Trust and statutory fundraising manager jobs near London, Greater London

About us

Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it.

We are recruiting for a part-time Trust and Lottery Executive to join our dynamic, award-winning Fundraising team in London. This role is a four-month parental leave cover so it would be ideally suited to someone looking to bring transferrable skills to this area of fundraising. You would be working from an established portfolio of funders with both warm and new prospects.

About the role

As Trust and Lottery Executive, you will play a key role in securing income from a range of institutional sources – including charitable Trusts, Foundations and Lottery-based funding streams.

About you

To be successful in this role you will have a proven ability to develop and maintain positive relationships with funders. This will include cultivating and managing key relationships, writing creative, high-quality bids, and developing new partnerships.

We believe diversity is a strength, and our aim is to make sure that Crisis truly reflects the communities we serve. We are actively working towards our organisation being a place where everyone can thrive and make their best contribution to our mission of ending homelessness for good. We know that the more perspectives, voices, and experiences we can bring to this work, the better. We particularly welcome applications from people who have lived experience of homelessness, and people from all marginalised groups, communities and backgrounds.

Working at Crisis

As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:

• Interest free loans to purchase a train season ticket or a bike or for a deposit to secure a tenancy
• Mandatory pension scheme, with an employer contribution of 8.5%
• 25 days’ annual leave which increases with service to 28 days

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career.

When you join us, you will have the opportunity to join our staff diversity networks, which aim to champion issues across the organisation, enable staff to be their authentic and best selves and contribute to making Crisis a truly diverse organisation. 

How to apply

If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please click on the 'Apply for Job' button below.

Closing date: Sunday 11th September 2022 (at 23:59)

Interviews will be held remotely on Friday 16th September 2022.

​​​​​​​Accessibility

We welcome applications from people who identify as neuro diverse and want our recruitment process to be as accessible as possible. If you need us to make an adjustment or provide additional support as you apply for a role, please email our Recruitment team, contact details can be found on our website.

About the job

Lumos is an international non-governmental, non-profit organisation founded by J.K. Rowling. Our vision is of a world where all children have the opportunity to grow up in a safe and loving family.

We believe that children belong in families not orphanages and for over 10 years Lumos has worked directly to safely transform systems of care and protection, helping to ensure children do grow up in loving families rather than harmful orphanages, and demonstrating that change is possible.

We aim to achieve our vision by continuing to challenge care systems around the world to think differently about the solutions they offer to children in need. We will do this by casting light onto the shortcomings and risks of orphanages and similar institutions, and producing high-quality, compelling evidence of our long term, sustainable solutions.

Position:

Job title: Trusts and Foundations Manager

Group: Fundraising & Engagement

Reporting to: Head of Partnerships

Location: UK, Hybrid. 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.

Salary: £37,000 per annum

Closing Date: Wednesday 12pm (GMT) 7th September 2022

Purpose of Job

The Trusts and Foundations Manager works in the Fundraising and Engagement Group, whose aim is to generate sustainable income for Lumos’s mission and engage key audiences and partners. Within the wider Group, the role sits in our Global Fundraising team, an ambitious and friendly team overseeing income generation from: Trusts and Foundations, Statutory, Philanthropy, Corporate and Individual Giving from the UK and US offices.

The Trusts and Foundations Manager plays a key role within the Fundraising Team, building and maintaining strong relationships with trusts, foundations, and some statutory partners across Europe to maximise income for Lumos’s work for children. In this role you will be responsible for independently managing a portfolio of existing high value donors to Lumos, as well as identifying and cultivating relationships with new potential funding partners. Working with the Head of Partnerships and Partnerships Manager, you will play a critical role in shaping and delivering the high-value fundraising strategy at Lumos and will work to an individual six-figure income target.

Main Responsibilities

Donor Stewardship & New Business:

• Provide exceptional personalised donor care and stewardship to an existing portfolio of trust and foundation supporters giving five and six-figure gifts.
• Proactively identify, research, and cultivate relationships with prospective trust and foundations with the potential to make five and six-figure gifts to Lumos.
• 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.
• Invite donors and host them at Lumos events. Additionally, support the wider Fundraising and Engagement Group on the organisation and execution of Lumos events as required, ranging from large receptions to panel events, seminars, and intimate dinners.
• Establish and manage a rolling programme of applications to secure new small and medium sized Trust funders.

Internal Systems Management:

• Support the Head of Partnerships and work with the Partnerships Funding Manager to support the implementation of the Programme Funding Framework, including proposal development and information sharing.
• Manage and maintain the fundraising database and systems, conforming to GDPR, to ensure a consistent and accurate approach to information management.
• Contribute to the development of Fundraising plans, KPIs and budgets with agreed individual and team targets to monitor and report against as required, including monthly, quarterly and annual forecasts.

Internal and External Networking:

• Attend networking and sector events to build and nurture a personal network of contacts and prospects in the UK and the rest of Europe.
• Work with the Partnerships Funding Manager to develop high quality communications for a wide range of trust and foundation audiences, including proposals, funding pitches, detailed financial information, reports, and stewardship pieces.
• Develop relationships with Trustees and senior Lumos colleagues in the UK and overseas in order to involve them appropriately in the Trusts and Foundations strategy, including peer-led approached to funders.
• Collaborate with Lumos Program colleagues to effectively manage key donor partnerships, ensuring high quality information is created to support donor communications, meetings and develop sustainable funding opportunities.
• To work with the Designated Safeguarding Lead for the Fundraising and Engagement Group to ensure all work is done safely and in line with Lumos safeguarding policies and procedures and participate in organisation Safeguarding activities as required.

Requirements:

Essential

Skills:

• 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.
• Ability to motivate and influence across a range of levels internally, including with programme staff, Trustees, and the Executive Leadership Team.
• Enthusiastic and results driven. Can remain positive, proactive and flexible when faced with setbacks and challenges.
• Highly organised with the ability to prioritise and sustain focus on work that will have the greatest impact on individual and organisational objectives.
• Exercise strong independent problem-solving skills and judgement, dealing with complex donor relationships maturely and sensitively and managing and mitigating risk.
• Ability to scan the external environment for trends, insights, ideas and best practice that could benefit Lumos’s work, and adapt to current trends in trusts and foundations giving.

Knowledge:

• An excellent understanding of fundraising from trusts and foundations and statutory donors in the UK and across Europe.
• A strong working knowledge of supporter care and data protection issues.

Experience:

• A proven track record of meeting or exceeding financial targets and soliciting five and six-figure gifts from trusts and foundations, including through face to face pitches and negotiations.
• Demonstrable experience of leading on prospect management, taking the initiative to identify and reach out to new trust and foundations and securing new business.
• Experience of using a fundraising database across high value account management
• Experience of managing proposal development and reporting for trust and foundation partners, including coordinating closely with colleagues across the organisation as needed.

Desirable

Knowledge:

• An understanding of international development issues, child rights and deinstitutionalisation.

Experience:

• Experience of managing and demonstrating compliance against donor requirements

Values

Act in accordance with Lumos’ values:

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

Other information:

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.

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.

Each year, Young Enterprise helps thousands of young people develop the skills, knowledge, and confidence they need to succeed. Through our nationwide enterprise and financial capability programmes, we give young people the opportunities and experiences to discover who they are and what they’re good at.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a fast moving, youth focused, charity and play a crucial role in enabling the charity to deliver innovative and exciting education programmes in partnership with a diverse range of private sector organisations that will inspire the next generation.

We are looking for an experienced Regional Fundraising Manager to research and secure new strategic funding partnerships and income streams from a range of sources across the Midlands, which will become your relationships to harness and develop. After recent successes in the team, there is space to think creatively, diversify our offer and craft bespoke partnerships that will have maximum impact for young people.

YE’s partnerships offer focuses on a rich and diverse range of volunteering opportunities, bespoke strategic education projects and programme sponsorship opportunities. YE partner with several leading Financial Services organisations, including high-value and multi-year partnerships, and as we diversify into new industries, there is real scope to shape the direction of travel for YE and its partnerships.

