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The Recruitment Junction (TRJ) is the national sector leader in supporting people with convictions into sustainable paid work. Originating in the North East, we are now undertaking a carefully sequenced national expansion, beginning in the North West with a new hub in Preston (Lancashire) having opened in October 2026, and looking to grow from there.

Our model is simple but powerful: relational employment brokerage, intensive candidate support, and deep employer partnerships that create real job starts and sustained employment.

We deliver this through two integrated programmes:

'Inside Job'

Weekly in-prison employability support delivered jointly by TRJ staff and trained Peer Recruiters (serving prisoners who identify and motivate work ready men), alongside employer-led interview surgeries that create real job opportunities before release, delivered in partnership with national charity Beating Time; and

'Community Job Finder'

Intensive community-based support including disclosure preparation, CVs, interview practice and job matching, followed by six months of in-work support to ensure job sustainability.

This approach is proving what an effective employment pathway for prison leavers should look like. Since opening our doors six year ago, we have supported over 1,200 people with convictions into employment – the highest volume of any UK ex-offender charity – over three quarters sustain the job past their probationary period and fewer than 5% go on to reoffend (vs. national reoffending rates of 25-55%). Our experience is that finding employment helps people rediscover a sense of purpose, becoming role models who drive positive generational change across their families and wider communities, whilst substantially lowering crime rates.

TRJ finds itself at an exciting crossroads – that of a two-region operation, with ambitions to become a multi-site organisation with national aspirations. The task now is to build the conditions under which expansion becomes financially and operationally sustainable, step by deliberate step, while maintaining the quality and integrity of delivery that has characterised TRJ’s development to date.

To support this growth, we are recruiting a Senior Grants Writer. This is an exciting opportunity to play a central role in building our impact and strengthening our presence across the criminal justice system and beyond.

Job title: Senior Grants Writer

Location: Hybrid or Remote

Length of contract: Part time or Full Time

Hours: Between 22.5 and 37.5 hours per week, to be worked between 8am and 6pm, Monday to Friday, as agreed

Pay Scale: £32,000 - £40,000 FTE

Holiday entitlement: Paid holiday entitlement of 28 days in addition to any of the public / bank holidays and these entitlements are calculated pro-rata for part-time employees. You will also receive a day’s leave on your birthday and a wellbeing day’s leave, and which are not calculated pro-rata.

Responsible to: Business Development Director

The role: To play a key role securing and stewarding philanthropic income for The Recruitment Junction by researching and identifying grant opportunities, drafting compelling applications, building and maintaining a strong funding pipeline, delivering timely and accurate reporting, and leading on individual giving and fundraising campaigns. The role ensures The Recruitment Junction has a healthy, diverse, and sustainable income base that supports our employment‑first mission for people with convictions.

Purpose: We place people with convictions into paid work, so they can build purposeful lives and see the families thrive

Mission: We do this by providing practical employment support, linking them to companies with good jobs

Vision: A society where people’s past convictions don’t define their employment future

Values:                     

Expectant hope we believe in the change we want to see

Resilience we stay the distance

Relationship-led we focus on people not programmes

Collaboration we thrive through supporting each other in team and by partnership

Christian values compassion in action, integrity, second chances, faith

Key responsibilities:

1. Build and maintain a diverse, multi-year grants pipeline

• Deliver a multi-year income and fundraising strategy, working with the Business Development Director to achieve sustainable and diverse income in line with The Recruitment Junction’s strategic objectives.
• Research, identify and evaluate new grant opportunities aligned with The Recruitment Junction’s mission, values and programmes.
• Build and steward relationships with donors, keeping them informed and engaged in our work.
• Maintain accurate records of all prospecting activity, using a CRM and/or project management software.

2. Grant Writing

• Write high-quality funding applications, working with delivery and finance colleagues to shape bids, budgets and narratives that reflect The Recruitment Junction’s impact and priorities.
• Propose the value and focus of the grant to the Business Development Director, in line with the criteria of the funder and charity’s funding needs.
• Utilise and further develop standardized templates and materials to streamline application processes.
• Ensure all submissions meet funder criteria, deadlines and compliance requirements. 

3. Communicate impact effectively

• Produce timely, accurate and compelling grant reports to demonstrate impact, outcomes and learning.
• Work with delivery colleagues to collate the information needed for grant reports, including performance, case studies, key challenges and milestones.
• Design and develop clear quarterly impact reporting to funders, statutory partners and employers.
• Support the Business Development Director to report on public sector commissioned contracts.
• Support the development of The Recruitment Junction’s marketing approach to utilise various channels to better demonstrate our impact, develop new partnerships and generate opportunities and income.

4. Design and deliver fundraising campaigns

•  Plan and deliver fundraising events and online campaigns that engage supporters and corporates in our work and achieve a positive return on investment.
• Lead income-generating campaigns and events, including the Big Give Christmas Challenge, ensuring they meet income targets and strengthen supporter engagement.
• Lead the development and growth of The Recruitment Junction’s monthly donor programme.
• Steward individual donors to build long-term relationships and repeat giving

5. Build prospective partnerships

• Support the design and delivery of building purposeful partnerships with corporates, high net worth donors and other organisations that generate income, opportunities and support for our participants.
• Build and steward strong relationships with existing and prospective partners, identifying opportunities to deepen engagement and increase The Recruitment Junction’s impact.

This is a non-exhaustive list of duties and may be amended from time to time in line with the needs of the charity

BENEFITS PACKAGE

SALARIES, ENHANCED PENSION,ENHANCEDSTATUTORYLEAVE

Competitive salaries - Standard working week 37.5 hours

Pension scheme - 5% employer - 5% employee, with a matching scheme up to a maximum 8%

Maternity/adoption -12 weeks full pay

Paternity/adoption - 2 weeks full pay

Sick pay - 6 weeks full pay (in any rolling 12-month period)

Death in Service- 2 times salary (up to age 70)

HOLIDAYS AND OTHER LEAVE

Holidays - 36 days holiday inc 8 days bank holiday (pro rata)

• Plus one day off for your birthday
• Plus one ‘Wellbeing Day’ day off

Paid study leave -Up to 3 days (any course of formal study)

New home leave -One day when moving home

Last shopping day before Christmas -Office closes at lunchtime

Volunteeringdays -2 days per year

Unpaid leave -Option to take <2 weeks (in any 2-year period)

Funeral leave -One day for funeral of a relative or close friend

Pet bereavement -One day for death of a family dog or cat

FINANCIAL REWARDS

£250 Personal learning budget

£250 Refer-a-friend scheme 

£500 Home loan -Interest free, repayable over 12 months

£500 Crisis loan -Interest free, repayable over 12 months

£25 Voucher (Monthly Founder’s Award) -Awarded at the Manager’s discretion once per office per month

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

Work from home flexibility -1 day per week WFH for all office-based staff working more than 3 days per week (as from 6 months in post)

Employee Assistance Programme

Group clinical supervision with psychotherapist -Health Assured – various services to employee and their partner, inc. counselling, health and wellbeing advice, financial and legal advice

6-weekly sessions of clinical supervision, comprising trauma-informed reflective practice

£250 Employee Wellbeing Fund -£250 per year for any initiative to improve physical or mental wellbeing

Weekly Wellbeing Hour -One hour per week for any wellbeing activity

Eye test - A standard annual eye test

£50 for glasses or contact lenses

Flu jab -A standard annual flu jab

Hepatitis B jabs -For prison-working staff

Menopause prescriptions -Up to 12 x NHS prescriptions per year

Cycle-to-work scheme