Permanent

Part home/Part office based.

UNICEF ensures more of the world’s children are vaccinated, educated and protected than any other organization. We have done more to   influence laws and policies to help protect children than anyone else. We get things done. And we’re not going to stop until the world is a safe place for all our children.

This is a great opportunity to join the UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK) as an Events and Partnerships Manager, within the Partnerships & Philanthropy Team.

This role will play a pivotal part in an ambitious team tasked with delivering £900,000 a year in income. The Events and Partnership Manager will be responsible for the management and delivery of our third- party event programme and its associated income target. This includes proactively identifying and delivering partnership opportunities, working with internal colleagues to maximise existing relationships and stewarding partners to continue their journey with UNICEF UK. You will also be responsible for delivering their own small events portfolio that could deliver funds, new donors or stewardship.

The successful candidate will have experience of working with and sourcing new event partners as well as experience of event delivery. We are looking for someone proactive with excellent people skills, good communication and decision-making skills, plus a
strong attention to detail.

Act now and visit www.unicef.org.uk/jobs to apply online.

Closing date: 5pm, Thursday 11 May 2023

Interview date: Tuesday 23 May 2023

In return, we offer:

• excellent pay and benefits (including flexible working, generous annual leave and pension, big brand discounts and wellbeing tools)
• outstanding training and learning opportunities and the support to flourish in your role.
• impressive open plan office space and facilities on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
• an open culture and workplace with colleagues who share our values, enjoy their work and are motivated to do their utmost for children.
• the opportunity to work in a leading children’s organization making a difference to children around the world.

Our application process: We a system called “Applied” that anonymizes your responses and focuses on your actual skills that are relevant to this role. This benefits you by giving you a greater chance of expressing your skills in this objective selection process.

We are gradually moving back to our offices on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, East London and we anticipate most colleagues will work one or two days a week in the office and the rest of the time from home.  We will happily discuss other flexible options to suit your circumstances.

We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, disabled candidates, and from men, because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at this level at UNICEF UK. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for children.

UNICEF UK promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We make employment decisions by matching business needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.

We welcome a conversation about your flexible working requirements, personal growth, and promoting a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

The successful candidate will be required to apply for a criminal records check. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the role and the circumstances of your offences.

We only accept online applications as this saves us money, making more funds available for us to help ensure children’s rights.

If you require support in completing the online form or an application form in an alternative format, please contact Supporter Care on 0300 330 5580 during office hours.

If you do not hear from us within 14 days of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note that we only provide feedback to shortlisted candidates.

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