Branch Events Organiser - Hitchin

About us

We’re searching for people who would like to help us to raise money to help save more lives at sea. 

The impact you will make

You will enable volunteer RNLI lifeboat crews to save lives at sea by carrying out and supporting vital fundraising activity in your local community.

What you will be doing

• Suggest and develop a variety of different fundraising events from coffee mornings and quizzes
• to runs and Lifeboat Fun Days.
• Main point of contact for the planning, organisation and delivery of all fundraising team events, ensuring documented event plans, risk assessments, permissions and insurance are in place.
• Follow RNLI event procedures and best practice to ensure all fundraising events are safe, compliant and customer focused.
• Ensure the fundraising team have the skills, experience, resources and time to deliver the scale of events being planned.
• Ensuring all events are registered on the fundraising events online registration system and providing relevant data for post-event reporting.
• Drive appropriate promotion for the events.
• Liaise with your RNLI Manager for high-risk activities e.g. dips and swims.
• Ensure existing volunteers are briefed and trained appropriately to support your event.
• Recruit a diverse group of new volunteers to assist with fundraising events where necessary to drive
• our One Crew ethos.
• Find out more about becoming a fundraising and events volunteer

What do you need for this role?

• Be happy and confident in a leading role with the ability to motivate others.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Attention to detail.
• IT literate (MS Office and internet).

What’s in it for you?

• Join an inclusive and diverse organisation
• Have fun, meet new people and join a motivated and enthusiastic team who are making a difference
• Learn skills and gain experience to enhance your CV
• Gain the satisfaction of giving back
• Training to fulfil your volunteer role will be provided and reasonable out of pocket expenses reimbursed

Safeguarding

The RNLI is committed to safeguarding; protecting a person’s health, wellbeing, and human rights, enabling them to live free from harm, abuse, and neglect. We expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment and have a zero-tolerance approach. The suitability of all prospective employees and volunteers will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment. This will include relevant criminal record checks being carried out dependent on the eligibility of the role. (England & Wales; DBS check, Scotland; Disclosure Scotland PVG, Northern Ireland; Access NI, Republic of Ireland; Garda Vetting; International, International Child Protection Certificate process).

Diversity at the RNLI

Our staff and volunteers have been saving lives at sea without prejudice for nearly 200 years. We respect and value diversity of background, skills and perspectives within our teams, and consider it essential to help us deliver a world-class lifesaving service. We are an inclusive organisation and welcome applications from everyone. In addition to having the skills needed for the role, we also look for applicants who share our commitment to living our RNLI values (trustworthy, courageous, selfless, and dependable), and helping us work towards Our Vision: To save Every One.