The role

This is a rare opportunity for someone to break into the charity sector and manage relationships with Trusts & Foundations. We have a high rate of success with Trusts and Foundations and a clear and compelling case for support, both of which help to make the role of Trusts & Foundations Officer rewarding and fulfilling. Supported by the Trusts Manager and Head of Fundraising, you will have the chance to learn lots and develop your skills.

Our team is warm, friendly and welcoming. We are all motivated by the charity’s aim of supporting children with fewer advantages to develop vital skills and succeed in school and beyond.

With a new organisational strategy aiming to more than double our reach, we need to increase vital funds and you can be part of that transformation.

Key Responsibilities:

Research & applications

• Working closely with the Head of Fundraising to identify priority areas for funding and write up project needs.
• Researching and identifying new potential supporters.
• Writing tailored applications to a wide range of trusts and foundations.
• Keeping track of key deadlines for applications.

Relationship management

• Providing excellent stewardship and nurturing relationships with existing T&F supporters including writing a regular newsletter, hosting visits and running events.
• Keeping track of key dates and reporting to funders about the impact of their grants.
• General administration of grants.

Administration

• Using Salesforce daily to keep track of the pipeline, support stewardship and report on income and forecasting.
• Responding to emails.
• Processing online giving reports.

Other

• Undertaking administrative tasks that benefit the entire fundraising team.
• Contributing to special campaigns and projects within the wider fundraising function.
• Contributing to the overall fundraising plans and strategy.

About You:

We are looking for someone who wants to get into the charity sector and has great writing skills. You will enjoy carrying out researching, and like the sound of generating vital income and building relationships. You will have ideas and see them through. You will be motivated by our mission to address educational inequality and make a difference in local communities. Working in a supportive environment, you will be confident in managing your own time to be efficient and effective. We value your ideas and thoughts and want to hear them.

Knowledge and Experience:

Essential:

• Great writing skills.
• An interest in working in fundraising.
• The ability to meet deadlines and work in a planned manner to KPIs.
• Solid research skills.

Desirable:

• Working knowledge of Salesforce database or similar CRM.
• Working knowledge of the charity, education or arts sectors.

Skills and Attributes

• Strong identification with our mission and beliefs.
• Energy, drive and a positive attitude.
• Open minded and inclusive attitude.
• Team player, able to work to a common goal.
• Confidence in building relationships.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to deliver work to a high professional standard.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Excellent written skills.
• Highly organised and efficient at managing own time and workload.
• Flexibility to turn your hand to different tasks and activities as needed.
• Competency in IT.

Overview of the role

Our long term vision is for cervical cancer to be eradicated and until then that no woman that is diagnosed goes without the support she needs. The charity has set out an ambitious five year vision, and this will require significant growth in income to allow us to significantly extend our information and support programmes.

The Trusts and Statutory Manager will build on recent success; manage the overall growth of trusts, foundations and statutory funding in order to help Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust secure the income needed to achieve sustainable growth. There will be an increased focus on the Statutory income stream over the coming years. The post holder will be responsible for working with teams across the organization to develop new projects and evaluating existing projects.

You will be building relationships with funders, writing applications, networking and providing first class stewardship to a range of funders. You will need a track record of raising significant funds from trusts, have excellent communication skills and an ability to assess impact, costs and added value.

This post requires someone who has extensive experience in generating income from Trust/ Statutory funders. This role is integral to the development of the charity and so is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced, resourceful, ambitious and hardworking individual.

Overall purpose of the role

To develop and implement a strategy to grow sustainable income from trust, foundation and statutory funders. This includes identifying, researching and cultivating new sources of income whilst also developing and maintaining strong relationships with current donors.

Key tasks and responsibilities

• Developing and implementing a strategy for maximising income from Trusts, Foundation and Statutory funders
• Being the key contact for all Trust, Foundation and Statutory fundraising activities
• Research and qualify a robust pipeline of potential funders in order to achieve sustainable growth, ensuring that prospects are matched to projects appropriately; with a particular focus on securing multi-year /  high value (£50k+) grants, as well as increasing our pipeline of medium size funders
• Work alongside the Head of Fundraising and the Chief Executive to develop and manage key supporter relationships, sharing information and leads; build new donor relationships and maintain current relationships through appropriate means e.g. reporting, meetings, networking and communications.
• Plan and deliver an application and reporting calendar for funders of all sizes; implementing bespoke approaches, cultivation and stewardship in order to maximize income and engagement
• Develop effective working relationships with senior management, trustees and senior level volunteers in order to maximise their contribution to the success of the trusts and statutory programme
• Work with colleagues across the organisation to develop a range of projects (for core and new work) into fundable and compelling applications ensuring they meet funder requirements and are backed up with clear and detailed budgets.

