Regional Grants Manager

We're looking for an outstanding grants fundraising professional with a proven record of successful bids towards large and complex projects to join our South West team. You'll be responsible for providing advice and generating income across a variety of funders (including statutory and lottery) for a range of projects. Whilst we are seeking someone who can work across a broad range of grant opportunities, we are particularly looking for an expert in unlocking grant opportunities in urban contexts and grants that help deliver the National Trust's ambition to 'end unequal access to nature, history and beauty'.

Internally this role is known as Grants Consultant.

Hours: 30 hours per week with a degree of flexibility around working pattern, to be discussed further at interview.

We work in a matrix structure where you will be part of both a mixed discipline team directly supporting our places with advice and support and part of the wider regional and central fundraising community. You'll focus on regional priority projects and help identify and maximise opportunities through collaboration with local authorities, strategic partners and other stakeholders. You’ll be part of the Trust’s internal specialist delivery team: a flexible resource of specialist skills and expertise.

As one of a multidisciplinary team of experts, including curators, fundraisers, building surveyors and project managers, you’ll be working with others to help make things happen.

As this role covers the South West region, you could be based from any of our South West regional offices. Our hybrid working policy means you can balance office and home working with site visits and meetings at other National Trust places. We’ll talk about this in more detail at interview, but you should expect to be at a National Trust site for 40-60% of your working week.

You'll be involved in developing pipelines of projects to submit to key funders and then working with our inspiring teams to ensure that projects meet funder criteria. You'll focus on key projects and funding opportunities across a number of places. A particular area of responsibility will be identifying, developing and securing grant opportunities across urban areas and funding that supports the ambition to end unequal access to nature, history and beauty.

You'll develop relationships with external collaborators, including local authorities, funders and partners, to optimise funding opportunities and build strong strategic partnerships. Above all else, this role is about generating income and leading the development of compelling, high quality applications.

• A fundraising professional with sound experience of submitting successful large (six and seven figure) funding applications to grant giving bodies and substantial knowledge of the grants and fundraising environment (or equivalent knowledge).
• Specific experience of developing large applications for the National Lottery Heritage Fund (or equivalent experience).
• Demonstrable experience of identifying, developing and securing urban grant opportunities and/or funding that supports greater access to nature, history and beauty for underrepresented communities.
• Experience of working alongside local authorities, combined authorities and other strategic partners to maximise funding opportunities and deliver shared outcomes.
• Someone passionate about fundraising and able to inspire and enthuse others.
• Experience of developing complex funding bids as part of a wider project team and bringing general project management/development skills.
• Someone able to work to tight deadlines and prioritise effectively.
• Strong consultancy skills including listening, collaborative working,…