Events Manager

Description:

Location Allambie Heights, NSW, Australia At Cerebral Palsy Alliance, we value diversity, foster an inclusive culture and champion equitable opportunities. We strongly encourage applications from candidates with a diverse range of backgrounds and lived experiences including people with disability, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and the LGBTQIA+ community.
Join us and make a positive difference to the lives of people with disabilities, and to grow your career as part of our alliance of great minds. Our shared values are Passionate, Respectful, Ethical, Curious and Courageous. About the role This hands-on, fast paced role is responsible for managing the development and delivery of high net worth, quality fundraising events that align with the organisation's strategic direction and support the achievement of CPA's fundraising targets. It is an integral part of the high performing Fundraising team with a track record of success.

The role is based on the Northern Beaches with flexible WFH opportunities. Responsibilities of the role (not limited to):

• Building strong working relationship with event committees and key stakeholders including guest management
• Developing and implementing fundraising and engagement strategies to achieve revenue targets
• Ensuring a quality supporter experience, increased participation contribution to grow revenue
• Creating operational plans to ensure effective delivery and execution of fundraising events within agreed budgets and resource constraints
• Development and delivery of event communications content and digital marketing
• Creating sponsorship proposals; collaborating with the corporate engagement team to secure event sponsorship and ticket sales, managing ongoing relationships with sponsors to build long-term sustainable relationships
• Generating and managing data to maintain integrity; and report on insights / trends in performance with a commitment to continuous improvement
• Managing online fundraising platform to ensure maximum efficiency and needs are met

About you:

• A minimum of five years demonstrated experience as an Event Manager in a fast-paced environment with event planning, delivery and management experience
• Sound experience in event-based, peer-to-peer and/or community fundraising
• Digital fundraising experience with demonstrated commitment to excellent donor stewardship
• Exceptional stakeholder management with a high level of verbal communication skills, well-developed influencing and negotiation skills
• Experience with customer relations management databases and systems
• Pipeline and budget management experience with proven results in meeting and exceeding revenue targets
• Ability to be self-motivated, responsive and flexible in an environment with time pressures and multiple priorities
• The ability to analyse problems and deliver solutions
• Outstanding time management and personal organisational skills
• A results driven and "can-do" approach
• People management desirable

Working for CPA offers you exceptional remuneration & benefits:

• Access to a tax-free meal, entertainment & venue benefit card valued at $2,650 per year
• Flexible ways of working - compressed hours, working from home options, flexibility surrounding hours
• 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave
• 2 additional leave days each year
• $100 per year well-being allowance that you can use to enhance your wellbeing (eg: purchase sports equipment, have a massage, take a meditation class, the choice is yours)
• Discounted gym membership for you and your family, using Fitness Passport
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Employee Referral Bonus Program, where you can be generously rewarded for referring a friend that joins CPA.

Important information : At CPA the safety of our staff and clients is of paramount importance. We have assessed this role type as requiring a low level of physical functionality with some inherent requirements. For more information on what that may mean for this role please click here . Please let us know if you have any pre-existing injuries or illnesses which you are currently seeking , or have sought , medical treatment for which you think may impact your ability to fulfil the inherent requirements of this role. CPA is committed to supporting an inclusive work environment and engaging workers with diverse lived experience. We will happily consider and accommodate reasonable adjustments that may be required to support candidates throughout the recruitment process, and to be successful and safe employees of CPA.
Cerebral Palsy Alliance is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our clients and staff. As such all employees at CPA must be triple vaccinated against COVID-19, prior to their start date. Cerebral Palsy Alliance is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Cerebral Palsy Alliance upholds, advocates for, and protects the rights , wellbeing and safety of people with a disability. We are a child safe organisation and all workers are responsible to adhere to the NDIS Worker Code of Conduct.
CPA is a smoke free workplace including in, on and around CPA sites and vehicles. How to Apply Please click 'Apply' to complete your application.