Job summary
Would you like to play a strategic role in the development of fundraising in the worlds first childrens hospice? If so, come join our Philanthropy Team and help make a real difference to local children and families who use our care services.
Thisis a hybrid full-time role with 2 day per week spent working in our office in Cowley, Oxford. Pay range for this role is £43,445 to £56,131 per year, dependent on skills and experience.
Main duties of the job
With a new CEO and Director of Income Generation on board, and a new three-year strategy in development, there is considerable potential to develop the major gifts income streams and the Trusts Fundraising programme. You will be responsible for circa £800k income this financial year with the opportunity to develop and grow both income streams.
Your excellent oral and written communication skills will play a key role in personally cultivating and developing relationships with high profile funders and supporters to ensure we are maximising the strategic and financial benefit to Helen & Douglas House. In addition, you will work to maximise donor recruitment, retention and ultimately lifetime value.
To succeed in this role, you will possess strong experience in major donor and/or trust fundraising. You will be experienced in developing and delivering complex income and expenditure budgets, including regular variance reporting and reforecast and planning contingency action. While experience of Donorflex or other similar relational database is preferable, training can be provided.
About us
Helen &Douglas House offer the following benefits:
- 27 days holiday plus Bank Holidays, rising to 28 days after 3 years, and 29 days after 5 years of service.
- Flexible Annual Leave: buy or sell up to 5 days of Annual Leave per year.
- Life assurance x4 your annual salary.
- We are a direction agency for the NHS Pension Scheme.
-Group Personal Pension scheme with 7% employer contribution.
- Eye care voucher scheme.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Octopus electric vehicle leasing scheme.
- Occupational sick pay and maternity pay.
- Enhanced maternity leave and shared paternity leave.
- A flexible working environment.
- Investment in your Continuous Professional Development.
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- Recommend a friend scheme.
- Commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion. We welcome applications from all areas of the community and run regular in-house EDI-focused events and workshops.
Helen & Douglas House is a registered hospice charity based in Oxford, providing palliative, respite, end-of-life and bereavement care to life-limited children and their families. We foster a climate where team members feel able to openly question, debate and appropriately challenge their own and the practice of others; as such, we welcome new ideas and strive to constantly improve our delivery of care to our patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As part of the Income
Generation Directorate, the Senior Manager plays a strategic role in the
development of fundraising at Helen & Douglas House, reporting to the Head
of Fundraising and sitting on the fundraising senior leadership team.
We are at a very exciting
moment in Helen & Douglas Houses history with a new CEO and Director of
Income Generation on board and a new three-year strategy in development. This
new strategy will provide the organisation with a strong outward-facing
ambition and the opportunity to engage more high value donors in our plans.
The Senior Philanthropy
Manager will lead the development and delivery of major donor fundraising, the
management and delivery of the Trusts Fundraising programme and the areas of
work delivered by the Philanthropy Executive. The role will be responsible for
circa £800k income this financial year with the opportunity to develop and grow
both income streams. The area of major gifts has been identified as a key
growth area and therefore is an organisational priority. The Senior
Philanthropy Manager will work to maximise donor recruitment, retention and
ultimately lifetime value.
You will also lead on the charitys work to
package up projects and future ambitions, in line with the charitys strategy,
working closely with the Exec Team and service teams to develop their plans in
to key propositions for funding.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As part of the Income
Generation Directorate, the Senior Manager plays a strategic role in the
development of fundraising at Helen & Douglas House, reporting to the Head
of Fundraising and sitting on the fundraising senior leadership team.
We are at a very exciting
moment in Helen & Douglas Houses history with a new CEO and Director of
Income Generation on board and a new three-year strategy in development. This
new strategy will provide the organisation with a strong outward-facing
ambition and the opportunity to engage more high value donors in our plans.
The Senior Philanthropy
Manager will lead the development and delivery of major donor fundraising, the
management and delivery of the Trusts Fundraising programme and the areas of
work delivered by the Philanthropy Executive. The role will be responsible for
circa £800k income this financial year with the opportunity to develop and grow
both income streams. The area of major gifts has been identified as a key
growth area and therefore is an organisational priority. The Senior
Philanthropy Manager will work to maximise donor recruitment, retention and
ultimately lifetime value.
You will also lead on the charitys work to
package up projects and future ambitions, in line with the charitys strategy,
working closely with the Exec Team and service teams to develop their plans in
to key propositions for funding.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Strong experience in major donor and / or trust fundraising. Experience in developing and delivering business and operational plans. Experience in developing and delivering complex income and expenditure budgets, including regular variance reporting and reforecast and planning contingency action. Experience of liaising with and influencing colleagues at all levels and managing suppliers.
Desirable
- Experience of using data analysis and supporter insight to support decision making. Experience of Donorflex or other similar relational database. Experience of innovation processes and/or product development.
Knowledge
Desirable
- Strong working knowledge of fundraising legislation and regulations, including GDPR, Fundraising Code of Conduct and Gift Aid.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Strong experience in major donor and / or trust fundraising. Experience in developing and delivering business and operational plans. Experience in developing and delivering complex income and expenditure budgets, including regular variance reporting and reforecast and planning contingency action. Experience of liaising with and influencing colleagues at all levels and managing suppliers.
Desirable
- Experience of using data analysis and supporter insight to support decision making. Experience of Donorflex or other similar relational database. Experience of innovation processes and/or product development.
Knowledge
Desirable
- Strong working knowledge of fundraising legislation and regulations, including GDPR, Fundraising Code of Conduct and Gift Aid.
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.
