We are looking for a skilled and motivated Grants & Trusts Fundraiser to help us increase the charity’s income from trusts and other major grant makers.

Salary: £26,000 to £30,000, depending on experience (pro rata)

Hours: 28-35 hours per week (0.8 to 1.0 FTE), with flexible working hours offered

Location: UK-based but the successful applicant must be available to travel to our central Manchester office for required meetings on average once a month.

Apply By: Monday 5th July

Who are GMYN?

For many young people, the transition to adulthood isn’t easy. In the UK, one third of young people are lonely, half feel unready for work and half feel like they don’t belong to their community.

Our vision is #YoungPeopleCan and we help young people in Greater Manchester overcome this. We deliver a range of development programmes and drop-in activities to help young people aged 13-25 transition to adulthood feeling skilled, supported and positive.

Fundraising at GMYN

GMYN is in a strong position with an annual income of approximately £850k, funded by a diverse mix of grants, contracts, as well as community and corporate donations. Over the past five years, we have been committed to investing in our fundraising activity, resulting in a period of sustainability. Our new fundraising team was recognised as a success and we were awarded Highly Commended Fundraising Team of the Year at the North West Charity Awards 2019.

In 2020, a challenging year for income generation across the sector, we successfully developed a new fundraising approach, winning new funding for GMYN core costs alongside our consistently growing and developing programme delivery. Now, in 2021, after five years of successful fundraising development, we are in an exciting position to restructure and grow our fundraising team further.

To Apply:

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, even if you don’t feel like your experience ticks every box on the person specification. While we are looking for some specific skills, we are much more interested in attitude, personal qualities and passion.

We also know that different people have relevant experience from many different aspects of life: at GMYN, we value lived experience just as much as we value experience gained through employment, volunteering or study.

Essential Criteria:
• Proven experience of bid writing or other similar income generation work with demonstrable transferable skills.
• Ability to use a range of fundraising techniques related to securing unrestricted and restricted funding.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken with the ability to present confidently.
• Ability to self-manage, work independently to targets but also join up your work with the rest of the fundraising team.
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines and workstreams with a “can do” attitude in order to produce positive results.
• Experience and/or understanding of producing impact reports and reporting to various audiences, ideally funders.
• Motivation to work towards the charitable purpose of the organisation.

Desirable Criteria:
• Knowledge and understanding of fundraising methods and changing trends in the funding environment.
• Experience of researching Trusts and identifying suitable income opportunities for both programme related and unrestricted core costs.
• Knowledge of the Voluntary and Community Sector and fundraising environment.
• Experience of writing successful grant applications to a variety of funders.
• Experience of using IT: key social media platforms, CRM/contact databases, the Microsoft Office Suite.

Whilst our staff team is diverse in many ways, we recognise that we are not currently representative of the diverse communities that we serve. We are currently working with specialist charities to adapt our practices to make sure that anyone, no matter their background, can work with us to their fullest potential. We therefore welcome applications from people from BAME backgrounds and people who identify as having additional needs or disabilities.

Further information on the role and more about GMYN can be found in the attached job pack.

The Natasha Allergy Research Foundation is looking for a Trusts & Foundations Fundraising Manager to play a critical role in shaping cases for support around unique allergy research, crafting high quality, targeted applications at the 5 and 6 figure level.

A research council is being established and a keystone immunotherapy research project is already costed and partly funded, providing you with a strong ask to work with straight away.

You will also have the opportunity to work with the research council to develop a suite of research projects and funding opportunities focused not just on medical research but also the causes of allergies, harm prevention and community impact.

This is a stellar opportunity to join the charity at the outset of their research funding journey.

You’ll be involved in raising money, of course, but also have the opportunity to play a key role in shaping the case for support, working closely with the CEO and Founders to do so.

If you have a track record of shaping cases for support and crafting successful applications to trusts, enjoy variety and are excited at the prospect of developing and delivering a substantial grant income programme, we’d love to hear from you.

Medical research experience would be useful for success in this role, so if you are experienced in this area we’d be particularly interested to hear from you.

Please visit the link to see more details and/or request a call back from Emily Birch at QuarterFive by providing your details on the form within.

