Trusts And Grants Fundraising Manager Jobs in Westminster, Greater London

Our award winning fundraising division is currently looking for an Engagement and Stewardship Executive to join our Partnership and Philanthropy team in this newly created role for the charity.

With ambitious plans to grow our fundraising income above £60m in the next 5 years we are expanding our fundraising team. The role sits within the newly created Operations Team ensuring Age UK's donor facing Partnerships and Philanthropy Team are provided with the highest quality donor research, engagement and stewardship materials required to create transformative partnerships with businesses, high net worth individuals, trusts and foundations.

In this newly created position we require a collaborative individual who can support our Senior Operations Manager deliver our stewardship strategy focused on inspiring, thanking and retaining our major donors, corporate partners and grant funders by creating engaging communications and activities.

This role offers hybrid working between home and London (EC3N 2LB). Our fundraising division attend the London office once a week on Thursday's.

Age UK internal grade - 7L

Must haves:

* Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with experience of producing high quality written materials that are tailored to the needs of specific internal or external audiences.
* Ability to prioritise, manage conflicting deadlines, work well under pressure and manage multiple tasks to deadline.
* Good interpersonal skills with the ability to interact with stakeholders at all levels.
* Proven experience of good collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
* Ability to problem solve and proactively troubleshoot.
* High level of planning and organisation skills, with an ability to manage competing deadlines from different sources.
* Working knowledge of MS Office products and databases.
* A passion to join Age UK in supporting older people across the UK.

Great to haves
* Experience working in fundraising, preferably with corporate partners, grant funders or major donors.
* Experience of managing relationships with volunteers and/or Trustees.
* Some experience of supporting delivery of events.
* Ability to produce visuals and infographics using digital tools such as Canva.

What we offer in return

• Competitive salary, 26 days annual leave + bank holidays + annual leave purchase scheme
• Excellent pension scheme, life assurance, 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
• Blue Light Card Scheme
• You Did It Awards - recognition awards from £100-250.

Additional Information

* This role is not a donor-facing role but sits within the newly created Partnerships and Philanthropy Operations team that provides the back-of-house systems, processes, content and support to enable donor-facing colleagues to operate efficiently and effectively.

* We ask all members of Age UK's Partnerships and Philanthropy department to work from our London hub near Tower Hill at least once a week to enable collaboration, skills development and team dynamics (currently Thursdays). From time to time, we may also require the successful candidate to come into our London hub for face-to-face meetings at other times in the week: as per the terms of our hybrid contracts we aim to give seven days' notice when this happens.

* This role may on occasions require travel outside of London and working outside of normal office hours e.g. for funder events and cultivation activities.

All CVs will be anonymised by our recruitment system when you apply for a role at Age UK. Please note that our system is unable to anonymise cover letters, and we would therefore ask that to support the work we are doing on making our recruitment selection process fairer and more unbiased, that you remove any personal information from your cover letter/supporting statement, including your name before uploading this. All equalities monitoring information is also anonymised and not shared with the hiring panel. Your name and address will only be known to us once you are invited for an interview.

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 under the Disability Confident Scheme. Please note that on occasion, due to high numbers of applications, Age UK reserves the right to limit the overall number of interviews offered, and therefore, it may not always be practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people that meet the minimum criteria for the job.

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.

Do you want to make a lasting impact on the lives of young people in London? London Youth is seeking an experienced Head of Trusts and Foundations to play a vital role in their mission to support young people and youth organisations to become the best they can be.

For over 135 years, London Youth has played a unique role in igniting the potential in young Londoners. The charity’s vision is that all young Londoners grow up healthy, able to express themselves, navigate a fulfilling career and make a positive contribution in their communities. Because good youth work works. Last year alone, more than 600,000 young individuals were supported through their expansive network of members. They are dedicated to creating opportunities and fostering growth through their wide range of transformative programmes in sports development, employability, youth action and involvement, arts, and outdoor education.

It has been an exciting period of change for London Youth. Last year, the organisation made an internal appointment of a new CEO and they have recently appointed a new Director of Fundraising and Communications to lead the team to meet their ambitious growth plans.

As the Head of Trusts and Foundations, you will lead their impressive trusts, foundations, and statutory income streams which generates over £3 million annually. We’re seeking a driven, tenacious individual with a track record of securing 6- and 7-figure gifts to lead the growth-focused team.

