Trust and Grant Fundraiser

Based in our Philanthropy Team in Fundraising, the postholder works with our clinical, estates and governance teams creating compelling proposals to secure mostly restricted income. If you have great digital competence, including the use of AI to summarise information, are an excellent storymaker able to understand an audience, quickly synthesize information and pitch in writing for success, or an early-career fundraiser ready to develop, in this role you will make a difference and work as part of a creative successful team. Understanding how to keep our ask fresh and steward these relationships is key. You will inherit a portfolio of trust and grant funders who have committed support over the long term and a portfolio that delivers at least £180k in income each year. You will work with colleagues on well-established campaigns like The Big Give and support experienced volunteers who handle small grants. This role has space for innovation to secure new funders and uplift existing contributions.

Rasing Funds:

Ensure an inclusive, engaging and best-in-class experience for Trusts and grant makers

Manage an annual rolling programme of applications and multi-year funding reporting requirements.

Deliver medium, large and complex bids for unrestricted and restricted income to ensure success to an income level of at least £150k to fund initiatives including for example: direct delivery of care, volunteering initiatives, new routes into work for protected groups, equipment and capital projects.

Robust and regular research of funding opportunities, new trusts, and wider horizon scanning to identify a broad base of opportunity to refresh and renew the pipeline of prospective funders

Steward existing trust donors, finding opportunities to cultivate and grow the relationship.

Be a visible accessible presence across the hospice, encouraging colleagues to share and develop their own ideas to raise funds that you and/or trust and grant volunteers can take forward and or support the team generating the ideas to do so.

Attend our Clinical Assets Meetings and restricted funding meetings

Generate social media posts consistent with Hospice content standards and GDPR and hard and soft copy information to inform and promote the impact of supporters, this includes video/reel thankyou messages.

Communication

Prepare and submit high-quality, tailored grant applications to secure funding for specific projects and core activities

Maintain and develop relationships with existing trust and foundation donors

Be the first point of contact for trust and grant funders and supporters and, for colleagues internally who have questions/queries or have an interest in this area of funding

Manage a pipeline of prospective funders, ensuring timely follow-up and tracking of application statuses

Help to create and deliver moments of stewardship that are personal to each funder, show the impact of their support and inspire them when they can, to have an on-going relationship with the charity.

Be volunteer team leader recruiting volunteers to support your role, ensuing they are inducted and supported. As the wider team help ensure all volunteers feel supported when their respective team leader is away.

Identify opportunities to collaborate with colleagues across the Hospice to maximum benefit for the charity.

Be an outstanding advocate for the Charity and represent the Charity at functions and events, in line with the values of the organisation, to promote the objectives of the Charity

Digital/Business Administration

Provide routine and regular reporting on progress, advising on risk/mitigation to ensure the annual target is met

Enter and update donor information on the CRM ensuring compliance with the GDPR and Data Protection Act.

Ensure CRM (Donify) records and preference information is up to date and accurate at all times, including recording interactions with supporters

Ensure all word documents are securely saved and accessible to colleagues on Sharepoint.

Ensure you comply with all aspects of statutory and mandatory training for your role and through your individual performance deliver on jointly agreed objectives and goals that help to deliver the business of the charity.

Key Accountabilities, Responsibilities & Tasks

Departmental & Role Specifics

Embrace and embody our Hospice values

A collaborative open and transparent approach to working with others

Deliver successful bids for unrestricted and restricted income to targe twith plans for growth

Robust and regular research of funding opportunities, new trusts, and wider horizon scanning to identify a broad base of opportunity to refresh and renew the pipeline of prospective funders

Steward existing trust funders, finding opportunities to cultivate and grow the relationship.

Be a visible accessible presence across the hospice, encouraging colleagues to share and develop their own ideas that you and/or trust and grant volunteers can take forward and or support the team generating the ideas to do so in grant applications

Happy in a fast-paced environment, with proven ability to plan and complete work to deadlines and managing conflicting priorities

Qualifications, Skills, Experience, Knowledge & Approach

Educated to degree standard or equivalent

Written fluency able to match bid requirements with succinct well evidenced phrasing

Two years relevant experience with transferable skills

Excellent digital skills with experience in using AI to synthesize information

A successful track record in securing grant funding or meeting sales targets

Good interpersonal skills able to inspire confidence and trust

Well-developed insight into your own strengths and areas for development

Enjoys working with people from a wide range of communities and contexts

The ability to build rapport quickly and mutually beneficial long term relationships

Experience of working to income targets and working proactively to take corrective action

Experience is using donify (or another CRM), business software, social media and databases

Experience of working with volunteers (desirable).

Communication

Confidently present the key messages of The Hospice of St Francis,

Generate social media posts consistent with Hospice branding and content standards and GDPR and hard and soft copy information to inform and promote the impact and generosity of supporters, this includes video/reel thankyou messages from the CEO and Chair

Emotionally resilient, empathic, curious, diplomatic and people-focused.

A consistently high level of supporter care (or customer service) with proven ability in continually improving the supporter (customer) experience.