• Establish processes with delivery colleagues to monitor and evaluate activity and ensure funder reports are delivered within deadlines, and in line with grant and funder requirements
• Research and monitor new developments/funding opportunities, and sector trends

• Monitor and report against operational plans, income and expenditure budgets and other KPIs to ensure objectives are achieved and exceeded; proposing plans for remedial action if income and expenditure projections are not on track
• Ensure that all funds received are accurately allocated as unrestricted or restricted grants
• Take responsibility for ensuring that full records of all Trusts, Foundations and Statutory activity (including research, asks, mailings, updates, communications and income), are maintained on the charity’s database and other internal systems
• Work alongside the Head of Fundraising to contribute to overall fundraising strategy. Support and contribute to cross-team projects, leading on projects as required
• To attend and contribute to team meetings and work closely with colleagues in order to understand their funding needs.
• Where appropriate represent the charity at external events
• Occasionally be asked to work outside of office hours or travel outside of London

The job description gives an outline of key duties and is not intended to be an exhaustive list. The post holder may be asked from time to time to take on other responsibilities as reasonably requested by their manager

MAIN PURPOSE OF POST

The Senior Partnerships Officer, is responsible for the implementation and maintenance of a rolling programme of prospect identification, research and nurturing of relationships, specifically for corporate supporters, though you may also be involved with trusts, foundations and Major Donors on some level. The post holder will lead on maximising support through the corporate fundraising streams, drafting and submitting applications and other approaches to prospective funders and donors to increase income. In addition to developing persuasive cases for support in line with organisational priorities, the post holder will ensure that the activities for which funds are sought are impactful, measurable and can be effectively reported on to funders. The post holder will also be required to support with and attend fundraising events with the purpose of relationship building, nurture and networking.

The post holder will develop and maintain both internal and external contacts and will need to develop a thorough understanding of Women’s Aid’s work, business plans and strategic priorities.

DUTIES AND KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. To work closely with the Fundraising Manager to develop and implement a strategy for maximising income from Corporate supporters.
2. To be personally responsible for a portfolio of prospective and existing corporate supporters to solicit large donations, apply for funding and ensure meaningful partnerships are created.
3. Work to match funders’ aims with Women’s Aid’s Vision, Purpose and Mission, packaging up relevant areas of Women’s Aid’s work and strategy to be appealing to funders. Will have to act creatively and innovatively in order to not miss out on opportunities in a fast paced funding environment and will need to be able to cross sell Women’s Aid products, such as training packages for corporate partners.
4. Present compelling cases for support and proposal packages funders both in person and in writing.
5. To manage the corporate fundraising officer, and oversee their work with small businesses and workplace fundraising income.
6. To manage the prospect development programme, identifying prospects and new funding opportunities, using our database and extended networks (via Trustees, existing supporters, advisory groups, operational contracts etc.) as well as identifying those with a likely interest in our cause but who are not yet connected with Women’s Aid, and ways to approach them.
7. Will be required to act independently to manage key relationships with supporters of high value to Women’s Aid, working alongside other colleagues to help maximise support, this may on occasion include Celebrity Ambassadors, and influencers.
8. Establish appropriate means of monitoring and evaluating activity, and ensure that all reports to donors are delivered within deadline.
9. Take responsibility for ensuring that full records of all contacts are maintained on the database, in accordance with GDPR and relevant reports are produced.
10. Use the fundraising database to analyse success rates to support the Fundraising strategy and to feed into the Fundraising teams KPI’s.
11. Ensure that all donations are quickly and correctly processed and acknowledged and that reports are available in the appropriate format.

2. Cross departmental working

2.1 To liaise with colleagues across Women’s Aid to ensure an accurate and in depth knowledge of the key services and ongoing projects to ensure the organisation’s work is presented to funders appropriately. Have a good understanding of organisational needs and strategy in order to be able to answer questions from corporate funders.

2.2 To ensure that the conditions of existing funding is adhered to and reported against correctly.

2.3 Work with colleagues across the organisation to strengthen key relationships with partners of high value to Women’s Aid.

2.4 Be willing to share knowledge and advice in areas of expertise with colleagues in the team, and across the wider organisation.

3. Relationship Management

3.1 Provide excellent account management to Corporate Partners, and, where appropriate, Trusts and Major Donors. Ensure that all prospects have a meaningful relationship with Women’s Aid; liaising with Trustees, and the Chief Executive as appropriate.

3.2 To regularly review the donor prospect portfolios across Women’s Aid and to ensure that the right person is driving each relationship.

3.4 To prepare a thorough action/reporting plan for each donor relationship, liaising with colleagues across the organisation to ensure effective relationship management is upheld.

4. Stewardship and engagement

4.1 To employ a variety of personal engagement mechanisms to ensure that prospects and supporters become, and remain, fully engaged with our cause. Mechanisms to include: private meetings; introductions to operational colleagues, Trustees and Directors as appropriate; small engagement events such as dinners; large engagement events such as launches, events and receptions.

4.2 To employ a variety of communications to steward prospects and supporters. Communications to include, but not limited to; Women’s Aid publications, bespoke updates/impact reports on gifts, prompt and personalised thank you letters, bespoke communications sent on issues we know are of interest to individual donors.

4.3 Ensure the highest level of standards of data capture are maintained on Raiser’s Edge, ensuring a complete accurate and up-to-date information on all donors and prospects, whether individuals or organisations. This includes – but is not limited to – information on giving history, relationships, contacts, proposals submitted etc. In particular the post holder must ensure that information is captured and recorded on individual’s connections/relationships with other relevant individuals and organisations.

