We are seeking an experienced individual with excellent communication skills to join The Gurkha Welfare Trust as Trusts & Foundations Coordinator.

The Role

The successful candidate will be responsible for researching, identifying and applying to trusts and foundations and other grant-making bodies with timely, well written and compelling proposals.  The Trusts & Foundations Coordinator reports to the Head of Fundraising & Communications.

Those applying must have excellent written communication skills and a strong track record of working to targets. You must have a proven track record of successful bid writing and the packaging of projects to suit funder requirements.

Key Responsibilities

Maintain and build on our rolling programme of applications for 300+ existing Trusts – identifying relevant and timely projects best suited to each funder.

• Prospect new trusts and foundations both in the UK and overseas, conducting detailed research from public sources in order to optimise cold approaches.
• Prepare and submit detailed, relevant and compelling applications for funding from grant making trusts.
• Support the development of a stewardship programme for existing grant making trusts and their trustees and ensure the timely feedback of reports to funders.
• Work closely with the team in the UK and our operations in Nepal to identify relevant programmes and activities for funding, procuring the relevant information and costings and ensuring no overlap.
• Work alongside communications colleagues to optimise applications and reports for funders. 
• Be responsible for the accurate and up-to-date database records of all grant-making trusts. 
• Ensure the grants fundraising function complies with all current fundraising regulations and guidance (Code of Fundraising Practice, Charity Commission guidance) and GDPR.
• Compile and provide reports for the Head of Fundraising & Communications as required.
• Work with the Head of Fundraising & Communications on projected income and expenditure in line with planned activities.
• Build and develop relationships with trust representatives through written and face to face communications with support from the Head of Fundraising & Communications.

Other Tasks:

• Participate in meetings and training courses/seminars as and when required.
• Undertake other duties as may reasonably be required by the Head of Fundraising & Communications.

Person Specification

Applicants for this position should be able to satisfy the following criteria:

Essential

• Minimum three years’ demonstrable success in trust fundraising.
• Excellent written communication and numeracy skills, with the ability to compose carefully crafted and persuasive correspondence.
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage a wide range of projects, prioritise own workload and meet deadlines for reports and applications.
• Excellent interpersonal and networking skills with the ability to relate to people at all levels of seniority.
• Strong research skills and the ability to identify and capitalise on leads.
• Ability to be an advocate for the Trust by communicating its mission with authority and empathy.
• Ability to work alone or as part of a team.
• Willing and able to work occasional evening and weekends to support key work commitments.

 Experience

 Essential

• Graduate level qualification or equivalent experience
• Experience of writing compelling and successful fundraising proposals for trusts and foundations
•  IT literate, with excellent Word and Excel skills.
• A track record of achieving funding targets, either alone or as part of a team
• Project management skills to handle tasks and deadlines efficiently and effectively
• Sound financial literacy (particularly understanding of budgeting and financial reporting processes working closely with the Finance team)

Desirable

• Understanding of the work of The Gurkha Welfare Trust.
• Experience of using a CRM database, including making data selections and undertaking data analysis.
• Understanding of GDPR guidelines

 

Benefits

25 days leave plus bank holidays; generous contributory pension scheme (up to 10% employer contribution); private medical insurance

 Application closes on 8 December 2019 

 To Apply

If you would like to apply for this position, please click the apply button and attach your CV and supporting statement addressing the person specification.

Interviews will take place in our office in Salisbury on 17 December 2019.

Head of Trusts & Grants

Salary £47,000 - £49,8640 per annum

Permanent 

(Monday - Friday)

Location: 175 St John Street, London EC1V 4LW

Your new employer:

Place2Be is the leading children's mental health charity providing in-school support and expert training to improve the emotional wellbeing of pupils, families, teachers and school staff.

We provide emotional and therapeutic services in over 600 primary and secondary schools in England, Scotland and Wales, reaching a school population of approximately 350,000 children - building children's resilience early in life through counselling, creative work and play.

Place2Be also provides training on mental health and wellbeing for teachers and other professionals who work with children and young people, so we can help to build "mentally healthy" schools and communities where all children can thrive and grow up with prospects, not problems.

Are we the type of life changing organisation you’d like to work for? Yes…. read on

Who are we looking for?

