Grants and trusts fundraiser jobs

Job Title: Grants and Trusts Fundraiser

Team/Directorate: Major Gifts

Salary range/pay band: £29,000 - £36,460

Reports to: Head of Philanthropy

Hours: 37.5

Location: Shooting Star House

Main purpose of job

This post will be responsible for ensuring that all Grants and Trusts activity is managed and implemented effectively from prospecting through to stewardship, delivering on sustainable income growth and other relevant targets.

Work relationships

The post holder will work closely with and report to the Head of Philanthropy and will also work with:

• The Director of Fundraising to access relevant care information which may add value to the trust application processes
• Relevant senior care team members to ascertain updates on care activity to inform reports and trust applications
• The Special Events and Projects Fundraiser to collaborate on key attendees at events / guest lists
• The Director of Finance to collaborate and ratify financial figures and reporting to add value to trust applications and reports
• External Trust and Foundation contacts and administrators

Decision making authority

• Grant and Trust application sign-off
• Prospect research - research Grants and Trusts with relevant criteria for SSCHs to prepare for approach
• Decide which data, care information and projects to use in applications to Trusts and Foundations 

Scope of job

• Implement a robust plan to secure income from grant-giving sources from prospecting through to stewardship
• Research high value Trust funding opportunities and generate a forward pipeline of applications
• Source care funding project information

Main duties and key responsibilities

Support the plan and its implementation of income from grant-giving sources

• Supporting the Head of Philanthropy in the fulfilment of the team’s strategy and team objectives
• Working with the Head of Philanthropy to plan and implement short and longer-term strategies to maximise income from grant-giving sources with a key focus on sustainable funding
• To maintain and develop relationships with current funders
• Responsibility for maintaining and developing an accurate database of Grant and Trust activity to enable the effective reporting, monitoring and analysis of Trust projects, activity and achievements
• Refresh and implement the trust stewardship plan including preparation of high-quality donor reports and ensuring compliance with funder requirements
• Responsibility for sourcing care funding project information
• To be responsible for managing the Trusts income budget, prioritising funding for core activities.

Source care funding project information and maintain throughout the fundraising team

• Management of the Projects for Funding List for use by the wider fundraising team
• Actively participate in relevant care meetings / gatherings where key information and knowledge from care colleagues is shared in an open forum
• Sharing key data and research which can add value and useful as a fundraising tool to the wider team
• Develop materials, social media and digital initiatives with the Communications team to engage with donors
• To monitor on a regular basis Trusts’ funding interests, income and expenditure trends, application procedures etc.
• Keeping up to date with charity-wide best practice/policies relating to Trusts’ fundraising activities
• Providing effective and efficient support to all cross-strand fundraising and profile opportunities, as identified by the Head of Philanthropy

Other duties

• The post holder will be working in a developing environment and they will therefore be expected to undertake other appropriate duties as required for the effective operation of Shooting Star Children’s Hospices.  Where necessary, support the wider Fundraising team by attending events, some of which may be in the evenings and weekends.
• The post holder must be able and willing to get to and work in both hospices.
• The post holder will be required to apply for a Disclosure & Barring Service check

Mandatory Criteria

1. Professional Codes of Conduct

The post holder will be required to respect professional codes of conduct and practice relevant to their role, as appropriate.

2. Health and Safety

The post holder will be responsible for health and safety in the area under their control and ensure that they are familiar with SSCH policy on health and safety at work.

3. Mandatory Training

The post holder will undertake all mandatory training relevant to their role.

4. Our values and behaviors

Shooting Star Children’s Hospices is a leading children’s hospice charity for babies, children, and young people with life–limiting conditions, and their families. We require that all our staff share our common values and display behaviors that will enable us to achieve our goals.

Professionalism – we will safeguard our families, each other and our organisation by working to ethical and professional standards at all times.

Respect – We will treat each other with the utmost respect.

Integrity – We will be open, honest and transparent in all that we do.

Diversity – We will respect individuality and ensure inclusion and fairness to all.

