Trusts & Grants Executive

3 days ago

Birmingham, United Kingdom Canal & River Trust Full time

Internal job title: Trusts & Grants Executive 

Salary: £32,427 + benefits 

Working Hours: 37 Hours Monday - Friday

Location: Remote, with intermittent travel across our network required - specifically Birmingham for team meetings.

About Us

The Canal & River Trust is a charity entrusted with the care of over 2000 miles of canals, rivers, docks and reservoirs in England and Wales. These historic, natural and cultural assets form part of the nation’s strategic and local blue-green infrastructure network, linking urban and rural communities as well as habitats. Our waterways contribute to the health and well-being of local communities and economies, creating attractive and connected places to live, work, volunteer and spend leisure time. They also play an important role in mitigating the impact of climate change and provide valuable habitats and much-needed biodiverse corridors for wildlife.

This is a pivotal moment in the Canal and River Trust history as a charity. With the government announcing future cuts to our statutory funding there is increased ambition and investment to grow income from other charitable sources.The Canal and River Trust is committed to growing its fundraised income and has developed ambitious targets for fundraising over the coming years.

We are currently looking for a Trusts & Grants Executive to join our team. This is an exciting role within the Philanthropy & Partnerships team which will help the Canal and River Trust to deliver significant growth in income.This role supports the Senior Partnerships Manager in strategic growth and income generation for the Partnership team, focusing on expanding relationships with trusts, foundations, and other grant-making bodies.

A key part of the role will involve identifying and maintaining a personal portfolio of small to medium trusts, overseeing grant processes including reporting, and ensuring compliance with funding procedures to enhance teams efficiency and accountability. The ideal applicant will have experience: 

In pipeline research and development for Trusts and Grants; working with local regions to identify opportunities.  Account managing existing funders and support organic growth.  Creating, monitoring and developing administrative tools that allow us to better log key information (such as follow ups, events, etc) and track progress.  Have some experience of effectively using a CRM system for fundraising - specially for reporting purposes. 

Location

This role will be offered on a remote working basis, with a requirement to attend our main hub spaces for team working and collaborative meetings. Hubs we can assign to you include: Leeds, Ellesmere Port, Burnley, Newark, Birmingham, Hatton, Milton Keynes, Gloucester & London

Applicants will need to be located to easily access our office locations Birmingham to attend face-to-face team meetings (once or twice a month). The regularity & flexibility of travel will be discussed further at interview stage.

See our canal network on our website. 

About the role

Key accountabilities: 

Strategic Income Growth Support: Assist the Senior Partnerships Manager (SPM) in developing and delivering the growth strategy for the Partnership team's income. Partnership Development: Work with the SPM to cultivate and expand a pipeline of both existing and new charitable trusts, foundations, and grant-making bodies, securing a diverse range of funding opportunities. Proposal and Project Prioritisation: Collaborate with the SPM to develop prioritised projects for donors. Fundraising Calendar Coordination: Support the SMP develop a grant fundraising calendar that outlines application deadlines and reporting dates, supporting relationship management with grant-giving organisations. Portfolio Management: Manage independently a personal portfolio of small to medium trusts and foundations, producing high-quality proposals, applications, and reports for submission to existing and prospective grant-giving bodies. Grant Process Support & Oversight: Ensure all approval, grant receipt, and reporting processes are adhered to by the team, under the guidance of the SPM. Trust Values Advocacy: Uphold the Trust's values and behaviours at all times.

About you

Technical: 

Proven experience of working within a fundraising team in a large and complex organisation. Experience of researching charitable trusts and developing fundraising pipeline plans. Experience of developing quality proposals and/or stewardship reports to funders. Experience of effectively using a CRM system for fundraising. Experience of fundraising in the Heritage or Environment sector is desirable.

General: 

Excellent interpersonal skills, able to build relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders. Excellent verbal and written communication abilities and strong attention to detail. Motivated by the cause of the Canal & River Trust. Ability to manage own workload and prioritise multiple tasks, work under pressure and within tight deadlines. Positive team player with a professional, solution focused attitude. IT literate and numerate.

To apply: click on the "Apply for this job" button and follow the process - complete the application form & upload current CV.

Interviews: Initial interviews will be conducted virtually.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient suitable applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

What we offer

In addition to your salary of £32,427, you will benefit from a competitive contributory DC Pension scheme arrangement, great holiday entitlement and numerous other employee benefits, including several salary sacrifice benefits:

25 days paid holiday, plus paid Bank Holidays, increasing to 27 days plus Bank Holidays after 3 years Home working status with ‘hub’ facilities available if a need to work outside of home – flexibility. Annual £200 personal learning & growth award to spend on any learning related activity – hobbies; aspirations etc.  Free access to specialist counselling on a range of issues – health; financial; lifestyle; well-being; domestic & neighbourly matters.  Access to a range of employee benefits including – store discounts; boating holiday discounts; holiday purchase scheme.  2 days paid volunteering leave, volunteering for local community project work.

At the Trust we care passionately for our waterways, and as importantly, for those who look after and use them. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce brings with it a diversity of ideas, thinking and ways of working which enhances what we do as a Trust. We are striving to represent the diverse communities that we are a part of and welcome applicants from across all sectors of the community.

All candidates will be treated on the basis of their merits, skills and abilities and solely by being assessed against the requirements for the job.

When you join the Canal & River Trust you become a member of an engaged team working to preserve our heritage for future generations. Come and share your passion and knowledge with a team that makes a difference to millions of people every day.

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