Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
Since 1999, RUHX has had an unwavering commitment to excellence that has extended beyond NHS budgets, supporting the RUH and community healthcare. We have gone further to give every patient the extra extraordinary care they deserve while supporting our staff to do what they do best and furthering innovation within our hospitals.
Every day on our team is a unique experience, offering a flexible work environment. We believe in a balanced approach, with equal time spent working from home, in the office, and engaging with our community.
Our track record speaks volumes, evidenced by £10m raised for the Dyson Cancer Centre, which opened in April 2024, the introduction of Robotic Surgery in 2023 following a £2.3m campaign, £1m+ for the Breast Unit expansion in 2022 and many other projects. We have numerous other initiatives on the horizon--this is an exciting time to join the team.
Main duties of the job
Due to internal promotion, we are now recruiting for a new Legacy and Tribute Manager; you'll have many opportunities to make your mark and the freedom to try new ideas. You will also be supported by a culture that encourages learning and being positively disruptive.
This is a key fundraising role in the organisation focusing on, and further developing, implementing and evaluating, our Legacy and Tribute Funds programme. You will need to feel comfortable promoting this critical fundraising area and be prepared to emotionally engage with / invest in relationships with supporters and their families.
You will need experience in fundraising and especially legacy marketing. You must have sound knowledge of the legal processes and procedures that cover the management and administration of Wills/legacies by the legal profession.
Job responsibilities
RUHX is the working name of RUH Charitable Fund, the official NHS charity of The Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust (RUH). In 2022 we changed our working name from The Forever Friends Appeal to RUHX to better reflect the extra-extraordinary work we fund and capture the exceptional commitment and generosity of our supporters who give us the power to do more.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Educated to degree / diploma level or equivalent experience.
* Excellent standard of English - written, spoken and grammar
* Business / charity marketing, or fundraising qualification
* Member of Institute of Fundraising or equivalent professional body.
Knowledge
* Sound understanding of current UK laws, processes and procedures relating to Wills, Legacies and significant Major Gifts to charity.
* Ability to interpret and implement with minimal guidance legislation surrounding the making of Wills and Legacy Gifts, national standards and the Fundraising Regulators Code of Practice.
* Significant experience in marketing and fundraising theory relating to Wills and Legacies, and strategies that have encompassed the use of prospect pools / research / gift tables / gift assessment / donor motivation / solicitation techniques / donor engagement events designed to engage prospective higher level donors, and resulting in securing income targets.
* Significant experience in an account / relationship management role providing high levels of customer care and dealing with complex, sensitive relationships aimed at securing engagement, agreement and income.
* Significant experience of developing excellent working relationships with, and the engagement of, both a wide cross section of the public and senior level professionals in the legal and other sectors.
* Knowledge of, and empathy with, healthcare provision in the NHS and its current priorities.
* Knowledge of the local community including excellent networks.
* Knowledge of RUHX & its aims.
Skills
* Ability to analyse a wide range of information and statistics relating to donors to support the Head of development in providing reports, produce comprehensive and informative research on prospective funders, and provide presentations in a format that can be understood by a variety of audiences.
* Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation and interpersonal skills at a senior level including: speaking at formal events on behalf of the Appeal, communicating with Legators, donors and other stakeholders at all levels, leading on the writing and presentation of compelling reports / papers / proposals aimed at soliciting support, and leading on the design and production of high quality communication material, ensuring it meets the needs of the target audience.
* Ability to use IT systems including Microsoft Office software, plus knowledge of RaisersEdge relationship management database to produce reports, publications & proposals.
* Ability / confidence to work under own initiative / motivation and able to time-manage and prioritise workloads in busy and demanding circumstances with tight timescales.
* Sound research / analysis / interpretation of Legator / Donor motivations & requirements, and devising / amending appropriate strategies for each.
* Ability to develop comprehensive action and project plans for areas of responsibility.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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