You will work closely with the Delivery Directorate who lead on grant management and reporting. With a fundraising-positive approach from the department, you will work collaboratively with them to identify funding opportunities and to deliver excellent stewardship.

As Head of Trusts and Foundations, you will:

• Lead on the planning and delivery of the trusts, foundations and statutory strategy to grow both restricted and unrestricted income
• Develop and oversee a portfolio and pipeline of high value trusts, foundations and statutory funders
• Write compelling funding proposals to engage new donors to give at the 6- and 7-figure level to ensure long term growth and sustainability
• Work collaboratively with the delivery teams to ensure effective grant management, stewardship and reporting for funders
• Work closely with the delivery teams to develop new projects and cases for support, and refine existing projects to meet the emerging needs of beneficiaries
• Develop engagement opportunities for prospective and warm funders to bring them closer to London Youth’s mission
• Provide management and direction for the team – including two Trusts and Foundations Managers

Ideal skills and experience: 

• Proven success of securing 6 and 7-figure gifts from a range of trusts, foundations and statutory funders
• Superb writing skills to convey need and impact across bids, applications, cases for support and pitches
• Demonstrable experience of growing income streams
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, and able to influence/persuade a wide range of stakeholders
• Proven ability to facilitate cross-team working and forge effective working relationships with services teams
• Ability to lead, motivate and develop a team
• Alignment with London Youth’s new organisational values: Ambition, Collaboration, Inclusivity, and Accountability

Benefits include:

• 28 days per year plus bank holidays and 3 closure days in December
• 4% employer pension contribution (where employees make an additional voluntary contribution, employer contribution increases to 5%)
• Cash Health Plan
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Employee Assistance Programme (for you and your family)
• Volunteering days

Spectra are a lived experience organisation working with socially excluded and marginalised communities in an empowerment model, to ensure access to appropriate health, wellbeing and support services.

We offer evidence-based, inclusive, accessible, knowledgeable and quality services which are non-judgemental and delivered by peers. 

Spectra are looking for a Senior Trust Fundraiser, focussing on larger trusts, to join a growing fundraising team with exciting plans. You will contribute to raising the income required to continue delivering counselling, advocacy, mentoring, outreach, groups and other support services at Spectra, and work with a team to implement a new fundraising plan. You will report the Fundraising Manager. 

You will be confident working with diverse and intersectional groups who face social exclusion and inequalities around access to appropriate health care, wellbeing and holistic support. You will be able unequivocally to respect, support, promote and work within LGBTQ+ and other diverse communities.

£36,000 pro rata, 3 days per week.  Hybrid working (office in Ladbroke Grove) with 25 days holiday and bank holidays (pro rata), plus a pension scheme. 

You will be a key part of the Fundraising Team, helping secure grants from trusts and foundations to help raise over £1million each year. But your primary responsibility will be evaluating the impact of funding to produce timely reports on outcomes to our numerous funders.

The role is suited to a versatile person who will thrive in a small organisation where a proactive approach is necessary, working with almost everyone in the organisation. Three of your days will be spent on impact monitoring and evaluation, with the balance on fundraising.  

Mostly on-site, you will be able to introduce a hybrid WFH approach once settled in the role.

POSITION OVERVIEW 

The Impact Evaluation & Fundraising Manager is essential to delivering The Avenues Youth Project’s (AYP) financial targets by writing bids, measuring the impact of our work, and reporting back to funders. 

You will be a key part of the Fundraising Team, helping secure grants from trusts and foundations to help raise over £1 million each year. But your primary responsibility will be evaluating the impact of funding to produce timely reports on outcomes to our numerous funders. 

The role is suited to a versatile person who will thrive in a small organisation where a proactive approach is necessary, working with almost everyone in the organisation. Three of your days will be spent on impact monitoring and evaluation, with the balance on fundraising.

Mostly on-site in our fantastic youth centre in London W10, we will consider a hybrid work from home approach once settled in the role. 
 

ABOUT THE AVENUES YOUTH PROJECT  

Our Vision 
We believe that every child and young person should have the opportunities to realise their potential, whatever their life circumstances. 

Our Mission 
Our mission is to deliver high-quality recreation activities and skills training to young people in West London, to help them fulfil their potential and boost their long-term outcomes. 

