Grants & Trusts Lead — Fundraising for Wildlife Impact

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust; Lower Upham; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Learning and development

Job summary

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust in Curdridge is seeking a Trusts & Grants Lead to drive our grants and trusts work, partnering with the Senior Philanthropy & Partnerships Manager to secure funding. You will identify funding opportunities, craft high‑quality proposals and impact reports, and act as the main point of contact for funders and internal teams.

We value outstanding communicators with a proven track record in income growth and funder relationships, and offer hybrid working, a

Qualifications

• You are an outstanding communicator with proven experience in developing projects and cases for support, submitting applications, and providing impact reports.

Responsibilities

• Lead all operational aspects of grants and trusts work and input into strategy with the Senior Philanthropy & Partnerships Manager.
• Identify funding opportunities and develop funding propositions for funders.
• Prepare high‑quality written proposals and impact reports for funders and internal stakeholders.
• Act as the main point of contact for funders and for internal and external enquiries about grant-makers and trusts & foundations.

Skills

Outstanding communicator

Fundraising experience

Grant writing

Job description

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust in Curdridge is seeking a Trusts & Grants Lead to drive our grants and trusts work, partnering with the Senior Philanthropy & Partnerships Manager to secure funding. You will identify funding opportunities, craft high‑quality proposals and impact reports, and act as the main point of contact for funders and internal teams.

We value outstanding communicators with a proven track record in income growth and funder relationships, and offer hybrid working, a