Senior Trusts and Grants Manager

Shaftesbury is a national disability charity that supports more than 4,000 children, young people and adults with a disability every year to live a life that truly adds up for them. That is at the heart of everything they do.

Their vision ‘all together better for disability’, is about working alongside the people they support so they can participate, contribute and be valued for who they are.

Their work is spearheaded by 1,500+ dedicated staff and volunteers who deliver a wide range of disability care, special education and rehabilitation services across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, around the clock. 

To achieve their vision, they are looking for a Senior Trusts and Grants Manager with the skill and experience to take their already successful trusts and grants portfolio to the next level.

As a medium sized charity, success in the position requires a robust understanding of the trusts landscape, stewarding funders and the ability to operate with a high degree of autonomy. This role will both do the doing in terms of writing applications, reporting on impact and managing relationships with funders, but also operate strategically internally, engaging the right stakeholders at the right time, and spotting opportunities for new projects to seek funding for. The organisation is seeking someone whose experience and working style align closely with these realities and who is excited by the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a medium charity setting. 

Shaftesbury are keen to secure a candidate with solid experience in trusts and grants, who can confidently manage a pipeline, effectively manage relationships with both funders and internal stakeholders and who is keen to line manage one direct report.

The role is offered on a hybrid basis with 2 days per week working from either the Gateshead or London office. As such there are two adverts on Charity Jobs with the different hybrid locations listed to ensure the role reaches interested candidates in both locations. There is one role, but the successful candidate can be based hybrid from the Gateshead or London office. 

Application notes 

Please download the Candidate Info Pack provided for further information about the role, timelines and next steps.

To express interest, please contact THINK Recruitment using the information in the Candidate Pack to organise an informal screening call. Please note, we cannot progress candidates through to longlist without speaking with them, so please ensure you leave enough time to organise a screening call before the role closes. Following the call we will share the next steps to complete a full application.

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Deadline for expressions of interest: 12pm Wednesday 11th November 

Closing date for full applications: Midnight Thursday 12th November