Details and benefits

• Salary: £35,000-£40,000 dependent on experience
• Holidays: 25 days plus statutory holidays pro rata
• Pension: 3% employer contribution on condition of employee 5% minimum contribution
• A laptop and Zoom account will be provided
• Budget available for training and development courses relevant to your post

This position is a home-based role with weekly / biweekly virtual meetings (as needed) with the Chief Executive.

Future travel to meetings into London and other places across the UK will be required from time to time.  Expenses will be paid in line with the charity’s Expenses Policy.

Closing date: Monday 21 June 2021

Based in London (initially remote, with flexibility on-going). Salary: £32,000, pro rata. This role is a 9-12 month fixed term contract for maternity cover

This is a part-time role (minimum 22 hours per week) but we are open to applications from applicants looking to work full-time hours, and would also be open to job share and secondment options.

About the Role

NPC is recruiting for a Trusts and Foundations Manager (Maternity cover) to join our dynamic Innovation and Development team, for nine-twelve months with possibility of extension.

The Innovation and Development team at NPC leads on new strategies, partnerships and projects and spearheads our fundraising activity to support our charitable mission. We are a small team, and there is plenty of opportunity to get involved with programmes, events, and idea generation.

The Trust and Foundations Manager will support the growth of trusts and foundations income and will implement and build upon the strategy in this area, primarily focusing on creative, targeted funding applications to small, medium, and large funding bodies. You will identify, cultivate, and secure trusts and foundations support to NPC's wider variety of programmes and activities. The Manager will also work across revenue streams where appropriate including with major donors and the Supporters Circle to ensure an excellent donor experience.

The selected candidate will be skilled at initiating and building relationships with new and existing trusts and foundations supporter via telephone, email, and in person when possible, ensuring the relationship that is built is beneficial for both NPC and the partner. You will have demonstrable experience of trusts and foundations fundraising and will enjoy remaining creative and consultative with your funding approaches. Crucially, you will understand the balance required between bespoke applications and the potential need for developing compelling proposals on a quick deadline. You will have a keen interest in the charitable sector in the UK and philanthropy and will enjoy working with colleagues who are leading experts in their field.
 

How to apply

We are an equal opportunities employer. As part of the application process, we ask that you complete an equal opportunities form, which can be found on our website. Information supplied will be treated in confidence. If you do not wish to complete the equal opportunities form, it will not influence your application in any way.

To apply, please send us a cover letter providing your evidence of meeting the skills and competencies above and in the job description, your CV and a completed equal opportunities form by 10 am on Monday 21st June.   

Your cover letter should provide evidence of meeting the key skills and competencies noted above and in the job description and will be used in the initial screening of your application. For support in writing your cover letter, please refer to the guidance within the Recruitment FAQ's section on our website.

Please include the job reference [TFM01] in the subject of your email and let us know how you heard about the role. If you require plain text versions of the job description or equal opportunities form please contact us.

Please note that applications will be considered on a rolling basis therefore we may close the position sooner than the closing date of 10am on Monday 21 June.

NPC welcome candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds and we are more than happy to make any reasonable adjustments to enable all interested candidates to apply. Please let us know how we can help you with the application process in any way.

Job Title:  Trust Manager

Hours:  Full time/permanent

Salary:  Up to £38,400

Location:  Flexible, remote-working with travel to office in Bath as required

We are working in partnerships with a national health charity that are dedicated to improving the diagnosis, prevention and suffering of fragility fractures.

The charity is now seeking a Trust Manager who will be responsible for securing gifts from trusts and foundations by researching, developing and writing compelling funding bids and reports and building relationships with funders to secure sustainable income.

You will be experienced at identifying trusts and foundations that have the potential to support the charity, working with colleagues across the organisation to identify projects and areas of work that will be of interest to potential funders and putting together the case for support.  You will be able to demonstrate:

• A successful track record of generating six figure plus income from charitable trusts and foundations.
• Excellent writing skills, with the ability to synthesise information from a range of sources and turn complex projects into clear and compelling cases for support
• Experience of developing and implementing successful pipeline and stewardship strategies to achieve significant strategic growth in income
• Being target-driven and self-motivated, with the ability to prioritise own workload to meet targets and deadlines
• Excellent organisation and administrative skills, with high standards of accuracy and attention to detail.

We are seeking an individual with excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills and a commitment to delivering high standards of work.  If you feel you have the drive and passion to succeed in this exciting and essential role, we very much look forward to hearing from you.

For more information, please contact Sandra Smith, Charisma Charity Recruitment.  Applications should be submitted through the Charisma website and include your CV and supporting statement.

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law.

Our client is looking to interview as soon as possible so please apply without delay. 

Closing date for applications: 28 June 202

We are looking for a skilled Trust Manager to develop income for a crucial health charity.

The Company
A small health charity based in Bath who are offering very flexible/home working.

The Role
To support ambitious growth plans, the charity are seeking to grow and diversify income from trusts and foundations and secure more multi-year grant awards.
The Trust Manager is responsible for securing gifts from trusts and foundations by researching, developing and writing compelling funding bids and reports and building relationships with funders to secure sustainable income.
The postholder is responsible for the development and delivery of an annual plan to achieve a six-figure income budget and for monitoring and reporting on the trusts income pipeline.
Lead on high quality relationship building and proactive cultivation strategies with new and existing trusts and foundations including networking alongside the CEO, Directors, Trustees, and colleagues though regular communication, with the aim of optimising success rates and maximising the value and duration of support.

The Candidate
Track record of securing six figure gifts from Trust and Foundations.

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 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.

A great opportunity for an experienced Trust Fundraiser has arisen, working with a fantastic charity that use the power of music therapy to change the lives of vulnerable and isolated people.

As Trust & Foundations Manger you will take responsibility for contributing to meeting and raising the teams annual financial target by identifying, cultivating, and soliciting gifts from Trust, Foundations, and Statutory funders. You will line manage two Trust Fundraisers, setting and monitoring their individual annual objects, ensuring their ongoing development.

You will ideally need to have a proven track record of achieving financial targets and have previous Trust fundraising experience. You will need to show that you can think strategically and can grow a Trust fundraising function.

This role is full time, based three days a week from home and two from their office in North London.

If you would like to see the full job description or find out how to apply, please send your CV to [email protected] or call Natalie at Harris Hill 0207 820 7326.

The role closes at 9.00 am on the 31st may so please get in touch early to avoid disappoint. We look forward to hearing from you.

Harris Hill Charity Recruitment Specialists operates an equal opportunity policy and commits to treating all of our candidates and jobseekers fairly. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Cranfield Trust is the UK’s leading provider of pro bono management support to the voluntary sector.  An independent charity, focused on welfare causes, we have a 32-year track record of supporting UK-based charities and non-profit organisations.  We work with our register of 1,400 highly skilled commercial sector volunteers and our funders and donors, to provide high value, independent services and advice to local and national charities across the UK. 

We are looking for an experienced Trusts and Foundations Manager with proven written, research and relationship skills to excel as part of our small Development team.  Your remit will be to lead on stewarding and further developing our significant trusts and foundation portfolio.  Reporting to the Head of Development and working alongside the CEO and other colleagues, you will manage and grow the portfolio in alignment with our fundraising strategy, initiate, develop and manage external and internal relationships, and secure income. 

Responsibilities include:

• researching and identifying prospective funding bodies whose charitable objectives align with those of Cranfield Trust;
• producing high-quality grant applications and proposals for funders in support of fundraising targets;
• working independently to initiate and build sustainable relationships with new and existing donors;
• liaising and building relationships with colleagues internally in support of our fundraising work.
• reporting to funders on progress under grant relationships; and,
• monitoring and reporting on trust and foundation fundraising activities to support internal discussions and planning.

The successful candidate will need to have the ability to research and identify new funders, independently build rapport with decision makers, and identify the right funding opportunities for Cranfield Trust and each prospective funder.  You will possess strong writing skills to produce compelling, tailored funding proposals for a range of funding organisations, applying for core funding, restricted funding, and where appropriate, tailored programmes of work that support funders to achieve their goals of supporting grantees or other charitable organisations within their remit.  A strong understanding of charitable trusts and foundations is essential, as is experience of working in a similar charity fundraising role.

