Package Description: The National Autistic Society is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and adults who use our services. Successful applicants will be required to complete the relevant safeguarding checks if relevant to their role. Join Us as a London Marathon Event Manager The National Autistic Society helps create a world that works for autistic people and within Corporate Services, we support the organisation to help protect the rights of autistic people and their families. We have a fantastic opportunity for a London Marathon Event Manager within the Supporter Fundraising team. If you share our values and want to make a difference, we’d love to hear from you. Visit our website to find out more about who we are: https://www.autism.org.uk/ About the Team Supporter Fundraising are a vital team within our fundraising department, who manage our involvement in all owned and third-party events, plan and deliver our virtual fundraising campaigns (such as Walk 5K April in 100 Miles in October) and steward and facilitate our community-led fundraising activity. Supporter experience is at the heart of everything we do, which helps us to drive engagement and retention and ultimately allows us to raise more funds to support autistic people and their families. About the Role We are seeking an experienced, dynamic and focused Fundraising Events Manager to lead on the delivery of our most important third-party event: the 2027 London Marathon. This will be our biggest year ever at the London Marathon, one of the UK’s most iconic fundraising events, and this high-profile role will be responsible for maximising income, engagement and impact. You and your team will manage all aspects of event and partnership delivery, with a focus on ensuring we achieve ambitious fundraising targets by providing exceptional supporter experience and strong brand presence throughout the campaign. What You’ll Do Develop and implement a comprehensive fundraising strategy for the London Marathon 2027, aligned with departmental and organisational objectives Manage and motivate a small, dedicated team of London Marathon Event Officers Act as the primary liaison with London Marathon Events, ensuring smooth collaboration and build strong relationships with all key stakeholders, sponsors, and event partners What We’re Looking For Our London Marathon Event Manager should have:- Knowledge and experience of working on the London Marathon in previous roles A passion and aptitude for people management including setting objectives and supporting professional development, and fostering a productive, collaborative team environment Skills in planning and delivering complex and compliant event logistics, including risk assessments and volunteer management Click here for the Job Description This advert is for a full time, fixed term position at 35 hours per week. We are flexible as to location; this role can be homebased, hybrid or office based. Please note thought that the successful candidate must be available to attend a number of out-of-hours events in London throughout the year. What we can offer you Pension – Auto-enrolled pension scheme. Annual Leave – 33 days (including public holidays). You can buy or sell leave each year. Training – Great induction and training, including autism training. Discounts – Online staff discount scheme for shopping, cycling, tech, and more (e.g., Asda, Tesco, Nike, Apple). Healthcare – Cash plan for permanent staff. Life Assurance – 2x your base salary. Flexible Benefits – Options like private health, dental insurance, holiday trading, enhanced pension. Support – 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme and counselling. Mindfulness – Free Headspace app for you and up to 3 family/friends. Blue Light Card – Eligibility for discounts. About our application process You will be required to upload your CV. If you are providing a supporting statement, please consider the following: Look at the job description and person specification. Tell us how your skills and experience match the role. Give examples if you can. For more information about this job please contact: Kate Vickers, Individual Giving and Supporter Fundraising Lead - kate.vickers@nas.org.uk. We might close this job advert early if we get lots of suitable applications. Applications for this job are sought from anyone who is suitably qualified and experienced for the role but particularly welcome from those with a diagnosis of autism. We are an equal opportunities employer and part of the Disability Confident Employer scheme. Important Information Agencies need not apply. Please note the National Autistic Society are unable to provide sponsorship for Visas.