Our Values   
Our values are:

1. SAFE + COMPASSIONATE 

2. POSITIVE + JOYFUL 

3. EMPOWERING 

4. TRUSTWORTHY 

5. COMMITMENT to COMMUNITY

These values are at the heart of what AYP does and all staff are expected to live up to them at all times.
 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

1. Work with the Chief Executive and Grants Funding Manager to match potential funders to forthcoming programmes.  

2. Write applications to a selection of potential funders, developing relationships with grants managers.

3. Understand and communicate SLAs and design relevant data capture with our Programme Team.  

4. Schedule all reporting requirements and ensure that donors are communicated with in a timely way, using their preferred methods.  

5. Design data collection tools such as questionnaires, write and update monitoring and evaluation resources for our youth work team.  

6. Analyse data and write into easy-to-understand reports.  

7. Participate in budget meetings with the Programme Team and Finance Manager to ensure programme budgets are met.  

8. Develop strong relationships with our partner organisations, collaborating on shared projects and attending meetings. 

9. Take the lead role in ensuring the youthwork database (Plinth) is maintained and kept up to date, and reports are produced for CE and trustees. 

10. Support the Fundraising Team on fundraising activities where necessary. 

The job is not limited to the above duties, as the organisation develops and at different times of the year the priorities may shift leading to additional reasonable responsibilities as the role requires. 
 

ABOUT YOU 

1. Minimum of 3 years' experience in charity fundraising or impact evaluation. 

2. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. 

3. Outgoing personality with the ability to build positive working relationships with staff, trustees and other key stakeholders. 

4. Collaborative, with a ‘can-do’, supportive attitude, ability to embrace and deal with challenges and openness to creativity in order to bring about effective change. 

5. Organised and energetic with good time management and an ability to meet deadlines. 

6. Financially literate, and at ease with budgets and spreadsheets. 

7. An understanding of, and empathy for, the current issues that young people face. 
    

ANNUAL LEAVE AND BENEFITS 

• 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays) 

• Pension scheme contributions

• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
   

HOW TO APPLY:   

If you are passionate about working with young people, please send us your CV and a cover letter explaining why the role interests you and how you meet the person specification by clicking 'Quick Apply' on Charity Jobs.

The deadline for all applications is Sunday 21st April 2024, 23:30.  

Interviews to take place at the end of April. We are looking for candidates to start at the beginning of June 2024.  

Free Tibet is a small but effective campaign organisation based in south London. We’re looking for a Fundraising Manager who can transform our routine fundraising and lead expert strategies for income generation. This role is best suited to an experienced solo fundraiser who is confident in managing multiple streams of income, but we welcome applications from any fundraiser with a diverse skillset and collaborative way of working.

We are currently implementing a pay grading system at Free Tibet, offering increases with each year of service. The salary for this position starts at £40,000.

About Free Tibet and Tibet Watch

Free Tibet is a campaign group (UK company) that brings human rights abuses in Tibet to international attention through parliamentary advocacy, media outreach, and mobilising thousands of supporters for change.

We stand with Tibetans around the world. For their homeland, for their future and against China’s brutal occupation. We keep the eyes of the world on the atrocities being committed in Tibet and lead effective campaigns to push back.

Free Tibet’s work is supported by our research partner Tibet Watch (UK charity), which gathers crucial information from occupied Tibet, one of the most closed-off places in the world.
Tibet can be free. It must be free – and one day it will be. Together we bring that day closer.

Job Description

Fundraising

• Oversee all income-generation activity across Free Tibet and Tibet Watch. Ensure continuous improvement and innovation and an appropriate balance of fundraising activity across all streams. Current streams include postal appeals, online appeals, and the Free Tibet online shop.
• Manage applications for grant funding on behalf of both Free Tibet and Tibet Watch, working with the Fundraising Officer to build a strong portfolio of five and six-figure grants and steward them for renewal.
• Lead on the recruitment and retention of donors, especially Major Donors, and redevelop supporter journeys and stewardship programs.
• Evaluate new ideas for income generation and strategies for implementation, especially corporate and challenge events / community fundraising.
• Impact reporting of fundraising activity and the performance of quarterly appeals, with a view to improve internal processes for greater income innovation and ROI.
• Liaise with the Free Tibet Campaigns & Research Teams to ensure that campaigning, digital and fundraising activities are seamlessly coordinated.
• Managing relationships with third party agencies, like mailing services and digital mobilisation agencies, making sure projects are delivered on time, on budget and to the highest standard.
• Ensure that our new Client Relationship Management (CRM) system, Raiser’s Edge NXT, is used effectively and to its full potential.
• Take a supporter-facing role in managing relationships with Major Donors, leading by example in securing mission-critical income.
• When needed, providing on-the-ground support for direct marketing, including copywriting and editing.

