Head Of Fundraising

 Job Title: Head of Grants & Impact

Reporting To: Chief Operating Officer

Salary: £47,079 - £63,909 (Band E)

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Closing: 14th April 2024 @ 5pm

Interviews: 23rd & 25th April 2024

Job Purpose:

The post holder will play a pivotal role in the strategic and operational development of the charity with particular responsibility for grant awarding functions to ensure they are carried out efficiently, effectively and in line with our charitable objectives and values.

A senior leadership team member, this role will lead Alder Hey Children’s Charity’s grant awarding process, develop multi-year strategies with a focus on long term funding priorities & achieving the charity’s purpose and demonstrating our impact. 

They will build strategic relationships with key members of the Trust and other charities with a focus on partnership working to maximise the impact of funding and meet the Charity & Trust ambitions. They will lead on the development and implementation of a framework to demonstrate our impact.

Main Duties/Tasks

Strategic Planning, Financial Management & Reporting

Lead on the development and implementation of strategic, multi-year plans and budgets, identify upcoming funding requirements.

Monitor progress against strategic plans, budgets, KPIs, producing reports.

Develop and implement a framework for demonstrating our charitable impact across the charity funding pillars.

Build strategic partnerships internally and externally to support funding priorities and maximise our impact.

Attend the Charitable Spending Committee and Board meetings.

Grant Applications, Awards & Reporting

Oversee and develop the grant process, ensuring it aligns with the charitable spending strategy, provides detailed, relevant information and monitors performance.

Manage the grant award process, ensuring that applications are reviewed and approved in line with the agreed authority levels, ensuring that papers are appropriate for the Charitable Spending Committee and Board review.

Maintain and update the grant Terms & Conditions.

Provide leadership and direction to the Grants Manager, empowering them & the team to deliver against set goals and objectives.

Communication & Relationships

Lead on the development of an internal communications plan, promoting both the opportunities available to apply for Charitable Funding within the Trust and the impact of projects that have been funded by the Charity. Promote the work of the Charity throughout the Trust and with funders.

Develop relationships with the Charitable Spending Committee.

Develop key relationships throughout the Trust that support the grant award and reporting process.

To build and manage key relationships with existing partners.

Develop and maintain strong working relationships with the Finance Team, working together to provide a smooth process.

Lead on internal liaison to ensure that fundraising teams have the information they need to report back to funders and donors on how their donations have made a vital difference.

Lead on providing and co-ordinating information to the Head of Marketing for the yearly impact report and Annual Report for the Financial Statements.

Innovation & Development

Be the lead specialist in grant awarding and maintain strong knowledge of relevant legislation and good practice.

Work with the database manager to develop the use of the CRM system with the grants team to maximise efficiency.

Work with the database manager to develop a framework for impact reporting that links to our CRM system.

Other Duties

Be an outstanding advocate for Alder Hey Children’s Charity in line with the core values of the organisation.

Be an active and supportive member of the Alder Hey Children’s Charity team, contributing to the team’s development and working collaboratively with colleagues and volunteers.

Attend and support on events run by the fundraising teams where required.

Any other reasonable duties as required by your line manager.

Person Specification

Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience

Essential

·     Experience of efficiently managing and delivering a demanding and varied workload.

·     Leadership experience.

·     Experience in delivery a strategy.

·     Experience of managing a programme of grants.

·     Experience of planning and working towards targets.

·     Strong knowledge of legislation, accounting requirements and good practice relating to grant awarding and reporting.

·     Experience of working with and managing collaborative groups, ensuring that all parties are supported to contribute.

·     Experience of using a CRM system or database, including developing and enhancing the processes around this.

Desirable

·     Experience of developing impact monitoring systems and reporting.

·     Experience of charity governance requirements.

Skills and Attributes

Essential

·     Excellent communications skills, both verbal and written across a range of audiences.

·     Proven success in developing strong personal relationships internally and externally.

·     Commitment to principles of equality, diversity and collaborative working.

·     Self-motivated and positive attitude with the ability to work under pressure and prioritise in a busy environment.

·     Experience of business planning and operational management.

·     Ability to work effectively as part of a team as well as independently.

·     Leadership qualities and proven track record of leading a team.

·     A creative and lateral thinker with the ability to look for innovative solutions to problems and take the lead on developing these.

·     Excellent IT skills including Microsoft packages.

·     Excellent presentation skills, with the ability to get information and ideas across clearly and succinctly.

Desirable

·     Evidence of understanding the range of issues across the NHS and Charity sector.

·     Experience of presenting at Board or Committee level.

·     Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel.

Additional requirements

Essential

·     Committed to continuing professional development.

·     Strong interest in working for a children’s health charity.

·     An understanding of and commitment to the values of Alder Hey Children’s Charity.

·     Willingness to get involved with activities across the Charity.

·     Willingness to occasionally work outside of normal office hours.
 

Our Values

Here at Alder Hey Children’s Charity, our values guide the way in which we work. By being courageous, working together, being passionate about our work, and making sure that we are creative in what we do, helps us to deliver the support necessary so that our Hospital can continue to deliver the very best care for our young patients and their families. Our values are:

Courage: we try new things and take risks to innovate and drive forward new ideas. We have the courage to speak up and take a stance. We are accountable, responsive and responsible. We are unstoppable.

Together: we work together as one team, sharing our knowledge and learning. We work in partnership with patients, families, supporters and colleagues. We are respectful, celebrate diversity and empower each other to achieve our aims.

Passion: we are passionate about what we do and why we do it.  We work together to share and grow. We inspire others.

Magical: we are fun, creative and child led. We create special moments, provide little extras and go further for our brave young patients.  

Alder Hey Children’s Charity will make every endeavour to make any reasonable adjustments for applicants who require assistance in carrying out their duties due to a disability. Alder Hey Children’s Charity is committed to equal opportunities and positively welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Alder Hey Children’s Charity is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. The post holder may be required to complete an enhanced DBS disclosure check.