Recruitment Information Pack

Regional Fundraiser-South East

October 2016

£24,000 per annum

plus £3,000 car allowance

Job TitleRegional Fundraiser –South East

Salary £24,000 per annum plus £3,000 car allowance

Full-time, Permanent role

Home-based within South East

Teenage Cancer Trust: Fundraising and Marketing Team

WELCOME

Thank you for your interest in joining Teenage Cancer Trust. This pack should give you all of the information you need to help you decide whether you would like to apply for the key role of Regional Fundraiser –South East.

This is an exciting time to join Teenage Cancer Trust as we are in the midst of our 5-year strategic plan– and people are right at the heart of it. The Regional Fundraiser will play a key role to help us take our fundraising commitment to the next level by supporting existing and developing new long-term Teenage Cancer Trust supporters throughout the South East region.

This is a real opportunity to use your expertise and knowledge to maximise fundraising opportunities to support our strategic goals and help Teenage Cancer Trust make a difference to the lives of young people with cancer.

If after reading this pack you would like clarification on anything please call Louise Scott, Regional Fundraising Manager – South and South East on 07508 260787.

ABOUT TEENAGE CANCER TRUST

Teenage Cancer Trust makes sure the 7 people who are diagnosed with cancer every day don’t face it alone.

We do it by helping young people and their families deal with the many ways that cancer can screw up your body, your mind and your life. We do it in partnership with the NHS and by bringing young people together so they can support each other. And we do it from the moment cancer is diagnosed until long after treatment is over.

We fund and maintain 28 units for young people aged 13-24 in NHS Principal Treatment Centres for cancer. These units are run by expert staff who understand what young people with cancer and their families need. These units are designed to feel more like a home from home than a hospital ward. They bring young people together, because talking to someone who knows what you’re going through is a vital way of feeling less alone and more normal.

As well as being there for young people after diagnosis, we also spread the word about the impact of cancer on young people. We do presentation in schools, which are proven to improve young people’s knowledge of cancer warning signs and risk factors. We help medical professionals and politicians to understand why young people with cancer need specific support. And we publish a range of simple, no-nonsense information resources.

Our clinical staff are experts in teenage and young adult cancer care and highly in working with young people. They understand the unique care and support young people need to carry on being young people.

OUR CHALLENGE

Right now for every young person we reach, there’s another we can’t. So we’re expanding the way we work so that we can reach every young person with cancer by 2020.

To get there we need to raise £20m every year and we working hard with our amazing supporters to reach this target. This will allow us to expand our teams of Teenage Cancer Trust Nurses and Multi-Disciplinary Coordinators to work with NHS staff in hospitals across the UK where we don’t have units.

There are lots of way that people can get involved with Teenage Cancer Trust. From making a single donation to volunteering or taking part in a challenge event, everyone can be part of helping reach every young person with cancer.

UNITS and MEDICAL STAFF

Life in a Teenage Cancer Trust unit is intended to be as close as possible to a young person’s life outside. We involve young people when we plan our units, so you might walk into one and find a game of pool going on, music playing or someone chatting to friends on a webcam.

Being able to talk to people going through exactly what they’re going through makes a huge difference. Over the past 25 years Teenage Cancer Trust has built 29 units across the UK that bring young people with cancer together with loads of new friends their own age so they can support each other.

/ Alongside this is a medical team of teenage cancer specialists who pool knowledge to create a body of expertise that’s second to none. Our Lead Nurses provide clinical care, help develop research, and ensure that standards remain as high as possible.

SUPPORT

When a young person is diagnosed with cancer, their whole family needs support too. Teenage Cancer Trust’s Family Support Network gives mums, dads, brothers, sisters, wives, husbands and partners the chance to meet other people who understand their situation at every stage of the cancer journey and beyond.

MEDICAL COURSES

We also fund courses for medical professionals at all levels to improve clinical knowledge and understanding about the treatment of young people with cancer.

OUR FUNDRAISING

Our income profile is different to lots of charities in that half of our annual income is delivered by the Regional Fundraising team, around a third from our sector-leading Corporate Partnerships team and other income from our Music, Events and Individual Giving activities.

Since 2008/09 we have increased our income from £8.7m to £15m.

STEPHEN’S STORY

Stephen was supported by Teenage Cancer Trust and received his treatment in the charity’s units in Birmingham as well as attending many of the charity’s peer support events. Stephen had already raised half a million pounds for Teenage Cancer Trust when his health deteriorated and he posted what he thought was his “final Thumbs Up” on Facebook on 22 April 2014. That post received nearly 500,000 likes and over 76,000 shares as people responded to his incredible positivity and selflessness. To date, combining online, text and postal donations with the Gift Aid total, Stephen’s Story has raised over £5.5million for Teenage Cancer Trust and this total continues to rise.

