Job summary
- Main area
- Fundraising
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- 1 year (Fixed Term)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Occassional working during evenings and weekends to support Latch Events)
- Job ref
- 001-AC166-0825
- Employer
- Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- LATCH Office
- Town
- Cardiff
- Salary
- £31,516 - £38,364 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Fundraising and Communications Manager
Band 5
Job overview
Are you a creative communicator and passionate fundraiser who thrives on making a real difference?
We’re looking for a Fundraising & Communications Manager (Maternity Cover) to help us grow income and awareness for LATCH Welsh Children’s Cancer Charity. This is an exciting opportunity to help shape our fundraising and communications efforts, build meaningful relationships, and amplify the voices of the families we support.
If you’re motivated, emotionally intelligent, and ready to hit the ground running, then this could be the role for you.
What We’re Looking For
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A confident and collaborative fundraiser and communicator with proven experience in income generation and/or marketing roles.
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Someone who thrives on building relationships with supporters, donors, families, and partners.
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A creative thinker with excellent storytelling and writing skills.
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A natural organiser, able to manage multiple priorities and projects with calm and clarity.
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Passionate about the work of LATCH and the difference we make for families across Wales.
What We Offer
- A flexible, supportive and close-knit team environment.
- Access to NHS benefits, including generous annual leave, pension scheme, wellbeing support, and professional development opportunities.
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The opportunity to build lasting connections and see first-hand the difference your work makes to families affected by childhood cancer.
Main duties of the job
What You’ll Do – and the Skills That Will Help You Succeed:
Fundraising & Income Generation
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Deliver and manage fundraising across key income streams including corporate partnerships, individual giving, events, and major donors.
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Plan and lead events and fundraising campaigns, bringing strong project management skills and creativity to everything you do.
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Build and nurture relationships with supporters, fundraisers, and volunteers, using your empathy and communication skills to create lasting connections.
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Develop clear and engaging donor journeys that inspire ongoing support.
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Use your analytical skills to manage budgets, maximise Gift Aid, and evaluate fundraising performance.
Communications & Marketing
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Be a strong storyteller, creating content that raises awareness and deepens engagement across social media, newsletters, and the website.
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Work confidently across digital platforms, maintaining and updating web and social channels.
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Be a compelling face for LATCH, representing the charity at events, cheque presentations, and public speaking engagements.
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Collaborate with the wider team to gather powerful case studies and ensure ethical, dignified storytelling.
Compliance & Data
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Keep accurate, compliant records using Beacon CRM.
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Ensure all fundraising activity meets Charity Commission, Fundraising Regulator, and GDPR standards.
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Contribute to policy development and continuous improvement, bringing attention to detail and a commitment to best practice.
Working for our organisation
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.
Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”, and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents
LATCH Welsh Children’s Cancer Charity supports children and young people under the care of the Paediatric Oncology and Haematology Unit at the Children’s Hospital for Wales. We provide vital emotional support, practical help, financial grants, family breaks, accommodation, and much more.
In 2024, LATCH supported over 155 families and 500 individuals, delivered nearly 1,800 nights of free accommodation, and awarded over £320,000 in direct financial support. All of this is made possible thanks to the passion of our small team and the generosity of our incredible supporters.
We work side by side every day—sharing ideas, celebrating each other’s successes, and pulling together to support families when they need it most. Though part of Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, and benefiting from NHS terms and conditions, we operate like a small charity: close-knit, agile, and full of heart.
Benefits of working with us include:
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NHS Pension Scheme
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28 days’ annual leave (plus bank holidays)
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Access to NHS wellbeing and employee assistance programmes
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Access to training and development
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A meaningful role where your contribution is visible and appreciated
About Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
As one of the UK’s largest integrated Health Boards, Cardiff and Vale UHB serves a population of over 500,000 and delivers over 100 specialist services. Our mission is “Caring for People, Keeping People Well”.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- A track record of successful fundraising in ideally two or more of the following income streams: • Trusts and Foundations • Major Donors • Corporate Partnerships • Community/Challenges and events • Individual Giving – regular giving/campaigns and appeals
Desirable criteria
- Fundraising or marketing related qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- A track record of successful fundraising in ideally two or more of the following income streams: • Trusts and Foundations • Major Donors • Corporate Partnerships • Community/Challenges and events • Individual Giving – regular giving/campaigns and appeals
- Knowledge and experience of delivering effective communication to build audiences, e.g., through newsletters, webpages, social media platforms, PR.
- Experience of management and leadership on communication, engagement and fundraising within a charitable organisation.
- Understanding of, and experience in prospect research and developing new donor relationships.
- Experience of using a wide range of online and written communications and engagement channels and techniques.
- Demonstrable project management experience.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working within a health charity.
- Experience of working within NHS Wales.
- Experience of having developed and implemented communication and engagement plans around complex issues.
- Experience of video editing.
- Experience of working with volunteers.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Strong IT and digital skills including CRM database, MS365 including SharePoint and Teams, Social Media Channels, Word Press.
- Excellent ability to creatively write a range of materials suitable for different audiences and present it in an engaging and appropriate form.
- Proven ability to engage, persuade, inspire and support people to undertake fundraising activities.
- Target-focused with proven experience in delivering to income targets.
- Excellent research and analytical skills.
- Commitment to ethical fundraising, equality and diversity.
- Good time management skills, able to work in an organised way, under pressure, meeting deadlines.
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of the Welsh charity landscape.
- Experience of having developed and implemented communication and engagement plans around complex issues
- Ability to speak Welsh.
Special Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of a range of communications disciplines, including media relations, digital engagement and internal communications.
- Excellent understanding and knowledge of charitable fundraising, charity commission and information and financial governance.
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Collaborative working style, a team player, with high levels of empathy and ability to work sensitively with people. Consistently exhibits a positive attitude and respect for others
- Approachable, inclusive and adaptable.
- Energetic, determined and focused.
- Resilient with the ability to cope with high levels of pressure and a fast-paced environment. Self-motivated, highly organised.
- Focused and results oriented and can lead and deliver through others.
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.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jasmine Jones
- Job title
- Head of Operations
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02921 848 858
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