Job summary
Band 5 to be confirmed - Pending Job Matching
What to expect
We're a small team, making a huge difference to the lives of people in South Warwickshire. We provide extra funding to our hospitals to support patients, hospital staff and life-changing medical research, so people across the city get the healthcare they deserve. SWFT Charity is at a pivotal moment, developing a new strategy which aims to raise our profile, diversify our income portfolio, and be more strategic as a grant-maker so that we can fund more projects that deliver real impact for healthcare for the people of South Warwickshire.
Our culture
As we grow our team to take on new challenges as an organisation, we're looking for positive, ambitious and creative team member who are excited about our vision and making a difference to healthcare. We welcome staff from all sections of our diverse community, where everyone feels empowered to bring their authentic selves to work.
We want to invest in our employees, supporting them to grow and develop in their roles with us.
Main duties of the job
As Community & Events Fundraising Officer, you will play a pivotal role in the community and events fundraising team at South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust by delivering memorable fundraising experiences for our supporters. Our focus is to drive support for the charity by providing excellent supporter care and developing strong relationships from individuals, community organisations and groups within the South Warwickshire region.
You will project manage fundraising activity and supporter journeys frombeginning to end, delivering them on time and in line with annual plans and budget. Fundraising Manager to analyse and produce evaluation reports reporting against budget, and interpret these results to inform future activity and contribute towards the annual planning of the team.
We are looking for a personable and professional colleague, who has strongcommunication skills and who can build trust and relationships with oursupporters. You will have excellent organisational skills, be self-motivated and enjoy working as part of a team. You will be dedicated to helping supporters achieve their fundraising goals and to helping the NHS within South Warwickshire through fundraising and brand awareness for SWFT NHS charity.
About us
Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further. In addition our staff survey results have placed us 4th in the country for recommended place to work.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide safe, inclusive, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
Job description
Job responsibilities
What youll be responsible for
Build and maintain strong fundraising relationships by providing excellentdonor care to members of the public, via phone, mail and in person, andencourage their support.
Proactively use the fundraising database to develop and managesupporter relationships.
Act as an ambassador for SWFT Charity.
Build awareness of the benefits of fundraising for the people we help.
Be comfortable in talking to individuals about the charity and the servicesthat the NHS provide. This will include presenting to groups both smalland large, and managing cheque presentations.
Attend fundraising and third party events as required, potentially in a wide range of locations requiring travel. This may involve some weekend and evening work.
Coordinate and lead community fundraising events, organise the set-up ofequipment and be the main contact.
Develop and implement a fundraising events calendar, identifying existingevents and activities that the charity could support to maximise PR andrevenue.
Income Generation
Work to achieve agreed income targets to drive income within thecommunity by proactively seeking new supporters and buildingrelationships.
Engage the South Warwickshire community through new and innovativefundraising campaigns; identifying and targeting community groups,schools and individuals.
Manage collection tin fundraising for the charity.
Work as part of a team and to develop and deliver new fundraisingactivities.
Be responsible for managing your own areas of community fundraising,monitoring and evaluating activity and identifying learning from each area.
Carry out risk assessments for the activities and events you areresponsible for.
Take responsibility for your time, balancing time-cost ratios to focus effort on the fundraising activities that are most appropriate for our short,medium and longer-term plans
Collaborative Working
Work with the Communications team to develop fundraising campaigns,share fundraising stories through social media platform and identifypotential PR opportunities.
Work across the Fundraising Team to identify and progress opportunitiesto engage supporters in different ways and provide excellent supporterjourneys and supporter care.
Build strong relationships with NHS colleagues across the hospitals toincrease awareness of fundraising and gain support for activities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
What youll be responsible for
Build and maintain strong fundraising relationships by providing excellentdonor care to members of the public, via phone, mail and in person, andencourage their support.
Proactively use the fundraising database to develop and managesupporter relationships.
Act as an ambassador for SWFT Charity.
Build awareness of the benefits of fundraising for the people we help.
Be comfortable in talking to individuals about the charity and the servicesthat the NHS provide. This will include presenting to groups both smalland large, and managing cheque presentations.
Attend fundraising and third party events as required, potentially in a wide range of locations requiring travel. This may involve some weekend and evening work.
Coordinate and lead community fundraising events, organise the set-up ofequipment and be the main contact.
Develop and implement a fundraising events calendar, identifying existingevents and activities that the charity could support to maximise PR andrevenue.
