The Mission to Seafarers
Events Fundraiser
Title: Events Fundraiser
Location: London based near Cannon Street Station with occasional travel in UK
Salary: £28K - £30K plus benefits
The Mission to Seafarers is seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Events Fundraiser to join its small but effective Development team. Under the guidance of a new Director of Development, this is an exciting time to be joining this highly respected organisation as it seeks to increase its individual and corporate income by establishing a new Events programme.
This new role offers the successful candidate the opportunity to play a key role in shaping future events covering three elements; a Royal event, major donor and fundraising events.
The Events Fundraiser will manage the organisation and logistics of the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols which is usually attended by the President of The Mission to Seafarers – HRH Princess Anne.
You will also plan and deliver a series of special events for major donors in exclusive and intimate locations. Events will include dinners and drinks receptions. You will also plan and deliver professional dinners and challenge events which are aimed at maximising fundraising income in a cost effective way.
Initially, events will be located within the UK but future events may be overseas, so the role provides the opportunity to gain valuable experience in national and possibly international arenas.
We are looking for someone who can both ‘sell’ and ‘manage logistics’; someone who has excellent interpersonal skills, and is able to encourage and enlist the support of corporate supporters who will be impressed by your passion for helping vulnerable people. We need someone who is well-organised, has meticulous attention to detail and is excited about future development.
The Mission to Seafarers is an international Christian maritime charity. It has become one of the largest port-based welfare operators in the world working in 200 ports and 50 countries. Our frontline staff visit ships, offer hospitality, drive minibuses and engage in a range of other welfare activity. Seafarers spend up to nine months away from home and the Mission offers a friendly face and a helping hand to those in port. We help seafarers who are stranded or abandoned, assist with justice cases and support their families.
The Events Fundraiser role is based in London, near Cannon Street Station and offers flexible working, a generous pension, and 25 days’ holiday a year.
We look forward to receiving your applications for this exciting role.
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Candidates are requested to submit an up to date CV with a supporting statement detailing how they meet the criteria for the role. Applications are being accepted electronically and should be emailed to [email protected].
Vacancy open until filled.
Title: Senior Corporate Fundraiser
Location: London based with regular UK and European travel
Salary: £32K - £35K plus benefits
Closing date for applications (CV + supporting statement): Thursday 10th August 2017
The Mission to Seafarers is seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Senior Corporate Fundraiser to join its small but effective Development team. Under the guidance of a new Director of Development, this is an exciting time to be joining this highly respected organisation as it seeks to increase its corporate income across the globe.
The successful candidate will work with the Director of Development to further develop and implement a new corporate fundraising strategy, to enable the establishment of high-value, long term relationships with corporate entities by fostering and developing new and existing relationships.
You will drive new corporate fundraising partnerships with national and global companies in UK and overseas. And, raise income and profile from conferences, dinners and other industry events
The role also requires you to manage the day to day relationship with our external shipping industry PR and marketing agency.
You will need to be confident and at ease with senior executives, able to negotiate persuade and think on your feet to ensure that outcomes are maximised. In addition to excellent interpersonal skills, we will need you to possess good time management skills and be able to manage a pipeline efficiently.
Key relationships will include the new Events Fundraiser who will be arranging major donor and corporate events, increasing the numbers of new corporate contacts which come into contact with the Mission.
There will be travel in the UK and Europe initially.
We are looking for someone who is able to convey the work we do passionately and is excited about making a key contribution to the Development Team, the wider Mission and to the beneficiaries we serve.
The Mission to Seafarers is an international Christian maritime charity. It has become one of the largest port-based welfare operators in the world working in 200 ports and 50 countries. Our frontline staff visit ships, offer hospitality, drive minibuses and engage a range of other welfare activity. Seafarers spend up to nine months away from home and the Mission offers a friendly face and a helping hand to those in port. We help seafarers who are stranded or abandoned, assist with justice cases and support their families.
The Senior Corporate Fundraiser role is based in London, near Cannon Street Station and offers flexible working, generous pension, and 25 days holiday a year.
Click here to download an information pack.
If you have any questions about the role, send an email to [email protected].
Volunteering for The Mission to Seafarers is a great way to give back to the seafarers upon whom we all rely for 90% of everything that is traded around the world.
If you're interested in volunteering for us in the United Kingdom, please click here. We will put you in touch with our Volunteer Coordinator.