.