Trusts and Foundations Manager

We’re looking for a talented and tenacious fundraiser, with excellent relationship building and communication skills to join the team.

About the role

We are seeking a new Trusts and Foundations Manager, to maximise income for British Heart Foundation’s work through the research, development and management of high-level relationships with trusts and foundations.

You will manage a diverse portfolio of existing and prospective supporters, including some statutory funders. With an emphasis on new business, this post will focus on £75,000+ donors and securing multi-year gifts.

Growing income through strong relationships with private family trusts and institutions, you’ll provide a high level or personalised donor care and stewardship to encourage long term support.

About the team

BHF is creating a culture that drives transformational and sustainable income through philanthropic giving, from donors in the UK and overseas. To achieve this vision, we are building a high performing Philanthropy team comprising dynamic externally facing fundraisers, talented proposition writers, research and insight specialists, and event and stewardship experts.

Sitting within the Philanthropy team, the Trusts and Foundations Team structure comprises of Head of Trusts and Foundations, this role, another Trusts and Foundations Manager and a Trusts and Foundations Executive.

About you

An excellent communicator, influencer, and relationship builder, you have a proven track record of successful fundraising from trusts, foundations and institutional funders. You'll also bring experience in securing 5-6 figure gifts from new and existing donors along with demonstrable experience in developing new relationships from identification through to securing the first gift.

A strong team player, you'll have experience of writing compelling funding proposals and reports and communicating complex issues clearly and succinctly. 

Flexible, approachable, and collaborative, you'll be able to work closely with senior stakeholders, internally and externally to develop and execute solicitation plans.

You'll excel in forging strong and meaningful relationships, demonstrating the drive and passion to maximise funding opportunities. Additionally, you'll have the confidence and knowledge to be an ambassador for the BHF cause and our objectives.

When applying, we want you to tell us about your:

• Proven experience of successful fundraising from Trusts and Foundations and Institutional funders
• Proven experience of making successful 5-6 figure asks and working closely with senior stakeholders to develop and execute solicitation plans
• Experience of writing compelling funding proposals

About us

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. By funding research across six decades, we’ve helped keep millions of hearts beating and millions of families together. We’re investing in ground-breaking research that will get us closer than ever to a world free from the fear of heart and circulatory diseases.

We value and respect every individual’s unique contribution, celebrate diversity, and make inclusion part of what we do every day. 

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Strategy, Igniting Change, along with our internal EDI group, Kaleidoscope, and a growing number of employee network groups (our Affinity Groups), help us create an environment where all our colleagues and volunteers can succeed.

Working arrangements

This is a blended role, where your work will be dual located between your home and our London office. 

At the BHF we believe in the power of being together, so our colleagues on blended contracts can expect to spend some time in their office, at least one day each week, on average.  The use of our office spaces is driven in part by your role and the activities you need to do. This may vary from time to time, so you will need to work in a flexible way to unlock your best work for our cause. 

Need more help balancing your work and home life? Talk to us about what flexibility is available at the application or interview stage.  

Benefits

Our generous staff benefits include:

• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Private medical insurance
• Dental health cover
• Contribution towards gym membership
• Pension with employer contribution up to 10%
• Life assurance

Please find details of our excellent benefits package on our website.

Interview process

Interviews will be held on 29th April and 1st May 2024. Please note first round interviews will be held over Microsoft Teams. Second round interviews may be held in person.