Area Fundraiser

**About us**

Herriot Hospice Homecare, Just ‘B’ and Saint Michael’s Hospice make up registered charity North Yorkshire Hospice Care. You’ll be joining an organisation that is driven, caring, and responsive and you will be playing an important role in enabling us to provide our highly valued services to people across North Yorkshire and beyond.

At North Yorkshire Hospice Care we believe that children, young people and adults should never experience abuse of any kind. Every member of our organisation has a responsibility to promote the welfare of all who encounter our services. We aim to keep people safe and to operate our services in a way that protects them; to make reporting concerns as easy as possible and respond quickly; to listen to all worries and work in partnership with individuals and agencies. All our staff and volunteers receive annual training on both adults and children/young people’s safeguarding. This impacts our recruitment processes and we have adopted a number of safer recruitment practices, which our HR and People team can talk through with you.

**Area Fundraiser**

**£25,067.27 per annum (FTE)**

**30-37.5 hours a week (job share considered)**

**Permanent Contract**

**North Yorkshire Hospice Care Sites**

Are you an enthusiastic, passionate fundraiser with strong people skills? If you love meeting new people, building relationships and want to make a real difference to your community we would love to hear from you.

We are looking to recruit an Area Fundraiser to grow income and maximise opportunities across the Hambleton and Richmondshire area. The role will involve proactively acquiring new donor and volunteer support to agreed targets, plus building and developing relationships with individuals, businesses, community groups and volunteers by providing excellent stewardship. The role will also involve identifying opportunities to raise awareness of the charity such as giving talks, attending local networking events, delivering assigned campaigns and street and store collections across the area.

This is a busy and varied role which will include travelling across the area and evening and weekend work so strong organisational and time management skills are key. We are looking for an inspiring and motivated team player focussed on delivering income who will pro-actively seek new ways to provide excellent supporter stewardship and maximise fundraising opportunities.

**Benefits include: -**
- 35 days holiday per year (including Bank Holidays, pro-rata)
- Comprehensive Induction Programme
- Refer a friend bonus scheme
- Pension Scheme with an employer contribution of 8%
- Lifestyle discounts and savings
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Access to staff support
- Free group life assurance
- Free DBS check

**Unfortunately, we are not currently able to consider applicants who do not have the right to work in the UK, but we are exploring becoming a sponsorship employer and hope to be able to offer this in the future.**

**Area Fundraiser
- Hambleton and Richmondshire**

**Job Purpose**

The Area Fundraiser will be responsible for generating and growing income across Hambleton and Richmondshire as well as maximizing our brand presence. This will be achieved by building and developing relationships with individuals, businesses, community groups and volunteers. The role will also involve pro-actively seeking new opportunities such as delivering talks, attending local networking events, coordinating assigned campaigns and street and store collections across the area.

This is an exciting time to join us here at Herriot Hospice Homecare We are an enthusiastic and passionate team, with lots of exciting plans to bring to fruition, which is why we need YOU To be successful in this role you must be willing to get ‘stuck in’, thrive on meeting others, and gain job satisfaction from a job well done. No two days will be the same, so the ability to prioritise and be flexible is key, along with great communication and time management skills.

**Key Tasks**

**Operational**
- Engage, support and steward supporters throughout their fundraising journey.
- Build and develop existing relationships with key individuals, groups and businesses in the area, with a view to increasing visibility, engagement and fundraising activity.
- Cross-functional working with other teams to seek opportunities to deepen supporters' engagement, working towards shared goals and supporting colleagues with specific projects as appropriate.
- Establish, support, and co-ordinate a network of local volunteers and volunteer fundraising groups, supporting them to proactively organise events and campaigns.
- Recruit, support and supervise volunteers for community-based fundraising events and activities, ensuring they have a positive experience throughout their volunteering journey.
- To represent the North Yorkshire Hospice Care brands by attending cheque presentations and events to thank support