We are looking to recruit an exceptional Head of Trusts & Grants to lead our successful team in achieving annual income targets by delivering a high-quality trusts & grants programme, which engages a wide range of new and existing trust and statutory funders in a variety of different ways. At a time when interest in children’s mental health has never been stronger, this is an exciting time to be joining our dynamic organisation and make a real and tangible difference to children’s futures. 

As the successful candidate you will possess extensive experience with a solid track record working with different Trusts and Grants. We are investing heavily in these income areas in a bid to drive forward activity to achieve our ambitious growth plans. 

We are looking for a natural and strategic leader, experienced in leading and managing a successful team. An excellent relationship builder you will shape the future direction for Trusts and Grants income at Place2Be. You will need to have experience of devising and implementing successful business plans, excellent interpersonal and communication skills and superb project management skills.

As the successful candidate, you will have:

• Track record of managing trusts & grants funders and delivering exceptional performance and quality
• Strong track record of achieving income targets – both personally and through leading a team
• of fundraisers
• Experience of securing new high-value trusts & grants supporters from prospect research and managing a pipeline to winning new support
• Extensive experience of managing budgets
• Track record of managing complex relationships with funders, involving sophisticated reporting and stewardship
• Management (including the planning, resourcing, implementation & monitoring) of successful fundraising campaigns involving multiple income streams and rigorous deadlines
• A team leader and player. Strong interpersonal and communication skills; ability to communicate and influence others through both verbal and written media and demonstrates the ability to build effective partnerships

In return we offer you a range of fantastic benefits including:

• Amazing offices in the heart of the city, a brisk walk from Farringdon Station
• Fantasic work culture and office environemnt
• Enhanced Annual Leave entitlement
• Robust Learning and Development Programme
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle purchase and season ticket loan schemes
• Extended maternity/paternity pay

A supportive organisation we offer strong and clear leadership as well as a fantastic working environment to ensure your early success.

*Please note we are NOT using agencies for this recruitment and you can only apply diretcly via Charity Jobs or the Place2Be website.

Closing Date: Sunday 17th November 2019 at 11:59pm

1st Interview: Wednesday 20th November 2019 

2nd Interview: TBC 2019

Start: ASAP

If you share our core values of perseverance, integrity, compassion and creativity, we would love you to join us. It’s sensitive and demanding work - but hugely rewarding and fulfilling - you will be helping give young people brighter futures.

Place2Be is committed to equal opportunities and anti-discrimination practices and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community. We are keen to reflect the diversity of the partner schools we work in and are particularly interested in attracting applications from male candidates, as well as candidates from Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds

To build a fair education for all, we need to unlock the potential in all children – not just some. Together, we’re making it happen. Every day, our work takes us closer to a better future. But we need to do more. It’s a big challenge – and we need your help to take it on.

We are seeking an exceptional relationship manager, with experience working across client accounts, external partnerships, business development, director level relationships. The role will manage a portfolio of high-value corporate partnerships each with their own partnership deliverables and KPIs. You will be expected to champion Teach First’s vision and mission and deliver the level of service that we are renowned for. Please note this role is a 13-month Fixed Term Contract, ideally from February 2020.

• Are you experienced in high-value partnership management and do you have proven expertise in thinking creatively to develop and grow partnerships?
• Do you have a natural ability to build and develop relationships?
• Do you have a positive ‘can do’ approach and natural diplomacy?
• Do you have the skills to deal with complex supporter issues?
• Do you have outstanding and persuasive verbal and written communication skills?
• Do you have experience at juggling conflicting internal and external stakeholder needs?

Yes to the above? Then we want to hear from you. You might be our next Senior Partnership Manager.

Please note, interviews will be held on Friday 29th November.

Take a look at the job description and then complete an application on our careers website. Make sure you’ve got your CV and cover letter showing how you meet our essentials ready to upload.

To apply for a vacancy at Teach First you are required to complete an application on our careers website. If you are applying via an external job board you will be redirected to our careers website where you should complete your application. We will not progress any applications that have not been submitted in this way.

