Events Officer (Challenge)

The Brain Tumour Charity; Fleet; Hybrid; GBP 33,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health charity in Fleet is looking for a Challenge Events Officer to deliver and oversee a portfolio of fundraising events such as the London Marathon and Great North Run. This role is crucial for achieving ambitious fundraising goals and requires effective relationship-building with stakeholders. Candidates should have experience in fundraising, excellent communication skills, and the ability to manage events. The charity promotes a hybrid work model, ensuring a blend of office and home working.

Benefits

Hybrid working model

Flexible work hours

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• Experience in the charity sector and fundraising events.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Proven experience in stewardship and supporter engagement.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver a portfolio of challenge and third-party events.
• Act as the main liaison with event providers.
• Develop recruitment plans to maximise participation.

Skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Relationship building

Empathy

Initiative

Tools

CRM database

MS Office

Job description

The Brain Tumour Charity is leading the way in research, support, and advocacy for everyone affect by brain tumours. Our mission is simple but urgent: to accelerate a cure for brain tumours and improve life for everyone affected by this devastating disease.

Our events team is bold and innovative, working across a wide portfolio of fundraising and engagement events including our annual flagship fundraising walk, The Twilight Walk, an exciting challenge event portfolio and a growing special events programme. It’s an exciting time to join the Events Fundraising Team. We have a new five-year strategy and are a team with big ambitions! As the Challenge Events Officer, you will play a huge part in making these ambitions a reality and paving the way for our future.

You will play a pivotal role in delivering a high-performing portfolio of challenge and third-party fundraising events, including flagship opportunities such as the London Marathon, Great North Run, Royal Parks Half Marathon, and other national challenge events. You will be responsible for leading on a number of third party events and offering fundraisers an exceptional level of support through stewardship.

📍Location:While contracted to our office in Fleet, Hampshire, our team supports a blend of office and home working provided you have adequate broadband and IT capability, with an average of 2 days in the office each week.

⏰Working hours:This role is 37.5 hours per week, with some out of hours working.

💰Benchmarked salary: £32,050

With fundraising and events experience, you will be a motivated, organised professional who communicates confidently across all channels and engages well with a range of stakeholders.

Conscientious and relationship-focused, you will bring a personal touch to deliver excellent fundraiser experiences and maintain and grow relationships.

The Brain Tumour Charity is moving at a fast pace so we are looking for someone that has an enthusiasm and passion for our work and a conviction to deliver positive outcomes for those that are affected by this devastating disease.

• With support from the Events Manager, lead and deliver a portfolio of third-party and challenge events
• Act as the main liaison with event providers
• Provide personalised, high-quality stewardship to participants, supporting fundraising, training and event preparation
• Develop and implement recruitment plans to maximise participation and meet targets
• Attend key challenge events as required, coordinating on the-day logistics and managing volunteers
• Build and maintain strong relationships that encourage repeat engagement and long‑term commitment to The Charity
• Maintain accurate records within the CRM
• Support event reporting, performance tracking and trend analysis
• Use insights to inform improvements in stewardship and event planning
• Ensure all activity complies with fundraising regulations, health and safety requirements and GDPR
• Manage suppliers to ensure excellent, cost-effective delivery
• Undertake additional duties as required to support the wider team and organisation

We encourage you to apply to the role even if you do not meet all of the criteria.

Experience

• Previous experience / knowledge of the charity sector
• Proven experience delivering challenge and fundraising events
• Experience of delivering strong supporter stewardship, and building meaningful, motivational relationships
• Proven experience of working with a range of people, remotely or face‑to‑face, with an ability to understand their needs and deliver service in an efficient and empathetic manner
• Experience of leading and developing third‑party relationships
• Experience using a CRM database to manage and track supporter engagement

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Highly organised, self‑starter and capable of taking initiative
• Understanding of challenge event providers and the charity events landscape
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong organisational skills and an ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines under pressure
• Competent IT user including internet, database, email (Outlook), spreadsheets and MS Office
• Ability to work under pressure and adapt quickly to changing needs
• A collaborative, enthusiastic and community‑focused approach
• Ability to build excellent relationships, internally and externally
• Happy to work out of hours and weekend, as required by the events calendar (TOIL provided for all out of hours work)
• A team player, willing to work flexibly across different teams and respond to the emerging needs of The Charity
• Empathy with the aims, objectives and activities of The Brain Tumour Charity

You’ll be joining a collaborative, bold and innovative team of individuals who put our community first and are connected by a passion to make a real difference.

🏆Our amazing benefits:

The Brain Tumour Charity is committed to promoting diversity and inclusion in all aspects of our organisation. We particularly welcome applications from individuals belonging to minority ethnic groups, LGBTQ+ communities, people with disabilities, and other under‑represented communities.

We strive to create a workplace that celebrates diversity and provides equal opportunities for all candidates and we encourage all individuals to apply even if they don’t meet all the criteria.

Whilst we'd love to have you on board, we want to be upfront as we’d hate to waste your time applying for a role where we can’t take you on. At the moment, we're unable to offer visa sponsorship for any of our positions. We're currently seeking candidates who are already authorised to work in the UK without the need for sponsorship, who can remain on a permanent basis.

Please apply by clicking the red ‘join our team’ button, attaching your CV and a covering letter explaining why you want the role, what you would bring to the team and how your skillset and experience will enable us to make a real impact for those affected by brain tumours. We'd like to encourage you not to use AI to write your cover letter as we want to get to know you, the real you!

We are keen to ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive so if you’d find it beneficial to submit your application in a different format, please drop us a line at [e-mail].

Advert close date: 6th January 2026

Please be aware we are not open for queries from 20th December 2025 until 2nd January 2026.

First interview date and location:14th January 2026 over Teams

Second interview date and location: 22nd January 2026 at our office in Fleet

• Contribute to achieving the objectives of The Brain Tumour Charity
• Live and breathe our values by being bold, collaborative and innovative, with a community‑first approach to everything you do
• Undertake any additional and ad hoc tasks as required
• Participate in team meetings and other meetings as required
• Monitor and evaluate activities and provide written reports
• Represent The Charity at external events in a professional manner
• Work within an equal opportunities framework
• Adhere to all The Charity’s policies, procedures and working
• Ensure all records are held in compliance with GDPR, The Fundraising Regulator Code of Practice and The Brain Tumour Charity policies.

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