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Job Title:Community Fundraiser
Salary: £18,000 per annum (pro-rata of full time equivalent £30,000)
Team: Supporter Engagement
Hours: Part Time, 22.5
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Hybrid - SSH / WFH, TW12 3RA
About Shooting Star Children’s Hospices
Do you want to develop your fundraising career in community fundraising and create a lasting impact for families now and in the future?
We have an exciting opportunity for a Community Fundraiser to join our team at Shooting Star Children’s Hospices.
Shooting Star Children’s Hospices provides specialist care and support to families who have a baby, child or young person with a life-limiting condition, or who have been bereaved. Rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, we support families across Surrey, north-west London and south-west London from diagnosis to end of life and throughout bereavement with a range of nursing, practical, emotional and medical care.
At the heart of what we do are our dedicated staff; their exceptional commitment and professionalism means every family has the opportunity to make every moment count.
It’s a great time to join Shooting Star Children’s Hospices as we have exciting plans for expansion and further enhancing our services to support even more families in need. If you’re passionate about making a difference and want to be part of a team dedicated to raising vital funds and awareness in the community, we’d love to hear from you.
About the role
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Community Fundraiser to join our Community Fundraising team. Community is at the heart of Shooting Star Children’s Hospices, and our community fundraising team play a vital role in building relationships and raising funds across our community and catchment. As a Community Fundraiser you will enjoy working with people and supporting the community to maximise, they’re fundraising efforts for Shooting Star.
Shooting Star Children’s Hospices is a leading children’s hospice charity caring for babies, children and young people with life-limiting conditions, and their families. We support families across Surrey and London from diagnosis to end of life and throughout bereavement with a range of nursing, practical, emotional and medical care.
As a key member of our Community Fundraising team, you will work closely with the Senior Public Fundraising Manager and Head of Supporter Engagement on new and existing fundraising activities, helping to maintain and develop existing relationships and work proactively to identify new contacts and opportunities for development.
About you
This role requires experience in fundraising or relevant transferable skills gained from a comparable role. This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing team within a charity that makes a meaningful impact across our communities. We welcome applications from candidates with experience in fundraising, marketing or sales, as well as those who can demonstrate strong relationship management skills gained in other roles.
With strong customer service and administration skills, you will have the ability to work independently, while collaborating effectively as part of the wider fundraising team, to support the growth and success of our income.
This role involves attending events and meetings throughout the catchment area, some of which take place during evenings, early mornings or weekends. Any additional hours worked will be recognised through time off in lieu where appropriate, and reasonable travel expenses will be approved in line with our expenses policy.
While the post is based at our Hampton hospice, the role involves travelling regularly across Shooting Star Children’s Hospices’ catchment area, so a full UK driving licence and access to a car are essential.
Please see the attached job description for more information about this opportunity at Shooting Star Children’s Hospices.
What we offer
In return you will receive a competitive salary along with a range of benefits, which include:
Pension scheme
- NHS Pension Scheme (for eligible employees) or our stakeholder pension scheme, with up to 7% employer contributions
Annual leave
- 27 days plus Bank Holidays rising with length of service
- 2 weeks paid sabbatical leave after 5, 10 and 15 years’ service
Contractual benefits
- Generous sick pay scheme
- Enhanced maternity, adoption, and paternity leave pay
- Flexible working arrangements
- Death in service benefits
- Reimbursed professional membership fees
- Eye care
- Employee referral scheme
- Blue Light discount card
Health and wellbeing
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Occupational Health
- Mindfulness sessions
- Mental Health First Aiders
Safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all our staff to share this commitment. Also, we are committed to equal opportunities and consider all applicants to be in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Employment is subject to receipt of satisfactory references and a DBS check.
Equality, diversity and inclusion
Shooting Star Children’s Hospices is committed to inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that getting things right is critical for us to live our organisation’s values: Professionalism, Respect, Integrity, Diversity and Excellence.
We are always trying to improve our way of working to be more inclusive and equal. Our vision is for Shooting Star Children’s Hospices to be a place where people of all backgrounds, groups and communities feel welcomed to work and volunteer.