Excellence – We will strive for excellence in all that we do. ria

Mandatory Criteria

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Person specification: Qualifications, experience and skill levels

Qualifications

• 5 GCSEs grades A-C including Maths and English or equivalent (Essential)
• Fundraising Qualification (Desirable)

Experience

• Demonstrable work experience within a fundraising or comparable role (Essential)
• Demonstrable track record in securing grants from Trusts and Foundations and evidence of securing five-figure + donations (Desirable)

Knowledge and Skills

• A proven ability to work independently, as well as a successful contributor towards team targets
• Proposal and copy writing skills would be an advantage with the ability to write compelling funding propositions and reports for funders
• The ability to match projects to a prospective funder’s interests
• Excellent research skills set
• Proactive and solution-focused work approach
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and effective relationship management skills
• Excellent written communication skills with strong attention to detail
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Excellent IT skills to include Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Database
• Manage individual KPIs and contribute towards the delivery of team KPIs

General attributes

• Able to represent the organisation appropriately to the wider community
• Works in a way that inspires confidence and respect from colleagues

Contribute to providing a positive, supportive and caring working environment

Benefits

You can find a very rewarding career with Shooting Star Children’s Hospices in a wide variety of roles. As well as knowing you are part of a team that is providing vital support to families, we offer multiple and generous benefits to employees. Please refer to ‘Careers’ for full details.

Location: Bristol / Hybrid (1 day in the office a week is preferred, however, candidates with the ability to travel to the office 1-2 times a month will also be considered)

We are working in partnership with an educational charity and Southwest England's leading science centre, where boundaries are removed between science, art, people, and ideas. They produce experiences that bring people together to play, get creative with science and explore different ideas. They work with partners, locally and nationally, supporting people to be inquisitive, develop new skills and improve their wellbeing. They are progressive, inquisitive, collaborative, playful and creative.

They are seeking a Trusts and Grants Fundraiser, to cover a period of maternity leave (approx. 12–13-month contract), to identify grant funding opportunities, build relationships with funders, form cases for support and write and submit high-quality proposals to trusts, foundations, Lottery, and research councils. Working closely with the Head of Development, funds raised will continue to support a programme of creative science learning and inclusion projects. Working with other teams on projects such as the development of their fundraising database and creating engaging annual impact reports is expected.

The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate:

• 3 years of fundraising or transferable experience, with success at delivering against financial targets.
• Experience of networking and building and managing relationships with a range of funders and partners.
• Expenditure budget management skills.
• Understanding of databases.

We are seeking an individual with excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to tailor opportunities to the interests and needs of funders. Being a great team player and collaborator, but also happy to work independently and problem solve, with the ability to manage multiple projects at the same time is essential.

For more information, please contact Katherine Anderson-Scott, Senior Consultant, Charisma Charity Recruitment, iyour application should be submitted through the Charisma website and include your CV and supporting statement.

Applications should be submitted through the Charisma website and include your CV and supporting statement.

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, or other category protected by law.

Closing date: ASAP / last applications by 25th August 2022

Applications are being reviewed on a rolling basis, so please apply without delay to avoid disappointment.

Ambitious about Autism have a fantastic opportunity in our fundraising department for a Trust Fundraiser to join the team.

As a key and reliable member of the Trusts team, the Trust Fundraiser will join a focussed, friendly and very successful team who represent our organisation's largest voluntary income stream, with exciting plans to become a £1million team next year.

This person will be responsible for relationships with donors and prospects giving up to the £30,000 level. The role offers the opportunity of a broad remit which includes securing new gifts and managing relationships with existing donors, as well as project managing and being responsible for our small trust mailing programme. By joining our high-performing team, you will have the opportunity to learn, grow and build your credibility in this fundraising stream as well as developing your project management, impact and influencing skills.

We value candidates with transferable skills for example from a sales, marketing or customer-facing background with strong writing abilities.

In return, we offer great benefits including a generous holiday allowance and commitment to continued perfectional development (CPD), flexible and hybrid working and more.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious individual who would like to work for a forward-thinking, open and honest organisation and make a real impact to the young people we work with. Please find our full recruitment pack on the link below.

If you have any questions around the role or would like to have a confidential chat, please contact Stephen Vickers 

Ambitious about Autism is fully committed to equality of opportunity and diversity and we warmly welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates. We welcome applications regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, or age. All applications will be considered solely on merit.

