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Job summary

Main area
Fundraising
Grade
NLH: NLH 4
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
NLH 4 DMO
Employer
North London Hospice
Employer type
Private Sector
Site
North London Hospice
Town
North Finchley
Salary
£31,186 - £34,424 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
03/03/2025 23:59

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Direct Marketing Officer (Individual Giving and Legacies)

NLH: NLH 4

Job overview

Do you have a passion for legacy and individual giving? Do you have experience of creating, implementing and evaluating legacy campaigns? If so, this role may be the right fit for you!

We are seeking a dynamic and motivated Direct Marketing Officer (Individual Giving and Legacies) to join the Fundraising team at North London Hospice. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and delivering end-to-end, multi-channel marketing campaigns aimed at acquiring new Legacy supporters, one-off cash givers and regular givers. This role is crucial in helping us secure the sustainable funding needed to continue providing exceptional care and support to our patients and their families.

Main duties of the job

Within this role, you will:

  •       Plan, develop, and deliver effective multi-channel marketing campaigns to attract and retain new legacy prospects, one-off cash donors and regular givers.
  •         Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to create engaging and inspiring campaign messaging and propositions and to write clear and concise briefs for your marketing campaigns to optimise and evaluate them, with a focus on monitoring performance and coordinating evaluations, whilst ensuring they are delivered within budget.
  •       Adopt a ‘retention first’ approach in all marketing activities, focusing on building long-term relationships with donors to enhance loyalty and lifetime value.
  •         Ensure all fundraising activity complies with relevant regulations and best practices, including GDPR and the Fundraising Regulator.
  • Build strong internal relationships across the hospice.
  •      Use internal database (Raiser’s Edge) to accurately record and maintain information, manage campaigns and supporter relationships.

You will be experienced in marketing and communications, able to demonstrate your experience of planning, developing, and delivering multi-channel campaigns. You’ll need to have excellent communication, organisational and timekeeping skills, be a team player and show passion for the cause, working to maximise our income to increase the impact we have on the lives of people in our care.

Working for our organisation

North London Hospice is a registered charity that has been caring for local people since 1984. We are committed to empowering patients with life limiting illnesses, supporting them to achieve the best quality of life possible. As well as our inpatient unit at Woodside Avenue, we work within the wider community including our Outpatient and Wellbeing services; our support to patients in their own homes; our Community Specialist Palliative Care services; and our Patient and Family Support teams, providing emotional and practical support to patients, their families and carers.

The Fundraising Team are a driven and determined team who play a pivotal role in ensuring sustainability of the Hospice now, and in the future.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please review the attached job description and person specification for more details on the role and type of individual who would suit the post.

Person specification

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience in fundraising, marketing, or donor stewardship
  • Experience of building and managing external relationships with supporters/clients/customers
  • Committed to own continuing vocational/professional learning and development
Desirable criteria
  • Experience using a CRM/fundraising database
  • Knowledge of legacy fundraising best practices, regulations, and trends

Personal Skills

Essential criteria
  • Analytical skills to evaluate campaign performance and donor insights
  • Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, who is a warm and personable relationship builder
  • Enthusiastic, self-motivated, flexible & keep calm under pressure, with attention to detail
  • • Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and understanding of how this applies to own area of work

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Disability confident committedCare quality commission - Good

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Pippa Baker
Job title
Head of Fundraising
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0800 368 7848
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