East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) ensures the best possible quality of life and makes every moment count for children and families across Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk. Our family-centred approach includes specialist nursing care, symptom management nursing, short breaks, wellbeing activities, therapies, care at end of life, bereavement support, counselling and volunteer services in the family home; all meeting the individual needs of the child, young person and whole family.
In 2020, all three of our hospices; The Nook (Norfolk), The Treehouse (Ipswich) and Milton (Cambridge) were rated OUTSTANDING by the Care Quality Commission.
Our people are central to our success. We have a talented workforce of staff and volunteers in Care, Fundraising, Retail, Facilities, IT, Finance, Marketing & Communications and Human Resources.
We employ around 400 employees and have more than 1,800 volunteers across the organisation, including 51 shops and a Retail Distribution Centre.
Community Fundraiser, Milton
Part-Time, 30 hours per week
Permanent Contract
Salary £24,156 per annum
Comprehensive range of benefits:
• Free onsite parking & Subsidised meals
• Enhanced Annual leave Entitlement - 27 days + 8 UK Bank Holidays
• Additional holiday purchase scheme
• Employee health cash plan & wellbeing support schemes
• AVIVA pension package – up to 7% Employer Contribution inc Life Assurance
• NHS pension - continuation of if already contributing
• Free Eye Tests
• Cycle to work scheme
Are you:
• A great communicator with a history of building long-standing relationships?
• Enthusiastic, willing and ready for an exciting challenge where no two days are the same?
Do you have:
• A desire to make a difference to families in Cambridgeshire and West Essex?
Responsibilities include:
• Stewardship; you will correspond with a diverse range of fundraisers in a variety of ways and develop an understanding of how our supporters like to be communicated with individually
• Supporting fundraising events
• Engaging with local communities to raise money and awareness
• Proactively seeking out new fundraising opportunities
• Working as a part of a wider team, contributing ideas and examples of fundraising success
• Meeting income targets to ensure we can continue to support families across Suffolk, Essex and East Anglia
• Reporting on budgets for your area and keeping an up to date pipeline of expected income
• Maintaining accurate supporter records on our fundraising database
• Delivering talks and presentations to organisations to secure long term support
• Lead, organise and recruit volunteers to support with our fundraising.
The role:
As a member of the Community Fundraising Team, you will contribute to the development and implementation of the wider Community Fundraising strategy, working with colleagues to embed a culture for fundraising success and support across the wider organisation.
Please visit our website to view the full job description and person specification and to apply.
Closing date: 7 August 2025
Interviews: First interviews week commencing 11th August via Teams, with second interviews on 21 August at our Milton Hospice.
Diversity Statement:
At EACH we believe in fostering a workplace where every individual feels valued and respected. We are committed to building a culture of inclusion where differences are embraced. We are actively seeking talent from all walks of life, recognising that diversity drives innovation, creativity and success.
Join us on a journey to create a more inclusive workplace, where everyone has equal opportunities to grow, contribute and succeed. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds to apply for opportunities at EACH and adjustments will be made to facilitate the application and selection process.
Please note:
EACH reserves the right to close this vacancy early, should we receive a sufficient number of applications.
This post is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check prior to appointment.
It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in Regulated Activity (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with that particular group.
EACH has a legal responsibility to ensure that its employees have the legal right to live and work in the UK. Therefore, if you are made an offer of employment, this will be subject to verification that you are eligible to work in the UK before you start work.