Ambitious about Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. 

The Safeguarding responsibilities of the post as per the job description and personal specification.
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Grants Manager (non-research)

Salary £35,000 - £40,000 per annum - subject to skills and experience 

Length of contract 20 months, fixed-term contract

Hours of work 37.5 hours a week over five days

Base Hybrid working for the foreseeable future with regular attendance to the office at least 2 - 3 days a week at our location in north London: Royal Free Hospital.

The Royal Free Charity is seeking an ambitious and talented Grants Manager to join their Grants and Services team

The role

The Grants Manager will report to the Head of Grants and Research.

The purpose of this role is the oversight of the non-research grant funding programmes, development and embedment funding governance, development of strategic funding initiatives, monitoring and impact analysis of grants and grant programmes.

The Team

The Grants Department sits within the newly formed Grants and Services Directorate. We work strategically with the Royal Free London (RFL) to align funding with objectives and priority areas. The department allocates research and non-research grant funding to RFL and University College London through its grant programmes. Furthermore, we oversee expenditure from Special Purpose Funds. We want to significantly develop our research and non-research grant funding and are expanding the team to reflect this ambition.

This is an exciting time to join the team and the Royal Free Charity. Over the coming months, we will begin developing our research funding strategy and are currently strengthening our research funding operations to enable us to meet the Association of Medical Research Charities membership requirements.

Organisation

The Royal Free Charity stands at the threshold of its most important period of development.

Our vision is for everyone served by the RFL to have access to world-leading healthcare, delivered by a thriving workforce, and driven by medical research that has a global impact. We support the 10,000 staff of the RFL and their 1.6 million patients across Barnet, Chase Farm and Royal Free hospitals and more than 30 NHS services.

Through the services we provide, and the programmes and equipment we fund, we make a profound and immediate difference to patients’ experiences of care.

The recruitment process

To apply for this post, send your:

• CV (please include your last employer and dates of employment)
• Cover letter addressing how you meet the criteria set out in the job description and person specification,
• Completed Equal Opportunity Form.

Please note, that applications submitted without a cover letter will not be considered for this role.

Closing date for application: open campaign

Interview date: on a rolling basis, starting from w/c 22/08/2022

• You must be eligible to work in the UK

As an equal opportunities’ employer, the Royal Free Charity is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join the Royal Free Charity.

Benefits:

• 28 days’ paid holiday plus UK bank holidays each year (pro-rata for part-time employees)
• Enrolment into the pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Refer a Friend Scheme
• Complementary Therapy Massage
• Other benefits

BACKGROUND

The Helen Bamber Foundation (HBF) is a pioneering Human Rights charity supporting refugees and asylum seekers who are the survivors of extreme human cruelty. The people we work with have been subjected to atrocities including state-sponsored torture, human trafficking, religious and political persecution, forced labour, sexual exploitation, and gender-based and ‘honour-based’ violence. Recognising the complexity of each client’s suffering and needs, HBF offers specialist services within a Model of Integrated Care encompassing: therapy; medical advice; legal protection; counter-trafficking support; housing and welfare advice; and community and integration.

HBF exists to ensure that all survivors of trafficking and torture are free and healthy (both physically and mentally), are safe, are protected from re-victimisation, detention and poverty, and have the ability and agency to integrate in and contribute to the communities around them. HBF also uses its unique expertise to drive change and improve practice and policy for all survivors.

We are innovative, ambitious and compassionate. The bravery and resilience of our clients is an inspiration to all the team at HBF.

OVERVIEW OF THE ROLE

This exciting role is responsible for delivering income from a range of donors and prospects, with a focus on trusts and foundations and corporate foundations, through the overall management and growth of a successful grants programme. We are looking for an ambitious and strategic fundraiser with a proven track record of raising significant funds from charitable trusts and foundations, who, alongside our existing team, will help to grow and develop this area of fundraising for the Helen Bamber Foundation. The post holder will have a proven eye for detail, an analytical nature and a flair for writing successful applications.

