We are looking for passion and pride: for and in Demelza, your work and the relationships you will build. You will have drive and enthusiasm, welcome professional challenge and love to learn. This role sits within a supportive, busy and ambitious team where you can make a real difference to our families and develop your career.

We are looking for a fantastic communicator, who can convey the impact Demelza makes both verbally and in written applications. You will be a great storyteller with strong attention to detail, ready to take ownership of their work but also a real team player who thrives on collaboration and sharing their learning and ideas. You will relish finding new leads and developing creative ways to engage them with Demelza’s work.

Whilst experience of trust fundraising is an advantage, we would like to hear from you if you are eager to bring your skills and experience to a team and charity who put our families at the centre of all we do. 

If you are committed to making a difference to the children, young people and families Demelza supports and are ambitious about your career and a charity which will reach even more families of children with serious and terminal conditions through its forthcoming strategy, we would love to hear from you.

Although this role is based at our Kent hospice in Sittingbourne, hybrid and flexible working requests will be considered. We have two vacant posts, one part time (22.2 hpw) and one full time (37 hpw). 

OVERVIEW

The twin crises of climate change and biodiversity loss are the most serious issues of our time.  In response to this, Earthwatch Europe, has developed an ambitious and impact-driven new strategy to help tackle these issues. It is an exciting time to work at Earthwatch Europe as we raise new funds to implement these plans.

We are looking for a motivated and organised individual to play an integral role in implementing the trusts and foundations fundraising strategy.

This is a unique opportunity for a bright individual who is seeking to develop their fundraising career with a pioneering environmental organisation. We require someone who rises to a challenge and who is confident to use their own initiative.

Working within the Fundraising and Communications team, you will help support the Senior Manager and Director to investigate funding opportunities, keep the team up to date with developments in the sector, keep records up-to-date, create reports for our funders and write funding applications. This role will help deliver an ongoing pipeline of funding bids and ensure that our applications stand out from the crowd. 

Earthwatch is an environmental charity with science at its heart. We drive the change needed to live within our means and in balance with nature. We do this by:

• connecting people with the natural world
• monitoring the health of our natural resources
• informing the actions that will have the greatest positive impact

RESPONSIBILITIES

Role purpose:

To support Earthwatch fundraising activities by carrying out research into trusts and foundations, writing funding applications and reporting to funders on impact achieved.

Key Deliverables

• Carry out research into grant-giving trusts and foundations, including production of quarterly horizon-scanning reports

• Update existing databases of funders with funding opportunities for Earthwatch’s projects and programmes
• Support the development of a stewardship programme for existing grant-making trusts and their trustees
• Help create impactful reports for funders of Earthwatch’s projects and programmes
• Assist the Senior Philanthropy Manager in writing and preparing proposals for funding
• Support contact management processes by maintaining and updating information on our CRM system
• Support with larger-scale funding applications
• Support the wider Fundraising and Communications team, for example by researching major donors and assisting with our events
• Help monitor and record the team’s progress against objectives and KPIs
• Provide administrative support to the Fundraising and Communications team
• Build strong relationships with other internal departments to understand Earthwatch’s work and articulate it in compelling cases for support
• Undertake any other duties which may be reasonably required within the scope and level of the position and contribute to wider activity and the overall success of the team

The above list of job deliverables is not exclusive or exhaustive and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks as may reasonably be expected within the scope and level of the post

REQUIREMENTS

Essential:

• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
• Proactive ‘can-do’ attitude, drive and enthusiasm to carry out tasks to conclusion
• Organised and tenacious, with meticulous attention to detail
• Ability to work to deadlines and prioritise workload
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work collaboratively
• Experience of databases and efficient data entry skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications
• Willingness to be flexible and carry out a range of administrative tasks to ensure delivery within a small team
• Proofreading skills
• Commitment to the mission and values of Earthwatch
• Graduate-level qualification or 3 years’ equivalent experience

Desirable:

• Experience of the environmental charity sector
• Experience of working within a fundraising team
• Experience of trusts and foundations and/or philanthropic fundraising
• Experience of Microsoft Dynamics 365 or equivalent CRM systems

Location: Oxford, UK. Earthwatch offers flexibility to work remotely within the UK
Department: Fundraising and Communications
Reports to: Director of Philanthropy / Senior Philanthropy Manager
Direct reports: None
Salary: £20,000 - £24,000, dependant on skills and experience
Contract: Open-ended
Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week (Mon-Fri). Flexible working options will be considered

Deadline for application: 31 October 2021
Interviews: To be held virtually 10/11 Nov 2021

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK; Earthwatch is unable to support visa applications.

MAMA Academy has been helping to save babies lives since 2012. Sadly, the UK has one of the highest stillbirth rates in the developed world, with the majority of deaths potentially preventable. We believe this is unacceptable.

When MAMA Academy first launched, the number of stillbirths began a significant decline for the first time in 20 years, which has continued year on year. Currently, over 1,000 stillbirths are being prevented every year.

We remain committed to seeing a continuous decline in stillbirth and neonatal death rates.

As the Trusts & Foundations Fundraiser, you will formulate and deliver strategic and operational plans to establish and grow trusts and foundations fundraising activity for MAMA Academy.

To be successful, you will:

• Be a confident self-starter
• Have an excellent standard of written English, with the ability to write creative, original prose as well as to parse existing text
• Have experience at grant application writing

Location: Home-based, and a quarterly meeting in Surrey

For further information and how to apply, please click the ‘apply’ button below.

Closing date: 7th November 2021.

Prospectus are delighted to be exclusively supporting Shelter UK, in their search for a Trusts and Foundations Executive.

Shelter are a leading homelessness charity existing to defend the right to a safe home. Offering support, advice and campaigning for this basic right, Shelter have supported millions facing homelessness.

As the Trusts and Foundations Executive you will build and manage relationships with a varied portfolio of trusts and foundations to secure gifts up to £30,000. This will include warm, lapsed and new trusts with a wide variety of funding interests, relationship management needs and application requirements. It will also be responsible for a regular trust mailing with smaller trusts and be an essential role to the High Value Partnerships team.

To be successful as the Trusts and Foundations Executive, you will have previous experience within a trusts and foundations fundraising position and have a proven track record of securing income through high quality fundraising applications. You will have excellent research and communication skills, and be confident in creating proposals and reporting to various stakeholders. You will also be comfortable working collaboratively with a team.

The role is a full-time permanent position and can have hybrid working or remote working options. The salary for this role is £31,772.66 (including London weighting).

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application.

We welcome candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds. Please let us know if we can help you with the application process in any way. We are more than happy to make any reasonable adjustments to enable all interested candidates to apply.

If you are interested in applying to this Trusts and Foundations Executive position, please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.

The Trusts and Foundations Coordinator is a key role within SHA’s small but busy Programme Funding Team and will develop our portfolio of Trust and Foundation supporters.

About us

Self Help Africa is an international NGO dedicated to the vision of an economically thriving and resilient rural Africa. Headquartered in Ireland, with offices in the UK (London and Shrewsbury), the US and six African countries, SHA creates scalable and sustainable solutions to eradicating long-term poverty through knowledge transfer, investment, and market linkages. In August 2021 United Purpose joined the Gorta Group of organisations (which also includes SHA, Partner Africa and TruTrade). This is an exciting time to join SHA as the merger of two like-minded and entrepreneurial organisations will be catalytic in nature as we look to tackle the global challenges of today and tomorrow as one unified organisation.

About the role

The role will involve delivering excellent stewardship of existing Trust and Foundation relationship as well as leading on developing and implementing our approach for growing income from this source. Most of our current donors contribute cofunding towards our larger programmes, and the post holder will work closely with country teams to identify the best fit between potential funders and projects. 

The role can be based in our London office, or home based with regular visits to the office. 

About you

We're looking for an experienced Trusts and Foundations fundraiser with excellent networking skills and experience of working collaboratively with global teams. You'll have excellent writing skills, and be able to work independently and manage a busy and varied workload. French or Portuguese language skills would be a bonus, but not essential. 

Application details

For more information and to apply, please upload your CV, application form and cover letter to the SHA website.

All candidates offered a job with Self Help Africa will be expected to sign Self Help Africa’s Safeguarding Policies and Code of Conduct as an appendix to their contract of employment and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these documents. Specific roles may require Police/DBS/ vetting.

