Are you a Trust and Grants Fundraising specialist with an interest and passion for supporting young people? Do you want to work for a unique youth charity that provides incredible support to young people across the UK, often in the most disadvantaged areas?
With state-of-the-art facilities that include gyms, dance, music and art studios, as well as career and employability advice, these centres are indispensable to their communities and have incredible impact reports. They are so much more than youth centres, getting right to the heart of complex needs and issues affecting young people.
Throughout the pandemic, they have worked innovatively and creatively with funders to continue to reach young people and provide vital support.
As Trusts and Grants Manager, you'll generate income via revenue and capital bids, supporting the development of collaborative internal projects. You'll develop the case for innovative youth work activities and services offered by centres across the UK, building relationships with prospects to generate an active pipeline and actively stewarding donors. There is also huge opportunity to deliver funding for targeted projects such as employability, mentoring, inclusion, and mental health initiatives.
Who is our perfect candidate?
First and foremost, you're a trusts and grants expert. An exceptional fundraiser who understands the nuances of trust and grants fundraising, expertly bridging the gap between bid writing and relationship-led funder stewardship.
You'll be able to demonstrate a strong track record of cultivating meaningful relationships with funders; verbally, face-to-face and in writing.
Flexible, life and family friendly organisation with a happy, healthy culture. Remote or office-based at your local centre depending how you prefer to work.
If you're passionate about supporting young people and are interested in joining a fast paced, entrepreneurial charity, please send your CV to Amelia Lee at Charity People for more information.
Deadline: we are accepting CVs on a rolling basis so please apply ASAP to avoid disappointment.
Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), race, religion or belief, gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.
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Fundraising Manager - Owned Events & Product
Location - Currently working from home, however, a working location will be agreed upon with the successful candidate - London based, regional office or home-based.
6-month fixed-term contract with a possibility of extending
Full time - 35hrs per week
£34,000 - £39,989 plus allowances (£3,664 pa London Waiting Allowance and £500 Home-based Working Allowance for homeworkers)
Charity People are excited to be recruiting for a Fundraising Manager to join a national children's charity in the Mass Participation Team, who is an expert in fundraising products, a true leader and skilled at growing and building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholder.
The Fundraising Manager will play a key role in managing and developing the Owned events and products portfolio, as well as ensuring growth in participation levels whilst increasing net income from each activity to maximise and grow income streams. They will also manage the expenditure budget for specific activities and work across the organisation with other teams to achieve fundraising objectives. Working hard to motivate their direct reports, they will lead, manage and motivate their team to drive product ideas forward and deliver a successful event portfolio.
Working with team members across the charity to form and develop strong strategic relationships with internal and external stakeholders to support the charities innovation work, you must be able to deliver clear, inspiring pitches and project updates to a range of audiences in a confident way. They are also looking for someone with bespoke event and product management experience and project planning experience (including virtual events) as well as examples of working in a customer-focused environment such as fundraising, sales or marketing. You also must have line manager experience as you will be managing four direct reports.
If you are a highly experienced target-driven leader, who has a wealth of experience working with creative and market audience specialist agencies and suppliers, you can demonstrate leadership, management and team-building skills to support your team and who can contribute to an organisation's fundraising or income generations strategy then get in touch for further information by reaching out with your up to date CV asap.
We are looking to speak to strong candidates ASAP. If the charity gets enough applicants through they will close the role earlier so, please email back to hear more about the role.
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As one of the UK’s leading charities for Young Carers and vulnerable children, HONEYPOT provides a safe and nurturing environment for children aged between 5- 12 years; where children can develop their potential and achieve the key outcomes needed for their future well-being.
With 25 years of service experience, a newly developed and ongoing range of Wrap Around Services both face to face and digital; we are seeking an exceptional individual, experienced childcare professional; to take the strategic lead on further developing operations and ensuring the quality of service delivery.
As Operations Director you will be an integral part of the Senior Leadership Team with the responsibility for developing and embedding our 3-year strategy in line with our values. This includes not only optimum service delivery but equally to drive HONEYPOT in its mission to be one of the nationwide young carer and vulnerable children’s support providers.
Experience:
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- Proven leader able to demonstrate coaching and collaborative approaches to managing teams and stakeholders.
- A proven track record in multi-site management.
- Strong capability of researching market trends in child development provision and offering timely up to date techniques to the Senior Leadership Team.
- Strong communication skills; to identify and approach educational and social services; to enhance HONEYPOT’s exposure whilst supporting the needs of the community.
- Strong operational management experience including budgets, resource allocation, timelines, employment law principles and priorities.
Benefits package:
- Salary £60,000.00pa
- HMRC mileage allowance
- 25 days basic holiday rising annually.
- Health and Wellbeing Assistance Programme
- Rewards and Recognition programme
The closing date for applications is midday on 12th March 2021
Please note all applications will be reviewed daily. Applications must be by submission of a current CV, accompanied by a covering letter demonstrating your suitability for the role.
- First interviews will take place initially via TEAMS / Zoom.
- Final interview will be held face to face within government Covid-19 restrictions at our London based office.
- During the interview process a presentation will be required, details of which will be supplied to shortlisted candidates.
- Unsuccessful candidates will be notified as soon as possible after their application
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Do you love dogs? Are you a corporate fundraiser looking for a new challenge?
Dogs Trust is the largest dog welfare charity in the UK and last year we cared for over 9,000 dogs in our network of 21 rehoming centres across the UK and Ireland. Our mission is to bring about the day when all dogs can enjoy a happy life, free from the threat of unnecessary destruction. At Dogs Trust no healthy dog is ever destroyed.
We are reliant on voluntary donations to continue our work. To support this, we are seeking a fundraiser with experience of new business development to help increase our income from corporates partnerships. We’re looking for someone who relishes the excitement of new business and has exceptional commercial acumen, as this role has a heavy emphasis on bringing on board new cause related marketing and strategic partnerships in line with the current corporate fundraising strategy.
Reporting to the Corporate Development Team Manager and working alongside our existing team, you will be responsible for identifying, cultivating, and acquiring new partnerships with national businesses. You will also support the development of Dogs Trust’s partnership strategy across a range of income streams and prepare creative pitches and proposals.
If you have: (1) a proven success in securing six figure revenue (sales, marketing or partnerships), (2) excellent communication and relationship building skills, (3) an ability to think laterally and creatively, (4) a love for dogs and drive to make a real difference, we’d love to hear from you!
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Key responsibilities
Leading grant and contract administration for UK government grants
Ensuring timely communication with donor
Working with the finance and legal teams to manage grant and contractual financial processes
Developing a monthly grant management analysis for project teams across Global Offices to ensure appropriate risk management of key UK government grants
Ensure adequate coordination with UK government MEL
Organising kick-off, monthly and quarterly meetings with project staff and ensure the grant contract clauses and all project-related are complied
Supporting programme teams to develop narrative and financial reports that are aligned with grant agreement requirements
Building staff capacity and providing support to ensure grants are managed in compliance with donor requirements.
Person specification
Experience in grant management, coordination and reporting of UK government grants
Experience or demonstrable understanding of donor contract and budget management, reporting and cost eligibility
Experience identifying compliance issues and developing tools, processes or procedures to improve compliance
Experience using resource management and planning skills to develop efficient systems and processes to support effective grant management
If you would like to see the full job description or find out how to apply, please send your CV to Shweta Prabhakar [email protected] or call on 02078207320.
Our charity is on an incredible journey and this is a hugely exciting time to join our team.
2020 saw the UK come together in an outpouring of love and support for the NHS. As the NHS’ national charity and membership organisation for the NHS’ official charities throughout the UK, NHS Charities Together is the central charity receiving additional funding and support for our National Health Service where and when it needs it most. Thanks to phenomenal public support, our national Covid-19 Appeal has raised more than £150 million to help NHS staff, volunteers and patients through the immediate and long-term effects of coronavirus.
The recruitment of this post is part of an ambitious plan to develop and execute a proactive and sustainable Fundraising strategy.
We are a small but growing staff team and as Supporter Care Officer you will play a key role as we work hard to make a difference to the lives of NHS patients, staff and volunteers.
You will be responsible for responding to enquiries from potential supporters by providing information on the latest fundraising activities and ensure when thanking donors, the impact of their donation is highlighted.
If you have a can-do, positive attitude with a passion for building relationships that can inspire an enquirer to become a supporter for NHS Charities Together then we would love to hear from you.
NHS Charities
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
As part of this brand new role the post holder will manage, motivate and develop the growing trusts and foundations team, as well as lead on the delivery team strategy, helping the team to plan and prioritise and ensuing they have sufficient capacity, resource and information.
To be considered for this role you will need to:
* Significant fundraising experience (at least five years), with a track record of soliciting five to six figures grants from a range of charitable trusts and foundations.
