Trusts and Foundations Manager

Dogs Trust Company Limited; City Of London; On-site; GBP 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading charity organization is seeking a Trusts and Foundations Manager in London. This role focuses on delivering significant fundraising growth by managing relationships with trusts and foundations. The ideal candidate should have excellent communication skills and experience in developing donor pipelines. The position offers a salary of £47,662 per year, plus benefits and is a full-time, permanent position.

Qualifications

• Proven experience of building strong relationships with donors leading to multi-year outputs.
• Experience of preparing and managing budgets.

Responsibilities

• Develop a trusts and foundations pipeline, crafting excellent cultivation and stewardship journeys.
• Maintain and strengthen existing relationships with regular meetings and touchpoints.
• Work closely with other departments to build powerful donor journeys.
• Write and prepare well-researched applications for grants.

Skills

Relationship management

Verbal communication

Written communication

Organizational skills

Numeracy

Job description

Trusts and Foundations Manager

Application Deadline: 2 December 2025

Department: High Value Fundraising

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: London

Compensation: £47,662 per year + benefits

Description

Are you an experienced fundraiser with a background in trusts and foundations?

We’re looking for a Trusts and Foundations Manager to help deliver significant growth in fundraising income, influencing trusts and foundations to contribute to our valuable work.

What does this role do?

As Trusts and Foundations Manager, you’ll:

• develop your own trusts and foundations pipeline, crafting excellent cultivation and stewardship journeys for current and prospective supporters,
• maintain and strengthen existing relationships through regular meetings and touchpoints, deepening the connection between donors and their impact,
• work closely with other departments to build powerful donor journeys alongside building inspiring case studies and cases for support,
• write and prepare well researched applications for grants, to an excellent standard.

Interviews for this role are provisionally scheduled for 8th and 9th December 2025, and will take place on Teams.

Could this be you?

To be successful in this role, it’s crucial that you have excellent relationship and pipeline management skills, with proven experience of building strong relationships with donors that lead to multi-year outputs. You’ll be a confident verbal communicator and writer, who is passionate about our mission and can effectively share our impact with potential donors. You’ll also be organised and highly numerate, with experience of preparing and managing budgets.