Grants & Trusts Fundraiser

HR GO Recruitment; Folkestone; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 31,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Job summary

HR GO Recruitment is supporting a charity client in Folkestone to recruit a Grants & Trusts Fundraiser. This newly created role is home-based with flexible hours, offering roughly 16 hours per month and a fixed three-year contract.

The post focuses on turning grant opportunities into funded programs benefiting local children and families. You will identify trusts, draft compelling applications, build a funding pipeline, and maintain strong relationships with funders.

Qualifications

• A proven track record of securing grants from trusts, foundations and statutory funders.
• Experience within the charity, voluntary or community sector.
• Excellent bid-writing, research and communication skills.
• An understanding of the challenges facing children and families.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to work independently.
• Experience in family support, early help, domestic abuse, mental health or community development would be an advantage. Knowledge of the Kent and Medway funding landscape would also be desirable.

Responsibilities

• Research and identify new grant and trust funding opportunities.
• Write compelling funding applications and proposals.
• Build and manage a strong funding pipeline.
• Develop positive relationships with trusts, foundations and funders.
• Monitor grants, prepare reports and demonstrate impact.
• Identify opportunities to diversify income and support our future growth.

Skills

Grant funding success

Bid writing

Research skills

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Independent worker

Children and families awareness

Job description

Location: Working from Home, with Office Attendance When Required.

Salary: £19.00 per hour

Hours: 16 hours per month, Part-time & Flexible

Contract: 3 year

Do you have a passion for fundraising and a desire to make a real difference?

Our client is looking for an enthusiastic, experienced and results-driven

Grants & Trusts Fundraiser to help shape and lead their fundraising programme.

This is an exciting opportunity to take ownership of a newly created role, identify new funding opportunities and help secure the financial future of our charity.

For over 30 years, our client has supported children and families across Folkestone, Hythe and surrounding communities. With demand for our services increasing, securing vital funding has never been more important.

This is a fixed three-year position with fully flexible working arrangements. The expected commitment is approximately three hours per week or 16 hours per month, although our client is entirely flexible and happy to accommodate working patterns that suit the successful candidate.

The role will primarily be home-based, with occasional attendance at the office when required

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We need someone who can help turn funding opportunities into real-life support for local families.

What will you be doing?

• Research and identify new grant and trust funding opportunities.
• Write compelling funding applications and proposals.
• Build and manage a strong funding pipeline.
• Develop positive relationships with trusts, foundations and funders.
• Monitor grants, prepare reports and demonstrate impact.
• Identify opportunities to diversify income and support our future growth.

What are we looking for?

• A proven track record of securing grants from trusts, foundations and statutory funders.
• Experience within the charity, voluntary or community sector.
• Excellent bid-writing, research and communication skills.
• An understanding of the challenges facing children and families.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to work independently.
• Experience in family support, early help, domestic abuse, mental health or community development would be an advantage. Knowledge of the Kent and Medway funding landscape would also be desirable.

Why Join Us?

This is more than a fundraising opportunity. It is a chance to:

• Shape and develop a new fundraising programme.
• Help secure the long-term sustainability of a local charity.
• Make a tangible difference to children and families.
• Enjoy flexible, home-based working.

Use your fundraising expertise to support meaningful change.