Job summary
Are you a fundraising or charity professional looking for a new challenge or opportunity to make a difference in your local hospitals?
If so, this could be the role for you!
This is an exciting opportunity for an established Community Fundraiser to hit the ground running, working across both our York and Scarborough hospitals.
The successful candidate must be willing and able to work flexibly, with travel between all hospital sites in order to build external relationships and out of hours work will be required (where appropriate) for meetings and events.
This role demonstrates our commitment to developing and maintaining a professional and efficient approach to fundraising for the charity.
We look forward to receiving your application!
*If you are currently employed by the Trust and you wish to apply for this role on a secondment basis, please seek permission from your current line manager before applying for the post - applicants must have charity experience*
Main duties of the job
As Community Fundraiser you will take the lead on set fundraising campaigns and events within the Fundraising Plan. You will work within a small but effective Charity Team, alongside two Community Fundraising colleagues, with the support of a Charity Assistant.
You will be responsible for delivering safe and legal fundraising which provides a comprehensive and professional donor journey for supporters taking part, whilst delivering agreed charitable income and participant numbers targets, to help deliver the overall fundraising income budget.
You will besomeone with a positive outlook and attitude, a strong team player. You will work closely with the rest of the Charity Team and be keen tomake a difference for our hospitals through your workin a busy fundraising environment.
About us
Our benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
- Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
- 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
- A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
- Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
- NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
- An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
- Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
Job description
Job responsibilities
A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.
Working for the Trust
Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.
Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net.
As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
Armed Forces Friendly Employer
We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.
COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements
Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against COVID19, this remains our best defence to protect our patients, ourselves and everyone else.
Job description
Job responsibilities
A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.
Working for the Trust
Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.
Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net.
As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
Armed Forces Friendly Employer
We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.
COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements
Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against COVID19, this remains our best defence to protect our patients, ourselves and everyone else.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of community or volunteer led fundraising
- Experience of event, appeal fundraising or project management
Desirable
- Experience working for a charity or third sector organisation
- Experience working with a CRM database
- Experience delivering a marketing and communications strategy.
Education
Essential
- Educated to a A-Level or equivalent
Other Skills
Essential
- IT literate and advanced use of: Outlook, Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint.
- Ability to travel within the Trust region, between sites within local communities out of hours.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication and confident presenter to a range of audiences
- Ability to plan and organise own workload to achieve timely results.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of community or volunteer led fundraising
- Experience of event, appeal fundraising or project management
Desirable
- Experience working for a charity or third sector organisation
- Experience working with a CRM database
- Experience delivering a marketing and communications strategy.
Education
Essential
- Educated to a A-Level or equivalent
Other Skills
Essential
- IT literate and advanced use of: Outlook, Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint.
- Ability to travel within the Trust region, between sites within local communities out of hours.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication and confident presenter to a range of audiences
- Ability to plan and organise own workload to achieve timely results.
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.
