Senior Trusts and Foundations Fundraiser
Senior Trusts and Foundations Fundraiser
Location: Hybrid working between home and London or Bristol officesContract Type: Permanent
Hours: 35 hours per week (flexible working can be discussed)
Salary: £35,882 (Outside of London); £37,778 (London)
Closing Date: 30th October 2024
Interview dates start from: 4th November 2024
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They challenge the systems and policies that surround children and young people, they highlight gaps and campaign for change. Because they know what a better future could look like. And they know what they need to do to make that future a reality.They need to push harder, reach further and work smarter. And they need the right people on their team to help us get there. People like you.
About the role
They’re looking for a creative Senior Trusts and Foundations Fundraiser, who wants to grow their existing experience of working with five and six figure asks to grow their skills by supporting the senior team with preparing compelling proposals to secure funding of 6 and 7 figure bids.This is an exceptional opportunity for a fundraiser with great communication skills, project leadership and experience of building and writing compelling core asks/supporting bid writing.
Their Philanthropy team is growing and they need a tenacious senior fundraiser, who is passionate about delivering great quality, high-value proposals to charitable trusts, foundations and institutions. You will have a track record of building great relationships with supporters and colleagues alike.This role is key to the ongoing success of our dynamic, high-performing Philanthropy team, delivering results in line with their strategic ambitions.
What will I be doing?- You will be a key player in delivering the strategy to maximise income from a portfolio of both current and lapsed charitable trust donors, awarding grants min £30,000+
- Establish, maintain and develop personalised relationships with funders through consistent, creative and innovative stewardship – they are open to your ideas!
- Research, approach and establish relationships with lapsed and prospective funders, to build new relationships and support pipeline development and growth for future funding
- Support senior colleagues at external events and meetings
- Identify, maintain and develop a portfolio of appropriate funding proposals
- Ensure prompt and accurate reporting to donors in your portfolio
- Develop and maintain annual work plans and database systems
- Report on performance against agreed budgets and targets
The key skills they’re looking for in this role are:
- High-value trust fundraising, with a successful track record of achieving ambitious fundraising targets.
- They also need demonstrable experience of trust proposal development.
- Experience of researching funding prospects (with knowledge of source materials) is also key
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills are a must
- Ability to absorb complex information and present it in a clear, logical and appropriate manner
- Ability to work as part of a team – the role requires collaboration with both managers and peers
- Ability to develop relationships internally and externally
- Comfortable building and working with project budgets and contributing to team budgeting
- For people to reach their full potential, they need the right environment. As a member theTeam, you’ll be made to feel supported, valued and appreciated. Here’s how they do it:
- Flexible working: they’re open to working hours outside of 9 - 5 and they can talk through your flexibility requirements at interview stage
- Wellbeing days: four days a year to do what works for you – from catching up on training to going for a walk
- Generous annual leave allowance
- Great family/caring leave entitlements
- Enhanced pension
- Access to our employee savings scheme
They’re on a journey to be reflective of the diverse children, young people and families they support. They know they aren’t there yet, and they’re passionately committed to taking actions and making changes to be a truly diverse, inclusive and equitable organisation.
This includes taking anti-oppressive action and removing barriers in our recruitment practices. They particularly welcome applications from members of minoritised communities. Their Diversity, Inclusion, Equity and Belonging strategy will tell you more.
They operate an anonymised shortlisting process in their commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. CVs can be uploaded, but they won't be able to view them until they invite you for an interview. Instead, they ask you to fully complete the work history sections of the online application form for them to be able to assess you quickly, fairly and objectively.
Accessibility
They’re committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout their recruitment process and they’ll always aim to be as accommodating as possible. Please let them know in your application form of any adjustments or access requirements they could make to help you with the application process and interview.
You may have experience in the following roles: Senior Fundraiser, Trusts and Foundations Fundraiser, Trusts Fundraising Manager, Major Donor Fundraiser, Philanthropy Officer, Bid Writer, Grant Fundraiser, Corporate Fundraiser, etc.
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