.**Philanthropy Events Manager** **Reports to:**Senior Manager (Fundraising) **Directorate:**Strategy & Philanthropy **Contract:** Permanent **Hours:**Full time 35 hours per week **Location:** Stratford, London Office-based with high flexibility (1-2 days per week in the office) **Closing date:**Monday 30th March 2026 **Recruitment process:** 2 stage process - Initial interview followed by 2nd stage interview with task. **Interview dates:**1st Stage 7-10th April – 2nd Stage, approximately the following week. Philanthropy Events Our sector leading Philanthropy team have an exciting new opportunity to join as a **Philanthropy Events Manager**. You will be joining our newly formed Philanthropy Events team, which brings together the existing engagement and high value fundraising events teams. As a part of the wider CRUK fundraising efforts, the Philanthropy Directorate is one of the largest and most successful fundraising teams in the UK. An ambitious and innovative team of 60 talented philanthropy professionals, our focus is the £400m ‘ (MRLC) campaign which has four key priorities: the Francis Crick Institute, Cancer Grand This is a great opportunity for an experienced event delivery professional to join one of the leading high value programmes in the sector. You’ll get to work on a variety of different events including music, politics and galas. You’ll bring experience of delivery and planning high profile events ideally in the philanthropy space, however we would also welcome application from those that have experience working with high value audiences, potentially through working in academia, media, other research Work collaboratively as part of the wider Philanthropy team to lead the delivery of non-fundraising events with a focus on stewardship, engagement and cultivation of our Philanthropic supporters. Own the risk assessment, compliance and safety of your events and work with the legal team to ensure all suppliers are correctly contracted, minimizing and mitigating any risk to CRUK, our staff and supporters. Create a strong event fundraising strategy that your team can work towards. Work with team members on auction prize acquisition to help secure ‘money can’t buy’ auction prizes and create engaging fundraising moments on the night. Develop strong working relationships with your high-net-worth supporters (committees, sponsors, table hosts etc) and keep them informed/consulted on event progress and outcomes as needed. Work with them and their networks to align their event wishes with our event and wider philanthropy objectives. Previous experience working in an Event/Project Manager level role (ideally for high value audiences) knowledge of the ‘on the night’ fundraising mechanisms (auctions, raffle, pledge etc) of Experience in managing complex events or projects with multiple stakeholders on time and within budget Experience of creating engaging and impactful event content and materials such as sponsorship proposals, speeches, event programmes and briefing documents Ability to negotiate and secure best possible value for the charity Ability to prioritise own workload and that of a project team Excellent people and interpersonal skills – confident working with and influencing stakeholders of all levels, including celebrities and their management teams Ability to problem solve, work under pressure and manage a busy workload to meet agreed deadlines If you’reexperience, we’d still love to hear from you. interested in applying and excited about working with us but are unsure if you have the right skills and We create a working environment that supports your wellbeing and provide a generous benefits package, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools. Our policies and processes enable you to improve your work-life balance, take positive steps in your career and achieve your personal wellbeing goals. You can explore our benefits by visiting our
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