Charity Fundraising and Engagement Lead

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Charity Fundraising and Engagement Lead - Chesterfield Royal Hospital Charity - employed by NHS Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Trust

Are you a natural at making friends and persuading people? Do you have the drive, enthusiasm, and compassion to engage our communities? If so, we have the perfect role for you!

We're looking for a Charity Fundraising and Engagement Lead who will work alongside the Communications Team to develop engagement and build relationships with our Trust charity - Chesterfield Royal Hospital Trust Charity.

Your mission: To 'make friends and influence' businesses, community groups, colleagues, and individuals - anyone who will listen (and even those who aren't interested... yet!).

Why You'll Love This Role:

Make a real difference as part of a small, friendly, and dedicated team.
Enjoy a full-time role (37.5 hours per week) that's primarily office-based, but with flexibility for home working and community engagement - this must include working out-of-hours and being open to this.
Work with a variety of stakeholders, from businesses and community groups to volunteers and donors.
Get a real kick out of receiving donations and supporting corporate social responsibility agendas.

Join Us and Make a Difference!

If you're ready to bring your enthusiasm, compassion, and strategic thinking to our team, apply now and help us shape the future of our charity!

Main duties of the job

Main Duties of the Job:

You will have applied knowledge of what fundraising really means and have experience of following/delivering against strategies and plans - not necessarily for the charity sector but ideally with some working experience.
You will have a view on how to maximise donations, legacies, and gifts to support the charity in achieving its objectives.
Support the development of the fundraising function, working with both volunteers, colleagues, the local community, and partners.
Develop relationships with, and secure financial support from, key high-value prospects, including corporate partners.
Ensure compliance with all relevant legislation including the Charities Act and Data Protection.
Together with the small team, manage and support all trust charitable fundraising activities including reporting developments and progress to the Charitable Funds Committee.
Help to prepare funding proposals, ideas, and submit relevant documents and materials to potential donors.
Lead fundraising campaigns targeted at the public to raise revenue into specific funds as well as general charitable funds.
Be an important link between the Trust charity and the local community, inspiring patients, visitors, and the local community to choose the charity as their preferred charity to support.
Support the Charitable Funds Committee and Board of Trustees with reports about progress aligned to the strategy and other activities. Produce associated reports to evaluate work and results.

About us

Why You'll Love This Role:

Make a real difference as part of a small, friendly, and dedicated team.
Enjoy a full-time role (37.5 hours per week) that's primarily office-based, but with flexibility for home working and community engagement - this must include working out-of-hours and being open to this.
Work with a variety of stakeholders, from businesses and community groups to volunteers and donors.
Get a real kick out of receiving donations and supporting corporate social responsibility agendas.

Date posted

21 February 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

166-W&OD-6997605

Job locations

Chesterfield Royal Hospital

Chesterfield & North Derbyshire Royal Hospital

Chesterfield

S44 5BL

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job description and person specification for the full duties and responsibilities of the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job description and person specification for the full duties and responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to degree-level or demonstrable equivalent experience.

Experience

Essential

Experience of successful stakeholder engagement at scale including actioning strategies to engage an audience at all levels both internally and externally.
Corporate experience and professional and a track record of understanding a corporate environment - following due system and process.

Desirable

Fundraising experience in a registered charity, with a track record of achieving ambitious fundraising targets.
Experience of grant applications including horizon scanning and successful completion of bids
Working knowledge of the NHS or similar large-scale organisation with a significant public-facing remit.
Good understanding of key issues facing the NHS.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to degree-level or demonstrable equivalent experience.

Experience

Essential

Experience of successful stakeholder engagement at scale including actioning strategies to engage an audience at all levels both internally and externally.
Corporate experience and professional and a track record of understanding a corporate environment - following due system and process.

Desirable

Fundraising experience in a registered charity, with a track record of achieving ambitious fundraising targets.
Experience of grant applications including horizon scanning and successful completion of bids
Working knowledge of the NHS or similar large-scale organisation with a significant public-facing remit.
Good understanding of key issues facing the NHS.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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