Corporate Partnerships Assistant

ALDER HEY CHILDRENS CHARITY

Job Title: Corporate Partnerships Assistant

Reporting To: Corporate Partnerships Manager

Salary: £25,307 - £29,634 (pro rata £18,984 - £22,229)

Hours: 28.13 hours per week (Flexible Working)

Duration: 14 months Fixed Term Contract (January 2025 March 2026)

Location: Alder Hey, Liverpool (Hybrid)

About us

Alder Hey Children s Charity raises vital funds to help make Alder Hey Children s Hospital a truly world-class, patient-friendly hospital for the 450,000 patients and families we care for every year.

The charity helps to fund a range of activities and projects that are designed to enhance and improve the lives of our amazing young patients. This includes the funding of specialist medical equipment to ensure our brilliant surgeons and clinical staff have the most up to date and cutting edge technology available and funding hi-tech distraction equipment designed and proven to reduce pain and anxiety in our patients. We also fund a range of programmes and special projects such as our ward musicians, our on-site magician and the play specialists we have on every ward.

We have recently closed our Surgical Neonatal Appeal, having successfully raised our £3m target towards a brand new, state of the art Surgical Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at the hospital. This year we will be fundraising towards a new Same Day Emergency Care Centre, providing an unrivalled experience for our patients and their families.

About the role:

This is an exciting opportunity to join a busy corporate partnerships team. The postholder will work closely with the Corporate Partnerships Manager and wider Charity team to deliver the corporate strategy.

Areas of support include management of incoming enquiries, team support for events, administration tasks for the team and supporting corporate partners.

Key Responsibilities will include:

• Income Generation & Stewardship

• Provide administrative support for the Corporate Partnerships Team including

• processing and sending out of personalised thank you letters

• dealing with incoming enquiries in conjunction with our operations team

• securing auction/raffle prizes

• ensuring the charity s supporter database is kept accurate and up to date

• Help ensure relevant pages on the charity s website are kept up-to-date and work with the wider team to enhance those pages.

• Support the development and enhancement of supporter journeys.

• Co-ordinate diaries and facilitating the organisation of meetings and events.

• Supporting the team with events such as Dragon Boat festival, Golf Day and Christmas Light Switch On and hospital tours for donors/potential donors.

• Support in the development of marketing assets both digital and non-digital. This could include including copywriting, editing, and proofreading.

• Monitor marketing resources, such as leaflets, to ensure stock levels are maintained.

• Some management of low value corporate partnerships as agreed with the Corporate Partnerships Manager.

• Assist with the arrangements to ensure that all donors receive outstanding stewardship to establish long term commitment to the Charity.

• Attend presentations and charity days to speak about the charity from time to time.

• Undertake other duties which may be designated from time to time by the Senior Team to achieve the Charity s objectives, including representing the department on occasions, functions and events as required.

• Be an outstanding advocate for Alder Hey Children s Charity in line with the core values of the organisation.

• Be an active and supportive member of the Alder Hey Children s Charity team, contributing to the team s development and working collaboratively with colleagues and volunteers. Attend and support on events run by the fundraising teams where required.

• Gain and maintain in-depth knowledge and understanding of the charity s work, priorities and future plans and act as a spokesperson for the Charity when required, including representing at external events as appropriate.

• Any other reasonable duties as required by your line manager.

Our Values

Here at Alder Hey Children s Charity, our values guide the way in which we work. By being courageous, working together, being passionate about our work, and making sure that we are creative in what we do, helps us to deliver the support necessary so that our Hospital can continue to deliver the very best care for our young patients and their families. Our values are:

Courage: we try new things and take risks to innovate and drive forward new ideas. We have the courage to speak up and take a stance. We are accountable, responsive and responsible. We are unstoppable.

Together: we work together as one team, sharing our knowledge and learning. We work in partnership with patients, families, supporters and colleagues. We are respectful, celebrate diversity and empower each other to achieve our aims.

Passion: we are passionate about what we do and why we do it. We work together to share and grow. We inspire others.

Magical: we are fun, creative and child led. We create special moments, provide little extras and go further for our brave young patients.

The charity is currently conducting a four-day working week trial, due to end on 31st March 2025. This means that, for example, staff previously working 37.5 hours a week are now working 30 hours a week to enable a four-day working week. The trial is monitoring the benefits of a four-day working week against productivity. We are confident that by embracing a more flexible and balanced approach to work, we can continue to create a thriving and fulfilling work environment while driving growth and success for our charity. Next steps will be agreed before the 31st March 2025, based on an assessment of the trial period; the four-day working week trial may be ended, extended or adopted permanently.

This fixed term contract is for 14 months at 28.13 hours per week. As part of our 4-day working week trial (working week Monday to Thursday) working hours required will be 22.5 hours per week if you opt to sign up to the trial and its associated conditions. If the trial was to end after 31st March 2025, the working hours required would return to the contracted weekly hours for this role of 28.13 hours per week. As part of our staff charter, we have a flexible working policy and can consider accommodating a flexible working pattern such as school working hours if requested.

How to apply

You can apply by clicking the link below. Applications must include your CV and a covering letter which answers the following questions:

• How do you meet the person specification? If you don t exactly meet all of the role requirements but have transferable skills, please do consider applying and provide details as part of your answer.

• Why do you want to work for Alder Hey?

Closing date: Sunday 8th December 2024

Interview date: Monday 16th December 2024

Second Interviews: Thursday 19th December 2024

Note: This job description is intended to outline the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this role. It is not exhaustive and may be subject to change or modification as required by the needs of Alder Hey Children's Charity.

Alder Hey Children s Charity will make every endeavour to make any reasonable adjustments for applicants who require assistance in carrying out their duties due to a disability. Alder Hey Children s Charity is committed to equal opportunities and positively welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Alder Hey Children s Charity is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.

The post holder may be required to complete an enhanced DBS disclosure check.