* A passion for young people and helping alleviate the ever-growing poverty gap in the UK.
* Experience of strategic planning, budget setting and monitoring.
* Ideally have lead a Trusts team of a similar size and can help set and deliver a clear fundraising strategy.
* A track record in identifying, cultivating and managing external relations with funding bodies of all sizes.
Salary is £42,000 - £45,000.
This role closes on Wednesday 10th of February and virtual interviews will be conducted in the middle of February.
This role can be homebased so anyone in the UK is welcome to apply.
If you would like to have an informal chat, or would like to hear more about the role then please contact Hannah on 02078207331 or email her for a full job description on [email protected]
Only suitable candidates will be contacted.
Here at Charity Horizons we are delighted to be supporting Family Fund in their search for a Head of Fundraising to join the team at this busy and exciting time. Family Fund is the UK’s largest charity providing grants for families on low incomes raising disabled or seriously ill children and young people. Last year the charity provided over 89,000 grants or services worth over £33 million to families across the UK, and with 93% of families telling the charity that the pandemic has had a negative impact on their child’s health and wellbeing, Family Fund are now committed to supporting families to recover from this uniquely difficult period.
As Head of Fundraising you will take the lead in successfully delivering Family Fund’s fundraising strategy, managing all aspects of income generation and supporting the wider team. The charity has recently secured an exciting 6 figure corporate partnership so this vacancy will also provide an opportunity to play a leading role in managing this. You will also be responsible for governance, budgeting and managing processes related to fundraising, ensuring best use of available resources in order to maximise income. With a recently written 5 year strategy, this role provides a hugely exciting opportunity to implement growth in what promises to be a transformational year.
To be considered for this role you should be a skilled fundraiser with significant experience leading and managing teams. Experience across a variety of income streams is essential, and any specific experience in individual given desirable. You should be a resourceful and creative leader with strong communication skills and an ability to develop relationships with funders and create compelling proposals for support. A large part of this role will involve internal stakeholder management so you should be comfortable working cross departmentally and be able to influence others and engage them easily to encourage their support.
This is a contract position to cover a maternity period of 9 months. As a result of the impacts of Covid-19 this role will be home-based for the foreseeable future meaning we are able to consider people outside of the office’s locality in York. Family Fund has adapted to the pandemic in a proactive manner meaning teams are working successfully from home and people are well supported and connected as they work remotely.
We will be recruiting for this role on an ongoing basis, and when we have a sufficient number of suitable applicants the role will close. This is an incredibly exciting job role that provides a wonderful opportunity to make a real difference to families across the UK – apply now, to avoid disappointment! To register your interest, or find out more, apply directly or contact Charlie or Leanne at Charity Horizons.
Charity Horizons is an equal opportunities employer and as such actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from all suitable candidates irrespective of age, disability, hidden disability, race or national origin, religion or belief, gender, gender expression, political view, sexual orientation, medical condition and pregnancy.
Midlands Air Ambulance Charity is responsible for providing helicopter-lead pre-hospital critical care across six counties: Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire, the West Midlands and Worcestershire. The charity also provides secondary cover to surrounding areas, such as Warwickshire and mid Wales. Our life saving services is delivered via three air ambulance helicopters and fleet of critical care cars, which serves the growing Midlands population pf six million plus people.
We are now seeking a Grants & Trusts Manager to develop and implement the Charity’s Grants strategy. This position is full time, 37.5 hours per week. This is a unique opportunity for a dedicated professional who wants to make a difference to the lives of many across the Midlands region, by raising funds to support our life-saving missions. The new role will join the charity at an exciting time, as the organisation embarks on a capital project, which will future-proof the charity for decades to come.
The ideal candidate will be a highly experienced Grants & Trusts Manager and will be hungry to development this income stream to drive the Charity forward. The role requires an effective and strong communicator, with excellent written and verbal communication skills, to work with internal and external stakeholders to deliver compelling applications to funding bodies.
For further information on the role please see the Job Description attachment or visit our website.
You will join a friendly and inclusive office team which provides support for the charity’s vital life-saving service. Our office hours enable flexible working, with 28 days annual leave (including bank holidays) & Birthday day off.
Following completion of a six-month probationary period, we offer up to 6% employer pension contributions, a health cash plan which covers a wide range of healthcare treatments and life insurance.
