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The Region’s Main Cancer Charity

Lingen Davies Cancer Fund is the main cancer charity dedicated to supporting the people of Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and Mid Wales as they deal with the impact of cancer on their lives.

We have big plans for 2025 and are recruiting new staff and trustees to help make them happen.

See further information about our roles below.

 

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About Us!

Lingen Davies Cancer Fund exists to enhance cancer services and improve lives in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and Mid Wales. Founded in 1979, with the aim of bringing cancer services to Shropshire for the first time, our work is now focused in three key areas: cancer prevention and early diagnosis, excellent treatment delivered locally, and living well with and beyond cancer.

Alongside our traditional grant making work, we have developed a service delivery team within the charity and, alongside charity and NHS partners, work to deliver cancer screening awareness work in the community.

Our team

We are a small, dedicated, and driven team of professionals working to raise cancer awareness throughout our region, and enhance the situation for those people living with and beyond cancer.

Community Fundraising Manager

37.5 hours / 30 hours per week
£32-36k

Information

Community fundraising is at the heart of Lingen Davies, and we are very fortunate to have a strong tradition of support across our region. Our Community Fundraising Manager will work closely with colleagues across the charity to drive and grow our community fundraising even further, ensuring excellent supporter care and stewardship, and building long term relationships for the charity. Attending a range of community events and networking opportunities to act as the face of the charity, including delivery of presentations, and to raise our profile across the region. You will also form part of the team delivering our major fundraising and engagement events each year.

You will be responsible for maintaining and growing relationships with our community supporters, with a specific focus on supporting our highly effective fundraising committees. These are already established in Shrewsbury and in Montgomeryshire, and we are looking to set up more committees across the region. You will manage a small team of Community Fundraising staff and ensure they have what they need to offer the best possible support to people in our community who wish to support us. There will be a specific remit for this role, initially to build support for Lingen Davies in Telford and Wrekin.

Working to agreed budgets, you will help us to reach ambitious fundraising targets to ensure that we can provide the best possible support for people living with cancer in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and Mid Wales.

You will work with colleagues to develop the use of our CRM system and apply data analysis to support delivery of the role, and to develop future plans and direction. You will be self-managing, motivated, have excellent interpersonal skills and be computer savvy!

The role is available either full time (37.5 hours) or four days (30 hours) per week. There will be work out of office hours where TOIL will be accrued.

For an informal conversation about the role please contact Naomi Atkin, CEO, on [email protected] or 01743 492396

Learn more about this role
Why work with us
  • 27 days annual leave, plus an additional day for your birthday (rising to 29 days after 5 years)
  • Enhanced sick pay and maternity pay, and family friendly policies
  • Positive culture of flexible working
  • Opportunities for personal development
  • Employee Assistant Programme, including free access to counselling
  • Regular team development days, and annual social events
  • The chance to help shape the future of a growing and changing organisation
To apply

To apply, send a CV and cover letter (no more than two sides) detailing:

    • Why you would like to work for Lingen Davies
    • How your experience and skills makes them the best candidate for the role
    • What the key opportunities and challenges you think you would encounter in the role

Send your CV, cover letter and completed Equality and Diversity form (downloadable below) to [email protected] by 9am Friday, 14th February.

Interviews will take place on Friday, 28th February.

Download our Equality and Diversity Form

Communications and Marketing Coordinator

37.5 hours / 30 hours per week
£26-28k

Information

Lingen Davies Cancer Fund is a vibrant, thriving, dynamic and energetic organisation dedicated to making a difference to lives impacted by cancer in our region.

As part of a small but passionate communications team this role plays a key part in helping to develop our supporter base, increase engagement with the charity, and increase our fundraising efforts using a mix of storytelling, marketing, videography and photography, research, and other communications tools.

We are looking for an experienced communications professional with excellent written skills to help share the stories behind the people and the charity. You will be responsible for sharing stories across traditional and online media, the charity’s own digital platforms, and will manage our social media output.

You will work with the wider team, as well as our supporters and volunteers to help increase awareness of, and engagement with, Lingen Davies Cancer Fund’s charitable work, including internal projects and external grant making.

