Fundraising Officer

Princess Alice Hospice; Esher; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days’ annual leave

Access to Pension Scheme

Training support

Free onsite parking

Subsidised meals

Employee Assistance Programme

Blue Light Card discount

Excellent changing facilities

Wellbeing programme

Job summary

Princess Alice Hospice is seeking a Community, Corporate and Events Fundraising Officer to join our Fundraising team. You’ll use your people skills, creativity and drive to help local people receive free, specialist palliative and end of life care.

Reporting to the Senior Community, Corporate and Events Fundraiser, you’ll help generate income through community fundraising, corporate partnerships and challenge events, building strong relationships with supporters and local businesses.

Qualifications

• People skills and relationship-building ability.
• Organised and able to manage a varied workload.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Generate income through community fundraising, corporate partnerships and challenge events.
• Build relationships with supporters, community groups and local businesses.
• Identify opportunities and deliver fundraising projects; provide supporter stewardship.

Job description

Fun runs, skydives, challenge events, sponsorships, corporate partnerships and community fundraising, this is a varied and rewarding role for someone who enjoys building relationships and inspiring people to support a cause that matters. We’re a close-knit, supportive team where you can see the difference your work makes every day, and we’re ambitious about developing new ideas that generate vital income for hospice care.

About the role:

We’re looking for a Community, Corporate and Events Fundraising Officer to join our Fundraising team. This is an exciting opportunity to use your people skills, creativity and drive to help local people receive free, specialist palliative and end of life care.

Reporting to our Senior Community, Corporate and Events Fundraiser, you’ll help generate income through community fundraising, corporate partnerships and challenge events. Building strong relationships with supporters, community groups and local businesses, you’ll identify new opportunities, deliver fundraising projects and provide outstanding supporter stewardship.

This varied role offers the chance to work across a range of activities, from corporate partnerships and community engagement to challenge events and supporter communications, helping to generate vital income for Princess Alice Hospice.

About you:

For you, people are at the heart of fundraising. Whether you're building relationships with local businesses, supporting a community fundraiser, or helping someone take on a challenge event, you'll enjoy inspiring others to support a cause that matters.

You’ll be an enthusiastic and organised individual with excellent communication and relationship-building skills. You may already have experience in fundraising or be able to bring transferable skills from sales, account management, business development or customer-facing roles. You'll be confident managing a varied workload, identifying opportunities, and delivering an excellent experience for supporters.

Most importantly, you'll share our values, be passionate about making a difference, and enjoy working as part of a supportive team. A full driving licence and flexibility to attend occasional evening and weekend events are essential.

If you’re a proactive relationship-builder who enjoys bringing people together and wants a rewarding role where your work makes a real difference, we’d love to hear from you.

As well as our competitive salary package and the opportunity to make a real difference, we offer a range of excellent benefits, including:

• 27 days’ annual leave, plus recognised public holidays – rising to 29 days after 5 years’ service and 33 days after 10 years’ service (pro rata for part time)
• Access to Pension Scheme
• Training support and development opportunities
• Free onsite parking
• Subsidised meals at onsite canteen
• Employee Assistance Programme – promoting staff wellbeing
• Access to Blue Light Card discount
• Excellent changing facilities (with showers)
• Wellbeing - we provide a programme of activities, opportunities and guidance to inspire and support our employees to live a healthy life, at home and at work

Discover the difference you can be.

About Princess Alice Hospice:

Princess Alice Hospice is a charity supporting people in life, death and grief. We’re dedicated to working closely with individuals, communities and organisations in the London Boroughs of Kingston and Richmond and large parts of Surrey, to ensure more people receive the support they need.

It costs over £13 million a year, about £35,500 a day, to deliver our specialist palliative and end of life care services free of charge. We receive just 23% of our funding from the NHS but rely on raising the rest within our incredible local community.