Corporate Fundraising Manager

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITALS LONDON NHS; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS Trust in London is seeking an experienced Corporate Fundraising Manager to lead corporate fundraising initiatives. The successful candidate will develop and implement fundraising strategies while maintaining relationships with corporate partners, ensuring an impactful contribution to patient services. Excellent interpersonal skills and extensive experience in corporate fundraising are essential. The role offers opportunities for professional growth in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Interest free season ticket loan

Free independent and confidential support

Cycle to work scheme

On-site accommodation

Discounts on high street retail stores

Qualifications

• Proven experience of developing fundraising plans through multiple income streams.
• Experience of developing new donor and fundraiser relationships.
• Significant corporate fundraising experience.

Responsibilities

• Devise corporate fundraising strategy to meet Trust needs.
• Maintain corporate pipeline to drive income.
• Lead on corporate fundraising events securing income and long-term partnerships.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Influencing and persuasion

Education

Knowledge of the charity sector

Job description

Overview

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Job overview

Join our fundraising team! We are seeking an experienced corporate fundraising professional to join our team at University College London Hospitals.

The fundraising team, part of the strategy directorate, works alongside clinical and corporate divisions at UCLH and UCLH Charity to improve the service that we provide for patients. Our vision is to make a difference to all patients at UCLH by investing in projects that add value ‘above and beyond’ the standard NHS provision.

The corporate fundraising manager position is a dynamic and pivotal role within the UCLH fundraising team. You will be joining us at an important time of growth and ambition, where you will support the fundraising, communications and philanthropic functions by working with corporate partners. This is an exciting time to join our small but mighty team as we progress into the next phase of our fundraising strategy and a fantastic opportunity for highly motivated individual with a determined, resilient and proactive approach to take the next step in their career.

Main duties of the job

The Corporate Fundraising Manager will report to the Head of Fundraising and work closely with the team to develop a sustainable and dynamic corporate pipeline to support our fundraising income. They will lead on the corporate fundraising strategy, maintaining a portfolio of businesses and organisations in the vicinity. This is an area of growth for the charity and one of significant opportunity as the needs of the Trust intensify. Using their excellent interpersonal skills, they will seek out new corporates relations and connect with them, bringing to life the work UCLH delivers both locally and nationally. The Corporate Fundraising Manager will also work closely with the Communication Team to ensure corporate interest remains committed with campaigns, appeals, and fundraising communications, social media and events. They will support all corporate donation processing, acknowledgements, relationship management, maintain the corporate database, corporate stewardship, and enable us to grow our fundraising capabilities, raising much needed funds for UCLH Charity.

Working for our organization

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Devise our corporate fundraising strategy to meet the increasing needs of the Trust
• Maintain our corporate pipeline to drive income whilst simultaneously developing a new business approach and offering
• Maintain GIK in kind so support our fundraising activities and appeals
• Manage corporate volunteering opportunities from various partners
• Impact reporting as part of donor stewardship journey
• Lead on corporate fundraising events securing income and long term partnerships

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

People and culture

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff. UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff. To discover more, please consider flexible working options. We encourage you to explore what makes UCLH a great place to work.

Person specification

Knowledge and Qualifications

Essential criteria:

• Knowledge of the charity sector.

Experience

Essential criteria:

• Proven experience of developing fundraising plans through a number of income streams with a track record of delivering results
• Experience of developing new donor and fundraiser relationships
• Significant fundraising experience of corporate fundraising

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria:

• Excellent interpersonal skills and experience of communicating with a wide variety of different people.
• Ability to influence, persuade and interact effectively at all levels.

At UCLH, we have a real ‘One Team’ ethos, and our values – safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.

At UCLH we take equality of opportunity seriously and are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer, with a culture that creates a real sense of belonging and trust. It is our fundamental aim, to recruit, retain and promote a diverse mix of people who are representative of our local communities. Applications are encouraged from candidates of all backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives to support our world class research, innovation and creativity.

UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff and has a dedicated policy which allows staff to apply for flexible working right from the beginning of employment. For more information please go to: Flexible working.

We offer our permanent staff an interest free season ticket loan for travel, all our staff have access to free independent and confidential support, large retail discounts, a staff discount platform, cycle to work scheme and on-site accommodation to name a few.

Additionally, UCLH Arts and Heritage’s staff wellbeing programme, Creative Comfort, offers a variety of ways to engage with the arts as a member of UCLH staff. You can try out the weekly choir, weekly art club and join the Culture Club for exclusive access to free and discounted tickets for opera, exhibitions, theatre and more.

We recognise, reward and thank colleagues by nominating them for our annual Celebrating Excellence Awards, which are funded by UCLH Charity.

We are also members of our benefits resources which offers discounts on high street retail stores, offers on travel deals, and also to take advantage of cash back schemes.

This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.

Please note that all correspondence regarding your application will be via email. The emails will be sent to you via TRAC.jobs and not via NHS Jobs, we encourage you to check your inbox regularly.

Please note that if you are at present in a training position on the 2016 new junior doctor’s contract and are applying for a Trust doctor role your salary will not be pay protected.

You will be placed on the appropriate point of the Trust Doctor pay scale based on your previous experience.

Please note that if you have not heard from us within 3 weeks of the closing date of the advert to assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.

The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.

For further support on submitting an application please refer to the NLPSS Applicant Toolkit: our benefits resources.