Volunteer Events Coordinator - Volunteer
Basildon Mind - Basildon, England
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We are looking for someone to coordinate our participation in local events, look after our physical equipment, our information leaflets and freebies.What difference will you make?Our presence at external events is critical as it portrays our charity to the general public and it provides an opportunity for us to help as many local people as possible with their mental health.Therefore, ensuring that we have sufficient volunteers, the correct physical equipment and the appropriate range and number of information leaflets is critical to ensure success.As a volunteer who spends quality time focussing on these tasks, you will help ensure we project our best external-facing image and help as many local people as possible.What are we looking for?To be successful you will have had experience of events management / fundraising events, working with a range of people, ideally including volunteers. Strong communication skills are required to engage effectively with a wide range of people (volunteers, Managers, Trustees, etc.) verbally and in writing.You need to be able to work independently and manage own workload and also work as part of a team.What will you be doing?Key AimsTo be the ‘go to’ person for coordinating our participation in eventsEnsure that we know where our physical events equipment is, and that it is in good conditionDraw up a list of all our information leaflets and maximum and minimum quantities of eachReorder information leaflets as and when neededEnsure that a minimum quantity of ‘freebies’ (pens, stress balls) are always availableKey ResponsibilitiesWork with the CEO and the Lead Fundraiser to understand which events we will attendWork with Department Manages to understand and communicate which staff and volunteers will attend each event, including identifying a ‘Lead Attender” for each eventWork with the Lead Attender and agree which physical equipment, information leaflets and freebies will be taken to each eventWorking with the General Manager, request reordering of information leaflets and freebies
Created: 2025-12-12