Grants and Impact Manager

Homeless Link; West of England; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Homeless Link is seeking a Grants and Impact Manager to steward Trusts and Foundations, research new prospects, and craft compelling applications. You will lead an organisation-wide MEL programme to measure and communicate impact, focusing on Caring in Bristol and ensuring funders can see the difference their support makes.

You will develop high-quality applications, manage a funder portfolio, and drive reporting and engagement activities—acting as an ambassador to strengthen our reputation with

Qualifications

• Experience managing trust and foundation funding streams.
• Ability to develop an organisation-wide MEL programme.
• Proven success in securing sustained funder investments.

Responsibilities

• Identify and lead the creation of high-quality trust and foundation applications and proposals.
• Maintain and grow a portfolio of funders, building long-term relationships.
• Develop and embed a clear Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) programme across the organisation.

Skills

Grant writing

Fundraising

Stakeholder management

MEL design

Job description

Job Summary

As Grants and Impact Manager you will be stewarding small and large Trust and Foundation donors, researching new prospects, and writing compelling applications using detailed case studies compiled by the team. You will also coordinate the development of a new Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) programme, strengthening our ability to measure, understand, and communicate the impact of our work. A key part of this will be focusing on evidencing and enhancing the positive change created by Caring in Bristol, ensuring that funders and stakeholders can clearly see the difference their support makes.

About You

As our Grants and Impact Manager, you will play a pivotal role in sustaining and growing Caring in Bristol’s income from Trusts, Foundations and statutory grants, by acquiring and managing high-value funder relationships. Alongside this, you will take the lead in developing and embedding a clear, organisation-wide Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) programme. This new focus will enable us to set measurable goals, track progress, and capture the real-world impact of our work - ensuring we can tell a compelling, evidence-based story to funders, partners, and the wider community.

You will identify and lead the creation of high-quality trust and foundation applications and proposals, working closely with the Head of Trusts and Foundations, and take responsibility for a portfolio of funders, building strong, long-term relationships, improving funder satisfaction and securing continued or increased investment in our mission.

Beyond managing relationships, you will help transform the way we demonstrate impact. By collaborating with service delivery staff to develop our impact monitoring practices you will ensure we can report back to funders with clarity, consistency, and confidence - showing exactly how their support translates into tangible outcomes for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness in Bristol.

You will also be instrumental in delivering a best-practice funder engagement programme, finding innovative ways to create value for funders through tailored reports, webinars, site visits, and other forms of involvement. Acting as an ambassador for Caring in Bristol, you will represent us to funders and stakeholders with credibility and passion, using your insight to strengthen our reputation and influence.

Finally, you will act as a voice of the funder within the charity, ensuring their perspective shapes our project design, monitoring, and communications. Working collaboratively with colleagues across service delivery, income generation, and finance, you will help embed practices that not only improve funder relationships today but also make Caring in Bristol more strategically and sustainably fundable for the future.

Please read the full job description and person specification for full details about the role.