Community and Events Fundraising Manager - Essex

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

We are looking for a driven Community and Events Fundraising Manager to cover north Essex, who is passionate about health charities and the role the charity plays in supporting the needs of local patients.

As a key member of the Charity Team, the Community and Events Fundraising Manager must have the creativity, skill and knowledge to deliver the best charity community fundraising, events and stewardship of our supporters, that support the wider strategy.

The post-holder will sit within the Charity team and provides an important link between the Charity and the local community, volunteers, fundraisers and hospital staff. The post holder will work closely with colleagues to deliver an effective community and events program.

The purpose of this role is to ensure that a sustainable program of community and events fundraising is in place, has a high profile and is well marketed and managed to generate funds to agreed targets and awareness of the charity.

You will require good knowledge of fundraising and considerable energy and enthusiasm that will inspire the patients, visitors and local community to choose the ESNEFT charity as their preferred charity.

Interviews will be held on Thursday, 3rd April 2025.

Main duties of the job

To support specific fundraising projects and appeals (as advised by Head of Fundraising & Marketing and the Senior Fundraising Manager)
In conjunction with the Head of Fundraising & Marketing and Senior Fundraising Manager, plan and manage the charities current events fundraising programme and contribute to its continual development.
Research and develop new charity led events.
Deliver planned growth of all aspects of Community and Events Fundraising.
Monitor and feedback competitor activity in the region in relation to community and event fundraising.
Deliver an excellent customer experience and supporter journey so that the hospital's charity is the charity of choice for people in the trust's catchment
Keep up to-date with fundraising codes of practice and regulations in relation to events, fundraising and sponsorship and ensure they are implemented appropriately

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are the largest NHS organisation in East Anglia, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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Date posted

11 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

7 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

432-HR2372-24

Job locations

Ipswich/Colchester Hospital

Ipswich/Colchester

IP4 5PD

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Proven track record for supporting the delivery of event programmes and campaigns - from initial concept to implementation and review - and in particular, strong experience in marketing of mass participation events
Experienced in developing promotional materials
Experience of leading projects and budgeting
Demonstrable strong interpersonal skills and experience in a customer care setting
Experience of working with data entry, accurate record keeping, and running database reports
Demonstrable experience of being involved with charity work e.g. fundraising and/or volunteering
Ability to use a range of communication channels to build relationships including face to face and social media

Desirable

Experience of using a fundraising database for data entry, data manipulation and reporting
Experience of dealing with people who are bereaved or dealing with personal difficult health conditions
Experience of working on in-house events
Working knowledge of the basics for good fundraising practice eg Gift Aid, data protection
Working with volunteers
Marketing and communications experience

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
Further relevant training
Driving licence/access to vehicle

Desirable

Educated to degree level
Not-for-profit or fundraising training

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

Excellent communication and presentation skills both verbal and written
Excellent project management skills, with the ability to manage many different events simultaneously and manage priorities accordingly
Good problem solving, influencing and negotiating skills
Effectively establish and report against KPIs, which measure success, impact and effectiveness
Able to use IT systems including Microsoft Office

Desirable

Awareness of best fundraising practice in relation to event fundraising
Social media and e-communications capability

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Proven track record for supporting the delivery of event programmes and campaigns - from initial concept to implementation and review - and in particular, strong experience in marketing of mass participation events
Experienced in developing promotional materials
Experience of leading projects and budgeting
Demonstrable strong interpersonal skills and experience in a customer care setting
Experience of working with data entry, accurate record keeping, and running database reports
Demonstrable experience of being involved with charity work e.g. fundraising and/or volunteering
Ability to use a range of communication channels to build relationships including face to face and social media

Desirable

Experience of using a fundraising database for data entry, data manipulation and reporting
Experience of dealing with people who are bereaved or dealing with personal difficult health conditions
Experience of working on in-house events
Working knowledge of the basics for good fundraising practice eg Gift Aid, data protection
Working with volunteers
Marketing and communications experience

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
Further relevant training
Driving licence/access to vehicle

Desirable

Educated to degree level
Not-for-profit or fundraising training

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

Excellent communication and presentation skills both verbal and written
Excellent project management skills, with the ability to manage many different events simultaneously and manage priorities accordingly
Good problem solving, influencing and negotiating skills
Effectively establish and report against KPIs, which measure success, impact and effectiveness
Able to use IT systems including Microsoft Office

Desirable

Awareness of best fundraising practice in relation to event fundraising
Social media and e-communications capability

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.