The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Grants, Trusts, and Major Donor Officer

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Job summary

The Royal Orthopaedic Charity (ROC) supports the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital (ROH) and healthcare facilities for patients. It raises, manages, and distributes funds on behalf the Royal Orthopaedic Foundation Trust. The charity operates under the NHS Foundation Trust under corporate trusteeship, with a Charitable Funds Committee (CFC) to manage day-to-day operations and is accountable to the Charity Commission.

ROC has a small but effective team who are focused and dedicated on raising necessary funds for the NHS as a rare specialist hospital and ultimately delivering the charity strategy to take the hospital from "functional to fabulous" in terms of health facilities and comfort as well as heightening the profile of the ROH and the charity.

Aim of the role:

Write and submit comprehensive and tailored funding proposals/applications to charitable trusts/foundations and major donors in line with the ROC strategy and our priorities.

Main duties of the job

  • Build robust working relationship with prospective trusts and foundations to increase success of grant applications through networking and meetings.
  • Develop key relationships with the Corporate Trustee's to enable effective communication for charity developments and governance particularly highlighting areas of improvement to Trustee knowledge and charity experience.
  • Manage and develop key relationships with various Grant Giving Trusts as well as growing their awareness of ROC by communicating often complex multifaceted applications for funding, explain how the funding would be used, the need the funding would fulfil and successfully portray the impact for key and complex areas of the hospital i.e. Research/Development, Oncology etc.
  • Develop an annual plan to grow the charity's grant and trust income stream and implement.

About us

The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest specialist orthopaedic units in Europe. We offer planned orthopaedic surgery to people locally, nationally and internationally.

Our Trust is a very special hospital; big enough to deliver world class services and small enough to offer exceptional patient and staff experience. We offer a working experience unique in the West Midlands and we're always on the lookout for passionate people to join our award-winning team.

The ROH is an equal opportunities employer. We employ people of difference and are committed to growing an inclusive culture, where difference is celebrated, and people feel able to bring their whole and authentic self to work.

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a range of inclusive, family friendly and flexible working arrangements and policies, to support our people in the workplace. Flexible working requests will be considered.

The Trust is committed to the Disability Confident Interview Scheme and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy and consider them on their abilities.

If you have a disability and need any support with your application or require any reasonable adjustments to be implemented please do get in touch with the Recruiting Manager for this position so that the team can support you.

Details

Date posted

10 January 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year Per annum, pro rata for this part time position

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

303-5730553-A

Job locations

The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital

Bristol Road South

Birmingham

B31 2AP


Job description

Job responsibilities

The Royal Orthopaedic Charity (ROC) supports the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital (ROH) and healthcare facilities for patients. It raises, manages, and distributes funds on behalf the Royal Orthopaedic Foundation Trust. The charity operates under the NHS Foundation Trust under corporate trusteeship, with a Charitable Funds Committee (CFC) to manage day-today operations and is accountable to the Charity Commission.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Royal Orthopaedic Charity (ROC) supports the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital (ROH) and healthcare facilities for patients. It raises, manages, and distributes funds on behalf the Royal Orthopaedic Foundation Trust. The charity operates under the NHS Foundation Trust under corporate trusteeship, with a Charitable Funds Committee (CFC) to manage day-today operations and is accountable to the Charity Commission.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to graduate level or equivalent experience, plus project management knowledge to post graduate diploma level equivalent

Skills

Essential

  • Attention to detail as well as ensuring accurate financial and administrative record-keeping

Experience

Essential

  • Extensive relevant work experience within another charitable organisation.
  • Proven experience and a recent track record of success in securing grants from trusts, foundations, and institutions
  • Relevant experience of presenting and communicating at board level.

Desirable

  • Experience of working within a hospital charity or the NHS.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of fundraising processes

Communications

Essential

  • Quickly establish good working relationships at board level.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to graduate level or equivalent experience, plus project management knowledge to post graduate diploma level equivalent

Skills

Essential

  • Attention to detail as well as ensuring accurate financial and administrative record-keeping

Experience

Essential

  • Extensive relevant work experience within another charitable organisation.
  • Proven experience and a recent track record of success in securing grants from trusts, foundations, and institutions
  • Relevant experience of presenting and communicating at board level.

Desirable

  • Experience of working within a hospital charity or the NHS.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of fundraising processes

Communications

Essential

  • Quickly establish good working relationships at board level.

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

The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital

Bristol Road South

Birmingham

B31 2AP


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital

Bristol Road South

Birmingham

B31 2AP


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Fundraising Manager

Ruth Hughes

ruth.hughes35@nhs.net

01216854379

Details

Date posted

10 January 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year Per annum, pro rata for this part time position

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

303-5730553-A

Job locations

The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital

Bristol Road South

Birmingham

B31 2AP


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