Managing Director

We are looking for a charity specialist who can provide senior leadership to the Charity and help us deliver on our strategic aims. This role will have overall management of the Charity's resources, working in partnership with Campus stakeholders to deliver sustainable growth, diversify our income streams and develop our brand reputation. The role will act as a figurehead for the Charity, delivering impact for our donors and modelling inclusive and collaborative behaviours that align to our values and that foster a sense of belonging across the team.

Our Charity provides vital funding for projects across Royal Papworth Hospital, the UK's leading centre of excellence for the treatment and diagnosis of cardiothoracic disease, helping to bring tomorrow's treatments to today's patients. Our Charity plays a key role in ensuring the hospital is able to remain at the forefront of heart and lung disease research internationally, supporting our staff, patients and the wider research community.

We look forward to a brighter future for those with heart and lung disease and we hope you join us on this journey.

Main duties of the job

Strategy: work in partnership with the hospital to develop the Charity's Strategy. Implement and deliver the Strategy, securing sustainability by diversifying funding streams, inspiring philanthropic giving and growing the brand.

Putting people first: model inclusive and collaborative behaviours that foster a sense of belonging. Motivate staff and others to deliver our vision and mission. Coach, inspire and motivate the team, empowering them to achieve their potential and ensuring they in turn build a culture that respects and values staff.

Delivery and governance: direct Charity operations, manage resources effectively and ensure compliance with legal and governance requirements. Oversee effective systems and structures that reflect good practice. Provide accountability to donors by working with grant recipients to ensure funds are spent for the greatest impact. Work collaboratively with clinicians, patients and others to develop compelling fundraising cases.

Stakeholder engagement, brand profile and reputation: deliver a communications strategy that shares engaging and motivating messages internally and externally, demonstrating the impact of continued giving. Contribute to donor and partner relationships, working in partnership with stakeholders to identify (where appropriate) approaches to high value potential supporters.

About us

Royal Papworth is the corporate Trustee of Royal Papworth Charity, which provides vital funding for projects across the hospital to bring tomorrow's treatments to today's patients. Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge.

The Charity's 2022-2027 Strategy prioritises the need for funding today to realise the potential of tomorrow for the benefit of Royal Papworth patients, now and in the future, specifically to address the needs of the Hospital today, prioritise today's patients for tomorrow's healthcare system, develop tomorrow's medicine today, educate tomorrow's workforce today and invest in tomorrow's innovation.

The Charity plays a vital role in ensuring that Royal Papworth Hospital is able to offer superior facilities, exceptional patient care and an enhanced patient experience thanks to the generosity of our supporters. We are proud to support the hospital as a world leading centre of excellence and have an ambitious fundraising target of 20m over the life of our Strategy to support the hospital. You can learn more about the Charity and our Strategy on our website: