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Main area Charity Grade Band 3 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (there will be a requirement to work weekends and evenings) Job ref 438-PB2708 Employer Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Preston Hospital Town Preston Salary £24,625 - £25,674 Per annum/Pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 24/06/2025 23:59 Interview date 02/07/2025 Assistant Fundraiser and Admin SupportBand 3Job overviewRosemere Cancer Foundation currently has an exciting opportunity foryouto join our team as anAssistant Fundraiser & Admin Support , based at the Rosemere Cancer Centre at the Royal Preston Hospital. This is a full-time role that combines office-based work with time spent in the community, attending fundraising events and supporting our valued donors and volunteers. In return, you'll receive a competitive salary and become part of a passionate, high-achieving team. Our charity raises around £1.5 million annually through a varied and dynamic portfolio of activities. We’re looking for someone enthusiastic, hardworking, and flexible—ready to meet the challenge and play a key role in one of the region’s most successful charities. If you want to make a real difference to the lives of local cancer patients and are keen to begin or develop a career in the charity sector—whether or not you have previous fundraising experience—we’d love to hear from you. Main duties of the jobAs Assistant Fundraiser & Admin Support, you will play a vital role in helping the Rosemere charity team deliver its fundraising strategy and maintain high standards of donor care. You’ll be involved in implementing long-term plans to grow income and increase support across all fundraising streams, ensuring that all donors and supporters receive excellent stewardship. You’ll provide essential administrative support to the whole team, including logging donations, managing thank-you processes, maintaining databases, and supporting finance tasks. Your role will also involve assisting with the organisation and delivery of events, helping to grow our fundraising programmes, and developing lasting relationships with our supporters. You’ll need to be flexible, enthusiastic, and confident when working with the public, as you’ll sometimes represent Rosemere at community events. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain valuable experience in a supportive and fast-paced charity environment, where your contribution will truly make a difference. A car and driving license are essential for this post as the post holder will be required to drop of fundraising resources, meet with donors and fundraisers, support Rosemere fundraising events and attend third party fundraisingactivitiesandfunctionsacrossLancashireand South Cumbria Working for our organisationRosemere Cancer Foundation supports world-class cancer treatment across Lancashire and South Cumbria. We work in partnership with local NHS teams to achieve the best possible care for cancer patients, wherever they are treated. We do this by funding: Cutting-edge equipment and technology. Innovative projects that help reduce the fear and burden of cancer. Local research that keeps us at the forefront of cancer treatment. Staff well-being and professional development initiatives. Our funding goes above and beyond what the NHS can provide. Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesPlease refer to the full Job Description and Person Specification for complete details. Key responsibilities include: Providing general fundraising support across all areas as needed. Assisting fundraisers in growing income through excellent stewardship and relationship management. This includes leading on lower-value fundraising initiatives. Supporting the implementation of new fundraising products to attract new supporters and create sustainable income streams. Contributing to donor recruitment, donor retention, and the development of fundraising programmes and events. Providing administrative support for the entire Rosemere charity team, including but not limited to: Logging donations and generating acknowledgment letters via the donor database. Assisting with general finance tasks, including counting and banking monies in line with Standing Financial Instructions. Administering the Rosemere Cancer Foundation lottery. Managing donations via digital platforms such as JustGiving and Enthuse. Person specificationQualifications and EducationGCSE Maths and English or equivalent qualifications or equivalent work experience Full UK Driving License Educated to AS and A level or equivalent experience Membership of Institute of Fundraising Knowledge and ExperienceExperience of working to and achieving financial targets Working knowledge of a donor management system or equivalent Experience of dealing with sensitive issues Knowledge of GDPR in relation to fundraising Previous experience working within a charity, fundraising or related role (e.g. marketing / sales). Thanks for taking the time to view this advert; we’re looking forward to receiving your application. You should be aware that the vacancy may close earlier than the published date if sufficient applications are received so it would be best to apply as soon as you can. We’ll contact you by e-mail to update you on the progress of your application so please check the e-mail account that you applied from (including spam/junk) regularly. We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership, neurodiversity or veteran status are encouraged to apply for this post. Our Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders is available Here To support you in your application process we’ve created a What we can offer you guide that shows what you can expect when you join our hospitals. The guide includes links to our strategic aims and objectives as well as our values, development support and rewards and benefits. To help you get the best from your application we’ve also put together two guides to help you make your application the best it can be. Just click here and here to go through them, or have themopen as you complete your application. We recognise that the recruitment process may present barriers for some and you may need personal adjustments to enable you to participate in our recruitment process. Please make contact with the recruitment team at the earliest opportunity to ensure that measures can be put in place to enable your application for this post. Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) when writing job applications If you choose to use AI or other tools to assist in writing your application, it's essential to personalise this information, particularly your supporting information section. While AI can help streamline the writing process, these tools cannot fully grasp the context or requirements of the job you’re applying for. 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Working Smarter pledge We are reminded everyday of how important life is, so as part of our Working Smarter pledge we offer a variety of flexible working options and wellbeing support to enable our people to find and maintain the right work-life balance. Secondments If you are applying for a secondment role please ensure you have agreement from your current line manager prior to attending an interview. Also please ensure you have read the LTHTR Secondment Policy. A copy of this can be found on the intranet or by Please note a young person must be in part-time education or training until they’re 18. therefore if you are under 18 we are unable to employ you on a full time basis, unless it is in an apprenticeship role. Disclosure and Barring Service checks If the role you’ve applied for requires a Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) check we will administer this on your behalf and the cost will be recovered from your salary, either as a one-off payment, or over 3 months. The level of check required depends on the role that you have been offered. Currently the charges are - Basic DBS check £26.40 Standard DBS check £26.40 and Enhanced DBS check £54.40. You should be aware that if you are successful in obtaining a position that requires a DBS check but later withdraw your application, you may be required to reimburse the cost of the DBS check. DBS checks remain free of charge for volunteer positions. The DBS Code of Practice can be accessed here . In line with guidance from United Kingdom Health Security Agency, all staff and volunteers are required to comply with Trust Infection Prevention and Control processes in relation to safe working. This includes mask wearing and adherence to social distancing at all Trust sites. NO UNSOLICITED ADVERTISING COMPANY APPROACHES We look forward to hearing from you soon! 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