As part of a multi-functional marketing team you will use design skills to create content on Canva and other platforms to deliver general promotional flyers and materials for events adhering to brand guidelines and assist with general promotion of LD events and fundraising initiatives.

The role is available either full time (37.5 hours) or four days (30 hours) per week. There will be work out of office hours where TOIL will be accrued.

For an informal conversation about the role please contact Anna Williams, Comms and Marketing Manager, on [email protected] or 01743 492396

Learn more about this role
Why work with us
  • 27 days annual leave, plus an additional day for your birthday (rising to 29 days after 5 years)
  • Enhanced sick pay and maternity pay, and family friendly policies
  • Positive culture of flexible working
  • Opportunities for personal development
  • Employee Assistant Programme, including free access to counselling
  • Regular team development days, and annual social events
  • The chance to help shape the future of a growing and changing organisation
How to apply

To apply, send a CV and cover letter (no more than two sides) detailing:

    • Why you would like to work for Lingen Davies
    • How your experience and skills makes them the best candidate for the role
    • What the key opportunities and challenges you think you would encounter in the role

Send your CV, cover letter and completed Equality and Diversity form (downloadable below) to [email protected] by 9am Friday, 14th February.

Interviews will take place on Tuesday, 25th February.

Download our Equality and Diversity Form

Trustees

This is a voluntary role

Become a trustee

Lingen Davies Cancer Fund is here to enhance cancer services and improve lives in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and Mid Wales. We raise funds and deliver services to support our three key aims of:

– Improving cancer symptom awareness and early diagnosis rates

– Supporting excellent cancer services, locally

– Helping people to live well with and beyond cancer

Launched in 1979, Lingen Davies was formed to bring cancer services to our region for the first time. As we head towards our 50th anniversary, we are more impactful than ever, funding high-spec medical equipment, rehab and wellbeing programmes and the highly regarded Cancer Champions project, improving cancer awareness across the region.

We are a dynamic, creative and highly effective charity, with deep roots in the communities that we serve. We are looking for a number of new trustees to join our Board as we embark on our next exciting stage of development.

Lingen Davies Cancer Fund has an effective and experienced board of trustees, led by Chair Tim Cooper.

Further information
About the role

As a Trustee, you will:

· Contribute to the strategic direction and decision making of Lingen Davies.

· Ensure the organisation remains financially sustainable and complies with legal and regulatory requirements.

· Use your networks, experience, and expertise to help the organisation grow and reach new audiences.

· Support fundraising efforts and advocate for the charity’s aims and objectives.

· Provide guidance and support in line with your own areas of expertise.

· Attend Board meetings, remote and in-person (4-6 times a year) and contribute to sub-committees as appropriate.

We are particularly seeking Trustees with experience in one or more of following areas:

· Fundraising and/or Business Development: Proven ability to fundraise and cultivate relationships with potential donors, funders, and partners.

· PR and Marketing: Able to lend your expertise to help us grow and develop our presence across the region.

· Legal Expertise: Ideally in current, or recent, practice.

· Finance and Governance: Experience in financial oversight, governance, and strategic planning.

· People who have lived experience of cancer, or supporting someone with cancer

· People living, or with significant contacts in, Telford or Mid Wales

What we offer and how to apply

We can offer you:

· The chance to support a highly regarded and impactful local charity with your time and your expertise

· The opportunity to contribute to the ongoing development of our strategy and the next phase of our expanding work

· Opportunities to build on your networks, meet like-minded people and attend a wide range of events in support of the charity

· The knowledge that you are making a genuine difference to people affected by cancer in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and Mid Wales

This is a voluntary opportunity, but reasonable expenses can be reimbursed.

If you would like to talk to us about the roles, come along to meet trustees and staff and find out more on the following dates:

Wednesday, 29th January 6.30pm – 8.30 pm

Thursday, 6th February 5pm – 7pm

For full details and how to apply please see the Recruitment Pack.

Download our Equality and Diversity Form

All of our staff and volunteers are expected to work with the Lingen Davies values in mind.

Work with us!

If you think you can help us make a positive difference to lives affected by cancer in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and Mid Wales, we would love to hear from you.

Please download and fill in the relevant application form, and send it to [email protected]

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