Fundraising and Communications Assistant RCN UK HQ (London), 35 hours, permanent At the RCN Foundation, we are committed to supporting, strengthening and championing the nursing and midwifery professions, and to improving the health of the public. We are an independent charity and grant-maker, and together with the Royal College of Nursing and RCNi, we are the RCN Group. We aim to achieve our purpose by funding research and projects, as well as education and hardship, which support nursing and midwifery professionals to innovate, progress their careers and get through tough time. As our Fundraising and Communications Assistant, you will provide comprehensive and effective administration support to the RCN Foundation fundraising and communications team. The postholder will play a crucial role in supporting and assisting the fundraising and communications team, helping to raise funds and awareness that enables and supports the work of the charity. The postholder will bring a positive and professional style to ensure a smooth and seamless administrative service across the RCN Foundation’s fundraising activities and events. The role will report to the RCN Foundation’s Head of Fundraising and Communication and will be responsible for providing the support needed to achieve all fundraising goals. It's a job full of possibilities as you could get involved in anything from researching potential funders, developing reports, and supporting the organisation, planning, promotion, and delivery of fundraising and profile-raising events. We are at an exciting moment of transition and there is an opportunity to make a significant and positive impact on the charity and our beneficiaries – nurses, midwives and health care support workers. As the first point of contact for all fundraising and communications enquiries you will be expected to demonstrate an exceptional track record of administration and organisational skills. You will be a comfortable working as part of a small charity team in a busy environment and combining strong administration with hands-on delivery. Your commitment to supporting and strengthening nursing, midwifery and healthcare will shine through. To succeed at the RCN Foundation all you need to do is think bigger, better and brighter. And with an attitude like that, anything's possible. What we offer you We expect you to deliver for our beneficiaries. And we expect you to be rewarded for it. Our pay is highly competitive with annual leave of up to 32 days plus bank holidays. We offer an impressive range of benefits, a broad range of learning development opportunities and an award-winning health and wellbeing programme. We offer generous maternity, adoption, paternity, and shared parental leave packages. RCN Foundation staff have contracts of employment with the RCN. What we deliver for our beneficiaries is wide and varied so when it comes to how we work one size doesn’t fit all. We also know that to empower our people to do their best work, they must be able to balance the demands of work and home. We are a diverse organisation and understand everyone has different needs and many of our employees enjoy flexible working enabling them to deliver results whilst having a good work life balance. The RCN Foundation operates a hybrid way of working which puts the needs of the service we deliver – whether that’s to beneficiaries or to colleagues – at our heart, in alignment with the RCN’s hybrid working core principles. You can find out more by having a discussion with the recruiting manager. Our selection process Please submit a supporting statement demonstrating how you meet the criteria for this role. You may not be shortlisted if you don’t. We want your experience applying for a job with us to be the best it can be. We may hold our interviews and assessments in person or by video call. If you foresee any problems, please let us know. As a proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme we actively encourage applications from people with disabilities. Contact details For more information or for an informal discussion about the role please contact James Alterman, Head of Fundraising and Communications on 020 7647 3497. For more information on the Recruitment & Selection process, please contact [email protected] Opening date: 04 September 2023 Closing date: midnight on 8 October 2023 If we receive many applications after a week of advertising, this vacancy may close earlier. Online assessment date: 17 October 2023 In-person interview date: 18 October 2023