As Grants Manager, you will be reporting to the Head of Fundraising and Communications and will be supporting them and the Director of Fundraising and Communications to achieve ambitious but realistic income targets. The post holder will perform a wide range of responsibilities, such as researching prospects, developing bespoke proposals (including complex budgets), stewarding existing funding relationships and driving new business. You will also be responsible for reporting on grants, including the management of data required for measurement and evaluation.

We are looking for a proactive and collaborative fundraiser, who is committed to helping achieve the income requirements for HBF and who can react and respond creatively to the operational and financial needs of the charity.

HBF is an equal opportunities and Living Wage employer. We are committed to attracting and recruiting diverse candidates as we are keen to make sure that our staff, trustees, volunteers and ambassadors reflect the communities we serve and the wider community we work in at every level within the organisation.

Please note that the successful candidate will be offered the job subject to suitable references and a DBS (CRB) check.

Please submit an up-to-date CV and a short covering letter outlining how your skills and experience match the listed duties, responsibilities and person specification to Alexandra Ciucu, Head of Fundraising and Communications by 9 am on Monday, 22ed August 2022. Interview date TBC. Please note exceptional candidates may be contacted before the deadline. Candidates must hold permission to work in the United Kingdom.

We regret that we can only respond to applicants who make it to the interview stage. No agencies please.

Research Grants Manager

Salary £35,000 - £40,000 per annum - subject to skills and experience 

Hours of work 37.5 hours a week over five days

Base Hybrid working for the foreseeable future with regular attendance to the office at least 2 - 3 days a week at one of our locations in north London: Royal Free Charity.

The Royal Free Charity is seeking an ambitious and talented Research Grants Manager to join our growing Grants and Services team.

This is an exciting time to join the Grants Department and the Royal Free Charity.
Over the coming months, we will begin developing our research funding strategy and strengthening our research funding operations to put us in a position to apply to join the Association of Medical Research Charities.

This is an opportunity to broaden your skills outside of research management encompassing non-research grants that have a direct impact on staff and patients at one of London’s leading NHS hospital trusts.

The Grants Manager will report to the Head of Grants and Research.

The purpose of the role

Oversight of the grant funding programmes, developing and embedding research funding governance, development of strategic funding initiatives, monitoring and impact analysis of grants and grant programmes.

If you have the right experience, confidence and if you feel excited by this post, we want to hear from you.

The team

The Grants Department sits within the newly formed Grants and Services Directorate. We work strategically with the RFL to align funding with objectives and priority areas. The department allocates grant funding to RFL and University College London through its grant programmes. Furthermore, we oversee expenditure from Special Purpose Funds (SPFs). We want to significantly develop our research and grant funding and are expanding the team to reflect this ambition.

The recruitment process

To apply for this post, send to your:

• CV (please include your last employer and dates of employment)
• Cover letter addressing how you meet the criteria set out in the job description and person specification,
• Completed Equal Opportunity Form.

Please note, that applications submitted without a cover letter will not be considered for this role.

Closing date for application: open campaign

Interview date: rolling

As an equal opportunities’ employer, the Royal Free Charity is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join the Royal Free Charity.

Benefits:

• 28 days’ paid holiday plus UK bank holidays each year (pro-rata for part-time employees)
• Enrolment into the pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Refer a Friend Scheme
• Complementary Therapy Massage
• Other benefits

We’re working with a fantastic disability charity who is looking for a Trusts Fundraiser to join their team. You’ll develop a targeted portfolio of small and medium Trust donors, creating impact and long-term relationships. You’ll submit tailored and compelling applications, whilst also streamlining current business processes and support with maintaining the team’s prospect pipeline. You’ll manage a portfolio of medium-sized Trusts that give up to £20,000, demonstrating a commitment to maintaining relationships.

You’ll adhere to the grant cycle, ensuring you meet the needs of individual funders and managing those relationships effectively. You’ll be aware of the charity’s wider strategic themes and ensure all information is utilised in order to develop high quality proposals and reports. You’ll ensure sustainability by prioritising multi-year bids, as well as being the main point of contact for the team’s day to day finance requirements, ensuring income and expenditure is appropriately recorded.

You will need:

• Experience of developing multiyear funding proposals
• Experience in writing compelling applications and reports
• Experience in having strategic discussions with funders
• To be ambitious, innovative and target-driven

Salary: £37,447

Location: Stratford (one day a week in office)

Contract type: Full-time, Part-time (4 days) and compressed hours can be considered

If you would like to have an informal discussion, please call Christina on 02030 062787 or email [email protected].

Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency, we use our extensive sector knowledge and experience to match candidates to the most suitable roles. We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment, working ethically, supporting people to find their perfect role within the not-for-profit sector.

We are passionate about improving equality across the sector, you can read more about our commitment to diversity here. We proactively welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates.

If enough applications are received the charity reserve the right to end the application period sooner.

Harris Hill are delighted to be working with an organisation who support charities to fundraise by writing bespoke funding applications, in their search for a Fundraising consultant.

As a fundraising consultant you will co-ordinate and produce funding applications, bids, tenders or proposal documents for charitable clients. You will also be managing a client portfolio and supporting clients to think creatively and strategically about funding to meet their bespoke needs.

To be considered for this role you will need:

- Previous experience of writing funding applications
- Exceptional written skills with excellent attention to detail and proof-reading ability
- Ability to listen and be creative when developing funding ideas.

If this role sounds of interest to you and you want to have a chat and review the full job description, please do contact Dominic at Harris Hill on [email protected] or call him on 020 7820 7332.

Salary: £32,000 - 35,000 per annum
Full-time, Permanent (can also be offered 4 days per week)
Location: Remote

Please send your CV and supporting statement to Dominic by Monday 15th August.

Harris Hill Charity Recruitment Specialists operates an equal opportunity policy and commits to treating all of our candidates and jobseekers fairly. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, sex, gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Trusts Fundraiser

Job reference: REQ001865

Application closing date: 21/08/2022

Salary: £37,447 per year

Contractual hours: Permanent - 35 hours per week

Location: London / Hybrid worker

Do you have experience building Trust relationships and managing prospective donor pipelines that deliver income, reach and impact? Can you provide excellent supporter stewardship? Do you want to be part of our ambitious charity and develop your Trust fundraising skills? If so, then join Scope as a Trusts Fundraiser and become part of our growing team at Scope.

Job description

The Role

Developing a strong Trust portfolio of small and medium Trust donors to deliver growth for FY 22/23 and beyond. 

Identify new Trust prospects who are aligned to Scope's aims and develop actions for strategic growth to attract and secure new income form multi-year funders.

The development and implementation of a tri-annual small Trust mailing.

Providing excellent supporter stewardship, ensuring everything from prompt acknowledgements, tailored updates, reports, regular mailings, formal funding applications, invitations and creating and delivering engagement opportunities.

Working with services as well as Strategy Impact and Social Change colleagues to develop high quality applications and reports.

Utilising our new CRM capabilities to record supporter engagements and maximise team efficiencies.

Please note: This role will require regular travel across the designated area.

About you

• You should have previous Trust fundraising experience.

• Be familiar with the donor cultivation cycle.

• You will need to be organised, methodical and accurate in a busy environment.

• Strong proofreading and persuasive writing skills.

• Show strong interpersonal skills and be able to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders at all levels.

• You will bring drive and enthusiasm to your role and can show that you care passionately about improving disabled people's lives.

• Knowledge and appreciation of Scope’s values and our ambition of everyday equality for disabled people.

Our Values - Pioneering, Courageous, Connected, Open, Fair

By living our values and trusting each other, we give our colleagues freedom and space to be creative, push boundaries and change minds.

Disabled candidates

Equality and inclusion are at the heart of our mission, and we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled people, and guarantee interviews to disabled applicants who meet the minimum job criteria.

Please let us know in your application if you are applying under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme.

We encourage applications from underrepresented groups including minoritised ethnic and LGBTQ+ communities.

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Grants Officer

This is an exciting time for the organisation, and we are seeking a talented and enthusiastic Grants Officer to join at this critical stage of the charity’s development.

The Grants Officer supports the delivery of the local/regional grant making and grant management process, awarding funding to NHS Member Charities. The post will manage a geographical portfolio of grants, taking a relational approach to grant making. It will act as a key point of contact for internal and external stakeholders, by reviewing and assessing grant applications and monitoring funded projects.

