Fundraising Manager (Grants & Trusts)

Blender Foundation; Gloucester; Hybrid; GBP 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading charity in Gloucestershire is seeking a Fundraising Manager to maximize income through grants and funding opportunities. The role involves developing relationships with funders, leading grant applications, and ensuring compliance with grant contracts. Candidates should have significant experience in grant writing and a passion for wildlife.

Benefits

Contributory Pension Scheme

25 days paid leave per year

Christmas shutdown

Qualifications

• Significant experience in writing successful grant applications.
• Knowledge of UK funding sources.
• Experience developing funding pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Develop activity plans to meet income targets.
• Create high-quality applications aligned with GWT strategies.
• Collaborate with finance to identify key funder relationships.

Skills

Grant writing

Relationship building

Numeracy skills

Creative thinking

Tools

Access Charity CRM

Job description

Location:

Robinswood Hill Country Park, GL4 6SX Hybrid working

Salary:

£38,000 per annum + Excellent Benefits including a pension of up to 6%

Contract:

Full-time, Part-time, and flexible/reduced hours will all be considered

Benefits:

Contributory Pension Scheme, 25 days paid leave per year (rising to 30 days through long service), Christmas shutdown (3 days) + Bank Holidays

We are Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust. We are a charity working locally to deliver natural solutions that foster hope for a wilder future.

Our mission is to reconnect people's sense of belonging in the natural world and secure nature's recovery with the people of Gloucestershire, including our 28,000 members.

We manage reserves, collaborate with landowners to support wildlife alongside food production, deliver landscape-scale projects, and connect thousands of people with nature through learning, engagement, and visitor centres.

Position Overview:

We are seeking a Fundraising Manager to maximize income through grants from trusts, foundations, and large funding opportunities. The role involves developing major grant and trust funder relationships, working with internal teams on project development, leading grant applications, maintaining a project pipeline, and supporting reporting and claims.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop activity plans to meet income targets, liaising with project staff on applications, reports, and claims.
• Create high-quality, compelling applications aligned with GWT strategies.
• Collaborate with finance and other stakeholders to identify key funder relationships.
• Work with the Supporter Development team to develop income streams from corporate and major donors.
• Ensure robust grant contracts and budgets in line with GWT requirements, especially for restricted and unrestricted income.

Candidate Requirements:

• Significant experience in writing successful grant applications and securing funding from trusts, foundations, and corporate partners.
• Knowledge of UK funding sources, including foundations, landfill community funds, lottery distributors, and grant-making trusts.
• Experience developing funding pipelines and nurturing funder relationships.
• Proficiency with fundraising databases, preferably Access Charity CRM (formerly ThankQ).
• Strong numeracy skills and experience with complex budgeting.
• A passion for wildlife and the natural environment.
• Creative, independent, and able to represent GWT at national meetings.
• Tenacity, flexibility, and innovative thinking.

We are committed to equal opportunities and value diversity. If you have the skills, ambition, and passion, we encourage you to apply and take the next step in your career.