Overview
Role: Bid Writer (Trusts & Foundations) – Permanent, full-time, Employment role.
Location: Sunderland, Tyne and Wear. Salary: £27,000 to £29,000 per annum. Application deadline: Monday, September 29, 2025, 12:00. Based: Sunderland.
Role description: Officer.
At Ability Consultants, we specialise in helping charities, community groups, schools, social enterprises, and CICs to grow and make a bigger impact. From homelessness and health to youth work, arts, disability, and international development, our clients work across some of the most important themes in society. We provide the fundraising expertise so they can focus on delivering life-changing work.
As a Bid Writer: Trusts and Foundations, you’ll play a vital role in securing the income that keeps this work possible. You’ll research opportunities, develop compelling cases for support, and write high-quality funding applications on behalf of our clients. You’ll also help to build strong relationships with funders and ensure excellent stewardship, so that income is sustained and grown.
You might already have proven experience writing successful funding applications, or you could be looking for your next step if you have the skills, passion, and drive to learn. Either way, you’ll be someone with strong writing ability, great attention to detail, and the confidence to work directly with clients to tell their story in a persuasive and impactful way.
In return, you’ll join a supportive and ambitious team that works across the UK and internationally, making a measurable difference every day. If you’re ready to use your talent to help non-profits thrive, we’d love to hear from you.
Responsibilities
* Research funding opportunities and develop compelling cases for support.
* Write high-quality funding applications and proposals for clients.
* Build and maintain strong relationships with funders and ensure excellent stewardship.
* Collaborate with clients to tell their stories persuasively and impactfully.
Qualifications and Attributes
* Proven experience in writing successful funding applications (preferred).
* Strong writing ability with excellent attention to detail.
* Confidence to work directly with clients and translate their work into fundable narratives.
About Ability Consultants
Ability Consultants supports clients across the UK and internationally, including partnerships in East Africa. We work across themes such as homelessness, equality and diversity, health, disability, education, sport, arts, and international development. Our services include bid writing, funding strategies, senior management support, and organisational development to help charities and CICs succeed.
How to Apply
How to Apply: Visit https://www.abilityconsultants.co.uk/jobs/ to download an application pack. Please apply by sending your CV and a covering letter (optional) to admin@abilityconsultants.co.uk with the subject heading “Recruitment – Bid Writer: T&F”. If you have difficulties accessing documents, please get in touch.
Closing Date: 29/09/2025, 12pm. Interviews: Week commencing 16th October 2025 (provisional). Sifting will be ongoing; successful candidates may be invited to an initial virtual call, with a possible face-to-face interview thereafter.
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