Trusts & Major Gifts Fundraiser

**Job title**: Trusts and Major Gifts Fundraiser

**Main purpose of role**:Raise income from grant making organisations and mid-high level individuals.

**Reporting to**: Fundraising Manager

**Hours**: 3-5 days per week.

**Benefits**:

- Salary of £27,000-£32,000 per year dependent on experience (FTE)
- 28 days holiday pro rata (including Bank Holidays)
- A 3% pension contribution (after qualifying period)

**Location**: Hybrid working, days in office based at Thremhall Park, Start Hill, Bishop's Stortford CM22 7WE

**Closing date: Monday 20th February 2023**

**About the role**

We are looking for a confident and organised Trusts and Major Gifts Fundraiser to join our fun, supportive and flexible fundraising team. This is a really exciting time to join our charity.

Our Trusts and Major Gifts Fundraiser will deliver Grove Cottage’s strategy around grant making organisations and mid-high level individual supporters. You will maximise income by researching and developing relationships with grant making organisations and mid-high level individuals. You will deliver written and verbal approaches for financial support and provide a high standard of stewardship.

**About Grove Cottage**

Grove Cottage (Registered Charity number 1122298) is the home of Mencap in Bishop’s Stortford and provides social and educational activities for people of all ages with a learning disability. We aim to develop our members’ potential and help them to avoid social isolation by supporting lifelong friendships. We also provide vital respite for their families and carers.

**Main Responsibilities**

**Grant Making Organisations**
- Develop relationships with trusts, foundations and other grant making bodies to build strong and enduring relationships to support Grove Cottage’s work
- Carry out research to identify grant making organisations for potential funding
- Create appealing funding opportunities, based on Grove Cottage’s various areas of work
- Meet with representatives from grant-making organisations as necessary
- Produce timely reports for funders, demonstrating relevant impact and outcomes
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date records
- Liaise with other members of the Fundraising team and other departments within the organisation, ensuring a coordinated approach to fundraising initiatives

**Major Donors**
- Develop and nurture relationships with Major Donors and mid-high level individuals
- Meet with potential and existing donors and provide excellent supporter care
- Provide the appropriate level of stewardship to individual donors
- Identify and develop engagement and cultivation opportunities
- Maintain accurate records of communications with all external contacts

**Skills and Experience**

**Qualifications and work experience**: Good understanding of the charity sector. Experience of working in fundraising. Individuals with experience in Trusts and/or Major Donor fundraising are particularly encouraged to apply. Fundraising qualification desirable.

**Verbal communication**: Confident telephone manner and excellent verbal English. Experience of meeting with, and presenting to, a variety of audiences.

**Written communication**: Excellent written English. Able to adapt appropriate style for different audiences, including persuasive proposal-writing.

**Time Management**: Well organised, capable of managing own time and working to strict deadlines.

**Building and maintaining relationships**: Diplomatic, personable, skilled at influencing. Able to work well within a team.

**IT**: Good IT skills, competent user of Microsoft Office software, working knowledge of fundraising databases.

**Analytical**: Ability to analyse information methodically and efficiently. Research experience.

**Other**: Creative, strong attention to detail.

**Further information**:

- Closing date Monday 20th February 2023

**Salary**: £27,000.00-£32,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7WE: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Bishop's Stortford, CM22 7WE

Application deadline: 09/03/2023