The money was given through nearly 340,000 donations and will be spent on four key areas of Teenage Cancer Trust’s work. These include specialist cancer units, training and development for expert nursing and support staff, information services about cancer for young patients, and peer to peer support events.

OUR CULTURE

We’re smaller than most people think. Despite our growth over the past few years our total staff numbers are around 150 people. This means we are small enough to make decisions quickly and seize opportunities when they arise. It makes working for Teenage Cancer Trust exciting, vibrant and dynamic but it also means that if you are someone who prefers to be given an answer rather than help create the solution, you might not enjoy how we work.

SAFEGUARDING

As a charity that supports teenagers and young adults with cancer, we have a duty to ensure that the young people who benefit from our support are not harmed in any way, and we expect all our staff to share in our commitment to safeguarding and the welfare of young people.

AN OVERVIEW OF THE SOUTH EAST REGIONAL FUNDRAISING TEAM

The South East Regional Fundraising Team are focused on delivering the best results in the most effective way. We are a small but dynamic, ambitious and enthusiastic group.This role covers the South East and you would be part of the South and South East team which consists of one Regional Fundraising Manager (For South East and South Central and Channel Islands), three Regional Fundraisers and two Local Fundraising Co-ordinators.

THE ROLE AND SOME BACKGROUND INFORMATION

There's lots of information in the job description itself but the role of the Regional Fundraiser – South East includes responsibility for managing and acquiring relationships with new and existing corporates, trusts and individual supporters. You will be responsible for a geographic location within a reasonable travelling distance within the South East. The South East region covers Kent, Surrey and Sussex and therefore will need to be living, or plan to live within the region.

We need a passionate, focused individual who has fundraising experience or who possesses the necessary transferrable skills to really ‘hit the ground running’ as there are already a large number of events and relationships in place that need continued attention. It is essential that you would also be able to deliver new opportunities and new business in order to continue to develop the region as a whole to help us deliver some remarkable services for young people with cancer across the South East region.

You will need to be able to juggle the varied demands that come with being a supporter-led fundraising operation and be adept at building relationships with supporters and volunteers from all walks of life and across the entire region. You will be someone who relishes solving problems when they come up, values people and relationships and thrives on delivering results. You will not be worried about putting in the travel and occasional evening/weekend work that supporting a large fundraising region requires.

Regional Fundraising at Teenage Cancer Trust covers a wide remit of fundraising activities and techniques including: corporate, education, challenge events, trusts and foundations, community driven fundraising and volunteer led fundraising. You will be responsible for developing all these income streams.

You will work very closely with patients receiving treatment on our units, their families and friends and bereaved families who want to fundraise for us. It can make the job an emotional one at times and you need to be prepared for that, but working with patients and families is also one of the most rewarding aspects of the job. You will be given support and training.

Within the wider Regional Fundraising team, there is a Trusts Team and an Events & Challenges Team based in London who lead on the development of these areas, and provide guidance and support, but you will still be involved in maximising all the opportunities from these activities within your region.

You will not be on your own as there is significant strategic and operational support for Regional Fundraising within Teenage Cancer Trust. We have excellent relationships with our Services and Education teams who very much value fundraising and support it whenever possible.

GEOGRAPHY & LOCATION FOR THIS ROLE

The majority of the Regional Fundraising teams are home-based. Principally this means they travel extensively across their area using their own home office as their base. None of the Regional Fundraising team see themselves as people who sit at desks.

The Region covered by this role stretches across the South East including Kent, Surrey, Sussex and parts of Hampshire and Berkshire.You would not be expected to cover this whole geographical area as workload and opportunities are shared between two fundraising posts ensuring reasonable travel distances.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Please apply via our website You will need to upload your CV and a supporting statement together as one document. Your supporting statement should explain how you think you meet the requirements of the role and person specification – no more than 2 sides of typed A4.

Closing date 24th October 2016 (9am)

First interview 28th October 2016

Second Interview3rd November 2016

Job Description & Person Specification

Job Title: Regional Fundraiser –South East

Hours: 35 per week

Type of Employment: Full-time, permanent

Dept and Location: Fundraising & Marketing team, home-based with South and South East

Responsible to: Regional Fundraising Manager (South & South East)

MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB
To maximise the fundraising potential for the region and contribute to the regional budget and target by achieving and surpassing targets.
To provide fundraising support to all Teenage Cancer Trust supporters across the region
To help supporters in their communities develop fundraising events and activities into continuing and sustainable sources of income for Teenage Cancer Trust
KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY
  • In conjunction with the Regional Fundraising Manager to create, implement and monitor the fundraising plan for the area
  • To research the region to identify major donors, charitable trusts and potential supporters
  • To support patients, families and bereaved parents who would like to get involved with and support the regional fundraising team
  • To manage and motivate volunteer fundraisers and encourage them with effective networking
  • To coordinate and ensure the success of challenge events in the region
  • To research and apply to local trusts and foundations
  • To research and network with local fundraising organisations and clubs
  • To make presentations as required to groups, companies and clubs
  • To develop close working relationships with funded staff on Teenage Cancer Trust Units in the region and support the organisation and delivery of events and activities both on and off the Units.
  • To work with the Teenage Cancer Trust’s PR team to proactively develop relationships with the local media to ensure coverage is maximised locally at every opportunity
  • To work with the Education Executives in the area to maximise fundraising networks in schools
  • To maintain accurate records of all income, expenditure and pledges and ensure that all monies raised are accounted for and banked as appropriate
  • To produce fundraising reports as required
  • To represent Teenage Cancer Trust appropriately and effectively in settings across the region as needed and in other regions as might be needed due to holiday cover or other work pressures/priorities

