Grants and Trusts Fundraiser

Shared Interest Foundation; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A mission-driven charity in the UK seeks an enthusiastic Fundraising Officer to support their fundraising strategy. You will research and prepare funding applications to secure grants, manage relationships with trusts, and maintain records. Ideal candidates have experience in international development and strong communication skills. This role offers a competitive salary along with benefits including flexible working and generous leave policies.

Benefits

Pension scheme (up to 9% employer contribution)

Annual pay reviews

Health and Wellbeing benefits

25 days’ annual leave + bank holidays (rises to 30 with length of service)

Hybrid working (3 days’ home based)

Qualifications

• Experience working in international development.
• Understanding of fair trade and international development.
• Ability to produce detailed reports and fundraising applications.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to fundraising strategy by researching potential trusts and grants.
• Draft and prepare funding applications and cases for support.
• Manage existing relationships with trusts and foundations.
• Research and identify new funding opportunities.
• Maintain accurate records of applications and outcomes.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Ability to manage workload

Problem-solving

Financial literacy

Empathy with organizational values

Job description

We have a unique and exciting opportunity to join the Shared Interest Foundation team, we are continuing to expand our reach and enhance our impact and are now seeking an enthusiastic and motivated individual

Shared Interest Foundation is a dynamic and mission-driven charity dedicated to the development of sustainable enterprises, empowering women and youth, and building climate resilience in remote communities within Africa and Latin America.

You will support our fundraising efforts by researching and preparing funding applications to secure grants from a range of trusts, foundations, and grant‑making bodies. We are looking for someone with experience working in international development who is keen to learn and develop a career in fundraising.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the fundraising strategy by researching potential trusts and grants to identify new opportunities.
• Draft and prepare funding applications and cases for support.
• Assist in managing existing relationships with trusts and foundations.
• Research new funding opportunities and proactively identify potential new grant‑making bodies.
• Work with the Foundation's team to gather information and develop project ideas for funding applications.
• Maintain accurate records of applications and outcomes.

About you

You will be a strong communicator, able to speak confidently with internal and external senior stakeholders at all levels, able to build strong working relationships.

The ability to work manage your workload and work to tight timeframes is essential, as well as being able to problem solve and take calm, and accurate action to ensure effective resolutions.

You will be able to produce detailed reports and fundraising applications, which reflect financial literacy that will be used internally and external to influence decision making.

You will have strong social motivation – commitment to, and empathy with, the aims, objectives and values of Shared Interest.

Ideally you will have an understanding of fair trade and international development.

About Us

We believe that people are our most valuable asset. We are focussed on colleague development; it is important to us to nurture expertise, talent and passion within the colleague team.

What do you get in return? As well as receiving a competitive annual salary including additional benefits which include,

• Pension scheme (up to 9% employer contribution)
• Annual pay reviews
• Life assurance (3x salary) and income protection
• Access to a range of high street and online discounts
• Work/Life Balance – Flexible approach to the working day
• A 37.5-hour weekly contract
• 25 days’ annual leave + bank holidays (rises to 30 with length of service)
• Hybrid working (3 days’ home based)
• Above statutory family leave entitlement
• Health and Wellbeing
• Access to Aviva Digi Care

We encourage applications from all backgrounds and carry out a fair and transparent process. Recognising there’s no one-size-fits-all approach to recruitment, we’re committed to ensuring every candidate has the opportunity to showcase their full potential throughout the recruitment process. We strive to make our processes as accessible as possible, if there are any ways in which we can provide support or make adjustments, we would love to discuss this with you.