Advertised from 4 September 2025

Role

Are you a dynamic and passionate Fundraising professional who is committed to making a genuine impact? Do you thrive on thinking creatively and have a proven track record in leading a team, delivering successful fundraising events and community fundraising support? If so, we’d love to meet you! St Andrew’s Hospice is looking for an inspiring and results-driven Schools and Community Fundraising Manager to join our Schools and Community Fundraising Team.

About Us

At St Andrew’s Hospice we provide compassionate, specialist palliative care to those with life-limiting illnesses, ensuring dignity, comfort, and support for our patients and their families. Every year, our hospice touches hundreds of lives, and every donation we receive helps us to deliver this critical care. Now, more than ever, we need a strategic leader to grow and diversify our income streams, making our work possible for years to come. If you're ready to bring your energy, creativity, and expertise to a role with purpose, we’d love to hear from you.

The Role

As the Schools & Community Fundraising Manager, you will maximise income generation from school, allocated challenge events, community fundraising and third party support in alignment with the Income Generation Strategy and annual targets. This role will lead the Schools and Community Fundraising Team, while maintaining the highest professional standards and regulatory compliance. 

You will:

• Be the face of St Andrew’s Hospice within the Schools and Community Fundraising sector and be responsible for nurturing and growing relationships with new and existing Schools, Challenge events and Community Fundraising supporters.
• Be responsible for working as part of the Senior Fundraising Leadership team to meet the organisation’s income targets. 
• Work with the Schools and Community Team to organise and develop all allocated schools, challenge events, and third party business fundraising activity, and manage these within agreed levels of expenditure. 
• Have line management responsibility for the Schools and Community Team and volunteers. 
• Develop and nurture relationships with schools, event sponsors, participants and third party supporters, to encourage support for St Andrew’s Hospice. 
• Represent the Hospice at fundraising events, deliver impactful presentations, and ensure donor stewardship is handled with care, adhering to best practices and Fundraising Regulation guidelines. 
• Support the work of the wider Fundraising department with other fundraising duties or initiatives as required.

What we’re looking for:

• Proven experience of delivering six figures or more of income related targets. 
• Experience of delivering financially successful and well-planned events to maximise income for St Andrew’s Hospice. 
• Experience and knowledge of working within schools, community fundraising or challenge events to secure support and develop their supporter journey. 
• Proven experience of working within local communities to generate income and support. Experience of working with Schools, Community Fundraising supporters & event participants to secure Fundraising support. 
• Experience of managing a team and ensuring the highest level of performance is achieved. 
• Experience of Health and Safety in relation to full event planning and supervising team liaison with external license providers and related providers.

Why Join Us?

• Be Part of a Purpose-Driven Team: Every day, your work will help provide essential care to those in need.
• Make a Tangible Impact: Your efforts will be key to ensuring St Andrew’s Hospice can continue its mission.
• Career Development: We are committed to supporting your growth with ongoing training and development opportunities.

Further Information: More detailed information on the role is available in our Job Pack. If you would like further information or to have a discussion/visit prior to applying please contact our HR team who will arrange this with our Head of Income Generation.

Application notes

For an application pack, the hospice employee benefits booklet and further information please go to our website at

https://www.st-andrews-hospice.com/schools-community-fundraising-manager/  

Where an application can be completed 

Please return it by 9am on Thursday 25th September 2025.

Interviews planned for Wednesday 8th October 2025.

We reserve the right to close this advert early should we receive sufficient applications.

This is not an NHS appointment, and any offer is subject to receipt of satisfactory references and Disclosure. Please note that if you do not hear from us within 10 days of the closing date you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.

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