As Alive and Kicking's Fundraising Manager, you will drive the charity's innovative new growth strategy as we widen our reach and strengthen our social impact.

The Role

In 2020, AK launched our exciting new three year rolling strategy that aims to strengthen impact across our three main mission areas: Make.Play.Live. Having operated since 2004, the organisation has built a strong reputation for sustainability and innovation, having grown thanks to a combination of our fantastic supporters and the production and sale of AK sports balls.

The Fundraising Manager will focus on income generation by executing and then building on the new fundraising strategy. This will focus on growing revenue from AK’s innovative regular giving programme, building relationships with corporates, trusts and foundations, and driving AK’s bespoke fundraising events programme.

In doing so, the successful candidate will help AK to create more ethical jobs for adults from communities facing disadvantage and give more young people access to sport and vital health education.

Principal Duties (More details can be found in the attached job pack)

• Manage, develop and grow AK’s new regular giving programme, ensuring a high level of donor retention while creating campaigns and partnerships that grow membership.
• Set up and manage the delivery of AK’s fundraising events programme, driving participation across a range of initiatives.
• Manage and develop relationships with all Major Donors, Trusts, Foundations and Corporates to maximise income via a diverse range of income streams.
• Manage preparation and submission of grant and project proposals and look after all reporting requirements stipulated under partnership agreements.
• Support and upskill country operations in their development and submission of proposals to local funders.

Person Specification (More details can be found in the attached job pack)

Essential Experience

• Experience raising money through a successful regular giving programme.
• Experience raising money through a calendar of fundraising events.
• Experience in creating, building and maintaining strong relationships.
• Experience in raising funds from multiple income streams i.e. corporates, trusts and foundations, events and/or major donors.
• Experience in creating, managing and reporting against budgets.

Desirable Experience

• Experience writing bids and proposals for funding.
• Experience in executing and developing a fundraising strategy.

Essential Skills and Values

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to create compelling bids and proposals that clearly illustrate the impact of AK’s work.
• Strong interpersonal and influencing skills with the ability to build networks and represent the organisation at a senior level.
• An innovative thinker who can bring creative ideas to life.
• Self-starter, highly driven and motivated with a proactive approach to work.
• Enthusiasm for not only organising, but also taking part in fundraising and challenge events.

How to Apply

Please read the attached job pack and send your CV and a covering letter (no more than two pages long, addressing how you meet each point on the Person Specification) to the email address in the job pack or directly through ChairtyJob by 5.00pm Monday 26th April 2021.

Interviews are planned for the week beginning April 26th and will take place online.
 

Alive and Kicking Overview

Alive and Kicking (AK) exist to create a happier, healthier and more accessible society. We empower and impact the lives and livelihoods of people facing disadvantage by producing and championing a sports ball like no other - creating access to jobs, play and vital health education.

Make. Through the production of high quality AK sports balls, we create ethical employment for adults from vulnerable job groups.

Play. Through our partnerships we use AK sports balls to give young people facing disadvantage regular access to sport, play and exercise.

Live. Through our innovative award winning health education programmes, delivered directly through sport, we use AK sports balls to give young people facing disadvantage access to vital health education.

We have an exciting opportunity for an ambitious Trusts Fundraiser to join our Income Generation Team at Ormiston Families. We are looking for someone who is passionate about the work that we do and will support our successful team in securing long term income from trusts and foundations and statutory sources. You will have experience of delivering results from trust fundraising and will be familiar with managing relationships with charitable trusts and foundations.

Working within a small team you will be expected to work collaboratively and effectively from day one. You will be driven by the work that we do and confident in approaching and securing funding to support existing and new services as well as securing vital unrestricted income.

You will have excellent written communications skills with the ability to develop compelling funding applications. You will also have effective inter-personal skills ensuring that you work closely with teams across the organisation. Experience of fundraising through trusts is essential for this role.

For an application pack or to apply, please visit our website via the apply button.

Closing date: 9am, Friday 23rd April 2021

Ormiston Families is committed to safeguarding. We are an equal opportunities employer; we value diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

About Us

Place2Be is the leading children's mental health charity providing in-school support and expert professional development to improve the emotional wellbeing of children and young people, families, teachers and school staff. Place2Be provides mental health support and training for over 600 primary and secondary schools, reaching a total school population of over 350,000 pupils.
 
Our teams provide a range of services in our partner schools to build resilience early in life through counselling, creative work and play and support a child’s ability to engage in school life.  Our work, focused on early intervention, is part of the ‘comprehensive CAMHS system’. 

About The Role

Permanent 
Hours: 35hrs p/w
Days: Monday- Friday
Location: London, EC1V 4LW

The Trusts & Grants team is small but dynamic consisting of a Head of Trusts & Grants, two Senior Trusts & Grants Managers, a Trusts Manager and a Trusts Officer. We have achieved significant growth in the past few years and there is huge potential to grow the income of the team with support from an empowering Director of Fundraising, a committed and invested CEO and a well-connected and effective Development Board.

As the Trusts & Grants Officer, you will have the chance to build relationships with and secure five figure grants up to £20,000 from a warm portfolio of charitable trusts as well as building relationships with new charitable trusts and foundations. There may be the chance to work with more significant gifts further down the line.

In this role, you will focus on supporting the development and implementation of the trusts and grants strategy and develop effective relationships with trusts and statutory contacts through telephone, email and face to face contact and managing own portfolio of funders, providing excellent stewardship

Excellent writing skills and attention to detail; confidence in managing relationships with funders and the ability to manage multiple priorities and work to tight deadlines are all essential. Experience of producing comprehensive applications and reports for funders is necessary as well as the ability to develop excellent relationships with colleagues.
 

The successful candidate will have:

• Experience of raising grants from charitable trusts/ other public sector funders e.g. BBC Children in Need (Desirable) 
• Excellent, compelling writing skills, analytical, methodical, able to produce accurate work to a high professional standard
• High standard of written English including punctuation and grammar
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills; ability to communicate and influence others through both verbal and written media and demonstrates the ability to build and sustain relationships
• Strong networking and relationship development and management skills

Interview Dates: Monday 03rd May 2021 ZOOM Video Interview
 

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

• Enhanced Annual Leave entitlement
• Robust Learning and Development Programme
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance, 4x Annual Salary
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mobile Phone Discounts (EE Network)
• Cycle purchase and season ticket loan schemes
• Extended Maternity/Paternity Pay

If you share our core values of perseverance, integrity, compassion and creativity and have the counselling skills and patience to support some of the UK’s most vulnerable young people and families, we would love you to join us. It’s sensitive and demanding work – but hugely rewarding and fulfilling - you will be helping to give young people a brighter future.
 
To Apply or to view/download the full Job Description and Person Specification, please visit our website for further details.

Hours;         22.5hrs

Location;      Bath, with some possibility for homeworking 

Julian House is a well respected charity, providing support to some of the most marginalised members of society, particularly in the areas of homelessness, domestic abuse and criminal justice.  Its projects are located across the South West.

Underpinning its success has been a strong track record of support from key stakeholders and the wider community, including grant making trusts.  This support has allowed the development of new services, important project work and the maintenance of core services.  Not just changing lives, often saving lives.

This is a new role within Julian House fundraising team, providing support to the Senior Trusts Fundraiser - researching funding opportunities, reporting back to funders on their support and evidencing unmet need.  Providing case studies is another key element of the role - involving project visits and close collaboration with a range of colleagues.

Key tasks:

• Achieve the agreed annual fundraised income target
• Develop strong relationships with grant-making trusts and foundations which have not previously supported Julian House, and to strengthen our existing relationships with trusts and foundations
• Through detailed research identify other trusts, foundations, and statutory funding programmes which have the potential to support Julian House’s diverse range of projects and services
• Liaise closely with colleagues at all levels of Julian House to identify and collect key information for funding applications and grant reports
•  Research evidence of need for Julian House’s services utilising a range of resources, including, but not limited to: local and regional strategies, internal and external reports, news articles
• Draw up budgets for Julian House services for use in funding applications
• Respond in a timely manner to fundraising needs as they become apparent, perhaps for new services or other important one-off needs
•  Ensure that all grant reports are delivered in a timely manner by the stated deadline
•  Maintain accurate records of your fundraising activities on our CRM database
•  Support the Senior Trusts Fundraiser with funding applications and bids, as required
• Assist with other specific projects, as detailed by the Senior Trusts Fundraiser or Fundraising & PR Director

Trusts & Foundations Officer

Job ID: 020744
Salary: Grade 5: £31,021-£35,471 per annum, including London Weighting Allowance
Business unit: Fundraising & Supporter Development
Department: Major Gifts (Trusts & Foundations)
Strand Campus

Role Purpose:

• As a key member of the Trusts and Foundations (T&Fs) team, play an active role in the delivery of an ambitious strategy for sustainable income growth

• Work collaboratively with team members, supporting the high-value T&Fs programme to develop long-term relationships with funders in a position to make six and seven figure gifts and grants

• Take responsibility for managing and growing the <£100k T&Fs portfolio (currently worth c. £1.2m pa across all partners) ensuring excellent donor care while maximising efficiency/ROI within the programme.

 Contact details for Matthew Gorman can be found on the apply page.

This post will be offered on an indefinite contract contract.

This is a full-time post.

Closing date: 09-May-2021

To apply for this role please click on the 'Apply' button.

Job title: Fundraising Manager

Responsible to: Director of Business Development

Salary: £30,000 - 33,000 per annum

Location: Penygraig, South Wales / Home Working

Hours: Full-time 

As a family friendly organisation, we recognise that obligations outside work are important and that balancing work and family commitments can sometimes be a challenge.  We offer a range of flexible working opportunities and we would be open to those interested in applying as a jobshare. 

Annual leave entitlement: 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Employer pension contributions of 3% 

Introduction

Over the last 40 years we’ve built up an impressive track record of improving the lives of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged in society through working closely with the local community. This is an exciting time to join us as we are undergoing a period of transition building a new senior management team.

We are looking for a dynamic, experienced, Fundraising Manager to build a diverse funding base and lead a new fundraising team securing our services into the future, for people in one of the most deprived areas of the UK.

Key Responsibilities

Working closely with the Business Development Director you will lead the small fundraising team. You will lead on statutory fundraising and large bids and you will line manage a team member who will focus on individual giving and digital fundraising and a consultant who will lead on trust and foundation fundraising. 

Management & Leadership

•  To lead, inspire and motivate fundraising staff and volunteers, providing them with clear direction and sound decision-making and enabling them to raise funds and contribute significantly to organisational development.

•  Work with Business Development Director to review and implement fundraising strategy.

•   Manage Digital & Marketing Officer post contributing to development of Communications Action Plan ensuring key targets are met

•  Assist with developing and scrutinising project plans in collaboration with Project Teams, to ensure they are accurate, deliverable and will achieve their objectives.

•  Lead and directly manage a portfolio of key relationships.

Income generation

•  Research potential grant making organisations and analyse their suitability to feed into the grant prospect pipeline to achieve identified targets

•   Research and develop diverse income generation initiatives including a local Lottery, digital fundraising, individual giving, legacy & in memoriam gifts, major donors.

•  Prepare and submit high quality funding applications and reports to grant making organisations.

• Scrutinise project budgets and financial information for applications and for grant reports.

•  Support the account management of successful applications, liaising with the programme project manager and finance team and ensuring that funding and reporting criteria are fully met and specific challenges in relation to programme objectives transparently communicated.

•   Develop and initiate innovative fundraising ideas

Monitoring & Evaluation

•  Maintain and develop the database of contacts: individual donors, corporates, grant making bodies ensuring the General Data Protection Regulations (2018) are adhered to across all income generation activities and that all data collection is in accordance with these regulations.

•  Review grant agreements

•  Ensure all incoming grants are processed in line with internal procedures and best practice guidelines.

•  Ensure prompt and appropriate acknowledgement of all grant income, ensuring all information relating to each grant is accurate, up to date and well organised.

•  Maintain a timetable of deadlines to ensure grant making organisations receive reports and other correspondence as required.

•  Ensure that all donor communications are handled appropriately, promptly and courteously and that complaints and criticisms are logged, investigated and resolved

• Ensure collection of key data and evidence to enhance Valleys Kids case for support. 

Compliance

• To ensure that Valleys Kids fulfils all its legal, statutory and regulatory responsibilities adhering to Fundraising Code of Practise and GDPR legislation.

Person Specification

• At least 5 years experience of fundraising in the Charity/Social enterprise sector 
• Ability to lead or oversee income generation from a wide range of sources including statutory funding, trusts and foundation, trading income and individual giving.
• Experience of managing an effective team, with ability to delegate effectively and to hold people to account.
• A commitment to community development, tackling structural inequality and other barriers to people achieving their potential.
• Resourceful, resilient and innovative, with the ability to manage different priorities
• Interpersonal skills and judgement, which inspire confidence and trust from staff, volunteers, stakeholders and other organisations.
• A strong track record of networking, developing and maintaining external relationships with a wide variety of funders
• An effective communicator orally and in writing, able to articulate our work to a broad range of stakeholders and to negotiate well. 
• Experience of budget and financial management
• An entrepreneurial approach - able to use resources effectively and develop new ideas and gain buy-in to implement successfully.
• Organised, with excellent time management skills and high levels of self-motivation.
• Awareness of Welsh language, culture and the public services context in Wales or a willingness to learn.
• Flexible with a willingness to work outside normal office hours.

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.

Role Description:

We are looking for a highly motivated, experienced Head of Fundraising to lead our small, dynamic Schoolreaders fundraising team and help grow income in line with the charity’s ambitious, exciting plans. This is the ideal opportunity for someone hoping to achieve great results within a rapidly-growing charity which is impacting the lives of thousands of children every week.

The role is flexible – partly home-based by arrangement, but travel to our Bedford office will be required at least two days a week and for management meetings as necessary, plus occasional travel to meet with supporters. The office is a 15 minute walk from Bedford Station.

About Schoolreaders:

Schoolreaders was launched seven years ago in Bedfordshire with the aim of recruiting volunteers to provide one-to-one reading support for children in primary schools across the country.  Before the pandemic over 12,700 children in over 650 schools were receiving weekly reading sessions from a Schoolreaders volunteer.  Pre Covid-19, one in four children was leaving primary school unable to read to the expected Government standard.  School closures over the past year mean that many children have fallen even further behind with their reading. Our service is needed more than ever before with 10% of primary schools across the country asking Schoolreaders for reading volunteers. Building on past successes, we now have ambitious expansion plans to address the need.

What you can expect:

A highly rewarding, senior fundraising role where you can develop your own skills whilst making your mark on a fast-growing national children’s charity. Schoolreaders is a highly professional charity which values every team-member’s contribution to our team efforts. We offer a generous holiday allowance, enhanced sick pay, an employee assistance programme, plus training and development opportunities. If you want to lead a great team in a fast-moving, welcoming environment whilst making a huge impact on children’s literacy across the country, this could be the perfect role for you!

Closing date for applications is 23.59 on 30th April 2021.

Further details including the job description and application forms can be found on our website.

Applications will be reviewed, and interviews offered, on an ongoing basis. We reserve the right to close the role prior to the closing date should a suitable applicant be found, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

Schoolreaders is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and requires staff to share this commitment. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a basic disclosure check of unspent criminal convictions.

Schoolreaders is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation registered in England and Wales (1159157)

Oversee £1.8m income from trusts and foundations in a charity whose work is incredibly relevant after the pandemic.

Due to an internal promotion, this bereavement support charity has a vacancy for a Trusts and Foundations Manager, who will be responsible for the £1.8m the charity secures through this income stream.

Job description

The role will:

• oversee a Trusts Fundraising Officer who secures lower level trusts and foundations
• develop strategy for mid- and high-value applications
• oversee trusts income from a network of regional hubs (c.£300k)
• develop and maintain key relationships with funders including Children in Need, the National Lottery, Garfield Western and other smaller private trusts

Person specification

We are looking for someone who:

• has demonstrable success in trusts and foundations fundraising
• is ready for a challenging, busy but highly exciting role
• is able to manage a fast-paced workload
• has excellent written skills
• has excellent relationship management skills
• is creative and able to package up services in a compelling way for funders

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

The Eveson Charitable Trust is looking for an experienced Grants Officer to join its small team based in Worcester. You'll be responsible for reviewing applications and helping to prepare application summaries for the Trustees so the ability to read and interpret charity accounts and budgets is key, as is a good understanding of charity governance. Good communication skills are important too, as you'll be contacting charities to discuss their applications and resolve any issues. Experience of Salesforce would be an advantage, but training will be provided. You'll also be involved in the grants payments process.

Another element of your job will be contacting grant holders to obtain photos and grant stories for our website so experience of Wordpress would be useful, but training will be provided.

The successful applicant must be happy working in a small team and able to cope with change.

Person Specification

• Experience of charities and grant-making, either through working for a grant-making organisation or as a fundraiser applying for grants.
• High standard of literacy and numeracy.
• Good communications skills. Confident in business communications.
• Strong IT skills, confident in the use of MS Office and databases; use of spreadsheets, email and Zoom/Teams. Experience of Salesforce and Wordpress would be an advantage.
• Good working knowledge of the governance and financial management of charities; able to read and interpret charity governing documents, charity accounts and other financial reports.
• Accurate with a high attention to detail.
• Good organisation skills.
• Discreet
• Able to stay calm under pressure
• A bright and positive attitude
• Willing to do basic practical jobs to support the effective functioning of the office.
• Able to work independently and with integrity.

Visit our website to see the full job description and find out more about the Trust.

Terms and conditions

• Contract: 12-month fixed term contract with possibility of permanent employment.
• 3-month probationary period.
• Hours: 28 hours per week worked over 4 days Monday to Thursday 08.30 am to 4.30 pm.
• Location: Office based. Some home working may be considered after the probationary period, but this role will still spend the majority of their time in the office. 
• Salary:  £20,791 – 22,393 (£26,000 - 28,000 p.a. pro rata)
• Twenty-eight days leave per annum pro rata and statutory holidays pro rata. 3 days’ holiday must be taken during the Christmas shutdown.
• NEST pension with employer contribution at 4% of gross earnings.

Prospectus is delighted to be supporting a leading UK charity in their search for a new Trusts Fundraising Manager. This post is offered on a full-time permanent basis paying circa £36,000 per annum to initial be home based with an eventual part-time return to their London based office. For the right candidate they would be willing to consider making the post wholly home-based with occasional meetings in London.

The post holder will lead on the production of five and six figure bids to a range of trusts and foundations with a view to creating a long term, multi-year pipeline. There will be management of a Trust Fundraising Officer in the post and a need for the post holder to report back on grants that have been received.

They are looking for someone who would have ideally had experience of securing five and six figure grants with a skilled approach to report writing and prospect research. Ideally the new post holder will have experience managing a seven-figure active grant portfolio and be proficient at reporting back on their programmes.

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application.

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

If you are interested in applying to this Trusts Fundraising Manager position, please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.

Hope for Justice exists to bring an end to modern slavery by preventing exploitation, rescuing victims, restoring lives and reforming society. Around the world, we are growing a movement of abolitionists who believe freedom is worth the fight. Our team works from more than 30 locations across five continents. If you’re looking to make a difference, this is the place for the you.

Position

Hope for Justice is seeking an exceptional researcher, communicator and relationship-builder to take us to the next level in the way we interact with institutional funders and grant-making bodies.

As UK Partnerships Officer – Trusts & Foundations, you will secure long-term and sustainable sources of income for Hope for Justice’s award-winning and life-changing projects. The role includes research, application writing, building relationships, generating reports for secured funders and the ability to work effectively towards ambitious targets. You will work with our frontline Programs teams around the world to establish key needs and match these with potential sources of funding. The successful candidate will need to have a good balance of written and numerical/analytical skills, as well as experience with pipeline and prospect database management.

The role will involve representing the charity in external meetings, writing high-quality reports and maintaining comprehensive records, so attention-to-detail is a must.

Knowledge of modern slavery and human trafficking will also be an important part of achieving success in this role.

As Hope for Justice repositions our Programmes to make ten times the impact over the next ten years, the work of the UK Partnerships Officer – Trusts & Foundations will be a vital part of achieving sustainable and long-term income, and in doing so, changing lives and ending slavery.

This position requires someone with at least two years’ experience in a similar role and a proven track record – for full details and requirements, see the Role Profile.

Requirements

• Work as part of a team to deliver the KPIs and fundraising targets set by the International Development Director.
• Generate income from UK Trusts and Foundations to enable delivery of Hope for Justice programmes worldwide.
• To maintain a portfolio of existing trust relationships and to nurture relationships with existing UK Trusts and Foundations. This entails ensuring that contacts are recorded in the CRM system and reports to funders produced in a timely manner.
• To be a major contributor to the development of Hope for Justice Trust and Foundations programme through the cultivation of new relationships in the UK - focussing on trusts capable of contributing at the major and high value level.
• To grow all trust income and maximise all income opportunities from the UK through research and networking.
• To carry out effective research to identify new prospective donors.

Salary: Up to £25,000 per year, dependent on experience

Closing date: 5th May 2021

Location: Manchester, United Kingdom

As part of our commitment to safeguarding, this post is subject to background checks before an offer of employment is confirmed.

Trust and Foundatiions Manager

Full time permanent contract, part time negotiable

Home and office working - charity based in Bath so much be prepared to visit

Developing Health & Independence is an award winning charity that supports excluded and marginalised young people and adults to overcome structural barriers and life limiting behaviours holding them back from achieving their potential.

We provide a comprehensive range of services for people who are socially excluded for a wide variety of reasons such as homelessness, alcohol or drug problems, or lack of opportunity.

Your remit will be to develop the fundraising strategy and secure income, primarily through trusts and grant giving bodies to achieve the charity’s strategic objectives. Your responsibilities will include identifying prospective funding bodies whose strategic objectives match those of the charity, to develop, manage and lead all trust and grant applications ensuring that targets are met.

The successful candidate will bring a demonstrable track record of researching and fundraising from trusts and foundations, and networking with external and internal stakeholders, including building sustainable relationships with new and existing donors.

Closing Date: ASAP

For an informal confidential conversation please contact our recruitment partner, Carroll Lloyd, Director, NFP Consulting 

This is a brand new position - an exciting opportunity to make your mark on a small dynamic charity with ambitious goals.

This pivotal role will suit an experienced relational fundraiser who excels at inspiring people to catch a vision and contribute through their donations. Read about SEED’s vision, mission, and pilot community resilience model in our strategy in the attachments. As the prime driver of income generation for SEED, you will proactively secure multi-year relationships with individuals, small businesses, trusts and foundations. You will also oversee all SEED’s other fundraising and communications, including fundraising appeals like the Big Give Christmas Challenge, newsletter, social media and website.

Initially the only employee of SEED in the UK, you will report directly to a Trustee, oversee our small group of committed volunteers, and liaise closely with our delivery team in Zimbabwe. Before long, we’re sure your efforts will create the need and funding to grow the UK team. Working in a very small charity, you will enjoy a varied, interesting role with opportunities to get involved in wider organisational priorities and effect change with minimal bureaucracy.

You will work from home, even after lockdown ends (SEED doesn’t have an office), with occasional travel to meet donors or trustees. Trustees are in London / Cambridge, but video calls would be considered if the best candidate was located further away. 

We will consider 2-3 days a week, and we support flexible working, so this role could fit around other commitments.

To apply, please prepare a tailored and concise covering letter explaining what attracts you to The SEED Project in general and to this role in particular, how you fit the person specification, and why you are confident you can help us to grow our funding base.Please submit this along with your CV.