Partnerships and Trusts Fundraising Manager

Solent Mind; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

Solent Mind is seeking an experienced Partnerships and Trusts Fundraising Manager to grow income and support for Solent Mind through corporate partnerships, local business relationships, trusts and foundations. You’ll build on an existing corporate pipeline and develop a proactive approach to trusts and foundations fundraising.

Working with the Head of Fundraising, Communications and Marketing, you’ll secure funding, manage pipelines and CRM records, and gather evidence of need, impact and

Qualifications

• Experienced fundraiser, partnerships professional or income generator.
• Excellent relationship-building skills with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to identify opportunities and write persuasive proposals.
• Experience with CRM systems and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Build on existing corporate pipeline and develop proactive trusts and foundations opportunities.
• Develop high-quality stewardship and maintain CRM records.
• Report income, activity, risks and opportunities to leadership.
• Create compelling funding proposals and applications based on need and impact.

Skills

Fundraising

Partnerships

Stakeholder management

CRM

Job description

Service: Fundraising and External Engagement (FEE)

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £35,145 to £39,765 (FTE) per annum (pro rata for part time hours) - Solent Mind Band E. In line with organisational policy, new appointments will ordinarily be made at the starting salary point of the advertised grade.

Hours: 30 to 37 hours per week

Location: 15-16 The Avenue, Southampton combined with home working

Closing Date: Sunday 18 October 2026 11.59pm

About the role

We're looking for an experienced and proactive Partnerships and Trusts Fundraising Manager to help grow income and support for Solent Mind through corporate partnerships, local business relationships, trusts and foundations.

This is an exciting opportunity to shape and develop two important areas of fundraising. You’ll build on an existing corporate pipeline while developing a more proactive approach to trusts and foundations fundraising, identifying opportunities, building strong relationships and creating compelling proposals and applications.

Working closely with the Head of Fundraising, Communications and Marketing, as well as colleagues across services, finance, communications and senior leadership, you’ll help secure financial and non-financial support for Solent Mind’s work. This could include charity of the year partnerships, sponsorship, volunteering, gifts in kind, trust and foundation grants, and other strategic support from local businesses and charitable funders.

You’ll be responsible for managing pipelines, developing high-quality stewardship, maintaining accurate CRM records and reporting on income, activity, risks and opportunities. The role will also involve working with colleagues to gather evidence of need, impact information, case studies and project budgets to support strong funding applications and partnership proposals.

This role would suit someone who enjoys building relationships, spotting opportunities and turning ideas into strong funding proposals that make a real difference.

About you

You’ll be an experienced fundraiser, partnerships professional or income generator with excellent relationship-building skills and the ability to work confidently with a range of internal and external stakeholders.

You may have direct experience in corporate fundraising, trusts and foundations, business development, grants, sponsorship, major donor fundraising or another relationship-led income generation role. What matters most is that you can identify and prioritise opportunities, build strong relationships, write persuasive proposals and manage activity through a clear pipeline.

You’ll be highly organised, proactive and confident working to income targets, deadlines and agreed priorities. You’ll also have strong written communication skills, good attention to detail and the ability to develop compelling cases for support based on need, impact and organisational priorities.

You will ideally have experience of:

• Building and stewarding relationships with external partners, funders or stakeholders.


• Developing corporate, partnership, trust or grant fundraising opportunities.


• Researching prospects and managing a pipeline.


• Writing persuasive proposals, funding applications, reports or pitches.


• Working to income targets, KPIs or agreed performance measures.


• Using a CRM or database to manage relationships, activity and reporting.


• Working collaboratively with colleagues to develop projects, budgets and impact information.

About us

Solent Mind is the largest mental health charity in Hampshire. It is part of a network of 125 local Minds in England and Wales, which are independent charities affiliated to Mind. Solent Mind has its own board of trustees and raises its own funds to deliver its services, support and training tailored to the needs of people living in Hampshire, Southampton, Portsmouth, and the Isle of Wight. Solent Mind has a gold award for Workplace Wellbeing Index 2022/2023 and has signed up to be a Mindful Employer.

NOTE TO APPLICANTS -

You will be asked about gaps in your employment at interview and you will need to provide proof of your right to work in the UK before you start your employment.

Unfortunately, we cannot sponsor this role as we do not hold a sponsorship licence. Any offer for this role will be subject to receiving your references.

We welcome people from all the communities we work in to apply for a role within Solent Mind, especially those with experience of mental health problems. Offers are made based on merit.