Reporting to: / Fundraising Manager
Department: / Fundraising
Hours of work: / Your hours of work will be as per your contract of employment. A full time role equates to 37.5 number of hours per week not including breaks
Flexibility is required to meet the needs of our business
Salary: / £24,000 – £27,000 salary per annum, based upon experience
Your mission:
- To be responsible for the planning of successful fundraising events
- To be involved in the promotion of the charity
- To be first point of contact for fundraisers and fund holderswishing to fundraise
Should you choose to accept it:
I have read and understood my responsibilities as outlined in the job description. I agree to perform to the best of my ability at all times during my employment with the Royal Free Charity.
I also confirm that I am qualified as per the “We can’t live without” list in this job description.
Name of employee:Signature of employee:
Date:
Being a Royal Free staff member means we enrich People’s lives through ‘little touches and big differences’
- Be the finest ambassador of the Royal Free Charity at all times – personally demonstrate Royal Free abilities in line with the standards set out in “The Guide” and consistently role-model the highest standards of behaviour to other employees
Brilliant Basics:
Safety
- To ensure Safety is your highest priority
- Ensure that you remain aware of the importance of safety at all times
- Ensure that you complete our and the Royal Free Hospital Safety training and induction
- Ensure that you report any issues / concerns immediately
Services
- Acknowledge staff, volunteers and visitors at every opportunity
- Take ownership for staff, volunteer and visitor questions / concerns and ensure you follow up with responses
- Try to exceed staff, volunteer and visitors expectations at every opportunity
Standards
- Ensure your department and other workings areas of the office are clean and tidy at all times
- Ensure posters / communications we use with staff, volunteers and visitors are on “Brand” and consistent with our Communication Guidelines
Your Job….
Role specific responsibilities:-
- To identify, plan and co-ordinate a calendar of fundraising activities and events for the Charity
- Promote and raise the profile of the charity within the Royal Free Trust Hospital and wider community
- Build relationships with hospital staff and Special Purpose Fund Holders
All Together Now:-
- Achieving our vision of being the employer of choice within the charity sector cannot be achieved without us all pulling together and working as one team. You may therefore be asked at times to carry out other reasonable duties and attend meetings and training courses as needed
- At the Royal Free Charity we take seriously our responsibility to carry out our business activities in a way which is sustainable, enabling us to meet our business objectives whilst assisting visitors to the three main hospital sites
- Taking responsibility for the efficient use of resources in their daily work activities, in order to reduce and / or eliminate unnecessary usage as much as possible without adversely affecting the business
- Supporting and implementing any Royal Free Charity approved initiatives regarding sustainability, energy management, charitable fundraising, positive people practices etc.
Fit for Royal Free Charity
(What we are looking for)
We can’t live without….(essential)
- Proven experience of meeting fundraising targets through event and activity fundraising
- Proven experience of organising small and large scale events
- Proven track record of being able to work independently to an agreed work plan
- Good numeracy skills and confident handling moderate sums of cash
- Excellent communication (oral and written) and interpersonal skills with an ability to deal with staff, volunteers and public
- Proven experience to train and support fundraising volunteers
- Honest and trustworthy
- Good problem solving skills
- Ability to prioritise, organise and manage workload effectively whilst dealing with unplanned interruptions
- Excellent IT skills
- Ability to adhere to Charity and Trust policies
- Available to work occasional weekends and evenings
- Knowledge of good working practice in community fundraising and event management
- Degree level qualification orequivalent or previous proven experience in a community fundraising / events administrator role
We’d love you to have….(desirable)
- Knowledge of the local area and local community
- Experience of working within a hospital / health setting
- Competent with social media for work purposes
We’d like you to ….(general)
- Have a strong affinity with the charity mission and ethos
- Be motivated and self-initiated with a non-judgemental approach
- Have a positive professional work attitude
- Have a presentable appearance
- Have a ‘hands on’ attitude with good attention to detail
- Have an ability to work unsupervised
- Have an ability to work in a ‘team – based’ environment
- Have an ability to work to tight deadlines and deliver results
- Have an ability to be flexible, tactful, diplomatic and supportive in your approach
- Be enthusiastic and passionate for Charity / Hospital environment
Mission Accomplished
(what success in this role will look like for the six months)
“The What”
- Increasing fundraising income through event opportunities and supporter participation
- Developing and organising a calendar of fundraising events, including administration of charity-wide events
- Increasing royal free charity awareness and support within the hospital and local community
- Developing a portfolio of supporters / fundraisers stories
- Increasing social media support and local media presence
“The How”
- Proactive identification of fundraising opportunities
- Proper planning and marketing of activities
- Acquiring knowledge of products offered by the whole charity
Note – this is not intended to be an exhaustive list. KPI’s and objectives will be agreed with your line manager at regular one to one’s and at six and twelve month appraisals.
Revised September 2016