Trusts & Foundations Assistant

3 weeks ago


Birmingham, United Kingdom Oaks Consultancy Full time

**Trusts and Foundations Assistant.**
Recruitment Pack

**About us.**
Oaks is the strategic planning and income generation consultancy for organisations with a social purpose.
Our services equip organisations in the sport, education and charity sectors with the resources and confidence to deliver transformative impact and change lives across the world.

We are one of a group of consultancy companies within the Aquila Services Group Plc. Collectively these organisations have established market-leading and highly respected positions across the six sectors of social housing, charities, sport, sport for development, education, and local authorities. Working both collaboratively and independently, the group will continue to enhance their domestic and international reputations and strive to deliver the group's vision of
‘making a better, more sustainable, and socially responsible world'.

We look forward to welcoming highly ambitious individuals looking to progress in their career, who firmly believe they have what it takes to help Oaks grow and achieve a combination of excellent business performance and sustainable social impact.a combination of excellent business performance and sustainable social impact.

Through the delivery of our work we have helped to define strategic direction, built organisational capacity, and generated in excess of £100m for our socially focused clients.

We are incredibly proud of this work and the positive ways we have helped these organisations change lives around the world.

**Our clients include the likes of**

**The role**
**We are looking for a talented individual to join our growing fundraising team and work with a variety of sport, education and charity causes around the world. This role would suit a graduate or someone looking to start a career in the charitable sector.**

As a part of a growing team, this will be a fast-paced and varied role. This role would suit someone who is highly organised and comfortable managing multiple tasks simultaneously.

Key responsibilities include:
Following the completion of our in-house training programme, identify new grant opportunities from trusts, foundations and other institutions that are suitable for our clients
Provide research assistance to the team. This will include regular research into the grant funding landscape to provide the most relevant opportunities to clients, prospect research on potential corporate partnerships or benchmarking client competitors for analysis
Developing and managing successful relationships with our clients that help them to reach fundraising targets
Deliver exceptional client satisfaction levels through solid account management
Support the wider team as necessary

**What you bring.**
We are looking for an individual who would be a natural addition to our energetic, purpose-driven team: an independent and innovative thinker who enjoys identifying new opportunities and developing high quality and persuasive prose. No previous work experience is required.

Specifically, we are looking for those who can demonstrate:
High quality writing, with the ability to compose compelling content and adapt this to suit different audiences
Excellent time management skills
Inquisitive nature and willingness to learn
Confidence in developing relationships with a range of audiences
Efficiency - the ability to multitask and produce work to tight deadlines - and ability to independently prioritise between tasks with overlapping deadlines
Strong communications skills at all levels and the ability to give information clearly

**What we offer.**
People are at the heart of our business, and we strive to offer a comprehensive benefits package in return.

Salary of £20,000 - £25,000, with annual salary reviews and Group bonus scheme
Generous annual leave
Company pension scheme
Cash Health Plan scheme
Life assurance scheme
Cycle to work and electric car salary sacrifice scheme
Professional development opportunities, in line your personal development plan
Regular socials, both in and out of work time
Opportunities to get involved in our Charity of the Year partnership, and wider Group ESG initiatives

Flexible, hybrid working, with our Head Office located in central Birmingham.

**Hear from the team.**
Nabil Ould-Dada (Account Manager)
I joined Oaks in May 2021 as an Account Executive and love my varied role, primarily working on consultancy projects. Oaks has always encouraged me to challenge myself, and as I have gained experience, Oaks has continued to give me new opportunities to develop by increasing my responsibilities. I get to work with a truly diverse range of clients in terms of sectors, geographies, and project briefs, which means that I am constantly learning new things and solving unique problems.

While I am lucky enough to really enjoy my work, I also enjoy being at Oaks due to the culture and office environment. I can honestly say that I enjoy spending time with them in the office and at the regular socials we ha


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