Community Fundraising Officer, South
Hours: Part-time – 21 hours per week
Location: Hybrid Working with a minimum of one day a week working from Head Office (based near the city in London)
Reports to: Community Fundraising Manager
Role purpose: To fundraise for The Sick Children’s Trust through varied community fundraising activities, including supporting family fundraising and third-party events in the south, such as, but not limited to, The Royal Parks Half Marathon. The postholder will be required to forge and develop new fundraising opportunities and relationships with local businesses, community organisations and schools. Ensuring a sensitive and effective supporter journey for both new and existing supporters.
Key tasks and responsibilities:
- To cultivate and recruit new and existing supporters and volunteers to participate in a range of third-party events including The Royal Parks Half Marathon and ‘run your own’ fundraising events. To uplift supporter value, steward and retain through the delivery of brilliant supporter care whilst being respectful of potential sensitivities particularly when working with families who are fundraising in memory.
- Build and develop trusted relationships when appropriate with families to support fundraising, storytelling and volunteering. Work sensitively and empathetically with this core audience group engendering their long-term support and advocacy of the Charity’s work.
- Maintain contact with and work alongside the House Teams in London with a view to occasional working from the houses. Ensuring the House Teams are aware of any potential volunteering opportunities.
- To work closely and collaboratively with the other two Community Fundraising Officers – one based in the south, one based in the north and the Fundraising Assistant based in the south.
- To proactively target independent businesses (outside of corporate partnerships) and schools by going out regularly in the local Community to secure annual income targets set by the Head of Fundraising.
- To develop and forge new and existing relationships with local clubs and associations to secure their support both financially and in raising awareness of the charity.
- Leading on Supermarket charitable schemes, including research, support with copy and applications to reach targets set for this area of income.
- Accurately record and monitor income and expenditure budgets for your area, spotting gaps in income and finding other ways to reach target set.
- Create and maintain supporter fundraising information on our Donorflex database to ensure it is up to date and accurate.
- Communicate and work collaboratively with our Communications and Marketing team to ensure maximum press and social media coverage is obtained for The Sick Children’s Trust Community Fundraising activities.
- To work collaboratively with other fundraising departments and the Communications and Marketing team for effective integration of campaigns and activities.
- To represent the Charity as and when required to schools, local businesses and community groups in the South, including speaking at events when necessary.
- Carry out office and general duties and tasks to ensure the effectiveness and smooth running of the post holder’s work, team and organisation.
- Duties may vary from time to time as determined by service and business need.
If you are interested, please complete the questionnaire and submit along with your CV to recruitment@sickchildrenstrust.org
Applications will be reviewed on an on-going basis and therefore early applications are advised.
Closing date: 7 February 2025
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Part-time Assistant House Manager (24 hours per week)
Good people skills? Part time hours? Some admin skills? Happy to iron and clean?
We welcome an application from you to join our team.
Job title: Assistant House Manager
Hours: 24 hours per week
Location: Acorn House, Cambridge
Reports to: House Manager
The Sick Children’s Trust is the charity that provides welcoming ‘Homes from Home’ where families with a sick child in hospital can stay. But we’re more than bricks and mortar, our friendly and caring staff are there to support families when they really need it.
Our house staff are proud about what they do and are key to this support.
You will essentially work to ensure the house is kept clean and ready for visiting families and that they have a safe place to stay a short distance away from their child.
Duties will include:
- Preparation of rooms for new families
- Laundry and ironing
- Regular checks to ensure the house is well maintained, clean and meets all regulations e.g. health and safety requirements.
- Welcoming and registering families who stay
- Liaising with hospital staff
- Basic administration tasks
- Fundraising
Our existing staff come from a variety of backgrounds such as: retail, office work, hairdressing, childcare and care assistants. What they all have in common is:
- compassion
- strong interpersonal skills
- a can do approach to work
- happy to carry out domestic tasks
- a team player
This is a role where no two days are the same. It can be emotional but so rewarding.
If you are interested, please complete the questionnaire and submit along with your CV to recruitment@sickchildrenstrust.org
Applications will be reviewed on an on-going basis and therefore early applications are advised.
Closing date: 31 January 2025
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House Manager
Job title: House Manager
Hours: 35 hours per week – some flexibility with start and finish times
Location: Acorn and Chestnut House, Cambridge
Reports to: Director of House Operations (South)
The Sick Children’s Trust is the charity that gives families with a seriously ill child in hospital a comfortable place to stay and a friendly ear to listen in one of our ten ‘Homes from Home’. We are looking for a House Manager who is hardworking and has excellent people skills to manage our ‘Home from Homes’ Acorn House and Chestnut House supporting families at Addenbrookes and The Rosie Maternity hospitals, Cambridge. You will be responsible for managing the houses including: working with the hospital to admit and welcome families, property maintenance, daily administration and compliance such as health and safety, and will be hands on with light domestic duties to prepare rooms for families and ensure the house is maintained to a high standard.
Your experience to date could come from a variety of sectors and roles such as office administration, facility management, housekeeping or health and care sectors to name a few. What we are looking for are candidates who can:
- Take the responsibility for running a house and the service it provides
- Manage a small team
- Carry out checks to ensure compliance to rules and regulations
- Demonstrate good IT skills
- Prepare and manage a budget and finance tasks to include income generation (training and support given)
- Empathise with families to support them during difficult times
- Demonstrate strong personal skills to work with colleagues and hospital staff professionally
To apply, please complete the questionnaire below and send your CV with a covering letter, setting out why you are suitable for the role and how you meet the requirements set out in the job description and person specification to: recruitment@sickchildrenstrust.org
Closing Date: 20 January 2025
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