Position: Grants Officer

Location: Remote based with preference to regional areas: North England, East England, Southeast, London, or Wales region.

Salary: £26,000 - £30,000 per annum dependant on experience

Hours:  Full Time (35 hours per week)

Benefits: 10% pension contributions, 28 days’ annual leave

Closing Date:  17th August 2022

Interview: week of 29th August 2022

The Role:

The Grants Officer is an integral part of the Grants Team at NHS Charities Together which collectively delivers the grants programmes of the Charity to further the organisational impact strategy

Key Responsibilities

The main duties and responsibilities of the role holder are as outlined below:

• To ensure that our relationship and interface is of the highest standard with all stakeholders engaging with the grants team
• To ensure the provision of effective grant programme guidance and application/project development support
• To review and assess grant applications against programme criteria and quality standards
• To advise on enquiries from member applicants/recipients and ensure appropriate feedback is provided to unsuccessful applicants
• To Provide analysis and commentary on application and grant portfolio for trends, quality, and scope, providing feedback
• To contribute to NHS Charities Together learning and evaluation activities
• To ensure a relational approach in grant management within a defined geographical portfolio
• To support the Senior Grants Officer and Grants Manager where appropriate

About you:

To be successful in this role of Grants Officer you will need to have previous experience within a similar role and act as an advocate for the work of NHS Charites, promoting and supporting the impact of our membership.

You will have experience of:

• Grant making processes and systems and relational grant management experience
• An understanding of the landscape of grant making, ideally within the voluntary sector, health sector or NHS
• Good understanding of charities and charity governance
• Articulate, confident communicator
• Collaborative and open approach
• Passionate, driven and committed to delivery
• Well organised and structured with an eye for detail 
• Flexible and responsive
• A team player who is also a self-starter and happy to work independently to develop and deliver objectives

About the Organisation

A national, independent charity caring for the NHS. Working together with the network of 238 NHS charities based in hospitals, ambulance trusts, mental health trusts, community health trusts, and health boards across the UK to help the NHS go further for everyone.

Please provide your CV and a supporting statement outlining how you meet the job description and person specification via NFP People. The supporting statement should be no more than 2 sides of A4.

Other roles you may have experience of could include Relational Grants Manager, Grants Officer,  Trusts Fundraising Officer, Foundations Fundraising Manager, Trusts and Grants Fundraising Manager, Fundraising Manager, Trusts Fundraiser, Trusts and Grants Fundraiser, Fundraising Partnerships Manager, Trusts, Foundations, Supporter Engagement, Bid Writing, Bid Writer, Bids, Bids and Tender, Key Relationship Manager, Trusts Executive, Trusts and Grants, Senior Trusts, Senior Trusts and Foundations, etc.

Charity People are thrilled to be working with Percy Hedley; one of the North East's largest charities, providing care, education and support to over 1,000 disabled children, young people and adults every year. They are looking for a Trusts & Foundations Fundraiser to join the team!

As Trusts & Foundations Fundraiser you'll have a track record in securing a wide range of donations from Trusts and Foundations. You'll have experience of developing and managing a portfolio of prospects and existing donors and will be well used to writing compelling and tailored proposals for funders. You will also be skilled in building and developing relationships with grant givers, ensuring outstanding supporter care and stewardship at all times.

The Percy Hedley Foundation really is a fantastic employer. They encourage career development and progression and run a robust training programme as well as providing development opportunities across the wider Foundation. The role comes with some great benefits including:

* Wellbeing support (including occupational health, physio services and counselling services)
* Contributory Pension Scheme (Contributions can be matched up to 5%.)
* Induction and ongoing training
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Access to a rewards scheme designed to save money on shopping
* Cycle to Work Scheme.

If you would love to fill you in on more about this super role so please get in touch with a copy of your CV in the first instance to Ellen Drummond at Charity People.

This role can be a mix of office (Newcastle) and home based. We would welcome applications from candidates looking for full time and part time hours.

Closing: 17th August at 9am but get in touch sooner so we can start the conversation.

