Philanthropy Development Officer

Isabel Hospice; Welwyn Garden City; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday

Pension

EAP

Cycle to work

Health discounts

Refer a friend

Job summary

Isabel Hospice in Hertfordshire is seeking a motivated Philanthropy & Development Officer to join our Income Generation team. You will build partnerships with major donors, trusts and communities, steward supporters and help grow income that supports compassionate hospice care.

This 30-hour-per-week role involves researching funding opportunities, preparing applications, and collaborating with teams to collect stories and impact data.

Qualifications

• Excellent communicator with strong written and verbal skills.
• Confident building relationships with a wide range of people.
• Organised, proactive, and able to manage multiple priorities.
• Passionate about delivering excellent supporter stewardship.
• Creative and motivated to help grow income.
• Committed to the values and mission of hospice care.

Responsibilities

• Supporting relationships with existing and prospective major donors and supporters
• Researching and preparing applications to trusts & foundations
• Helping to identify and engage new community audiences
• Supporting fundraising income targets and pipeline management
• Working collaboratively across teams to gather stories, impact information, and develop supporter materials
• Maintaining accurate records using Raiser's Edge CRM
• Representing the hospice at events and engagement activities where appropriate

Skills

Relationship building

Communication

Organisational skills

Fundraising knowledge

Donor stewardship

Tools

Raiser's Edge

Job description

Are you passionate about building meaningful relationships and making a real difference in people’s lives?

We are looking for a motivated and personable Philanthropy & Development Officer to join our Income Generation team at Isabel Hospice. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys connecting with supporters, developing partnerships, and helping to grow income that directly supports compassionate hospice care across Hertfordshire.

Working closely with our Corporate Partnerships Manager, you will help develop income from major donors, trusts, foundations, and community audiences. You’ll support the stewardship of supporters, contribute to funding applications, and help us engage new and more diverse communities with the hospice.

This role is 30hrs per week.

About the Role

This varied and rewarding role will include:

• Supporting relationships with existing and prospective major donors and supporters
• Researching and preparing applications to trusts & foundations
• Helping to identify and engage new community audiences
• Supporting fundraising income targets and pipeline management
• Working collaboratively across teams to gather stories, impact information, and develop supporter materials
• Maintaining accurate records using Raiser’s Edge CRM
• Representing the hospice at events and engagement activities where appropriate
  

About You

We are looking for someone who is:

• An excellent communicator with strong written and verbal skills
• Confident building relationships with a wide range of people
• Organised, proactive, and able to manage multiple priorities
• Passionate about delivering excellent supporter stewardship
• Creative, resilient, and motivated to help grow income
• Committed to the values and mission of hospice care

You may already have experience in fundraising, customer service, community engagement, or another relationship-focused role. Experience using fundraising databases such as Raiser’s Edge would be an advantage.

Benefits

• 27 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Pension and life assurance schemes
• Employee Assistance Programme for health and wellbeing support
• Cycle to work scheme
• Health Service Discounts
• Refer a friend bonus

Successful applicants will be required to undertake a DBS check.

For details of our inclusion statement, please see our websitehttps://joinus.isabelhospice.org.uk/vacancies