Fundraising Co-ordinator - 37.5 hours per week

Organisation: St Oswald's Hospice

Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne

Salary: £23,051 per annum

Job Type: Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Closing Date: 2025-03-06 23:59:59

Reference: Fundraising Co-ordinator - 37.5 hours per week

£23,051 per annum full time.

Are you a people person with a passion for making a difference? Do you love engaging with the community, organising events, and building meaningful relationships? If so, we’d love to hear from you!

At St Oswald’s Hospice, we provide exceptional, compassionate care to patients and their families when they need it most. As our Fundraising Coordinator, you’ll play a vital role in ensuring we can continue to offer this care by supporting our fundraising efforts, engaging with our wonderful supporters, and helping to bring exciting events to life.

This role will require some evening and weekend work and a full UK driving licence with access to a car for work purposes.

 

What You’ll Do:

  •  Be the friendly voice of St Oswald’s, engaging with donors and supporters through calls, emails, and events.
  • Help organise fundraising events and promotional activities that inspire people to give.
  • Keep our donor database up to date, ensuring every supporter receives a personal and heartfelt experience.
  • Work with our amazing volunteers, offering guidance and support.
  • Connect with individuals, community groups, and businesses to grow our network of supporters.

 

What We’re Looking For:

  • Experience in administration, customer service, or fundraising.
  • Strong communication skills – you enjoy speaking to people and building relationships.
  • Confident using IT systems, including Microsoft Office and databases.
  • Organized, proactive, and able to juggle multiple tasks with a smile.
  • Passionate about making a difference in the charity sector.

If you would like to download a detailed job description and person specification, please click here.

If you’d like to get a feel for the place, we’d love you to come for a look around.  If you would like to arrange a visit or require further information please contact Sonia Graham, Fundraising Manager on 0191 285 0063 or email soniagraham@stoswaldsuk.org

 

CVs will not be accepted, please complete our online application form (see below).

 

This role is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS).

You must have existing right to work in the UK for this role.

Want to find out more about why working in a Hospice could be the best job you’ve ever had?

Hospice UK have put together this short video which highlights many benefits of working in a Hospice by sharing the views of hospice professionals and what working in a hospice means to them. This video has been filmed with clinical care team members, but we think it gives you a great idea what it’s like to work in a hospice in a non-clinical role too!

Watch ‘Our Story’ here to find out more about St Oswald’s Hospice.

Want to check out the benefits of working for St Oswald’s Hospice? Watch our short video or download a PDF here.

 

Closing Date:         Thursday 6th March 2025

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time if we receive a high volume of applications or if a suitable candidate is found.

Interview date:      Tuesday 18th March 2025

                   

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Disability Confident Leader

St Oswald’s Hospice is committed to equity and diversity and is an inclusive employer. We welcome applications from people of all ages, disability/non-disability, ethnicities, genders, religions, sexualities, transgender status, and cultural backgrounds.

We are a Disability Confident Leader and will offer interviews to candidates who request to be considered under the disability confident scheme and meet the minimum requirements of the person specification.

Please note in situations where we experience high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, we will endeavour to meet this commitment but may have to limit the overall number of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to the Disability Confident website.

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