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), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

Charity People are excited to partner Butterwick Hospice as they recruit a new Trusts and Grants Coordinator to join their team.
'Every moment counts' at this local children's charity. This wonderful organisation provides a happy and bright environment with holistic services to children and their families, where they can access emotional, practical and social support from skilled professionals. This is a special and unique opportunity for a talented Trusts and Grants Coordinator, who is passionate about seeing first-hand the difference they make every day.

Salary: £25,000 per annum
Contract: 37.5 hours per week
Location: Stockton On Tees or predominantly remote based
Flexible, life and family-friendly working

As Trusts and Grants Coordinator, you'll be responsible for inspiring Trust and Grant funders to support this organisation by producing high quality and compelling project proposals. You'll maximise income by engaging with trust and grant relationships, as well as identifying new opportunities to build relationships. Additionally, you will be working closely with the Delivery Team to design proposals and partnership opportunities to secure project-based funding.

We would love to speak to candidates with some Trust Fundraising or bid writing experience, but we are really open to talking to candidates who might like to move into this exciting field of income generation! Ideally you will have;
* A proven track-record of delivering success and raising funds in a related field
* Exceptional communications skills; both verbally and in writing and can write compelling and inspirational content
* Research and writing experience
* Strong networking and relationship building skills
* Desire and ability to support and uphold the values and philosophy of the Hospice

For more information about this position please send a copy of your CV in the first instance to Ellen Drummond at Charity People
Closing: 15th August at 9am but get in touch ASAP so we can start the conversation.

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), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

This is an exciting role whose core purpose is to expand and build upon the recent fundraising successes of Asylum Welcome. You will help respond to the growing needs of asylum seekers, refugees, and other migrants at risk, including foreign national prisoners, and to further the dedication and ambition of our organisation, by maintaining, growing and helping diversify our income and our supporter base.

You will be an experienced and successful fundraiser who can confidently, together with our Fundraising, Development and Communications Manager and volunteers/interns, and working closely with our programme staff and director, help us fund our turnover of about £1 million a year through a range of effective and creative fundraising activities. You will maintain and grow funds received from charitable trusts and foundations, statutory donors, and other institutional donors as well as funds received from individual and community giving.

The post-holder is expected to perform at a high level and achieve tangible results, evidenced by regular reports and growing income. Committed to the values and aims of Asylum Welcome at a time of increasing hostility and ever-more challenging complex refugees and asylum seekers’ needs, you will be dynamic, personable, proactive, and flexible: willing to adopt our fundraising methods and techniques and keen to develop your own initiatives. Asylum Welcome benefits from excellent support from trusts and foundations, individual givers, and local community groups. You will help us to maintain and build this diverse funding base.

Every day in the UK, 13 babies are stillborn or die shortly after birth.

Sands is the leading stillbirth and neonatal death charity and exists to reduce the number of babies dying and to support anyone affected by the death of a baby, before, during or shortly after birth.

We are recruiting a Trusts & Statutory Fundraising Manager to lead on the delivery of a robust portfolio of Trusts and foundations, to support statutory funding bids, and support the wider Partnerships team on corporate grants and foundations. The post-holder will be able to make a significant impact on the work that Sands does in supporting bereaved parents and saving babies lives, including our work with parents and communities, and providing bereavement training for professionals within the workplace and NHS.

In this exciting and high-profile role, you will lead on writing applications, managing our existing portfolio and providing an in-house consultancy service.  You will also work closely with other Sands teams, Directors and colleagues within the Fundraising Team to develop a framework for, and reporting on the progress of Trust fundraising.

You will be highly results-orientated, and will have proven experience of developing and implementing trust fundraising programmes together with a proven record of securing significant grants from Trusts and other grant-making bodies.

Demonstrable experience of researching trust funding opportunities is essential, as well as experience of prospect research using a variety of tools and techniques.

With excellent verbal and written communication skills for a wide range of audiences, you will have experience of telephone pitching and making presentations. You will also have considerable relationship management experience and effective influencing skills.

You will be highly organised and be able to meet tight deadlines under pressure. A real team player, you will have strong IT skills including experience of using a fundraising database.

This is a rewarding role which offers a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference to the work of Sands.

Please note that we can offer this role on a full-time or part-time (28 hours per week) basis.