Job summary
The head of charity will provide strategic and operational leadership for Gateshead Health Charity. The role is responsible for shaping and delivering the charity's strategy, growing charitable income and ensuring strong governance and compliance. Working closely with senior leaders, trustees and clinical teams, the postholder will align charitable activity with the Trust's priorities to maximise impact for patients, staff and local communities. The role will lead fundraising, partnerships, marketing and engagement activity, oversee the charity team and be accountable for income, expenditure and performance reporting to the Charitable Funds Committee and Trustee board.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will lead the strategic and operational management of Gateshead Health Charity, including the development and delivery of the charity's strategy aligned to the Trust's priorities. They will be responsible for growing charitable income through a balanced portfolio including corporate partnerships, grants, appeals, events and legacy giving. The role will oversee governance, compliance and reporting, ensuring adherence to charity law, fundraising regulation and Trust policies. The postholder will manage and develop the charity team, set and manage budgets and oversee the effective allocation of charitable funds. They will build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, represent the charity publicly and provide regular performance and assurance reports to the Charitable Funds Committee and Trustee board.
About us
Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.
Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.
We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.
Our values should be the 'golden thread' which runs through everything we do - they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronymICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.
We have a number of staff networks including the Global Ethnic Majority (GEM) network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women's Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our Armed Forces network is one of our emerging networks.
The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our 'Balance' programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- provide strategic and operational leadership for Gateshead Health Charity, ensuring all activity aligns with the Trusts corporate strategy and priorities
- lead the refresh, implementation and ongoing review of the charity strategy, including income generation, engagement and impact plans
- develop and deliver a diverse and sustainable income portfolio, including corporate partnerships, grants, appeals, events and legacy giving
- be accountable for achieving agreed income, engagement and impact targets and for monitoring performance against these
- oversee the day to day management of the charity, ensuring effective governance, compliance with charity law and fundraising regulation and adherence to Trust policies
- act as the Trusts lead adviser on charity governance, providing expert advice to trustees, senior leaders and the Charitable Funds Committee
- set and manage the charitys annual operational budget and advise on the allocation and use of charitable funds in line with strategic priorities
- provide line management, leadership and development support to the charity manager and marketing and communications officer
- lead marketing, communications and engagement activity for the charity in collaboration with the Trust communications team to raise profile and awareness
- build and maintain strong relationships with clinical leaders, service managers and fund holders to identify opportunities for charitable investment and fundraising
- develop and manage external relationships with donors, grant making bodies, local businesses, community organisations and third sector partners
- represent Gateshead Health Charity at internal and external meetings, events and partnership forums, including occasional evenings and weekends
- ensure robust systems are in place for income management, reporting, impact measurement and evaluation
- prepare and present clear, timely reports and recommendations for the Charity Operational Group, Charitable Funds Committee and Trustee board
- promote equality, diversity and inclusion across all charity activity, ensuring fundraising and engagement reflect and serve local communities
- identify and respond to changes in legislation, policy or sector best practice, adapting plans and approaches as required
- support the development of business cases and funding proposals that demonstrate value, impact and alignment with Trust priorities
Job description
Job responsibilities
- provide strategic and operational leadership for Gateshead Health Charity, ensuring all activity aligns with the Trusts corporate strategy and priorities
- lead the refresh, implementation and ongoing review of the charity strategy, including income generation, engagement and impact plans
- develop and deliver a diverse and sustainable income portfolio, including corporate partnerships, grants, appeals, events and legacy giving
- be accountable for achieving agreed income, engagement and impact targets and for monitoring performance against these
- oversee the day to day management of the charity, ensuring effective governance, compliance with charity law and fundraising regulation and adherence to Trust policies
- act as the Trusts lead adviser on charity governance, providing expert advice to trustees, senior leaders and the Charitable Funds Committee
- set and manage the charitys annual operational budget and advise on the allocation and use of charitable funds in line with strategic priorities
- provide line management, leadership and development support to the charity manager and marketing and communications officer
- lead marketing, communications and engagement activity for the charity in collaboration with the Trust communications team to raise profile and awareness
- build and maintain strong relationships with clinical leaders, service managers and fund holders to identify opportunities for charitable investment and fundraising
- develop and manage external relationships with donors, grant making bodies, local businesses, community organisations and third sector partners
- represent Gateshead Health Charity at internal and external meetings, events and partnership forums, including occasional evenings and weekends
- ensure robust systems are in place for income management, reporting, impact measurement and evaluation
- prepare and present clear, timely reports and recommendations for the Charity Operational Group, Charitable Funds Committee and Trustee board
- promote equality, diversity and inclusion across all charity activity, ensuring fundraising and engagement reflect and serve local communities
- identify and respond to changes in legislation, policy or sector best practice, adapting plans and approaches as required
- support the development of business cases and funding proposals that demonstrate value, impact and alignment with Trust priorities
Person Specification
Application form
Essential
- Relevant experience, qualifications and knowledge demonstrating the ability to meet the essential requirements of the role.
Desirable
- Evidence in the application form demonstrating additional skills, experience or knowledge beyond the essential criteria.
Application form
Essential
- Quality and strength of evidence provided, including clarity of examples, relevance to the role and demonstration of impact.
Interview
Essential
- Depth of knowledge, skills and experience demonstrated through interview responses, including ability to explain and apply learning in practice.
- Quality of examples provided at interview, including relevance to the role, judgement shown and evidence of impact or outcomes achieved.
Desirable
- Evidence provided at interview that strengthens the application and demonstrates added value to the role.
Person Specification
Application form
Essential
- Relevant experience, qualifications and knowledge demonstrating the ability to meet the essential requirements of the role.
Desirable
- Evidence in the application form demonstrating additional skills, experience or knowledge beyond the essential criteria.
Application form
Essential
- Quality and strength of evidence provided, including clarity of examples, relevance to the role and demonstration of impact.
Interview
Essential
- Depth of knowledge, skills and experience demonstrated through interview responses, including ability to explain and apply learning in practice.
- Quality of examples provided at interview, including relevance to the role, judgement shown and evidence of impact or outcomes achieved.
Desirable
- Evidence provided at interview that strengthens the application and demonstrates added value to the role.
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).
