Sporting Events Manager

As Sporting Events Manager, you will:

• Support the Assistant Head of Events & Community Fundraising to generate income through their Sporting Events programme of walking, running and cycling activities. The income for the events team is c.£3.3m, with expenditure of c.£1.1m.
• Lead on strategy and delivery of PCUK's flagship walking event, March for Men, which raises c.£450k. You will project manage the event, co-creating and managing the recruitment marketing plan, delivering the supporter journey to drive participant value and working with an external delivery partners
• Work closely with the Black Healthy Equity Team to increase representation across PCUK's activity portfolio, with a focus on March for Men to ensure it's a diverse and inclusive event
• Drive and report on operational plans and budgets to generate medium and long-term sustainable income, taking responsibility for team outcomes including financial and key result reporting
• Line manage and support a Sporting Events Coordinator and Sporting Events Executive
  
  Ability to project manage and deliver large scale fundraising events, including leading complicated programmes with multiple partners
• Excellent organisational skills to support complex activity streams - using own initiative when required and able to manage multiple and competing priorities and deliver in a fast-paced environment
• Experience of engaging with a range of stakeholders and managing relationships right up to the most senior levels
• Experienced people manager, able to motivate and manage a team to deliver excellent results
  
  Prostate Cancer UK Hybrid, 1dpw in London Bridge office £40,500-£44,500
Join a sector leading events team to lead on the strategy and delivery of the charity's flagship walking event, March for Men., Prostate Cancer UK (PCUK), is the largest men's health charity in the UK. They have a simple ambition - to stop prostate cancer damaging lives. The charity invest millions in research to revolutionise testing, treatment and care. And they work tirelessly to spread the word about risk and offer specialist support to people living with the disease. Their sector leading Events and Community fundraising team raises c.£12m through a programme of Community, Sporting Events and Virtual Products. Along with recruiting teams in events such as the TCS London Marathon, Great North Run and the London Landmarks Half Marathon, PCUK also deliver two-charity owned cycling events, the Grand Depart Classic and the Big Blue Bike Ride. Since 2020, the team have experienced income growth of 35%, and their activity has been recognised across the sector, featuring in the Massive Top 25 for five consecutive years. The role of Sporting Events Manager offers an exciting oportunity to lead on the strategy and delivery of the charity's flagship walking event, March for Men, which raises c.£450k. A key focus will be on co-creating and delivering a robust marketing plan. PCUK's Events and Community Team structure, Prostate Cancer UK believe that equity, diversity and inclusion are essential to building a strong and innovative workplace, that represents, and can advocate for the communities we support. We stand against discrimination and prejudice, and we champion tolerance, fairness and equality in everything they do. PCUK are committed to righting health inequalities across the UK, starting with those faced by Black men who are at double risk. This includes ground-breaking research into Black men's risk and working with communities directly to overcome barriers to the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer. Therefore, PCUK are particularly interested in applications from those from marginalised and vulnerable communities. This will help PCUK to create an environment of inclusion where everyone can bring their authentic selves to work, where personal qualities are as important as professional experience, and our people feel seen and heard. Apply now
• £40,500 - £44,500
• Full time
• Permanent
  
  Flexible working, which includes hybrid working with core working hours of 10am to 4pm Monday to Friday, unless otherwise agreed
• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing to 30 days after three full years service
• After one years' service you have the option to buy and sell up to an additional week's annual leave (subject to minimum/maximum leave)
• Enhanced maternity, paternity & adoption pay
• Enhanced sick pay
• Healthcare Cash Plan (Medicash)
• 50% discount on multi-gym membership. Our closest gym - Cottons London Bridge (next to our London Bridge office) - is a Tier 1 facility
• Life assurance (3 x annual salary)
• Free income protection scheme