We have ambitious plans to grow our income to ensure that we can support charities to adapt, survive and thrive following the Covid-19 pandemic.  If you are ready to help us meet the challenge, please do get in touch.  The role will be based in our Head Office in Romsey.  However, we are prepared to offer home-working with travel for meetings with funders and for internal meetings with your colleagues in Romsey as required.

We are committed to supporting you, your wellbeing and development, to ensure you enjoy working with us.  We offer 25 days / 187.5 hours pro rata plus Bank Holidays, a pension scheme, and opportunities for training and personal development.

This is a full time post working for the umbrella charity University Hospitals Birmingham Charity, the official charity of four of Birmingham’s largest hospitals – Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Heartlands Hospital, Good Hope Hospital and Solihull Hospital. 

The Trusts & Foundations Senior Fundraising Officer will work closely with other members of the hospital charity, providing support to the fundraising team and the Charity overall.

Working as part of a team the post holder will have specific responsibility for researching and applying to grant making trusts and foundations and identify where the work of the Charity meets their application criteria. They will write / complete applications and build relationships with existing and potential funders. They will also be responsible for managing the Trusts and Foundations database and building on this. 

The Charity is dedicated to improving the experience of patients, their families and the staff who care for them.

UHB Charity raises funds to support patients of the four hospitals by providing new and innovative equipment, funding research and supporting patient and family welfare projects.

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham in particular has a world class reputation, and specialises in cancer treatment, organ transplantations and trauma care. It is also home of the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, where the UK’s military patients are treated.

Heartlands Hospital has a specialist neo-natal unit and very busy children’s and maternity units.

Good Hope Hospital and Solihull Hospital serve the towns of Sutton Coldfield and Solihull.

We’re looking for a talented person to lead on our fundraising from grants and trusts, working within a friendly, committed and professional team in Bristol. This role presents an exciting opportunity to make a highly significant contribution to the development of Wildscreen, it’s projects and outreach work.

You will continue developing strong relationships with our major funding partners, building on our track record in securing multi-year project and core funding to ensure we meet our ambitious targets. The successful candidate will enjoy finding creative and proactive ways to build relationships with new and existing funders across current and developing streams of work.

you’ll also work closely and collaboratively with our Chief Executive Officer, taking the lead on securing and increasing our income from trusts and foundations and other major sources. You will be responsible for maintaining relationships with key funders and project donors, and identifying new potential funding sources. At this important time for fundraising, we are looking to increase our income from Trusts and Foundations over the next few years.  You’ll need to work across the team and have the drive to seek out and maximise a wide range of opportunities.

With a proven track record in successful grant fundraising, or similar bid-writing experience, you will support and upskill other staff in developing their project ideas into high quality funding applications. You will take responsibility for ensuring best practice at all times, including use of Full Cost Recovery in budgets and for maintaining good standards of monitoring and evaluation of funded Projects. You will be the main point of contact for all statutory, grant, trust and foundation fundraising so whilst you don’t have to have specific environmental sector fundraising experience, you do need to be able to get to grips with our key areas of work and impact, and be able to articulate this in a way that is accurate and compelling. Although primarily focused on grants fundraising, this role has the potential to grow to include wider project and partnership development. 

Person Specification

Experience and knowledge

• At least three years’ experience in fundraising from trusts, foundations and partnerships

• Experience in developing contracts and using legal advice

• A proven network of contacts within the trusts and foundations arena

• Proven ability to prepare and co-ordinate work plans to deadline

• Experience of preparing project budgets

Skills

• Excellent oral and written communication styles

• Experience of using research techniques, particularly to acquire information about major trusts and foundations

• Strong negotiation and influencing skills, including diplomacy and sensitivity

• IT self-sufficient

Personal attributes

• Practical enthusiasm for major gift fundraising from trusts, foundations and partnerships

• A confident communicator with proven ability to present and sell an organisation’s work

• A good networker with the ability to interact socially with a wide range of individuals from a variety of backgrounds

• A flexible and calm approach with an ability to adapt and respond to challenging situations

• A genuine interest in wildlife and photography/ film/ television and conservation

About Wildscreen 

Wildscreen is an award-winning international wildlife conservation charity. Our goal is to convene the world’s best filmmakers and photographers with the most committed conservationists to create compelling stories about the natural world; that inspire the wider public to experience it, feel part of it and protect it. 

