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Recruitment Information Pack

Regional Fundraiser (East Midlands)

September 2016

£24,000 per annum plus £3,000 car allowance

Job Title: Regional Fundraiser - East Midlands

Salary pa: £24,000 per annum plus £3,000 car allowance

Type of Employment: Full-time role, Permanent

Location: Home-based within East Midlands

Teenage Cancer Trust: Fundraising & Marketing Team

WELCOMEThank you for your interest in joining Teenage Cancer Trust. This pack should give you all of the information you need to help you decide whether you would like to apply for the key role of Regional Fundraiser in the East Midlands.

This is an exciting time to join Teenage Cancer Trust as we have our new 5-year strategic plan in place – and people are right at the heart of it.

If after reading this pack you would like clarification on anything please call Helen Bearfield-Swift, Regional Fundraising Manager, East Midlands and East Anglia on 07852 998234.

ABOUT TEENAGE CANCER TRUSTTeenage Cancer Trust makes sure the 7 people who are diagnosed with cancer every day don’t face it alone.

We do it by helping young people and their families deal with the many ways that cancer can screw up your body, your mind and your life. We do it in partnership with the NHS and by bringing young people together so they can support each other. And we do it from the moment cancer is diagnosed until long after treatment is over.

We fund and maintain 28 units for young people aged 13-24 in NHS Principal Treatment Centres for cancer. These units are run by expert staff who understand what young people with cancer and their families need. These units are designed to feel more like a home from home than a hospital ward. They bring young people together, because talking to someone who knows what you’re going through is a vital way of feeling less alone and more normal.

As well as being there for young people after diagnosis, we also spread the word about the impact of cancer on young people. We do presentations in schools, which are proven to improve young people’s knowledge of cancer warning signs and risk factors. We help medical professionals and politicians to understand why young people with cancer need specific support. And we publish a range of simple, no-nonsense information resources.

Our clinical staff are experts in teenage and young adult cancer care and highly in working with young people. They understand the unique care and support young people need to carry on being young people.

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OUR CHALLENGERight now for every young person we reach, there’s another we can’t. So we’re expanding the way we work so that we can reach every young person with cancer by 2020.

To get there we need to raise £20m every year and we are working hard with our amazing supporters to reach this target. This will allow us to expand our teams of Teenage Cancer Trust Nurses and Multi-Disciplinary Coordinators to work with NHS staff in hospitals across the UK where we don’t have units.

There are lots of ways that people can get involved with Teenage Cancer Trust. From making a single donation to volunteering or taking part in a challenge event, everyone can be part of helping reach every young person with cancer.

UNITS and MEDICAL STAFFLife in a Teenage Cancer Trust unit is intended to be as close as possible to a young person’s life outside. We involve young people when we plan our units, so you might walk into one and find a game of pool going on, music playing or someone chatting to friends on a webcam.

Being able to talk to people going through exactly what they’re going through makes a huge difference. Over the past 26 years Teenage Cancer Trust has built 28 units across the UK that bring young people with cancer together with loads of new friends their own age so they can support each other.

Alongside this is a medical team of teenage cancer specialists who pool knowledge to create a body of expertise that’s second to none. Our Lead Nurses provide clinical care, help develop research, and ensure that standards remain as high as possible.

SUPPORTWhen a young person is diagnosed with cancer, their whole family needs support too. Teenage Cancer Trust’s Family Support Network gives mums, dads, brothers, sisters, wives, husbands and partners the chance to meet other people who understand their situation at every stage of the cancer journey and beyond.

MEDICAL COURSESWe also fund courses for medical professionals at all levels to improve clinical knowledge and understanding about the treatment of young people with cancer.

OUR FUNDRAISINGOur income profile is different to lots of charities in that half of our annual income is delivered by the Regional Fundraising team, around a third from our sector-leading Corporate Partnerships team and other income from our Music, Events and Individual Giving activities.Since 2008/09 we have increased our income from £8.7m to £15m.

STEPHEN’S STORY Stephen was supported by Teenage Cancer Trust and received his treatment in the charity’s units in Birmingham as well as attending many of the charity’s peer support events. Stephen


had already raised half a million pounds for Teenage Cancer Trust when his health deteriorated and he posted what he thought was his “final Thumbs Up” on Facebook on 22 April 2014. That post received nearly 500,000 likes and over 76,000 shares as people responded to his incredible positivity and selflessness. To date, combining online, text and postal donations with the Gift Aid total, Stephen’s Story has raised over £5.5million for Teenage Cancer Trust and this total continues to rise.

The money was given through nearly 340,000 donations and will be spent on four key areas of Teenage Cancer Trust’s work. These include specialist cancer units, training and development for expert nursing and support staff, information services about cancer for young patients, and peer to peer support events.

