Fundraising Manager

National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty; Shrewsbury; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension up to 10%

Free entry to NT places

Season ticket loan

EV car lease

Perks at work discounts

Holiday entitlement

Job summary

The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty is seeking a Fundraising Manager to join the Midlands & East of England Specialist Delivery Team. You will secure funding from trusts, foundations, and partners, shaping compelling propositions and supporting NLHF bids.

Hybrid role covering Midlands & East region with 40–60% site visits, 30 hours/week over 4 days, reporting into the Midlands & East Specialist Delivery Team.

Qualifications

• Experience in fundraising and bid writing.
• Track record of identifying and securing grants from trusts/foundations.
• Ability to engage with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong written communication and organizational skills.
• Passion for nature, heritage and community work.

Responsibilities

• Identify, develop and secure small–to–medium grants (up to £100k).
• Support larger place-based funding incl. NLHF bids and collaborates with internal teams.
• Shape funding propositions and manage relationships with funders and donors.
• Ensure funding is monitored, evaluated and compliant with requirements.
• Provide guidance to colleagues to embed a proactive fundraising culture.

Skills

Fundraising and bid writing

Grant identification & securing

Stakeholder engagement

Written communication

Interest in nature/heritage

Education

Professional fundraising qualification

Job description

Are you an experienced fundraiser who’s motivated by purpose and impact? Would you like to use your skills to help care for nature, beauty and history for everyone, for ever?

We’re looking for a Fundraising Manager to join our Midlands & East of England Specialist Delivery Team, supporting projects and programmes across the country by securing funding from Trusts, Foundations, Grants as well as well as partnership funding opportunities.

Working collaboratively with colleagues and external stakeholders, you’ll play a key role in helping the National Trust deliver ambitious plans for people, places and nature in the Midlands & East of England.

Location:As this role covers the Midlands & East region , your contractual place of work will be the nearest National Trust hub /property to your home. Our hybrid working policy means you can balance office and home working with site visits and meetings at other National Trust places and at our partners.We’lltalk about this in more detail at interview, but you should expect to be at a National Trust site for 40–60% of your working week.

Hours: Working 30 hours per week over 4 days

First round interviews will be held on Tuesday 17th November virtually.

Internally you’ll be known as Fundraising Consultant.

What it's like to work here

Our Midlands & East Specialist Delivery team works alongside colleagues across properties, portfolios and specialisms to help unlock funding and support for some of the Trust’s most important work. From historic landscapes to nature recovery projects and community engagement, no two days are the same.

You’ll be part of a small, supportive fundraising team that values collaboration, learning and shared success. We work closely with General Managers, property teams and national specialists, helping build confidence and capability around fundraising while strengthening relationships with funders and partners.

What you'll be doing

You’ll help grow income across by identifying, developing and securing small to medium sized grants (up to £100k), while also supporting colleagues with larger place-based project funding, including large NLHF bids. You’ll work with internal teams to shape compelling funding propositions, manage existing and cultivate relationships with funders and donors, ensure funding is managed, monitored and evaluated in line with requirements.

Alongside this, you’ll provide advice, guidance and practical support to colleagues, helping embed a positive, confident fundraising culture. You’ll keep up to date with the funding landscape, share insight across teams, and ensure accurate record keeping and compliance across all funding activity.

Who we're looking for

You don’t need to know everything about the National Trust to apply, but you’ll bring experience, curiosity and a collaborative approach. We’d love to hear from you if you have:

• experience of fundraising and bid writing, or a professional fundraising qualification
• a track record of identifying, securing, managing grants and working with Trusts / Foundations
• confidence working with a range of stakeholders and external partners
• strong written communication and organisational skills
• an interest in supporting nature, heritage and community focused work

The package

The National Trust has the motto ‘For everyone, for ever’ at its heart. We’re working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. It’s important that our people reflect and represent the diversity of the communities and audiences we serve. We welcome and value difference, so when we say we’re for everyone, we want everyone to be welcome in our teams too.

• Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary
• Free entry to National Trust places for you, a guest and your children (under 18)
• Season ticket loan
• EV car lease scheme (for roles that meet the salary criteria)
• Perks at work discounts such as gym memberships, shopping discount codes, cinema discounts
• Holiday allowance up to 32 days relating to length of service, plus holiday purchase scheme, subject to meeting minimum criteria.

National Trust place

Attingham Consultancy Hub, Atcham, Shrewsbury, SY4 4TP

Closing Date: 08 November 2026

Equal Opportunities Statement

The National Trust celebrates diversity and is committed to creating a fair and equal society, free from discrimination. You can read more about our commitment to inclusion and diversity here .

Safeguarding Statement

The National Trust is committed to a safe recruitment processes to help the organisation attract and appoint the right staff/volunteer for the role and responsibilities as set out in the vacancy advert. We will not accept applicants who are not suitable to work with children, young people or adults at risk. If you have any questions around your suitability for this vacancy, please contact the people service centre.