Please contact Laura McCaul if you have any questions about this role.
Closing Date: 29/04/2026
Interim Public Fundraising Manager
Salary: Band 6 £39,775.77 - £45,489.23 per annum inclusive
Contract type: Fixed term (6 months) | Full-time, 37.5 per week
Closing date: This advert closes on our website on 26th April 2026.
About the job role
We have an exciting opportunity for an Interim Public Fundraising Manager in our fundraising team at St Joseph’s Hospice.
We are looking for an experienced Fundraising Manager to join our small but dynamic fundraising team.
The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the public fundraising team – overseeing the recruitment and retention of individual supporters and community organisations through appeals, regular giving, in-memory, challenge events and fundraising activities.
About you
You will need:
- Significant experience working in the public fundraising environment with specialism in one of the following: Individual Giving, Community & Events or Legacy & In-Memory fundraising.
- Experience in line management and supervision, providing support and leadership.
- Experience of developing donor journeys and delivering excellent supporter stewardship to retain donors.
- Experience of budget management, monitoring income and expenditure, delivering to budget and reforecasting.
Where you’ll work
St Joseph’s Hospice was founded in 1905 by the Religious Sisters of Charity and built on a rich Catholic heritage. Today, we are an Investors in Diversity-awarded charity, providing expert, compassionate care to people of all backgrounds, cultures, and beliefs across East and North London.
Our specialist palliative care services — delivered at home, in our in-patient unit, and through out-patient clinics — are grounded in respect for human dignity and guided by compassion, justice, and a deep commitment to quality. Our values guide us in everything that we do. We work to ensure that everyone receives the support they need, with kindness, understanding, and respect by delivering individualised, responsive and holistic support to patients and their families.
Why work for us?
- 27 days holiday plus public holidays, increasing up to 33 days with service
- Subsidised café and early access to retail sale events
- Season ticket/Welfare loans
- Continuation of the NHS Pension Scheme or an excellent salary-exchange pension scheme.
- Santander cycles discount and cycle to work scheme
- Health Cash Plan and access to the EAP services
Join St Joseph’s team and find out more!
For further information and to apply, please visit our dedicated recruitment page via the 'Apply' button.
Closing date: 26th April 2026.
We are an equal opportunity and a disability confident employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
We are looking for a Senior Trusts Fundraiser to develop and maintain relationships with trusts, foundations and statutory funders through updates and other bespoke communications in order to maximise income.
This is a hybrid role with 1 day a week in the London office, and local and national travel when needed. If based outside of London, home working may be considered with once a month in the London office.
The Charity
A long standing well known hospice, dedicated to supporting people through the most difficult times of their lives.
You would be be joining a highly respected organisation, with an inclusive working culture, offering fantastic benefits including:
Company pension scheme
27 days holiday - rising to 33 with length of service plus bank holidays
Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
Enhanced sick pay
Employee Networks - LGBTQ+, Ethnic Diversity and Equality, People with Disabilities, and Women and Non Binary Individuals
Staff discount of 10% on new goods online
Structured induction programme and learning and development opportunities.
The Role
Reporting to the Head of Trusts, in a lovely team of three. You will play a lead role and help the team raise their income target of c£1.7m income from a range of Trusts and Foundations.
This role will develop and maintain relationships with trusts, foundations and statutory funders through updates and other bespoke communications in order to maximise income.
You will develop compelling funding applications aimed at grants above £30k to secure five- and six-figure gifts in support of the charites vision and mission.
Monitor and report progress towards income targets and other agreed KPIs.
The Candidate
- You will need a strong track record of securing five and ideally six figure gifts, including warming up cold Trust relationships to secure income.
- Experience of maintaining relationships with funders and designing and implementing tailored donor care and stewardship plans.
- Experience of researching new prospects and of developing pipelines of activity.
- Experience of producing budgets suitable for five- and six- figure funding requests.
- Experience of cultivating prospects, initiating conversations and planning and hosting service visits with donors.
- Experience of working with Senior Managers/Directors and committee members.
- A collaborative team player with strong interpersonal and communication skills.
IMPORTANT NOTE
Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful, but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future. We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.
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