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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated individual to join the team as Charity Events Officer. This new role will support the Charity Events and Volunteer Manager develop, deliver, and evaluate an annual programme of Charity Events and Volunteering for Newcastle Hospital Charity.
We are looking for someone who has practical event management and volunteer coordination experience, who is confident and capable of looking after their own events as well as supporting the delivery of events within a project team. Working with a range of team members and multiple stakeholders, with the guidance of the Charity Events and Volunteer Manager, the post-holder will have excellent written and interpersonal skills, exceptional organisational skills, a creative outlook, and a can-do attitude.
As a key member of the Newcastle Hospitals team, the post-holder will play a pivotal role in supporting the Events and Volunteering function of the Charity as it delivers on its five-year strategy to make a real difference to patients, staff, and the region.
- Closing date: 1 April 2024
- Interview Date: Thursday, 18 April 2024
- Working pattern: 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Degree level or equivalent relevant work experience/qualifications
Desirable
- Specialist qualification or CPD in charity, events, public relations, communications or equivalent
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of key issues facing hospitals, and the communities they serve
- Well-developed financial literacy and experience of undertaking financial administration tasks
- Experience of communicating effectively with different audiences and different backgrounds across all levels, including stewardship of event attendees
- Experience of delivering event and volunteer related projects, including but not limited to major flagship events; speaker events; workshops; seasonal activities; staff engagement activities and multi-dimensional volunteering opportunities
- Understanding of digital communication methods, including social media
- Interpret and analyse complex data for communication to key stakeholders and decision makers within and outside the Trust / Charity
Desirable
- Administrative / stakeholder engagement experience in the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector or within the NHS within clinical and/or corporate services
- Communications/marketing experience, including social media
- Developing and delivering development and improvement programmes
- Administrative / stakeholder engagement experience in the NHS or the charitable sector
- Experienced in use of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems
- Understanding of the NHS and the way it works
- Knowledge of the Data Protection Act and General Data Protection Regulation
- Knowledge of Equality & Diversity regulations
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to provide high-quality, Board level, administrative support, including high quality minute-taking at corporate meetings
- Excellent organisational skills including record keeping and time management
- Ability to organise and facilitate stakeholder engagement activities, events and meetings
- IT literacy across Microsoft suite including spreadsheets (Excel), with good keyboard skills
- Ability to develop personal credibility with managers and to provide a proactive and high-quality customer-focused service
- Ability to manage conflict and sensitive situations and to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
- Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships both within and outside the organisation
- Ability to work within a busy, fast-paced environment
- Ability to work on a flexible basis, including the occasional meeting or event outside of normal working hours and some travel across Newcastle in support of events and volunteer activities
For more information about the role, and to apply, please visit the NHS jobs page.
