Fundraising Officer (Trusts & Foundations)

The Clock Tower Sanctuary, Brighton; Brighton; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

The Clock Tower Sanctuary, based in Brighton, is seeking a Fundraising Officer to join the Fundraising & Communications team. You will secure income from trusts and foundations through research, bids, relationship management and grant reporting to help meet fundraising targets.

The role is full-time, 35 hours per week at Wenlock House, Brighton, with 25 days leave plus birthday and bank holidays. Start date ASAP, closing date 2026-11-02.

Qualifications

• At least two years’ experience developing funding bids for a charity.
• Demonstrable track record in securing grants/donations in excess of £5k
• Experience of undertaking prospect research and pipeline management
• Excellent written communication skills with strong attention to detail.
• Strong relationship-management skills and ability to collaborate with stakeholders.
• Effective organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Knowledge of Word, Excel and CRM systems e.g. Donorfy, Raiser's Edge, Beacon.

Responsibilities

• Develop and secure funding from new and known Trusts and Foundations.
• Undertake prospect research, ensuring all new and known funders are captured in the pipeline
• Prepare and submit agreed number of bids on quarterly basis to meet targets, tracking conversion rates and ensuring timely feedback to Fundraising & Communications Manager
• Develop funding bids to meet operational priorities, as expressed in The Clock Tower Sanctuary’s Strategic Plan
• Continue to develop in-house knowledge bank on key issues relating to youth homelessness, ensuring relevant sector reports, statistics, facts and case studies are captured and updated.
• Deliver timely reports and updates on funded projects.
• Ensure all internal records and our CRM, Beacon, are updated on a regular basis.
• Work closely with colleagues to ensure evaluation reports are submitted in a timely manner, capturing data from in-house CRM systems and qualitative case studies
• Contribute to all monitoring and evaluation, ensuring compliance with GDPR and other data protection requirements and best practice.
• Work collaboratively across the organisation and contribute to fundraising team objectives.
• Act in accordance with The Clock Tower Sanctuary's values, policies and commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.
• Undertake any other duties reasonably required by the Fundraising & Communications Manager, CEO or Trustees.

Skills

Bid development

Grant sourcing

Prospect research

Written communication

Relationship management

Organisational skills

CRM coordination

Tools

Word

Excel

Donorfy

Raiser's Edge

Beacon

Job description

Salary:c.£ 28,576-31,357

Contract type:Full time

Responsible to:Fundraising & Communications Manager

Hours of work:35 hours per week

Place of work:Wenlock House, Brighton

Annual Leave entitlement:25 days per year + birthday + bank holidays

Pension:3% rising by 2% every 2 years up to 6%

Notice period:2 months

Start date: ASAP

About the role

The Clock Tower Sanctuary is the only drop-in day centre for young homeless people in Brighton and Hove. We operate a day centre which provides practical and emotional support; confidence-building activities; life skills and access to health services, volunteering, training and employment for young people who are homeless and insecurely housed. We work with homeless 16-to-25-year olds to help them move from crisis to stability. Our vision is that no young person becomes part of the long-term homeless population. With an increasing demand for our services, we are seeking an experienced Fundraising Officer to join our small Fundraising & Communications team and contribute to our ambitious plans for income generation, building on our strong track record of working with Trusts & Foundations.

Main purpose of the role

To secure income from regional and national trusts and foundations through research, bid writing, relationship management and grant reporting, contributing to the achievement of organisational fundraising targets.

Key responsibilities

Develop and secure funding from new and known Trusts and Foundations

• Undertake prospect research, ensuring all new and known funders are captured in the pipeline
• Prepare and submit agreed number of bids on quarterly basis to meet targets, tracking conversion rates and ensuring timely feedback to Fundraising & Communications Manager
• Develop funding bids to meet operational priorities, as expressed in The Clock Tower Sanctuary’s Strategic Plan
• Continue to develop in-house knowledge bank on key issues relating to youth homelessness, ensuring relevant sector reports, statistics, facts and case studies are captured and updated.

Deliver excellent supporter experience for funders

• Build and maintain positive relationships with trust and foundation funders.
• Deliver timely reports and updates on funded projects.
• Ensure all internal records and our CRM, Beacon, are updated on a regular basis.

Monitoring and evaluation

• Work closely with colleagues to ensure evaluation reports are submitted in a timely manner, capturing data from in-house CRM systems and qualitative case studies
• Contribute to all monitoring and evaluation, ensuring compliance with GDPR and other data protection requirements and best practice.

General

• Work collaboratively across the organisation and contribute to fundraising team objectives.
• Act in accordance with The Clock Tower Sanctuary's values, policies and commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.
• Undertake any other duties reasonably required by the Fundraising & Communications Manager, CEO or Trustees.

Person specification

Essential

• At least two years’ experience of developing funding bids for a charity
• Demonstrable track record in securing grants/donations in excess of £5k
• Experience of undertaking prospect research and pipeline management
• Excellent written communication skills with strong attention to detail.
• Strong relationship-management skills and ability to collaborate with stakeholders.
• Effective organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Knowledge of Word, Excel and CRM system e.g. Donorfy, Raisers Edge, Beacon.

Desirable

• Understanding of key issues faced by young people using The Clock Tower Sanctuary’s services
• Experience of working as part of a small team in a charity
• Knowledge of fundraising best practice and industry standards.

Closing date: 9am Monday 2nd November 2026. Shortlisted applicants will be contacted by Thursday 5th November. Interview date: w/c 9th November 2026

The Clock Tower Sanctuary is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from suitably qualified people, regardless of gender, gender reassignment, age, sexual orientation, marital status, race, religion, politics or disability.