Head Office Vacancies

Head of Communications & Events, Guildford HQ: Competitive salary | 35 hours a week

This is such an exciting opportunity for an impressive and inspiring professional to join our senior team. It is a role where you are central to everything that happens and you will have complete autonomy to create an inspiring strategy for the charity with your team.

The successful candidate will:

– be up to date with and understand developing digital trends.
– have a good working knowledge of the Disability sector.
– be able to sensitively and professionally communicate with a wide range of stakeholders in order to maintain fantastic relationships.
– excel at their Team Management and people skills.
– be incredibly organised with outstanding attention to detail.
– have some experience of Events Management.

Challengers is a wonderful charity that punches above its weight and has an important place in the UK’s provision for disabled children and young people. It is a charity that has been dedicated to removing the barriers to play for over 40 years with an outstanding reputation and inclusive culture. We work with over 1,400 families and employ approximately 650 staff and volunteers.

This post provides an opportunity to join an impressive team with a great opportunity to drive our strategic development, brand development and digital transformation.

For full details of this job, please download our Job Description (PDF).

To apply, please complete our Application Form (Word Doc) and return to recruitment@disability-challengers.org.

Challenge Events Officer, Guildford HQ: £18.544 pro rata | 21 hours per week (worked flexibly to suit events and candidate but will include some evenings and weekends)

Do you have a passion for adrenaline-filled fundraising activities, the ability to build inspiring relationships with a variety of people and an organised approach to your work?

This part-time role (21 hours a week, worked flexibly to suit you and the events) will suit someone who wants to support others to have an amazing experience whilst fundraising and raising the profile of an inspiring organisation delivering play and leisure services for disabled children and young people. This is a varied role which will involve working closely with a range of Challenge Events Participants as well as supporting the Challenge Events Manager to grow and develop the current portfolio of Challenge Events.

The role will involve evening and weekend work to attend events. The rest of the role can be worked flexibly in the offices in Guildford and/or Farnham.

For full details of this job, please download our Job Description (PDF).

To apply, please complete our Application Form (Word document) and return to recruitment@disability-challengers.org.

Communications Officer, Guildford HQ: £19,000 - £21,000 dependant on experience | 35 hours a week (Monday-Friday)

The Communications Officer will support the promotion of Challengers, both externally and internally. In addition, she/he will help in the development, co-ordination and implementation of a communications strategy for the charity in line with identified objectives and consistent with Challengers’ Policies and Procedures as well as recognised Good Practice. The successful candidate will support on all mass internal and external email communications, manage the charity’s website and support the development of the digital strategy.

Please note that this job will have a start date of mid-April

For full details of this job, please download our Job Description (PDF).

To apply, please complete our Application Form (Word document) and return to recruitment@disability-challengers.org.

The closing date for applications is Thursday 28th February.

Corporate Partnerships Officer, Guildford HQ: £18,544 per annum | 35 hours a week (Monday-Friday)

The Corporate Partnerships Officer will be part of an ambitious and motivated team dedicated to raising vital funds for the charity by working closely with businesses to grow and develop our corporate income stream.

For full details of this job, please download our Job Description (PDF).

To apply, please complete our Application Form (Word document) and return to recruitment@disability-challengers.org.

Trust Fundraising Officer, Guildford HQ: £18,544 per annum | 35 hours a week (Monday-Friday)

The Trust Fundraising Officer will be part of an ambitious and motivated team dedicated to raising vital funds for the charity by developing relationships with trusts, foundations and grant making bodies.

For full details of this job, please download our Job Description (PDF).

To apply, please complete our Application Form (Word document) and return to recruitment@disability-challengers.org.