Job summary
MY Hospitals Charity is
looking for a Funding and Impact Manager to play a key role in driving future development.
This individual will take the lead in developing, managing and improving MY
Hospital Charity's funding of charitable projects and initiatives. There will
be the autonomy to design new processes and creative ways to promote and spend
charitable funds. The role takes a strategic lead in ensuring projects with the
greatest patient benefit are supported, which align with the strategic aims of
Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust. The role is also responsible for ensuring
that all grant making activities appropriately reflect the expectation of
donors so working closely with individuals, families and partner organisations
will be key.
The Funding and Impact
Manager is a new role that has been introduced as part of the growth of the
charity. The individual will report to the Head of Charity and be part of a
dedicated and passionate charity team. This role is crucial in the charity
being able to monitor, measure and demonstrate the positive impact it has, and
to link the work of the charity to the wider social impact work of the NHS
Trust.
As is typical of small
charities there will be scope to get involved in many other activities
including supporting fundraising activity and supporting the Head of Charity in
submitting funding applications.
Main duties of the job
The Funding and Impact
Manager has lead responsibility for developing, managing and improving MY
Hospital Charity's funding of projects and initiatives, and related
processes and systems. The role takes a lead in ensuring projects
with the greatest patient benefit are supported, which align with the strategic
aims of the Trust. The role is also responsible for ensuring
that all grant making activities appropriately reflect the expectation of
donors whilst meeting charitable aims.
The role requires close working with stakeholders to ensure
charitable funds deliver positive impact. There will belead responsibility
for gathering and collating data, and developing metrics, to evaluate funding. The role is responsible for demonstrating and showcasing
impact, sharing learning and continually improving the management
of charitable funds. This role will be an ambassador for
social impact, and link the work of the charity into the Trusts ambitions as
an Anchor Institution.
Key to this role is the requirement
to actively and effectively promote charitable funding across Mid Yorkshire
Teaching NHS Trust, liaising with clinicians, management and staff at all
levels to ensure high levels of engagement. This role is the
main point of contact for funding enquiries and queries, whilst also
working as part of a small charity team and taking on some general charity
management tasks and supporting fundraising activity as required, particularly applications to grant-making
organisations.
About us
We provide care and support to over a million people in
Wakefield and Kirklees in their homes, community settings and across our
three hospital sites at Pontefract, Dewsbury and Pinderfields (Wakefield).
Always striving for excellence, we are at the forefront of
innovation and research, and we invest in teaching and the development of our
workforce.
We live by our values of caring, improving, being respectful
and maintaining high standards. We listen and learn because we aim to make Mid
Yorkshire the best place to work and receive care.
We value diversity and welcome talent and enthusiasm
irrespective of age, disability, neurodivergence, sex, gender identity and
gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation,
or other personal circumstances including providing unpaid carers support to
someone with a health and care need. As ethnic minority groups, members of the
LGBTQ+ community, and people with a disability/neurodivergence are currently
under-represented across the organisation, we encourage applications from
members of these groups. We have policies and procedures to ensure all
applicants are treated fairly and consistently.
We are proud of our staff networks - who offer valuable
guidance and feedback from those with lived experience.
We have a clear vision and you could be part of this! If
you share our values and you want to make a difference to the lives of our
patients and their families and carers, we would love to hear from you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Lead responsibility for
developing, managing and improving MY Hospitals Charity allocation of funding,
including all relevant processes and systems, to ensure they are efficient and
effective, and that projects with the greatest patient benefit are supported.
- Be the main point of
contact for all grant enquiries and queries. Work
with applicants in a professional and responsive manner.
- Manage and monitor funding
requests and awards, regularly reviewing progress, ensuring accurate
record-keeping and reporting on progress.
-
Support staff across Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS
Trust to ensure applications are proceeding as required and unblock any issues
with the funding process. Provide an expert service to Trust teams and senior
leaders.
-
Develop metrics and manage the evaluation of all
grants to showcase their impact, effectiveness and value. Share learning and
further improve the grants programme, potentially including the use of an
impact framework, supporting the work of Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust in
its role as an anchor institution.
-
Lead on the potential investment in, and
development of, community projects and initiatives, with a requirement to forge
strong working relationships both internally but also externally with partners.
- Actively promote the
grants programme across Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust, liaising with
clinicians, management and staff at all levels to ensure high levels of
understanding and engagement.
- Identify and explore
new opportunities for charitable funding in line with Trust and charity
strategic objectives.
- Undertake
some general charity management tasks, and supporting fundraising activity as
required, particularly drafting funding applications for the charity.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Lead responsibility for
developing, managing and improving MY Hospitals Charity allocation of funding,
including all relevant processes and systems, to ensure they are efficient and
effective, and that projects with the greatest patient benefit are supported.
- Be the main point of
contact for all grant enquiries and queries. Work
with applicants in a professional and responsive manner.
- Manage and monitor funding
requests and awards, regularly reviewing progress, ensuring accurate
record-keeping and reporting on progress.
-
Support staff across Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS
Trust to ensure applications are proceeding as required and unblock any issues
with the funding process. Provide an expert service to Trust teams and senior
leaders.
-
Develop metrics and manage the evaluation of all
grants to showcase their impact, effectiveness and value. Share learning and
further improve the grants programme, potentially including the use of an
impact framework, supporting the work of Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust in
its role as an anchor institution.
-
Lead on the potential investment in, and
development of, community projects and initiatives, with a requirement to forge
strong working relationships both internally but also externally with partners.
- Actively promote the
grants programme across Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust, liaising with
clinicians, management and staff at all levels to ensure high levels of
understanding and engagement.