Self Help Africa strives to be an Equal Opportunities Employer

We are pleased to be working with a disability charity who are looking to hire a Senior Trusts Manager to join their developing team. You will be responsible for developing major applications in support of targets and to report on the ongoing progress to donors. You will also develop and deliver a fundraising plan to generate income from grant making trusts and foundations against targets.

The charity are looking for somebody who has proven experience of developing and executing trust fundraising plans, as well as experience of building relationships with Trustees and administrators. You will be required to required to research trusts and their criteria, targeting your applications in accordance with your research.

You will need:

• Demonstrable experience of trust fundraising
• Experience of developing and executing trusts fundraising plans, including budgeting and delivering against budget
• Exemplary written and verbal communication skills
• Raiser’s Edge experience

Salary - £38,000 - £42,000

Location: London

Deadline: ASAP

If you would like to have an informal discussion, please call James 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.

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

NL Recruitment is currently looking for a Trust Fundraiser (Part-time) to work for a social welfare charity.

Working closely with the Trusts & Statutory Manager, you will build and develop relationships with and secure funds from existing and new trust funders. You will also:

• Engage with senior leadership and stakeholders across the organisation and contribute to the income growth of a high achieving and collaborative team
• Account manage and build relationships with relevant funders ensuring all donors are canvassed in a relevant way and provide monitoring, evaluating and reporting as necessary
• Keep up to date with new Trust funding developments, and where appropriate statutory funding developments, monitor donor profiles and maintain recording systems

Our client is looking for an excellent Trusts Fundraiser who has:

• Experience of developing relationships with funders, Trustees and prospects
• Experience of working with a wide range of individuals at a senior level
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels, internally and externally

Trusts Fundraising Executive, joining a renowned Medical Charity based in Greater South London. An excellent opportunity to growing and develop your Trusts Fundraising experience.

As the Trusts Fundraising Executive, you will join a talented team, working closely with the Trusts Fundraising Manager on both traditional Trusts Fundraising and also supporting the work of Family Trust Partners.

This is a very varied role and provides the opportunity to work very closely with internal teams and Funders. You will:

• Manage and existing portfolio of Trusts, Foundations, maximising income and providing a high-level service to funders and partners.
• Support the Trusts Fundraising Manager in the stewardship and development of Family Charity Partners.
• Develop the prospect pipeline by researching new Trust prospects and cultivating new relationships.
• Develop compelling cases for support and project summaries for use in proposals and other fundraising literature
• Produce progress reports, supporting individual stewardship plans for donors within your portfolio

Our client is looking for you to have had experience of working within a fundraising environment, ideally within Trusts, Corporates or Major Donor fundraising.

You will have excellent written and communication skills to write cases for support and communicate with funders and internal stakeholders.

I am delighted to be worked with a wonderful local charity caring for hundreds of people across eastern Hertfordshire each year.

The hospice supports patients and their families who are living with life-limiting illnesses and conditions, including cancer, heart failure or respiratory illness, and neurological conditions such as motor neurone disease. They help people to live pain- and symptom-free so they can make the most of the time they have left.

Demand for their life-changing, compassionate care has never been higher, and they are now supporting more families than ever before. All of their services are free of charge to those who need them, but they are not without cost, meaning the hospice must raise 7 million every year to guarantee the future of our care.

They are looking for a Trusts and Foundations Executive to join the team on a part time basis.

Location: At least 1 day in the hospice in Hertfordshire

Salary: 24,000 - 26,000 pro rata (22.5 hours per week)

Contract: Permanent

We are looking for a confident and enthusiastic Trusts and Foundations Executive, with excellent written skills and good attention to detail, to play an important role in growing income from Trust Fundraising.

Working closely with the Trusts & Foundations Manager, you will identify and research new prospects, write compelling proposals and manage a range of different relationships.

The successful candidate will have some trusts and foundations fundraising experience or equivalent fundraising or communications experience, be organised and have good fund and prospect research skills. The ideal candidate will have excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to relate and engage with a wide range of audiences.

Closing date for applications: We are reviewing applications on a rolling basis

If you would like to receive a full job description and further information about this role, with details on how to apply, please contact Faye Marshall or Hannah Laking:

Faye Marshall: [email protected] | 020 7820 7303

Hannah Laking: [email protected] | 020 7820 7331

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 reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

We are delighted to be working with a wonderful children’s hospice to recruit two Trust and Foundation Executive roles to join its nurturing and growing team. There are two opportunities available with both full-time and part-time hours considered. These positions will maximise income from Foundations, grant giving organisations, Charitable Trusts and livery companies.

