Trusts and Grants Officer Hours of work: 21 hours per week (flexible in how worked) Type of contract: Permanent Based at: Compass House with travel to other sites as required. Hybrid working available. Croner rank: 6 Job Purpose Working within the Trusts & Grants team to secure grant income and maintain records Reporting Line The post holder reports to the Trusts & Grants Manager Line Management No line management responsibility Key Responsibilities Planning and Monitoring · Contribute towards the development and implementation of annual objectives and plans to achieve agreed targets and KPI's · Ensure all activity and income trackers are up to date · Provide regular reports on activity, funder engagement and income streams · Liaise with and support other teams to respond to fundraising opportunities and develop projects, resulting in fundable project design · Monitor success of fundraising projects and initiate next steps Research · Keep up to date with the funding landscape to maximise BBOWT's opportunities · Manage a functional, rolling funder pipeline for small-medium size funders, ensuring due diligence process followed where appropriate · Independently research and produce lists of small-medium size prospects for projects Account Management · Maintain all relevant records on ThankQ for both prospective and active funders · Attend funder meetings when required · Proactively build, influence and maintain various external funder relationships, requiring curated regular contact outside the organisation by phone, email and in person · Facilitate funder stewardship for the team: producing and sending newsletters, and liaising with Philanthropy to invite Trusts to events · Produce end of project reports for funders as required Income generation · Support Trusts and Grants Manager with selected projects from inception, including writing high-quality fundraising applications, implementation projects and funder stewardship. · Use judgement and discretion to identify appropriate charitable Trusts to apply to Other · Contribute to grant bids submitted by other directorates · Cross team work within the Fundraising Team, supporting activities when needed · Other duties as delegated by the Assistant Chief Executive or Head of Fundraising · Work with Finance Assistant (Restricted Funds) to ensure grant requirements are met Person Specification Skills and knowledge in writing compelling cases for support Skills and knowledge in developing and managing funder relationships Well-developed IT skills with a working knowledge and understanding of MS Office functions such as Word, Excel, Outlook, internet, and CRM databases A willing team player with a flexible approach to work Good attention to detail Able to work on own initiative and unsupervised Excellent time management skills and able to work to tight deadlines Ability and willingness to demonstrate the BBOWT values Measurements of Success Accurate and timely data input Funder satisfaction through maintaining funder relationships Increased income through successful funding applications New funder prospects identified, researched and applied