Position:  Permanent

Location: London

Deadline for Applications: 22nd November 2019

The position:

Our well-respected national youth charity client which provides countless opportunities for youth development in the UK is recruiting a Senior Trusts Officer.  In this rewarding and meaningful career role, you will help to manage all trusts and foundations, working toward multi-year partnerships with historic and new funding bodies. You will work towards a target of over £2m per year and will provide line management to an experienced trust officer. You’ll also have the opportunity to work collaboratively within the Fundraising & Communications team.

This is a fantastic career development opportunity for an experienced trust officer in the charity sector to take a step up in their career. You will use your skills and expertise to contribute positively to the lives of young people, supporting them to learn from one another, build life skills, resilience and self-belief through adventure, discipline and developing a sense of belonging, confidence and purpose.

Requirements:

• Experience of managing trusts and foundations, ideally working toward multi-year partnerships with historic and new funding bodies in the charity sector, at the five and six figure level.
• Experience developing and implementing a trust fundraising programme, including acquisition, retention and development 
• Experience of impact reporting and evaluation
• Demonstrable results-orientated mind-set, driving and managing the entire trusts pipeline, with the ability to work proactively, to tight deadlines and under pressure.

Role: Senior Trusts Officer

Location: Zone 1, London

Salary: up to £34,500 per annum

Contract: Full-time, permanent

Harris Hill are delighted to be working with a leading maritime youth charity providing countless opportunities for youth development in the UK.

The Senior Trust Officer will be leading and managing their own portfolio of Trusts and Foundations, ideally working toward multiyear partnerships with historic and new funding bodies.

This role will be a great opportunity to develop your already high levels of written communication with a key focus on impact reporting and evaluation. You will also get the opportunity to apply to a broad range of both small and large Trusts and Foundations so experience with 6-figure applications will be ideal.

To be considered for this opportunity you must have a proven track record of trust fundraising and the ability to build lasting and meaningful relationships with both grant-making organisations and senior managers.

If you would like to receive an Information pack for this role, with details on how to apply, please send your CV to [email protected] or call Zach at Harris Hill 0207 820 7332.

This is a rolling recruitment so applicants are encouraged to apply early.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Please note that due to the high volume of applicants not all candidates will be responded to.

Marine Society and Sea Cadets are currently looking for a Senior Trust Officer to join our London team. You will be working on a full time, permanent basis working 35 hours per week and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £34,500 per annum. This is an amazing role to work on, with huge opportunity to develop income and really shape this role to suggest new ideas and markets to tap into. This role will work with the Fundraising team to achieve a target of over £2m per year.

This national charity helps launch young people for life today whatever they want to do after school and helps seafarers to keep learning all their lives. With strong links to the maritime sector and Royal Navy the charity uses the impact of being on the water to change the lives of those it supports through leaning, adventure and skills for life.

About the Senior Trust Officer role:

You will help to manage all trusts and foundations, ideally working toward multi-year partnerships with historic and new funding bodies. The post holder will manage current large grants, working collaboratively with the Trusts Manager on impact reporting and evaluation. The Senior Trust Officer will write compelling and informative applications and will act as a senior fundraising team member and line manage the Trusts coordinator.

Key responsibilities as our Senior Trust Officer:

- You will build relationships, multiyear partnerships and income from existing trusts and foundations

- Manage the Trusts coordinator role, setting goals and target, ensuring they meet them

- Research, develop and maintain new relationships to secure funding

- Write tailored, inspirational applications and project reports addressing grant-making priorities or requirements as specified Develop and maintain reporting and application systems and coordinate information with regional offices

- Liaise closely with senior managers and teams to plan and develop the strongest possible proposals and build relationships

- Evaluate, monitor and report back to donors in a timely fashion on projects which have been funded

- Record details of applications made, funding pledged and forecast income

- Input and update information on our database

Experience and skills you’ll need as our Senior Trust Officer will include:

- Results-orientated, managing the entire trusts pipeline and developing statutory income alongside

- Proven, personal fundraising experience, ideally at the five and six figure level

- Have superior written communication skills and will be comfortable working within a small team environment

- Good influencing skills and an ability to foster and maintain successful working relationships with

colleagues and contacts

- Proactive approach, can do attitude and ability to work creatively within bid applications matching funders

to potential projects

In return as our Senior Trust Officer you will receive:

- Pension Scheme

- Life Insurance

- Private Medical Insurance

- Employee Assistance Programme

- Eye Care

- Suzuki Affinity Scheme

- Mobile and Contract Discounts

Closing date for applications: Ongoing

Assessment Day: ASAP

Successful applicants will be required to undergo a DBS check.

