Remote Fundraising & Grants Specialist

EasyInfoBlog.com LLC; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 44,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Vadere in the United Kingdom is seeking a Fundraising Officer to manage the full fundraising cycle, identify new donors, and prepare compelling proposals and donor reports. You will coordinate reporting calendars, track deadlines, and ensure compliance while supporting major donors and foundations.

You will work with the Head of Development, improve processes, and contribute to inclusive fundraising practices and cross-team collaboration.

Qualifications

• Experience in fundraising, grant management, or business development.
• Excellent organizational and project management skills.
• Strong writing, editing, and proofreading skills for proposals and reports.
• Strong research and information-gathering abilities.
• Experience maintaining databases, trackers, and administrative systems.
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship management skills.
• Strong attention to detail and accurate recordkeeping.
• Ability to handle sensitive information confidentially.
• Ability to work independently, take initiative, and improve processes.
• Strong analytical skills and confidence working with data and performance reports.
• Experience supporting major donors, trusts and foundations, or institutional fundraising.
• Knowledge of donor compliance, grant management, and reporting requirements.
• Experience in human rights, media, justice, or international development is desirable.
• Familiarity with monitoring, evaluation, and learning frameworks.
• Experience using fundraising CRM systems, project management tools, and knowledge management platforms.
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365.

Responsibilities

• Support fundraising activities, including identifying new donors, managing existing grants, and improving fundraising processes.
• Work with the Head of Development to implement fundraising strategies.
• Manage the full fundraising cycle, from researching funding opportunities to preparing proposals, managing grants, and submitting reports.
• Coordinate donor reporting, maintain reporting calendars, and track grant deadlines and compliance requirements.
• Collect and organize financial, narrative, and monitoring and evaluation information for donor reports.
• Draft, edit, and review donor reports, grant applications, and funding documentation.
• Maintain accurate records of grant agreements, contracts, donor correspondence, and reporting obligations.
• Support audits, donor reviews, and compliance procedures.
• Research potential funders, including foundations, trusts, government donors, and individuals.
• Prepare donor profiles, briefing notes, presentations, and fundraising materials.
• Coordinate proposal development across teams and ensure submission deadlines are met.
• Monitor fundraising performance, donor engagement, funding trends, and proposal outcomes.
• Maintain fundraising databases, trackers, forecasts, and reports for leadership and the Board of Trustees.
• Improve fundraising systems, templates, workflows, and administrative processes.
• Support annual fundraising planning, donor retention, and relationship management.
• Assist with fundraising events and promote diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Maintain development records, documentation, and institutional knowledge.

Skills

Fundraising

Grant management

Project management

Proposal writing

Donor engagement

Data analysis

Relationship management

Recordkeeping

Confidentiality

Independent working

Monitoring & evaluation

CRM systems

Knowledge management platforms

Microsoft 365

Tools

Microsoft 365

Job description

Vadere in the United Kingdom is seeking a Fundraising Officer to manage the full fundraising cycle, identify new donors, and prepare compelling proposals and donor reports. You will coordinate reporting calendars, track deadlines, and ensure compliance while supporting major donors and foundations.

You will work with the Head of Development, improve processes, and contribute to inclusive fundraising practices and cross-team collaboration.