Charity Fundraising

Job overview

The Fundraising Assistant position is a critical role to support the Fundraising Manager in the effective development and smooth running of the fundraising function at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust Charitable Fund, helping to raise valuable funds to help enhance patient care and staff wellbeing across the Trust.

The main purpose of the role will be to help manage the day-to-day administration for the fundraising function as well as delivering strong supporter stewardship. The Fundraising Assistant will also take a lead role in managing the Charitable Fund’s CRM system, the challenge event portfolio and will support individual fundraisers and donors. The role may also include some management of volunteers.

Main duties of the job

Work with the Fundraising Manager to ensure effective donor stewardship of individual supporters – ensure that the Fundraising database (CRM System) is always kept up to date. Work with the Fundraising Manager to define and action effective supporter journeys in accordance with their identity / motivation, increasing the lifetime value of supporters. Assist the Fundraising Manager in segmenting the Fundraising database for events, mailings, prospect and pipeline research. Provide outstanding supporter care to challenge and individual event participants. Work with the Fundraising Manager to plan a programme of third-party challenge events throughout the year. Work collaboratively with the Communications team to ensure an effective marketing and communications plan is in place to help promote the charity’s events To take responsibility for recruiting new and existing supporters into challenge events, fundraising campaigns, specific appeals and volunteering roles. Assist the Fundraising Manager in ensuring that all fundraising literature (including legacies) is kept well stocked across the hospital sites Liaise with staff across the Trust to drive engagement with the Charity, and support fundraising initiatives delivered by specific departments.

Working for our organisation

 Why colleagues think we are

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.

Alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, you'll have access to NHS discount schemes. 

We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

What do we stand for?

Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.

Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.

We are working hard to increase diversity at all levels within the trust. We believe a diverse workforce can have a positive effect on both staff wellbeing and patient outcomes.

We welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities and care-experienced candidates.

We make employment decisions by matching our service needs with the skills and experience of candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.

Person specification

EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING

Essential criteria

Educated to degree level or equivalent. Good standard of education at A level standard or equivalent level including English. Evidence of professional and personal development.

Experience

Essential criteria

Experience of working in a fundraising office or volunteering for a charity’s fundraising function Knowledge and understanding of the Fundraising Regulator guidance and the Code of Fundraising Practice. Driven and motivated to meet targets.

Desirable criteria

Knowledge and experience of communications, public engagement, public relations and marketing Knowledge and understanding of working within the NHS, how it is organised and the political environment within which it operates. Understanding of key NHS policies and priorities. Experience of taking part or organising fundraising events. Experience of managing volunteers. Experience of Project management. Experience of working with a fundraising CRM platform is desirable

Special Requirements

Essential criteria

Ability to work occasional evenings and weekends. Ability to work flexibly as necessary and have access to transport if required to work of main hospital site

SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE

Essential criteria

Proactive with an ability to work autonomously using own discretion and initiative with a methodical and organised approach. Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills with high level of accuracy. Ability to prioritise workloads to deliver required outcomes according to deadlines Proven ability to develop relationships with people from wide backgrounds Effective networking skills, analytical skills, facilitation skills and project management Excellent interpersonal skills

PPE requirements:  Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.

COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.

I f you are successful  at interview, we will require you to complete a Covid-19 risk assessment document.

Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight. If we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before to the closing date.

Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.

Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interview will not be reimbursed.

Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.

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