Leadership & Management

• Line manage the Fundraising Team, which currently consists of a full-time Fundraising Officer, part-time Administrative Assistant, and part-time Supporter Care & Shop Officer, nurturing their professional development and working collaboratively to produce fundraising projects.
• Act as a leader within the organisation, representing staff to the board and executive committee where appropriate.
• Work with the Finance and HR manager to monitor expenditure against budget and prepare regular reports on expenditure and projected income for the Free Tibet and Tibet Watch boards.
• Develop annual and project-specific Fundraising Strategies, reporting on appropriate indicators.

General Responsibilities

• Participating in regular team meetings.
• Participate in events and actions as required, with protest attendance highly encouraged.
• Ensure that volunteers working with your team are managed appropriately.
• Participating in monthly finance/fundraising meetings.
• Provide regular fundraising reports for the FT-TW Boards and Head of Campaigns.
• Any other tasks, where appropriate, required to ensure the smooth-running of the organisation.

Person Specification

Essential

• Proven ability to look at the big picture of an organisation’s fundraising and prioritise what needs particular attention.
• Proven track record of delivering income across one or more of following income streams:
  • Individual Giving: postal appeals, online appeals; emergency appeals; matched giving campaigns.
  • Major Donor Fundraising: soliciting and stewarding donations from HNWIs; prospects research; Major Donor recruitment.
  • Trusts and Foundations: soliciting and stewarding major grant
• Digital fluency with a deep understanding of how this relates to fundraising.
• Line management of other fundraisers, especially with agile working and diverse skill sets.
• Experience of overseeing the development of team members.
• Excellent knowledge of proper practice in fundraising data and compliance, especially with reference to The Code of Fundraising Practice and GDPR principles.
• Confident reporting directly to the Board of Trustees and representing staff interests.
• Commitment to Free Tibet’s mission.

Desirable

• Experience of working in a high intensity environment, working collaboratively and skillfully in response to fast-moving developments in global news.
• Personal achievement/s securing five or six-figure grants, especially for research or human rights projects.
• Experience of managing lead generation campaigns at both a strategist and practitioner level, especially Facebook ads, with past examples of success.
• Experience using RENXT, Mailchimp, and digital tools (e.g. Engaging Networks or Impact Stack).

Application Process

Completed applications must be received by 10:00 am on Monday 22nd April 2024. There will be two rounds of interviews, with the first round of interviews on Wednesday 1st May 2024.
Your application should include:

• Your CV (1-2 sides of A4), attached as a PDF. We recommend including any qualifications or training from fundraising bodies and showcasing your personal achievements in fundraising.
• Cover letter (1 side of A4), attached as a PDF, detailing how you meet each point in the personal specification. We recommend highlighting your specific interest in working for Free Tibet and Tibet Watch.

About you

This role will suit someone who understands trust fundraising and is looking for a new challenge, taking on more responsibility including managing a small team of Trusts fundraisers.

About the role

The role will further develop and review our current trusts and foundations strategy, with a focus on growing and renewing five- and six-figure income from Trusts, Foundations and grant making bodies. This is an ideal role for an experienced and collaborative Trust fundraiser, capable of developing long-lasting relationships and build compelling cases for support that secure transformational donations for an iconic institution. 

About us

Carers UK is the leading national charity for unpaid carers. Our support, advice, information and campaigning work are now needed more than ever, as unpaid carers are providing more and more care, adversely impacting on their own health and wellbeing. We exist to make life better for carers and bring about lasting change.

Diversity and inclusion

Carers UK is committed to becoming a diverse and truly inclusive organisation. We strive to create a workplace where our colleagues and volunteers can truly be themselves and feel like they belong and constantly seek to ensure all voices are heard.

To embrace this culture of diversity, our employee and volunteer recruitment should reflect our stakeholders and the society that we serve and support, regardless of age, race, gender, sexual orientation, physical abilities, disabilities or religious practices. We value individual diversity and are actively building diverse teams here at Carers UK and value our colleagues from a wide range of backgrounds.

