Job summary

MY Hospitals Charity islooking for a Funding and Impact Manager to play a key role in driving future development.This individual will take the lead in developing, managing and improving MYHospital Charity's funding of charitable projects and initiatives. There willbe the autonomy to design new processes and creative ways to promote and spendcharitable funds. The role takes a strategic lead in ensuring projects with thegreatest patient benefit are supported, which align with the strategic aims ofMid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust. The role is also responsible for ensuringthat all grant making activities appropriately reflect the expectation ofdonors so working closely with individuals, families and partner organisationswill be key.

The Funding and ImpactManager is a new role that has been introduced as part of the growth of thecharity. The individual will report to the Head of Charity and be part of adedicated and passionate charity team. This role is crucial in the charitybeing able to monitor, measure and demonstrate the positive impact it has, andto link the work of the charity to the wider social impact work of the NHSTrust.

As is typical of smallcharities there will be scope to get involved in many other activitiesincluding supporting fundraising activity and supporting the Head of Charity insubmitting funding applications.

Main duties of the job

The Funding and ImpactManager has lead responsibility for developing, managing and improving MYHospital Charity's funding of projects and initiatives, and relatedprocesses and systems. The role takes a lead in ensuring projectswith the greatest patient benefit are supported, which align with the strategicaims of the Trust. The role is also responsible for ensuringthat all grant making activities appropriately reflect the expectation ofdonors whilst meeting charitable aims.

The role requires close working with stakeholders to ensurecharitable funds deliver positive impact. There will belead responsibilityfor gathering and collating data, and developing metrics, to evaluate funding. The role is responsible for demonstrating and showcasingimpact, sharing learning and continually improving the managementof charitable funds. This role will be an ambassador forsocial impact, and link the work of the charity into the Trusts ambitions asan Anchor Institution.

Key to this role is the requirementto actively and effectively promote charitable funding across Mid YorkshireTeaching NHS Trust, liaising with clinicians, management and staff at alllevels to ensure high levels of engagement. This role is themain point of contact for funding enquiries and queries, whilst alsoworking as part of a small charity team and taking on some general charitymanagement tasks and supporting fundraising activity as required, particularly applications to grant-makingorganisations.

About us

We provide care and support to over a million people inWakefield and Kirklees in their homes, community settings and across ourthree hospital sites at Pontefract, Dewsbury and Pinderfields (Wakefield).

Always striving for excellence, we are at the forefront ofinnovation and research, and we invest in teaching and the development of ourworkforce.

We live by our values of caring, improving, being respectfuland maintaining high standards. We listen and learn because we aim to make MidYorkshire the best place to work and receive care.

We value diversity and welcome talent and enthusiasmirrespective of age, disability, neurodivergence, sex, gender identity andgender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation,or other personal circumstances including providing unpaid carers support tosomeone with a health and care need. As ethnic minority groups, members of theLGBTQ+ community, and people with a disability / neurodivergence are currentlyunder-represented across the organisation, we encourage applications frommembers of these groups. We have policies and procedures to ensure allapplicants are treated fairly and consistently.

We are proud of our staff networks - who offer valuableguidance and feedback from those with lived experience.

We have a clear vision and you could be part of this! Ifyou share our values and you want to make a difference to the lives of ourpatients and their families and carers, we would love to hear from you.

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Lead responsibility fordeveloping, managing and improving MY Hospitals Charity allocation of funding,including all relevant processes and systems, to ensure they are efficient andeffective, and that projects with the greatest patient benefit are supported.
• Be the main point ofcontact for all grant enquiries and queries. Workwith applicants in a professional and responsive manner.
• Manage and monitor fundingrequests and awards, regularly reviewing progress, ensuring accuraterecord-keeping and reporting on progress.
• Support staff across Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHSTrust to ensure applications are proceeding as required and unblock any issueswith the funding process. Provide an expert service to Trust teams and seniorleaders.
• Develop metrics and manage the evaluation of allgrants to showcase their impact, effectiveness and value. Share learning andfurther improve the grants programme, potentially including the use of animpact framework, supporting the work of Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust inits role as an anchor institution.
• Lead on the potential investment in, anddevelopment of, community projects and initiatives, with a requirement to forgestrong working relationships both internally but also externally with partners.
• Actively promote thegrants programme across Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust, liaising withclinicians, management and staff at all levels to ensure high levels ofunderstanding and engagement.
• Identify and explorenew opportunities for charitable funding in line with Trust and charitystrategic objectives.
• Undertakesome general charity management tasks, and supporting fundraising activity asrequired, particularly drafting funding applications for the charity.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Desirable

Skills and abilities

Essential

Desirable

Qualifications

Essential

Desirable

Personal attributes

Essential