Senior Trusts & Foundations Manager

Streetwise Opera Company; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 16,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

Streetwise Opera is seeking a Senior Trusts and Foundations Manager to lead the charity's Trusts and Foundations strategy. The role works with the Head of Fundraising and SMT to develop funding relationships and maximize income from grant funders.

You will write compelling funding applications, develop budgets, and ensure monitoring/evaluation data is captured for reporting. Hybrid/remote roles with London-based office and regional work are available.

Responsibilities

• Lead on implementing the Trusts and Foundations strategy.
• Develop and maintain relationships with new and existing funders to generate income.
• Write high-quality funding applications and reports for funders.
• Develop budgets for applications and monitor/evaluate data for reporting.
• Support major prospecting and stewardship for high-value trusts and foundations.

Job description

Streetwise Opera is looking to appoint an ambitious and self-motivated individual to lead on implementing the Trusts and Foundations strategy. Working closely with the Head of Fundraising and members of the Senior Management Team, the Senior Trusts and Foundations Manager plays a key role in developing and maintaining relationships with new and existing funders to generate maximum income from grant-giving organisations.

Led by the Head of Fundraising, the Senior Trusts and Foundations Manager will work alongside the Senior Philanthropy Manager and Fundraising & Company Coordinator to achieve Streetwise Opera’s annual fundraising target.

The role involves developing excellent relationships with trusts and foundations and public funders to build long-term support, leading on a pipeline of funding applications and carrying out research into potential new grants.

The successful candidate will write high-quality funding applications and reports, create and develop budgets for applications and work closely with project teams to ensure relevant monitoring and evaluation data is captured for reporting. They will also support the Head of Fundraising and CEO with major trust and foundation prospecting and stewardship.

We will guarantee first round interviews to candidates who have lived experience of homelessness and meet the essential criteria.

Closing date for applications: 10:00am, Monday 23 November 2026. We do not close applications early.

We will contact all applicants regarding the outcome of their application by the end of the working day on Friday 27 November.

Hours: 14 hours (2 days) per week. Preferred working days would be some combination of Monday, Tuesday or Thursday.

Location: Hybrid, combining office-based work in Shoreditch, London with home working, or remote, working from home with occasional contact within the regions where we work.