Corporate Fundraising Manager

NHS; Bury St Edmunds; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading NHS Trust as the Corporate Fundraising Manager. This role is crucial for maximizing income through corporate partnerships and major donors, requiring excellent organizational and communication skills. The successful candidate will work closely with the fundraising team to enhance donor experiences and generate significant funds in a supportive healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or diploma in Fundraising or equivalent experience.
• Experience in achieving high-value partnerships.
• Ability to convey complex messages clearly.

Responsibilities

• Prospecting and applying for corporate partnerships.
• Stewarding existing corporate partnerships to maximize fundraising potential.
• Cultivating and stewarding major donors.

Skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Relationship building

Time management

Proactive attitude

Education

Degree level or equivalent experience

Fundraising qualification

Job description

Job summary

We are looking for a driven Corporate Fundraising Manager who is passionate about health charities and the role the charity plays in supporting the needs of local patients.

As a key member of the Charity Team, the Corporate Fundraising Manager must have the creativity, skill and knowledge to deliver the best charity experience to supporters to support the wider strategy.

The post-holder will sit within a small Charity fundraising team and provide an important link between the Charity and the local community, volunteers, fundraisers and hospital staff.

The post holder will work closely with colleagues to deliver an effective donor experience to major donors and corporates.

Main duties of the job

• Prospect and apply for corporate partnerships
• Steward existing corporate partnerships to reach their full fundraising potential
• Cultivate and steward major donors

Skills - Degree level or equivalent experience. Desirable to have a fundraising qualification.

Qualities - Acute relationship building skills, determined and highly motivated, focused, self-led, organised, uses initiative, proactive, ideas generator, good time management and identifying opportunities, ability to manage and prioritise workload.

About us

#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community

We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.

The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.

Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.

We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.

With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.

We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.

Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?

Details Date posted

13 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

179-7198236-P

Job locations

West Suffolk Hospital

Hardwick Lane

Bury St Edmunds

IP33 2QZ

Job description Job responsibilities

The postholder will play a leading role in maximising income and generating funds to agreed targets through targeted corporate and major donor recruitment and development. Key responsibilities will include detailed research, framing proposals for support, facilitating cultivation events and working closely with the Trust to identify projects that require substantial philanthropic support.

The post holder will require local geographic knowledge as well as knowledge of regional Corporate Fundraising. The post holder must be highly organised, self-motivated, competent in creating and delivering targeted pitches that meet the business objectives with a proven ability to convert leads into successful wins. They will also require considerable networking working skills with the ability to identify influential contacts both internally and externally. The ability to convey complex messages with confidence and with powers of persuasion is essential detailed in written cases for support and presentations.

Job description Job responsibilities

The postholder will play a leading role in maximising income and generating funds to agreed targets through targeted corporate and major donor recruitment and development. Key responsibilities will include detailed research, framing proposals for support, facilitating cultivation events and working closely with the Trust to identify projects that require substantial philanthropic support.

The post holder will require local geographic knowledge as well as knowledge of regional Corporate Fundraising. The post holder must be highly organised, self-motivated, competent in creating and delivering targeted pitches that meet the business objectives with a proven ability to convert leads into successful wins. They will also require considerable networking working skills with the ability to identify influential contacts both internally and externally. The ability to convey complex messages with confidence and with powers of persuasion is essential detailed in written cases for support and presentations.

Person Specification Education & Qualification Essential

• Educated to degree level or diploma in Fundraising or equivalent experience

Desirable

• Advanced Diploma

Experience & Knowledge Essential

• Excellent organisational skills
• Able to self-motivate, prioritise own workload with minimal supervision
• To have effective written and verbal communication skills, able to draft correspondence and reports
• Excellent customer service skills
• Effective time management skills
• Past track record of achieving high value partnerships - major donor/corporate

Skills & Abilities Essential

• To be able to work effectively in a small team
• Methodical, analytical, proactive and organised
• Driven by results

Desirable

• Experience of working in an NHS financial environment
• Charity experience
• Fundraising experience, voluntary or permanent

Personal qualities Essential

• Positive and creative approach
• Able to multi-task and remain calm under pressure
• Confident and persuasive communicator, able to build working relationships with people from a range of backgrounds
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Aware of the Data Protection Act 1998 and the importance of confidentiality
• Effective team player
• Tactful and diplomatic
• Demonstrates flexibility and the ability to work outside of normal working hours as and when required
• Commitment to the cause and work of the charity

Person Specification Education & Qualification Essential

• Educated to degree level or diploma in Fundraising or equivalent experience

Desirable

• Advanced Diploma

Experience & Knowledge Essential

• Excellent organisational skills
• Able to self-motivate, prioritise own workload with minimal supervision
• To have effective written and verbal communication skills, able to draft correspondence and reports
• Excellent customer service skills
• Effective time management skills
• Past track record of achieving high value partnerships - major donor/corporate

Skills & Abilities Essential

• To be able to work effectively in a small team
• Methodical, analytical, proactive and organised
• Driven by results

Desirable

• Experience of working in an NHS financial environment
• Charity experience
• Fundraising experience, voluntary or permanent

Personal qualities Essential

• Positive and creative approach
• Able to multi-task and remain calm under pressure
• Confident and persuasive communicator, able to build working relationships with people from a range of backgrounds
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Aware of the Data Protection Act 1998 and the importance of confidentiality
• Effective team player
• Tactful and diplomatic
• Demonstrates flexibility and the ability to work outside of normal working hours as and when required
• Commitment to the cause and work of the charity

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details Employer name

West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

Address

West Suffolk Hospital

Hardwick Lane

Bury St Edmunds

IP33 2QZ

Employer's website

https://www.wsh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

Address

West Suffolk Hospital

Hardwick Lane

Bury St Edmunds

IP33 2QZ

Employer's website

https://www.wsh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)