OUR CULTUREWe’re smaller than most people think. Despite our growth over the past few years our total staff numbers are around 150 people. This means we are small enough to make decisions quickly and seize opportunities when they arise. It makes working for Teenage Cancer Trust exciting, vibrant and dynamic but it also means that if you are someone who prefers to be given an answer rather than help create the solution, you might not enjoy how we work.

SAFEGUARDING As a charity that supports teenagers and young adults with cancer, we have a duty to ensure that the young people who benefit from our support are not harmed in any way, and we expect all our staff to share in our commitment to safeguarding and the welfare of young people.

AN OVERVIEW OF THE EAST REGIONAL FUNDRAISING TEAMThe East Regional Fundraising Team are focussed on delivering the best results in the most effective way. In this role you will be a key part of the East Midlands and East Anglia team which consists of one Regional Fundraising Manager, two Regional Fundraisers and one Local Fundraising Co-ordinator.

We are a small but dynamic, ambitious, friendly and enthusiastic group. The team’s fundraising work is extremely varied with generous donations secured from major donors,


Head of Regional Fundraising (East)

Regional Fundraising Manager

(East Anglia & East Midlands)

Regional Fundraiser

(East Midlands)

Local Fundraising Co-ordinator (East Anglia & East Midlands)

Regional Fundraising

(East Anglia)

trusts and foundations, companies, working with patients and their families, as well as supporting challenge events and school and college fundraising activities.THE ROLE AND SOME BACKGROUND INFORMATION

The role of a Regional Fundraiser, includes responsibility for managing and acquiring relationships with new and existing corporates, trusts and individual supporters. You will be responsible for a geographic location within a reasonable travelling distance within the East Midlands. The East Midlands region stretches across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire. This region has 3 Teenage Cancer Trust Unit’s: Leicester Royal Infirmary, Nottingham City and Queens Medical Centre.

We’re looking for a strong, driven individual who has fundraising experience or who possesses the necessary transferrable skills to really ‘hit the ground running’ as there are already a large number of “In Aid of” events and relationships in place that need continued attention. It is essential that you would be able to identify and deliver new opportunities and new business in order to continue to develop the region as a whole.

You will need to be able to juggle the varied demands that come with being a supporter-led fundraising operation and be adept at building relationships with supporters and volunteers from all walks of life and across the entire region. You will be someone who relishes solving problems when they come up, values people and relationships and thrives on delivering results. You will not be worried about putting in the travel and occasional evening/weekend work that supporting a large fundraising region requires.

You will work very closely with patients receiving treatment on our units, their families and friends and bereaved families who want to fundraise for us. It can make the job an emotional one at times and you need to be prepared for that, but working with patients and families is also one of the most rewarding aspects of the job. You will be given support and training.

Regional Fundraising at Teenage Cancer Trust covers a wide remit of fundraising activities and techniques including: corporate, education, challenge events, trusts and foundations, community driven fundraising and volunteer led fundraising. You will be responsible for developing all these income streams.

Within Regional Fundraising based in London, there is a Trusts Team and an Events & Challenges Team who lead on the development of these areas, and provide guidance and support, but you will still be involved in maximising all the opportunities from these activities within your region.

You will not be on your own as there is significant strategic and operational support for Regional Fundraising within Teenage Cancer Trust. We have excellent relationships with our Services and Education teams who very much value fundraising and support it whenever possible.


GEOGRAPHY & LOCATION FOR THIS ROLE

The majority of the Regional Fundraising teams are home-based. Principally this means they travel extensively across their area using their own home office as their base. None of the Regional Fundraising team see themselves as people who sit at desks.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Please apply via our website https://www.teenagecancertrust.org/about-us/work-us. You will need to upload your CV and a supporting statement together as one document. Your supporting statement should explain how you think you meet the requirements of the role and person specification – no more than 1 side of typed A4.

Closing date 26th September 2016

First interview 29th September 2016 (telephone)

Second Interview 4th October 2016 (in London or Nottingham, tbc)


https://www.teenagecancertrust.org/about-us/work-us

Job Description & Person Specification

Job Title: Regional Fundraiser - East Midlands Hours: 35 Hours a weekType of Employment: Full-time Dept and Location: Fundraising & Marketing team, home-based within East

MidlandsResponsible to: Regional Fundraising Manager (East Midlands & East Anglia)

MAIN PURPOSE OF JOBTo maximise the fundraising potential for the region and contribute to the regional budget and target by achieving and surpassing targets.