OTHER DUTIES
  • Undertake any other duties that are commensurate with the post as requested by the Manager.
  • Carry out the duties of post in accordance with the Trust’s policies and procedures on Health and Safety and take responsibility for ensuring personal health and safety.
  • Work flexibly, prioritise workload and work as part of a team.
  • This role has access to the Care database and will involve regular contact (sometimes unsupervised) with young people. It is therefore subject to an enhanced DBS Check.

KEY DEPENDENCIES
  • Internally - this role requires strong working relationships across the Regional Fundraising team. It also requires the post-holder to be able to establish and maintain strong working relationships with other key internal departments, other Fundraising teams, Services team, Supporter Care, Finance, Office Management, Communications & Education.
  • Externally - supporter contact is essential at all levels and the post holder will need to demonstrate a clear commitment to meeting supporter needs.

Person Specification:

Essential / Preferred / How Assessed
Qualifications
Educated to degree-level or with equivalent professional experience /  / CV
Certificates
Experience
A strong, driven individual who has fundraising experience or who possesses the necessary transferrable skills to fundraise effectively /  / Supporting Statement
CV
Interview
References
Experience of working with volunteers and/or volunteer fundraisers / 
Experience of presentations and public speaking / 
Experience of working in a target led environment / 
Experience of managing multiple and sometimes conflicting priorities in an efficient and effective way / 
Knowledge
An understanding of and interest in the issues affecting teenagers and young adults with cancer /  / Supporting statement
CV
Interview
References
Charity Law and procedures in England, Wales, South West and Northern Ireland / 
Skills & Attributes
Able to work to own routines, priorities and deadlines with minimal supervision /  / Supporting statement
CV
Interview
References
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with proven ability to influence, persuade and negotiate / 
Numerate & financially literate / 
Confident using a computer in a networked environment and be experienced in using Microsoft Office software: Outlook, Internet Explorer, Word, Excel and PowerPoint / 
Other
Able to attend evening and weekend meetings and undertake extensive travel throughout the region. /  / Interview
Able to, on occasion, travel more widely for other relevant activities. / 
Candidates require a fast broadband connection and a good mobile phone reception at their preferred work location in order to connect effectively to the office systems. / 
Full driving licence and use of a car for business purposes / 
Home-based within the patch covered by the role. / 
Able to provide a suitable work space within their own home / 
A DBS enhanced check will be required before an appointment can be confirmed / 
Attitudes and Values
A commitment to the philosophy and ethos of Teenage Cancer Trust /  / Interview

TEENAGE CANCER TRUST: STAFF BENEFITS

Annual Leave / 33 days including Bank Hols
Beneficial Loan / Up to £300 loan for staff who regularly incur expenses as part of their role. No cost to employee
Car Allowance and
Mileage Allowance / For staff who need to travel as part of their role. Terms as per contract
Childcare Vouchers / Savings made by buying childcare vouchers through a salary sacrifice scheme, which means less tax and NI is paid
Cycle to Work scheme / Access to Govt scheme. Various options. Eligible after successful completion of probation
FurtherEducation & Exams / Paid time off for approved courses. 2 days revision + exam day paid for approved qualifications
Group Income Protection / Provided through Canada Life. 75% of basic salary paid for approved cases paid monthly whilst on long-term sick. Eligible after successful completion of probation, approval is by Canada Life
Group Life Assurance / Provided through Aviva. 2 x annual salary payment if death occurs whilst in service, up to age 65
Group Pension / Provided by AEGON. We match contributions for 1% up to 5%. Payments can be through salary sacrifice, which means savings made on tax and NI will be added to the total contribution.
Maternity leave / Enhanced payment for first 8 weeks of maternity leave. Eligible where Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) applies
Season Ticket Loan / Interest-free loan to staff for purchasing a season ticket for travel to work. Eligible after successful completion of probation
Sabbatical leave / Staff with four years’ service may apply for unpaid sabbatical leave for up to one year.
Westfield Health / Free Health Cash Plan enables recovery towards some health-related costs, eg dentist, opticians. Also, other benefits such as health checks, confidential counselling service, access to telephone consultation with a Doctor, etc

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