Job summary
- Main area
- Fundraising
- Grade
- Band 5 to be confirmed
- Contract
- Fixed term: 24 months (Secondment also available)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 203-C384
- Employer
- South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Warwick Hospital
- Town
- Warwick
- Salary
- £28,407 - £34,581 Per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
Employer heading
Community and Events Fundraiser
Band 5 to be confirmed
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is one of the top performing organisations within the NHS. Our staff think this is a great place to work and we hope you will agree. We have recently been rated as 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) following our most recent inspection.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the whole county. This includes our Community Teams in North Warwickshire.
We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity. Over 5900 people work for the Trust and many of them have been here a long time. People find they don’t need to go elsewhere to find a fulfilling career in healthcare.
The first thing you will notice about us is how we take our values seriously. We believe that our values underpin everything we do. If you are interested in a role with us you need to make sure our values match your own.
Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are ‘Trusted to provide inclusive, safe, effective and compassionate care’. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn’t matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
Probationary Period
All new staff to the Trust will be subject to a standard 6 month probationary period, the details of which will duly follow in your contract of employment.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is committed to creating and sustaining a positive and inclusive working environment for all our employees. Our aim is to ensure that employees are equally valued and respected and that our organisation is representative of all members of society. We define diversity as valuing everyone as an individual – we value our employees, job applicants, students, patients and visitors as people. This is reflected within our values of being Inclusive, Safe, Effective, Compassionate and Trusted.
Agile and Flexible Working
All our staff will have a work base. However the Trust operates as an Agile Working Team therefore staff may be working from home on a regular basis as required by the service. However, occasionally travel around Warwickshire and into your base will be required so access to your own transport would be helpful.
The Trust also welcome staff to work flexibly and we would welcome the conversation at interview regarding flexible working.
Staff Benefits
The Trust offer a wide range of additional benefits to staff. Anyone who joins us on a substantive basis can assess things such as the Lease Car Scheme, Electronics Scheme, Discounted Leisure and Travel, Cycle to work scheme amongst many others available.
Car Parking
The Trust have recently completed the construction of a multi-storey car park at our Warwick Hospital site which has allowed us to reduce waiting times for car parking passes.
To keep up to date on our latest recruitment activity follow us on twitter @swftrecruit or look us up on Facebook (Recruitment - South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust).
Job overview
Band 5 to be confirmed - Pending Job Matching
What to expect
We're a small team, making a huge difference to the lives of people in South Warwickshire. We provide extra funding to our hospitals to support patients, hospital staff and life-changing medical research, so people across the city get the healthcare they deserve. SWFT Charity is at a pivotal moment, developing a new strategy which aims to raise our profile, diversify our income portfolio, and be more strategic as a grant-maker so that we can fund more projects that deliver real impact for healthcare for the people of South Warwickshire.
Our culture
As we grow our team to take on new challenges as an organisation, we’re looking for positive, ambitious and creative team member who are excited about our vision and making a difference to healthcare. We welcome staff from all sections of our diverse community, where everyone feels empowered to bring their authentic selves to work.
We want to invest in our employees, supporting them to grow and develop in their roles with us.
Main duties of the job
As Community & Events Fundraising Officer, you will play a pivotal role in the community and events fundraising team at South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust by delivering memorable fundraising experiences for our supporters. Our focus is to drive support for the charity by providing excellent supporter care and developing strong relationships from individuals, community organisations and groups within the South Warwickshire region.
You will project manage fundraising activity and supporter journeys from
beginning to end, delivering them on time and in line with annual plans and budget. Fundraising Manager to analyse and produce evaluation reports reporting against budget, and interpret these results to inform future activity and contribute towards the annual planning of the team.
We are looking for a personable and professional colleague, who has strong
communication skills and who can build trust and relationships with our
supporters. You will have excellent organisational skills, be self-motivated and enjoy working as part of a team. You will be dedicated to helping supporters achieve their fundraising goals and to helping the NHS within South Warwickshire through fundraising and brand awareness for SWFT NHS charity.
