Community Fundraising Manager

Job Title: Community Fundraising Manager - VAC134

Working Hours: 37.50 per week (Flexible and part time working offered by agreement)

Salary: circa £42,230 per annum

Contract: Permanent

Deadline: Friday 18th April 2025

Location: Leeds/Hybrid

How to apply: Applicants are required to provide a covering letter alongside their CV. In the letter, please outline how you meet the essential criteria for the role, demonstrating how your skills and experience make you an ideal candidate, and share your motivation for joining Leeds Hospitals Charity.

Interviews to take place: CV's will be considered as they are received. Shortlisted applicants will be contacted by telephone in the first instance. This listing may close early if we find a suitable candidate.

Do you want to work for a Charity that offers flexible working, training and development and a culture that is committed to the health and wellbeing of its employees? Do you consider yourself to be a dynamic leader with excellent relationship skills? If you have a strong background in community engagement and a proven track record in management, this is your chance to make a real impact. Join us and help shape the future of our fundraising strategy!

Leeds Hospitals Charity

Leeds Hospitals Charity is proud to support Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. At Leeds Hospitals Charity, we work with NHS staff to improve the experience of patients and families. We are passionate about healthcare and about making our hospitals amazing.

People are central to everything we do at the Charity. Our home city of Leeds is multicultural, and we embrace its diversity. Difference is to be celebrated, it inspires innovation and makes us stronger. For us equality, diversity, and inclusion are fundamental principles. They underpin our goal to support the communities of the hospitals in Leeds.

The Role

Reporting to the Head of Relationship Fundraising the Community Fundraising Manager will lead and manage the community fundraising team to deliver growth in community, corporate and voluntary net income. They will develop a sustainable pipeline of support for the charity by furthering our reach into the local community and the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

The person will:

Build meaningful and lasting relationships with individuals, community groups, community corporates, hospital staff, families, and patients, demonstrating the impact the charity has.

Deliver ongoing budget and KPI management, including monitoring and reporting on performance, providing financial commentary, delivering income against target, and maintaining costs within budget.

Assist the Head of Relationship Fundraising in developing the annual business plan and budget and contribute to wider departmental strategic planning.

Drive team performance by providing inspiring and effective leadership and team management, using coaching techniques and regular meetings to ensure objectives are met and high standards are maintained.

Seek opportunities to work innovatively, adopting lean processes, agile working and using supporter data within the team to deliver performance and supporter experience.

The successful candidate will have:

Knowledge of the Charities Act, Fundraising Code of Practice, relevant sections of GDPR regulation and other relevant legislation and guidance.

Good knowledge of using databases to support and drive business development.

Proven experience of successful line management, with an engaging and inspiring leadership and managerial style.

Budget management experience.

Proven experience of working as a senior member of a community/relationship based fundraising team, contributing to budget building and delivering.

Full Job Description can be found on our website. If you would like to speak to us to discuss the role, or want to know more about the Charity and our teams, you can contact Paula Guanaria, Head of Relationship Fundraising.

Benefits:

27 days holiday a year plus bank holiday with the option to buy additional holiday

Flexible and Hybrid Working

Unlimited access to our online Learning & Development Portal

Line Management Training Programme

Pension scheme- 5% employer contribution

Annual pay review

Health & Wellbeing support including:

o access to an Employee Assistance Programmes and trained Mental Health First Aiders

Life Insurance Protection

Cyclescheme

Car Lease Scheme

NHS Blue Light Card and Discounts

For more information about the position and the charity, please visit our website.

As a Disability Confident Employer we commit to offering all applicants who consider themselves to have a disability an interview if they demonstrate they possess the essential skills and experience required for the role. Please advise on your covering letter if you consider yourself to have a disability.

Thank you for taking the time to apply for our position. We appreciate your interest in Leeds Hospitals Charity. If your application is selected to continue in the interview process, a member of our HR Team will be in contact with you before the scheduled interview date.