Fundraising Officer

Who are we

Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham Charity, Heartlands Hospital Charity, Good Hope Hospital Charity and Solihull Hospital Charity support the four hospitals managed by University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust.

The Charity is dedicated to improving the experience of patients, their families and the staff who care for them across our hospitals and community services.

The Charity raises funds to support patients by providing new and innovative equipment, funding research and supporting patient and family welfare projects.

What we can offer you

Charity staff have access to many of the opportunities provided to NHS staff including:

• NHS staff discounts and access to the Blue Light Card scheme
• NHS staff counselling
• UHB staff inclusion networks
• UHB online training courses
• Annual flu and COVID vaccinations for all age groups
• Free eye test scheme

In addition, the Charity offers all staff:

• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, increasing with service
• 8% matched pension contributions
• Annual training budget to spend on training of your choice
• The opportunity to see the difference the Charity makes first hand (e.g. visiting projects before/after, speaking to patients, families and staff)
• The opportunity to be part of a kind and connected team

The Role

As a Heartlands Fundraising Officer you will primarily be based at Heartlands Hospital in Birmingham, with occasional travel to other hospital sites and off site to attend meetings and events.

You will be key in helping to build new relationships with the public and hospital staff within Heartlands Hospital, as well as with existing supporters.

The role includes proactively going out to meet people to provide information about the work of the Charity and inspiring people to fundraise. It also involves spending time in the Charity Hub to speak to hospital staff, patients and members of the public and tell them more about our work.

• Proactively helping to drive and increase income from businesses, business network groups, community groups and individuals to advance the Charity's fundraising ambitions both individually and as part of a wider fundraising team
• Providing excellent stewardship to key supporters and volunteers and build strong relationships with potential new supporters
• Working alongside the Stewardship Team, ensuring accurate data inputting of donations, fundraising, Gift Aid claims and correspondence both written and verbal with supporters
• Building excellent relationships with key clinical colleagues to ensure the different wards and departments are working effectively with the charity
• Collecting donations from across the hospital and meeting donors and fundraisers who come to the hospital
• Working in our Charity Hub, working as part of a team to ensure that it is staffed during opening hours
• Organising and attending cheque presentations, charity stalls and bucket collections both on and off site

Within the role there is opportunity to grow and develop into areas of interest and learn about the work of the wider charity.

The Fundraising Officer will work closely with other members of the hospital charity, providing secretarial and administrative support to the Fundraising Team and the Charity overall, including having responsibility for accurate data inputting of donations, fundraising and Gift Aid claims and correspondence with donors and fundraisers.

The role will involve lots of face to face fundraising so would suit someone who is very sociable and is confident talking about the Charity to a variety of audiences.

This role will involve occasional evening and weekend work at charity events and events organised by our supporters.