Our amazing children’s hospice in Oxford relies on public support to fund its work and we need a Community Fundraising Manager to cover our North East region which includes Buckinghamshire, parts of Oxfordshire and Milton Keynes.  You will be responsible for creating and sustaining long term committed partnerships with individual and groups of supporters who are fundraising in aid of Helen & Douglas House.  We are looking for a confident and well organised individual with great relationship building and communication skills to work with supporters and also cross functionally across the wider Fundraising team to raise vital funds to care for terminally ill children.

The work you do will have a make a significant contribution to the lives of terminally ill children so if you’re looking for a role where you can actually see the difference you make then Helen & Douglas House could be the place for you.  Without a great team of staff and volunteers we could not provide the level of care and support that we do.  If you are looking for a rewarding and valuable role in a friendly and fun team and you have the skills and experience for this fundraising role, we want to hear from you.

You will be responsible for:

• Managing relationships with established community groups and developing new ones.
• Forging new relationships in the community including regional businesses and guiding their fundraising activity according to legislation and good practice.

• Working cross functionally with colleagues across the hospice to develop committed fundraising relationships.
• Promoting fundraising activity in the community including events and fundraising products including legacy giving.
• Working with our existing volunteers to develop fundraising in the community.
• Achieving stretching income targets in a new Community and Events Fundraising Team

You will need:

• Relationship management skills: be able to develop relationships with different audiences, influence and guide the fundraising activity of others.
• Business acumen: be able to identify income generating opportunities, manage a budget, forecast and plan contingency action to achieve stretching financial targets.
• Networking skills: be able to represent the charity, demonstrate the impact we have locally, build connections and introduce supporters for the benefit of HDH. Host supporters visiting our regional centre of excellence in palliative care in Oxford and work closely with other outreach teams in the community.
• Creativity: be able to promote and develop ideas in line with the charity’s brand and inspire supporters in the community to support HDH.
• In addition you will be able to proactively plan and manage a varied and busy workload involving travel and some out of hours working.

For further details please see the job description and if you have any questions about the role please email recruitment@helenanddouglas.org.uk or call the Human Resources team on 01865 794749.

Closing date for applications is .  Interviews will be held on 16^th & 17^th of August in Oxford.

Please complete the application process through Helen & Douglas House website only. Unfortunately we cannot accept any CV's by email or via other websites/job boards.

The Charity:

HDH provides symptom management, end-of-life care, respite, emotional and bereavement support across central southern England.  We are dedicated to the care and support of babies, children, teenagers and young adults and their families. We provide in-house care at our purpose-built facilities in Oxford, 24/7 and we support people in their own homes, their local community, and in hospitals.  We do this through our expert team of staff and volunteers, working closely with each individual, their family, and the wider team of professionals around them.  

Staff working for Helen & Douglas House are required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. Helen & Douglas House is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.