We are powered by an ecosystem of projects:

• Wildscreen Festival - the internationally renowned festival that celebrates and advances the art of natural world storytelling.
• Wildscreen Exchange - a unique global hub that empowers conservation organisations by connecting them with world-leading filmmakers and photographers to create ground-breaking communications about our natural world.
• Natural History Network - a hub for the global wildlife filmmaking industry. 

Diversity and Inclusion

We celebrate new perspectives and are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We want to attract the best and most diverse set of people and are committed to creating an environment where we embrace individual differences. If you would like any additional support or alternative arrangements during our application process which would make you more comfortable, please do get in touch.

Job Title: Trusts and Foundations Manager

Salary: Up to £32k

Hours: Permanent, full-time

Location: London, with agile working

We are working in partnership with a long-established youth work charity, who aim to create positive futures for young people, and are at the cutting edge of tackling poverty and educational failure in inner London. The organisation is almost totally reliant on fundraised income to keep its projects functioning and to fund new projects, and they are seeking to appoint a Trusts and Foundations Manager to ensure the continuation and development of this strong funding stream. 

The new postholder will embrace challenge and be excited by the prospect of being able to work in a small and entrepreneurial organisation, with the chance to shape its future fundraising and profile.

The successful individual will demonstrate the following:

• A proven track record of raising funds from trusts, foundations and statutory sources, including funds of over £50k and multi-year grants, as well as monitoring and reporting experience
• Creative thinker who can identify needs and spot opportunities for business development
• Strong project management skills
• Strong relationship development and management skills
• Strong written and communication skills with excellent attention to detail

We are seeking an individual with lots of energy and initiative, who is tenacious and driven by results; someone with good writing skills and a committed team player who can contribute positively across a range of fundraising opportunities. 

Applications should be submitted via Charisma Charity Recruitment.

In your cover letter, please also briefly describe your journey of faith and the impact it has on your life.

For more information, please contact Katherine Anderson-Scott, Charisma Charity Recruitment.

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law. 

Closing date for applications: 23 June 2021, however, please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Job Title: Trusts & Foundation Executive

Employer: Albion in the Community

Location: American Express Community Stadium, Brighton

Hours:35 hours per week

Job Type: Permanant

Deadline Day: 24th June 2021

Who are we?

Albion in the Community (AITC) are the official charity of Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club. Through the power of football and the brand of Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club, AITC are committed to delivering high-quality, accessible opportunities that improve the health and wellbeing, education and aspirations of our community.

The job

AITC are recruiting for a Trusts & Foundation Executive to come and join the team. This is an exciting opportunity for a high performing individual to join Brighton & Hove Albion's official charity to play a vital role in the Fundraising department.

What does the day to day look like?
If you have a good eye for detail and excellent research skills, then please continue reading! Working as Trusts & Foundation Executive, you will be responsible for developing high quality applications that help grow the charity's grant income from trusts and foundations, which include: researching and identifying prospective funders to support AITC's work, working with project colleagues to develop compelling projects for funding and high quality bid submissions to secure funder’s support. This is a new role within the charity and offers an experienced Trusts and Foundations fundraiser an exciting opportunity to grow and develop this area of fundraising within the charity.

What we need

No formal qualification is required, however, it is essential that the successful candidate has at least 2 years’ experience in a grant fundraising role with demonstrable track record of securing five figure grants. experience of utilising a CRM database for donor engagement, reporting, monitoring and communication and experience of creative proposal writing combined with the ability to demonstrate clear outcomes impact

Our values

Values play a pivotal role in the success of the charity. Our values aren’t just a list of words we expect our people to learn, but a set of filters through which we deliver to each other, our fans, our partners and our sponsors, in fact, with anyone who interacts in anyway with our brand. Each year we hold awards where peer to peer nominations are recorded. Those with the most nominations take away awards for their commitment to AITC values.

