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Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Fundraising Campaign Manager - Cambridge Children's Hospital

The closing date is 05 October 2025

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Job summary

The University of Cambridge (UoC), Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHSFT (CPFT) and Cambridge University Hospitals NHSFT (CUH) are working in partnership to realise a visionary new hospital for children and young people across the East of England. Supported by three charity partners - Addenbrooke's Charitable Trust (ACT), Cambridge University Development and Alumni Relations (CUDAR) and Head to Toe Charity - the project will seek to match £100 million committed by the government with £100 million in philanthropy.

The campaign for Cambridge Children's presents a compelling proposition for donors motivated by the opportunity to build a world first hospital that pioneers a whole new approach to healthcare for children and young people, with the potential to positively impact on child health around the world.

The Fundraising Campaign Manager will have a crucial role in supporting the Campaign to raise £100 million in philanthropy. This post will be critical in supporting three separate organisations work together to deliver a unified campaign to achieve the philanthropic goal.

You will be a highly motivated and talented individual with fundraising or campaign management experience and excellent interpersonal skills, to manage and develop a diverse set of relationships with senior personnel within the NHS, the University and philanthropic partners.

Main duties of the job

  • Consolidate and lead on the coordinated gift pipeline for the Cambridge Children's Hospital campaign
  • Consolidate the pipeline of prospects and track your progression through the solicitation cycle, working in partnership with the campaign's lead fundraisers to report to the Campaign Executive and other leadership
  • Track campaign activity and fundraising reporting to agreed metrics
  • Support the development and maintenance of 'gift opportunities' at key gift levels and overarching cost documentation, mapping asks to align with the fundraising priorities
  • Develop, revise and maintain campaign policies for the Campaign Executive and lead on their implementation (e.g. naming, counting, recognition)
  • Develop and roll out campaign-specific programmes, e.g. CCH Founders Circle, CCH volunteer strategy and tools
  • Execute campaign board meetings, engagement, and regular communications
  • Update and report against campaign plan including day to day management of the campaign budget, spend and financial reporting (incl Return on Investment analyses)
  • Ensure standards for campaign data management
  • Provide overall strategic programme management for the Campaign

About us

Our Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people - patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing 'outstanding' care to our patients and rated 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH's values - Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent - are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people's age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.

Details

Date posted

09 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£64,455 to £74,896 a year p.a. pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

24 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

Reference number

180-F-255221

Job locations

Addenbrookes Hospital-Division Corporate

Hills Road

Cambridge

CB2 0QQ


Job description

Job responsibilities

Cambridge Childrens takes a new approach to healthcare. Treating children and young people from 0-25 years, the hospital will integrate cutting-edge technology with university research to treat the whole child. It will seamlessly integrate physical and mental healthcare, bringing expertise from these disciplines together under one roof and embed a holistic approach to treat the person, not just the patient. New methods for early detection will enable quicker and more accurate diagnoses to introduce preventative treatments for children and the adults they will become. Alongside state-of-the-art care, Cambridge Childrens will work in close regional partnership with local acute providers, Community Services, GPs and Social Care to deliver care closer to home.

Embedded at the heart of Cambridge Childrens will be a pioneering research institute dedicated to understanding the early origins of disease affecting both physical and mental health, shifting medical practice from reactive care to prevention. The goal is to better detect, understand and delay the onset of physical and mental health conditions ultimately, to prevent them from ever occurring.

This ambition will leverage the advantages of co-location on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus (CBC), the largest centre of life sciences and health research in Europe, and the vibrant Cambridge life sciences cluster combining start-ups, spin-outs, SMEs and large multi-nationals including AstraZeneca and GSK.

To note: This 24 month fixed term post will be hosted by Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) on behalf of the Cambridge Childrens project partners.

Interviews to be scheduled week beginning 13 October with further stakeholder panel with Campaign Board representatives to also be scheduled in late October.

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

Please note:- Internal applicants on permanent contracts can only apply for this post as a secondment and must have the approval of your current line manager before applying.

Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:

  • applied for a Graduate visa
  • or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment
  • or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment

For NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough based roles, all applicants from NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough who have identified that they are at risk of redundancy will be prioritised over those not at risk. However, interviews cannot be guaranteed.

This advert will close at midnight on 5 October 2025.

Interviews are due to be held in the week commencing 13 October 2025.

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only caf, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Cambridge Childrens takes a new approach to healthcare. Treating children and young people from 0-25 years, the hospital will integrate cutting-edge technology with university research to treat the whole child. It will seamlessly integrate physical and mental healthcare, bringing expertise from these disciplines together under one roof and embed a holistic approach to treat the person, not just the patient. New methods for early detection will enable quicker and more accurate diagnoses to introduce preventative treatments for children and the adults they will become. Alongside state-of-the-art care, Cambridge Childrens will work in close regional partnership with local acute providers, Community Services, GPs and Social Care to deliver care closer to home.

Embedded at the heart of Cambridge Childrens will be a pioneering research institute dedicated to understanding the early origins of disease affecting both physical and mental health, shifting medical practice from reactive care to prevention. The goal is to better detect, understand and delay the onset of physical and mental health conditions ultimately, to prevent them from ever occurring.

This ambition will leverage the advantages of co-location on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus (CBC), the largest centre of life sciences and health research in Europe, and the vibrant Cambridge life sciences cluster combining start-ups, spin-outs, SMEs and large multi-nationals including AstraZeneca and GSK.

To note: This 24 month fixed term post will be hosted by Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) on behalf of the Cambridge Childrens project partners.

Interviews to be scheduled week beginning 13 October with further stakeholder panel with Campaign Board representatives to also be scheduled in late October.

