Trusts and Grants Officer

**Ref: SCH-ThBS-0055**24 day(s) remaining**

**Establishment**: The BRIT School **Location**: Croydon **Salary**: £20,957 - £22,521 (£34, 929 - £37,536 FTE) **Department**: Development **Job Type**: Part Time **Key Stage**: Key Stage 4, Key Stage 5

**Closing Date**: 09/01/2025 12:00 **Interview Date**: 21/01/2025 **Start Date**: ASAP

Additional Information

**Contract Type**:Permanent **Contract Term**:AYR - All year round **Hours per Week**:21.00 **Weeks per Year**:52.143 **Pay Grade**:Support Staff | 19 - 24

The Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Development Team at the world-renown BRIT School, famous for nurturing some of the UK’s most successful creative talent. Working closely with the Director of Development and Trusts & Grants Manager, the Trusts & Grants Officer will support the growth of The BRIT School’s funding from grant-making institutions.

**The Team**

The Development Team at The BRIT School is focused and experienced consisting of the Director of Development, Corporate Partnerships Manager, Corporate Partnerships Officer, Trusts & Grants Manager and Philanthropy Manager, with a supportive Leadership Team and Board.

With current / recent institutional funders including **_Garfield Weston Foundation, Leverhulme Trust, Arts Council England, Dr. Martens Foundation _**and **_Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation _**:

- amongst many others - it is an exciting and unique organisation, bringing together world-class education with the creative industries.

**You and The BRIT School**

This is an exciting time to join The BRIT School team, as we continue to build on our successful trusts and grants programme and the momentum of recent years.

Joining us as Trusts & Grants Officer, you will be at the heart of our efforts to #keepBRITspecial, helping the School to realise its plans and ambitions.

We are looking for someone who has a passion for the ethos and ambition of The BRIT School.

As a member of an impactful team, you’ll have the autonomy, responsibility and freedom to bring your own creativity, drive and skills to the role, and to make an impactnot only on our fundraising ambitions, but on the lives of the young artists we support.

other fundraising backgrounds, or relevant sales environments. We are supportive of - and happy to consider - flexible working arrangements, including hybrid/home working.

The BRIT School is committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, which is the bedrock of our ethos and values.

**Skills**:
**Qualifications**
- Educated to A-level or National Diploma level (or equivalent)
- Essential

**Experience**
- Minimum one year's experience in a fundraising, sales, marketing, or similar role
- Essential
- Clear evidence of securing four to five-figure pledges from funders/clients
- Essential
- Essential
- Experience of fundraising for an arts or education organisation and/or school
- Desirable
- Experience in fundraising from Trusts, Foundations or funding institutions
- Desirable
- Experience of using databases
- Desirable

**Personal Attributes**
- Energetic, self-motivated, able to use own initiative and work alone as necessary
- Essential
- Willing to work some evenings and weekends for which time off in lieu will be given.
- Essential
- A commitment to the Schools mission, ethos and equal opportunities policy, together with high standards of education, care and behaviour
- Essential

Safeguarding Information

**The BRIT School is committed to providing a safe and secure environment for children, staff, and visitors and promoting a climate where children and adults will feel confident about sharing any concerns they may have about their own safety or the well-being of others.**

The BRIT School

60
The Crescent
Croydon
Croydon
SE25 5PW

Lisa Hills