- Identify and explore
new opportunities for charitable funding in line with Trust and charity
strategic objectives.
- Undertake
some general charity management tasks, and supporting fundraising activity as
required, particularly drafting funding applications for the charity.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Efficient at managing high volumes of email and other communications.
- Time and project management skills.
- Experience of dealing with difficult situations to achieve mutually acceptable outcomes.
- Experience in planning, budgeting, reporting on campaigns.
- Experience of people management.
- Experience of public relations/ communications.
- Project management skills.
- Providing timely & constructive feedback to develop others.
- Presentation skills.
- Excellent level of numeracy and literacy.
Desirable
- Peer management skills: know how to get the best out of people who may have multiple objectives and tasks that may be different to your own.
- Grant making experience.
- Experience of applying for grants.
- Communication and/or stakeholder engagement experience.
- Experience of delivering a funding strategy.
- Project management.
- Trained in use of databases, CRM systems and/or measurement frameworks.
- Experience in developing metrics to demonstrate impact, and calculating ROI and SROI.
- Website management.
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Technologically literate able to use the internet, email, a PC desktop environment, trouble-shoot IT problems, manage document preparation and use workflow management tools
- Advanced keyboard skills
- Be able to gather, analyse, interpret, and present extensive and/or complex data and information
- Be able to monitor the processing of data and information
- Able to design publications, presentations, and documents
- Be able to provide, receive, develop, maintain, and present communication with people about difficult matters and/or in difficult situations
- Organisational ability - able to arrange meetings, events, conferences, and photo calls as well as to co-ordinate campaigns
- Ability to concentrate for long periods on report generation and fundraising administration duties, despite frequent interruptions for advice and guidance
- Ability to communicate well, with a sound knowledge of the Charity sector, ensuring the reputation of the Charity protected and risks minimised
Desirable
- Driving License desirable
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant first degree level or equivalent.
- Fully trained in and with good skill levels in use of Microsoft Office 2007, specifically Word (advanced), PowerPoint (advanced) and Excel (intermediate).
- Evidence of further training/leadership courses.
Desirable
- Relevant externally accredited qualification such as a grant making, social value, or project management qualification.
- Relevant marketing qualification or experience.
Personal attributes
Essential
- High emotional intelligence and exceptional interpersonal skills: a people person. Be able to empathise with peoples stated needs and emotional drivers.
- Self-motivated and self-directing: able to organise and prioritise work.
- Demonstrates perseverance and resilience in difficult situations.
- Self-aware: know gaps in own knowledge and skills, and not be afraid to ask for assistance.
- Attention to detail as well as ensure accurate record-keeping and follow-up on assigned tasks.
- Demonstrates diplomacy when providing feedback.
- Ability to be emotionally resilient and respond to difficult organisational situations.
- Reliable and trustworthy.
- Honest with a high degree of personal integrity.
- Committed to working in line with Trust Core Values.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Efficient at managing high volumes of email and other communications.
- Time and project management skills.
- Experience of dealing with difficult situations to achieve mutually acceptable outcomes.
- Experience in planning, budgeting, reporting on campaigns.
- Experience of people management.
- Experience of public relations/ communications.
- Project management skills.
- Providing timely & constructive feedback to develop others.
- Presentation skills.
- Excellent level of numeracy and literacy.
Desirable
- Peer management skills: know how to get the best out of people who may have multiple objectives and tasks that may be different to your own.
- Grant making experience.
- Experience of applying for grants.
- Communication and/or stakeholder engagement experience.
- Experience of delivering a funding strategy.
- Project management.
- Trained in use of databases, CRM systems and/or measurement frameworks.
- Experience in developing metrics to demonstrate impact, and calculating ROI and SROI.
- Website management.
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Technologically literate able to use the internet, email, a PC desktop environment, trouble-shoot IT problems, manage document preparation and use workflow management tools
- Advanced keyboard skills
- Be able to gather, analyse, interpret, and present extensive and/or complex data and information
- Be able to monitor the processing of data and information
- Able to design publications, presentations, and documents
- Be able to provide, receive, develop, maintain, and present communication with people about difficult matters and/or in difficult situations
- Organisational ability - able to arrange meetings, events, conferences, and photo calls as well as to co-ordinate campaigns
- Ability to concentrate for long periods on report generation and fundraising administration duties, despite frequent interruptions for advice and guidance
- Ability to communicate well, with a sound knowledge of the Charity sector, ensuring the reputation of the Charity protected and risks minimised
Desirable
- Driving License desirable
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant first degree level or equivalent.
- Fully trained in and with good skill levels in use of Microsoft Office 2007, specifically Word (advanced), PowerPoint (advanced) and Excel (intermediate).
- Evidence of further training/leadership courses.
Desirable
- Relevant externally accredited qualification such as a grant making, social value, or project management qualification.
- Relevant marketing qualification or experience.
Personal attributes
Essential
- High emotional intelligence and exceptional interpersonal skills: a people person. Be able to empathise with peoples stated needs and emotional drivers.
- Self-motivated and self-directing: able to organise and prioritise work.
- Demonstrates perseverance and resilience in difficult situations.
- Self-aware: know gaps in own knowledge and skills, and not be afraid to ask for assistance.
- Attention to detail as well as ensure accurate record-keeping and follow-up on assigned tasks.
- Demonstrates diplomacy when providing feedback.
- Ability to be emotionally resilient and respond to difficult organisational situations.
- Reliable and trustworthy.
- Honest with a high degree of personal integrity.
- Committed to working in line with Trust Core Values.
Additional information
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).