The postholders will manage the end to end process of identifying, applying, securing and reporting on restricted and unrestricted grants from funders. This is a great opportunity for those looking to develop their Trusts and Foundations skills with the charity welcoming applications from individuals with strong writing and communications skills and from a range of experience within the charitable sector.

The successful candidate will have proven skills of:

• Working/Volunteering in the charitable sector
• Communicating complex project information in a compelling and impactful way to external stakeholders
• Identifying innovative opportunities for funding
• Working under pressure to meet tight deadlines

Salary: £25000 (pro rata if applicable)

Location: Offices in Sittingbourne (Kent), London and East Sussex

Closing Date: Thursday 7^th October at 9am

If you would like to have an informal discussion, please call Christina on 020 30 062787or email [email protected].

Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency, we are experts in charity recruitment and excel at matching fundraisers to charity jobs. We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment, working ethically and supporting people to find their perfect fundraising jobs.

We are passionate about improving equality across the sector, you can read more about our commitment to diversity here.

Would you like a job with one of the UK’s Leading charities? Are you someone who wants to join a dynamic fundraising team and expand their impact to help raise funds? If that sounds like you, then we have a fantastic opportunity for someone looking for a full time role in the London area for a Trusts and Foundations Manager.

This fantastic new role has arisen for a proactive and experienced Philanthropy Manager to join a £10m+ organisation at a very exciting time, to help them further develop and grow the organisation. You will have a proven track record of leading and developing a Trusts and Foundations Programme to achieve ambitious targets. You will be an energetic and creative individual, bringing extensive Trust Fundraising knowledge and leadership to the team. You will be responsible for securing income from active and dormant audiences, focusing on donors and growing income from Trusts and Foundations.

Trusts and Foundations Manager

Central London

Hybrid Working

Full time, Permanent

Salary: £38,000 - £42,000

Duties and responsibilities will include:

• Lead a strategy to maximise trusts income, seeking opportunities and pursuing these opportunities.
• Develop and deliver tailored proposals and stewardship.
• Identify and research leads to build a pipeline of Trusts and foundations prospects.
• Monitor, review and evaluate performance against strategic plans and reports and financial forecasts
• Develop and implement a range of cultivation tools

Applicants will need:

• Knowledge and experience of Trusts and Foundations Fundraising
• Experience working in a Donor focused organisation
• Strong experience managing and developing relationships with Trusts and Foundations
• Personal experience securing and supporting donations at a 5/6 figure level.
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Effective communication skills including, writing, proof reading and copywriting.
• Networking and Influencing skills.
• Ability to manage and prioritise several projects and tasks.

To apply or for further information, please email a copy of your up to date CV in the first instance.

WR Fundraising Recruitment are passionate about bringing together talented fundraising professionals within fantastic organisations. We’d love to hear from you if you are looking for a new fundraising opportunity.

This role requires an experienced fundraiser to build and develop relationships with and secure funds from existing and new trust funders to support Norwood’s key strategic priorities: our work with children and families in crisis, and developing a whole life offer for individuals with learning challenges. The role will engage with senior leadership and stakeholders across the organisation and contribute to the income growth of a small but high achieving and collaborative team.

Some of the main responsibilities:

1. Develop and maintain an excellent knowledge of Norwood services and build relationships with service/development/business managers in order to research, design, write and submit trust funding applications to grant making bodies and Local Authorities where appropriate. Be aware of organisational developments and creatively develop proposals to inspire grant makers.
2. Account manage and build relationships with relevant funders ensuring all donors are canvassed in a relevant way and provide monitoring, evaluating and reporting as necessary. Keep up to date with project development and communicate progress to funding bodies.
3. To contribute to the attainment of the annual Trust team income budget and provide monitoring, evaluating and reporting as necessary.
4. Where appropriate develop face-to-face relationships with Trust prospects, asking them for high level financial support (or facilitating others e.g. lay leaders and Directors to make an ask), providing them with the highest possible level of donor care.  Where relevant, make arrangements for prospects and donors to visit the work of Norwood.