As a membership charity for carers, we particularly seek employees and volunteers with a real understanding of the issues faced by carers. Reasonable adjustments can be made to the process and role dependent on the needs of the applicant.

At Carers UK we want our application process to be as accessible as possible. If you need any adjustments to apply please email the recruitment team to discuss.

The closing date for applications is 2 May 2024.

Carers UK anonymises all applications prior to shortlisting.

Carers UK reserves the right to appoint at any stage, should an outstanding candidate emerge.

Carers UK may carry out online and social media checks as well as seek references before a formal offer is made.

About the opportunity

Fundraising is critical to delivering our mission and ensuring we can support as many children and young people facing disadvantage to open doors to their future.  The Philanthropy Team as a whole has a combined target income for the current year (2023-24) of £1.83 million (growing to £2.35m as our target for next year), of which approximately £850k is from corporate donors and their foundations, £100k is from individuals, and the remaining from trusts and foundations. We have been successful year on year in increasing our fundraising base by building secure multi-year partnerships.
 

We are looking for a Fundraising Manager to work within our passionate Philanthropy Team to help grow our fundraised income and develop and maintain an effective, high-quality funding pipeline. Focussing predominantly on eliciting funding from trusts and foundations, and working closely with the Head of Philanthropy, CEO and Corporate Partnerships Manager, the Fundraising Manager will ensure the effective management of existing funder relations and take responsibility for ensuring Action Tutoring meets its reporting obligations. The Fundraising Manager will be responsible for the line-management and development of three Fundraising Coordinators, through which you and your team will prepare and submit grant applications and funding reports, alongside overseeing the development and growth of our individual giving activities and initiatives, including through expansion of our fundraising events and campaigns.

Closing date: Sunday 12th May 2024

Interviews: 20th, 22nd and 23rd May 2024

Start date: Ideally end of May/June 2024
 

Duties and responsibilities

· Work with the CEO, Head of Philanthropy and Corporate Partnerships Manager to ensure Action Tutoring’s fundraising targets are met and manage an effective pipeline across Action Tutoring’s different income streams.
 

· Manage and maintain existing funder relationships, including proactive and requested reporting to donors.
 

· Work closely with the Head of Philanthropy and Corporate Partnerships Manager to identify relevant opportunities for collaboration that promote generating income. Alongside your team, support, prepare and provide expertise on applications for corporate funding opportunities identified by the Corporate Partnerships Team.
 

· Working with your Fundraising Coordinators, research and drive new opportunities for multi-year commitments from trusts and foundations, sharing workload between the team.
 

· Lead on the preparation and submission of high-quality, effective applications, with support from the Fundraising Coordinators. 
 

· Monitor when grants are due for renewal and proactively seek out renewal conversations, ensuring Action Tutoring has a healthy funding pipeline. 

· Work with the Fundraising Coordinator for Campaigns, Events and Individual Giving to build Action Tutoring’s income generated from events, ensuring an attractive range of event options across the country. Manage the Fundraising Coordinator to ensure places are secured, participants are supported and engagement is expanded.
 

· Work with  Fundraising Coordinator for Campaigns, Events and Individual Giving to build Action Tutoring’s income generated from individual giving, developing campaigns for driving more regular giving and building our strategies to cultivate, engage and thank individuals. 
 

· Act as a system manager for fundraising platforms, databases and tools including Just Giving and the Giving Block, with support from Fundraising Coordinators.
 

· Oversee the development of the fundraising area of the website and fundraising pack to attract new funders and fundraisers to the charity, with support from the Fundraising Coordinators.
 

· Manage the Fundraising Coordinators, ensuring they are growing and developing, and that work load is shared fairly. 
 

· Represent Action Tutoring at relevant meetings and events.
 

· Alongside your team, prepare applications for corporate funding opportunities identified by the Corporate Partnerships Team.
 

· Ensure accurate record-keeping of corporate partnerships and relationships on Salesforce and any other relevant systems.
 

· Any other ad hoc responsibilities as deemed relevant by the CEO.

