Head of Fundraising & Marketing

Head of Fundraising and Marketing

About us:

Hospice at Home s core service is its skilled team of Registered Nurses and Healthcare Assistants who provide exceptional care and support in people s last year of life and at end of life, also providing additional services such as Lymphoedema, Bereavement and Family Support, Befriending, Occupational Therapy and Complementary Therapy.

We provide individualised care and support to improve quality of life and our end of life care helps facilitate a peaceful and dignified death in the home and support to those who are bereaved.

Although we receive some funding from the NHS, we need to raise over 85% of our running costs in order to ensure that this vital help is available when needed and remains free of charge to patients and their families. Our Fundraising team plays a huge part in raising these vital funds.

Our clinical service area covers a mixture of urban and rural communities, a region of approximately 1,500 square miles throughout North and East Cumbria.

Role: Head of Fundraising and Marketing

Location: Head Office Dalston, Cumbria.

Salary: £35,000 per annum

Hours: 37.5 Hours per week

Closing Date: 2300 Sunday 08 December 2024

Type: Permanent

The Role of Head of Fundraising and Marketing:

Responsible for the leadership and success of fundraising and marketing for Hospice at Home Carlisle and North Lakeland, our Head of Fundraising and Marketing is a pivotal role, key to leading and inspiring the Fundraising and Marketing team in sustaining, developing and growing our income and income opportunities.

Utilising your exceptional leadership, events and project management skills, you will guide, support and motivate the team; implementing and managing an engaging and exciting fundraising and marketing strategy that maximises income from events, appeals, grants, corporates, legacies and any other income opportunities that align with organisational goals and vision.

You thrive on challenge and seek opportunities for continuous improvement, to network, to raise the profile of the organisation and have a positive attitude to change with a focus on creating an encouraging, collaborative environment where new ideas thrive.

Are you a highly organised, proactive, motivational, inspiring leader and influencer with skills based in fundraising, marketing, events and project management?

Are you positive and enthusiastic about championing our organisational vision to create a future in which everyone within our community who is facing life limiting illness, regardless of cause, receives the best possible palliative and end of life care and their families and carers receive the support they need?

Yes? Then this could be the role for you!

Essential Criteria:

Experience of leading and people management, interacting with people from diverse backgrounds with exceptional communication and networking skills

Experience of event and project management in fundraising/marketing in the voluntary/charity sector

Educated, as a minimum, to A Level standard or equivalent in relevant subjects

Experience of managing budgets and regular reporting

Current knowledge of Health & Safety regulations

Excellent IT skills covering Microsoft packages, website and CRM software

Self-motivated with the ability to delegate and negotiate

Excellent working knowledge of the charity sector with a good knowledge of Institute of Fundraising guidelines

Flexible and resilient to support events outside of usual office hours.

Full clean UK driving licence and own transport

Desirable Criteria:

Leadership qualification (ILM, CMI, CIPD or similar)

Member of the Institute of Fundraising with a certificate in fundraising management or willing to achieve accreditation

Project management qualification Prince II, Agile, PMP / other

Knowledge of healthcare and / or end of life care and the Hospice movement

Knowledge of the geographical area covered by the service

Experience of culture change / change management

Experience of HR / People processes

Experience of public speaking

Our offer to you:

Salary £35,000 per annum

Contributory pension scheme

25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays

Annual leave purchase scheme

Free onsite parking at Head Office

EAP - Employee assistance programme

Development opportunities

Local gym discounts

Volunteer Give a Day

Mileage allowance

Cycle to work scheme

Flexible working

Staff complementary therapy days

Onsite (head office) employee counselling

Wellbeing focus including dedicated wellbeing room

REAL job satisfaction knowing that your work means something and your contributions to continuous improvements matter

How to apply:

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion because we understand the value that diverse thought, background and experience brings to an organisation which helps us to provide outstanding care for all of our patients and their families.

To apply for this role please send a copy of your current CV including a summary statement and / or covering letter outlining your suitability for the role and why you would like to work with us by clicking apply online before 23:00 Sunday 08 December 2024.

All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory references, medical and appropriate checks such as Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and Right to Work.