Senior Trust Fundraising Manager
£36,663 Pro rata, £45,829 per annum FTE
30 hours - 0.8 FTE
Hybrid Working
Tadworth, Surrey
Closing Date: 14th May 2026 - 23:59
Overview
We have big ambition, and our organisation strategy reflects this. As Senior Trust Fundraising Manager, your role will focus on securing five‑ and six‑figure gifts from grant‑giving trusts and foundations. You will provide exceptional stewardship to those trusts with whom we have existing relationships, whilst researching and cultivating new prospects to maximise income, value, and influence for The Children’s Trust.
This role will be key in enabling us to strengthen long‑term financial sustainability, through multi‑year funding relationships and to drive restricted and unrestricted income to realise the strategy for 2030.
Responsibilities
* Prospect Research: identify and develop a pipeline of opportunities from grant‑giving trusts and foundations; use internal database, online resources, desk research and contact mapping; review funding criteria; develop a thorough understanding of our work and future developments.
* Submitting Grant Applications: create compelling and persuasive funding appeals; complete grant application forms and follow application processes as required; work closely with colleagues across the Directorate and the wider charity to articulate our work and build strong funding propositions.
* Leadership & Relationship Management: lead and manage the Trusts and Philanthropy Executive by developing skills, conducting appraisals and overseeing ongoing development; steward a portfolio of existing charitable trusts and foundations; cultivate new donors, ensuring prompt thanks and application of grant terms; provide progress reports and manage all formal reporting; build relationships in person, by phone, email or virtual meetings to secure long‑term commitment; identify opportunities for funders to meet key staff and attend events and site visits; implement the High‑Value Donor Stewardship Plan; take a proactive role in developing assets such as appeals and cultivation events; work with colleagues to monitor and evaluate funded projects and produce impact reports.
* Administration and Reporting: manage trust prospects and donors on the CRM database, ensuring records are accurate and compliant with fundraising regulations; budget management, cost control forecasting and corrective action to achieve budgets; use the CRM database to prioritise and evaluate opportunities and record funder interactions; liaise with colleagues to coordinate grant applications across the organisation.
Benefits
The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits on our staff flexible benefits platform, on‑site nursery, free eye tests, enhanced maternity and paternity pay, time‑out days for those experiencing menopause symptoms and time off for gender reassignment. We also offer additional annual leave days for those with long service, with entitlements ranging from 35 to 41 days (including bank holidays) depending on your length of service. Other benefits include free on‑site parking; a staff shuttle service from Epsom and Sutton train stations to Tadworth Court; subsidised cafeteria; on‑site staff accommodation (subject to availability); the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable), Teacher’s pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme, and the opportunity to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment.
Equal Opportunity Employer
To help us achieve our ambition to give children and young people with brain injury and neurodisability the opportunity to live the best life possible, we want to accurately reflect the UK's diverse population. We want equity, diversity and inclusion to be at the heart of everything we do, and our people, services, and culture to reflect the diverse needs of all. Through our diversity and inclusion strategy, we have made a commitment to increase the diversity of our charity and create an inclusive culture. We have networks across the organisation working to ensure that these aims are met – including an LGBTQIA2S+ group, Ethnic Diversity Group and a broader EDI group. Read more about our EDI work here. We welcome applications from all who share our ambition regardless of background. We will strive to ensure that any reasonable adjustments are made in respect of interview and working arrangements.
Rehabilitation of Offenders
Many roles at The Children’s Trust are exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, by virtue of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020) and as such, are subject to an Enhanced DBS check. Successful applicants will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, which will disclose all unspent convictions and adult cautions and any spent convictions or adult cautions that would not be protected.
Online Searches
In accordance with statutory safeguarding and child protection guidance, online searches will be conducted for shortlisted candidates before interview. The online searches will be conducted by a person who is independent of the interview and selection process and will focus on relevant information returned via searches of the candidate’s name (and variations thereof). Social media searches will be limited to professional platforms such as LinkedIn. Any concerns relating to suitability for work with children and young people will be forwarded to the interview panel, for discussion during the interview.
About Us
The Children’s Trust is the UK’s leading charity for children with acquired brain injury, providing expert rehabilitation, education, therapy and care at our national specialist centre in Tadworth, and to children and their families across the UK, via our Brain Injury Community Service. Boasting a beautiful 24‑acre site in Surrey, we are located just outside of London, close to the M25 (accessible via Junction 8, A217 to Tadworth) and easily accessible via National Rail, by way of: Clapham Junction, Sutton and Epsom.
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