Trusts and Grants Officer - #2123573

Job Title: Trusts and Grants Officer
Ref: TGO464
Contract: 12-month fixed term, with a possibility to extend
Hours: Full time – 37 hours per week
Salary: £28,000 – £30,000 per annum, depending on experience
Location: The role is offered on a hybrid basis with attendance required 3 days per week at the charity's HQ in Pill on the outskirts of Bristol

About the Employer

Our client is the cancer health and wellbeing charity. They help people feel better in mind, body and spirit by offering support through their team of cancer support experts (which includes doctors, nutritionists, counsellors and exercise therapists)

This organisation helps people with cancer to feel more physically and emotionally able to manage the impacts of their diagnosis and treatment, be more in control of their choices and have the best quality of life possible. By making their services freely available, the aim is for all people with cancer to be able to access the high-quality support they need.

The role

The organisation is excited to be recruiting a new Trusts and Grants Officer and are seeking to appoint an experienced and proactive individual to manage their small to mid-trusts and grants portfolio applying for grants of c. £5,000 to £15,000. Additionally, they will help achieve the trusts and grants strategy alongside the Trusts and Grants Manager.

This is an important role in their High Value Fundraising Team, reporting to the Trusts and Grants Manager. The postholder will develop strong funder relationships, create high-quality applications and reports, practice strong stewardship, and practice thorough prospect research to grow their pipeline and maximise long-term support.

The individual the employer is looking for will:

• Have a proven track record of securing grants from trusts and foundations or equivalent education/experience in persuasive writing.
• Be confident in writing persuasive, high-quality funding applications and reports or equivalent.
• Bring strong project management and relationship-building skills, with the ability to grow and manage prospects.
• Be a team player with excellent communication skills, able to collaborate across functions and represent the organisation externally with professionalism and passion.
• Have strong organisational skills to ensure timely applications and reports and maintain neat tidy internal systems and record-keeping.
• Be highly motivated and proactive, with a commitment to delivering excellent funder experiences and upholding the mission and values of the organisation.

In return for your hard work and dedication you will enjoy a wide variety of benefits including:

• 30 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays
• Beautiful workspace in a semi-rural location on the outskirts of Bristol with free onsite parking
• Subsidised lunch, freshly prepared onsite
• Flexible and hybrid working
• Enhanced sick pay after six month’s service
• Auto enrolment into the pension scheme
• Free Life Assurance
• Family friendly policies with enhanced maternity and paternity leave after one year of service
• Specsavers Corporate eyecare test
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access to subsidised wellbeing at the employer's UK National Centre, BS20

Thank you for considering this employer, they look forward to hearing from you!

Timetable for appointment

Closing date: Monday 7
Interview date: Wed 16 & Thurs 17 September at the organisation's UK National Centre in Pill
Start date: To be agreed upon appointment with successful candidate

Interested?

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The employer is committed to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion throughout the organisation. They are proactively taking action to support EDI and Wellbeing to support their ethos of creating a diverse culture that is reflective of both their employees and the lived experience of all communities touched by cancer.

They welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds regardless of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability.

No agencies please.