Essential Requirements:

• Two years minimum experience of researching, writing and securing income through completion of detailed project proposals
• Experience of developing relationships with funders, Trustees and prospects
• Experience of working with a wide range of individuals at a senior level

• Able to commute to Stanmore

Benefits:

• The opportunity to work for a leading UK charity

• Competitive salary & benefits package

• Generous annual leave entitlement

• 1pm finish on a Friday

• A challenging and varied role

• A supportive team

• Additional leave during Jewish festivals

  Please note: We reserve the right to close the advert, once we receive sufficient applications, so recommend an early application.

  This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) disclosure.

  Norwood is a disability confident employer. This means we are committed to employing people with disabilities.

  Patron: Her Majesty The Queen.

  Registered Charity No: 1059050.

WR Fundraising Recruitment is proud to be working with a children’s and young people’s disability charity looking to grow and expand – they are on the search for an experienced, Trust Fundraising Professional to source funding from small, medium and large Trusts, including some Statutory Funding.

At an exciting time of development, we are looking for an experienced Trusts Fundraiser with a solid track record in trust and foundations to develop restricted and unrestricted funding.

Trusts Fundraising Manager

Full Time, Permanent

Hybrid Working – 2 days in office

28 days holiday, plus Bank Holidays

London

Salary - £38,000 - £40,000

Duties will include:

• Sourcing new funding to support the charities cost and delivery projects
• Contribute to the Trust and Grants team overall fundraising strategy.
• Support the team in prospect research approaches.
• Manage a portfolio of relationships with Trusts and identify new funding partnerships.  
• Ensure donors have an excellent experience due to high quality support and stewardship.
• Develop the monthly income budget within agreed guidelines, monitor income providing monthly reforecasts and set and measure performance against KPI’s
• Keep accurate records of applications and successful bids

The ideal candidate will have:

• Proven track record of maximising income from Trusts  
• Experience of developing successful applications to a range of Trust funders and management of funding relationships
• Experience of fundraising from The Big Lottery or similar
• Experience and skill in developing strategy and plans for Trust fundraising
• Experience of fundraising from a variety of Trusts and Foundations and of personally securing 5-6 figure Trust donations. 

To apply or for further information, please email a copy of your up to date CV in the first instance.

The team at WR Fundraising Recruitment are passionate about bringing together talented fundraising professionals with fantastic organisations. We’d love to hear from you if you are looking for a new fundraising opportunity.

Our client, Maidenhead United Football Club (151 years and counting!) is looking for a Trust Manager for its community operations. They have ambitious plans for a brand new purpose-built stadium with state-of-the-art facilities to further the club’s and the Trust’s ambitions to do more for the fans and the communities they serve. Our Trust Manager will work in partnership with a range of funders and local organisations, building relationships, awareness and support for an extensive, and expanding, community programme.

Magpies in the Community have a fabulous reputation locally.  The magpies provide football, other sports, education and social inclusion activities for the benefit of thousands of local people of all ages and abilities. Given the rich heritage of Maidenhead United FC, sport is important, but the Magpies also support the most vulnerable within the local community and have raised funds for local charities impacted by Covid-19.

As Trust Manager you will take responsibility for all aspects, from funding through to service delivery via staff teams, coaches and volunteers. While you’ll report to the CEO, the Trust Manager position will have considerable autonomy, and you must have experience in setting and delivering plans to grow local awareness of charity or community initiatives, as well as developing existing funding channels and accessing new ones.

Candidates must:

• Have previous experience in a leadership role within the charitable sector in a community setting.
• Have fund-raising experience.
• Have a proven track record of developing awareness through effective PR and local liaison.
• Be a people person, able to attract, manage and motivate staff and volunteers.
• Be a superb communicator and naturally confident, able to work with VIPS & high-profile projects.
• Have excellent project management, planning, problem-solving and organisational skills.

The brand new stadium and facilities will provide exciting new opportunities for the community, the Club and the Trust, and if you want to be part of that journey, please apply. This Trust Manager position is being exclusively recruited by local HR company, myHRdept.

Please submit your CV with details of your current or most recent package and your availability to commence this role. Applications are invited by 22nd October, no agencies please.

Our client is an equal opportunities employer and candidates are welcomed from all qualified candidates, irrespective of their background, gender, disability status, religion or beliefs