Women’s Aid

Trust Fundraising Officer

Location: Remote (UK based) with occasional travel into office – Bristol / London
Salary: £29,450 per year (plus Inner London Weighting of £3,483.94, if eligible)
Length of contract:  Permanent
Hours per week: 37
Closing date: We reserve the right to adapt the advert at any time per organisational circumstances and to close this vacancy early for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. Interviews: Interviews will be scheduled on a rolling basis

Who are Women’s Aid?

Women’s Aid is the national charity working to end domestic abuse against women and children. We are a federation of just under 180 organisations which provide over 300 local lifesaving services to women and children across England. For 50 years we have campaigned on behalf of our members and survivors to shape policy and practice, and to raise awareness of domestic abuse.

Our support services, which include our Live Chat, the Survivors’ Forum, the No Woman Turned Away Project, the Survivor’s Handbook, Love Respect (our dedicated website for young people), the national Women’s Aid Directory and our advocacy projects, help thousands of women and children every year.

Purpose of the Trust Fundraising Officer role:

The Trust Fundraising Officer is responsible for the implementation and maintenance of a rolling programme of prospect identification, research and nurturing of relationships, specifically for Trusts and Foundations. The post holder maximises support from these fundraising streams, drafting and submitting applications, meeting with funders and other approaches to prospective donors to increase income.

Key duties and responsibilities of the Trust Fundraising Officer:

• Lead on the completion of core and restricted funding applications to large and small Trusts and Foundations, up to £100k, contributing to the team’s annual fundraising targets.
• Assist in the development of, and help to implement, a strategy for maximising income from Trusts and Foundations partnerships.
• Be responsible for maintaining a portfolio of potential funders through regular research, identifying new income streams from Trusts and Foundations and building relationships with those funders.
• Maintain the Trust prospect pipeline, ensuring information is accurate and up to date and risks to the pipeline are flagged
• Lead on the development and nurturing of relationships with Trusts and Foundations identified as viable prospects.
• Use research findings to support the fundraising team in a range of formats, from detailed briefings to short biographies.
• Support Trust and Foundation fundraising colleagues with compiling large fundraising bids.
• Maintain the funding reporting schedule, including responsibility for maintaining records on all reporting and re-application deadlines, working closely with Finance and project teams as required.
• Where applicable, support with the development and nurturing of high value individuals, on occasion to include planning and attending fundraising events.
• Occasionally support with recruitment and relationship management of small corporate partnerships as required.
• Work with Heads of Department across the organisation to support with building robust business cases to meet organisational needs.

What we are looking for in our Trust Fundraising Officer:

• Demonstrable experience of working in a similar role or a desire to develop their transferrable skills
• Experience of writing bids, applications or proposals.
• Experience of writing detailed reports and using data to demonstrate impact.
• Experience of undertaking high quality research and developing targeted proposals for presentation.
• Experience of developing and maintaining long term relationships with supporters or clients.
• Excellent written skills.
• Ability to write persuasive reports or applications.
• Research skills and ability to effectively summarise complex information.
• Good interpersonal skills, ability to liaise with people at all levels, on the telephone, face to face and in writing, together with the ability to make presentations to external partners.
• Demonstrable initiative and determination.
• Proven ability to work alone and as part of a team.

Benefits of joining us as our Membership Support Assistant: include:

• Generous Annual Leave:25 days + 2 Company Holidays + 8 UK Bank Holidays, with an extra 1 day per year after 1 year of service, up to a maximum of 5 additional days.
• Valuable Pension Benefits:a generous 7% employer contribution.
• Flexible Working:remote working, a generous TOIL scheme, and family-friendly policies
• Wellness and Support:including a cycle to work scheme, free optician check-ups, annual flu vaccines, access to a 24-hour employee assistance counselling helpline, a ‘Headspace’ app for mindfulness, and ‘Reflective Practice’ sessions.
• Making a Genuine Difference: in a rewarding role where your work will directly result in helping Women’s Aid to be able to provide lifesaving services for women and children across England.

How to apply