Job Description
Grants Fundraiser
Location: Fareham, HampshireHours: part time 22 hours, Monday to Friday, hybridSalary: £35,000 per annum pro rata + benefits
Closing date: 28 May 2026Interviews planned: 5 June 2026 – face to face in Fareham (subject to changes)
Help secure funding that changes lives!
Are you a skilled writer with a talent for building compelling funding applications? Do you want your work to make a genuine difference?
Join Avenues as our new Grants Fundraiser and play a key role in helping us grow our impact through successful grant and trust fundraising.
Working closely with the Fundraising & Communications Manager and colleagues across the organisation, you’ll research opportunities, develop persuasive funding proposals, and help secure vital income that supports our mission and services.
What you’ll be doing
* Researching and identifying grant and trust funding opportunities
* Writing engaging, high-quality funding applications and reports
* Gathering impact stories, outcomes and data from teams across the organisation
* Managing a pipeline of applications and funding deadlines
* Building positive relationships with funders and partners
* Monitoring funded projects and ensuring compliance with funder requirements
* Supporting bids, tenders and award applications where needed.
What we’re looking for
You’ll be an organised and proactive communicator with strong writing skills and a keen eye for detail. You may already have experience in fundraising, bid writing or communications within the charity sector — or you could bring transferable experience from another environment where persuasive writing and relationship management were key.
We’d love to hear from you if you have:
* Experience writing successful funding applications or proposals
* Excellent written communication and storytelling skills
* Experience of working in a fundraising, bid writing or communications role, ideally within the charity or not-for-profit sector
* Experience of managing multiple deadlines and priorities
* Strong research and organisational abilities
* The ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
* A collaborative, positive and solutions-focused approach.
Why join us?
At Avenues, you’ll be part of a supportive and purpose-driven team where your work will have a direct impact on the people and communities we support.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys combining creativity, strategy and relationship-building to help deliver meaningful change.
As part of our commitment to the “Disability Confident Scheme”, candidates who declare a disability, and meet the key criteria for this role, will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at interview stage.
Ready to make an impact? Apply now and help us secure the funding that powers life-changing work.
For an informal chat about the role, contact our recruitment team.