Relationships Manager

CharityJob; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Treetops is seeking a Relationships Manager for Trusts and Appeals to lead income generation from trusts and grant making bodies. You will build strong relationships, craft compelling applications, and report back effectively to funders across channels, while managing an appealing programme and liaising with suppliers.

You will identify audiences, articulate services clearly, and ensure supporters feel valued to encourage continued giving and engagement.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement and continually evaluate the trust and grant application strategy to maximise potential income from both regular and new trusts and foundations.
• Understand the organisational funding needs including core funding, projects, and capital expenditure.
• Research potential trust funders (local, regional, national, and if appropriate international).
• Produce high quality trust applications – communicating funding needs in a clear, consistent way to potential funders through high quality funding applications.

Job description

Relationships Manager – Trusts and Appeals

Main Purpose of the Job

The Trusts and Appeals Relationships Manager’s job is to be the ‘go to’ person for trusts and grant making bodies who may support Treetops. They will generate income for Treetops by building strong and lasting relationships with existing and potential trust and grant giving organisation through submitting strong applications to them and reporting back to them in an effective way.

You will also run an appeal programme across channels including online, offline and post and liaise with suppliers and contractors. You’ll understand and define audiences, think creatively about how we can reach them, write compellingly about our services and those we support, and you’ll make our supporters feel really appreciated so they want to give again.

Primary Responsibilities

The post holder will:

• Develop, implement and continually evaluate the trust and grant application strategy to maximise potential income from both regular and new trusts and foundations.
• Understand the organisational funding needs including core funding, projects, and capital expenditure.
• Research potential trust funders (local, regional, national, and if appropriate international).
• Produce high quality trust applications – communicating Treetops’ funding needs in a clear, consistent way to potential trust funders through high quality funding applications.

For more information, please see the attached documents.