Trusts and Foundations Manager
Salary: £36,000 FTE dependent on experience
Location: Chapel Allerton, Leeds, West Yorkshire
Contract: Permanent, Full-time and Part-time considered (Hybrid working and remote considered)
Closing date: Please apply at your earliest convenience
About Us
Yorkshire Children’s Charity are a charity dedicated to improving the lives of children and young people living at disadvantage across the whole of Yorkshire. Through our vital programmes and practical support, we empower children to thrive, learn, and reach their potential.
We are now seeking a talented Trusts and Foundations Manager to play a leading role in securing the funds that make our work possible.
The Role
There has never been a better time to join us as Trusts and Foundations Manager. Our programmes are achieving outstanding results, supported by strong evidence of impact from extensive beneficiary feedback. We also know that trusts are eager to support our work, particularly as child poverty remains a pressing issue that demands urgent action, especially across Yorkshire. You would be joining us at an exciting time when we are perfectly positioned to grow our trusts and foundations income and build on our success.
The Trusts and Foundations Manager will be responsible for maximising income from charitable trusts, foundations, and statutory funders. You will lead on the development and delivery of the trust fundraising strategy, identifying, researching, and writing compelling applications to meet and /or exceed income targets. Oversight and management of relationships with existing and new trusts and foundations, delivering funding reports to a high and consistent standard and identify new opportunities for growth. As part of this role we would also like you to take a keen lead in evaluating the impact of our programmes. You would directly report into the charity’s CEO.
Key Responsibilities
* Research & Strategy
* Identify and research prospective trusts, foundations, and statutory funding bodies aligned with the charity’s aims.
* Develop and implement a Trusts and Foundations fundraising plan to achieve agreed income targets.
* Bid Writing & Reporting
* Prepare compelling, tailored funding applications and proposals, demonstrating clear impact and need.
* Produce timely and accurate progress reports, financial updates, and impact reports for funders.
* Relationship Management
* Build and maintain strong, long-term relationships with funders, ensuring excellent stewardship.
* Represent the charity at funder meetings, networking events, and presentations.
* Collaboration & Impact
* Work closely with programme, finance, and marketing teams to gather data, case studies, and budgets for applications and reports.
* Support the development of new projects to ensure funder alignment from the outset.
* Monitoring & Evaluation
* Track performance against income targets for trusts and foundations.
* Maintain accurate records of applications, correspondence, and deadlines.
* Lead on ensuring all programmes are effectively evaluated and that relevant data is collected to meet funder requirements and help with future marketing/ fundraising.
Person Specification
Essential Skills & Experience
* A strong work ethic with a passion for helping children
* Proven track record of securing significant grants from trusts, foundations, and/or statutory funders in the charity sector.
* Excellent written communication skills with the ability to craft persuasive funding applications and creating detailed project budgets for funders.
* Strong relationship management and networking abilities.
* Knowledgeable around the process of evaluating charity programmes and impact.
* Understanding of charity finances.
* Highly organised, detail-oriented, and self-motivated.
* As we are a small team, you may have to on occasion have to step in to help other team members. Therefore you must be a good team player, able to adapt to support the overall mission.
* A willingness to learn and take on additional responsibility
* A good working knowledge of Microsoft Office (including Excel and Power Point)
Desirable
* Experience working in a children’s, youth, or family charity.
* Knowledge of Yorkshire’s charitable and funding landscape.
What We Offer
- Hybrid working options (office base in Leeds, Chapel Allerton.)
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and your birthday!
- Pension scheme.
- Private health care.
How to Apply
To apply, please send your CV and a cover letter (max two pages) explaining how your experience matches the role.
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