Fundraising Manager (Trusts / Grants)

Fundraising Manager (Trusts / Grants) 

An exciting opportunity for a Fundraising Manager to join the Funding Partnerships Team, with a leading national charity. 

Hft is a national charity that’s been supporting people with learning disabilities since 1962. 

Position: Trust Fundraising Manager 
Location: Central Bristol or home based dependent upon geographical location 
Contract type: Full Time, Permanent 
Hours: 35 per week 
Salary: £33,786 per annum (Plus home working allowance if homebased) 

Closing Date: Monday 9 April 2018 
Initial Telephone Interviews: Wednesday 4 to Friday 6 April 2018 
Interview date: Wednesday 18 April 2018 

About the Role: 

The Fundraising Manager role is an excellent opportunity to join a team of highly successful and experienced fundraisers to utilise and enhance your skills to make a key contribution to the people we support, ensuring they have every chance to live the best life possible. 

You will lead on income generation from their portfolio of Trusts and Foundations, including: 
- researching new funding prospects 
- collating project information for applications 
- writing persuasive and inspiring applications 
- compiling informative impact reports 
- cultivate and steward supporters 
- accurate records are maintained 

About You: 

The successful candidate must be an experienced grants and trusts fundraiser either educated to a degree level or with a solid track record of Trust fundraising experience. 

Experience required: 
- a substantial track record of successfully securing grants for capital and revenue projects 
- a thorough knowledge of grant making Trusts and of different methods to research them, including the use of grant giving research databases 
- demonstrable experience of personally securing significant gifts (£100k +) from Trusts 
- developing and delivering against income and expenditure budgets 
- a thorough understanding of the UK philanthropy market & of donor care / development techniques in Trust fundraising. 

You will hold a current UK/EU driving licence with use of a car. Flexibility to work at weekends and in the evenings to fit in with donor meetings etc. and have the ability to travel within the UK with occasional overnight stays are both essentials. 

You may have experience of the following: Trust Fundraising Manager, Fundraising Manager, Grants Fundraising Manager, Trust Fundraiser, Grant Fundraiser, Fundraising, Fundraiser, Trusts, Grants, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, NFP, Not for Profit etc. 

This vacancy is being advertised by EasyWeb Recruitment, the UK’s leading Online Recruitment Agency. The services advertised by EasyWeb Recruitment are those of an employment agency. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of gender, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, or belief, and we confirm that we will gladly accept all applications.