Programme Assistant (Maternity Cover)
Job summary
Oxford Hospitals Charity is seeking an enthusiastic, collaborative and organised candidate to join our Programme Team and make a real difference to patients and staff of the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Main duties of the job
An excellent communicator, you will enjoy working proactively out and about across the hospitals meeting clinical staff and supporting them in identifying potential funding needs, working with them in applying for funding and evaluating their impact. Your energy and enthusiasm, along with your excellent planning and communication skills will enable you to coordinate a wide range of applications and projects as part of the Programme Team.
You will work closely with the wider charity team to develop and enhance new systems and processes to ensure all aspects of the programme are captured.
Whilst experience in a Charity or NHS environment is desirable, we are open to candidates from other backgrounds with transferrable skills and an excellent record of relationship management.
Join our small but impactful team and play a pivotal role in our mission to enhance the hospital environment, procure vital equipment that significantly improves patient care, and contribute to groundbreaking research, staff development, and training.
About us
Oxford Hospitals Charity helps transform care for patients and staff across Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH). We fund the best medical equipment, pioneering research, specialist training and improvements to hospital facilities, making a real and lasting difference to peoples lives.
Our impact can be seen across almost every ward and department in our hospitals. From providing reclining chairs that make lengthy chemotherapy sessions more comfortable, to funding cutting-edge surgical equipment that supports clinicians undertaking some of the most complex operations, our work helps make exceptional healthcare possible.
Behind every donation is a person who wants to make a difference to their local community. Our role is to turn that generosity into meaningful change, working closely with clinical colleagues to understand where charitable funding can have the greatest impact for patients and staff.
For more information about the charity, please visit www.hospitalcharity.co.uk or find us on social media @OxfordHospitalsCharity.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
Applications for funding
Support OUH Trust staff in applying for charitable funding, including coordinating requests for funding on a weekly and monthly basis.
Process, monitor and track applications for funding, ensuring records are regularly updated to provide reports to ensure charity and donors are kept informed.
Prepare monthly funding round up report to share with the wider charity team.
Work with the wider charity team on improving systems and processes to better capture and process grant requests
Monitoring and Measuring our Impact
Work closely with the Media and Communications team to ensure suitable charity branding for approved projects to ensure ongoing visibility of the charity. This will include capturingimpact stories for use in social media and other publications.
Work closely with the Corporate Fundraising team to provide regular programme updates on new and existing areas for funding.
In conjunction with Head of Programme, capture and track expenditure plans for legacies, including working closely with the legacy officer and communications to provide updates tosupport effective legacy marketing
Support the Hospital Engagement Team by working from the Charity Hub
Programme Reporting and Database
Contribute to the administration and ongoing development of grant management systems including generating regular reports for use by the charity team.
Provide timely tracking reports to ensure funding requests and projects are captured and monitored effectively
Any other duties as required to ensure the smooth running of Oxford Hospitals Charity commensurate with the role
Person Specification
Experience
- Strong interpersonal skills, enabling confident engagement with a diverse range of stakeholders.
- Demonstrable ability to work flexibly and calmly under pressure.
- Strong ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team, effectively managing a broad workload.
- Proficiency in handling a busy schedule with multiple demands on time.
- Proven IT skills including a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office and experience of working with databases.
- NHS or charity experience.
- Willingness to work across multiple sites.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
Oxford Hospitals Charity
Address
The Wood Centre For Innovation
Stansfeld Park, Quarry Road
Headington
OXFORD
OX3 8SB
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.hospitalcharity.co.uk