JOB TITLE:Trusts & Foundations Fundraising Lead

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE:Trusts & Foundations Fundraising Lead

RESPONSIBLE TO:Director of Income Generation & Communications

HOURS OF WORK:Full time – 37.5 hours per week

LOCATION:LOROS Hospice, Groby Road, Leicester

JOB PURPOSE:

• The purpose of this role is to source funding for existing LOROS services and proposed new initiatives by making targeted applications to charitable trusts, community and corporate foundations and other agreed charitable sources.

• In addition, a key function of the role will be to build relationships with a portfolio of charitable trusts and grant giving organisations.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. To research and identify funding opportunities not already being explored by LOROS – primarily within the area of charitable trusts, community, corporate and family foundations, national charitable organisations (i.e. Comic Relief).

1. To create an annual planning calendar of key prospects to maximise trust funding opportunities for applications ensuring LOROS is aware when trusts we have worked with become available for applications again, along with recording new opportunities for funding.

1. To organise and present a timeline for individual applications – being aware of forthcoming deadlines and the cycle imposed by charitable trusts. To be efficient in working towards and meeting these identified deadlines.
2. To work closely with the Director of Income Generation & Communications, Director of Care Services and Director of Strategy and Service Development in playing a proactive role in the matching of proposed new initiatives with potential funding opportunities.

1. To liaise with colleagues throughout the organisation to ensure that efforts in preparing bids and submitting applications are coordinated and not duplicated.

1. To develop fundraising proposals to efficiently secure funds by successfully marrying LOROS’s vision, mission and values synergistically with those of funders.

1. To write tailored applications, ensuring a visionary, relevant, creative and individual approach is taken to each application fully responding to the requirement of potential funders to maximise the likelihood of funding success.

1. Where necessary, to efficiently populate pro-forma application forms by seeking support of colleagues as and when necessary. To be tenacious in navigating the complexity involved in completing such forms and longer application processes.

1. To report back to funders with relevant, required, timely detailed reports and management information.

1. To develop and account manage long term relationships and contacts with trusts, grants and foundations. Ensuring all contacts are detailed and regularly updated on our customer relationship management database.

1. To contribute to and prepare reports as necessary for various internal meetings to ensure that the Board of Trustees, Senior Management Committee and other colleagues are kept aware of on-going work and responses to applications made.

1. From time to time support other areas of LOROS in the development of new initiatives and acting as a potential source of information or research in relation to the applicability of their work in relation to sourcing funding

OTHER DUTIES:

1. To attend any necessary meetings and to work in a professional manner that embraces a cooperative and ‘can-do’ approach to all work within LOROS.

1. To accommodate working from different LOROS settings, as necessary, to effectively discuss, plan and produce funding bids for the organisation.

1. To from time to time undertake other such duties as requested by the Chief Executive and Senior Management Committee members that are in line with the effective operation of LOROS and the benefit of patients and their families / carers.

GENERAL:

All staff are subject to Equal Opportunities Legislation, the Data Protection Act and LOROS Confidentiality Policy.

To carry out and comply with the prevention and control of infection as per LOROS policies and procedures.

All staff are subject to LOROS policies, procedures and conditions of service, with reference to the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.

Take reasonable care for the health and safety of themselves and of other persons who may be affected by their acts or omissions at work.

Co-operate with their employer as far as is necessary to meet the requirements of the legislation.

All staff should be aware of and aim to contribute to LOROS’ Vision and Mission and also strive to exhibit the Values & Behaviours at all times (see attached document).

The contents of this job description are not exhaustive and may be amended in accordance with the needs of the service after discussion with the post holder whose agreement will not be unreasonably withheld.

Signed………………………………………………………… Date…………………………………………

Postholder

Signed……………………………………………………….. Date ………………………………………..

Line Manager

VISION

(Ourlongtermaspirationforoursociety)

Everyonewithanincurableillnesshastherighttoexcellentcare.Thisshouldvalueandrespecttheiruniquenessandtheirownchoices.Peopleshouldbeenabledtoliveanddiewithdignityandwithappropriateandcompassionatesupportforthemandtheirlovedones.

MISSION

(OurgoalsandactivitiesinworkingtowardsourVision)

LOROSisacharitywhoseaimistoenhancethequalityoflifeofadultpatientswithcancer,progressiveneurologicalconditionsandend-stageorganfailureforwhomcurativetreatmentisnolongerpossible.Patientsaretreatedatthehospiceandinthecommunitybaseduponclinicalneed,regardlessofbackgroundandtheabilitytopay.

LOROSspecialisesinholistic,multidisciplinarycare,focusedonthewholepersonandincludingfamilyandcarers.Thecaregiventakesintoaccountthepatients’physical,psychological,socialandspiritualneedsaswellas their ownchoices.Familymembersaresupportedinadjusting tolossandbereavement.

LOROScontributestotheeducationandtrainingofitsownandotherhealthandsocialcareprofessionalsandofvolunteers.Thecharityisalsocommittedtoresearchinordertoimprovetheunderstandingandpracticeofpalliativecare.

VALUESBEHAVIOURS

(Howwewillstrivetobe)

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PROFESSIONAL

FOCUSED
COLLABORATIVE

COMPASSIONATE
TRUSTED

in ourattitudeand everything wedo

onpatients,familiesandcarers whilst listening,learningandadaptingtotheirdiverseneeds

inworkingtogetherandwithothers

inprovidingcareandrespondingsensitivelytorequestsforsupport

withinourorganisation andbyour community

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KEY FACTS – SEPT 2014

No. of individuals receiving patient care from LOROS pa>2,500

Of whom admitted to Inpatient Ward550

(approx. ½ subsequently discharged)

No. of beds in Inpatient Ward31

Average length of stay (days)12

No. of participants in LOROS educational activities pa2,000

No. of employees320

No. of regular volunteers>1,000

Expenditure on patient care pa £7.5 million

Minimum amount of income to be raised pa£4.5 million

Portion of expenditure covered by NHS1/3rd

Proportion of charity costs directed to care services90%

Cost per hour of running the charity£850

Cost per Bed/Day including “overheads” (85% occupancy)£500

Cost per attendance for Day Therapy£150

Cost of a Community Nurse Specialist visit£100

No. of LOROS shops25

No. of LOROS lottery members22,000

Year LOROS registered as a charity1977

First patient at Groby Road HospiceSept 1985

LOROS is a registered charity and also a company limited by guarantee which is governed by a Board of up to 15 unpaid voluntary Trustees. It is regulated by the Charity Commission, Companies House and the Care Quality Commission.

All money raised is spent locally in Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland.