Charity Trusts and Foundations Fundraising Officer

Band 6, Full-time
Following the recent development and growth of the charity, we are recruiting a second dedicated fundraiser to help strengthen our impact and generate substantial new income.
Trusts and Foundations form a vital part of our three year fundraising strategy, focusing on specific appeals that make a real difference to patients, staff and local people, as well as supporting the growth of unrestricted income.
Key responsibilities will include detailed research, writing and submitting proposals for support and improving income for the longer term. The role also involves the delivery of high quality impact reports for funders.
You will be able to powerfully articulate our charity’s case for support and be a confident and proactive communicator who can convert complex information into compelling, clear information.
- To build and maintain relationships with funders to generate long term multi-year grants where possible.
- To effectively work in partnership and build relationships with internal and external stakeholders to develop high quality proposals for Trusts and Foundations
- To tailor and develop a compelling case for support to funders
- To research and identify projects with the greatest need and potential for funding
- To influence stakeholders to help prioritise projects for funding
- To be monitor Trusts and Foundations income and pipeline, working with the Charity Accountant and Head of Fundraising to ensure accurate reporting of financial data requests and working with the Finance team to process invoice requests and payments.
- To create reports to help inform strategic decisions and engagement plans.

The Charity Team are key members of the Communications Department and are dedicated to adding value for staff and patients by fundraising for additional equipment, training, resources and projects. We are a small, friendly and experienced team.
- This role will involve a minimum of two days per week to be based at the Trust HQ Offices at Croydon University Hospital with flexibility to travel to other Trust sites as required.

Trusts & Foundations
- To build and maintain relationships with funders to generate long term multi-year grants where possible.
- To ensure that appropriate timetables are put in place to reflect the policies of possible grant funders and that all proposals are consistent with the criteria set.
- The maintenance of accurate records with details of all trusts, grant making bodies, approaches made, donations and responses noted.

Project Development
- To effectively work in partnership and build relationships with internal and external stakeholders to develop high quality proposals for Trusts and Foundations
- To tailor and develop a compelling case for support to funders
- To research and identify projects with the greatest need and potential for funding
- To influence stakeholders to help prioritise projects for funding

Finance and reporting
- To be responsible for monitoring Trusts and Foundations income and pipeline, working with the Charity Accountant and Head of Fundraising to ensure accurate reporting of financial data requests and working with the Finance team to process invoice requests and payments.
- To create reports as and when needed that will help inform strategic decisions and engagement plans.
- Where appropriate, to process Purchase Orders, receipting activity and resolve any discrepancies with the Finance Team
- To ensure the safe collection, transportation and depositing of donations made on or off site in accordance with standard procedures, including processing cheques, banking donations with the Trust’s cashiers and distributing physical/gift in kind donations to relevant departments