PERSON SPECIFICATION: Senior Major Donor and Corporates Fundraising Officer

EXPERIENCE

Essential:

• Proven experience of successful fundraising from Trusts, Corporates, major & mid-level donors
• Experience of acquiring and managing corporate Charity of the Year partnerships
• Demonstrable initiative and determination
• Proven ability to work alone as well as part of a team
• Line management experience
• Experience of writing reports on activities, summarising and analysing figures to make recommendations using Word, Excel and databases
• Experience of managing events for high level donors
  
   

SKILLS & ABILITIES

Essential:

• Demonstrable experience in developing positive relationships with major donors and corporate partners
• Experience of researching and developing targeted proposals for presentation to prospective major donors and corporate partners
• Experience of developing a strategy to meet targets
• Excellent attention to detail and accurate record keeping
• A flexible approach to work, with the ability to manage competing deadlines and priorities
• Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to liaise with people at all levels, on the telephone, face to face and in writing, and confident making presentations to diverse audiences
• Ability to adapt communication methods to suit differing audiences
   

• Ability to monitor and evaluate patterns of support and match appropriate project proposals
• Experience of working within agreed budget constraints, ensuring that expenditure is maintained within budgets, and that income is closely monitored

KNOWLEDGE

Essential:

• Experience of compiling budgets for funders
• Good knowledge of the funding landscape and of best practice in multiple areas of fundraising (trusts and foundations, corporate and major donor).

EDUCATION/TRAINING

Essential:

• Experience of using a CRM database, preferably Raiser’s Edge

 Desirable:

OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Essential:

• Able to demonstrate a commitment and sensitivity to the aims and objectives of Women’s Aid;
• Commitment to anti-discriminatory practice and equal opportunities;
• Willingness to work occasional unsocial hours as required.
• Understanding of the need to act with discretion at all times.

SUMMARY OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

Terms of appointment: Offer of employment is subject to receipt of a satisfactory DBS assessment at the relevant level for the role and also a satisfactory Pre Employment Health Questionnaire at the expense of WAFE.

Confirmation of appointment will be subject to the satisfactory completion of a probationary period.  This will normally be of six months (less for short term contracts).  During this time an employee will be expected to establish their suitability for the post. During the probationary period employment may be terminated in writing, giving one week's notice by either party (this may be waived by mutual agreement). Only any statutory dismissal procedure will apply during the probationary period. There is no probationary period for contracts of under 3 months.

Salary:  £31,766 pro rata. (On an incremental scale guided by the NJC Local authority pay scale points 35-39) + benefits.  Salary is paid in arrears through bank credit by the 25th of each month.  Part time staff receive pro-rata payment based on hours worked.

Working hours:  The standard working hours for this post are 37 hours per week, based in Bristol; benefits include a generous bank holidays and annual leave package and contributory pension scheme.

Support and supervision:  Women’s Aid has a commitment to providing regular supervision and support to staff with annual appraisals forming a key part of staff development.  We have a training policy in place and encourage staff to take an active role in their career development plan.

Pension:  Women’s Aid is enrolled with the People’s Pension scheme. Women’s Aid normally contributes 7% of salary and the employee contributes 3% towards the group pension scheme. Eligible staff will be automatically enrolled on the scheme when they have successfully completed the 3 month interim probationary review.  .

Annual Leave:  Women’s Aid offers an annual leave entitlement of 25 days per year rising by one day per year until 30 days annual leave per year is reached.  In addition, we offer 8 days public holidays plus 2 additional days in March and August. All leave entitlement is calculated pro-rata for part time employees.

Other leave:  Employees have contractual rights to time off for reasons of sickness, maternity and other circumstances. 

Period of notice: 1 month after your probationary period has been completed.

Union:  You have a right to membership of a trade union. Women’s Aid recognises Unison.

Asylum and Immigration Act 1996:  To comply with this Act, Women’s Aid will need to see the original of at least one document from a specified list, most commonly a British Passport.

Additional information is available on request.

This role is integral in supporting the Fundraising teams’ ambitious income targets. In this role you will make a vital contribution to the Fundraising team’s objective to bring about transformative change for children by unlocking income and raising the profile of Lumos.

Working closely with the Head of Partnerships, this role will implement a new strategy to grow income from Corporate Partnerships, as well as support the successful delivery of the Trusts and Foundation strategy. Lumos has been fortunate to work with partners across the Wizarding World for some time now and is keen to explore the wider opportunity with corporates, as well as a strong focus on strengthening the partnerships and activities across the Wizarding World.

The Partnerships Manager will work with the Head of Partnerships to maintain and strengthen existing funding relationships from Trusts and Foundations and also cultivate new prospective partnerships and targeted new business from the wider Trust and Corporate sector. The post holder will also need to engage relevant internal stakeholders to effectively support these partnerships.

The post will be responsible for supporting key activity and partnership development with new Wizarding World partners, with a strong focus on working across the wider fundraising team to deliver consumer led and commercially driven campaigns.

Position

Job title: Partnerships Manager (Trusts and Corporate)

Group: Fundraising and Engagement

Reporting to: Head of Partnerships (Trusts, Corporate and Philanthropy)

Location: UK, remote. Applicant must have right to work in UK.

Contract Type: Permanent full time (35 hours per week). We are open to discussing and considering flexible working options.

