Job summary

Oxford Health Charity is entering an exciting period of growth, with an ambition to increase the scale and impact of charitable income raised to support patients, families, carers and staff across Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust.

This is a new, fixed-term 12-month opportunity for an experienced fundraising professional to join the Charity team and provide dedicated capacity to develop our fundraising potential. The post has been created to enable the Charity to maintain momentum across its fundraising programme while the Head of Charity takes on additional operational and line management responsibilities.

Working closely with the Head of Charity and wider Charity team, the postholder will contribute to the development and delivery of the Charity's fundraising strategy, helping to build a stronger and more ambitious fundraising pipeline.

This is an opportunity for a proactive and creative fundraiser who can combine strategic thinking with practical delivery, build strong relationships and identify opportunities to generate greater income and impact. The successful candidate will play an important role in strengthening the Charity's fundraising capability and creating a strong foundation for future growth.

We are happy to accept full time and part time applications.

Main duties of the job

• Lead the development and delivery of Oxford Health Charity's fundraising plans, aligned to strategic priorities, income targets and growth ambitions.
• Develop a diverse fundraising portfolio, growing sustainable restricted and unrestricted income across trusts and foundations, corporate partnerships, philanthropy, major gifts, legacies and individual giving.
• Lead high-value fundraising opportunities, developing compelling cases for support, strategic propositions, major projects and appeals.
• Build and manage a strong pipeline of prospective funders, donors and partners through prospect research, relationship management and CRM systems.
• Lead the strategic development of corporate fundraising, including partnerships, sponsorship and employee engagement opportunities.
• Identify funding opportunities for transformational projects and capital programmes, working with the Head of Charity and Trust colleagues.
• Provide specialist fundraising advice to Charity and Trust colleagues, strengthening funding propositions and fundraising activity.
• Develop effective stewardship to retain supporters and maximise long-term value.
• Monitor fundraising performance, forecasts and pipeline activity, using data and sector insight to drive growth and improvement.
• Contribute to fundraising, impact and pipeline reporting to the Charity Committee and other stakeholders.

About us

Please note that this role will require us to undertake a DBS check as a part of your onboarding.

Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the "candidate guide to making an application" and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.

As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive:"Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"

Our values are:"Caring, safe and excellent"

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

o Opportunities for career progressiono Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and developmento 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous serviceo NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailerso Competitive pension schemeo Lease car schemeo Cycle to work schemeo Employee Assistance Programmeo Mental Health First Aiderso Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

Details

Date posted

08 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum | pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

267-CS8281233

Job locations

Warneford Hospital

Oxford

OX3 7JX

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the supporting statement element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values.

Job description Job responsibilities We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the supporting statement element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Significant professional fundraising experience, with demonstrable success in securing income against agreed targets
• Experience of developing compelling funding proposals, cases for support and fundraising propositions
• Experience of monitoring fundraising performance, forecasting income and reporting on fundraising activity and impact

Desirable

• Experience of fundraising within a charity, NHS or other complex organisation

Skills

Essential

• Strong relationship-building, influencing and negotiation skills, including the ability to engage senior stakeholders and high-value supporters
• Highly developed organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple fundraising opportunities and competing priorities
• Ability to develop innovating approaches and identify opportunities for income growth

Desirable

• Experience of using a fundraising CRM such a donorfy

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of fundraising principles and restricted and unrestricted income generation
• Knowledge of fundraising and charity sector regulation

Person Specification Experience Essential Significant professional fundraising experience, with demonstrable success in securing income against agreed targets Experience of developing compelling funding proposals, cases for support and fundraising propositions Experience of monitoring fundraising performance, forecasting income and reporting on fundraising activity and impact Desirable Experience of fundraising within a charity, NHS or other complex organisation Skills Essential Strong relationship-building, influencing and negotiation skills, including the ability to engage senior stakeholders and high-value supporters Highly developed organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple fundraising opportunities and competing priorities Ability to develop innovating approaches and identify opportunities for income growth Desirable Experience of using a fundraising CRM such a donorfy Knowledge Essential Knowledge of fundraising principles and restricted and unrestricted income generation Knowledge of fundraising and charity sector regulation

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Oxford Health NHS Trust

Address

Warneford Hospital

Oxford

OX3 7JX

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Oxford Health NHS Trust

Address

Warneford Hospital

Oxford

OX3 7JX

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)