An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Fundraising Officer to join the Bright Northumbria Healthcare Charity Team. This is an exciting development role where the successful candidate will be supported to complete a number of specialist fundraising competencies, over a period of 18 months, which will enable them to progress from the band 5 Fundraising Officer post to a band 6 Fundraising Officer post. Please note if the candidate was unsuccessful with completing their competencies within the 18 month period they would remain at the band 5 level for this role. Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides healthcare to more than 500,000 people across North Tyneside and Northumberland. Some examples of how Bright makes a difference; Enhancing the patient experience through providing additional therapies, services and comforts Supporting staff health and wellbeing Developing special areas to step away from the busy clinical environment Providing state of the art medical equipment Investing in staff training and research to improve treatments and care Supporting projects in our community to improve health inequalities This role will be integral to maintaining and increasing the charities income streams to enable us to fulfil our purposes. Supports the trust charity in all areas of work Supports the Fundraising Manager Co-ordinates fundraising activities in the trust Co-ordinates external community fundraising Co-ordinates charity projects and events We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality – opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn’t, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way Please read ‘applicant guidance notes’ before submitting your application. Primary contact for the charity fundraising team, answering queries and responding appropriately on behalf of the charity. Work closely with the Fundraising manager to deliver the Fundraising Strategy, Fundraising Policy, and Charity objectives Maintain and further develop relationships with existing fundraising networks, funders and voluntary organisations. Develop fundraising management systems to support the fundraising policy Develop and maintain a database or CRM system in relation to management of fundraising initiatives Encourage and support engagement with the charity. Evaluate the success and effectiveness of fundraising events and improve the success of future events as a result through the undertaking of evaluation. Administration of financial donations and gifts in kind, e.g. processing payment, recording activities/income, sending thank you letters, running reports. Update/report to the Bright Charity Strategic Committee with regard to fundraising. Planning and organising a range of charity events, e.g. cheque presentations, fundraising events, Christmas corporate events. Promote the work of the charity through various media e.g. the staff magazine, staff update, website, social media, charity information boards, marketing materials. Work with Charity Communications Officer to develop content for the charity website and social media. With the support of the Fundraising Manager, negotiates with a range of stakeholders including the estates and capital projects teams and clinical teams to incorporate the fundraising in a variety of clinical and non-clinical areas. On occasion, deputises for the Fundraising Manager, in relation to projects and the charity fundraising