This role combines exceptional writing, strategic thinking, stakeholder management and project leadership, ensuring every fundraising proposition tells a compelling story of how philanthropy can transform children's healthcare.

Key Responsibilities

Case for support and fundraising proposition development

• Write transformational cases for support which demonstrate clear patient benefit, articulate the case for charitable funding and include meaningful outcomes and impact measures.
• Produce bespoke proposals for major donors and funders.
• Create compelling donor and funder updates and reports.

Funding opportunity pipeline development

• Maintain a pipeline of future funding opportunities, ensuring sufficient project information is available before entering fundraising.
• Ensure proposed projects have clear objectives, realistic budgets, measurable outcomes and defined timescales.

Capital Appeal Coordination

• Develop project plans for complex fundraising opportunities and monitor progress across multiple workstreams.
• Coordinate regular project meetings with clinical, operational and fundraising colleagues.

Internal Collaboration

• Build strong relationships with colleagues and clinicians in the Trust.
• Work collaboratively with the Charity Grants and Impact Team, Alder Hey clinicians and Trust staff and colleagues across the Charity to develop compelling funding opportunities for agreed projects and areas of work.

Other Duties

• Be an outstanding advocate for Alder Hey Children’s Charity in line with the core values of the organisation.
• Be an active and supportive member of the Alder Hey Children’s Charity team, contributing to the team’s development and working collaboratively with colleagues and volunteers.
• Attend and support events run by fundraising teams where required, including occasional out-of-hours working.
• Keep up to date with trends in philanthropy, healthcare fundraising and capital appeals, applying learning to strengthen fundraising propositions.
• Gain and maintain an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the charity’s work, priorities and future plans.

Our Values

At Alder Hey Children’s Charity, our values guide how we work. Being courageous, working together, showing passion and embracing creativity enables us to support the hospital in delivering the very best care for young patients and their families.

Courage

We try new things, take risks and innovate. We speak up, take accountability and act with responsibility.

Together

We work as one team, sharing knowledge and learning. We partner with patients, families, supporters and colleagues.

Passion

We are passionate about what we do and inspire others.

Magic

We are creative, fun and child-led, creating special moments and going the extra mile.

Additional Information

In April 2025, the charity adopted a four-day working week policy. Staff previously working 37.5 hours now work 30 hours across four days, maintaining full pay while supporting a better work-life balance.

This job description outlines the general nature of the role and is not exhaustive. It may be subject to change in line with organisational needs.

Alder Hey Children’s Charity will make reasonable adjustments where required and is committed to equal opportunities and safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.

The post holder will be required to complete an enhanced DBS disclosure check.

Closing date: Monday 5th October 2026

Initial screening interviews will be held via Teams on Tuesday 13th October 2026

Second stage interviews will be held in person at Alder Hey on Monday 19th October 2026