Our values are:

• Commitment
• Respect
• Quality
• Teamwork

What is in it for you?

In return for your hard work and commitment to us, you will receive a competitive reward package which will include, but not limited to:

• Free breakfast & lunch (fantastic healthy and tasty food provided by our inhouse chefs)
• Free onsite parking
• Local travel discounts
• Discounts at the Club’s superstore and website
• Health benefits including eye care
• Group life protection
• Club pension scheme
• Discounts and benefits for local businesses

Disability Confident

Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club are proud to be a disability confident employer who are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities throughout our recruitment and selection process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application, please do not hesitate to get in touch with a member of our People and Culture team.

Equality Statement

Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club celebrates and values the diversity brought by employees, potential employees, casual workers, potential casual workers, players, potential players, applicants, supporters, participants on community programmes and customers and believes the Club benefits from engaging with everyone from a variety of backgrounds, thus allowing it to meet the needs of a diverse population within a multi-cultural society. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnership.

Safeguarding Statement

Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club and Albion in the Community are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

XLP is a youth work charity working to create positive futures for young people and at the cutting edge of tackling poverty and educational failure in inner London.

As a charity, XLP is almost totally reliant on fundraised income to keep its projects functioning and to fund new projects. At present about 50% of our income comes from charitable trusts and foundations, including The National Lottery, Henry Smith Charity and Comic Relief. The Trusts and Foundations Manager is key to the continuation and development of this strong funding stream.

The Trusts and Foundations Manager will have an impressive track record in building new partnerships and securing high-level funding from grant making trusts, foundations and statutory sources. They will embrace challenge and be excited by the prospect of being able to work in a small and entrepreneurial organisation, with the chance to shape XLP’s future fundraising and profile.

We are looking for someone with lots of energy and initiative, who is tenacious and driven by results; someone with good writing skills, a committed team player who can contribute positively across a range of fundraising opportunities.

We are looking for a candidate who can demonstrate the following skills and experience:

• A proven track record of success raising funds from trusts, foundations and statutory sources, including funds of over £50k and multi-year grants;
• Minimum of three years in a similar fundraising role;
• Creative thinker who can identify needs and spot opportunities for business development;
• Strong project management skills to bring relevant internal stakeholders together to create fundable projects and scope out financial and operational requirements;
• Ability to develop detailed knowledge of XLP’s work and impact;
• Strong relationship development and management skills to grow and retain funding;
• Strong written and communication skills with excellent attention to detail;
• Ability to manage competing priorities and tasks.

In order to succeed in the role, you will also have the following competencies:

• Creative and innovative mindset;
• Strategic thinking and strong judgment;
• Proactive and driven;
• Solutions focused.

We also commit to supporting you as part of the XLP community and to providing training and development as required.

OMS is the world’s leading MS lifestyle charity. We are a young, unique and dynamic organisation bringing fresh hope to the MS community both in the UK and around the world. Established in 2012, we’ve been raising awareness of the OMS Programme, a scientifically researched, evidence-based approach to MS management that has been shown to improve health outcomes through diet and lifestyle changes.

You will be joining us at exciting new chapter in the charity’s evolution with committed, passionate and experienced colleagues, as we gear up for launching a new strategy with primary focus on empowering people with MS to transform their lives. We want to become even more visible, energetic, vocal, collaborative and impactful. 

The Role

We are looking for an ambitious, proactive and personable individual who is able to think strategically and out of the box, who can deliver operationally and set an example to others proactively championing the following principles that underpin our work:

• Organisational excellence (agile, efficient, proactive, credible)
• People-centric (active community engagement)
• Digital and accessible (dynamic web platform)
• Working towards sustainable and diverse funding sources.

Purpose

To raise unrestricted and restricted income, primarily from UK trusts and foundations. There is also scope to develop our international funding opportunities particularly in the USA and Australia

As part of a small team, there are also opportunities for this role to provide support in the development of Overcoming MS individual major donor fundraising.