Key Responsibilities

• Proactively identify, research, and cultivate relationships with prospective trust and foundations with the potential to make five and six-figure gifts to Lumos.
• Proactively research and identify strategic corporate partnership prospects
• Initiate and develop strategic relationships with key donors; representing Lumos at meetings, taking the initiative to drive outreach with partners, and requesting high-level financial support for Lumos.
• Provide exceptional personalised donor care and stewardship to a portfolio of Trust and Foundation donors and a targeted pool of corporate partners, including some new Wizarding World partners.
• Work with Head of Partnerships, to develop and implement a targeted new corporate fundraising strategy across priority sectors.
• Develop high quality communications for a wide range of major donors and corporate partners, including proposals and stewardship pieces
• Work with the Partnerships Funding Manager and with Lumos’ internal processes to develop bespoke funding pitches, detailed financial information and reports
• Work closely with US colleagues to effectively manage Wizarding World and other corporate partnerships, exploring opportunities for co-ordinated and joint initiatives to global partnerships prospects.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation to generate and deliver corporate partnerships opportunities, ensuring full compliance, brand alignment, corporate engagement and maximising customer engagement.
• Work with General Counsel to ensure commercial participator agreements are in place for all relevant activities (Wizarding World and wider).
• Keep abreast of news and trends within the corporate sector and Wizarding World fandom and share knowledge across wider team as appropriate.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues to manage the delivery of donor stewardship and cultivation events.
• Deliver against ambitious financial targets. To manage, monitor and report on income within the area of responsibility, and ensure all legal and fundraising regulatory compliance through exceptional record keeping.
• Maintain the operational systems required to manage high quality donor cultivation, stewardship and research to ensure efficiency and effectiveness
• Other tasks as reasonably required by the Head of Partnerships

Requirements

Successful fundraising is vital to what we do, and to enhance our capacity we have created this new role. As Partnerships Manager you’ll be deeply involved in creating our strategy to establish successful corporate partnerships and to build and develop on existing relationships with Trusts and Foundations. Relationships are at the core of this role: from identifying and targeting prospects to providing outstanding donor care and stewardship to the partners that are so valuable to our work, your enthusiasm for what we do will shine through. You’ll need to be creatively entrepreneurial in your approach – there isn’t a fixed tool kit. You’ll be able to spot opportunities and develop strategies to convert them into long-term strategic relationships that offer rewards to all parties.

We expect that you will already have a successful track record in corporate or trust fundraising, and you’ll be accustomed to working towards stretching targets. You’ll have the backing of a highly talented and committed team who are passionate about what we do. It’s a great time to join Lumos – we have a fantastic platform on which to build. And our work remains absolutely vital to securing better futures for children across the world.

Person Specification

Essential:

• A proven track record of meeting or exceeding financial targets and soliciting gifts from trust donors and/or corporate partners, including through making the ask in person and face-to-face pitches and negotiations.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal, and an ability to build relationships, negotiate with and persuade a wide range of funding partners.
• Ability to present complex information in an engaging way to a variety of audiences to win understanding and support.
• Demonstrable experience of leading on successful relationship management, taking the initiative to identify and reach out to potential new funders and corporate partners to secure new income.
• Able to develop and lead positive and influential relationships with existing and potential donors.
• Keen ability to ‘income opportunity spot’ and seize new opportunities; to see the strategic opportunity in a partnership or an activity.
• Excellent understanding of complex relationship based fundraising approaches.
• Ability to motivate and influence across a range of levels internally, including with programme staff, Trustees, and the Executive Leadership Team.
• A self-starter with high initiative, and a pro-active approach.
• A clear understanding of the Charity’s requirements of confidentiality and discretion.
• Outstanding organisational skills with the ability to prioritise a heavy workload.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate well with a broad range of people, particularly at a senior level.
• Excellent negotiation skills.
• A methodical and meticulous approach.
• Excellent people skills, tact and diplomacy.
• A strong working knowledge of MS Office, Teams and Salesforce/or similar donor database to manage high value supporter journeys.
• Experience of working to and reporting against in-year targets and KPIs.
• Knowledge of and ability to advise on Charity Commission, GDPR and the Fundraising Regulator Fundraising Code requirements for fundraising activity and keep abreast of new guidelines and legislation.

Desirable:

• Fluency in a language other than English
• An understanding of the Wizarding World
• Experience of project management involving multiple internal stakeholders

Values

Act in accordance with Lumos’ values:

• We embrace Collaboration
• We strive for Excellence
• We show Respect
• We always Care
• We are Passionate

Fundraising plays a key role in Lumos' culture and we expect all roles to contribute to developing it.

Please note, this is a UK based role and therefore you must have the right to work in the UK to be considered for this position.

Safeguarding statement

Lumos is committed to ensuring the safety and protection of children and adults at risk in all of our work.

All staff and associates must:

• Carry out all duties with an awareness and understanding of the Safeguarding requirements within the area of responsibility.
• Ensure work complies with all safeguarding policies and procedures that apply to the role.
• Ensure the that their behaviours and actions support the safeguarding of children, young people and adults at risk as appropriate.

Additionally, the Partnerships Manager is expected to:

• Ensure the necessary standards relating to safeguarding best practices/protocols are effectively communicated, monitored and maintained within the area of responsibility.
• Manage and update the standards as appropriate to the role.
• Safeguarding standards are monitored and maintained in compliance with organisational policy.
• Appropriate safeguarding training is provided, and standards are reviewed and updated as required.

EDI Statement

Lumos is wholly committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and against all forms of discrimination.

