Grants Office

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people.
We have three main hospitals providing acute services to around 330,000 local residents. The organisation also provides specialist tertiary care for cardiac and haematology services, delivers community health services to over 445,000 residents including those in North Lancashire and hosts the National Artificial Eye Service across England. Plus, we provide urgent and emergency care services to an estimated 18 million people who visit the seaside resort each year. We employ over 7000 people from 68 different countries.
We welcome and encourage application from anyone with protected characteristics, as well as supporting reservists and Veterans who are looking for a rewarding and challenging career within the NHS.
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals encourages flexible working in all our roles to support staff in maintaining healthy home-life balance. Working patterns such as: part time working, self-rostering, compressed hours, annualised hours, term time, reverse term time and flexitime working can be explored.
Job overview
The Grants Officer will work within the Blue Skies team at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
As an integral member of the team, the Grants Officer will be expected to work with a range of internal and external stakeholders including:
External
Charitable Trusts and Foundations and statutory funders
Corporate Foundations
Colleagues across the charity and NHS sectors
Internal
Key operational and clinical staff members across the NHS Trust including to support the development and delivery of charitable projects.
Charity team colleagues
The Grants Officer will work autonomously within the Charity department; their work is managed rather than supervised.
Interviews are provisionally planned for 2nd May
Main duties of the job
As an integral member of the team, the Grants Officer will be expected to work with a range of internal and external stakeholders including:
External
Charitable Trusts and Foundations and statutory funders
Corporate Foundations
Colleagues across the charity and NHS sectors
Internal
Key operational and clinical staff members across the NHS Trust including to support the development and delivery of charitable projects.
Charity team colleagues
The Grants Officer will work autonomously within the Charity department; their work is managed rather than supervised.
Working for our organisation
Come and join our amazing team here at Blue Skies, the Charity for Blackpool Teaching Hospitals.
As a key member of the team, the Grants Officer will work closely with the Head of Charity and colleagues across the team to build a sustainable funding pipeline to help generate significant growth by securing grants.
As an integral member of the team, the Grants Officer will be expected to work with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
You need to be proactive, passionate about the charity, represent the charity and portray it in a positive light.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
As a key member of the team, the Grants Officer will work closely with the Head of Charity and colleagues across the team to build a sustainable funding pipeline to help generate significant growth by securing grants by:
Personally securing substantial gifts from Trusts and Foundations (up to £150k)
Delivering income targets, in line with the annual budget, from a portfolio of Trusts and Corporate Foundations
Responsibility for researching Trusts and Corporate Foundations in alignment with a wide variety of projects and appeals that address the needs of BTH
Developing high-quality bids/applications/cases for support for a variety of funders
Managing stewardship activities for Trusts and Corporate Foundations, including tracking of reports and payments
Working proactively with contacts within the Trust to identify and scope opportunities to maximise impact and income
Working effectively with operational and clinical staff to develop and implement opportunities to foster and strengthen long-term relationships with donors and Trust representatives
Supporting and developing new engagement events and communications
Supporting the wider team with large communication, stewardship, or impact reporting activities
Work collaboratively with the Charity Team to develop a new system for collaborative working in regards to Corporate Foundations, COTY applications, and other written bids for support.
Develop and manage processes for corporate foundation grants to ensure appropriate banking, thanking, reporting and stewardship is undertaken for all corporate foundation grants.
Create compelling, high-quality applications that meet the unique expectations of corporate supporters.
Develop regular activity reports and updates on donor funded activities that clearly indicate progress and impact
Use, update and develop the CRM database to record approach and grant information, meaningful activities and learning, and to generate portfolio management reports.
Work collaboratively with the Charity Team to develop and implement engagement and stewardship plans in alignment with existing corporate giving plans, including special events.
Host visits to BTH by donors or Trustees, ensuring the visit maximises the opportunity to improve the relationship.
Engage with colleagues across the Trust to identify success and excellence stories to share with our supporters.
Produce materials such as Impact Reports, website information, Cases for Support and Newsletters appropriate for Major Donors and Trusts with support of the Communications team.
Ensure that all written communications and materials produced comply with design standards; brand guidelines and appropriate legislation (e.g. style guides, document templates, legal wordings, charities legislation requirements etc).
Undertake any other task that is commensurate with the post as requested
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
Evidence of high-levels of numeracy and literacy and good general level of education
Degree qualification, in relevant business-related subject, or equivalent experience to degree level
Desirable criteria
Externally accredited qualification such as IoF Foundation in Fundraising Practice
Fundraising specific training to degree level, e.g. proposal writing, negotiation skills etc., or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential criteria
A proven track record of meeting or exceeding fundraising income targets by writing bids and securing medium value gifts (£10k-£150k) within a Trusts and/or Major Donor Fundraising environment
Experience researching prospects, including Trusts/Foundations and major donors, and managing data/prospects within a CRM system
Knowledge of GDPR/data protection laws
Self-motivated and self-directing; strong time management skills; strong attention to detail; flexible; and honest, with a high degree of personal integrity.
High emotional intelligence and exceptional interpersonal skills: a 'people person'. Be able to empathise with people's stated needs and emotional drivers.
Desirable criteria
Knowledge of fundraising trends and experience conducting market research
Experience of fundraising within a complex organisatione.g. NHS, university etc.
Experience of fundraising for medical/health related projects.
Other Skills
Essential criteria
Ability to empathise and deal sensitively with distressed people (e.g. recently bereaved)
Evidence of honesty, reliability and enthusiasm in work settings
Proven ability to innovate and bring energy to introducing change
Willingness to train and learn new skills
Willingness to work occasional evenings and weekends
Desirable criteria
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Any invitation to interview will be sent to the email account stated on your application form.
If the role you have applied for requires a Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) check we will administer this as part of your pre-employment checks. Please note, you will be required to repay the cost on appointment. This will be collected via a salary deduction. You can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months from your salary or as a one-off payment on commencement in post. The level of check required depends on the role that you have been offered. Currently the charges are - Basic DBS check £22.00, Standard DBS check £22.00 and Enhanced DBS check £42.00.
You are encouraged where possible, to register for the DBS update service. This is an annual registration fee of £13. By registering for the update service you will not have the additional cost of repeated disclosures.
Should you withdraw your application, you may be required to reimburse the cost of the DBS check.
DBS checks remain free of charge for volunteer positions.
By submitting an application for this vacancy you are confirming your agreement to the above in the event you are successfully appointed.
The DBS Code of Practice can be accessed
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Please ensure that you read the Person Specification attached below as your application will be judged against this.
Please note that every effort will be made to keep the vacancy live until published closing date, though there may be instances where such interest is generated, that for administrative reasons the post may close earlier.
Please note that in line with national NHS guidelines this Trust operates a strict non-smoking policy. Members of staff are not permitted to smoke on Trust premises or grounds at any time nor take breaks during working hours for the purposes of smoking.
The Trust does not offer interview expenses to shortlisted candidates unless indicated in the advert.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Grants Officer JD (PDF, 736.5KB)
Grants Officer PS (PDF, 640.3KB)
Conditions of Service (PDF, 368.6KB)
Candidate Booklet (PDF, 786.3KB)
Guidance on Pre-Employment Checks (PDF, 64.2KB)
Statement on Recruitment of Ex-Offenders (PDF, 43.2KB)
Application Guide Booklet (PDF, 511.1KB)