Working for our organisation
Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further. In addition our staff survey results have placed us 4th in the country for recommended place to work.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.
Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are ‘Trusted to provide safe, inclusive, effective and compassionate care’. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn’t matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
What you’ll be responsible for
Build and maintain strong fundraising relationships by providing excellent
donor care to members of the public, via phone, mail and in person, and
encourage their support.
Proactively use the fundraising database to develop and manage
supporter relationships.
Act as an ambassador for SWFT Charity.
Build awareness of the benefits of fundraising for the people we help.
Be comfortable in talking to individuals about the charity and the services
that the NHS provide. This will include presenting to groups both small
and large, and managing cheque presentations.
Attend fundraising and third party events as required, potentially in a wide range of locations requiring travel. This may involve some weekend and evening work.
Coordinate and lead community fundraising events, organise the set-up of
equipment and be the main contact.
Develop and implement a fundraising events calendar, identifying existing
events and activities that the charity could support to maximise PR and
revenue.
Income Generation
Work to achieve agreed income targets to drive income within the
community by proactively seeking new supporters and building
relationships.
Engage the South Warwickshire community through new and innovative
fundraising campaigns; identifying and targeting community groups,
schools and individuals.
Manage collection tin fundraising for the charity.
Work as part of a team and to develop and deliver new fundraising
activities.
Be responsible for managing your own areas of community fundraising,
monitoring and evaluating activity and identifying learning from each area.
Carry out risk assessments for the activities and events you are
responsible for.
Take responsibility for your time, balancing time-cost ratios to focus effort on the fundraising activities that are most appropriate for our short,
medium and longer-term plans
Collaborative Working
Work with the Communications team to develop fundraising campaigns,
share fundraising stories through social media platform and identify
potential PR opportunities.
Work across the Fundraising Team to identify and progress opportunities
to engage supporters in different ways and provide excellent supporter
journeys and supporter care.
Build strong relationships with NHS colleagues across the hospitals to
increase awareness of fundraising and gain support for activities.
Person specification
Qualifications
Desirable criteria
- Educated to degree level or equivalent in experience in relevant discipline
- Certificate in Fundraising from Institute of Fundraising or working towards it
Experience
Essential criteria
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience in either fundraising or sales
- Experience of working in a fundraising team
- Experience of developing and implementing community fundraising activities
- Demonstrable experience of planning and managing events
- Experience of producing fundraising materials
- Experience of fundraising CRM systems to manage supporter data & relationships
- Experience of preparing regular reports to internal and external stakeholders
- Experience and good awareness of marketing tools including social media
- Excellent organisational skills, with experience of completing and managing tasks on time and to a high standard
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working with community groups and using persuasive, negotiating skills to generate support for the charity
Skills
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of the region & of local fundraising opportunities
- Comfortable level of IT Skills (full Microsoft Office, Excel, Power point, Outlook, Internet)
Personla Qualities
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication and writing skills, able to communicate confidently with supporters and a range of internal and external stakeholders
- Ability to self-organise, prioritise and meet deadlines and financial targets
- Ability to analyse problems and develop solutions
- Ability to inspire and motivate supporters and volunteers
- Ability to write case studies and articles to support fundraising opportunities
- Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues as well as autonomously
- Demonstrate enthusiasm for your role with a positive attitude
- Demonstrate commitment to continuous professional development
- Able to handle personal and confidential information, in accordance with GDPR and South Warwickshire Hospitals Charity’s data protection and safeguarding policies
Other
Essential criteria
- Willingness to travel to events and training
- Flexible to work unsocial hours including evenings and weekends
- Ability to carry equipment for events and conferences, setting up stands and dressing rooms for functions
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Munakeny Chauhan
- Job title
- Fundraising Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
01926 495321 ext 8049
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