Fundraising Manager, Trusts & Statutory
£42,000-£44,000
Permanent
Hybrid (London SW8, ~1 day/week)
Change life stories. One grant at a time.
Literacy is not a given. For millions of children and young people growing up in disadvantaged communities across the UK, a lack of literacy skills shuts doors before they've had the chance to open them. The literacy trust exists to change that and your fundraising will be at the heart of making it happen.
We're looking for a Fundraising Manager, Trusts & Statutory to join our Development team and grow our income from charitable trusts and foundations. You'll manage a portfolio of high-value funders, craft compelling proposals, and forge the kind of long-term relationships that sustain our work in 22 of the UK's most under-resourced communities.
What you'll be doing
1. Building and managing a pipeline of five and six-figure trust and foundation grants
2. Writing persuasive, evidence-rich funding applications and stewardship reports
3. Developing deep, lasting relationships with funders at all levels, from programme officers to trustees
4. Working in close collaboration with programme leads and the senior management team to align bids with our strategy
5. Supporting and supervising a Trusts and Statutory Executive as a dotted-line report
6. Contributi...