To apply: please send CV and covering letter to Nicole Broadbent HR Manager
Strictly no agencies please
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Getting to know existing Nystagmus Network supporters is only the starting point. You will need to be passionate about what we do and keen to forge excellent relationships with a wide range of new supporters, donors, stakeholders, fundraisers and funding organisations.
Key Responsibilities
The Development Coordinator (Fundraising) will work across all income streams, primarily focusing on developing and securing new relationships whilst nurturing our current fundraisers, donors and members. Instigating and overseeing a range of initiatives and campaigns to seek new opportunities for engagement and income generation, this role will work closely with the Executive Information and Development Manager and Trustees to develop and implement a fundraising strategy that expands our sources of income, from Individual and Corporate Giving to Trusts and Foundations.
Responsible for
- promotion and implementation of fundraising campaigns
- sourcing and applying for grant funding
- project management of grant funded activity
- reporting to funders
- communications with fundraisers
- sourcing fundraising merchandise
- building relationships with members
- reporting to trustees
Applications from candidates genuinely interested in the work of the charity only. Please include a detailed covering letter along with your CV, outlining why you're right for the role. Incomplete or generic applications will not be considered. Thank you.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The post holder will develop and deliver a community fundraising strategy for supporting regional fundraising across their allocated area, in line with the organisation's strategy. The charity's ambition is to grow and develop their regional fundraising team and the postholder will play an intrinsic role in this with the ability to develop, manage and grow a team in their region.
You will have a passion for community fundraising and relationship management as they proactively engage with existing, new and lapsed supporters providing excellent stewardship throughout.
To apply for this role you will need:
* At least three years' experience in a fundraising role, planning activity and raising income to meet targets
* Successful and demonstrable experience of recruiting fundraisers and developing relationships for long-term benefit
* Experience of community and event fundraising, nationally, regionally and locally.
* Experience creating or supporting building up a community fundraising strategy at a local level as well as creating stewardship plans too.
* Experience of using Raiser's Edge or similar CRM system
If you would like to learn more about this role or would like to receive a full job description then please do get in touch with Hannah at Harris Hill on [email protected] or call her on 02078207331.
Only suitable candidates will be contacted.
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Trusts, Foundations and Research Officer
About us
Alder Hey Children’s Charity raises vital funds to help make Alder Hey Children's Hospital a truly world-class, patient-friendly hospital for the 330,000 patients and families we care for every year.
The charity helps to fund a range of activities and projects that are designed to enhance and improve the lives of our amazing young patients. This includes the funding of specialist medical equipment to ensure our brilliant surgeons and clinical staff have the most up to date and cutting edge technology available and funding hi-tech distraction equipment designed and proven to reduce pain and anxiety in our patients. We also fund a range of programmes and special projects such as our ward musicians, our on-site magician and the play specialists we have on every ward.
In Spring 2020 we launched our £3m Children's Mental Health Appeal. Our 7 in 10 Appeal highlights that 70% of young people with a mental health condition are currently missing out on vital mental health interventions at a sufficiently early age. The Appeal is aiming to raise vital funds to enhance inpatient and community mental health services at Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, enabling more children to access the treatment they need at the time they need it, an already vitally needed service which is seeing increasing demand due to the impact of Covid-19.
About this role:
Alder Hey Children’s Charity is seeking to appoint a Trusts and Foundations Officer who will help to increase and maintain income from charitable trusts and foundations. The post holder will manage a portfolio of prospects and donors and will also be responsible for developing a prospect research programme that will support both the Trusts and Foundations, and Major Giving income streams.
The key aims of this post are:
- To support the Trusts and Foundations Partnerships Manager and Director of Philanthropy to manage and grow income from charitable trusts and foundations, and major donors.
- To co-ordinate a rolling programme of applications, updates and reports with small to medium sized Trusts and Foundations against an agreed work plan.
- To develop and carry out a regular programme of prospect research into new trusts and foundations and high net-worth individuals, using prospect lists and databases.
- To raise an annually agreed personal target to contribute towards the overall Trusts and Foundations and Major Giving annual target
Key Responsibilities will include:
- Successfully and professionally managing a portfolio of existing and prospective trusts and through tailored written correspondence, timely reporting, telephone contact and face to face meetings
- Writing high-quality, detailed and targeted proposals and applications to new and existing trusts and foundations, using strong cases for support
- Conducting excellent account management, meeting donors needs as required, fostering long-term positive relationships.