We are committed to creating and sustaining a positive working environment that encourages, supports and gives a voice to all, so that we can best support the children we serve. We must ensure that all staff are equally valued, included, empowered and respected across the organisation and in everything we do.

Lumos is fundamentally built on diverse, multi-national and multi-cultural teams. This is something we cherish as a key strength and an integral part of our identity. Our organisation values and celebrates the diversity, culture and experience of each member of staff, provides equality of care and support to everyone.

We pledge to listen carefully, to educate ourselves continually, to promote open dialogue, and to seek out and deal with discrimination and prejudice wherever it occurs in Lumos.

Are you a strategic and creative thinker who can build and develop new and existing networks and relationships? Do you have an in-depth knowledge of the fundraising sector including grant making trusts and foundations? Are you keen to help give children who’ve had a difficult start in life an equal chance of a bright future? We are very passionate about what we do and are seeking a Fundraising Manager to maintain and develop important income streams for our organisation.

Who we are
Adoption UK is the leading charity providing support, community, and advocacy for adopters, adopted people and all those parenting or supporting children who cannot live with their birth parents. With a presence in all four nations of the UK, Adoption UK works with those with lived experience, professionals and politicians to bring about real change in people’s lives.

We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that celebrates and values diversity. We welcome your application whatever your background or situation. Under-representative groups such as ethnic minorities and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to build a career with us. We don’t want you to ‘fit’ our culture, we want you to enrich it.

 What you’ll be doing

This position is responsible for managing and growing the charity’s income from third sector funders, including grant making trusts and foundations and major donors. You will develop and deliver ambitious fundraising campaigns that are compelling to funders interested in making a long-term difference to young people and families.

Who you are

With a background in income development and implementing fundraising  policies and processes, you are a strategic thinker with the ability develop and submit compelling bid applications, ensuring income against Adoption UK’s strategic priorities. You will have:

• Significant income development experience and knowledge of grant making trusts and foundations;
• Delivering complex projects on time and to budget;
• Considerable experience in writing persuasive proposal documents and bids;
• Experience of managing multiple stakeholders including grant managers and major donors;

What we offer

This is a permanent contract, working 35 hours per week, attracting a salary of £35,199 per annum. We offer remote/hybrid working and positively embrace flexible working, recognising that employees may wish to balance work and family/home life. We are happy to discuss your circumstances at interview stage.

Our benefits include generous annual leave which accumulates with service, Christmas closure, development days, employee assistance programme, enhanced family leave and enhanced sick pay.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect everyone working with us to share this commitment.

If you have a passion for making a difference and share in our vision for adoptive and kinship care families, we would love to hear from you.

Before completing the application form, we highly encourage you to download the candidate pack. This pack contains the Role Profile and guidance notes which will help you to complete the application form against the criteria we are looking for, if you have skills that you believe can support this role and they are not covered in the criteria, then please still apply and let us know in your application pack.

The closing date for applications is 17 June 2022. Interviews are expected to be on 24 or 28 June 2022.

This role is also associated with the following titles:

Trusts and Foundations Development Manager, Fundraising Manager, Trusts and Philanthropy Fundraising Manger, Income Development Manager, Third Sector Income Development Manager

36% of children from disadvantaged backgrounds leave primary school in England each year unable to read to the expected standard. Innovations for Learning (IFL) is a charity focused on using technology to close this literacy gap through a unique online reading support programme called TutorMate. 

About Innovations for Learning

Innovations for Learning (IfL) is a small but growing charity, which is working to ensure that every child in the UK acquires the literacy skills they need for their to thrive and fulfil their potential. Many children fall behind with reading simply because they lack the opportunity to practise. TutorMate addresses this problem by using a bespoke internet platform to pair volunteer tutors from corporate organisations with struggling pupils. TutorMate has been proven to improve the literacy outcomes, confidence and reading enjoyment of young children from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Our model is to partner with local and national businesses which recruit their own employees as volunteer readers and provide funding for the programme. TutorMate pairs struggling children (5- to 7-year-olds) with adult volunteers who use a bespoke internet platform and a voice connection to link – from their workplace or home – to a dedicated classroom laptop for 30 minutes a week, during the school day, over an entire academic year.  Up to ten children in each Year 1 or Year 2 class participate, giving the programme a reach and scale that no school is able to achieve with parent or community volunteers.

We have set ourselves an ambitious target of supporting 4,000 children by 2024. By securing 25% of our income from trusts and foundations,  this role will be pivotal in ensuring we meet this target.

About the role

IFL is seeking a highly motivated, proactive Trusts and Foundations Fundraiser to create creative, compelling and impactful bids. You’ll be a passionate, entrepreneurial fundraising professional who can get ‘under the skin’ of our work and is keen to make your mark in a fast-growing organisation.

You will develop and manage a funding pipeline by investing in thorough research and relationship cultivation, and you will thrive in working with funders and partners on a day-to-day basis. You’ll be a self-starter and have high standards for yourself and others.

Reporting directly to the Executive Director, you will generate income from new and existing trusts and foundations to fund 25 % of the work of the charity (2022-23 = £162k target).

For full details please see the attached Job Description.

This role is ideal for someone home-based with the ability to travel to occasional meetings. Working days can be arranged flexibly and are part time 3-4 days per week.

