Fundraising Event Assistant (Event Development – Summer Position)

About Us

At Big Brothers Big Sisters of Guelph (BBBSG), it is our collective mission to enable life-changing mentoring relationships in order to ignite the power and potential of young people. By building social emotional competence, mental health and well-being, educational engagement and employment readiness, our vision is that all young people realize their full potential.

A day in the life of a Fundraising Event Assistant involves:

• Establishing and maintaining relationships with community partners
• Working closely with the fundraising team
• Thinking innovatively of ways community partners can get involved with the event/campaign
• Working toward achieving personal and agency goals
• Participating in staff socials and engagements with the BBBSG team

Position Responsibilities

Reporting to the Fund Development Coordinator; the Fundraising Event Assistant will be responsible for tasks including:

• Assisting and coordinating development for BBBSG events; Big Little Run on Sunday, June 8th, Golf Fore Kids’ Sake on Tuesday, June 24th and Little Change for BIG Change campaign
• Assist in planning, day-of-event help and evaluation of event
• Assist with volunteer recruitment, volunteer training and event-day volunteer management
• Create a new fundraising project to include in the LCBC campaign (past years have included lemonade stand competitions, paint nights, bottle drives and BIG Kick-A-Ton)
• Provide support with community relations/promotions
• Assist with social media promotion and marketing
• Solicit donations for event auction procurement
• Maintain communication with participating organizations by phone, email, or text
• Undertake office tasks such as photocopying and data entry

This position will require both remote work and in-office work, depending on government and public health guidelines.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary student, with focus on Marketing, Volunteer Management or Project Coordination
• Strong computer skills: word processing, email and Internet systems, working in a MS Office environment; experience with graphic design considered an asset
• Ability to work independently, take initiative and assume responsibility with minimal supervision
• Exceptional interpersonal and written communication skills
• Interest and knowledge of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Guelph
• Resourceful, creative and detail oriented
• Excellent telephone manner and speaking voice
• Experience working with social media tools, including Facebook, Instagram
• Have access to a vehicle
• Evening and Weekend work is required

This position is funded by the Ministry of Employment and Social Development through Canada Summer Jobs. As such, the applicant: is between 15 and 30 years of age at the start of employment; is a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person on whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and; is legally entitled to work according to the relevant provincial/territorial legislation and regulations.