Job Description

Salary

38,157 per annum (plus 2,000 training allowance)

Basis

Full time

Job category/type

Administrative and support, Professional and managerial

Date posted

13/06/2025

Job reference

R7882

Fixed term for 24 months, 37.5 hours per week

University of Huddersfield and Bluebell Children's Hospice are seeking a marketing and fundraising Innovation Project Manager to lead the delivery of a critical, Innovate UK-funded Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) project to drive knowledge-based innovation in marketing and fundraising in the children's hospice sector.

The Organisation

At Bluebell Wood Children's Hospice, we support babies, children and young people with life-limiting conditions. Our aim is to reach every family that needs our help and to offer them the very best choice of care. Every year we need to raise 6.5m to keep our doors open and only around 16% of our income comes from government sources, the rest must be raised through fundraising activity. Our uncompromisable support services are wide ranging and bespoke to each family and include overnight care, music therapy, counselling, sibling support groups, end of life care and home visits We support families from a large geographical area, including South Yorkshire, North Nottinghamshire, North Derbyshire and parts of North Lincolnshire.

The Role

The University is working with Bluebell Wood Childrens Hospice on developing and implementing an innovative marketing and fundraising framework. This will drive the charity's transformation to a knowledge leader in marketing and fundraising in the children's hospice sector. Every year, more children and families need the support of a children's hospice, and this KTP will enable the change required to integrate and innovate in effective and efficient sustainable development in this vital area of hospice management.


You will act as the key link between the two organisations, delivering the KTP project workplan and leading the project. Ultimately, you will lead the creation of an integrated marketing and income generation strategy to allow Bluebell Wood Childrens Hospice to innovate for continuous, sustainble income growth in an increasingly challenging environment.

The Person

With an Undergraduate degree, MBA, or Masters in Marketing (or a related discipline) you will be an innovative creative person possessing excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage with a variety of stakeholders. You will have experience of managing and delivering marketing-related business plans and/or projects as part of a multi-disciplinary team.


This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. Regular status checks may also be required, depending on your role.


The University is deeply committed to equality and diversity for all its students and staff. We seek to be diverse and inclusive, supporting individuals and groups to fulfil their potential and nurture a sense of belonging. We strive to be an accessible, inclusive employer, removing barriers for all. Find out more about our approach to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, including our commitments and accreditations as a Disability Confident Employer, Stonewall Gold Award holder and Top 100 Employer, Athena SWAN Bronze Award holder and Race Equality Charter Bronze Award holder.



Informal enquiries welcome to Professor Shona Bettany via email S.Bettany@hud.ac.uk

If you are a current student at the University, you are welcome to apply for part-time roles of 16 hours or less per week, unless you are a part-time postgraduate student, in which case you can also apply for full time roles, subject to any visa requirements.


For more information, please download the recruitment pack.