The Trusts programme at Dementia UK has grown significantly in the past few years, and we now need a Trusts Executive to work directly with some of our most generous supporters from charitable trusts and foundations to ensure they feel connected to our charity and that they understand how their support makes a difference to the lives of families facing dementia.

The Trusts Executive will be responsible for cultivating and stewarding their own pool of charitable trusts and foundations; supporting the Trusts Manager on the wider trusts programme including through the collation and management of a bank of information for all fundable projects; ensuring the team have robust and compliant processes in place; and leading on all administrative aspects of the trusts programme.

We need someone to help consolidate our achievements and contribute to the long-term sustainability and success of the charity.  Our new Fundraising Manager will bring a wealth of fundraising experience gained through working with corporate, trusts, or major donors and be a key part of our strategy for growth going forward.

We are looking for someone to work at least 21 hours a week. The full-time role is 35 hours / week.  The post is fully home-based and provides a career opportunity with a dedicated small, but growing, team. In addition to a generous 36 days annual leave (pro rata) , we offer a commitment to continuous professional growth and development through the provision of an annual training budget that is offered to all staff. 

About The Healthcare Workers’ Foundation

The Healthcare Workers’ Foundation was set up in March 2020 by a group of NHS staff in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We exist to support the welfare and wellbeing of those fighting to keep us healthy and safe during the COVID-19 crisis and beyond. 

The charity currently consists of six staff and is a 100% remote and flexible working organisation. In 18 months we have raised £1.3m in funds and over £3m including gifts-in-kind.

 We currently offer the following services to healthcare workers: 

·Bereaved healthcare worker family support and scholarships

·Professional counselling

·Retail discount collation and aggregation 

·Hospital staff room refurbishments 

·Childcare grants 

and are in the process of expanding the services we can offer healthcare workers.

• Job Title: Trust & Foundations - Senior Manager
• Location: London, Greater London (On-site) / Remote / Hybrid
• Salary Range: £40,000 - £50,000 per year depending on experience
• Contract Type: Permanent, Full-time

Street Child, a rapidly growing global children’s charity, are looking to hire an exceptional, experienced individual to help lead our engagement with trust & foundations and other key programme funding opportunities - in the UK and internationally.

Reporting to the Director, Policy & Development, and working closely with colleagues in UK, Europe, USA and global programmes you will help identify and progress major five-, and six- figure funding opportunities for Street Child's work.

 Managing existing donor relationships is an important aspect of the role. Our focus, however, is finding and attracting new major funders to help sustain and further drive the growth of Street Child's global programming. This work massively demands a proactive, propositional, and at times a resilient, spirit! 

We need an easy learner, who will immerse themselves in, and rapidly absorb, Street Child's work, identity and priority programmes - and can think strategically about how to present them, attractively and ambitiously, to donors.

 An analytical mind, to find potential funders through multiple sources; and the imagination and creativity to craft the most relevant approaches, responsive to donors' own priorities and interests, are key. 

Strong internal communication and relationship-building skills are important - to understand programme leaders' core funding needs; and to work efficiently and co-operatively with busy programmes staff to build winning proposals.

The ability to write compelling copy is fundamental - as is a passion for Street Child's mission.

A track-record of successfully winning grants is essential. A development/ humanitarian background would be great but is not essential.

This position could be based in Street Child's London HQ, at home, potentially at another Street Child global office - or a combination. Availability/ willingness to travel to field location on occasion is preferred - but not essential.

This is a hugely significant role in the organisation. Our ability to raise match funds, secure resources to seed new initiatives or scale our most important work, is beyond critical - and this role is right at the heart of these challenges. Street Child is a demanding but also immensely rewarding environment.

If you are interested in being part of what we are building here, please apply by sending us your CV and a compelling covering letter explaining why you think you could make an extraordinary impact in this role - ideally ASAP to our recruitment email set out in the attached JD or by Monday 6th June.  We are ideally seeking to make a quick appointment so are selecting candidates for assessment and interviews on a rolling basis.

Diversity is important to us at Street Child and so we especially welcome applications from candidates with backgrounds typically under-represented in the sector and/or reflect the communities we seek to serve.

Pre-employment checks will be required as part of our recruitment process in line with our Safeguarding Policy. 

Charity People are thrilled to be working with Royal British Legion Industries (RBLI) to find a brilliant Trusts Fundraising Manager to join their team. You will be working to secure trust funding for a wide variety of interesting projects to support RBLI's brilliant work.

Post: Trust and Foundations Fundraising Manager
Location: Aylesford, Kent (Flexibility of hybrid working)
Working: Hours Full time
Salary: £41K
Holiday: 25 days plus 8 Bank Holidays
Reporting To: Strategy Lead

About RBLI
Royal British Legion Industries (RBLI) is a much more just than a veterans' charity. With a social enterprise offering employment opportunities, veterans' housing, direct homelessness support and a dementia facility, RBLI supports the Armed Forces, people with disabilities and people who are unemployed. RBLI improves lives every day by inspiring those they help and supporting them to find work and lead independent lives.

About the role
This is a great role for an experienced trusts and foundations fundraiser. The role will manage an ambitious Trust Fundraising programme across a wide range of capital and revenue projects that are a compelling offering to funders. These include employability programme, health, welfare and wellbeing, dementia care, research, bursaries and enterprise for Britain's Bravest Manufacturing Co., and exciting capital developments.
The role is based in Aylesford, Kent, with most of the team back in the office fulltime. There is parking on site and flexibility to work from home 3 or 4 days/ week (once your induction period has passed). There's a generous pension scheme and a great, supportive working culture, where innovation and creativity are encouraged.

