Strategic Trusts & Foundations Fundraiser

South West Community Chaplaincy; Leatherhead; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Perennial invites applications for a role to develop and grow our trusts and foundations fundraising. You will identify opportunities, build meaningful funder relationships and secure meaningful grants for core services and projects.

You will collaborate with teams to translate services into fundable propositions, shaping a strong pipeline for current and future priorities and presenting compelling cases for support.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of securing significant grants from trusts and foundations.
• Experience managing a trusts and foundations pipeline.
• Excellent proposal and bid-writing skills.
• Experience developing compelling cases for support.
• Strong relationship management and stewardship skills.
• Ability to translate complex services into fundable propositions.
• Experience working with project budgets and impact reporting.
• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills.
• Experience using fundraising CRM systems.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively across teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver a trusts and foundations fundraising strategy.
• Build and manage a pipeline of charitable trusts, foundations and institutional funders.
• Prepare high-quality funding applications, proposals, expressions of interest and cases for support.
• Research and identify new funding opportunities aligned with Perennial's strategic priorities.
• Manage funder stewardship, reporting and grant compliance requirements.
• Collaborate with teams across the organisation to bring our work to life for funders.
• Develop funding propositions ranging from small service enhancements to larger initiatives.
• Ensure projects are clearly costed with realistic budgets and outcomes frameworks.
• Develop compelling narratives around financial position, reserves and sustainability.
• Increase the value and number of trust applications submitted.

Skills

Grant fundraising

Bid-writing

Relationship management

Strategic development

Budgeting & reporting

Independent & collaborative work

CRM familiarity

Tools

Fundraising CRM

Job description

Perennial invites applications for a role to develop and grow our trusts and foundations fundraising. You will identify opportunities, build meaningful funder relationships and secure meaningful grants for core services and projects.

You will collaborate with teams to translate services into fundable propositions, shaping a strong pipeline for current and future priorities and presenting compelling cases for support.