Create, develop and foster positive, long-lasting relationships with donors, executors, solicitors, local businesses, trust members and the wider local community Develop strong relationships with internal clinical, operational and corporate teams to ensure the benefits of the Charity are delivered and raise the profile of the Charity internally Possess a keen attention to detail with exceptional written, verbal and interpersonal skills for highly professional proposal and report writing with strong presentation skills presenting to, influencing and educating donors on a range of fundraising initiatives Required to motivate, negotiate, persuade and influence others to drive income performance forward Be a regular and confident speaker to give talks and make presentations to local businesses and commercial organisations to help increase support for the Charity Research and cultivate relationships with local businesses and local branches of national companies to identify best prospects to income generate for the Charity Present quarterly reports on fundraising and performance to the Charity Committee and as required to the Board of Directors. Present emergency briefs to the Associate Director of Communications and partnerships as and when needed to immediately address any issues and determine suitable plans of action and/or mitigation Work closely with the Charity Committee to understand and support ongoing priorities for grant giving. Ensure that bids are well prepared and fully costed prior to submissions for approval to the Charity Committee Work closely with the communications team to raise the profile of completed bids, good news stories and case studies, to build on and drive further donations Ensure effective systems for involving donors in the planning of service developments Liaise with external organisations and agencies on a regular basis to discuss joint projects for development To lead complex and sensitive negotiations with potential major donors, using developed persuasive and negotiating communications skills Networking with other Charity fundraising professionals to improve our Charitys systems and practices Working with the Charity team to plan and oversee all the Charitys income generation, including service contracts, fundraising and social businesses Provide expert advice on fundraising and associated matters to managers and executives as required Lead the delivery and development of the fundraising strategy for the Charity ensuring congruence with the Trust organisational strategy and the Charitys strategy Act as a representative of the Charity in negotiations and relationships with third parties Monitor monthly performance indicators for fundraising / income generation and where necessary prepare and manage corrective actions Identify cost improvements, service developments and income generation opportunities as appropriate Monitor, control and report on activity against expenditure, working with finance and charity colleagues to ensure the delivery of balanced budgets Produce regular fundraising performance reports for the Associate Director of Communications and Partnerships Undertake research into grant-giving/Trusts/Foundations to make a judgement as to whether an application would be successful Provide specialist advice relating to income generation, strategy and operational planning Prepare and write the Charity Annual Report Exercise judgement and make recommendations on priorities and income generating performance Support grant applications in preparation of business cases and monitor the performance and impact of grants Manage time and resources by prioritising and organising effectively a broad range of complex activities and workload for self and others Continual adjustment of plans as appropriate through monitoring of target achievement Increase the depth of Charity brand awareness and profile to all relevant audiences In lien with the Charity strategy and working closely with the Associate Director of Communications and Partnerships, identify, assess, support and develop effective grant making programmes that deliver a tangible impact for the Trust Prepare and oversee the fundraising teams annual workplan and events calendar, ensuring that fundraising income targets are met, that our fundraising activities are inclusive and engaging and demonstrating a return on investment Flexibility and ability to respond quickly to changing priorities and ability to deliver actions to required level in agreed timescales Under the direction of the Associate Director of Communications and Partnerships, develop business cases and other proposals for service improvement in partnership with clinical and charity colleagues Prepare legacy income plans in partnership with charity/finance colleagues and fund manager In collaboration with the communications team, produce communications and marketing materials (eg press releases, newsletters, donor communications) promoting the Charity to existing and potential supporter Prepare and oversee appropriate and timely fundraising materials and collateral including website copy, printed materials, events, social media and PR Ensure follow up and evaluation of all major grants awarded and develop effective case studies which can be used to promote ongoing and future support, including legacies Ensure communications plans for each class of donor are clearly understood and managed