Trusts and Major Gifts Officer

The Prince of Wales Hospice 
Trusts and Major Gifts Officer 
£30,221 - £34,261
Full time 37.5 hrs - (will consider part-time/job share)
Pontefract, West Yorkshire

The Prince of Wales Hospice is passionate about providing specialist care for adults with a terminal diagnosis, and also those around them. The hospice offers a 13-bedroom ward for patients who need round the clock care as well as a Wellbeing and Outreach service – in total the Prince of Wales Hospice cares for over 300 people a year! Despite costing £11,000 a day to run the hospice and £4m a year, all of the services are entirely free of charge to patients and their families so the hospice is largely dependent on fundraised income. 

Would you like join the team that helps raise a substantial amount of these core running costs and enable the hospice to continue to support hundreds of patients and families every year? 

We are looking for a Trusts and Major Gifts Officer to join the ambitious and dedicated Fundraising Team at the hospice. 


The Role

As a Trusts and Major Gifts Officer you will be responsible for developing and delivering an annual Fundraising plan from charitable trusts and foundations. Duties will include:

• Maximising unrestricted donations from charitable trusts
• Working collaboratively across the organisation, particularly with Income Generation Leaders
• Developing and implementing a mid-level gifts direct mail programme
• Planning and overseeing the delivery of excellent stewardship of supporters to maximise donor loyalty and lifetime value.


The Person 

We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic individual who ideally has proven fundraising or bid writing experience to take this established trust fundraising programme to the next level. We would also be interested in speaking with people with excellent written communication and creative writing skills looking to transition into this exciting area.

You should be a flexible and resilient team player, adept at putting together compelling cases for support and presenting complex information. Ideally you will have the ability to nurture relationships with existing and potential supporters, creating sustainable income from loyal donors.   

With strong written and verbal communication skills, the ability to build lasting relationships and a passion for fundraising and community this could be the next exciting step in your fundraising career. 

This is a hugely exciting time to join the team as the organisation focusses on wellbeing and staff development so you should be ready to embrace this supportive and passionate culture!

If this sounds like the type of environment that would suit you for the next phase of your career, then get in touch! The role is permanent and full-time (although part-time hours will also be considered), and offers the opportunity to work flexibly from their office in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, and from home. 

To register your interest please apply here, or for more information contact Charlie or Leanne at Charity Horizons.

Charlie – 07799521685 / charlie@charityhorizons.co.uk
Leanne – 07799465697 / leanne@charityhorizons.co.uk


Please note: If you would like to submit an application or express your interest in an alternative format, such as audio or video upload, please contact either Charlie or Leanne who will be happy to advise on this. Also, please let us know if you require any adaptations for your initial engagement with us. 

Please also be aware that we use anonymous recruitment methods when submitting shortlists for all our roles and we only work with organisations that are happy to engage with us in this way. 

Charity Horizons is an equal opportunities employer and as such actively promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from all suitable candidates irrespective of age, disability, hidden disability, race or national origin, religion or belief, gender, gender expression, political view, sexual orientation, medical condition, and pregnancy.


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