Trusts and Foundations Officer

Trusts and Foundations Officer

Wandsworth, Greater London (Hybrid)

£28,000 - £30,000 per year

Part-time (21 hrs per week)

Permanent

• Develop funding strategies for prospective trusts, identifying the strongest organisational and project matches and recommending the most effective approach.
• Write and submit tailored and effective funding applications to meet agreed income targets.
• Monitor Final date to receive applicationss and ensure timely submission.
• Work with colleagues to gather, interpret and present service data, outcomes and financial information to produce high-quality, evidence-based funding proposals and reports.
• Contribute to the development of larger or more complex funding proposals, working alongside the Trusts and Foundations Manager and colleagues across the organisation.
• Contribute ideas that help Back Up’s Fundraising team develop innovative approaches to trusts fundraising, stewardship and donor engagement.

• Ensure compliance with funder requirements by preparing and delivering high-quality impact reports and other agreed reporting, demonstrating how their contributions have been used.
• Act as the primary point of contact for trusts and foundations within your portfolio, building trusted relationships.
• Develop and deliver an engaging, year-round stewardship programme that goes beyond grant reporting, creating meaningful opportunities for funders to see the impact of their support through tailored communications, multi-media updates and personalised engagement.

• Use application outcomes, funder feedback and sector learning to continually improve proposal quality, stewardship and trusts fundraising performance.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation to gather information for compelling stewardship, cultivation, proposals and reports and maintain a deep understanding of the impact support provides to those with a spinal cord injury.
• Monitor trends in grant-making and maintain an understanding of developments affecting people with spinal cord injury to strengthen funding proposals.
• Contribute to Trusts processes for recording and sharing useful resources.
• Maintain accurate records of trust and foundation activity, ensuring Salesforce CRM and pipeline information is up to date and supports effective relationship management, reporting and forecasting.
• Use CRM, service data and organisational insight to support prospect research, develop compelling funding applications and identify opportunities for growth.
• Be an ambassador for Back Up and be part of the team at occasional Back Up events.

• Experience in trusts and foundations fundraising with the ability to identify funding opportunities and develop successful funding proposals.
• Confident using technology, including CRM systems and AI‑assisted tools and spreadsheets, to support research, prospecting and proposal development while maintaining high standards of accuracy and judgement.
• Highly organised and able to manage multiple deadlines.
• Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to translate complex information into clear, engaging and persuasive funding proposals and reports.
• Able to balance attention to detail with strategic thinking.
• Strong numeracy skills and confidence working with budgets and financial information.
• Comfortable building relationships with senior volunteers, trustees and funders.
• Resilient and motivated, with a proactive approach to the challenges of trust fundraising and achieving income targets.
• A proactive approach to working towards targets.
• A strong team working approach.
• Willing and able to work occasional evenings/weekends and travel.

• Experience in major donor fundraising, philanthropy or corporate partnerships.
• Understanding of spinal cord injury and/or disability issues
• Understanding of charity finance and/ or project budgeting.
• Experience supporting donor cultivation events
• Experience producing supporter communications, presentations or impact reports.
• Experience working with trustees, senior volunteers, ambassadors or high-net-worth individuals.