To provide fundraising support to all Teenage Cancer Trust supporters across the region

To help supporters in their communities develop fundraising events and activities into continuing and sustainable sources of income for Teenage Cancer Trust

KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY In conjunction with the Regional Fundraising Manager to create, implement and monitor the

fundraising plan for the area

To research the region to identify major donors, charitable trusts and potential supporters

To develop, manage, support and motivate volunteer fundraisers and encourage them with effective networking

To coordinate and ensure the success of the regions programme of challenge events

To research and apply to local trusts and foundations

To research and network with local fundraising organisations and clubs e.g. Rotary, WI etc.

To make presentations as required to groups, companies and clubs

To work with the Teenage Cancer Trust’s PR team to proactively develop relationships with the local media to ensure coverage is maximised locally at every opportunity

To work with the Education Executives in the area to maximise fundraising networks in schools

To maintain accurate records of all income, expenditure and pledges and ensure that all monies raised are accounted for and banked as appropriate

To produce fundraising reports as required

To represent Teenage Cancer Trust appropriately and effectively in settings across the region as needed and in other regions as might be needed due to holiday cover or other work pressures/priorities

OTHER DUTIES Undertake any other duties that are commensurate with the post as requested by the

Manager.

Carry out the duties of post in accordance with the Trust’s policies and procedures on Health and Safety and take responsibility for ensuring personal health and safety.

Work flexibility, prioritise workload and work as part of a team.

This role has access to the Care database and will involve regular contact (sometimes unsupervised) with young people. It is therefore subject to an enhanced DBS check.


KEY DEPENDENCIES Internally - this role requires strong working relationships across the Regional Fundraising

team. It also requires the post-holder to be able to establish and maintain strong working relationships with other key internal departments other Fundraising teams, Finance, Office Management, Communications & Education.

Externally - supporter contact is essential at all levels and the post holder will need to demonstrate a clear commitment to meeting supporter needs.

Person Specification:


Essential

Preferred

How Assessed


QualificationsEducated to degree-level or with equivalent professional experience

CV

Certificates

ExperienceA strong, driven individual who has fundraising experience or who possesses the necessary transferrable skills to fundraise effectively

Supporting Statement

CV

Interview

References

Experience of working with volunteers and/or volunteer fundraisers

Experience of presentations and public speaking

Experience of working in a target led environment Experience of managing multiple and sometimes conflicting priorities in an efficient and effective way

Knowledge

An understanding of and interest in the issues affecting teenagers and young adults with cancer.

Supporting statement

CV

Interview

References

Skills & AttributesAble to work to own routines, priorities and deadlines with minimal supervision

Supporting statement

CV

Interview

References

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with proven ability to influence, persuade and negotiate

Numerate & financially literate

Confident using a computer in a networked environment and be experienced in using Microsoft Office software: Outlook, Internet Explorer, Word, Excel and PowerPoint

OtherAble to attend evening and weekend meetings and undertake extensive travel throughout the region.

Interview

Able to, on occasion, travel more widely for other relevant activities.

Candidates require a fast broadband connection and a good mobile phone reception at their preferred work location in order to connect effectively to the office systems.

Full driving licence and use of a car for business purposes

Home-based within the patch covered by the role.


Able to provide a suitable work space within their own home

A DBS enhanced check will be required before an appointment can be confirmed

Attitudes and ValuesA commitment to the philosophy and ethos of Teenage Cancer Trust

Interview


TEENAGE CANCER TRUST: STAFF BENEFITS

Annual Leave 33 days including Bank Hols

Beneficial Loan Up to £300 loan for staff who regularly incur expenses as part of their role. No cost to employee

Car Allowance and Mileage Allowance

For staff who need to travel as part of their role. Terms as per contract

Childcare Vouchers Savings made by buying childcare vouchers through a salary sacrifice scheme, which means less tax and NI is paid

Cycle to Work scheme Access to Govt scheme. Various options. Eligible after successful completion of probation

Further Education & Exams Paid time off for approved courses. 2 days revision + exam day paid for approved qualifications

Group Income Protection Provided through Canada Life. 75% of basic salary paid for approved cases paid monthly whilst on long-term sick. Eligible after successful completion of probation, approval is by Canada Life

Group Life Assurance Provided through Aviva. 2 x annual salary payment if death occurs whilst in service, up to age 65

Group Pension Provided by AEGON. We match contributions for 1% up to 5%. Payments can be through salary sacrifice, which means savings made on tax and NI will be added to the total contribution.

Maternity leave Enhanced payment for first 8 weeks of maternity leave. Eligible where Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) applies

Season Ticket Loan Interest-free loan to staff for purchasing a season ticket for travel to work. Eligible after successful completion of probation

Sabbatical leave Staff with four years’ service may apply for unpaid sabbatical leave for up to one year.

Westfield Health Free Health Cash Plan enables recovery towards some health-related costs, eg dentist, opticians. Also, other benefits such as health checks, confidential counselling service, access to telephone consultation with a Doctor, etc


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