Relationship Fundraising Officer

Job summary

To work with new and existing in memory supporters and selected grateful care supporters to build relationships and motivate them, offering support to maximise income to the charity. To build relationships with funeral directors and other in memory providers enhancing the profile of the Charity's work and ensuring Derby & Burton Hospitals Charity is providing effective engagement. Deliver a pre-agreed incremental charity income growth year on year as part of an agreed five-year plan.

Main duties of the job

To be the first point of contact for new and existing in memory fundraisers and/or donors when they embark on fundraising activities or choose to donate to the charity.

To effectively build relationships with in memory and selected grateful care fundraisers to inspire and support them to achieve their fundraising and donation ambitions.

To work closely with local funeral directors and other in memory providers, to enhance the profile of the Charity's work locally, and provide a first-class supporter journey to donors and fundraisers.

Ensure that supporters are recognised and valued for their achievements by ensuring they are kept informed of how their funding has helped the Trust, and where appropriate are made aware of additional funding opportunities.

To work closely with others in the fundraising team to help promote appropriate activities to supporters.

This includes engagement with stakeholders including members of the public, internal staff and departments as well as external organisations.

Closing Date of Application: 01 September 2025

Interview date: 15 September 2025

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Florence Nightingale Community Hospital

London Road

Derby

DE1 2QY

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Florence Nightingale Community Hospital

London Road

Derby

DE1 2QY

Employer's website

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

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