Grants and Trusts Manager

We are seeking a Grants and Trusts Manager to join our Fundraising team and lead on gaining income from grant-making bodies.

The aim of this amazing charity is to help improve the lives of young people in Burnt Oak by giving them ‘somewhere to go, something to do and someone to talk to’.    If you have a passion for putting young people first, we want to hear from you!

Position: Grants and Trusts Manager

Location: Burnt Oak, London. This is a hybrid position, though for an exceptional candidate we may consider fully-remote

Salary: £40,000 - £42,000 per annum FTE (pro rata-ed depending on number of days a week the successful candidate contracts to)

Hours: Permanent, 4 days a week (32 hours, 0.8 FTE). Hours worked are flexible and certainly you are not tied to “9-5”. We will also consider applications from someone wishing to work 3 days a week (24 hours, 0.6 FTE)

Closing Date: Noon on 17th July 2024. Please note candidates will be interviewed on a rolling basis and we reserve the right to close the role early should a suitable candidate be found.

About the role:

A part of the Fundraising team, as Grants and Trusts Manager you will lead on gaining income from grant-making bodies. You will line manage the Grants and Trusts Officer, and will need to develop strong relationships with the Delivery team, so you can match their funding needs to the right funder and get the right information from them to ensure a high quality of reporting.

Other key responsibilities will include:

• Overseeing a pipeline of grants and trusts applications, re-applications and reporting
• Working closely with the Delivery team to ensure the right bids are being submitted
• Working with the Impact and Insight Officer to shape monitoring and evaluation strategy and practice
• Leading tours and face-to-face and online meetings with Foundation staff and Trustees
• Working within the broader Fundraising team, supporting colleagues and department-wide projects

About you:

To be successful in the role of Grants and Trusts Manager you will have experience of trust and grant bid writing within a professional setting.

You will also need to bring with you the following skills and experience:

• Produce compelling asks and proposals in line with the charity's objectives and the funders requirements
• Experience of gathering, understanding and presenting complex information and data
• Experience of working within a charity fundraising environment
• Experience of cultivating relationships with funders, both via verbal and written methods of communication
• Ability to prioritise tasks, manage own time and achieve strict / multiple deadlines
• High level of IT competence, excellent internet research skills and database management
• Motivated to improve young people’s lives for the better

In accordance with our Child Protection and Safeguarding procedures, this position requires an enhanced DBS check.

The charity’s strength is its diversity of its people. We place a huge value on different people doing things in different ways and we welcome applications from what might be considered non-traditional backgrounds. The one thing we all have in common is our desire to raise the aspirations of young people across the country. 

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PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.