Senior Trusts and Foundations Fundraising Manager

Mental Health Innovations; London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Mental Health Innovations is seeking a Senior Trusts and Foundations Fundraising Manager to implement a philanthropic income strategy. This role involves managing relationships with high-value funders, developing proposals, and contributing to the organization's income goals. The position offers a hybrid working model and a competitive salary.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus public holidays

Company electronic devices

Enhanced pension

Private health insurance after probation

Eligibility for a Blue Light discount card

Qualifications

• Highly developed interpersonal and verbal communication skills.
• Highly organized to manage a wider portfolio of funders.
• Ability to write clearly and concisely for external partners.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Philanthropy Officer role and plan a rolling programme of prospect research.
• Develop high-quality applications and proposals for potential donors.
• Provide effective stewardship and relationship management to high-value funders.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Verbal communication

Organizational skills

Writing skills

Data analysis

Research skills

Attention to detail

Job description

Senior Trusts and Foundations Fundraising Manager

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Title Senior Trusts and Foundations Fundraising Manager

Reporting To Director of Income

Location Hybrid, with a minimum of one day per week in the office, and flexibility to attend more often if required. Our office is based in Shepherd’s Bush, London.

Salary £45,000 - £48,000 per annum

Hours of Work 40 hours per week (inclusive of a one hour paid daily lunch break)

Contract Permanent

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave per year, plus public holidays;
• Company electronic devices;
• Enhanced pension;
• Private health insurance after completion of probation;
• Eligibility for a Blue Light discount card
  
  

Closing Date: 30th May 2025, 5pm

Job Summary

To contribute to our Income Team's purpose by implementing the Philanthropic income strategy, and working to secure new six figure trusts and foundations through high quality applications and reporting.

Main Responsibilities

• To manage the Philanthropy Officer role, and plan a rolling programme of prospect research for new major donors and trusts and foundations at all levels of funding across the year.
• Developing high quality applications and proposals for potential donors and funders, utilising your strong writing skills.
• Working with the Data Insight Team and Clinical Team to utilise Shout insight and clinical research to develop a strong narrative for MHI services
• Providing effective and successful stewardship and relationship management to a portfolio of high value funders, including annual funder reports and inputting to quarterly funder newsletters and communications.
• Work with other voluntary organisations to maximise joint fundraising when appropriate opportunities arise
• To work with the CEO and Director of Income on the identification, cultivation and stewardship of high value and potential high values supporters across income streams
• As the Senior Fundraising Manager sits within the Income team, the role will build relationships with all members of the team, providing regular updates, working with the Director of Income to share information to the wider organisation and meeting the professional standards of representing MHI to external parties.
• To work with the Philanthropy Officer to continuously improve stewardship processes, working to re-pledge funding, whilst assisting one another in strengthening applications to new potential funders
• To coordinate and maintain relationships with multiple high value funders and assist the Director of Income in creating and maintaining an efficient process for this.
• To work with the Director of Income to coordinate and maintain all contractual relationships. Working with the data team to calendar reporting requirements to ensure proactive stewardship and relationship management.
• To work with Income Team members to ensure all internal reporting is highlighted and processed on a regular basis. This will include updating the organisational CRM for reporting purposes.
• To work closely with the Director of Income and Marketing Team to provide regular communications to funder portfolio
• To undertake regular prospect research to continue to grow the pool of high value major donor and trust and foundation prospects
• To use strong written skills to complete applications for new trust and foundation funding opportunities
• To use strong written and verbal skills to provide written reporting to current funders, whilst organising face to face/virtual meetings for funding updates alongside the Director of Income or CEO
• To develop, review and maintain an efficient and effective record keeping system, including current and archived files and files of a confidential nature, using appropriate paper and electronic systems.
  
  

Person Specification

Essential

• Highly developed interpersonal and verbal communication skills in order to deal effectively, efficiently and appropriately with internal and external stakeholders.
• Highly organised to manage a wider portfolio of funders requiring differing reporting and communication
• Highly developed ability to write in a clear and concise manner for external funders and partners
• Well developed ability to collect data from various sources, analyse findings and present them clearly in a way that meets desired outcomes
• Well developed ability to organise and plan own work, identifying conflicting demands and establishing clear priorities in order to meet agreed objectives.
• Well developed ability to undertake primary and secondary research on potential funders, trusts and foundations
• Well developed ability to work with others as part of a team, providing support as required, and building and maintaining effective working relationships with individuals in order to achieve objectives.
• Well developed eye for detail when completing applications and reports for new and current funders
• Ability to work at speed and accuracy with a number of concurrent priorities.
• Ability to deal with confidential information sensitively and appropriately.
• Experience of developing, maintaining and reviewing paper and electronic administrative systems and information systems.
• Commitment to apply MHIs values and behaviours to all aspects of work.
  
  

Desirable

• Experience of successfully undertaking a role working with high value philanthropic funders and stakeholders and maintaining professional relationships
• Experience of both face to face and virtual stakeholder meetings with high value philanthropic funders
• Experience of managing a trust and foundation team
  
  

This role is subject to eligibility to work in the UK, plus satisfactory right to work and reference checks. We will be interviewing on a rolling basis and reserve the right to close the job advert early if we receive a high number of applicants.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  Mental Health Care

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