Strategic Trusts & Foundations Fundraiser

Perennial; Leatherhead; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

25 days holidays

Company car/car benefit

Job summary

Perennial, Leatherhead, is seeking a Trusts and Foundations Fundraising Manager to shape and grow the trusts and foundations fundraising programme. The role focuses on developing fundable opportunities and writing compelling applications to secure significant grants for core services and projects.

The post holder will build partnerships with funders, document impact, and collaborate with teams to translate services into fundable funding propositions, with a view to growing income in a

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.
• 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.
• 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 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.
• Monitor income performance and provide regular pipeline and forecasting reports.
• Collaborate with teams across the organisation to bring our work to life for funders.
• Support colleagues to identify, shape and develop fundable projects and services.

Skills

Grant securing

Pipeline management

Bid writing

Relationship management

Translate services to funding

Budget & impact reporting

Organisation & prioritisation

Independent & collaborative work

Job description

Perennial, Leatherhead, is seeking a Trusts and Foundations Fundraising Manager to shape and grow the trusts and foundations fundraising programme. The role focuses on developing fundable opportunities and writing compelling applications to secure significant grants for core services and projects.

The post holder will build partnerships with funders, document impact, and collaborate with teams to translate services into fundable funding propositions, with a view to growing income in a