As the breadth and volume of our fundraising activity has grown over the last couple of years, an opportunity has arisen for a detail orientated and enthusiastic individual to join our database team. This role will be line managed by the database manager, with a dotted line to the senior database officer to ensure the smooth running of our income processing activity, making a significant impact for the charity, and enabling excellent supporter care.
Data officer
Closing date: 12 noon, 2 June 2025
Posted: 2 May 2025
We are seeking an ambitious data officer to join our fundraising team.
- Salary: £27,000 – £31,000 per annum – subject to skills and experience
- Hours of work: 37.5 hours per week over five days
- Contract: Permanent
- Location: Tuesday to Thursday must be in our office. Monday and Friday can be worked from home.
The team
Our dynamic fundraising department are preparing for an ambitious multimillion-pound campaign in support of a ground-breaking cancer centre on the site of the Royal Free Hospital. We pride ourselves on being a supporter focused and agile function, working at the heart of the charity to deliver impact for patients and staff across our hospitals.
Responsible for attracting and retaining donors, and delivering an outstanding supporter experience, the fundraising department comprises two teams which work closely together to achieve our shared objectives:
- Our Public fundraising team harnesses the support and energy of individuals and groups, helping them to give back in the way that works for them. This includes committed giving, in memory support, gifts in wills, and fundraising events and challenges. Our Philanthropy and Campaign teams builds relationships with individual philanthropists, trusts, foundations, and corporate organisations which give, or have potential to give, £10,000 to the charity each year. They lead major appeal activity for the charity, currently focused on our exciting cancer campaign which is due to launch in 2025.
- Our database team sits within fundraising, with their work underpinning and supporting the entire department.
Organisation
The Royal Free Charity stands at the threshold of its most important period of development.
Our vision is for everyone served by the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust (RFL) to have access to world-leading healthcare, delivered by a thriving workforce, and driven by medical research that has a global impact. We support the 17,000 staff of the RFL and their two million patients across Barnet, Chase Farm, North Mid and Royal Free hospitals and more than 30 NHS services.
Through the services we provide, and the programmes and equipment we fund, we make a profound and immediate difference to patients’ experiences of care.
Benefits
Core benefits
- 25 days of paid holiday, plus three-day office closure rest period between Christmas and New Year, and UK bank holidays. This increases to 30 days leave after five completed years of continuous employment (all leave is pro rata for part time employees).
- A contributory pension scheme, where we match your 4% contribution towards your pension. If you choose to increase your payments into your pension scheme, we’ll match your contribution up to 9%.
- A sick pay package that offers one month’s full pay and one month’s half pay in any 12-month period if you’ve been with us for less than two years. This rises to two months’ full pay and two months’ half pay in any 12-month period after two years of continuous employment.
- Occupational maternity pay and paternity pay packages that provide more generous support than statutory pay alone.
- A flexible working policy to support our employees’ work/life balance.
Support for your financial wellbeing
As a member of the Royal Free family, you’ll be entitled to benefit from:
- Expert financial advice from our financial partner, the London Credit Union
- Savings on purchases with the Blue Light Card
- Our Death in Service benefit
Support for your health and wellbeing
- Subsidised gym, pool and classes at our Rec Club in Hampstead
- Secure bicycle parking and shower facilities at our Hampstead site
- Fortnightly guided meditation
- Free massage therapy from our complementary therapy team
- Menopause peer support group
- Employee Assistance Programme offering 24-hour access to free confidential advice and support on work and personal issues.
Should you require more information regarding this post, please contact our HR team on 020 7472 6677, press #1 for the Charity reception.
Apply for this role
To apply for this post, you will need:
- your CV (please include your last employer and dates of employment)
- a cover letter addressing how you meet the criteria set out in the job description and person specification
Applications submitted without a cover letter will not be considered for this role.
You must be eligible to work in the UK.
- Closing date for application: 12 noon, 2 June 2025
- Interview date: 10 June 2025
If you require more information regarding this vacancy, please contact our office on 020 7472 6677.
As an equal opportunities’ employer, the Royal Free Charity is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join the Royal Free Charity.