Event Organisers- Kent & Sussex
Closing for application: 02 Oct 2024
Can you help Cats Protection in either Medway, Swale, Mid Kent or Mid-Sussex? You can offer your time flexibly and use your local knowledge to get involved in your community and help cats. As an Events Organiser Volunteer you will be part of a passionate team made up of members who are all striving towards the common goal of fundraising to help cats in our care, talking to the community to promote neutering and educating others about cat welfare. You could attend fetes, plan your own events in-person or online. We encourage you to use your creativity and will support you along the way.
Skills:
Age:
18 - 100
When:
Flexible
Where:
Remote
Cats Protection is the UK’s leading feline welfare charity and our vision is a world where every cat is treated with kindness and an understanding of its needs. Cats are at the centre of everything we do and our objectives are: homing, neutering and educating people about cats and their care. We help thousands of cats across the UK each year thanks to our network of dedicated volunteers, staff and supporters.
A bit about this role
As a charity we are able to help thousands of cats each year thanks to the generous donations we receive from members of the public. Our fundraising events organisers have the exciting and varied role of helping plan and deliver local fundraising events to raise the vital funds needed to help our feline friends. Our fundraising events organisers use their passion for cats and people to plan cake sales, barn dances, quiz nights and everything in between.
What can you expect to be doing?
- Planning fundraising events and activities like cake sales, quiz nights and barn dances
- Providing the treasurer with information on funds raised from fundraising events
- Encouraging and promoting a professional image of Cats Protection
- Following policies and guidelines and ensuring licences and permits are obtained for events
A bit more information about this role and the team.
Time commitment for this role is very flexible. It averages around 1-3 hours per week. Time spent attending events can be shared with other team members and many are likely to occur seasonally and on weekends.
What are the benefits to you and the cats?
You will develop new skills, expand your knowledge and make a significant contribution to improving the lives of cats and kittens by helping raise funds through events. You will also meet new people, make new friends and be part of a dedicated group of volunteers.
We’re looking for someone with
- Good organisational skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- The ability to prioritise and delegate
- An appreciation of the importance of handling money and charity resources responsibly
- Knowledge of your local community
- Driving license
Support, guidance and keeping you safe
At Cats Protection we believe our volunteers should be happy and confident in their roles. We provide support and guidance from our National Cat Centre and through our regional and local volunteer groups and teams. We offer engaging online and face-to-face training, expenses and have policies and processes to help volunteers get the most out of their time with us.
The wellbeing of our people is important and at Cats Protection we are committed to safeguarding children, adults at risk and all those that we come into contact with as part of our activities.
What is next?
We are happy to you to discuss this role with you and answer your questions. If it suits you, we operate a selection and recruitment process which involves the completion of an application form, including details for two references an online induction and some short, online training modules that are relevant to the role.
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