Charity Relationship and Employee Engagement Event

**Job Opportunity: Charity Relationship and Employee Engagement Event Specialist**

Kits for a Cause connects individuals and companies to local charities and provides them with a tailored team building activity and/or corporate giving program. They make it fun, easy and accessible and ensure that the experience is turnkey, down to providing the hand-picked essential items for each charity partner.

Are you passionate about making a difference in the world? Do you thrive on building meaningful relationships and driving impactful programs? Kits For a Cause is seeking a dynamic and driven individual to join our team as a Charity Relationship and Employee Engagement Event Specialist.

**About You**

You are passionate about building and maintaining meaningful relationships and partnerships with multiple corporate and non-profit organizations. You have experience managing multiple events and timelines simultaneously. You have enthusiasm for collaborating with diverse teams across various industries. You are an authentic, purpose-driven individual that thrives in a fast-paced, busy environment. If you're eager to make a real difference and create lasting impact, we want you on our team

**About the Position**:
As the Charity Relationship and Employee Engagement Event Specialist you’ll play a vital role in building, and maintaining charity and donor relationships while effectively implementing a Kits For a Cause event. Kits For a Cause is a social enterprise that specializes in providing team-engagement volunteer experiences known as Kit-packing events for donors.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Relationship Management (40%):_
- Strengthen, build, educate, onboard and support charities/NFPs, acting as a point of contact to provide new donors and donation opportunities through the Kits for a Cause Program for various organizations
- Ensure all departments, locations and affiliated branches are kept up to date on how we can help
- Create customized events and provide appropriate product solutions in real time for charities
- Create awareness of our three donation programs among clients, donors, and charities.
- Design corporate employee engagement/CSR events and match groups to charities aligned with their cause and geographic location.
- Deliver professional and timely client communications across various channels.
- Exceed individual and team KPIs
- Event Logistics (30%):_
- Manage product orders within provided timelines and budgets.
- Liaise with the purchasing team for current needs of the clients.
- Coordinate timely and accurate supply orders.
- Provide clients with clear instructions for shipping, receiving, and event setup.
- Prepare agenda and virtual toolkits for all events to ensure a seamless experience.
- Administrative Tasks (15%):_
- Maintain an up-to-date client contact database using our CRM system.
- Ensure accurate and timely updates to pipeline tools based on the client journey.
- Creative (15%):_
- Offer creative insights and ideas to enhance engagement and program impact.
- Customize written materials to align with various brand voices.
- Utilize Canva to create visually appealing event materials.

**Qualifications**:

- Degree/Diploma in Business/Communications/Social Sciences/Event Management/Fundraising or relevant work experience (required)
- 2-3 years of account management, relationship management and business development experience (required)
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Knowledge of the NFP sector is essential for success in this role
- Event planning/management experience is an advantage
- Planning and logistics experience is an advantage
- Charitable fundraising experience is not necessary but would be a bonus
- Experience using an online data management system (required), working knowledge of KEAP and BUSINESS VISION is a bonus

**Skills and Attributes**:

- Have a passion for engagement and conversation to expand our ever-growing client base.
- Ability to build and maintain charity and donor relationships
- Ability to manage multiple events and timelines simultaneously
- Detail oriented, highly organized
- Ability to prioritize and multitask in a fast-paced environment with tight turnaround times
- Ability to manage a pipeline of 20+ opportunities at any given time.
- Easy to adapt and be flexible to the needs of clients and the not-for-profit sector
- Purpose driven individual who understands the power of our program and the opportunity at hand - each successful day creates a positive impact
- Ability to work with small to large organizations, Non-Profits, Charities and Donors.
- A team-player who loves helping people and making a difference.
- Must be inclusive and empathetic to those in need

**Join Our Team**:
**Ready to Make an Impact?**

**About Bargains Group & Kits For a Cause**:
The Bargains Group is an award winning Canadian owned and operated company founded in 1988. We are a wholesaler serving Retailers, Non-Profits, Charities and Social Servic