Interim Head of Fundraising

NHS; Croydon; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 81,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare charity is seeking an Interim Head of Fundraising for a full-time maternity cover position. The successful candidate will provide strategic leadership, ensuring fundraising targets are met and charitable projects delivered. Experience in charity fundraising, strong leadership skills, and the ability to engage the community are essential. The role offers a salary range of £70,396 to £80,837 per year pro rata, and requires professional fundraising qualifications.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in charity fundraising roles.
• Proven ability to develop fundraising strategies.
• Experience in managing fundraising activities and targets.

Responsibilities

• Lead the fundraising strategy and ensure income targets are met.
• Engage with the community to promote fundraising events.
• Manage and distribute charitable funds.

Skills

Significant experience in fundraising

Strong leadership skills

Community engagement

Education

Professional fundraising qualifications (e.g., Cert IoF or DiM)

Job description

Band 8B, Full Time - Fixed Term/Secondment - 3 months (Maternity Cover)

This is an interim post to fulfil a Head of Fundraising role (maternity cover).

The post holder will require significant knowledge of fundraising and considerable energy and enthusiasm that will inspire the patients, visitors and local community to choose Croydon Health Charity as their preferred charity to support.

Reporting to the Director of Communications and Fundraising, the role includes strategic leadership of fundraising activity, financial oversight, delivery against KPIs, oversight of funded projects and grants, and line management of the Trusts and Foundations Officer. Significant senior-level fundraising experience, strong leadership skills, and knowledge of charity governance and fundraising regulation are essential; NHS or healthcare charity experience is desirable.

Proposed Interview Date - 23rd January 2026

Main duties of the job

The Interim Head of Fundraising will, supported by the Director of Communications, be responsible for the delivery of the Charity's fundraising strategy, ensuring that income targets are met and charitable projects are delivered.

As part of this, they will ensure that fundraising ideas and events are in place that will have high profile and will generate funds to agreed targets. The post holder must be able to go out into the community, create and network with groups and individuals, offering high quality fundraising options and lifting the profile of the charity.

The Interim Head of Fundraising will also be responsible for supporting Trust fund holders to manage individual charitable funds, distribute grants from these funds and oversee the delivery of charitable funds initiatives and projects to improve the experiences of patients and staff.

Working closely with our own staff, community groups and corporate businesses, the ideal candidate will have an outgoing personality, keen for direct contact with people, be good at motivating and be self-confident as well as a self-starter, able to work with minimal supervision.

About us

Croydon Health Services Charitable Fund is a registered charity (Charity No. 1054824) that exists to raise funds and donations for the benefit of the patients and staff of Croydon Health Services NHS Trust. It raises, manages and distributes funds on behalf of Croydon Health Services NHS Trust.

Person Specification

• Significant experience working in a fundraising role within a relevant charity
• Experience of developing fundraising and grant-making strategies
• Experience of managing/organising/promoting fundraising activities and identifying key targets that will attract support for the Charity
• Professional fundraising Qualifications e.g. Cert IoF or DiM or equivalent
• Experience working within an NHS charity
• Experience supporting fundholders to deliver charitable projects

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.

£70,396 to £80,837 a year pro rata pa incl HCAS outer