WR Fundraising Recruitment is proud to be working with an award winning domestic abuse charity providing essential front-line community services.

At an exciting time of development, we are looking for an experienced Trusts Fundraising Officer with a track record in trust and foundation grants to develop restricted and unrestricted giving.

Duties will include:

• Generate fundraising income from key Trusts and Foundations and research potential new avenues for funding
• Write tailored, inspirational applications and reports addressing grant-making priorities or requirements as specified
• Maintain and deliver a pipeline of applications and reporting to grant makers, including prospecting for new funders
• To research relevant Trusts and Grant making bodies, developing compelling applications
• Build new relationships with trust and grant awarding organisations, updating them with the work of the charity and impact of trust funding.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Track record in trusts fundraising / winning funds through bids and applications to grant giving bodies and foundations
• Be comfortable with asks above £15K in conjunction to smaller applications
• First class, demonstrable written communication skills with the ability to write compelling and innovative proposals and funding reports
• Strong interpersonal, networking and relationship building skills
• Proven experience undertaking research, developing proposals, and winning funding.
• Experience in managing relationships with trust and grant awarding bodies