Funding Officer

This is an exciting chance to really make a substantial difference to the young people we support at Active8. It is part of plan to increase the fundraising capacity of the charity with a significant amount of untapped potential so it is an exciting time to join.

Ideally we are looking for a candidate with experience in writing compelling funding applications and managing relationships with funders.

However willingness to learn, passion for the cause and transferrable skills count for a lot and training will be provided if you do not have direct experience but you are creative, good at story telling, enjoy building relationships and have an eye for detail.

An average week might involve researching and writing grant applications or meeting funders. It might be working with our project coordinators to write evaluations and report to funders, it could be having a 121 with a member to create a case study or attending networking events to raise awareness of Active8 and build funders knowledge.

As you would expect when working for a small charity no two days are the same and we all ‘muck in’ doing things outside of any job description which will make working at Active8 so varied and enjoyable.

Job description

We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated funding officer who has exceptional attention to detail, excellent prospecting skills, and a track record of securing funding from Grants, Trusts, and Foundations.

Preferably the successful candidate will be able to demonstrate previous success in raising funds, have experience of working to and achieving financial targets within deadline and budgets, experience of managing relationships at varying levels and the ability to write persuasive and compelling applications.

The post holder will be required to manage the day-to-day fundraising for the charity, identifying appropriate funding opportunities, submitting applications, reports and evaluations to funders about spend. The candidate may also be asked to support our users to find individual grants.

We can’t emphasise enough how much we value transferable skills and passion so please do not be put off from applying if you are applying from a different sector/role.