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Harris Hill is delighted to be partnering with Youth Sport Trust, a national children's charity who build brighter futures by improving young people's health and wellbeing. They are searching for a Trusts and Grants Manager to join their team.
As Trusts and Grants Manager, you will be responsible for prospecting and managing a sustainable pipeline of opportunities within relevant Trusts and Foundations and grant-makers. You will lead the development and authoring of Youth Sport Trust bids and proposals to Trusts and Foundations, Lottery, Government (national and local) and other funding Invitations to Tender/Requests for Proposals. You will develop effective relationships with colleagues to develop a clear case for support, setting out priority projects, timelines, and detailed budgets for funding. You will also steward relationships with current and new potential funders in order to identify and maximise future opportunities and manage a donor reporting schedule, working in partnership with Programme Managers to ensure that all donors receive high quality and timely reports.Â
To be considered for this role you will need:
- Proven experience of successful bid writing from a range of sources, including Trusts and Foundations, government, National Lottery Community Fund or other relevant grant-makers.
- Experience in supporter, partner, or donor engagement and relationship management, with the ability to build lasting partnerships.
- Strong understanding of fundraising strategies, trends in charitable giving, and approaches to measuring and communicating impact.
- Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to produce concise, compelling, and well-structured proposals and cases for support.
If this role sounds of interest to you and you want to have a chat and review the full job description, please do contact Dominic at Harris Hill on dominic.gilchrist@harrishill.co.uk or call him on 020 7820 7332.
Salary: £37,312
Permanent, full-time
Location: Loughborough (one day per week in office)
Deadline: Rolling, applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, please apply now to avoid disappointment.
Application process: Cover Letter and CV
As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corpâ„¢, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.
