About the role

  • Support the planning and delivery of Schools Triathlon events from start to finish
  • Work collaboratively with the wider Schools Triathlon team to ensure smooth logistics, communications, and event-day operations
  • Attend meetings with schools, venues, and third-party suppliers to coordinate event logistics
  • Build and maintain strong professional relationships with key stakeholders including schools, committees, and delivery partners
  • Deliver engaging school assemblies and fundraising workshops to inspire participation and fundraising
  • Manage the assembly tracker to ensure it is kept up to date, with relevant members of the team notified when new assemblies are booked in
  • Take ownership of the volunteer project plan for all Schools Triathlon events
  • Lead the recruitment of event volunteers and student volunteers across host schools
  • Build strong, positive relationships with volunteers, ensuring a high-quality and rewarding stewardship experience
  • Coordinate and support local volunteer groups to ensure each event is fully staffed
  • Work closely with the Senior Fundraising Manager and host schools to deliver and expand the Duke of Edinburgh volunteer programme
  • Identify creative ways to grow and strengthen the Schools Triathlon volunteer network
  • Manage the volunteer inbox, responding promptly and professionally to all enquiries
  • Support the team with event communications, ensuring timely, accurate, and professional responses
  • Use DotDigital to deliver email communications to volunteers and event participants
  • Confidently use Excel to process data and maintain accurate records across internal and external databases
  • Log and manage data accurately in Eventrac (registration system) and Salesforce (CRM), including imports, new records, and regular data cleaning
  • Support the management of fundraising through JustGiving, ensuring all fundraising pages are correctly logged and tracked within the CRM
  • Attend the Schools Triathlons as needed across April, May and June and other occasional evening and weekend work, for which time off in lieu will be given
  • Support on wider charity initiatives as and when needed
  • Undertake any other duties as requested by the Senior Fundraising Manager
  • Support the Senior Fundraising Manager with developing an individual giving process

Requirements

  • Experience in planning and delivering events, ideally within the charity, education, or community sector
  • Experience of working with volunteers or an understanding of what makes a positive volunteer experience
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage and inspire a wide range of audiences
  • Proven ability to build and maintain positive working relationships with internal teams and external stakeholders
  • Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and remain calm under pressure
  • Enthusiastic, personable, and confident when engaging and motivating others
  • Creative and proactive, able to take ideas from concept through to delivery
  • Strong IT skills, particularly in Microsoft Excel, and confident using digital tools for communication and data management
  • Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle (essential for travel to event sites and schools)

Benefits

  • 24 days annual leave (in addition to public holidays and with an extra day of annual leave given for each full year of service, up to a maximum of 28 days)
  • Birthday Leave
  • Access to flexible working
  • Generous study leave, maternity, paternity or adoption leave, and other leave allowances
  • Professional Development

Job title

Fundraising Events Coordinator

Job type

Experience level

Junior

Salary

£31,000 per year

Degree requirement

High School Diploma

Tech skills

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