Trusts and Foundations Officer

Salary: £26,000 per year

Trust Job Title: Trusts and Foundations Officer

Location: Worthing, West Sussex

Salary: £17,718.41 (fte £29,530.68)

Part Time: 22.5 hours per week

Our client is a well-established charitable organisation based in Worthing and they are looking to recruit a Trusts and Foundations Officer on a Part Time (22.5hours/week) basis.

Responsibilities

• With the guidance and support of the Senior Trusts and Grants Officer, continue an established trusts and foundations fundraising programme, including writing cases for support to small and large trusts, researching potential new trusts and foundations, identifying appeals against trust criteria and coordinating visits from trust representatives
• By managing own portfolio of trusts and foundations, work towards set income targets for trusts and foundations fundraising
• Utilise Donorflex database to manage the trusts & foundations applications process
• To research and apply to new trusts and foundations
• To research and reapply to previously successful & unsuccessful trusts each month
• Apply to corporations, lottery and statutory funders
• Write and update cases for support
• To liaise with service delivery staff to obtain accurate information for appeals, updates and reports
• To ensure that each month reports and updates due to trusts and foundations are identified and submitted within the agreed timescale
• To meet with or host visits from representatives from trusts
• Support capital appeals which may happen, under the guidance of the Senior Trusts and Grants Officer
• To work with the Marketing & PR Officer to highlight opportunities for publicity relating to donations from trust & foundations and to ensure that the website is kept up to date with trust and foundation news
• Work as part of the wider Fundraising Team to identify and share potential funding opportunities
• Ensure donors are thanked promptly and in a manner that reflects the level of gift
• To ensure donations from trusts & foundations are acknowledged appropriately e.g. in the newsletter, annual report or noticeboards
• Provide effective stewardship to trusts and foundations to promote long-term support
• To report to the Senior Trusts and Grants Officer on a monthly basis on the number and value of applications submitted and other data as required
• To keep up-to-date with the Donorflex database and be able to input and update records and run off reports as and when needed (training will be given)
• To act as a fundraising ambassador within all groups and sectors, to be professional and communicate with enthusiasm, credibility, conviction and knowledge
• To ensure that all appeals and applications are consistent with any changes
• With the Senior Trusts and Grants Officer, regularly assess and evaluate relationship effectiveness in terms of potential income streams
• Ensure that fundraising procedures are followed and that meetings and other diary activities are recorded and updated appropriately, whilst ensuring that colleagues are made aware of diary dates, visits and deadlines associated with your work
• To work within the terms established by GDPR and understand data protection and charity law as it relates to our supporters
• To attend and participate in scheduled department meetings, as required, and attend any annual events which need the participation of the whole fundraising team (time off in lieu will be given)

Competencies

• Budget Management and Resource Control
• Developing teams, individuals, and self
• Planning, Allocating and Evaluating work
• Recruitment and Selection
• Managing Change
• Data Protection
• Health and Safety
• Disability Awareness
• Communication
• Organisational Awareness
• Personal Awareness
• Teamwork

Benefits

• Annual Leave is 25 days per year plus Bank Holidays
• One additional day’s leave is awarded after 5, 10 and 15 years’ service
• Pension auto enrolment with matching scheme up to 5% contributions
• One times salary death in service benefit
• Free onsite parking
• Discounted meals

For more information, please contact Angela Potter at Clearline Recruitment.