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Trust and Foundations Officer, HARRIS HILL
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Harris Hill is delighted to partner with a charity that works with the aged, supporting their search for an interim Trust and Foundations Officer.
This role is a 6 month contract, working 3 days per week in Abingdon, and the rest remotely.
Job Purpose:
We are looking for a proactive and resilient writer and fundraiser who thrives on crafting persuasive content for Trusts, Foundations and Grant Makers.
Building on our current success, and understanding the competitive climate, this role will unlock both existing and untapped funding opportunities to diversify our income and fuel our new five-year strategy.
The post holder will lead on researching prospects, writing funding applications, and account-managing existing relationships. You will work closely with colleagues across the organisation to ensure that applications reflect the most accurate and relevant content, playing a critical role in generating income that sustains our impact on local older people and unpaid carers.
This is an exciting opportunity to join an ambitious, growth-focused team committed to delivering success.
Role Description:
1 Work Plan Development
- Prioritise Funding: Collaborate with the Head of Fundraising and Marketing to set funding priorities.
- Pipeline & Annual Plan: Develop and maintain a pipeline of targeted trusts, foundations, and grant makers.
- Record Keeping: Improve and develop the management and workflow of Trust and Foundation fundraising through our CRM, keeping accurate records.
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2 Application Content
- Content Creation: Work with relevant staff to produce high-quality, persuasive proposals, reports, and presentations.
- Budget Translation: Interpret existing budgets into funder-specific templates.
3 Stewardship of Existing Funders
- Donor Stewardship: Implement high standards of stewardship for a portfolio of trust and foundation partners (typically giving between £25k– £100k per annum along with non-financial support).
- Relationship Building: Establish strong working relationships with funder representatives, including senior staff and trustees.
- Stewardship Plans: Develop and execute tailored stewardship plans, including engaging communications and targeted meetings.
4 Development of New Partnerships
- Prospect Development: Proactively identify and engage trusts and foundations not currently supporting Age UK Oxfordshire.
- Network Mapping: Collaborate with colleagues to map funder networks and uncover new opportunities.
5 Team Systems Co-ordination
- Database Management: Maintain and utilise our Trust and Foundation database to track donor information and performance.
- Reporting: Work with service delivery staff to manage funder reporting requirements, ensuring prompt and high-quality responses.
- Prioritisation: Collaborate with the Head of Fundraising and Marketing to prioritise options for new funding opportunities.
- Ongoing Research: Keep abreast of sector research and administrative developments as required.
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Experience
Essential:
- Demonstratable experience in grant writing with a proven track record of securing income from Trusts, Foundations, and/or Grant Makers.
- Experience in identifying, researching, and developing funding opportunities.
- Working effectively with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
- Building and nurturing relationships with grant-making bodies.
- Working to ambitious targets and building and maintaining a pipeline.
Desirable:
- 2+ years of experience in Trust and Foundation fundraising.
- Experience in securing £100,000+ grants and multiyear funding.
- Experience in using data insights to inform funding proposals.
- Experience in working with delivery staff to collect compelling quotes, beneficiary stories, and data to help bring projects to life for potential funders.
- Experience working with delivery staff and finance teams to help shape budgets and translate those into funders preferred language/templates.
Experience reporting on KPIs, variances and forecasting.
The client is interviewing on an ongoing basis, so will go as soon as they see someone they like. Please apply ASAP to avoid any disappointment.
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