Job Description

This role matters:

As the Hospice celebrates its 40th birthday in 2026, we are looking for an organised and motivated individual to join our fundraising team, could it be you? This is a fixed term role where you will provide additional support to our dedicated and experienced income generation team throughout this milestone year of fundraising activity.

If you are an enthusiastic, conscientious individual, with a strong administrative background, and you are looking for a fresh challenge where you can use your organisational and people skills to really make a difference to your local community, then we would love to hear from you.

Our dynamic and hardworking Income Generation team ensure all Hospice events are delivered to secure the wellbeing of patients, carers and their families. This includes our upcoming special events to celebrate 40 years of care, alongside various amazing local community events. Our Co-ordinators are integral to the smooth running of all these events.

As a highly competent administrator with excellent interpersonal and communication skills you will provide administrative and event preparation support to the Fundraising team. Based in the fundraising office at St Johns Hospice you will deal with telephone, email, social media and face to face enquiries demonstrating excellent customer service skills.

If you are looking to take on a role where every day you can see the difference you have made to people's lives, come and join us.

Informal enquiries are welcome, please get in touch!

Why work for St John's Hospice?

We have a generous employment benefits package, including >

7 weeks annual leave per year 8% employer funded pension (NHS pension subject to eligibility) Continuing professional development Employee Assistance Programme, including cash back on dental, optical & therapy treatments

PAY:

Dependent on pension scheme, based on 21 hours per week.

CONTRACT:

Fixed term until 31st March 2027

INTERVIEWS:

Wednesday 14th January 2026

For more information and to apply please visit our website (please note that only applications received via our website will be shortlisted for interview).

The job description and person specification are available to download from our website.

Informal enquiries are welcome, please get in touch.

Please be aware that this advert may close before the stated deadline if we receive a high volume of suitable applications, therefore we would encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible as applications may be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Job Types: Part-time, Fixed term contract

Pay: 14,239.68-14,676.48 per year

Expected hours: 21 per week

Benefits:

Additional leave Company pension Cycle to work scheme Discounted or free food Free flu jabs Health & wellbeing programme Sick pay
Ability to commute/relocate:

Lancaster LA2 6ST: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Education:

GCSE or equivalent (required)
Experience:

Administrative: 1 year (required)
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 11/01/2026