Strategic Philanthropy Propositions Lead

Alder Hey Children's Charity; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Alder Hey Children's Charity is seeking a Philanthropy Propositions Lead to shape fundraising propositions and secure transformational support from major donors, trusts and foundations. The role works across the charity and NHS Foundation Trust to develop strategic funding opportunities and coordinate capital appeals.

It requires exceptional writing, strategic thinking and strong stakeholder management to ensure philanthropy can transform children's healthcare and patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Write transformational cases for support which demonstrate clear patient benefit, articulate the case for charitable funding and include meaningful outcomes and impact measures.
• Produce bespoke proposals for major donors and funders.
• Create compelling donor and funder updates and reports.
• Maintain a pipeline of future funding opportunities, ensuring sufficient project information is available before entering fundraising.
• Ensure proposed projects have clear objectives, realistic budgets, measurable outcomes and defined timescales.

Responsibilities

• Develop project plans for complex fundraising opportunities and monitor progress across multiple workstreams.
• Coordinate regular project meetings with clinical, operational and fundraising colleagues.
• Build strong relationships with colleagues and clinicians in the Trust.
• Attend and support events run by fundraising teams where required, including occasional out-of-hours working.
• Gain and maintain in-depth knowledge and understanding of the charity’s work, priorities and future plans.

Job description

Alder Hey Children's Charity is seeking a Philanthropy Propositions Lead to shape fundraising propositions and secure transformational support from major donors, trusts and foundations. The role works across the charity and NHS Foundation Trust to develop strategic funding opportunities and coordinate capital appeals.

It requires exceptional writing, strategic thinking and strong stakeholder management to ensure philanthropy can transform children's healthcare and patient outcomes.