Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity

Deputy Director of Public Fundraising

Location: London, WC1N

Salary: £85,000 per annum

Contract: Permanent, full-time

The Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity (GOSH Charity), which exists to transform the lives of seriously ill children and their families from across the UK, is seeking a Deputy Director of Public Fundraising to lead their public fundraising department to deliver growth in voluntary net income, tailored supporter journeys and exceptional supporter experience.

Great Ormond Street Hospital is one of the world’s leading children's hospitals. Since its formation in 1852, the hospital has been dedicated to children’s healthcare and to finding new and better ways to treat childhood illnesses.

GOSH Charity supports rebuilding and refurbishment at the hospital and helps support families and children, as well as funding research into children’s health and life-saving medical equipment.

This is an exciting time to be joining the charity following on from a significant investment commitment for public fundraising and the launch of a major capital appeal for a game changing Children’s Cancer Centre – the Build it. Beat it. Appeal. The role of Deputy Director of Public Fundraising will be the strategic lead for the charity’s continued investment in public fundraising, galvanising fundraising teams and supporters behind integrated campaigns and transformational fundraising opportunities.

The role will be responsible for developing and leading high performing public fundraising teams, enabling them to deliver against growth projections and raise more than £70million a year, growing to £100m+ a year over the next three years.

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in leadership of a public fundraising function, with success in innovation and driving significant income growth across a multi-million pound fundraising portfolio. You will also have experience of delivering seven or eight figure income growth through individual giving and mass participation events/products. You will be an experienced people leader, able to inspire, unite and motivate diverse and talented teams. You will possess excellent interpersonal, communication, negotiation and influencing skills, and be highly skilled at internal and external networking and in developing relationships at all levels.

PLEASE NOTE: We expect high demand for this opportunity and will be longlisting applications as soon as we receive them, so please apply early to register your interest.

Please click through to our Candidate Pack for further information, including details of how to apply.

CLOSING DATE: Monday 19^th February, 9am GMT.