About you
We are looking for a candidate with proven experience of securing trust and foundations fundraising income at varying levels. You will have the ability to identify opportunities in a variety of projects. You will be pro-active and positive, with excellent verbal and written communication skills.

For more information and a confidential chat about this opportunity please get in touch with Katharine at Charity People.

To Apply
To apply please send a copy of your CV to Katharine at Charity People. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible as interviews are happening on a rolling basis.

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities with which we work.

We are recruiting a Senior Fundraising Officer – Trusts and Foundations, who will play a key role in our small and successful fundraising team. A confident and capable fundraiser, you will bring vital capacity to this side of our income generation and work closely with the CEO, Senior Leadership Team and fundraising manager.

About the role:

This senior fundraising officer role is a new position, ideal for a creative and ambitious fundraiser who is seeking a role where there is an opportunity to develop and step-up professionally.

If successful, you will join a small fundraising team where from the start you will enjoy real responsibility. In this new role, you will work on a diverse range of funding proposals and have the autonomy to lead on the management of your own portfolio of funders. You will also work alongside senior staff including our CEO and Senior Leadership Team to develop larger, strategically significant proposals.

Although your main focus will be fundraising from Charitable Trusts and Foundations, you will have the chance to broaden your experience by working with the fundraising manager to develop and maintain the fundraising presence on our website and social media. You will also provide administrative support for the team, including keeping up to date records.

Who we’re looking for:

The successful candidate will have experience of building new and maintaining existing external stakeholder relationships in a fundraising capacity.

They will be confident in their ability to work on a diverse range of funding proposals and reports, including working independently alongside colleagues at all levels of seniority to achieve this.

The right candidate will have excellent written communication skills, and be able to translate a passion for our work into inspiring funding applications, reporting and account management.

They will also be a self-starter, capable of managing multiple priorities and a team player with excellent people skills. Finally they will enjoy build relationships with supporters and inspiring them to continue supporting our work.

Location: Home-based or London office-based (Vauxhall)

Working hours: Full-time (flexible, working minimum of 28 hours/per week considered – pro rata)

Salary: £28,000 per year (outside of London); £31,256 per year (including London weighting)

Benefits: 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata if part-time) and pension

Closing date: 9am on Monday 30 May

Interview date: Week commencing 6 June, with some interviews arranged as suitable candidates are identified.

About Kinship:

Kinship is the leading charity in England and Wales for kinship carers – relatives and friends who raise children when their parents aren’t able to. We offer kinship carers expert advice as well as financial, legal, practical and emotional support and understanding from the moment they need it, for as long as they need it. We’re always there to help with the complicated and stressful decisions that so many kinship families have to make, as well as to celebrate the good times.

Working alongside kinship carers and the children they raise, with their voice and views at the fore, we build communities of support and give everything we have to fight for each family and their rights, as well as to raise awareness of kinship care and secure better support for all those playing this critical role.

Salary: £33,000 - £37,000 per annum

Start Date: As soon as possible

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: Fauna & Flora International, Cambridge. Current policy offers partial remote working within the UK. Regular visits to Cambridge will be required. 

We are seeking a Senior Trusts & Foundations Account Manager to join our successful team of five at this truly exciting time in Fauna & Flora International’s (FFI) history. Founded in 1903, FFI is the world’s longest established international conservation organisation. As we approach our 120th birthday, our vision of a sustainable future for the planet where biodiversity is conserved by the people living closest to it has never been more important. We work to conserve threatened species and ecosystems worldwide, choosing solutions that are sustainable, based on sound science and take account of human needs. Today FFI is active in over 40 countries with a portfolio more than 120 projects.

The Trusts & Foundations team is ambitious and dynamic. We have been honing our fundraising as part of the wider Team (including events, major donors, legacies and individual giving) and have built on developing and nurturing long-term relationships with the people who support our conservation work. In 2020, FFI raised over £26 million, of which £12.5m came from trusts and foundations. Our success to date is far reaching with current relationships spanning Europe, the USA and Australia, with many more new opportunities to be developed.

We are seeking an individual with a substantial proven track record in trusts and foundations fundraising (UK or internationally) or a comparable field. Committed to conservation and the environment, you will use your relationship management skills to strengthen links with existing funders, cultivate opportunities, and identify potential new sources of income and relationships for FFI. Using your excellent written skills and knowledge of good project development, you will work directly with FFI’s conservation programme teams to turn their visions into compelling proposals, and their work into accurate reports. Confidence in meetings and networking is essential. You may be required to travel both in the UK and internationally to cultivate relationships with current and prospective donors. You will be as tenacious as you are persuasive, your excellent interpersonal skills will enable you to build strong internal working relationships, as you bring information together to meet deadlines.

Experience in securing funds from the USA, mainland Europe and international foundations is desirable, as is experience of working internationally.

In return, the role offers the opportunity to work in an exciting, friendly and lively team within an internationally impactful organisation, at the forefront of global conservation. FFI offers a generous pension contribution, attractive annual leave allowance, flexible working and life insurance. Our offices are located in The David Attenborough Building in central Cambridge, just a few minutes’ walk from glorious historic buildings and museums, the picturesque River Cam, the central market and shopping centre, and a host of cafés and restaurants.  

