Part-Time Grants Officer (Foundations & Trusts), Hybrid

Clinks; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 15,000 - 19,000; Part time

Job summary

Changing Tunes seeks a part-time Prospect Research and Bid Writing Officer to secure income from charitable trusts and foundations. You will research funding opportunities, write proposals, steward funders and coordinate grant reporting, while maintaining the fundraising pipeline and collaborating with communications colleagues.

This 0.4 FTE role is Bristol-based with hybrid working arrangements. You will use AI-enabled tools to support prospect development, ensure accurate data and timely

Qualifications

• Experience of writing successful grant applications.
• Experience of funding research.
• Experience of managing multiple deadlines.
• Trust and foundation fundraising.
• Grant reporting requirements.
• Charity fundraising practice.
• CRM and Microsoft 365 proficiency.
• Confidence using AI-enabled tools.

Responsibilities

• Research and identify trust, foundation and statutory funding opportunities.
• Maintain a healthy funding pipeline and assess opportunities against priorities.
• Prepare compelling funding applications and proposals; coordinate information gathering.
• Ensure applications are submitted accurately and on time.
• Build and maintain positive relationships with funders; support stewardship.
• Coordinate grant reporting requirements and gather outcomes and financial data.
• Produce pipeline and performance reports from fundraising records.
• Use AI-enabled tools to support prospect research and grant reporting.
• Work with fundraising and communications colleagues to plan and improve processes.

Skills

Grant writing

Funding research

Deadline management

CRM proficiency

AI tools usage

Job description

Changing Tunes seeks a part-time Prospect Research and Bid Writing Officer to secure income from charitable trusts and foundations. You will research funding opportunities, write proposals, steward funders and coordinate grant reporting, while maintaining the fundraising pipeline and collaborating with communications colleagues.

This 0.4 FTE role is Bristol-based with hybrid working arrangements. You will use AI-enabled tools to support prospect development, ensure accurate data and timely