Community Engagement Coordinator

Reading, UK

£32K/yr – £39K/yrEntry LevelContract

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own regional donor engagement and partnership development to drive acquisition and awareness, with events and business development as core levers.

  • Organisational growth: Build new partnerships and lead community events to meet NHSBT objectives.
  • Partner management: Develop and sustain relationships with third sector and corporate organisations for maximum NHSBT impact.
  • Coordinate events and donor engagement with the events team to deliver on regional strategy.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Organising and undertaking new acquisition and awareness activity, such as events in the community, on-session engagement with donors at the Plasma DC and exploring all relevant business development opportunities.
  • Approaching new businesses as agreed with their line manager / within the strategic plan to meet organisational objectives.
  • Developing key relationships with key third sector and corporate organisations within the region.
  • Managing relationships so that they provide maximum benefit to NHSBT.
  • Maintaining the Relationship Management database in a timely and accurate manner.
  • Promoting organ donation and other forms of donation where appropriate.
  • You will also be using your organisational skills to coordinate and deliver events with the support of our talented events team.

Requirements

  • Experience in a marketing related role with evidence of positive customer benefits
  • Good understanding of key communication channels such as social media, printed communications, digital communication and email and the benefits/risks
  • A proven record in delivering positive results
  • Experience of working with information technology using Microsoft Office packages (Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams and PowerPoint)
  • Degree or equivalent relevant experience to degree level
  • Demonstrates commitment to own continued professional development (CPD)

Benefits

  • Generous annual leave - 27 days annual leave (pro rata for part-time) plus Bank Holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years’ service and to 33 days after 10 years.
  • Inclusive pension scheme - the NHS Pension Scheme is a defined benefit scheme (not dependent on investment returns). Further details and outline of benefits can be found at: http://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/information-about-nhs-pensions
  • Supportive learning culture - we’ve fostered a culture of continuous learning where colleagues are well-led, engaged, and encouraged to grow. We support you in reaching your full potential, both in your current role and future career. Our Thrive program embodies our commitment to learning and development, offering a wide range of activities to support your personal and professional growth. It’s open to everyone at NHSBT, ensuring you have the resources to succeed and shine in your role.
  • Health and wellbeing support we offer confidential services including occupational health, employee assistance programme, and wellbeing resources. Our support is available to all colleagues and we endeavour to provide tailored workplace adjustments where possible.
  • As a Disability Confident Employer, we welcome applications from disabled candidates. We will talk with you to explore any adjustments that may help you during the recruitment process.
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NHS Blood and Transplant

Every day, everyone here at NHS Blood and Transplant plays a part in saving and improving lives. We stand for hope. We stand for life. We stand for helping people do something extraordinary. We supply safe blood, tissues and solid organs to UK hospitals. We also promote donation, test for safety, champion quality, and drive world-class research, and lead the way in specialist areas ranging from stem cell transplantation to molecular therapies. Our team is big and broad. From doctors, nurses and scientists to our devoted administrators and dedicated drivers, to specialists who work in ICT, finance, communications, project management and more. There are more than 5,500 of us, nationwide, in some of the world’s most modern and innovative facilities.Our people embody three core values that guide everything we do: Caring, Expert and Quality. We help, support and inspire each other to be innovative and take action to keep people safe. At NHSBT, you’ll discover a workplace defined by the respect we have for one another. We aim to make it easy for you to be at your best every day - with clarity of expectation, honest and fair leadership, simpler processes and all the tools you need to do your job. Crucially, we are committed to recognising and rewarding your achievements. With timely feedback on your performance, plus access to high quality learning and development opportunities, you can expect to make real progress here - from upward moves, to sideways steps to explore something new. The breadth and importance of our life-saving work, together with the support we offer our people, makes NHSBT an ideal place to build a career. To find out more about how you can join us visit www.nhsbt.nhs.uk/careers

Founded in 2005
Filton, England, GBR
3.5K employees (58 in marketing)