- Working effectively with charity and hospital staff and other internal stakeholders to identify new funding opportunities and secure timely updates for reporting purposes
- Working with Alder Hey Children’s Charity’s Stewardship Officer to develop timely and engaging reports, case studies and other media pieces to feed back to current and prospective donors
- Researching individual Trusts and Foundations and high net-worth individuals to determine their suitability as new prospects in relation to Alder Hey Children’s Charity’s current and future funding needs
- Identifying philanthropic advisers and other bodies who could initiate introductions to new donors for Alder Hey Children’s Charity
- Undertaking administrative responsibilities including writing thank you letters, agreeing grant agreements and updating internal donor records to ensure effective information management
- Keeping up to date on UK donor trends.
Our Values
Here at Alder Hey Children’s Charity, our values guide the way in which we work. By being courageous, working together, being passionate about our work, and making sure that we are creative in what we do, helps us to deliver the support necessary so that our Hospital can continue to deliver the very best care for our young patients and their families. Our values are:
Courage: we try new things and take risks to innovate and drive forward new ideas. We have the courage to speak up and take a stance. We are accountable, responsive and responsible. We are unstoppable.
Together: we work together as one team, sharing our knowledge and learning. We work in partnership with patients, families, supporters and colleagues. We are respectful, celebrate diversity and empower each other to achieve our aims.
Passion: we are passionate about what we do and why we do it. We work together to share and grow. We inspire others.
Magical: we are fun, creative and child led. We create special moments, provide little extras and go further for our brave young patients.
Location
We're open to this role being home based, office based or a mix of the two (our offices are located on site at Alder Hey in Liverpool).
How to apply
You can apply by clicking the link below. Applications must include your CV, and a covering letter which explains how you meet the requirements of the role.
Closing date: 14 March 2021
Interview date: 25 March 2021
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Wood Green is investing in growing and diversifying its income, set against a transformational organisational strategy to develop and meet the changing needs of pets and their owners.
In addition to the growth in fundraising, this will see the organisation implement an exciting programme of major change projects including the capital development of our sites and facilities; innovation and service design to broaden the services we provide for pets and people; and investment in our brand and digital capability.
Within Income & Innovation we want to build a high performing Trusts and Major Giving programme, engaging with major donors, trusts, foundations and other sources of institutional income. With many new areas of work on the horizon and organisational receptiveness to restricted fundraising, we have all the ingredients to succeed, and this role will sit within an ambitious and fun team with exciting plans ahead.
To support and deliver our strategic and fundraising ambitions, we are looking for a Trusts Manager to maximise and grow income generated from charitable trusts, foundations and institutional sources. The Trusts Manager will play a critical role in developing project-based cases for support and writing high quality, targeted applications to trusts at the 5 and 6 figure level.
Working with internal and external stakeholders, you will be responsible for setting the standards for high-quality applications, reports and engagement opportunities. To be successful in this role you will have a proven ability to develop and maintain positive relationships with funders. This will include managing key existing relationships and developing new partnerships.
We are looking for a tenacious, committed and enthusiastic professional with a sound knowledge of Trusts fundraising and the ability to form positive and long-lasting relationships with funders.
Remote/London/Godmanchester based
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To be considered for this role you will need to have:
A proven track record in events and new product development
Previous experience of working in a fundraising and/or marketing team
Previous line management experience
A strong relationship manager
Experience of contributing to an organisation income generation strategy.
Please get in touch with [email protected] for more information.
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This post holder will be responsible for building upon the established pipeline of grant making trusts, writing compelling funding proposals, successfully researching, cultivating and stewarding new trusts and potential donors, and growing the organisation's support from trusts and foundations to facilitate their work.
It is a brilliant opportunity for a Trusts fundraiser who wants to support and manage a large portfolio of trusts, as well as help bring in trusts too. It is perfect for someone who has had a year or two experience and is looking for their next step.
You will ideally have previous experience of writing compelling and successful fundraising proposals, progress reports etc. for the 5 figure and above income band. You will also need to demonstrate that you have achieved funding targets, individually and/ or as part of a team. You will also be someone who is an excellent relationship fundraisier as you will be building relationships with existing and new donors and trusts.
If this role sounds of interest then please do get in contact with Hannah at Harris Hill on 02078207331 or email her on [email protected] Even if you want an informal chat to learn more and receive a full job description, please do not hesitate to get in touch.
Only suitable candidates will be contacted.
Closes ASAP so please do get in touch.