We are looking for:

We are seeking an experienced fundraiser who enjoys scoping and crafting innovative projects and successfully building a pipeline of potential funders in a variety of sectors. We are also looking for:

• Evidence of thinking strategically to deliver new programmes and initiatives.
• The ability to communicate and build relationships effectively at all levels, always dealing tactfully and professionally with colleagues.
• Excellent leadership skills
• Good organisational abilities with an analytical and goal-oriented approach.
• Personal resilience, with the ability to work under pressure, think on your feet, manage a varied workload and adapt to changing priorities.
• Right to Work in the UK, plus the ability to provide two professional references and to work from our London office at least 4 times per month.
• Experience within the education or training sector preferable but not necessary.

YE does not deliver COY/employee fundraising partnerships, so we are ideally looking for someone with experience of building partnerships focused around volunteer engagement and strategic projects, but we will consider candidates with transferable skills.

Why work for us?

• People-focussed with a friendly and supportive work-place culture
• An active commitment to equality and diversity
• Access to mentoring scheme with a corporate partner
• Generous holiday allowance of 7.2 weeks
• Access to NHS top-up scheme, for money back on expenses such as dental and optical
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Group Life Assurance

This is a home-based role, however, will require significant travel, including to London for team meetings.

To apply, please send your CV – with a covering letter (no more than 2 sides of A4) explaining why you think you would be right for this opportunity via CharityJob by no later than midday on 14th September 2022. Please note applications without a cover letter will not be considered.

We will be assessing applications on a rolling basis and may shortlist and invite candidates to interview before the closing date. Interviews will take place via Teams.

Although we endeavour to respond to all applications, if you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date you should consider your application unsuccessful.

Location: London, with flexibility to work remotely

About the role

As the Senior Trusts & Statutory Officer within the Major Giving team you will be responsible for managing a portfolio of relationships with new and existing SSAFA funders.

This will involve researching new opportunities for the organisation, overseeing approaches for support, and managing reporting requirements. This is an existing role, and you will be joining at an exciting time of expansion of and investment in SSAFA's fundraising activities, in light of the recent launch of our 2022-2027 organisational strategic plan.

About the team

The Major Giving Team is a welcoming and diverse group of individuals who are keen to learn from others, as well as share their insight and experience. Your work will cross-pollinate with other colleagues in the team who work across trusts and foundations, major donors and statutory funders. You will also collaborate regularly with staff in our service delivery teams.

You will be provided with ongoing support, training and mentoring through regular meetings with your line manager, as well as the wider team. We encourage a hybrid approach to work in our team, attending Central Office when required, while also working from home in a collaborative way on other days. This ensures we stay well connected to colleagues and can continue to share the enthusiasm and drive that fuels our team’s ongoing success.

About you

To be successful in this role you will be a natural communicator with a strong understanding of trust, foundation, and statutory fundraising.  You will have a track record of developing relationships with various funding partners, whether existing or prospective, while also seeking new opportunities.

We are looking for someone who is able to represent the charity confidently with external stakeholders, make positive connections, and produce excellent written communication for a variety of audiences, when required.

Working directly with the Trusts Manager - and collaboratively with the Major Giving Team and wider Fundraising department from time to time - this role is key to the success of an ongoing increase in income within the team. The need to work independently and be highly self-motivated is important.

About SSAFA

SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity, has been providing practical, emotional, and financial support to our Forces and their families since 1885. Last year our teams of volunteers and employees helped more than 79,000 people in need, from Second World War veterans to those who have served in more recent conflicts or are still currently serving, and their families.

SSAFA understands that behind every uniform is a person. We are here for that person – any time they need us, in any way they need us, for as long as they need us.

Diversity and Inclusion at SSAFA

SSAFA exists to support a diverse range of beneficiaries within the armed forces community, and we believe diversity within our teams is key to ensuring we can deliver our services effectively. We thrive on differences and believe it is critical to our success as a worldwide charity. SSAFA is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace that seeks to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We therefore encourage applications from all genders, races, religions, ages and sexual orientations, as well as parents, veterans, people living with disabilities, and any other groups that could bring diverse perspectives to our business.

SSAFA is committed to using the Disclosure & Barring Service to ensure we, as an employer, safeguard those we serve.

