Skills you'll learn
- Teamwork: you’ll work as part of a team to organise and run fundraising events including digital fundraising.
- Event planning: you’ll learn how to organise, plan and run events (minimum one per project each year) ranging from pop-up events and national/global appeals, to sponsored walks and quizzes.
- Leadership and delegation: you’ll motivate a team of volunteers to put on events, and also be the central point of contact for external groups and individuals who want to fundraise for your project.
- Promotion: working alongside the manager, you will help promote your project’s events.
- Networking: working alongside the team, you’ll forge relationships with other local organisations and partner up to put on joint events where appropriate.
What to expect from us

- Ongoing support and advice from your manager and team.
- Training to equip you for your role, where needed.

- Travel cost covered by Sovereign House GH - Expenses covered in line with our volunteer policy.
- Impressive skills to add to your CV and a reference if/when you need it.
- The opportunity to meet a large network of like-minded people.
- A fun, creative volunteer experience with ownership over a community led project.

Practical Considerations

Getting involved with these fundraising activities could offer you an opportunity to improve your CV, meet new people, learn new skills, or just have fun with fundraising in your community. Some of our fundraising team members have been volunteering for many years, some just join us for a few months – whatever your commitments allow, we will arrange it with you. We want you to get the most out of the role and enjoy it. In this role you will be home-based; however, you will also spend time with the Manager to ensure that you have the required information and understanding to take the project forward, whilst  on hand to answer any of your queries throughout the project. This is a great opportunity to really make a difference by raising vital funds to continue making a difference in the lives of the children, our future leaders.
As Fundraising & Events Coordinator, you will be expected to:
- have regular meetings with the Manager to discuss as a team how things are going
- Leading a minimum of one event

- Follow all Sovereign House GH Policies and Procedures
- Complete the project report after leading a. event

The suggested minimum expectation time commitment to your role is 12 hours a month. 

Benefits & Rewards:

• Travel expenses covered in line with our volunteer’s Policy;
• Impressive skills to add to your CV and a reference if/when you need it;
• Volunteers Certificate and Recognition
• Opportunity to work in a team and boost interpersonal skills/enhance IT skills;
• Opportunity to meet a network of like-minded people whilst attending events

Volunteering is at the heart of what we do. We recruit new volunteers to join the team throughout the year. Coming together is a beginning, keeping together is a progress, working together is a success. Teamwork is key. All volunteers are closely supported in all they do.

Come and join our enthusiastic team!