Trust Manager

Contract type: Permanent, Full time, Full time–35 hours per week

Location: London, UK
UK hybrid working – a minimum of 40% of working time is spent face-to-face (London office, external meetings or travel). 60/40 hybrid working at Water Aid means roughly three days wherever you work best and two days together in person.

Salary: £41,325 per year with excellent benefits

Change starts with water. Change starts with you.

Every day, millions of people live without clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene. Water Aid exists to change that – for everyone, everywhere. Join us, and your energy will help unlock people’s potential and create a fairer future.

We’re a global federation driven by one vision: a world where everyone, everywhere has clean water, sanitation and hygiene by 2030. Powered by our values of Respect, Accountability, Courage, Collaboration, Integrity and Innovation, we work alongside communities, partners and supporters to make change happen.

Join a dynamic and successful Philanthropy and Trusts team at an exciting stage of growth. With ambitious plans to increase income and deepen engagement with our foundation partners, you’ll have the opportunity to build transformational partnerships that help realise our vision of everyone, everywhere having access to clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene.

As our Trust Manager
, you will manage a portfolio of existing partners, build relationships with new donors and work closely with other fundraisers, senior leadership, programmes and communication teams to drive sustainable change.

• Develop and secure new funding partnerships by building and managing a robust pipeline of trust prospects, identifying opportunities, cultivating relationships, and creating engagement strategies that lead to significant new income.
• Manage and grow existing trust partnerships through excellent relationship management, delivering high-quality stewardship, proposals and reporting, and identifying opportunities to retain and increase support over the long term.
• Support the development of compelling funding propositions by collaborating with colleagues across Water Aid's to design and deliver high-quality, donor-focused proposals and reports that align with funder priorities and requirements.
• Contribute to strategic fundraising growth by helping shape team strategy, identifying emerging funding opportunities and sector trends, strengthening internal collaboration, and ensuring compliance with relevant policies and standards.
• Champion Water Aid’s commitment to equity, inclusion and safeguarding.

• Demonstrable track record of securing and growing five- and six-figure grants from trusts and foundations.
• Exceptional relationship management, influencing and communication skills.
• Strong collaboration and partnership-working abilities, with experience of working across multi-disciplinary teams.
• Excellent planning, analytical and organisational skills, including experience managing multiple priorities, budgets and deadlines and CRM systems.

• Experience working in a large, complex organisation.
• Experience managing the complexities of restricted income projects, including budgets and log frames.
• Knowledge of current trends and debates in international development, including locally led development and equitable partnerships.

Closing date: Applications close 12:00 PM UKtime on 2nd November
. Interviews are expected to take place week commencing 9th November
.

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