No agencies please. Any unsolicited submissions from agencies will be accepted as a direct application from the candidate and no fees will be payable.

Closing date: Midnight on 29th August 2022. SSAFA reserves the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

Interviews: First stage interviews will take place virtually on week commencing 5th September 2022

QEST, the leading charity supporting the training and education of professional craftspeople, is recruiting for a dynamic, resourceful and experienced individual with a passion for arts/craft/education, to help expand its fundraising activities. The Fundraising Manager will help develop the fundraising strategy to reflect QEST’s existing grant-giving, as well as for the charity’s future plans and growth strategy. 

For further details including the job description, person specification, outline conditions of employment and how to apply, please see here: https://bit.ly/3pn8TFT

We particularly welcome applications from candidates who consider themselves under-represented in the arts, crafts or education sectors.

Hunter Merrifield are pleased to work with a fantastic children’s research charity to find a Trusts and Statutory Manager lead on the delivery of a robust portfolio of Trusts and foundations, to support statutory funding bids, and support the wider Partnerships team on corporate grants and foundations.

Job Title: Trusts and Statutory Manager

Organisation: Children’s Research charity

Salary: £39,000 - £42,000

Contract: Permanent (4-5 days a week)

Location: Home based

Closing date: Monday 22nd August 2022

Required: CV

The Trusts & Statutory Fundraising Manager is a key role that will enable their ambition to diversify and grow income over the next five years. The challenge for this exciting position is to deliver and develop a relatively new income stream for the charity that is long term and sustainable.

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for Trust project pipeline across Trusts, Foundations (including corporate) and statutory, across the UK, home nations and regional. Developed with attention to unrestricted opportunities.
• Responsible for Trusts and Statutory budget, reporting on monthly, quarterly and annual KPIs, and monitoring and evaluating against ROI.
• Responsible for developing monitoring system to track restricted grants and project development with relevant colleagues and Finance team.
• Ensure necessary process and templates are in place to ensure projects are captured, packaged and costed, adapted to cross-selling thematically not just by project.
• Produce an annual sector analysis of Trust sector
• Build relationships, multiyear partnerships and income from existing trusts and foundations and strong stewardship involving members of the senior leadership team

Person Specification:

• Experience of developing and implementing a Trusts fundraising strategy including income from lottery and statutory sources with a creative and entrepreneurial approach to income development
• Proven record of personally securing minimum five-figure grants from Trusts, Statutory and other grant-making bodies
• Strong project planning and financial management skills, including planning, forecasting, modelling and performance analysis, and ability to understand project budgets
• Experience in senior relationship management and of influencing trust personnel
• Ability to establish and lead on a collaborative approach with ability to communicate complex issues in writing and person, in an engaging and relevant manner

This role is perfect for an experienced Trust Fundraiser looking to take responsibility of the income stream, with the support of a very experienced line manager. If you wish to join a charity who are growing fast, and you enjoy a fast-paced environment with a lot of flexibility – then do get in touch.

To find out more and to apply, please contact 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. 

Hybrid: Head Office, Hammersmith, London W6 7NL at least 4 days per month, and homeworking

Are you motivated by a desire to address the structural inequity that leads to financial hardship? Are you an experienced Major Donor fundraising manager looking to apply your skills to one of the most pressing issues in our society?

Turn2us is a national charity tackling poverty and the structural causes of poverty. We work with co-producers and partners to provide people in financial crisis with the means and agency to get back on their feet, build resilience, move forward with their lives and thrive.

We are recruiting for a Major Donor Manager to join our Philanthropy Team as part of our wider investment in fundraising. Reporting into the Head of Philanthropy, this role will work closely with colleagues across the Income Generation and External Affairs Directorate, and the CEO, who are committed to supported income growth in this area. With the support of the Head of Philanthropy, this role will be responsible for developing Major Donor Fundraising into a major area of income for the charity.

Turn2us is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from members of all communities. It is committed to equality of opportunity, inclusion and diversity. We encourage and welcome applications from all parts of the community regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, and marriage and civil partnerships.

Turn2us wants to enable an environment where everyone is kept safe from harm and can thrive. We are committed to safeguarding everyone involved in our charity and the work we do. You can read our safeguarding policy on the Turn2us website.

