Trusts and Foundations Lead

Orbis is an international eye care charity that prevents and treats avoidable blindness and visual impairment.

About Orbis UK

Globally 1.1 billion people live with vision loss, including blindness, and over 90% of it is avoidable. We screen for and treat eye conditions, raise awareness about eye health, and train and mentor local eye care teams in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

In addition to our long-term country programmes, Orbis operates the Flying Eye Hospital, a state-of-the-art ophthalmic teaching hospital on board a customised aircraft.

About the Role

Title: Trusts and Foundations Lead

Department: Relationships and Partnerships

Reports to: Deputy Director, Relationships and Partnerships

Line Management: 2 x direct reports

Location: London, UK (near Charing Cross). Hybrid/Flexible working - Tuesday and Thursday in the office

Contract: Full-time, permanent

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Grade: Professional Level 4

Salary: £48,770 per annum

Overall purpose of the role:

The Trusts and Foundations Lead role is responsible for the development and delivery of Orbis UK's strategy to secure income from trust and foundations (T&F). The Relationships and Partnerships division sits within the Fundraising & Communications Directorate, which raises funds and awareness among a variety of target audiences across the UK and other markets.

We're looking for an experienced Trust and Foundation's fundraiser who can drive forward our income growth from both our existing and new supporters. We've seen a significant boost in our income from Trusts and Foundations in the last year and we now want to embed that and push forward again. The successful candidate will be an excellent internal and external relationship manager, with a keen eye for detail, who is able to work to multiple deadlines and is driven by the desire to raise money for our programmes.

There are three key areas of responsibility for the role:

• Successful stewardship of our existing supporters. This means ensuring we are meeting the terms of the grants that we have secured, reporting effectively, building relationships and when appropriate, exploring ways of growing income.
• Strategic pursuit of new business. Identifying and approaching Trusts and Foundations that have the ability to make five, six and seven figure grants in support of our work. This will require the post holder to work closely across the organisation, and in particular with our Programme Funding Team, Finance Team, Senior Management Team, and Country Offices.
• Leading the T&F team, providing exceptional line management for the two direct line reports, fully utilising the capacity and skills in the team, as well as being responsible for internal reporting, budget setting, KPIs, due diligence and other operational activities.

Full details of the job description can be downloaded here .

Benefits of Working With Orbis UK

Before completion of probation: • Competitive Salary benchmarked annually

• Minimum 25 days holiday pro-rated increasing with length of service
• Life Assurance Policy (4 x salary)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• E-learning Courses
• Social Activities
• Flexi-time
• Free Sight Test

After completion of probation:

• Matched employer pension contribution up to a maximum of 10% of basic salary
• Interest free season ticket loan
• Cycle to work scheme
• Contribution to cost of new prescription glasses
• Possibility of an overseas project visit after 3 years' service

Application and Interviews

Closing Date: 5pm Tuesday 22 nd July

First Interviews: Friday 25 th July and Monday 28 th July

Second Interviews: Thursday 7 th August

Start Date: ASAP following interviews and offer

All applicants must have the legal right to live and work in the UK.

Orbis UK is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from any suitably qualified persons. We operate an anonymised recruitment procedure so that no job applicant receives less favourable treatment either directly or indirectly, on the grounds of age, gender reassignment, being married or in a civil partnership, being pregnant or on maternity leave, disability, race including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. This will ensure all applicants are assessed solely on the strength of their application and not be affected by unconscious bias or confirmation bias

Orbis UK acknowledges and recognises the disadvantages and barriers people from underrepresented and socially diverse groups face in the workforce. Orbis UK is committed to addressing this issue and we strongly encourage those from underrepresented and socially diverse groups (Black and Ethnic minorities, LGBTQ+ and candidates with disabilities) to apply.

Safeguarding:

Orbis UK is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and applicants must be willing to undergo safeguarding screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and criminal records checks. Orbis UK is also a member of the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme (MDS)

Application is via curriculum vitae and covering letter, detailing why you believe you are suitable for the position, referring to your experience and qualification. Please send to the Business Support Manager via email to .