As our Trusts and Major Gifts Fundraising Manager, you will be primarily focused on raising income in England and Wales, as well as Scotland where Overcoming MS has become newly registered. There are opportunities to scope and develop international funding in Australia and USA.

This role will also support the Head of Fundraising and CEO in the development of Overcoming MS individual major donor fundraising. For example, this can include leading on legacy marketing, supporting our individual giving direct mail programme, and facilitating major donor cultivation events (online and offline).

Responsibilities

Trusts Fundraising (80%)

• Develop and manage an annual plan for trusts and foundations to maximise unrestricted and restricted funding.
• Carry out regular prospect research to identify bidding opportunities to significantly increase the number of trust donors and level of grants.
• Nurture and steward relationships with prospective, previous and existing grant funders
• Support the reporting, monitoring and evaluation of projects, help to improve our impact assessment, and develop compelling cases for support.
• Complete excellent written funding applications, which are targeted and fully costed and secure significant income from this source.

General Major Donor Fundraising (20%)

• Legacy fundraising lead, plan, develop and deliver legacy fundraising strategies.
• Supporting individual giving development e.g. direct mail appeals, prospect research on high-net worth individuals, and actively stewarding mid-level donors
• To undertake other fundraising responsibilities as reasonably requested, such as supporting major donor event preparation and on the day support.

Experience, Skills and Attributes

EXPERIENCE

• At least two years’ experience of trust and/or major donor fundraising in the non-profit sector

• Project and/or account management, including monitoring and evaluation

• Personal track record of achieving income of at least 5-figure targets

• Experience of using a customer relationship management database

KNOWLEDGE

• Knowledge of trust fundraising

• Knowledge of major gifts

QUALIFICATIONS/TRAINING

• Degree or equivalent higher education qualification

• Fundraising or other relevant qualification

SKILLS

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with keen attention to detail

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

• Excellent interpersonal & stakeholder management skills

• Excellent planning and project management skills

PERSONAL

• Positive professional approach

• Flexible, resilient and target driven

• Team player

Please review the job description for a full list of responsibilities, experience, skills and attributes entailed for this role.

As our new Trusts and Major Gifts Fundraising Manager, you will play a central role as part of the OMS team, supporting the Head of Fundraising and the Chief Executive Officer and will be instrumental in the successful delivery of our trusts and major gifts.

There has never been a more exciting time to join Age UK. Last year, our Fundraising team raised over £50M and we are investing in an ambitious Fundraising strategy to help us deeply engage more supporters and partners in our work, so that we can be there for even more older people who need someone to turn to.

We are recruiting for a passionate Trust Fundraising Manager to generate and grow income from trusts and foundations to support the charity's programme of work.

This fantastic opportunity would best suit an individual with successful and proven experience in achieving income targets in a high value trust fundraising role.

About you

* A demonstrable track record in researching high value Trust funding opportunities, generating a forward pipeline of applications and personally asking for major gifts, alone or with high value volunteers and board members
* Excellent proposal and copy writing skills and the ability to write compelling funding propositions and reports for funders
* Sound donor stewardship skills including preparation of high quality donor reports and ensuring compliance with funder requirements
* Strong influencing skills to ensure effective outcomes from internal and external communications
* Excellent analytic, written, verbal communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills
* The ability to meet and manage individual KPIs and contribute towards the delivery of team KPIs
* Strong budget management skills and proficiency in MS Office
* Empathy and understanding for the issues faced by older people
 

What we offer in return

* Competitive salary, 26 days annual leave + bank holidays + annual leave purchase scheme.
* Excellent pension scheme, life assurance, Simply Health cashback plan and EAP.
* Car Benefit Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme and Season Ticket Loan.
* Techscheme - buy any tech from Apple or Currys, up to £1000, and spread the cost over 12 months, interest free
* Discount on Gym Membership and Go Sweat Fitness & Wellbeing Benefit.
* You Did It Awards - recognition awards from £100-250.

Additional Information

For a full list of benefits please visit our website.

Age UK is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria. We welcome requests for flexible working.

Age UK is committed to safeguarding adults at risk, and children, from abuse and neglect. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment.

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time.

Age UK politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.