Trusts & Foundations Development Manager

5 days ago


London, United Kingdom NFP People Full time

Trusts & Foundations Development Manager

Join our client as a Trusts & Foundations Development Manager, this will be the first role in this speciality and will proactively develop programme ideas into winnable proposals and progress income from trusts and foundations.

Job title: Trusts & Foundations Development Manager

Salary Range: £45,000 per annum

Application deadline: Friday 29th November

Location:  Hybrid /London

Start date: ASAP

This charity works across three dozen countries around the world, an independent non-profit organisation that supports journalists and civil society to help drive change in countries experiencing conflict, crisis, and transition. Their work includes:

  • Training and mentoring: trains and mentors journalists and rights activists to improve their ability to identify and present factual information.
  • Providing platforms: helping local talent establish and strengthen media outlets and civic groups.
  • Removing barriers: working with partners to remove barriers to free expression and citizen engagement
  • Strengthening media and civil society: helping strengthen the ability of media and civil society to speak out.
  • Empowering societies: helping societies find their own solutions.

SUMMARY:

Reporting to the Global Development Director, the successful candidate will be a self-starter with the relevant experience, skills and relationships to develop a portfolio of prospects and grant makers.

The Trusts & Foundations Development Manager will work as part of a collaborative and friendly development team and work closely with programmes to develop new ideas and applications.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • To identify suitable trust and foundation donors and establish relationships, with involvement from the GDD;
  • Work with programme teams to develop new ideas for business development and submit to known and identified trusts & foundations;
  • Manage the stewardship of the trusts and foundations portfolio, crafting winnable applications, and delivering reports as part of the engagement process;
  • Work closely with the institutional development managers to identify opportunities for their portfolios and on institutional proposal development when necessary;
  • Develop strategies for engaging new prospective donors through research and represent the organsation through networking;
  • Gather and share information on new potential funding and/or themes and contribute to the intelligence and MEL functions with donor information and competitor mapping;
  • Manage and develop existing relationships in collaboration with international programmes;
  • Line management of a Development Assistant and coordination of their support to other team member.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

  • At least 5 years of experience working in a similar role;
  • Significant and demonstrable experience of securing income from trusts and foundations;
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team;
  • High quality verbal and written communication, problem-solving, critical thinking and a desire to collaborate with peers;
  • Proven successful experience in identifying and securing unpublished funding opportunities;
  • Ability to deliver high-level presentations to donors, clients and internal audiences.

Other roles you may have experience of could include: Trusts Fundraiser, Foundations Fundraiser, Trusts and Foundations Fundraiser, Fundraising, Partnerships Manager, Fundraising Partnerships, Income Generation, Income Generation, Fundraiser, Engagement, Trusts, Trusts Fundraising Officer, Foundations Fundraising Manager, Trusts and Grants Fundraising Manager, Fundraising Manager, Trusts Fundraiser, Trusts and Grants Fundraiser, Corporate Fundraising, Corporate Fundraising Executive, Corporate Fundraising Manager, Corporate and Events Fundraiser.

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.



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