Senior Trusts and Foundations Officer

Overview

Prospectus is recruiting for a Senior Trusts and Foundations Officer for a UK-based charity that provides free, confidential support to people who are grieving after the death of someone close to them. This is a full-time permanent position, remote with occasional travel. Salary: £32,000 per annum.

The Senior Trusts and Foundations Officer will be responsible for proactively securing and growing income from a large portfolio of charitable trusts and foundations, working collaboratively with funders and teams across the organisation to develop and submit compelling proposals. The postholder will ensure high-quality applications focused on an agreed range of cases for support, funder reporting, and prospect research.

• Proactively secure and grow income from a large portfolio of charitable trusts and foundations.
• Collaborate with funders and teams across the organisation to develop and submit compelling proposals.
• Ensure high-quality applications focused on an agreed range of cases for support.
• Support funder reporting and undertake prospect research as part of preparing fundraising materials.

• Significant experience in successfully securing income from trusts and foundations.
• Demonstrable experience of securing four- and five-figure grants.
• Experience managing a large portfolio of funders with a high level of autonomy.

Prospectus welcomes all candidates to apply, regardless of age, sex/gender, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status or pregnancy/maternity. If you have a disability and require reasonable adjustments to any part of the process, please contact Ariha Semontee at Prospectus.

If you feel you meet some of the criteria but not all, we encourage you to enquire and learn more. Prospectus can advise and support on each part of the role and your application. We look forward to hearing from you.

To apply, please submit your CV in the first instance. If your experience is suitable, we will arrange a meeting to brief you on the role. You will then have all the information you need to formally apply. We look forward to connecting with you soon.