Person specification

This role requires an ambitious, passionate and determined individual with outstanding written and verbal communication skills. Alongside your team you will be responsible for writing and submitting grant applications and reports, so an excellent understanding of the English language and a keen eye for detail are crucial for success within this position. Working to deadlines and line-managing three Fundraising Coordinators, exceptional time-management, prioritisation and organisation skills are essential. With a focus on developing our individual giving strategies, we’re looking for an individual with excellent interpersonal skills. 
 

Qualifications criteria:

· A*-C in maths and English at GCSE (or equivalent experience).
 

· Right to work in the UK.
 

We are looking for some of the following attributes, though you might be more experienced in some areas than others: 
 

· At least two years experience in fundraising (preferably within trusts and foundations fundraising).
 

· Proven track record in securing and stewarding 5+ figure partnerships.
 

· Outstanding written and verbal communicator with significant experience writing and submitting grant applications and reports.
 

You will be likely be more successful in this role if you have:
 

· You have a proven track record of securing and stewarding grants of 5+ figure funding.
 

· You have a passion for educational inequality/working within the Third Sector.
 

· Line management experience.
 

· Experience in event and campaign fundraising.
 

· Experience working within a charity with a turnover of £3M or more.

About Northorpe Hall Child & Family Trust

We are a charity based in Kirklees, West Yorkshire with a commitment to working with and supporting children and young people under the age of 25 who are facing disadvantage in their lives. 

A large part of our work involves supporting the mental and emotional health of children and young people including supporting families where this will positively impact on young people’s mental health and well-being. 

We deliver support, services, activities and events from our beautiful buildings and grounds in Mirfield.  The site provides safe and therapeutic spaces which promote wellbeing as well as hosting weddings and events in the Northorpe Barn.

We are a dynamic and friendly organisation dedicated to improving the lives of children and young people and looking for people who share our passion for improving young lives.

The role

This is a pivotal and exciting new role, with huge scope and freedom to diversify and generate income for the Trust.  You will be responsible for building up a strong and sustainable supporter base by working with a range of funders including trusts, foundations and corporate sponsors, building and maintaining relationships that last.

We are looking for someone with experience in generating income and our ideal candidate will be creative, proactive, dynamic, determined and enthusiastic.  The role requires excellent engagement and communication skills, both to help raise the profile of the Trust (and the important work we do) and to win the hearts and minds of a range potential donors from individuals through to corporate and charitable foundations.

You will be passionate about improving the lives of children, young people and families and use this platform to draw in funding from a range of sources whilst sharing stories of the impact fundraised income is making.  By joining us you will truly help to improve young lives.

Remote 30 hours per week - flexible working hours throughout the week

WHAT WE DO:

The Lake District Calvert Trust is a charity that challenges disability through outdoor adventure. We provide fun-filled outdoor adventure for all, with our adapted equipment and specialist knowledge, offering an experience like no other to people with disabilities, their friends and family.

We are a small team who are passionate about people achieving their potential using the challenge of adventurous activities in the countryside in order them to develop, change perception and make positive and lasting changes to their lives.

Our vision and values are people focused, it is important that we focus on our people and continue to make Calvert Lakes an amazing place to work.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

The role is essential to delivering the charities income targets for Trusts and Foundations and developing long term relationships. In addition, the post holder will support the Head of Income Generation with approaching, reporting, and maintaining Trust and Foundation relationships for major appeals.

he Fundraising Officer will work as part of the Fundraising team and focus on delivering income targets from trusts and foundations. The role is responsible for growing LDCT’s trust and foundation income by increasing the amount and longevity of funding from current supporters, as well as building a portfolio of new trusts and foundations through research, maintaining a pipeline of prospects, updating the Funding Matrix and making successful applications. Building good relationships with new funders including regular reporting, as well as good stewardship of existing funders, is an important part of the role.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

1. Delivering on fundraising priorities and targets for trusts and foundations income, including our current and future major appeals.
2. Researching, identifying, and prioritising appropriate trusts and foundations to maintain and convert a pipeline of new, prospective trusts and foundations.
3. Working with colleagues across the organisation to help shape projects for funding and creating strong Cases for Support to ensure effective applications.
4. Writing and submitting high quality targeted funding applications.
5. Maintaining an effective stewardship programme for trusts and foundations including appropriate accurate records, ensuring the fundraising e-Tapestry database is kept up-todate and that fundraising income is processed efficiently with timely thank you letters and acknowledgements.
6. Managing relationships with existing and new funders to encourage maximum funding, multi-year funding awards and repeat funding.
7. Monitoring outcomes, updating the Funding Matrix and producing timely reports and information as required externally by funders and internally for Management reporting.
8. Promoting the support of funders through press releases and social media posts.
9. Adhering to standards of fundraising best practise as set out in the Institute of Fundraising’s Code of Practise and ensuring all activities comply with relevant Data Protection obligations and any other legislation

Contract - Permanent - following 6 months probation

Hours -      Part time - 30 hours per week - Hybrid - hours can be worked flexibly throughout the week.

Holidays    33 days per year (26.5 days for 4 days per week)

Please contact us for further infornation or to request an applicaiton pack.

We are seeking an experienced and ambitious individual who can take on the role of Fundraising Partnerships Manager.

Fundraising Partnerships Manager
Location: Home-based
Hours of Work: 30 to 37.5 hours
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £30,000 - £38,000 pro rata per annum depending on experience
Reporting to: Head of Income Generation

Air Ambulances UK 
Air Ambulances UK (AAUK) is the national charity supporting the lifesaving work of the UK’s air ambulance charities, enabling them to save even more lives every day.

Purpose of Post 
The Fundraising Partnerships Manager will be responsible for securing and account managing national corporate partnerships, and national trusts and foundations to help air ambulance charities save even more lives across the UK.

• Provide exceptional account management.
• Develop high quality funding proposals.
• Support new business development, identifying and securing new national partnerships and grants in collaboration with the air ambulance community.

Key Responsibilities
Account Management

• To provide exceptional account management to ensure partners meet agreed income and engagement targets and other key objectives.
• Develop and deliver robust national partnership plans, maximise income generation and provide strategic direction to maximise growth within each account.
• Generate income from national partners - including employee fundraising, sponsorship, and cause related marketing.
• To deliver a calendar of key corporate fundraising events, promoting campaigns to national partners and building engagement with them and their audiences.
• To attend partnership meetings, communicate and deliver presentations to staff at all levels.
• Manage and organise the production of compelling materials for bespoke campaigns and ensure AAUK’s campaigns are integrated into national partnership plans with a particular focus on Air Ambulance Week.

Development Activities

• Support national pipeline research and development for partnerships and grants.
• Through strategic research, identify and prioritise potential national trust and foundations (in collaboration with air ambulance charity members), with the ability to give significant grants through partnership working.
• Creation and development of national fundraising proposals and stewardship reports, applying a creative approach where possible.
• Create engaging assets for applications and compelling pitches, delivering pitch presentations virtually and in person.
• Lead on research and applications for agreed national prospects, building long-term relationships with key contacts at prospective partners.
• Work with air ambulance charity members to identify projects and opportunities for national funding from trusts and foundations.

Benefits

• 36 days annual leave including Bank Holidays FTE
• Access to an employee assistance programme
• Work from home allowance
• Access to the Blue Light Card and Blue Light Events
• Pension contributions
• Development opportunities

Closing date: Please do not delay your application as we will be reviewing applications when received and scheduling interviews as soon as possible. 
We may close this vacancy early if we believe we have enough strong applications to be able to successfully fill the role.

TO APPLY:

If you feel you have the skills and experience we’re looking for, please apply now!

Please read the attached Job Description before applying by CV and covering letter. Your covering letter should clearly and succinctly demonstrate how you meet the person specification.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: 
AAUK is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity in all aspects of our work both external and internal. We strive to be an inclusive employer and particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBT+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions, and from less advantaged socioeconomic backgrounds.

No agencies please.

About us

SurvivorsUK exists for men, boys and non-binary people who have experienced any form of sexual violence. 

We support – by providing services such as a helpline, counselling, ISVA and groupwork.
We challenge – by raising public awareness of the issue, and dispelling myths
We build – by creating and facilitating networks for better access to help

Role

SurvivorsUK is looking for a new Head of Fundraising to join our Management team.  Directly reporting to the CEO, you will help us to develop our income generation strategy and help to deliver the next stage of our development. 
 
Benefits of Working with Us

- We are a Disability Confident Employer
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme
- Access to Clinical Supervision, if relevant for your role
- Access to gym at our Hackney Wick offices
- Commitment to your professional development

How to apply

To express an interest in the role and to be considered, please review our JD and Personal Spec and submit the following:

• An up-to-date CV.
• A supporting statement that addresses each of the requirements in the person specification and outlines your motivations for applying. You might find it helpful to use the personal spec requirements as sub-headings in your covering letter. 

Closing date: Monday 22nd April 2024 at midday
Interviews: Week beginning the 6th of May. The interview will be held remotely via Teams

We encourage applications from people who share some of the identities of our service users (men and non-binary people), and from people from communities experiencing structural oppression (including Black and Asian, trans and disabled people). SurvivorsUK is committed to continually reviewing and developing our practice as an equal opportunities employer.

Please let us know if you would like any assistance or adjustments during the interview process. We are here to support you in any way we can.

Harris Hill are delighted to be partnering with a fantastic organisation who want to drive change so more young people choose engineering and technology careers. They are searching for a Trusts and Foundations Manager to join their team.

As Trusts and Foundations Manager you will be working with the Director of Business Development and Partnerships to develop a strategy to build the income stream from trusts, foundations, and government grants. You will expand on the pipeline of trusts, foundations and government funding opportunities which align to their strategy, prioritising as relevant and building relationships for short and long-term funding opportunities. You will be working collaboratively across the organisation to ensure consistency, accuracy and impact when creating funding proposals for strategic focus areas. You will also provide excellent account management to grant funders, working closely with programme teams to ensure KPIs are met, positioning the organsiation for future funding opportunities.

To be considered for this role, you will need:

• Experience of identifying, securing and delivering grant-funding from trusts, foundations and/or government.
• Good understanding of the grant-giving environment, with the ability to quickly identify the spaces and conversations your organisation should be engaging in.
• Excellent writing skills, with the ability to condense detailed information and present it in a compelling and persuasive way for a variety of audiences.
• Excellent relationship management skills, with the ability to quickly build rapport, understand, and respond to the needs of both internal and external stakeholders.

If this role sounds of interest to you and you want to have a chat and review the full job description, please do contact Dominic at Harris Hill on [email protected] or call him on 020 7820 7332.

Salary: £42,000 - £47,500
Permanent, Full-time
Location: London with flexible hybrid working

Deadline - Monday 6th May at 9am

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, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Harris Hill are delighted to be partnering with a renowned children's disability charity in their search for a Trusts and Grants Lead.

As Trusts and Grants Lead, you will be responsible for leading on the development and implementation of the trusts and grants strategic plan and lead the team to ensure income secured is in line targets for the current year and the following year/multi-year income. You will Develop and write applications to major trust, grants, statutory and institutional funders to secure five and six-figure, single- and multi-year funding. You will Produce high quality reports and updates for funders, sourcing information from the Services team, and ensuring key reporting timings are met. You will also carry out prospect research and track new funding opportunities to identify new major funding opportunities that align with the organisation services priorities and funding requirements.

To be considered for this role, you will need:

• A thorough understanding of the essential components of trust and grants fundraising strategies and proven experience of strategy implementation
• Detailed knowledge of the Trusts and Grants landscape
• Proven ability to write creative and compelling bids
• Proven successful experience of soliciting, managing, and securing 5 and 6 figure trusts and grants funding.

If this role sounds of interest to you and you want to have a chat and review the full job description, please do contact Dominic at Harris Hill on [email protected] or call him on 020 7820 7332.

Salary: £45,000 - £50,000
Permanent, Full-time
Location: London with hybrid working

Deadline - Thursday 25th April at 9am
Application process - CV and Cover Letter

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, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Spectra are a lived experience organisation working with socially excluded and marginalised communities in an empowerment model, to ensure access to appropriate health, wellbeing and support services.

We offer evidence-based, inclusive, accessible, knowledgeable and quality services which are non-judgemental and delivered by peers. 

Spectra are looking for a fundraiser, focussing on smaller trusts and individual giving, to join a growing fundraising team with exciting plans. You will contribute to raising the income required to continue delivering counselling, advocacy, mentoring, outreach, groups and other support services at Spectra. You will report the Fundraising Manager. 

You will be confident working with diverse and intersectional groups who face social exclusion and inequalities around access to appropriate health care, wellbeing and holistic support. You will be able unequivocally to respect, support, promote and work within LGBTQ+ and other diverse communities.

£30,000 pro rata, 3 days per week.  Hybrid working (office in Ladbroke Grove) with 25 days holiday and bank holidays (pro rata), plus a pension scheme.