Fundraising Executive (Community Funding and Small Grants)

Ashby Jenkins Recruitment Ltd; Turves Green; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Training and development opportunities

Job summary

Ashby Jenkins Recruitment Ltd. is helping a Midlands charity recruit a Fundraising Executive (Community Funding and Small Grants).

You will identify local grant opportunities, craft compelling applications and steward supporters to grow regional funding income. You will work closely with the Community Fundraising Team and Grants and Trusts colleagues to secure funds from parish councils, community groups, and other sources, while delivering high-quality funding proposals and building lasting

Qualifications

• Experience writing successful grant and funding applications.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to engage diverse audiences.
• Strong relationship-building skills with supporters, customers, stakeholders or community groups.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, work independently and meet deadlines in a busy environment.

Responsibilities

• Identify and secure funding from local grant schemes, parish and town councils, community groups, grassroots organisations and other regional funding sources.
• Research new opportunities and develop funding applications.
• Steward supporters and help build lasting relationships that support the charity's lifesaving work.
• Collaborate with Community Fundraising Team and Grants and Trusts colleagues to diversify fundraising income.

Skills

Grant writing

Communication

Relationship-building

Time management

Job description

Salary: £28,000 - £30,000 per annum
Contract: Permanent, Full-time
Location: Hybrid working across the Midlands region
Closing Date:5 November
Benefits: Generous holiday allowance, pension scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, training and development opportunities

This is an exciting opportunity to join a well-established Midlands based charity as a Fundraising Executive (Community Funding and Small Grants). As the charity celebrates over 35 years of service, you will play a key role in helping to grow and diversify fundraising income across the region.

Working closely with the Community Fundraising Team and Grants and Trusts colleagues, you will identify and secure funding from local grant schemes, parish and town councils, community groups, grassroots organisations and other regional funding sources. You will research new opportunities, develop funding applications, steward supporters, and help build lasting relationships that support the charity's lifesaving work.

This role would suit someone who is highly organised, an excellent communicator and passionate about building strong relationships with supporters while delivering high-quality funding applications.

To be successful as the Fundraising Executive (Community Funding and Small Grants), you will need:

• Experience writing successful grant and funding applications
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage a wide range of audiences.
• Strong relationship-building skills with supporters, customers, stakeholders or community groups.
• The ability to manage multiple priorities, work independently and meet deadlines in a busy environment.

If enough applications are received, the charity reserves the right to close the application period earlier than the advertised closing date.