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

Please note:- Internal applicants on permanent contracts can only apply for this post as a secondment and must have the approval of your current line manager before applying.

Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:

  • applied for a Graduate visa
  • or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment
  • or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment

For NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough based roles, all applicants from NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough who have identified that they are at risk of redundancy will be prioritised over those not at risk. However, interviews cannot be guaranteed.

This advert will close at midnight on 5 October 2025.

Interviews are due to be held in the week commencing 13 October 2025.

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only caf, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • General education to degree level, equivalent professional qualification or equivalent experience
  • Education to Masters level or equivalent experience

Desirable

  • Project and/or financial management qualification
  • Fundraising skills course / certification

Experience

Essential

  • Significant experience working in fundraising in the education, health or charity sectors with highly specialised knowledge in this area
  • Experience of working as part of a mid-large scale professional fundraising team
  • Experience raising 5-figure+ gifts from individual and foundation donors
  • Experience of working with high-level development volunteers
  • Experience of working with academic, clinical or project leads to develop giving opportunities for prospective donors
  • Evidence of strong knowledge of fundraising methodology and metrics, accustomed to using CRM systems to manage prospect pipelines, working with gift pyramids, prospect management cycles and rating standards
  • Experience of campaign fundraising and an appreciation for the key elements of effective campaign planning and execution
  • Experience in developing (ideally) and working with fundraising policies - in particular, related to gift recognition, counting, naming
  • Budget management experience and financial analysis
  • Project management experience

Desirable

  • Experience working on a large-scale fundraising campaign
  • Experience of working in the NHS or a similar complex organisation
  • Experience of productivity tools (e.g. MSP, MS Teams, Slack / Trello)

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of Cambridge, communication channels at CUH, the Collegiate University and CPFT
  • Highly specialist understanding of the fundraising landscape, especially fundraising regulation, GDPR and data protection legislation, and their implications

Desirable

  • Knowledge of productivity tools (e.g. MSP, MS Teams, Slack / Trello)

Skills

Essential

  • High degree of skill in converting project, clinical and research needs into persuasive giving opportunities for prospective donors
  • Skilled in using CRM software to manage prospect pipelines and produce detailed reports
  • Proficiency in information management, document management and project management of complex tasks
  • Ability to organise and chair meetings capably
  • Diplomacy, negotiation and the ability to relate to people at all levels and to deal with, and influence, senior colleagues with confidence
  • Familiarity with using Microsoft Office, specifically Word, Excel and PowerPoint
  • Ability to remain calm under pressure and work to tight deadlines
  • Ability to prioritise own workload and demonstrate initiative and energy
  • A team player with a flexible approach, able to navigate complex project partnership structure
  • Resilient and professional manner
  • Excellent analytical skills with attention to detail
  • Ability to manage the expectations of others

Additional Requirements

Essential

  • The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • General education to degree level, equivalent professional qualification or equivalent experience
  • Education to Masters level or equivalent experience

Desirable

  • Project and/or financial management qualification
  • Fundraising skills course / certification

Experience

Essential

  • Significant experience working in fundraising in the education, health or charity sectors with highly specialised knowledge in this area
  • Experience of working as part of a mid-large scale professional fundraising team
  • Experience raising 5-figure+ gifts from individual and foundation donors
  • Experience of working with high-level development volunteers
  • Experience of working with academic, clinical or project leads to develop giving opportunities for prospective donors
  • Evidence of strong knowledge of fundraising methodology and metrics, accustomed to using CRM systems to manage prospect pipelines, working with gift pyramids, prospect management cycles and rating standards
  • Experience of campaign fundraising and an appreciation for the key elements of effective campaign planning and execution
  • Experience in developing (ideally) and working with fundraising policies - in particular, related to gift recognition, counting, naming
  • Budget management experience and financial analysis
  • Project management experience

Desirable

  • Experience working on a large-scale fundraising campaign
  • Experience of working in the NHS or a similar complex organisation
  • Experience of productivity tools (e.g. MSP, MS Teams, Slack / Trello)

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of Cambridge, communication channels at CUH, the Collegiate University and CPFT
  • Highly specialist understanding of the fundraising landscape, especially fundraising regulation, GDPR and data protection legislation, and their implications

Desirable

  • Knowledge of productivity tools (e.g. MSP, MS Teams, Slack / Trello)

Skills

Essential

  • High degree of skill in converting project, clinical and research needs into persuasive giving opportunities for prospective donors
  • Skilled in using CRM software to manage prospect pipelines and produce detailed reports
  • Proficiency in information management, document management and project management of complex tasks
  • Ability to organise and chair meetings capably
  • Diplomacy, negotiation and the ability to relate to people at all levels and to deal with, and influence, senior colleagues with confidence
  • Familiarity with using Microsoft Office, specifically Word, Excel and PowerPoint
  • Ability to remain calm under pressure and work to tight deadlines
  • Ability to prioritise own workload and demonstrate initiative and energy
  • A team player with a flexible approach, able to navigate complex project partnership structure
  • Resilient and professional manner
  • Excellent analytical skills with attention to detail
  • Ability to manage the expectations of others

Additional Requirements

Essential

  • The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.

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).

Additional information

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Addenbrookes Hospital-Division Corporate

Hills Road

Cambridge

CB2 0QQ


Employer's website

https://www.cuh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Addenbrookes Hospital-Division Corporate

Hills Road

Cambridge

CB2 0QQ


Employer's website

https://www.cuh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Deputy Director, Cambridge Children's Hospital

Chris McNicholas

chris.mcnicholas@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

09 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£64,455 to £74,896 a year p.a. pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

24 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

Reference number

180-F-255221

Job locations

Addenbrookes Hospital-Division Corporate

Hills Road

Cambridge

CB2 0QQ


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