Income Generation
Work to achieve agreed income targets to drive income within thecommunity by proactively seeking new supporters and buildingrelationships.
Engage the South Warwickshire community through new and innovativefundraising campaigns; identifying and targeting community groups,schools and individuals.
Manage collection tin fundraising for the charity.
Work as part of a team and to develop and deliver new fundraisingactivities.
Be responsible for managing your own areas of community fundraising,monitoring and evaluating activity and identifying learning from each area.
Carry out risk assessments for the activities and events you areresponsible for.
Take responsibility for your time, balancing time-cost ratios to focus effort on the fundraising activities that are most appropriate for our short,medium and longer-term plans
Collaborative Working
Work with the Communications team to develop fundraising campaigns,share fundraising stories through social media platform and identifypotential PR opportunities.
Work across the Fundraising Team to identify and progress opportunitiesto engage supporters in different ways and provide excellent supporterjourneys and supporter care.
Build strong relationships with NHS colleagues across the hospitals toincrease awareness of fundraising and gain support for activities.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Desirable
- Educated to degree level or equivalent in experience in relevant discipline
- Certificate in Fundraising from Institute of Fundraising or working towards it
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 2 years' experience in either fundraising or sales
- Experience of working in a fundraising team
- Experience of developing and implementing community fundraising activities
- Demonstrable experience of planning and managing events
- Experience of producing fundraising materials
- Experience of fundraising CRM systems to manage supporter data & relationships
- Experience of preparing regular reports to internal and external stakeholders
- Experience and good awareness of marketing tools including social media
- Excellent organisational skills, with experience of completing and managing tasks on time and to a high ? standard
Desirable
- Experience of working with community groups and using persuasive, negotiating skills to generate support for the charity
Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of the region & of local fundraising opportunities
- Comfortable level of IT Skills (full Microsoft Office, Excel, Power point, Outlook, Internet)
Personla Qualities
Essential
- Excellent communication and writing skills, able to communicate confidently with supporters and a range of internal and external stakeholders
- Ability to self-organise, prioritise and meet deadlines and financial targets
- Ability to analyse problems and develop solutions
- Ability to inspire and motivate supporters and volunteers
- Ability to write case studies and articles to support fundraising opportunities
- Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues as well as autonomously
- Demonstrate enthusiasm for your role with a positive attitude
- Demonstrate commitment to continuous professional development
- Able to handle personal and confidential information, in accordance with GDPR and South Warwickshire Hospitals Charity's data protection and safeguarding policies
Other
Essential
- Willingness to travel to events and training
- Flexible to work unsocial hours including evenings and weekends
- Ability to carry equipment for events and conferences, setting up stands and dressing rooms for functions
Person Specification
Qualifications
Desirable
- Educated to degree level or equivalent in experience in relevant discipline
- Certificate in Fundraising from Institute of Fundraising or working towards it
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 2 years' experience in either fundraising or sales
- Experience of working in a fundraising team
- Experience of developing and implementing community fundraising activities
- Demonstrable experience of planning and managing events
- Experience of producing fundraising materials
- Experience of fundraising CRM systems to manage supporter data & relationships
- Experience of preparing regular reports to internal and external stakeholders
- Experience and good awareness of marketing tools including social media
- Excellent organisational skills, with experience of completing and managing tasks on time and to a high ? standard
Desirable
- Experience of working with community groups and using persuasive, negotiating skills to generate support for the charity
Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of the region & of local fundraising opportunities
- Comfortable level of IT Skills (full Microsoft Office, Excel, Power point, Outlook, Internet)
Personla Qualities
Essential
- Excellent communication and writing skills, able to communicate confidently with supporters and a range of internal and external stakeholders
- Ability to self-organise, prioritise and meet deadlines and financial targets
- Ability to analyse problems and develop solutions
- Ability to inspire and motivate supporters and volunteers
- Ability to write case studies and articles to support fundraising opportunities
- Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues as well as autonomously
- Demonstrate enthusiasm for your role with a positive attitude
- Demonstrate commitment to continuous professional development
- Able to handle personal and confidential information, in accordance with GDPR and South Warwickshire Hospitals Charity's data protection and safeguarding policies
Other
Essential
- Willingness to travel to events and training
- Flexible to work unsocial hours including evenings and weekends
- Ability to carry equipment for events and conferences, setting up stands and dressing rooms for functions
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.
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.
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).