We offer flexible working patterns, both in terms of hours and remote working. Please note that all employees are contractually required to work from the office a minimum of 4 days a month. Some roles may be required to be in the office more often than this and this will be agreed with the hiring manager upon starting at Turn2us.

Closing date: 26/08/2022 

About World Child Cancer

Over 400,000 children worldwide develop cancer each year. Childhood cancer is most often curable, with an over 80% survival rate in high-income countries. However, in many low-and-middle-income countries survival rates are 20% or lower.

World Child Cancer’s goal is to improve the chances of children with cancer to survive and thrive in resource-constrained countries. We currently work with local hospitals in 13 countries to enable children with cancer to have equal access to the best possible treatment and care through awareness raising on signs of childhood cancer, providing financial, logistical and emotional support to address barriers to access treatment, training of healthcare workers and advocacy.

Job Description

Job Title: Trusts and Foundations Manager (part-time)

Reports to: Head of Trust and Statutory Funding

Overview

The post holder will play a key role in raising income from Trusts and Foundations to help achieve World Child Cancer’s mission. Working closely with the Head of Trusts and Statutory Funding and Programmes Team you will research, identify and steward potential trusts, develop high quality proposals and contribute to reporting. We are looking for a confident person with strong communications skills as an important part of the role will be to develop relationships with, and secure funding from, new foundations.

Key elements of the role

• To contribute to reaching or exceeding the annual trusts and foundations income target of £1.1m
• To deliver exceptional cultivation of prospective foundations and stewardship of existing foundations
• To undertake prospect research to identify new funding opportunities from foundations
• To work with the charity’s Programmes Team to match funding opportunities with the right projects and package these accordingly with robust proposals and budgets
• To manage reporting to some foundations
• To attend relevant networking events, meet with funders and help develop cultivation opportunities
• To ensure all donor communications are logged on the CRM database (Raisers Edge)

Person Specification

Essential

Ability to research and identify potential new funders

A proven track record of securing significant sums from trusts and foundations

Exceptional communication skills, able to build relationships with people at all levels of seniority

Ability to translate complex, specialist information into accessible and compelling proposals and reports for foundations of various sizes

Ability to help develop and monitor project budgets

Experience of working on multiple projects at the same time and cross-departmentally

A positive team player 

Ability to work on own initiative, prioritising workload with little supervision when needed

Empathy and diplomacy surrounding the issues of children’s health and the passion to want to improve the lives of children with cancer

Understanding of project management 

Flexibility to work out of usual working hours when required

Strong IT skills

Desirable

Experience of working in the international development sector

Experience of using networking events to prospect and steward funders

Educated to degree level or equivalent

Fundraising qualification

Experience with Raisers Edge or other CRM databases

Terms of Employment

Hours: 17.5 hours per week

Location: Hybrid working from home and from the office (9 Maltings Place, 169 Tower Bridge Road, London SE1 3JB). Flexible working considered.

Contract: Permanent (after 6 months’ probation)

Salary: circa £34,000 FTE (depending on experience)

Annual Leave: 25 days – pro-rata, 8 bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas

Pension: 10% employer contribution after 3 months (employee contributions optional)

Other: Opportunity to participate in the cycle to work scheme

This is a really exciting time to join Girlguiding. We have much to be proud of in our one hundred years of history, but we know that to remain vibrant and relevant to young people we must continually evolve.

We’ve begun a process of significant change: transforming the organisation so it can meet the challenges of the future by putting young people at the heart of our organisation. We’re on a mission to amplify the voices of girls and young women, so they can champion change in their own lives and the wider world; to build strong partnerships that can increase our reach and impact; and to increase the support we offer our amazing adult volunteers who deliver incredible experiences to young people across the UK every week.

You will play a key role in trust and statutory fundraising at Girlguiding, to help deliver the strategy to diversify and grow our trusts, foundation and statutory funder portfolio. These income streams have more than doubled in the last few years, and you will be responsible for securing new funding from trust and statutory sources to build on this exciting growth, as well as delivering outstanding stewardship to our existing partners.

