Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing NHS charity at a pivotal time and play a key role in helping us make a real difference to patients, families, and staff.
The Fundraising Lead will act as a specialist professional, leading on the development and delivery of the Charity’s engagement and communications activity that supports the Charity’s strategic objectives, reputation and profile. The role will provide expert advice and delivery across campaigns, partnerships and stakeholder engagement, ensuring the Charity’s messaging is consistent, impactful and aligned with Trust and Charity branding and values.
You will support the development and delivery of a varied and ambitious fundraising programme. This is a hands-on role, ideal for someone with experience in fundraising, charity events, or income generation who is looking to take the next step in their career.
You will be responsible for delivering a programme of income generation and engagement events, helping to grow support and raise awareness of the Charity across the region. This includes building partnerships and creating meaningful opportunities for people and organisations to get involved.
You will be involved in a wide range of activities – from writing funding bids and supporting major campaigns, to delivering events and building relationships with supporters, clinicians, and partners. No two days will be the same.
Main duties of the job
- Fundraising, Events & Income Generation
- Campaigns & Projects
- Stakeholder Engagement & Representation
- General Duties
Additional Information
This role does not involve delivering patient care, but you will have contact with patients and service users. You will be expected to communicate with empathy, professionalism, and respect always.
Working for our organisation
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead fulfilling lives.
Our clinical teams deliver a wide range of NHS services across inpatient, primary care and community settings, including children’s, adult and older people’s mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, and research and development.
To achieve our goals, we recruit high calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities’ employer, we welcome applications from all sections of the community, particularly under represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.
All appointments for new employees to CPFT are subject to the successful completion of a probationary period.
Please note we reserve the right to close adverts early should we receive sufficient applications.
Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all roles. If you apply for a post that does not attract sponsorship, your application will be withdrawn from the process.
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