Martin House provides free specialist palliative care to babies, children and young people with complex and life-shortening conditions. Families from across West, North and East Yorkshire have access to our care 24/7, 365 days a year, including specialist doctors. Every year we care for more than 550 families, at the hospice, in hospital and in families’ own homes, as well as supporting around 200 bereaved family members.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and reliable Fundraising Coordinator to support our established Fundraising Team.

The role will involve:

• Providing support on a range of administrative tasks including dealing with enquiries (in person, postal, telephone, email, social media), processing event bookings and invoices, making purchase orders and coordinating delivery of supporter materials.

• Working with a CRM database to ensure supporter details are up to date, communication consent is recorded accurately and Gift Aid declarations are evidenced.

• Writing fundraising communications in a timely manner and recording these communications on a CRM database.

• Understanding fundraising best practice.

• Handling donations.

Our ideal candidate will • Be committed to Martin House’s values – Excellence, Respect, Integrity and Compassion. • Have excellent written and verbal communication skills. • Have a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office. • Be highly organised and able to manage their time well. • Be confident in working collaboratively with all teams across Martin House.

Our Benefits

Martin House places families at the heart of all that we do and this is reflected in the amazing benefits we offer our valued team members.

• Annual leave – eight weeks per year, including bank holidays

• Sick pay – six months full pay and six months half pay following successful completion of probationary period.

• Recognition of NHS pension scheme for candidates who are currently in the scheme and up to 10 per cent contributory AVIVA scheme.

• Enhanced maternity and partners leave to exceed the NHS entitlement

• Health and wellbeing programme including access to free of charge Employee Assistance Programme for employees and their families

• Accredited Menopause and Mindful employer

• Life insurance – two times annual salary • Free parking at our children’s hospice in Boston Spa

Please apply via our website www.martinhouse.org.uk/get-involved/join-our-team/ and complete an application form, referring to the Job Description and Person Specification which can be found here. For further information contact Jenna Dick by email at jdick@martinhouse.org.uk.

The closing date for applications is noon on Wednesday 20th May. Interviews will take place on Wednesday 27th May. If you have not heard from us by Friday 22nd please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Martin House is committed to providing care and improving services irrespective of race, ethnicity, disability, gender, religion or belief, age, marital status, or sexual orientation.

Martin House is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. Recruitment checks are undertaken in accordance with safer recruitment standards and successful applicants may be required to undertake a DBS via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Please note all applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK.