Trusts and statutory funding manager jobs

Around 40% of Beat’s income currently comes from Trusts, Foundations and Statutory sources. We have a well-established Trusts & Statutory function and have succeeded in gaining the support of many well-known funders, such as the National Lottery, Children in Need and Garfield Weston Foundation. This year, we are forecasting to raise just under £2.6m from Trusts & Statutory, so this role is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious candidate to play a really crucial role in securing the income which will enable us to help more people than ever before.

Team description

We have a very experienced Trusts & Statutory Fundraising Manager who oversees the Trusts & Statutory function, including managing a Senior Trusts & Statutory Fundraising Officer who joined in 2020. The Trusts & Statutory Fundraising Team are part of the Partnerships Team, and have ample opportunity to work collaboratively with and learn from teammates specialising in Corporate, Major Donor and Public Sector fundraising.

Beat is experiencing a period of significant development as our services and influence expand and demand for our support rises. This change was underway before the coronavirus changed all our lives, but the pandemic has accelerated everything. Notably, our helpline is supporting three times as many people as pre-pandemic and our funders have responded generously. Meanwhile, our work to improve access to high quality treatment and care is receiving an increasingly positive reception. We therefore find ourselves in the position of needing to rapidly develop new services, campaigns and information – and to find sustainable sources of funding for them.

Role purpose

Maximising income for Beat’s work from trust and statutory sources, by the creation of high-quality applications and reports to funders and by providing excellent account management and cross-team collaboration.

Responsibilities include

Proactively identifying trust and statutory funding sources, researching them for suitability.

Writing high quality applications to trusts and statutory funders.

Providing high quality account management through collecting information for, and writing, reports - maximising income generation and relationship longevity.

Conditions

Beat offers 5.25 weeks of annual leave + bank holidays which increases after 2 years, by a day a year to a maximum of 6 weeks. Additionally Beat provides membership of a Cash Plan Scheme to all employees and offers flexible working.

The Partnerships Team, and the Marketing and Income Generation Directorate of which it is part, are spread across London and the East, South-West, and South-East of England, working mainly from home. The post-holder needs to be able to travel to our London or Norwich office approximately once a month for meetings.

This role is home based with monthly travel to Beat’s Norwich or London office

To apply, please download and complete the application form from the website. Completed application forms should be uploaded via the form on this page by 9am on 19/7/22

Some professionals are brilliant at driving the efficiency of current operational and funding activities. Others have the analytical and strategic skills to scan the horizon and plan for future business needs. But very few - like you - have the knowledge and insight to do both.

And that’s why this brand new role will suit you perfectly.

As Funding and Forecasting Manager, your operational and strategic strengths will be vital to maintaining our success as one of the UK’s leading apprenticeship training providers. For a start, we will rely on you to manage the delivery of a professional and accurate data claims process that allows JTL to secure the correct funding from the Education and Skills Funding Agency. This will include working with data owners to ensure that claims are accurate and valid, of course, but you will also use your expertise to resolve errors, monitor regulatory compliance and produce weekly and monthly performance reports.

In addition, you will liaise with key stakeholders to develop robust regional and national forecasting models that will help shape senior-level decision making and resource planning. You will also drive continuous process improvement, stay abreast of all changes in funding rules and communicate their impact across the organisation.

Along with a degree or equivalent in a mathematical discipline, you will have a least two years’ management experience including verifiable engagement with ESFA funding claims processes. This must be supported by excellent knowledge of government funded training provision and funding, first-class communication and presentation skills, and proven ability to manage stakeholders. Advanced IT skills - including experience of PICS or similar - are essential. And any experience of internal audits and the building services engineering or related industry would be a distinct advantage.

In return, we can offer you an attractive salary, benefits including a pension and life insurance and ongoing professional development. You will also enjoy considerable autonomy over your own schedule, dividing your time between working from home and a designated office.

Are you a great writer who can tell a compelling story? Do you want to use your skills to help a worthwhile cause? Do you want to work for a charity that you can really believe in?

Carers Support Centre is 25 years old this year. We are looking for someone with excellent writing and editing skills who can help us achieve a better life for family carers.

You might be at the start of your working life, or perhaps you are looking for a change in direction and want to work in the charity sector. We can offer you flexible and meaningful work, job satisfaction and a chance to spread your wings.

You will be part of a small but successful fundraising team researching and writing applications to trusts to help with a wide range of carers’ services – from counselling and befriending to outings for young carers.

We look forward to hearing from you!

If you would like to know more about this role, please call us for further information. 

You are welcome to apply by sending in a CV and a separate sheet detailing how you meet the criteria listed on the person specification part of the job description (available on our website).  Alternatively, you can visit our website to download an application form which you can complete and return.

If you do not have access to the internet, please call our office  or email us.

Closing date: Friday 15th July 2022 @ 12 noon

Interviews: Wednesday 27th July 2022

Registered Charity Number: 1063226 

We are an Equal Opportunities employer, and our workplace is free of barriers and fully accessible for people with disabilities. We are committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults; from recruitment of staff through to supporting our team working with families and carers in crisis.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the UK’s leading charity working to improve life after brain injury.

A brain injury can affect anyone at any time. When it does, Headway is here to help.

Each year, around 350,000 people are admitted to hospital in the UK with an acquired brain injury. Most of these people will need help and support in rebuilding their lives.

Our role is to provide information and support to people affected by brain injury while campaigning to reduce the number of people sustaining such injuries and campaigning for better support for those that do.

To do this, we need your help!

We’re looking for someone to join our small but mighty fundraising team as we generate income to support Headway’s core services.

As our Trusts and Foundations Manager, you will be preparing, writing, and submitting fundraising proposals. You will manage the charities relationships with new and existing funders and will be responsible for generating a forward pipeline of prospects growing this income stream and securing future income.

This role is pivotal in making a real difference to the lives of people affected by brain injury. So…what are you waiting for come and join us!

• Closing date for applications: Sunday 10th July
• Salary: £28,000 - £32,000 depending on experience
• Hours: Permanent, Full-time, Part-time 28-25 per week
• Location: Nottingham or home-based flexible working

Headway is an equal opportunities employer.
Registered Charity No 1025852.

WR Fundraising Recruitment is looking for an experienced trusts fundraiser for an exciting role where you will have the opportunity to develop a very strong trusts and grants fundraising stream while managing a number of existing multi-year relationships.

A great home working role (or hybrid if preferred) 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 of 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 who 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 (or Hybrid) – 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 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.

MOVE Europe’s (registered name The Move Partnership) vision is for every disabled young person to have choice and opportunities by learning independent movement. Our mission is to enable disabled young people to gain independent mobility through the use of the MOVE Programme, a 6-step programme used collaboratively in all aspects of an individual’s life, throughout their whole day, by all of the people that work and live with them. The MOVE ethos is centred around a ‘can-do’ approach, where everyone around the individual dares to dream and works on ambitious goals set by the child and their family. Because of this approach, individuals on the MOVE Programme achieve significant positive outcomes, and progress is usually made much quicker than if the person was just accessing traditional therapy services alone.

We work to achieve our mission through delivering the following activities throughout the UK to over 140 schools and therapy teams. Most of our current work is funded by trading income, where teams purchase our services and access support through membership.

• Training: we deliver high-quality training that empowers education and therapy teams to use the MOVE Programme with the disabled individuals they support.
• Support: we provide support services and quality assurance for the teams that use the MOVE Programme to ensure best practice and great outcomes for the disabled individuals they support. This includes network meetings, conferences, the MOVE Quality Mark, 1:1 support, webinars and CPD opportunities.
• Growth: we develop the MOVE Programme across the UK and Europe to reach as many disabled young people as possible who could benefit.

Role Overview

Join us at MOVE Europe in our 25th year of enabling disabled young people to learn independence through movement, as our Senior Trusts and Statutory Fundraiser. Reporting to the Director of MOVE Europe, and joining a small, agile, and highly effective team, the owner of this role will play a pivotal part in the organisation’s growth ambitions. 

The main purpose of the role is to develop and lead the organisation’s trust and statutory fundraising, working to grow a portfolio of new funders of various sizes (4 – 5 figures) and, through effective communication and stewardship, secure income for the organisation, as part of our 3-year strategy. As a new role within the team, the post-holder will have a brilliant opportunity to develop and lead our fundraising activity to create real change for the young people we support.

As with the rest of the MOVE Europe team, the post-holder will be employed by Enham Trust, but will be seconded to the MOVE Europe organisation.

What You Will Be Doing

 Operational:

• Have significant autonomy in growing our trust income by prospecting and building relationships with new trusts to increase our portfolio and maximise multi-year funding and growth.
• Identify prospects and develop and manage pipelines for statutory funding from both regional and national grants in England and Wales in the health and education sectors.
• Create tailored, engaging applications with a creative and emotive writing style to small, medium, and large trusts, ensuring that applications match the interests of each funder and support the objectives and operational priorities of MOVE Europe.
• Work with the Director to scope, design and cost fundraising projects, ensuring all projects align with the strategic priorities of the organisation, and develop projects in collaboration with other charities to deliver improved outcomes.
• Develop, manage, and steward our trust portfolio by building and maintaining strong relationships, leading on all actions with trusts, including setting up and attending meetings and project visits.
• Work closely with operational colleagues from the outset to involve them in strategic funding opportunities and to ensure grant reporting requirements are clear at the point of award.
• Maintain awareness of the trust, foundation and statutory fundraising landscape and proactively seek new opportunities that align to our objectives.
• Respond to other fundraising opportunities when they arise (e.g., corporate or major donors).
• Work with the operational team to ensure effective impact reporting processes and practices are incorporated across the organisation’s activities.

Quality:

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date trust records on our database, ensuring activities are GDPR compliant and comply with the Fundraising Regulator and Code of Fundraising Practice.
• Ensure strong quality management practices are adopted and champion a continuous improvement culture across the service.
• Develop and embed processes and practices and ensure that systems are in place to regularly review these to drive improvements.
• Attend and prepare for meetings and write reports for the Trustee board as required.
• Keep abreast of best practice in fundraising and take responsibility for own personal development.
• Adhere to organisation policies and procedures and ensure that these are understood and adhered to.

Finance:

• Work with the Director of MOVE Europe to set and manage budgets and delivery plans for statutory and trust funded projects and unrestricted funding, and establish and monitor KPIs.

Leadership:

• Work with operational colleagues to fully understand the work of MOVE Europe and the detail of specific projects requiring funding, ensuring that high quality trust applications are made.
• Champion results focus and continuous improvement culture.
• Actively collaborate and engage with other functions and initiatives across the organisation.
• Consistently role model MOVE Europe’s values.
• Willingly engage with any other duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time.
• Support the Director of MOVE Europe in the development of a fundraising strategy.

Key Result Areas

• Delivery of budgets, KPIs and business plan objectives.
• Income generation targets achieved (initial annual target of £100,000).
• An agreed number of grant applications submitted, with agreed success rates.

Our Values

We live by our values which underpin all that we do here at MOVE Europe

Dare to Dream

Pursue Excellence

Better Together

About You: The Person Specification

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• You are a skilled trust fundraiser, experienced at building new relationships with charitable trusts, foundations, and statutory funders
• You’re a motivated, ambitious self-starter, excited by growing income
• You have a high standard of written English, able to effectively persuade and influence through the presentation of engaging written material, using Microsoft Office programmes
• You have a strong understanding of fundraising best practice and data protection
• You’ve got a great understanding of the trust and foundation landscape in the UK and have significant demonstrable experience in this field
• You have strong interpersonal skills and are an effective verbal communicator

Experience and Qualifications

Essential

• You are experienced in achieving statutory funding from governmental grants and contracts (ideally 5 figures)
• You have a demonstrable track record of generating great return on investment in trust and foundation fundraising and have experience of securing multi-year funding
• You have a relevant qualification or significant demonstrable experience in this field

Desirable

• You have experience working in small fundraising teams where self-direction and using initiative is key
• You’re a member of the Chartered Institute of Fundraising
• You have experience working in SEND, disability or education charities

Personal Attributes

Essential

• You have a positive, can-do approach and thrive well in a collaborative and flexible team environment
• You have a keen eye for detail and a high level of accuracy in your work
• You’re passionate about delivering impact for disabled young people, and you use this passion to be an ambassador for the organisation when engaging with external stakeholders

Apply

***Please note that we will be conducting a rolling programme of short-listing and interviewing and reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time, therefore we recommend you apply as soon as possible to ensure you do not miss the opportunity.**

Hunter Merrifield are thrilled to partner Cure Parkinson’s to find an excellent Trusts Manager to manage a Trusts Officer and be jointly responsible for implementing Cure Parkinson’s, Trust fundraising programme and meeting agreed income targets by producing high quality applications to secure significant income from grant-giving Trusts and Foundations.

Job Title: Trusts Manager
Organisation: Cure Parkinson’s
Salary: £38,000
Location: London based office & home, with a minimum of 3 days in the office.
Contract: Full time, permanent
Benefits: 28 days’ holiday three of which must be taken over Christmas, plus bank holidays. Pension enrolment and flexible working
Closing date: Wednesday 6th July
Required: CV and Cover Letter

About Cure Parkinson’s

Curing Parkinson’s needs world-class collaborative science involving researchers, clinicians, the pharmaceutical industry and, most importantly, people who are living with Parkinson’s. This collaboration is at the heart of our research programme.

Their leadership and funding enables the world’s leading neuroscientists and neurologists to prioritise, together, the next generation of drugs for clinical trial.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead and grow the Cure Parkinson’s trust fundraising programme.
• Manage and support the Trusts Officer
• Secure income for Cure Parkinson’s by creating tailored proposals for restricted and unrestricted funds, focusing on £50k+ opportunities.
• Support the development of an international trust programme.
• Work collaboratively with the research and senior management teams to identify immediate and long-term funding requirements, and to develop in-depth project proposals. 
• To make the team aware of new and existing funding opportunities from Trusts and Grantmakers. 
• To work across the fundraising team to utilise opportunities and encourage the team to identify opportunities in Trust fundraising as they arise. 
• Submit high-quality grant applications within required deadlines to a wide range of funders including large national funders, building relationships and partnerships.
• Conduct regular research on prospects, recording the most up-to-date information available regarding propensity to give and application process. 

Skills and Experience

• Self-motivated and enthusiastic worker
• Excellent communicator both written and face to face with an ability to adapt to each donor’s individual needs
• Effective team worker
• Flexible approach to working conditions and working environment change
• Self-motivated and enthusiastic worker
• Excellent communicator both written and face to face with an ability to adapt to each donor’s individual needs
• Effective team worker
• Flexible approach to working conditions and working environment change

This role is perfect for a Trusts fundraiser looking to step up into a more senior role. You will get to manage a Trusts Officer and focus on £50,000+ gifts with a fantastic fundraising team.

To find out more and to apply for the role, get in contact with Stuart Milliner at Hunter Merrifield.

Along with the charity we want to practice a diverse and inclusive recruitment process that ensures equal opportunity for all we work with, irrespective of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. As an organisation, we encourage applications from all backgrounds and will ensure measures are met when required, to allow a fair process throughout. 

Trusts & Foundations Manager 

Manchester

Grade 8 (£36,382 to £42,149)

Ref: 5105

Manchester Metropolitan University is a thriving modern University located in the heart of a global city. It is committed to developing its outstanding buildings and facilities whilst striving to ensure that bright, young people from all backgrounds have access to an unrivalled education and are adequately supported throughout their studies at the University.

The Development & Alumni Relations office at Manchester Met is now seeking an experienced, proactive, and ambitious individual to join the team as a Trusts & Foundations Manager. This individual will be a key member of the dynamic and multi-skilled Fundraising team, with responsibilities primarily focused on growing our Trusts & Foundations portfolio and securing significant income for strategic priority projects across the University.

The role

The Trusts & Foundations Manager will be responsible for identifying and researching all philanthropic grant making bodies and foundations which have potential to support a broad range of fundraising initiatives at the University. You will be writing and delivering engaging and persuasive proposals and managing applications to local, national, and international funders for both restricted and unrestricted income. Reporting to the Head of Philanthropy, you will work collaboratively with academic leaders to identify areas that require support and execute an annual work plan to maximise effectiveness and ensure KPIs and income targets are achieved.

The ideal candidate

To be successful in this role you will be a highly motivated individual with significant experience in Trust & Foundation applications, identifying new funding opportunities and writing successful cultivation materials and proposals. Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, are essential, as is attention to detail and an enthusiasm for prospect researching. You will also need to be capable of organising a demanding and varied workload and build and maintain collaborative relationships with both internal colleagues and external stakeholders.

Manchester Metropolitan University is committed to supporting the rights, responsibilities, dignity, health and wellbeing of staff and students through our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.

We promote applications from all sections of the community, irrespective of background, belief or identity, recognising the benefits that a diverse organisation can bring . We particularly encourage applications from Black and Minority Ethnic candidates, who we recognise are underrepresented in this area.

Hybrid working is offered for this role.The nature of the role requires presence on campus at certain times of year, but at other times you will be able to complete some work remotely. We recognise the benefits and importance of an environment that supports flexible working and are open to conversations throughout the application process.

The closing date for applications is Sunday 10 July 2022 and interviews will be held on Tuesday 19 July 2022 in Manchester.

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. We deliver holistic, long-term work with young people aged 11 to 25 in schools and estate communities.

As a charity, we are almost totally reliant on fundraised income to keep our projects functioning and to fund new projects. At present about 50% of our income comes from charitable trusts and foundations. The Trusts and Foundations Manager is key to the continuation and development of this strong funding stream.

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

You'll have experience in:

• Having a proven track record of success raising funds from trusts, foundations and statutory sources, including funds of over £50k and multi-year grants
• A similar fundraising role;
• Project management, bringing relevant internal stakeholders together to create fundable projects, scoping out financial and operational requirements;
• Developing strong relationships and using management skills to grow and retain funding;
• Report writing;
• Managing competing priorities and tasks;
• Building relationships with funders.

You’ll be good at:

• Being a creative thinker who can identify needs and spot opportunities for business development;
• Painting pictures in words, bringing our work to life on a page;
• Developing detailed knowledge of our work and impact;
• Written and communication skills with excellent attention to detail;
• Being creative with an innovative mindset;
• Thinking strategically with strong judgement;
• Being proactive and motivated;
• Being solutions focused.

What we offer

In return, the successful candidate will receive a supportive and flexible working environment, regular staff training and access to a range of employee benefits including; employer pension scheme contribution, 25 days of leave and regular team socials.

How to Apply

Please click the link to apply via our website. Applications close on Friday the 22nd of July at 12pm (midday). 

About the role

Throughout the global pandemic UnLtd have been able to maintain support for social entrepreneurs and the Business Development & Partnerships Team has played a significant role, securing over £50m from statutory funders, trusts and foundations including the National Lottery Community Fund, Comic Relief and DCMS.

The Business Development & Partnerships Team will continue to play an important role and will be accountable for generating a further £21m over the next three years.

We have already secured £9.7m of this leaving us with a remaining target of securing £11.3m over the next three years.

You will be accountable for developing and managing a pipeline of prospects with the goal of securing six and seven figure partnerships with trusts, foundations and statutory funders. You will work closely with the Head of Business Development & Partnerships and other internal stakeholders to co-manage partner relationships, ensuring UnLtd delivers, evidences, and communicates impact.

What we are looking for

We are looking for a dynamic Trusts fundraiser who has proven experience of securing high value partnerships/grants (from 5 figures) and managing and developing long term relationships.

The successful candidate must be a strong communicator, able to express ideas with clarity verbally and in writing to a range of audiences including but not limited to creating, writing and selling compelling cases for support.

Equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging are core to our culture, values and strategy – as are our aspirations in social justice and positively shaping our sector. Our new Trusts & Statutory Fundraising Manager will be passionate about developing partnerships which drive our inclusion ambitions, our impact and our long-term financial health.

Please click ‘Apply via website’ to be directed to the Peridot Partners website and to contact the advising consultants to discuss this role in more detail.

Prospectus is delighted to be partnering with the Khulisa to help appoint a new Head of Trusts.

Khulisa (meaning 'to nurture' in Zulu) is an award-winning national charity who works with young people aged 11-25 whose lives have been affected by trauma or adversity. A child who has had four or more traumatic experiences is 20 times more likely to be imprisoned at some point in their lifetime and 32 times more likely to be labelled with a learning or behaviour problem. Khulisa calls this the “trauma gap” and works to close this gap by targeting young people and increasing their social and emotional skills.

With delivery hubs in London, Manchester and Birmingham they have a skilled team of therapists who deliver intensive, therapeutic programmes for small groups of young people in prisons, schools and pupil referral units (PRUs). They also train professionals, parents and carers in how to create nurturing, trauma-informed environments for young people.

As Khulisa enters a new strategic period the Head of Trusts will be instrumental to the organisations continued growth and success. Operating at a high strategic level the core purpose of the role will be to secure funding from trusts and foundations, LA grants and commissioning, and to build a sustainable, diverse pipeline.

Khulisa are looking for a seasoned fundraiser to join their flourishing and supportive organisation who has a track record of successfully building and managing a portfolio of major trust and grant funders up to six figures. The ideal candidate will also have proven experience of successfully generating new business and of closing multi-year bids on values over £30,000.

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome all candidates to apply, regardless of age, sex/gender, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status or pregnancy/maternity. If you have any disability and require reasonable adjustment/s to any part of the process then please contact Jessica Stoddart at Prospectus. If you feel you meet some of the criteria but not all, we really hope you'll enquire and learn more. Prospectus can advise and support on each part of the role and hopefully your application, so we look forward to hearing from you.

BirdLife International is the world’s largest nature conservation partnership. Through our unique local-to-global approach, we deliver high impact and long-term conservation for the benefit of nature and people.

As the Trusts & Foundations Manager, you will play a significant role in supporting the income generation that is needed to deliver BirdLife International’s new 10-year strategy. The postholder will manage a portfolio of Trusts and Foundations, securing significant levels of funding for BirdLife’s programmes and maximising sustainable net income for BirdLife International. You will proactively develop new business opportunities and ensure the potential of existing relationships are fully optimised and ensure the highest quality of stewardship and donor care is maintained to drive committed support.

The ideal candidate will have

· Trust & Foundations experience along with a proven oven track record in delivering partnerships and securing significant funding from trusts and foundations.

· An ability to explain complex, scientific issues to different audiences.

· An international outlook with a working understanding of, and respect for different cultures.

· Demonstrable experience in complex stakeholder management, leading others across a matrixed environment, including ability to influence and gain agreement for ideas and proposals from a variety of stakeholders.

· Excellent business partnering, communication and relationship building skills.

Please click ‘Apply via website’ to be directed to the website of Peridot Partners, our recruitment consultants, and contact them to discuss the role in more detail.

FareShare

Job Description –Senior Trusts and Grants Manager

Reporting to: Head of Fundraising

Location: Hybrid / Office Based

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 35 Hours

Salary: £45,000 - £50,000

About FareShare

FareShare is the UK’s national network of charitable food redistributors, made up of 18 independent organisations. Together, we take good quality surplus food from right across the food industry and get it to almost 10,000 frontline charities and community groups. During 2021, we redistributed 127 million meals, the equivalent of 4 meals every second through our FareShare Regional Centres and our retail surplus model FareShare Go, reaching over 1 million people.

FareShare exists because of two hugely important and highly topical issues.

As a consequence of supply and demand, huge volumes of food are grown or made in the UK and a percentage ends up as unwanted surplus with little commercial value.

At the same time, there are many thousands of frontline community groups and charities that are providing a vital safety net for the most vulnerable in our society. We seek to squeeze as much social good out of that uneconomic surplus by getting it to almost 10,000 such groups across the UK whilst they provide essential wraparound support services for their beneficiaries.

The Cost of Living Crisis and before it, the COVID-19 have shone a spotlight on the issue of food insecurity in the UK and with it, FareShare’s ability to get food to vulnerable communities nationwide.

It is estimated that over 4.7m UK households are now experiencing food insecurity and whilst the equivalent of 1.3bn meals of good surplus food occurs each year, FareShare believes that it is wrong for these two situations to co-exist.

To combat this, FareShare is moving into an ambitious 4 year programme to achieve

unparalleled growth in both our food volumes as well as our

fundraised income. We are driven by the opportunity to secure even more of the food available at farm gate, manufacturing and retail levels and to do this, we

need to maximise our new groundswell of public support to generate the funds needed to operate at this greater scale. There has never been a more

exciting time to join a relevant organisation which delivers both social and environmental impact, at such a crucial time.

By joining us you would be leading some of our most important work in helping us generate more support from Donors, Corporate Food and Fundraising Partners, Foundations and Volunteers as we strive in our ambition to meet the demand for food

to support the UK’s most vulnerable.

FareShare’s Strategy & Vision
 

Vision: We have the vision of a UK where “No good food goes to waste”.

Mission: To use surplus, fit for consumption, food to feed those who are vulnerable in the UK by supporting front line charitable organisations that tackle the cause and not just the symptoms of food poverty.

Our Purpose: We are doers. We are a community. We change lives.

Our Values: Passion – for our cause and the challenge that lies ahead

Ambition – to go the extra mile and drive the change that must happen

Respect – for ourselves, each other, our volunteers, our partners and our beneficiaries

Collaboration – it’s only by working with others that we can be stronger

Focus – on providing the best service possible so that we deliver and

achieve the most for our clients/customers.

The role

Reporting to the Head of Fundraising.

The key focus of the role will be:

• Managing and maximising key trusts and foundations, statutory and grant funders seeking to extend their support wherever possible with a focus on multi-year funding
• Ensuring a focus on new opportunities undertaking the necessary research to identify potential funders including those outside of the UK
• Developing a range of engaging proposals around key aspects of FareShare’s work
• Managing the Trusts & Foundation team, ensuring delivery of their objectives (currently two Trusts Managers who in turn manage two Trust Officers although we want the postholder to demonstrate the need for growth of this team)

The role is largely focused on leading the strategy, which ensures delivery of our trust, statutory and grant income programme as we extend the reach of our work over the coming years.

Main areas of responsibility

• Account Management
• New Business
• Communication
• Leadership

• Oversee the planning, delivery and monitoring for a portfolio of warm trusts and foundations, statutory and grant funders, maximising the income potential
• Relationship management for a number of key accounts providing relevant impact reports and associated benefits
• Developing innovative and persuasive proposals
• Maximising opportunities where possible to incorporate Regional Centres within national bids
• Regularly reviewing the plans and/or funding agreements managed by the Trusts team to ensure appropriate levels of stewardship and the potential for repeat or long-term support is maximised
• Managing associated admin and record keeping

• Overseeing the development and maintenance of an effective pipeline designed to undertake detailed prospecting and identify targets needed to deliver long term income
• Ensuring the rolling (monthly) programme is maintained
• Ensuring effective records of secured and projected income are maintained and that where appropriate this is shared with others across the organisation
• To investigate, initiate and develop activity to extend the opportunity for the support of trusts and foundations including EU and USA.

• To work effectively with the Finance team to obtain the necessary budget information to support applications
• Ensure detailed KPIs are uptodate, automated and reported on regularly including identifying variances to forecast and associated action plans
• To work effectively with departments and projects manager to obtain the necessary information around their development plans to create compelling bids
• To maintain the necessary levels of communications with the FareShare Network, including details of national funders where appropriate
• Work cross functionally (particularly with the UK food team), including the FareShare Network, to provide guidance and help identifying new funding opportunities.

• To work with trust and grant funders with a good understanding of the UK funding landscape
• Play an active role in the development of the wider fundraising strategy contributing to planning where required
• Provide line management support to the Trusts & Foundations team as detailed above, ensuring that they understand, and work towards their objectives
• Work towards individual performance standards and targets whilst setting and monitoring them for line managed staff, conducting the relevant annual reviews and identifying opportunities for development
• Conduct annual reviews of performance and actively take part in your own, identifying opportunities for development

As an employer committed to Equal Opportunities, we will assess applications in line with these criteria that we consider either as being essential or desirable in this role.

Person Specification

Essential Criteria

• Significant experience of working with trust and grant funders with a good understanding of the UK funding landscape
• A proven track record of meeting challenging targets, securing new multi-year business and increasing income from existing funders
• Experience of strategic planning, analysis and evaluation
• Strong financial skills with the ability to work with complex budgets and monitor them to produce associated grant reports
• Line management experience
• Proven ability to form good working relations, both internally and externally
• Ability to work on own initiative, meeting objectives and tight deadlines under pressure
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, particularly in writing proposals and presentations
• High level communication skills and ability to engage at all levels with diverse stakeholders
• Ability to collaborate with internal and external departments
• Build on long term partnerships with external stakeholders with the aim of achieving strategic goals
• Experience of working in a regulated environment and demonstrable risk assessment capabilities
• IT literacy, in particular of using Microsoft applications
• An understanding of and ability to promote equality and diversity

Desirable Criteria

• Experience of project management
• Experience of securing funding from EU and US sources
• A champion of Safeguarding principles and practice
• An interest in the impact of food waste on the environment
• An interest in food poverty and its causes

Competencies and behaviours

• Enthusiastic approach
• Desire for change and ability to adapt
• Flexibility and ability to work well as part of a team and alone
• A commitment to Equality and Diversity
• Curiosity and empathy with FareShare’s mission and strategy

Benefits 

Salary £45,000 - £50,000

Hybrid / Flexible working, with regular UK travel

25 days’ annual leave + 8 bank holidays

Employers pension contribution

Employee Assistance Program

Interest free bicycle purchase loan scheme

Season ticket loan

Flexible working

WR Fundraising Recruitment has a fantastic opportunity for an experienced trusts & grants fundraising professional to join a growing national charity’s fundraising team at an exciting time of development that includes increased exposure and publicity.

We are looking for a Trusts Fundraiser to join the small fundraising team and work with the senior fundraising executive lead in prospect research, grant applications and reporting.

The charity has a strong portfolio of existing funders which includes statutory support and an immensely strong database that makes ease of access to key information for bids and reporting.

The charity is based in Winchester, and the need to attend the office could be as little as a couple of days a month.

Trusts and Foundations Officer

Part Time – 3 days a week

Permanent

Hybrid – Mainly home based with up to 2-4 days per month in the office

£30,000 FTE

Duties will include:

• Generate fundraising income from key Trusts and Foundations and research potential new avenues for funding
• Write compelling, detailed and highly tailored fundraising applications for funders.
• Build and develop relationships with a portfolio of potential and strategically important grant and trust bodies
• 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

The ideal candidate will have:

• Track record in winning funds through bids and applications to grant giving and statutory bodies
• Experience of working across an organisation to develop funding proposals for new projects or areas of work.
• 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

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.