For further details and to apply please click here

The closing date for applications is Monday, 09 May 2022.

Senior Trusts and Foundations Fundraiser

Salary -£31,187 - £33,715 pro-rata per annum

Hours - 21 hours per week

Contact – Fixed-term for 18 months

Location - Norwich, Cambridge or Hybrid

Nobody chooses the family or circumstances they are born into. At Break we firmly believe that with the right care, there is no limit to what can be achieved. Break works across East Anglia with children and young people on the edge of care, in care and leaving care.

Break is seeking an experienced Trusts and Foundations Fundraiser with the ability to, open up new sources of funding as well as working with existing donors. It’s an exciting time to join the team as Break has a portfolio of successful trust relationships and we are seeking to grow our income to support the development work of the charity. Working alongside the Trust Manager and Trust Assistant, the successful candidate will be able to demonstrate experience of leading on both revenue and capital appeals, securing income and managing budgets.

The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate:

• 2+ years’ experience of working in Trusts and Foundations fundraising.
• Experience of cross-team working.
• Experience of excellent writing skills with the ability to engage with beneficiaries to ensure their voices are part applications. 

In return for your work you’ll be rewarded with a competitive salary, generous holiday allowance and our commitment to your professional development. Full details of Break’s benefits can be found on our website.

Throughout the pandemic we’ve adjusted to working from home, and going forward we will be operating in a hybrid model. We will fully consider remote working with occasional visits to the office or to services.  

Previous, but not essential, employment history may include: Trust Officer, Trust Fundraiser.

Closing Date: 22/05/2022

Interview Date: 26/05/2022 

Break operate services for vulnerable children and families and we need to ensure that we take steps to protect both them and our staff teams from the transmission of the Covid 19 virus. It is therefore a requirement for all staff unless they provide evidence of an appropriate medical exemption to be able to meet at least two of the following three requirements 1) Maintain a full vaccination status (including any recommend booster injections) 2) Undertake LFT / PCR or other approved Covid tests as required 3) Wear PPE including e.g. face masks when requested.

To comply with the Immigration Asylum & Nationality Act 2006 and additional amendments, and UK Visa's and Immigration (UKVI) requirements, all prospective employees will be asked to supply evidence of eligibility to work in the UK. We will ask to see and take a copy of an appropriate official document as set out in the UKVI guidelines. Do not send anything now, further information will be sent to you should you be invited to interview.

We are committed to equality of opportunity. Your current immigration status will not be taken into account when assessing your application against the selection criteria for the post.

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.

Hunter Merrifield are thrilled to partner Cure Parkinson’s to find an excellent Senior Trusts Officer to be jointly responsible for implementing Cure Parkinson’s, Trust fundraising programme and meeting agreed income targets by producing high quality applications to secure significant income from grant-giving Trusts and Foundations, both existing and new. 

Job Title: Senior Trusts Officer
Organisation: Cure Parkinson’s
Salary: £35,000
Location: London based office & home, with a minimum of 3 days in the office.
Contract: Full time, permanent
Benefits: 28 days’ holiday three of which must be taken over Christmas, plus bank holidays. Pension enrolment and flexible working
Closing date: Wednesday 1st June 2022
Required: CV and Cover Letter

About Cure Parkinson’s

Curing Parkinson’s needs world-class collaborative science involving researchers, clinicians, the pharmaceutical industry and, most importantly, people who are living with Parkinson’s. This collaboration is at the heart of our research programme.

Their leadership and funding enables the world’s leading neuroscientists and neurologists to prioritise, together, the next generation of drugs for clinical trial.

Job Responsibilities

• Secure income for Cure Parkinson’s by creating tailored proposals for restricted and unrestricted funds.
• Support the development of an international trust programme.
• Work collaboratively with the research and senior management teams to identify immediate and long-term funding requirements, and to develop in-depth project proposals. 
• To make the team aware of new and existing funding opportunities from Trusts and Grantmakers. 
• To work across the fundraising team to utilise opportunities and encourage the team to identify opportunities in Trust fundraising as they arise. 
• Submit high-quality grant applications within required deadlines to a wide range of funders including large national funders, building relationships and partnerships.
• Develop prospect research into a pipeline of funding applications to small, medium, large and multi-year funders.
• To ensure that approaches are made to relevant funders and all opportunities are utilized. 

Skills and Experience

• Self-motivated and enthusiastic worker
• Excellent communicator both written and face to face with an ability to adapt to each donor’s individual needs
• Effective team worker
• Flexible approach to working conditions and working environment change
• Self-motivated and enthusiastic worker
• Excellent communicator both written and face to face with an ability to adapt to each donor’s individual needs
• Effective team worker
• Flexible approach to working conditions and working environment change

This role is perfect for a Trusts fundraiser looking to join a fast-growing team. You will be part of a passionate and inspiring group, where you will be able to develop as the charity grows.

To find out more and to apply for the role, get in contact with Stuart Milliner at Hunter Merrifield.

Along with the charity we want to practice a diverse and inclusive recruitment process that ensures equal opportunity for all we work with, irrespective of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. As an organisation, we encourage applications from all backgrounds and will ensure measures are met when required, to allow a fair process throughout.