Institutional Trusts and Fundraising Manager

We are working with an inspiring international medical charity who work in India and Bangladesh. It is an exciting time to joining the charity. They have just completed developing their new multi-year global strategy to take them through to 2030, and to guide their work into the future.

They are using their Centenary year in 2024 as a springboard to launch them into the new strategic period. 2024 is very much a year for looking and planning ahead.

You will provide strategic oversight and direction for the institutional fundraising function to deliver on the restricted and unrestricted income targets and line managing and leading the Trusts and Foundations Fundraiser in the delivery of the trust fundraising target.

The charity have fully embraced flexible working and the role can be either fully remote, hybrid or fully based at their office in Colchester.

The Role
Provide the prime bid writing function for institutional funders and Trusts and Foundations.
Provide leadership of high-quality bid production.
Work closely with the programmes team, both in the UK and overseas.
Research new possible funding opportunities.
Be the lead contact at Lepra for trust and institutional funders.
Manage relationships with key funders.
Keep up to date with the latest trends in institutional, statutory and trust fundraising.


The Candidate
Extensive experience of working in statutory and/or trusts fundraising, including successfully applying for grants in excess of 50,000 to 100,000+
Demonstrable track record of high quality bid writing and production that meet funder requirements.
Substantial experience interpreting and translating material into compelling content for successful proposals.
Demonstrable strong project and account management abilities.
Confident in the development of budgets to meet proposal requirements.



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