Job summary
Brighter Futures Manager
Brighter Futures, the charity for Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, is looking for an experienced and inspirational Fundraising Manager to help lead our growing charity and drive forward ambitious plans to enhance patient care across Swindon and Wiltshire.
This is a key role within our NHS corporate trustee charity, responsible for leading strategic fundraising activity, managing key income streams, and building strong relationships with donors, supporters and partners.
Main duties of the job
You will provide day-to-day leadership to an enthusiastic team who are still early in their fundraising careers, so we are looking for someone with significant fundraising experience, proven people-management strength, and the ability to coach, mentor and develop staff to build capability and confidence.
If you are a skilled, collaborative fundraiser who thrives on bringing out the best in others and wants to make a meaningful difference to patients and staff, we'd love to hear from you.
About us
We are proud to be part of BSW Hospitals Group - a formal partnership between Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. With a combined workforce of over 17, 600 colleagues, and budget of 1.6 billion the Group is united by a common purpose to deliver the best possible care to over 1 million people.
We are creating a health and care system that works with the people we care for, reducing the differences people currently face in access, experience and outcomes, improving the experience of our colleagues and tackling shared challenges like sustainability and finances. Every improvement we make across our Group will be guided by what creates the greatest benefit for our colleagues, our patients, our communities and our partners.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post of Brighter Futures Team Leader is an important link between the hospital community, its Charity and supporters who donate money to supporting the work of health care within their local communities. The post holder will require thorough knowledge of fundraising in addition to being an experienced manager with enthusiasm and determination. Strong communication and diplomatic skills are critical as the role requires a level of confidence in working with individuals across a multi-disciplinary portfolio team
Please see attached full Job Description
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post of Brighter Futures Team Leader is an important link between the hospital community, its Charity and supporters who donate money to supporting the work of health care within their local communities. The post holder will require thorough knowledge of fundraising in addition to being an experienced manager with enthusiasm and determination. Strong communication and diplomatic skills are critical as the role requires a level of confidence in working with individuals across a multi-disciplinary portfolio team
Please see attached full Job Description
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A management qualification or extensive management training courses
- A fundraising qualification or extensive training courses
Desirable
- NHS management qualification
- IOF management certificate or diploma
- CIM certificate
Experience
Essential
- Be fully conversant with best practice in fundraising, charity fundraising and volunteer management legislation and codes of practice
- Experience of developing and delivering bespoke strategies
- Confident and experienced budget holder; able to budget and forecast
- Strong planning and organisational skills; project planning and management, monitoring, reporting and follow-up; personal self management and work administration
Desirable
- NHS Fundraising experience
- Experience of working closely with a marketing and communications functions.
- Experience of project and financial management.
- Experience of coaching and mentoring.
- Experience of writing management reports and presenting to Senior Leadership Teams.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A management qualification or extensive management training courses
- A fundraising qualification or extensive training courses
Desirable
- NHS management qualification
- IOF management certificate or diploma
- CIM certificate
Experience
Essential
- Be fully conversant with best practice in fundraising, charity fundraising and volunteer management legislation and codes of practice
- Experience of developing and delivering bespoke strategies
- Confident and experienced budget holder; able to budget and forecast
- Strong planning and organisational skills; project planning and management, monitoring, reporting and follow-up; personal self management and work administration
Desirable
- NHS Fundraising experience
- Experience of working closely with a marketing and communications functions.
- Experience of project and financial management.
- Experience of coaching and mentoring.
- Experience of writing management reports and presenting to Senior Leadership Teams.
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).
