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317 Charity Director 620226
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Fixed term: 2 years (from date of appointment)
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
317-2025-50-024
Employer
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Trustwide
Town
317 Trustwide
Salary
£38,682 - £46,580 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
20/01/2026 23:59
Interview date
06/02/2026

Employer heading

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Fundraising Campaigns Manager

Band 6

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS hospital trusts in the country.  We have around 16,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.7 billion.

With strong history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation regionally, nationally and internationally,  we’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country. 

As well as providing a wide range of hospital and community services, we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

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, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.

Job overview

Newcastle Hospitals Charity and the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation are entering one of the most exciting and ambitious phases in our history. Together with Newcastle Hospitals, we are building a world leading facility, The Sir Bobby Robson Institute, which will transform cancer research and improve the lives of patients across the Northeast and beyond.

Based next to the Northern Centre for Cancer Care at the Freeman Hospital, this incredible new facility will bring together the current Sir Bobby Robson Cancer Trials Research Centre and the hospital’s oncology and haematology research teams, creating a united hub for innovation, clinical trials, and hope.

Thanks to the generosity of supporters, over £20 million has already been raised and a major fundraising campaign now underway to secure the final funds needed to complete the project and turn the vision into reality.

To help drive this transformative work, we are expanding our team with a fixed term Campaign Manager playing a vital part in bringing the Sir Bobby Robson Institute to life.

  • Interview Date Friday 06 February 2026
  • 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
  • You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy.  Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

Main duties of the job

Help lead the high-profile public fundraising campaign supporting the construction of the Sir Bobby Robson Institute. You’ll help shape campaign strategy, deliver inspiring public engagement activity, and work closely with colleagues across fundraising, clinical research, and the wider charity.

You will:

•    Design and deliver campaign plans across multiple channels
•    Manage key projects and timelines
•    Support high profile fundraising initiatives
•    Help share the story and impact of the Sir Bobby Robson Institute
•    Manage 2 campaign officers 

 

Working for our organisation

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS. 

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  • Manage, deliver, and evaluate an annual programme of fundraising campaigns for Newcastle Hospitals Charity, with initial focus on Sir Bobby Robson Institute in the first 2 years.
  • Set and monitor income generation targets across the campaign team.
  • Lead on the initiation and delivery of a campaign programme for Newcastle Hospitals Charity.
  • Develop, implement, and monitor policies, processes, and guidance for fundraising to ensure compliance with the standards set out by the Fundraising Regulator and the Charity Commission
  • Lead on a programme to identify and develop opportunities for fundraising growth and income generation.
  • Represent Newcastle Hospitals Charity and the Trust in internal and public facing forums, working closely with colleagues within the NHS to raise the profile of the Charity. Actively contribute to key committees such as the Charity Committee, the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation Committee, and the Great North Children’s Hospitals Foundation Committee where needed.
  • Provision of reports/presentations and supplementary information to the Charity Committee; the Charity Director and key stakeholders, as required.
  • Work closely with the Charity Finance team to ensure accurate record and reporting in relation to Charity fundraising activities.
  • Working closely with the Charity communications team in helping to publicise and promote Newcastle Hospitals Charity
  • Lead and develop a team of fundraisers.

Person specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential criteria
  • Undergraduate Degree/or equivalent experience
  • Fundraising qualification e.g. Institute of Fundraising Certificate or equivalent

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of managing/organising/promoting fundraising campaigns and identifying key targets that will attract support for the Charity
  • Expert knowledge of charity regulations as set out by Charity Commission and the Fundraising Regulator
Desirable criteria
  • Previous experience of working in a fundraising or business development role
  • Experience of producing reports for presentation or for publication
  • Experience in the use of CRM systems

Skills & Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Excellent communication and organisational skills including record keeping
  • Diplomacy, negotiating skills/abilities, well developed social skills
  • Well-developed IT skills/proficient in the use of the use of Microsoft Office and Outlook
  • Excellent presentation skills

Employer certification / accreditation badges

We are a Living Wage EmployerVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardRIDI Awards Finalist 2021Mindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerStonewall Gold 2022Better Health at Work Award - Maintaining ExcellenceDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - GoldCycle Friendly EmployerNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark 2024

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Vanessa Middleton
Job title
Acting Head of Fundraising
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07745738562
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