the City
Nub News Logo
Nub News

Seasonal Festivals and Events Fundraising Manager (Face-to-Face)

Where

City

Type

Permanent

Salary

Annual

Location: London & UK-wide (festival travel required) Pay: £24.71 per hour (paid weekly) Contract: 6 months (May October 2026) Hours: Full-time, including evenings, weekends & overnight stays

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Festivals & Events Fundraising Manager to lead face-to-face fundraising operations across major UK festivals for Médecins Sans Frontières. This is a hands-on leadership role where you will oversee multiple teams, ensure high-quality supporter engagement and drive performance in fast-paced, public-facing environments.

You will play a critical role in delivering fundraising success while maintaining the highest standards of safety, professionalism and supporter experience.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead and manage on-site fundraising teams across multiple festivals and events
  • Oversee daily operations, ensuring smooth delivery and high performance
  • Coach, mentor and manage Team Leaders, Coordinators and Fundraisers
  • Conduct performance reviews, feedback sessions, and address underperformance
  • Ensure all fundraising activity meets safeguarding, safety, and GDPR standards
  • Act as the senior escalation point for issues, incidents, and safeguarding concerns
  • Maintain high standards of presentation, professionalism, and supporter engagement
  • Collaborate with internal teams to ensure effective planning and delivery
  • Provide reporting and insights to senior leadership

About You

You are a confident and experienced leader with a background in face-to-face fundraising or large-scale events. You thrive in high-energy environments and can manage multiple priorities while leading teams to success.

You will bring:

  • Proven experience in face-to-face fundraising or event operations
  • Strong leadership and people management skills
  • Ability to motivate teams and drive performance targets
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Strong understanding of safeguarding and compliance standards
  • Resilience and adaptability in fast-paced environments
  • Flexibility to travel extensively and work weekends

Why Join Us?

  • Competitive hourly rate with weekly pay
  • Opportunity to work at some of the UK s most exciting festivals
  • Meaningful work supporting an impactful global cause
  • Fast-paced, engaging and rewarding environment
  • Opportunity to develop leadership experience in large-scale operations

Apply Now

Submit your CV and a brief cover letter outlining your experience and suitability for the role.

Candidates must have the right to work in the UK. This role is subject to safeguarding checks.

Related Jobs

Missing People

38000 Annual

City (EC1A2)

Permanent

£36,000 to £38,000 per annum. 35 hrs per week.Location: Hybrid - Our offices are based in London, and there is a high degree of flexibility.Permanent. About Missing PeopleSomebody goes missing in the UK every 90 seconds. Missing People exists to ease the heartache experienced by those missing someone, and to help people who are away from home find their way back to safety. Our vision is for every missing child, adult and family left behind to find help, hope and a safe way to reconnect. We are a non-judgemental, highly skilled team of staff and volunteers working for everyone who needs us. We provide free, confidential support, help and advice by phone, email, text and live chat. We coordinate a UK-wide network of people, businesses and media to join the search for the estimated 170,000 people who go missing each year. Missing People aims to put people with lived experience at the heart of our work, amplifying their voices to achieve change The impact you will haveAs the Events and Community Fundraising Manager you will lead the delivery of events and community activity that engages people to raise vital funds for Missing People. Missing People relies on support from individual members of the public who take on an event or activity to raise awareness and vital funds for missing people and the charity. This role will lead the development, delivery and growth of this income area through engagement and stewardship of these valued supporters. This includes developing a balanced portfolio of events and community activity and working directly with the community of people with experience of the issue of missing. You will use your experience and enthusiasm to inspire individuals and groups to support the charity. You will drive our events portfolio forwards, using your rapport skills to quickly establish relationships with providers, internal teams and supporters, and your agile, ambitious approach will allow us to grab hold of the best possible opportunities. You will lead a team to deliver an exciting Events and Community offering - an inspiring programme throughout the year including 'Light The Way' and other challenges which you can read about on our Events page, as well as our Community fundraising efforts - such as engaging volunteers to hold collections at G4 concerts throughout December. About YouYou will need to have:• Significant experience in a challenge events fundraising role, successfully delivering against income targets within agreed deadlines;• Experience of developing and monitoring the implementation of fundraising strategies, budgets and operational plans;• Proven experience of growing an engaged supporter or customer base;• Experience of line management or managing the activities of staff or volunteers;• Good knowledge of community and events products used by charities to engage supporters and raise funds;• Legal right to work in the UK. What you will get in return Missing People is a friendly and supportive place to work - it's a welcoming, caring organisation which really makes a difference to people affected by the issue of missing throughout the UK. We offer generous paid holidays, a range of enhanced family friendly benefits and are happy to talk about flexible working in most roles. Find out more and applyIf you want to be a lifeline when someone goes missing, click apply to read the full job description. You will find attached a detailed job description and person specification, and a letter to applicants from the line manager. To apply, please ensure you include your CV and a brief covering letter explaining how you would be a good fit for this role. We look forward to receiving your application. Closing date: 23:th May 2026. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient interest, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.Interviews: 20th or 21st May 2026 You may have experience of the following: Events Fundraising Manager, Community Fundraising Manager, Challenge Events Manager, Mass Participation Fundraising Manager, Supporter Engagement Manager, Public Fundraising Manager, Community and Events Income Manager, Participation Fundraising Lead, or Individual Giving and Events ManagerEvents Fundraising Coordinator.

The Talent Set

Annual

City (EC1A2)

Permanent

Role Overview: The Talent Set is delighted to partner with the client on a fantastic individual giving officer role. The successful candidate will support key fundraising initiatives, including face-to-face and in-memory giving programmes, contributing to the organisation s mission. Key Responsibilities:

Sign-up for our FREE newsletter...

We want to provide thecity with more and more clickbait-free news.