12 month fixed term maternity leave cover with possible extension
Are you an enthusiastic and creative fundraiser who loves bringing people together through memorable events? Do you have the drive to inspire supporters and generate vital income for a cause that makes a real difference every day?
The Hospice of the Good Shepherd is looking for an Events Fundraiser to join our ambitious Income Generation team. This exciting role will support the planning and delivery of a varied programme of fundraising events that help fund specialist care for local people and their families.
Working as part of our Fundraising team, you will help deliver a calendar of high-profile fundraising events including our Twilight Walk, Foamtastic Colourblast, Santa Dash, Hospice Strictly plus a range of corporate and community events. You will play a key role in ensuring participants, volunteers, sponsors and supporters enjoy an outstanding experience while helping us achieve ambitious income targets.
This is a varied and rewarding role where no two days are the same. You will be responsible for coordinating event logistics, managing supporter journeys, recruiting and supporting volunteers, promoting events, maintaining accurate fundraising records and working with colleagues across the hospice to maximise participation and income.
To be successful in this role, you will have excellent organisational skills, strong attention to detail and the ability to build positive relationships with supporters, volunteers, suppliers and colleagues. You will have experience in event planning and delivery and be confident managing multiple projects at the same time. Experience of fundraising, working with volunteers or working within the charity sector would be advantageous, but above all we are looking for someone with energy, enthusiasm and a passion for delivering exceptional experiences.
You will be a confident communicator, comfortable representing the hospice at events and in the community, and able to inspire supporters through storytelling and relationship building.
If you would like any further information regarding the role, please contact Justin Caroe on 01244 851091.
The Hospice is a great place to work and volunteer. Based in Backford, Chester (with retail shops in Chester and Ellesmere Port), the Hospice provides specialist palliative and end-of-life care in a welcoming and compassionate environment.
Our specialist team of medical and nursing staff deliver end of life care to our patients and support their families, carers and friends but our services are varied across a number of disciplines and reflect the diverse nature of our care and support. In addition to Doctors, Nurses and Health care roles, we employ staff in a wide range of roles including Fundraising and Retail in our charity shops, Housekeeping and Catering, Social Work and Family Support such as Counselling and Spiritual Care, Living Well / Day Services as well as Business Support functions such as Administration, People & Development and Finance.
We also have a large number of Volunteer roles in all these service areas. We have been supported by our volunteers ever since the hospice was established and we now have over 400 people contributing their time in so many different ways. Every hour volunteered allows us to continue providing specialist care and we are always welcoming applications for new volunteers so please get in touch.
