Community and Events Fundraiser – North Yorkshire

£28,137.13 (Full Time Equivalent)

North Yorkshire Hospice Care Sites

30-37.5 hours a week (job share considered)

Permanent Contract

Are you enthusiastic, driven and have excellent people skills?

If you love building relationships with people and want to make a real difference to local hospice care this could be the perfect role for you.

As a Community Fundraiser, you will play a vital role in fostering connections and cultivating support across North Yorkshire, representing our family services at Herriot Hospice Homecare, Just ‘B’ and Saint Michael’s Hospice to drive revenue growth.

The primary focus of this role is to help expand our network and raise awareness of our mission. This involves building relationships with individuals, businesses, community groups and volunteers. Responsibilities will include: actively seeking new opportunities, delivering presentations, attending local networking events, and coordinating assigned community initiatives, campaigns and events.

Each day brings unique challenges and opportunities, so adaptability, excellent communication, and strong time management skills are essential for this role. This is an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic team, we are a passionate and dedicated group with ambitious plans for the future.

Have you been recommended to this role by a current employee as part of our recommend a friend scheme? Don’t forget to let us know after clicking the link to apply below.

Benefits include (subject to eligibility): -

· 35 days holiday per year (including Bank Holidays, pro-rata)

· Comprehensive Induction Programme

· Refer a friend bonus scheme

· Pension Scheme with an employer contribution of 8%

· Lifestyle discounts and savings

· Cycle to work scheme

· Employee Assistance Programme

· Access to staff support

· Free group life assurance

· Free DBS check

You will be joining an organisation that is driven, caring, and responsive and you will be playing an important role in enabling us to provide our highly valued services to the people of Harrogate, Hambleton, Richmondshire, and District.

At North Yorkshire Hospice Care we believe that children, young people and adults should never experience abuse of any kind. Every member of our organisation has a responsibility to promote the welfare of all who encounter our services. We aim to keep people safe and to operate our services in a way that protects them; to make reporting concerns as easy as possible and respond quickly; to listen to all worries and work in partnership with individuals and agencies. All our staff and volunteers receive annual training on both adults and children/young people’s safeguarding. This impacts our recruitment processes and we have adopted a number of safer recruitment practices, which our HR and People team can talk through with you.

We positively encourage applications from all areas of the community, regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age, or sexual orientation and we encourage applications from users of mental health services. This is part of our commitment to equality and reflecting the diversity of our population. All appointments are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks being obtained including but not limited to identity checks, DBS clearance at an appropriate level for the role, verification of right to work in the UK, employment references and employment history. Costs of pre-employment checks will be met by the organisation.

North Yorkshire Hospice Care is a registered charity in England and Wales (518905) with a family of services operating as Herriot Hospice Homecare, Just ‘B’, Saint Michael’s Hospice, and Talking Spaces. North Yorkshire Hospice Care is a company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales (2121179).

For more information on the role, please contact us on HR@saintmichaelshospice.org or on 01423 200145 and we can arrange for you to have an informal discussion, or please click Apply below and you will be forwarded to our website, where a full Job Description is available (via the ‘Document Available’ button at the top of the advert). Please be aware we reserve the right to close a vacancy early if a suitable candidate is identified.

PLEASE ENSURE: that you answer all supplementary questions as part of your application. Failure to do so will result in an automatic rejection and your application will not be considered.

PLEASE NOTE: Unfortunately, we are not currently able to consider applicants who do not have the right to work in the UK.

Job Description

Key Tasks

Operational

· Engage, support, and nurture supporters throughout their fundraising journey.

· Cultivate and strengthen relationships with key individuals, groups, and businesses to boost visibility and engagement.

· Collaborate with other teams across the organisation to deepen supporter engagement and achieve shared goals.

· Establish and coordinate a network of local volunteers and volunteer fundraising groups, empowering them to organise events and campaigns.

· Recruit, support, and guide volunteers for community-based activities, ensuring a positive experience.

· Represent the North Yorkshire Hospice Care brands by attending cheque presentations and events to thank supporters.

· Ensure activities are warmly recognised and communicated with supporters to capitalise on future opportunities.

· Deliver presentations to businesses, community groups, and schools to raise awareness and increase engagement.

· Manage all elements of street and public collections ensuring compliance with regulations.

· Support and co-ordinate the delivery of assigned fundraising events, challenge events and campaigns, ensuring supporters have a positive experience.

· Update digital platforms with supporter-led events and promote them via social media.

Strategic

· Support the Community and Events Manager in achieving strategic objectives.

· Contribute to the development of income and expenditure plans for the Community Support team and regularly monitor and report on assigned budgets, income forecasts, and variances.

· Review and improve all fundraising activities to ensure optimal use of volunteers, resources, and systems to achieve our goals.

Financial

Achieve agreed fundraising targets and income, through new and existing community supporters.

Regulatory

· Embed the organization’s values into your working practices.

· To carry out all duties in accordance with the law, Fundraising Code of practice, Data Protection Regulations, the Hospice philosophy, and the Hospice policy on equality of opportunity, inclusion, and diversity.

· To undertake relevant training and professional development to remain at the forefront of industry standards.

· To promote, protect, and enhance the brand and reputation of NYHC and act as a key ambassador in many settings, including media work and public speaking. Ensuring our name and reputation is positively viewed in the marketplace.

The above is not an exhaustive list of duties and you will be expected to perform different tasks as necessitated by your changing role within the organisation and the overall business objectives of the organisation.

Key results/objectives/measures of success

1. Deliver agreed income target for the assigned area.

2. Increase the number of supporters on the database.

3. Generate leads for the wider team.

Overarching responsibilities

· To embed the values of the organisation into your working practices evidencing this regularly and ensuring this remains a priority.

· To live out our values, which drive all that we do, in the context of your everyday work following our behaviour framework.

· To work in accordance, and fully comply, with our organisational policies and procedures.

To carry out all duties in accordance with the law, , regulations, organisational frameworks, recognised professional guidelines and the have a commitment to FREDIE, integration and collective decision making.

The above is indicative of the current responsibilities of the post which may change from time to time in consultation with the post holder in line with the service need.

Throughout your time with us we will conduct ongoing employment checks and performance reviews relevant to your role, for example professional registration checks, DBS, appraisals and regular contact meetings.

Terms and Conditions

Reports to: Community and Events Manager

Responsible for:

Hours: Up to 37.5 hours

Location: Hybrid working but with regular/frequent travel across North Yorkshire.