If you would like to join the team as our Senior Trust Officer then please click ‘apply’ today – don’t miss out, we’d love to hear from you!

We are working on a very interesting role with a Human Rights charity based in a fantastic location in Central London. They are looking for a Trust Fundraising Manager.

Your role will be to secure income from charitable trusts, foundations and statutory bodies. You will manage existing funding relationships as well as secure new business.

You will have trusts fundraising experience, ideally at management level, and a track record of securing income. You will be a strong writer and have the ability to develop and maintain strong relationships.

This role is offering a salary of £34,391.

To find out more about this exciting role please call Terri on 0207 820 7326 or email a copy of your CV to [email protected]

Get in touch today to avoid disappointment, application will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Please note only successful candidates will be contacted.

We are seeking a Trusts Fundraising Manager to play a key role in Kiln Theatre’s ambitious and collaborative four-person Fundraising Team.

About Us

Kiln Theatre views the world through a variety of lenses, bringing unheard voices into the mainstream. We present high-quality and innovative work, which provokes debate and emotionally engages. Located in Brent, the most culturally diverse borough in London, we are a local venue with an international vision. 

The Role

The Trusts Fundraising Manager will work with the Director of Fundraising to meet the annual target for trust/foundation income (c. £600k pa). They will lead on writing grant applications, reporting to funders and researching prospective grant-givers.

This is an incredibly exciting time to join Kiln Theatre as we move into 2020, the year that Brent is London Borough of Culture. The Fundraising Team is an active and visible department at Kiln and we have excellent support from the leadership team and Board of Trustees. 

Benefits

Employee benefits include complimentary theatre tickets for preview performances, £2 tickets for cinema screenings and a 20% discount in Kiln Kitchen bar, cafe and restaurant.

Application Process

Please see the job description attached. To apply, visit our website.

There is scope for discussion about salary parameters at interview stage.

Trust and Foundations Officer

Safe Child Thailand

Reports to: Head of Development

Responsible for: Developing a portfolio of grant making trusts and foundations to help secure long-term growth in income

Term: 0.6 of a full time post, permanent

Based in: London, Clapham Common

Salary: £28,000 – 30,000 pa pro rata

Pension:  Contributory pension scheme with 4% employer contribution

Annual Leave: 25 days holiday not including bank holidays pa, pro rata

Start date:  As soon as possible

Application closes: 24th November 19

This position will be responsible for building the pipeline of grant making trusts and foundations; writing compelling proposals, successfully researching, cultivating and stewarding donors, and growing SCT’s support from trusts and foundations to meet ambitious fundraising targets.

The successful candidate will be a Trust Fundraiser who has excellent written and verbal communication skills and a strong track record of achieving targets. You must have a proven track record of successful bid writing and implementation of successful fundraising initiatives and processes for trusts and foundations. You will take the lead with bids up to £200,000. You will be a committed team member with a clear focus on objectives, highly motivated and able to work well under pressure.  You will have a flair for relationship building as well as strong organisational skills. You will have empathy with the aims, objectives and activities of the charity.

You will have the skills to deliver increased income to support Safe Child Thailand’s work to safeguard at-risk children and empower them to reach their full potential. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Liaise with colleagues to develop a strong Trusts and Foundations ‘Case for Support’ which articulates priority work with identified timescales and budgets

• Gather and consolidate intelligence on trust and foundation funding opportunities from a range of donors, including corporate foundations

• Create, organise and deliver inspiring copy for a range of applications.

• Ensure smooth co-ordination and relationship management

• Build on existing relationships by providing accurate and informative reports which are delivered within deadlines and where appropriate, applications for repeat grants

• Work collaboratively with the Communications Team to assist with case studies for reports

• Ensure all communication with Trusts and prospective donors is documented and accurately recorded.

