Trusts and Grants Executive

Royal National Lifeboat Ins titution (RNLI); Poole; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent charity organization in England is looking for a Trusts and Grants Executive to join its team. In this desk-based, entry-level fundraising role, you will manage the Trust and Grants team inbox, ensure accurate recording of Trust donations, and support various administrative tasks. Ideal candidates will have outstanding administrative and communication skills, be detail-oriented, and enjoy working in a team environment. This role is crucial to supporting fundraising efforts and may involve occasional travel for engagements.

Qualifications

• Great administrative, IT, and organisational skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Attention to detail and resourcefulness.

Responsibilities

• Manage Trust and Grants team inbox.
• Ensure compliant recording of Trust donations with finance teams.
• Support administrative tasks including donor mailings.
• Steward small and medium-sized reactive trusts.
• Manage annual mailing programme to low-value trust donors.

Skills

Administrative skills

IT skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Job description

As a Trusts and Grants Executive, you will be responsible for:

• Managing the Trust and Grants team inbox.
• Working with finance and accounting teams to ensure compliant and accurate recording of Trust donations.
• Following defined guidelines and administrative processes, including financial reporting, monthly reconciliation and forecasting.
• Supporting the team with administrative tasks including annual donor mailings, project information gathering and maintaining the supporter database.
• Stewarding a portfolio of small and medium sized reactive trusts, updating and thanking as required.
• Managing an annual mailing programme to low value trust donors encouraging uplift and repeat gifts.

• Deputising for team members at Naming Ceremonies and donor engagement events when needed. This is a predominantly desk‑based, entry‑level fundraising role where you will be pivotal in supporting a team of Trust and Grant Managers. There may be occasional travel for off‑site meetings and events.

  You will be someone who combines great administrative, IT and organisational skills with excellent verbal and written communication skills. You will be both a process and a people person who enjoys relationship management and being part of a team but with a keen eye for detail and natural resourcefulness to trouble‑shoot and identify process efficiencies to ensure the smooth running of the team.

  Our purpose is simple: to save lives at sea. 24 hours a day, every day, RNLI lifesavers are ready to launch to the rescue. We have an exciting opportunity to join our Trusts and Grants team as a Trusts and Grants Executive to help us raise funds for our amazing cause.