Trusts and Foundation Officer

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: 37.5 hrs per week

Salary: £29,121 - £33,417 per annum

Location: Stokenchurch

They are one of the UK’s leading air ambulance charities, serving people in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, and Oxfordshire when needed most, providing hospital-level care by land and air.

Their mission is to give everybody in their community the best chance of surviving and recovering from an emergency. They strive to do everything in their power to protect, save, and revive lives, delivering the best critical care at the scene and beyond.

Charity is a place where people care for each other, provide support, and encourage everyone to be their best. As one of the UK’s leading air ambulance charities, they pride themselves on innovation, continually developing the organisation and pushing the boundaries of patient care to provide a unique emergency service. They are driven to do the right thing for patients, families, supporters, and the community. Their staff live by their values: passion, excellence, respect, and care.

The role

In this role, you will be responsible for the day-to-day management of Trust and Foundation fundraising. Your responsibilities will include building long-term partnerships with grant-making trusts and foundations, ensuring support through in-depth research, excellent stewardship, and timely and accurate reporting. You will work closely with the Head of Philanthropy and Partnerships and collaboratively with the Philanthropy and Partnerships Team, as well as colleagues across the organisation to find creative and compelling projects to be funded.

About you

As an effective communicator, you will have excellent written and verbal skills with the ability to create high-quality proposals and informative reports. You will have excellent relationship management skills, with the confidence to liaise with internal and external stakeholders at all levels. Your role involves managing the trusts and foundations pipeline, and you will need to take initiative, research, prioritise, and organise your own work to meet deadlines across multiple tasks.

You will have:

• Experience in identifying, researching, and reaching new prospects.
• Experience in writing bespoke proposals.
• Strong administrative, planning, and prioritisation abilities, with keen attention to detail.
• Proficiency with standard Microsoft Office applications.

If this role sounds like it is for you, they would love you to apply!

Vacancy Closing Date: 20 October 2024

You may have experience in the following roles: Grants Fundraiser, Trust and Grants Officer, Philanthropy Executive, Development Officer, Fundraising Manager, Trusts and Foundations Manager, Grants and Proposals Officer, Major Gifts Officer, Corporate Partnerships Manager, etc.

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