Are you ready to lead a transformation and create a lasting impact? South East Coast Ambulance NHS Trust (SECAmb) is looking for an innovative and dynamic Head of Charity to build and lead a brand-new function that will drive our charitable activities and enhance care for our patients and staff. This is your opportunity to work closely with our CEO and Board to craft a vision, implement strategy, and leave an indelible mark on our organisation and the communities we serve. Why This Role? Shape the Future: This is a newly created position where you’ll have the autonomy to design and grow our charity function from the ground up. Strategic Impact: Develop and deliver a comprehensive fundraising and charitable strategy that supports our mission to provide exceptional care. Engagement and Innovation: Inspire internal and external stakeholders with creative approaches to fundraising and donor engagement. Leadership Opportunity: Be the subject matter expert on charity governance and policy while influencing key decisions at the executive level. This role requires a strategic thinker with a passion for making a difference. You will bring experience in fundraising and charity management, a core understanding of the intricacies of building robust, compliant, and impactful charitable activities. You will be able to evidence a proven track record in stakeholder engagement, financial acumen, and the ability to execute innovative campaigns that resonate with diverse audiences. What You’ll Do Develop and implement SECAmb’s first-ever Charitable Strategy, aligned with the Trust’s goals and community needs. Lead on fundraising initiatives, including events, donor relationships, and grant applications, to meet ambitious income targets. Build awareness and foster engagement across internal teams, donors, and the public. Ensure the charity operates within the highest standards of governance and compliance as per Charity Commission guidelines. Represent SECAmb Charity as its ambassador at key events, building lasting partnerships and networks. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Lead and co-ordinate the development, design, production and review of a SECAmb Charitable Strategy, ensuring operational and governance processes have realistic timeframes and are met. Lead and operationalise a fundraising plan to implement, manage and report on progress against KPI’s to agree income and expenditure levels as agreed by the Charitable Funds Committee (some of which will be events based). Prepare regular reports for the Executive Team, Charitable Funds Committee, Trust Board and external stakeholders such as NHS Charities Together, detailing progress against agreed plans and indicating any areas or risks requiring attention. Prepare regular updates and news items for internal Trust staff, inviting engagement to raise awareness. Support the delivery of Trust strategic objectives that achieves best value for money. Act as an ambassador for the Charity at relevant internal and external engagement meetings and lead on bid writing for grant/Trust applications. Ensure the Charity has effective polices and procedures for accurate and timely reporting against all statutory, constitutional and contractual standards. This will include ensuring performance KPIs reflect the key priorities and challenges of the Charity with risks identified on the BAF and corporate risk register, where appropriate. Working for your organisation Option to join NHS pension scheme A minimum 27 days' holiday each year, increasing after 5 years’ service. Personal and professional development and training opportunities. Salary Sacrifice schemes for cars or push bikes. Access to occupational health and counselling services. Award winning wellbeing hub Back up buddy App Access to NHS discounts, offering NHS employees a range of money-saving deals.