Overview
Are you a creative fundraiser who loves writing compelling proposals and building meaningful relationships with funders? Join Let Me Know’s small, ambitious team as a Trusts and Foundations Fundraiser and help us secure vital funds to educate thousands more young people about the signs of healthy and unhealthy relationships, supporting them to live happy, healthy lives, free from abuse.
This role is perfect for you if:
* You love crafting engaging, persuasive funding proposals and reports that inspire support.
* You enjoy building and nurturing strong relationships with funders who share our vision.
* You value a mix of independent and collaborative working.
* You're looking for an organisation that embraces flexibility; this role’s 17.5 hours can be spread over the week to fit your home life.
* You enjoy being part of a small team, and an organisation where you feel close to the impact you’re making.
So, if you’re passionate about ending relationship abuse and domestic violence, and have a track record of success in Trusts & Foundations fundraising, we’d love to hear from you.
Role Summary
* 17.5 hours per week (ideally spread over 3-4 days)
* £35,400 pro-rata (£17,700 for 17.5 hours)
* Working from home with some travel to Central London, including one day per month for an in-person team meeting / work day.
About Let Me Know (LMK)
Let Me Know is a charity focused on education about healthy and unhealthy behaviours so that young people have the knowledge and skills to avoid abuse and thrive in their relationships. We work in schools, community organisations and workplaces across London.
LMK is growing and has plans to reach more young people. We recently engaged 21,000 young people and professionals in our workshops and aim to reach 18,000 more in the next two years by engaging new schools, community groups and workplaces while continuing to support those already partnered with LMK.
Key to our success is raising funds to support our work. Our fundraising is primarily from grants from charitable trusts and foundations, with a focus on diversifying income to include major donors, individual giving, and corporate fundraising.
We have:
* A clear plan for our workshop delivery over the next three years, and a fundraising plan to support it
* An engaged leadership team and Board of Trustees
* Evidenced outcomes, rich data/statistics and compelling case studies
* Diversity and strong social purpose
* A new organisational strategy for 2024-2027
* A new CRM system to support our ambitions
Job Description
This is a new role joining a small and growing fundraising team. The purpose of this Trusts and Foundations Fundraising Manager role is to grow LMK’s income generation from Charitable Trusts and Foundations, to support delivery of LMK’s mission.
The role is a true combination of independent and collaborative working. Independent in writing bespoke funding applications and reports, maintaining accurate records on LMK’s CRM, and researching to continually build LMK’s pipeline of Trusts & Foundation prospects. It is collaborative in working with LMK’s core team to monitor and report on restricted grants and in projects such as maintaining an updated library of cases for support, implementing fresh stewardship strategies, and developing cultivation strategies for new supporters.
The role requires strong relationship-building skills for direct work with Trust & Foundation supporters and internal collaboration with LMK colleagues.
Key Responsibilities
* Writing bespoke funding applications: maintain a regular pipeline of applications, write and submit proposals to new and existing Trust & Foundation supporters, including six-figure and multi-year grants, and work to targets for income and outputs.
* Grant reporting: use LMK’s CRM and collaborate with the core team to produce high-quality, timely reports for both restricted and unrestricted grants.
* Providing excellent relationship management: build trusted, lasting relationships with existing and new supporters, including delivery of stewardship and cultivation strategies.
* Case for support development: maintain a library of creative and compelling cases for support for Trusts & Foundations fundraising.
* Researching prospects: identify suitable new Trusts & Foundations and develop approaches to cultivate early relationships.
* Maintaining accurate, data-compliant records on LMK’s CRM: ensure grant records are stored securely and delivery commitments are communicated to relevant staff in a timely manner.
Other responsibilities
* Comply with LMK’s policies and procedures, including safeguarding, bullying and harassment, health & safety, confidentiality, complaints and data protection
* Work in a way that celebrates diversity, upholds LMK values and respects everyone LMK interacts with (including freelancers, staff, volunteers and workshop participants)
Reporting to LMK’s Head of Fundraising & Development, you will work with LMK’s core team, including three fundraising colleagues: one part-time Fundraising Manager, one freelance Grants Fundraiser and one full-time Head of Fundraising & Development.
Person Specification
* Proven experience of leading on Trust & Foundation applications generating high 5-figure and multi-year grants.
* Experience of providing financial information to funders, e.g. developing budgets for grant requests and financial reporting.
* At least 3 years’ experience in delivering and/or supporting a grant fundraising programme, including targets and deadlines, and understanding the trusts & foundations fundraising landscape.
* Successfully managing a portfolio of at least 15 Trusts and Foundations relationships, with evidence of stewardship resulting in renewed/increased support.
* Experience of using a CRM system to manage all aspects of grant fundraising, including pipeline management and data input.
* Excellent written skills with a compelling case for support that aligns with the charity’s mission and priorities.
* Highly organised to manage a diverse workload with time management and attention to detail.
* Strong MS Office/Google knowledge, numerate, comfortable with data
Safeguarding
This role is subject to a Basic DBS check
In return for your dedication, we will offer you
* The opportunity to help prevent relationship abuse and domestic violence in young people
* A competitive salary
* Working from home
* A genuinely flexible working environment
* Pension of 6%
* 32 Days of annual leave, (including bank holidays), prorated for part time roles
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Wellbeing perks
* A diverse, bold and collaborative culture with two social meet-ups annually in London
How to apply
Please email your completed application form (if you prefer, you can provide us with a video of no longer than 3 mins).
We need you to provide specific information to support your application so that we can shortlist fairly. Please use a covering letter to show how your skills, abilities, knowledge and experience meet each of the selection criteria in the person specification, with relevant examples.
Closing date: 11.30 pm on Sunday, 21st September, 2025
Interviews will be held in person (London) on Wednesday, 1st October
Application resources
LMK Annual Report 23-24
LMK Strategy Summary
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