Job summary
Salary details: Circa £50,000 (Non agenda for change pay scale)
Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of Yorkshire's leading acute Trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000 across South Yorkshire, North Nottinghamshire and the surrounding areas.
Hosting three main hospital sites and a number of additional services, the Trust is one of only six Teaching Hospitals in Yorkshire and trains 25% of all medical students within the region, in addition to 30% of all other healthcare professional students.
A forward-facing Trust employing over 6,600 employees, we provide a full range of local hospital services across Doncaster Royal Infirmary in Doncaster, Bassetlaw Hospital in Worksop and Montagu Hospital in Mexborough.
In February 2020, the Trust was rated 'Good' by the Care Quality Commission, an accreditation that applies to the organisations four hospital sites.
Doncaster and Bassetlaw Healthcare Services is a company wholly owned by Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The business has a number of principal activities, including the provision of pharmacy services, resourcing management, IT innovation and social/charitable work.
Main duties of the job
Doncaster and Bassetlaw Healthcare Services are looking for a strong and experienced leader, to take up the position of 'Head of Charity' for Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals Charity.
The Head of Charity will be responsible for the strategic development and day-to-day operation of the charity, providing leadership and direction to all charity employees.
From a strategic perspective, the successful candidate will work with the Business Leadership Team and Charitable Funds Committee to formulate long-term budgets and raise funds accordingly, thus ensuring the effective and timely distribution of all charitable funds.
This role will bring valuable expertise and experience into the charity, providing dedicated leadership across all aspects of fundraising and grant making processes.
The Head of Charity will work closely with the finance team, creating sound operations plans underpinned with clear budgets and forecasts. Working with the communications team, the successful candidate will ensure that all charity activity is analysed and promoted to wider donors and stakeholders.
This is a senior role within a relatively small charity and the successful candidate will be expected to develop and deliver ambitious and tangible growth plans, whilst building an inclusive and engaging team. Working across the wider Trust network, the successful candidate will promote the charity and focus on delivering improved care for patients and the improved working lives of Trust employees.
About us
Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals Charity is the official charity that supports Doncaster Royal Infirmary, Bassetlaw Hospital and Montagu Hospital to go above and beyond by providing additional equipment, services and amenities for our patients, visitors and employees that cannot be funded by the NHS alone.
Our charity vision is to support Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals to be outstanding in all that they do, providing the additional support and resources needed so that the Trust can provide the best possible care to people across South Yorkshire and North Nottinghamshire.
Our mission is to provide outstanding care to our surrounding communities, doing all that we can to enhance patient experience by transforming care environments and hospital services and ensuring that all colleagues are given the support they need so they can continue to provide the best possible care every single day.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached to the advert a job description and person specification for further details. Please ensure you read both documents carefully.
Please note, if your application is successful you will be required to present original certificates of qualifications that are listed in the person specification under essential.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached to the advert a job description and person specification for further details. Please ensure you read both documents carefully.
Please note, if your application is successful you will be required to present original certificates of qualifications that are listed in the person specification under essential.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience in a senior leadership role, in the non-profit sector.
- Expertise in the development and implementation of fundraising strategies, successfully delivering long term fundraising goals against budgets in excess of 1.5m
- Evidence to show a personal track record of delivering a min 500k per annum fundraising income
- Experience of budget and financial management, with a good understanding of charity commission guidelines
- Experience of building and managing relationships with donors, including corporate partners
- Can work on own initiative, self-driven and keen to identify new commercial opportunities.
- Thorough understanding and detailed knowledge of wider charity operation, experience of working and influencing at Trustee and Board level.
- Ability to turn strategic plans into annual operations plans, focusing on delivering against specific KPIs
- Experience in developing successful frameworks for donor journey activity and positive stewardship
- A good understanding of charity grant processes and an ability to deliver against financial targets
Desirable
- Knowledge and understanding of the NHS including the challenges and opportunities facing staff and patients
- Experience of analysing charity impact, raising organisational profile through the development and publication of social impact reports
- Experience of managing marketing and communications within the non-profit sector, including good knowledge of digital and social media impact
Qualifications
Essential
- A degree or equivalent qualification in a related field
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience in a senior leadership role, in the non-profit sector.
- Expertise in the development and implementation of fundraising strategies, successfully delivering long term fundraising goals against budgets in excess of 1.5m
- Evidence to show a personal track record of delivering a min 500k per annum fundraising income
- Experience of budget and financial management, with a good understanding of charity commission guidelines
- Experience of building and managing relationships with donors, including corporate partners
- Can work on own initiative, self-driven and keen to identify new commercial opportunities.
- Thorough understanding and detailed knowledge of wider charity operation, experience of working and influencing at Trustee and Board level.
- Ability to turn strategic plans into annual operations plans, focusing on delivering against specific KPIs
- Experience in developing successful frameworks for donor journey activity and positive stewardship
- A good understanding of charity grant processes and an ability to deliver against financial targets
Desirable
- Knowledge and understanding of the NHS including the challenges and opportunities facing staff and patients
- Experience of analysing charity impact, raising organisational profile through the development and publication of social impact reports
- Experience of managing marketing and communications within the non-profit sector, including good knowledge of digital and social media impact
Qualifications
Essential
- A degree or equivalent qualification in a related field
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
