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Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust (ACT) is the dedicated hospital charity for Addenbrooke’s Hospital (Cambridge University Hospitals). Recently voted one of the top 100 hospitals in the world, Addenbrooke’s is a leader in the field of healthcare innovation and is recognised across the world as a pre-eminent teaching hospital.

Addenbrooke’s is embarking on a bold journey of transformation to ensure that it is fit for the future, can provide the highest possible standard of care for its patients, and continue to drive innovations that will impact people far beyond Cambridge. Come and join us!


Title: Head of Individuals Giving

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Term: Permanent

Reports to: Director of Fundraising

Salary: circa £50,000 (depending on skills and experience)

Location: Cambridge Biomedical Campus/Home

Working arrangements: Hybrid with two days a week in the office for full-time staff

The Head of Individuals Giving is a new role and demonstrates a commitment by ACT to focus on and grow our active supporter database and our income generation across all our IG activity.

The Head of this team will recruit and look after all fundraisers and donors giving up to £10k. You will drive an ambitious step change in donor acquisition and donor experience; embedding a culture of innovation, business process, responsiveness, and ambitious growth.

You will continue and grow our acquisition strategy to ‘recruit’ patients and loved ones to support Addenbrooke’s. You will breed a culture of innovation, responsiveness, business process, performance, and service excellence across your area of specialty and you and your team will be pivotal to the charity’s success.

You will develop and lead a fundraising and stewardship strategy for all of ACT’s fundraisers and donors giving up to £10k. You will proactively grow our patient fundraising programme by developing a mass recruitment and engagement strategy for Addenbrooke’s patients and staff. You will also develop a loyal supporter base by providing an efficient gold star service to all supporters from the first point of contact, through systems-driven operations.

The role will allow you to have a strategic and practical impact, and you will lead a small team (with the potential to grow) including functions that cover income generation through our appeals, and supporter acquisition through new and existing products. This role will work collaboratively with colleagues in the communications team, community team, and data and insight.

To see a full job description and person specification please click here.

The closing date for applications is 4 August 2024, however we reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications have been received or a successful candidate is found.

If you are interested in applying for the role please click here and you will be directed to the application page of Not for Profit People, on Charity Job, who are handling this recruitment exercise on behalf of ACT


Title: Philanthropy Lead

Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week (part time hours are negotiable)

Term: Fixed term 1 year (Maternity cover)

Reports to: Co-Director of Philanthropy

Salary: £35,000 – £40,000

Location: Cambridge biomedical campus

Working arrangements: Hybrid with two days a week in the office for full time staff

We are looking for a motivated major gifts fundraiser to seek and grow relationships with supporters who can help us to build a new Children’s Hospital and a new Cancer Hospital in Cambridge.

You will work with the Co-Directors of Philanthropy and Senior Philanthropy Lead to steward a group of senior level volunteers for both the Children’s Hospital and Cancer Hospital.

As Philanthropy Lead, you will focus on cultivating new major donor prospects, developing loyal relationships, and ultimately securing financial support for our new hospitals. You will be talented at spotting opportunities as they arise, highly motivated and professional.

You will find yourself working with inspiring clinical teams; from nurses to matrons, surgeons and consultants – to senior hospital leaders and Trustees.

To see a full job description and person specification please click here.

The closing date for applications is 8 September 2024, however we reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications have been received or a successful candidate is found.

If you are interested in applying for the role please click here and you will be directed to the application page of Not for Profit People, on Charity Job, who are handling this recruitment exercise on behalf of ACT.


If you have any questions regarding roles at ACT, please contact our HR team at hr@act4addenbrookes.org.uk

We strongly encourage candidates of different backgrounds and identities to apply.  Each new team member is an opportunity for us to bring in a different perspective, and we are always eager to further diversify our charity.