Girlguiding values the differences that a diverse workforce brings and is committed to inclusivity, and to employing and supporting a diverse workforce. Girlguiding is proud to be part of the Stonewall Diversity Champions programme, a member of the Business Disability Forum, and a member of Time to Change. While Girlguiding’s young members may be women only, our staff team is mixed gender. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

We’re committed to supporting our staff to achieve a good work-life balance and offer flexible working options wherever we reasonably can. All staff are required to carry out our online health and safety training and complete a DSE risk assessment to ensure we can provide the support you require.

WR Fundraising Recruitment is looking for an experienced trusts fundraiser for an exciting new role where you will have the opportunity to grow a trusts and grants fundraising stream while managing a number of existing multi-year relationships with the likes of Children in Need and Big Lottery.

A great home working role for an experienced fundraiser who can shine while working autonomously.

With a role that covers the entire trusts fundraising process from prospect research to monitoring and reporting, you will have the opportunity to diversify the trusts and grants fundraising stream – bringing new funders to the charity and developing key relationships with existing and new funders.

You will inherit a strong portfolio or existing grants (over £250K) and a database of ready to go applications and prospects.

We’re looking for an experienced trusts fundraiser who is willing to take responsibility for all aspects of trusts fundraising – including prospect research, relationship building and reporting) has a track record of securing a wide range of grants (up to 6 figure would be preferred).

With a prominent cause in the spotlight, and a very financially stable charity, you will have the opportunity to work on a variety of applications and bids and join an emerging fundraising team that’s set to grow over the next year.

Trusts and Grants Fundraising Manager

Full Time, Permanent

Home Based / Remote – With occasional meetings in London area.

Circa £35,000 per annum

Duties will include:

• Generate fundraising income from key Trusts and Foundations and research potential new avenues for funding
• Write tailored, inspirational applications and reports addressing grant-making priorities or requirements as specified
• Building strong relationships with other teams within the organisation in order to understand the work of the Charity and thus build a case for support
• Maintain and deliver a pipeline of applications and reporting to grant makers, including prospecting for new funders
• To research relevant Trusts and Grant making bodies, developing compelling applications
• Build new relationships with trust and grant awarding organisations, updating them with the work of the charity and impact of trust funding.
• Stewardship of existing trusts and foundations, reporting on impact and identifying new opportunities for support

The ideal candidate will have:

• Track record in trusts fundraising / winning funds through bids and applications to grant giving, statutory bodies and foundations
• First class, demonstrable written communication skills with the ability to write compelling and innovative proposals and funding reports
• Strong interpersonal, networking and relationship building skills
• Proven experience undertaking research, developing proposals, and winning funding.
• Experience in managing relationships with trust and grant awarding bodies

To apply or for further information, please email a copy of your up to date CV in the first instance.

The team at WR Fundraising Recruitment are passionate about bringing together talented fundraising professionals with fantastic organisations. We’d love to hear from you if you are looking for a new fundraising opportunity.

We are looking for a Trusts and Statutory Fundraising Manager for an inspiring bereavement support charity .

This is a home based role

The Company
A well respected charity with a mission and vision to ensure everyone has equal access to excellent bereavement care

The Role

You will be responsible for the charities project pipeline across Trusts, Foundations (including corporate) and
statutory, across the UK, home nations and regional.

Responsible for Trusts and Statutory budget, reporting on monthly, quarterly and annual KPIs, and
monitoring and evaluating against ROI.

Responsible for developing monitoring system to track restricted grants and project development with relevant colleagues and Finance team.

Build relationships, multiyear partnerships and income from existing trusts and foundations and strong stewardship involving members of the senior leadership team .

Write tailored, inspirational applications and project reports addressing grant making priorities or requirements as specified.

The Candidate
Experience of developing and implementing a Trusts fundraising strategy including income from lottery and statutory sources with a creative and entrepreneurial approach to income development

Experience of leading a Trusts fundraising team, generating a minimum of 250,000 and delivering against performance targets

Proven record of personally securing minimum five-figure grants from Trusts, Statutory and other grant-making bodies

IMPORTANT NOTE

Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful and your details will not be held further but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.

We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.

Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.

