Grants Officer

Reporting to the Grants Manager, the main objective of the Grants Officer is to secure income for the Wildlife Trust by initiating, managing and developing a portfolio of bids and applications to a variety of funders. Responsibilities will include:

·         Crafting well-written persuasive applications to grant-making trusts and foundations, local authorities, community foundations and wind and solar farm funds to secure core income for the Trust

·         Researching and identifying new sources of grant funding, mapping out funder criteria, guidelines and potential to fund Trust work

·         Developing relationships with new and existing funders to encourage increased support by sending regular reports, updates and invitations to events

·         Working closely with administration and finance teams to ensure accurate recording of income received

·         Recording all correspondence with funders on our database (Charity CRM), for which training will be provided