Corporate and Trusts Fundraiser

Considering working for us? Be warned, you may find it hard to ever leave. We are passionate about our staff and believe in caring for them in the same ways we care about our service users. We are a growing charity and don’t have the resource to provide fancy staff perks however the things money can’t buy we are really good at. We believe staff are the foundation stone to the success of the charity and so we do everything we can to make sure they feel valued, supported, engaged and developed. People who’ve worked for us in the past have said we’ve spoilt them, as they just can’t find what we offer from other employers. If you are looking for a role with a clearly identified career path, the ability to build something yourself, in an organisation that genuinely cares about your health and welfare, then this is for you.

Oasis Aquila Housing is focused on the eradication of homelessness. We do this by identifying the causes of homelessness and working with individuals to tackle these. Over the past 30 years our work as diversified and we currently deliver 4 main services to combat homelessness; Supported Accommodation, Crisis services, Domestic Abuse and Violence Support work and an Employability programme. We have a Gateshead and London base and plan to grow over the next few years.

This role is all about developing new relationships with corporate partners and stewarding the corporate partner journey. Alongside this you will be developing applications to Trusts and Foundations that will enable us to continue our work and deliver upon our expansion ambitions. You will be working in a new team who are responsible for the delivery of our ambitious fundraising and business development strategy.

How would we describe you? Well you need to be someone who keeps in touch with funding opportunities via networks and connections.  You will also be great at seeing how funder priorities link to our own and communicating these opportunities internally. You will be great a writing about what we do and creating content for applications that communicates our work with impact.  You will be great at building relationships, identifying and seizing opportunities and able to communicate our amazing cause in a way that will secure the support from those who often get lots of request for support.

We welcome applicants from all faiths or none, but it is important that all employees understand and sympathise with the Christian ethos of the organisation. 

For more information and to download an Application Pack visit our website (please note that CVs are not accepted).

For an informal chat contact Crystal Hicks at Oasis Aquila Housing.

Any offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory references.

Closing date for applications Tuesday 2nd January at 9am.

Working hours: 37 hours per week

Salary: £28,069 per annum

Fixed term contract for 2 years initially

Location: Gateshead (with flexibility to travel)

Oasis Aquila Housing is a Christian response to homelessness and disadvantage providing housing, support and other specialised services. Our vision is for everyone to be part of a community where they are included, belong and have what they need to reach their God-given potential. 

Oasis Aquila Housing is an Equal Opportunities employer.  Registered charity no. 1107554.