 Other Tasks

• Keep abreast of charity law and fundraising practice, ensuring compliance

• Participate fully in the day-to-day work of the organisation, taking a flexible approach to fundraising and administrative tasks to support colleagues across the organisation.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Applicants for this position should be able to satisfy the following criteria:

• Proven ability to develop and implement successful fundraising initiatives and processes

• Experience of researching funding opportunities

• Knowledge of bid writing techniques

• Track record of securing funding

• The ability to prioritise conflicting demands whilst maintaining accuracy and attention to detail

• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to produce concise and compelling project summaries and cases for support, with the ability to build and maintain relationships

• Ability to work as part of a flexible team and to contribute towards wider objectives.

• Prepared for occasional travel to events and work outside of normal working hours

EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Graduate level qualification or equivalent experience

• Experience in a fundraising environment with experience of writing compelling and successful fundraising proposals for Trusts and Foundations

• A track record of achieving funding targets, either alone or as part of a team

• Experience of strategising and developing donor relationships

• Project management skills to handle tasks and deadlines efficiently and effectively

• Sound financial literacy (particularly understanding of budgeting and financial reporting processes)

Desirable

• Country or regional knowledge relevant to the work of SCT

• Sound understanding of international programming in a relevant field in developing countries

• Experience of using logical frameworks, theory of change or similar proposal development tools

• Some knowledge of at least one of the SCT’s key technical focus areas

• Experience of using salesforce or similar CRM tools

How to Apply

TO APPLY

If you would like to apply for this position, please click the apply button and attach your CV and Supporting Statement (No more than two sides of A4) addressing the Person Specification.

Interviews will take place in our office week commencing 2nd December 19.

This is a new role to set up a new income stream in a relatively new philanthropy team.

There is an ambitious five year income generation strategy to develop compelling propositions for corporate, philanthropy and trusts & foundations partners.

This will help support Cycling UK’s strategic objectives, change people’s behaviour and enable a million more cyclists.

The role is based at the Guildford office, but the London office and home working is also available.

Job specification

• Develop and implement the charity’s plans to grow trusts and statutory income
• Focus on securing six figure funding
• Write compelling propositions and bids capable of attracting and maintaining multi-year grants
• Research and select new prospective funding opportunities
• Support the wider team to drive new major funder relationships and expand philanthropic networks.

Person specification

• Extensive trusts and foundations fundraising experience
• Excellent writing skills
• Skilled at presenting to trust and foundation boards
• Able to work proactively and independently and with a creative approach to practical problem solving
• Loves cycling and its wider benefits

                     

To apply for this role, please click Apply with Charityjob to submit your CV to Nicola Hall at QuarterFive Fundraising Recruitment. If your experience is a good fit, we will send you a job description and arrange a briefing call or meeting that will provide you with all the information required to formally apply. QuarterFive aims to proactively support your job search, so we may also consider your details for other job vacancies to enable us to find a position that is most suitable for you.

Ihezie Foundation is a UK charity working to donate children’s literacy books to primary schools here in the UK, and educational and textbooks to schools, libraries and universities in Africa. 

We are recruiting a Part Time Trust Fundraising Manager

Part time, Permanent, 22 hours per week (with flexibility to work across 3-5 days and from home)

Responsible to: Director

Ihezie Foundation works to inspire children and students to read more; encourage them to share their enjoyment of reading; and celebrate the difference that reading makes.

In the UK, Ihezie Foundation works to donate much needed children’s books to support primary schools’ literacy programmes, and to invigorate and restock depleted library shelves.

About the Trust Fundraising Manager role

Our Trust Fundraising Manager is a new and crucial position for the organisation. Ihezie Foundation has recently reviewed its strategy and fundraising plan; and we’re excited to be working together with schools and teachers to do something new and impactful.

The Fundraising Manager will work in close partnership with the Director and the Board of Trustees, to ensure our mission is fulfilled successfully. You will lead on the delivery and development of our trust-fundraising plan, to ensure that we have the necessary trust and foundation income streams. You will also oversee a funding model that delivers sustainability, resilience, and a good return on investment, for which we are accountable to our funders and donors.

You will be working to identify, generate and sustain income from trusts and foundations, including writing grant applications and building relationships with targeted trusts and foundations.  As part of this you will oversee external communications relating to trust fundraising, including traditional channels and digital media.

