Grants and Trusts Fundraiser

Job Purpose

This post requires an experienced, competent Grant and Trust Fundraiser to join a friendly fundraising team.  This is an excellent opportunity for an intelligent, organised and creative candidate who is looking for a new role within a growing charity.

To be successful in this role you will have previous experience in the charity or NFP sector and be able to write applications in various styles. You will also be experienced in working in a target driven environment. 

Pancreatic Cancer Action

Pancreatic Cancer Action, (registered charity No.1137689) was founded in Surrey in 2010 by a rare survivor of the disease. A small team, headed by our Chief Executive, runs the charity and overall a board of Trustees provides direction for the organisation.

In nearly 50 years, the 5 per cent survival rate of the UK’s fifth biggest cancer killer has barely changed.  This is why we focus on early diagnosis. 

We are a small charity with a huge voice shouting about much needed change for pancreatic cancer. We were founded out of a desperate need to give more attention to a disease that has been neglected for far too long. Hearing daily of more people diagnosed late and dying from pancreatic cancer is a powerful reminder of why we get out of bed each day.

Quite simply, we know that pancreatic cancer can be detected early, and as long as we are here and continue to be supported, we will do all we can do to make sure this happens more and more.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Conduct detailed research of grant and trust funding opportunities for Pancreatic Cancer Action using a range of on-line resources and publications in line with PCA projects.
• Take the lead in developing and submitting high quality funding applications and approaches to trusts and foundations.
• Ensure the database is used effective, kept up to date and accurately maintained.
• Drafting of high quality grant funding bids and tenders, in line with the requirements of potential funders or commissioners and with reference to their published guidelines and any communication with them.
• Build and manage excellent relationships with key contacts in trusts and foundations ensuring that all funders receive timely and relevant correspondence and updates about the work of the charity.
• Maintain and develop the Grants and Trusts element of Salesforce (CRM system)
• Attend meetings, events and conferences as required– acknowledging that some of these may be out of hours and involve overnight stays.
• Perform other duties that the Chief Executive of Pancreatic Cancer Action may consider appropriate.

While every effort has been made to outline all the main duties and responsibilities of the post, a document such as this does not permit every item to be specified in detail.  Also, the post holder may, from time to time, be asked to undertake other reasonable duties commensurate with the grade of this post.

Hours of Work: 21 hours (3 days) per week (initially)

Experience required:

• Detailed and practical understanding of Trust and Grants fundraising is essential
• Proven track record of raising funds from charitable Trusts, Foundations and Statutory bodies or within a commercial environment.
• Demonstrable ability to write compelling and innovative proposals and funding reports.
• Experienced in confidently representing organisations to potential and existing funders.
• Experience of working with a fundraising database and database administration.
• Demonstrable negotiating and influencing skills.
• Experience of working to and meeting deadlines.

Skills required:

• Educated to degree level
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise a heavy workload.
• An excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate well with a broad range of people, including those affected by pancreatic cancer.
• A methodical and meticulous approach.
• Ability to work in a team and to apply initiative and common sense.
• Excellent numeracy skills.
• Enthusiastic and results driven