Beyond is a small charity that has experienced a sharp growth in the last two years in awareness and need. We aim to improve the mental health of young people in the UK and award grants to mental health initiatives or educational settings to support their young communities. This recent growth is testament to the urgency of the youth mental health crisis and our fundraising capacity needs to catch up. 

We are looking for a hard working, results driven Fundraising Manager who is able to communicate our charity’s purpose and values effectively including but not limited to; eradicating racism that is so often a contributor of poor mental health, campaigning for LGBTQ+ rights and raising the voices of the voiceless and marginalised. 

As our fundraising manager, you will work closely with the Head of Operations and our external fundraising consultant to deliver on an ambitious fundraising strategy to raise circa £200 000 from major donors and/or trusts and foundations over the course of the year:

• Write compelling applications to funders to generate income for projects that support the strategic goals of Beyond

• Conduct prospect research to identify and cultivate key trusts and foundations, statutory and corporate partnerships, and major donor relationships.

• Support the SLT to develop and maintain relationships with existing and new funders.

• Ensure reporting requirements are met and that funders are kept informed of how their support has enabled the charity to continue its work.

• Carry out other duties appropriate to the post as requested by the Head of Fundraising

• Maintaining existing donor and supporter relationships to maximise income and ensure long-term funding relationships;

• Developing and maintaining supporter database, ensuring that records are up to date, complete and stored and used in compliance with relevant legislation and regulatory requirements;

• Attend fundraising and other events as required (this may involve some weekend and evening work)

This role is full-time (flexible to suit the needs of the successful candidate) and remote though some in person opportunities will be available at times.

We welcome written, audio and video applications.

Salary: £41 000 per annum

Note: This post is currently funded for one year. We then plan to seek further funding to extend it.

We’re looking for someone to help us grow our fundraising income!

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We’re the charity that developed and runs National Prison Radio, the world’s first national radio station for people in prison.

We’re also on the cusp of launching a major Lottery-funded podcast channel, Life After Prison, and we’re leading the way in the global development of prison radio.

This year we picked up a Gold Award at the radio industry’s prestigious ARIAS. In recent years we’ve been crowned Independent Production Company of the Year (Audio Production Awards) and Charity of the Year (Third Sector Awards). We’ve also been nominated for a string of British Podcast Awards.

We’re looking for a Fundraising Manager to deliver on our trusts and grants fundraising priorities and secure income to support our work. This is a remote role with some occasional travel required.

You will work strategically with the senior management team to deliver the right funding for the right projects.

Reporting to the Director of Development, you will be responsible for investigating, researching and making approaches for new funding as well as maintaining and developing existing relationships to ensure future support.

Ours is an organisation unlike any other, and we’re particularly interested in hearing from candidates from under-represented backgrounds and from people who have lived experience of the criminal justice system. 

Candidates will need experience of delivering £300,000+ p.a. in grant funding and will have excellent relationship management skills, both in-person and online, and with a portfolio of existing partners.

We’re a driven, tight-knit team working in what can be a challenging, exhilarating world, and you will be motivated by the knowledge that your work has the potential to make a real difference.

Deadline for applications: Friday 26th August 2022.

As Head of Trusts for this medical charity you will plan, develop and manage the Trust fundraising programme.

Hybrid working with once or twice a week in the office.

The Role
Continually develop and ensure the delivery of the strategic plan for the team to reflect the aims and objectives of the Charitys overall strategy.
Set and manage budgets for the team in line with the strategy.
Maximise gross income by establishing and developing long-term relationships with trusts, foundations, livery companies and statutory funders.
Recruit, train, motivate and support the team effectively.
Monitor all current and newly-approved projects, working closely with the Director of Care, Communications and Support (CCS) to plan approaches effectively and liaise with relevant senior staff.
Prepare and submit high-quality applications to a personal portfolio of high-value strategic funders.

The Candidate
Experience of fundraising from trusts in the voluntary sector
Experience of working with key grantmakers (trusts & foundations and/or statutory funders)
Experience of managing a small team Personal qualities and
Self-starter, structured, organised and target driven
Excellent communication and organisational skills

IMPORTANT NOTE

Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful and your details will not be held further but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.

We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.

Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.