This is an exciting opportunity to make a difference to improving the literacy and numeracy skills of students in the UK and in Africa.

Previous trust-fundraising experience is essential for this role.

About Orbis UK

Orbis is an international eye care charity that prevents and treats avoidable blindness and visual impairment.

Of the 253 million people in the world who are blind or visually impaired, 75% have conditions that are preventable or treatable. We screen for and treat eye conditions, raise awareness about eye health, and train and mentor local eye care teams in Africa, Asia and Latin America, where most of those people live.

We do this through our long-term programmes as well as on the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital, a state-of-the-art ophthalmic teaching hospital on board a customised aircraft.

You will be joining Orbis UK at an exciting time as we have rapidly grown over the past few years, with our income increasing from under £3M in 2010 to over £8M in 2017.  This success has been, in large part, due to working closely with our programme teams in the UK and around the world to develop and deliver large scale, community-based eye care programmes, that have resonated with foundation and statutory donors.

About the role

The Senior Trusts Fundraising Officer leads on all our Trusts and Foundations relationships and activities. By delivering excellent and tailored stewardship to existing supporters, and a rolling research plan to ensure the pipeline of opportunities is continually refreshed, this post manages the portfolio of Trusts and Foundations which contributes over £300,000 funding to Orbis UK.  This post reports to the Head of Partnerships who has overall responsibility for Corporate Partnerships and Trusts and Foundations Fundraising.

Title: Senior Trusts Fundraising Officer

Department: Fundraising and Communications (team of 20)

Reports to: Head of Partnerships

Location: London, UK (near Monument)

Contract: Full time, 37.5 hours per week permanent

Salary: £28,000- £32,000 per annum (depending on experience)

The main responsibilities of this role include

Deliver first class stewardship and relationship management to Trusts and Foundations donors to maximise the value and length of their support.

• Produce general and bespoke reports (as required) to keep donors updated on the work they are funding.
• Develop a creative strategy to engage Trusts and Foundations to increase income, including tailored communications and timely updates on relevant information. 
• Bring an innovative approach to pipeline development, generating new opportunities from a range of sources and approaches.
• Represent Orbis UK externally at meetings, presentations and networking events to raise awareness of our work and increase credibility with potential or current donors.
• Actively engage in identifying opportunities to leverage Trusts and Foundations relationships to maximise high value donations through other income streams.
• Ensure all activity in relation to Trusts and Foundations fundraising, pipeline development and reporting are accurately recorded on Raiser’s Edge, and data management complies with GDPR.

Full details of the job description can be downloaded from our website or Charity Jobs website.

Benefits of working for Orbis UK

Before completion of probation:

• 22 days holiday plus three days between Christmas and New Year
• Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• E-learning Courses
• Social Activities
• Access to low cost gym within the building
• Flexible working including flex-time

After completion of probation:

• Matched employer pension contribution up to a maximum of 10% of basic salary
• Interest free season ticket loan

Application and interviews

Closing Date: 9am Monday 25th November 2019
First Interviews:  Thursday 28th November 2019

Second Interviews: Thursday 5th December 2019

Start Date: ASAP

All applicants must have the legal right to live and work in the UK. Successful applicants may be subject to an enhanced DBS check. Unfortunately, we won’t be able to reply to all applications, so if you haven’t heard from us by Friday 29th November, your application has not been successful.

Orbis UK is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from any suitably qualified persons. We will ensure that no job applicant receives less favorable treatment either directly or indirectly, on the grounds of age, race, disability, gender, marital status, religion or faith or sexual orientation.

Safeguarding: Orbis UK is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and criminal records checks.

Application is via curriculum vitae and covering letter to HR Manager.

About “Speakers for Schools”

Few charities generate more excitement and inspiration than Speakers for Schools. Whether or not we’ve organised Naomi Campbell to share the highs and lows of her journey with 150 young people from Elmgreen School, or 15 young people to participate in work experience at the Bank of England, every day brings laughter, excitement and that warm feeling that you did something good.

Founded by ITV Political Editor Robert Peston (Trustee), and chaired by Andrew Law (Caxton Associates), Speakers for Schools was created to help level the playing field for UK state schools and their students by giving them the same access to the UK’s leading figures from politics, business, and sport as enjoyed by private schools. 

