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Job overview

Due to the success of a new strategic direction, leading to an increase in income and impact, Newcastle Hospitals Charity has a fantastic opportunity for the right person to succeed in the new role of Major Gifts and Legacies Lead.  This new role will join a collaborative and energetic team who raise funds from a variety of sources including trust and foundations, corporate partnerships, major donors, events and community fundraisers and individual giving.

One of the largest NHS charities in the UK, Newcastle Hospitals Charity (NHC) works in partnership with Newcastle Hospitals to fundraise for and to support a range of projects that go beyond public funding and enable the Trust to deliver its ambition and deliver goals that the NHS can’t do alone. Projects supported by NHC include the purchase of specialist clinical equipment; capital infrastructure and initiatives that support the health and wellbeing of patients and staff. We are proud to make a genuine difference to people’s lives each and every day.

The Major Gifts and Legacies Lead will create, implement and drive our Major Giving strategy, supporting, nurturing and growing our fantastic network of high net worth donors. Responsible for all major gift and legacy fundraising operations, you will report directly into the Associate Director of Fundraising.

• Interview Date Friday, 19 July 2024
• 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week

Main duties of the job

We’re looking for someone who is passionate about healthcare and building long-term mutually valuable partnerships. 

Specific responsibilities include:

• Form productive and positive relationships with high net worth individuals to develop closer connections, evolving new products to align with sector changes and showcasing our growth and impact on the ground. Strong relationship management skills is key to this role - the ability to connect with people on a very personal level, and with compassion.
• Develop and deliver a Major Gifts and Legacy fundraising strategy, plan and robust prospect pipeline for Newcastle Hospitals Charity (NHC) to achieve agreed income projections, including the creation of a new Patron programme. 
• Develop compelling fundraising and partnership opportunities, aligned to the strategic objectives of Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, including 5 and 6 figure funding agreements.
• Nurture an engaged network of high value supporters by delivering an exceptional donor stewardship programme that meaningfully connects with supporters and grows our supporter base.
• Raise the profile of Newcastle Hospitals Charity by attending, leading and hosting key networking events and/or conferences and staying abreast of key sector insights and trends, representing Newcastle Hospitals Charity across a variety of contexts.

Working for our organisation

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.

We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We’re also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

Our staff oversee around 2 million patients ‘contacts’ each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.