Bill Gates, Baroness (Martha) Lane Fox, Professor Brian Cox, David Dein, David Cameron, Natalie Bennett, Philip Hammond, Naomi Campbell and over a thousand other influential and inspirational people have been kind enough to volunteer their time to speak with Speakers for Schools. Three-quarters of a million Young People have attended a Speakers for Schools talk.

More recently, we launched our S4SNextGen service. S4SNextGen works with our outstanding network of speakers and partner employers, to offer young people, work experience opportunities which would usually be out of reach to them. We have now offered more than two thousand work experience placements at employers such as the Bank of England, M&C Saatchi, Disney, Vogue, BA, Cisco and others. 

Speakers for Schools is entering a new and exciting phase in its journey. Having recently appointed its new CEO Jason Elsom, and thanks to the continued and extended generosity of the Law Family Charitable Foundation, Speakers for Schools will accelerate its growth to support more young people by initially growing its team from eight to thirteen before the end of 2019, with additional growth planned throughout 2020. 

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Core Purpose and Key Responsibilities

You will have the enviable position of working with our CEO, Director of Fundraising, and wider team, to establish a fundraising programme, where none currently exists. This means that you will not inherit an outdated onion-layered programme, installed by someone who came before you, but contribute to the shaping of something new. 

We expect out-of-the-box thinking and entrepreneurial strategies, built on the foundation of your experiences, and ideas which you may not have previously been able to action. Although our current and enlarged team are supported by one donor, you will play a key role in helping us scale, by contributing to a team target of restricted and unrestricted funding of 6/7 figures above our current funding levels. You will report to our recently appointed Director of Fundraising, in a team which we anticipate will grow during 2020. The rest we will write together.

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To Apply

If selected, you will normally be interviewed within seven days of application. The role will close when we find an outstanding candidate to join us.  As such, there is no specific closing date. Forward a CV and a covering letter / video / presentation on what you feel makes you our new Senior Fundraising Executive. Please note if you do not provide a covering letter or similar, your application will not be considered.

Speakers for Schools is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to providing equality of opportunities to all employees and applicants. Speakers for Schools is committed to treating all employees and applicants in the same manner irrespective of gender, marital status, family status, religious belief and/or political opinion, disability, age, race and/or ethnic origin and sexual orientation.

Do you have ability to write persuasive and compelling cases and proposals?

If so, you may be the Senior Trust Manager we’re looking for.

About the role

It’s an exciting time to be at the BHF as we’ve recently made some big decisions in terms of growth; through our philanthropic networks we aim to raise £20million by 2024 and have established the foundations for future growth and success.

As Senior Trust Manager you’ll be responsible for all Trust, Foundation and Institutional fundraising at the BHF, particularly leading the Trust Team to grow income in line with the wider Philanthropy team's objectives. 

You’ll achieve set and ambitious income targets with a particular focus on securing six and seven figure gifts and pledges while also developing and delivering plans to grow the Trusts pipeline and ensure that the team are delivering high quality stewarding to existing donors to encourage long term support.

About you

We’re looking for someone with extensive previous trust fundraising experience.

You’ll have excellent written skills with the ability to write persuasively, as well as an excellent eye for detail and an analytical and focused nature.

When applying, we want you to tell us about your:
• Proven experience of successful fundraising from both private family Trusts and Foundations and Institutional funders
• Experience of making successful 6 figure asks and working closely with senior stakeholders to develop and execute solicitation plans
• Line management experience
• Experience of writing compelling funding proposals from scratch

With strong relationship building and line management skills, being a team player and having the drive to maximise funding opportunities are a must.   

In return we offer a generous benefits package including flexible working, healthcare cover, dental plan, subsidised gym membership and substantial annual leave.

About us

We research all heart and circulatory diseases and the things that cause them. Heart disease, Stroke, Vascular Dementia, Diabetes and many more. All connected, all under siege. Because our research is the promise of future cures and treatments.

How to apply

To apply for this role please use the apply button to be redirected to our career site. 

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.
 
This is a maternity cover contract up to 12 months.

British Heart Foundation recognises and respects the value and diversity of all