Fundraising Manager
Job Description
About the Trust
We're one of the UK’s biggest charities and we care for 2,000 miles of canals, rivers, docks and reservoirs because we believe life is better by water. We're looking for people who support our cause and want to make a difference for future generations. Could this be you?
Along with our waterways we also manage museums, archives and the country's third largest collection of historic buildings, as well as the nature and wildlife that calls our canals home. All of this enables us to provide wellbeing opportunities for millions of people each year.
Join Our Team: Enterprise (Fundraising) Manager, Yorkshire & North East opportunity
Navigate your future and lock in your career as we keep our canals open and alive.
The key aim of the Enterprise Manager role is to identify sources of funding and support for the development and delivery of the region’s priority projects and initiatives.
The Yorkshire & North East region covers 317 miles of waterways, stretching from the Tees Barrage in the north to the Chesterfield Canal in the south. Canals such as the Leeds & Liverpool, Huddersfield Narrow & Broad, Sheffield & Tinsley and Rochdale link to river navigations such as the Aire & Calder, Calder & Hebble and the South Yorkshire Navigation.
Working Hours & Travel
This role follows a 37 hours, Monday to Friday working pattern. This role will be offered on a remote working basis, with a requirement to attend our main hub spaces as and when required. Regular travel across our network will be required. See here: https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/canals-and-rivers
Relevant Hubs: Leeds
A valid UK driving license and access to a vehicle are essential.
Role Overview
The postholder will work creatively with colleagues and external partners to help shape the region’s activities into fundable projects, and secure funding for projects that enhance the waterways and people’s enjoyment of them.
Projects will encompass a variety of initiatives, including enhancements to waterway infrastructure, such as heritage features like our iconic locks and bridges, environmental initiatives like supporting nature recovery, and active travel projects improving towpaths. Additionally, they will focus on improving visitor destinations like Tees Barrage and Standedge Tunnel, and providing learning, participation, and engagement opportunities that promote health and well-being for our waterway users.
Key accountabilities
- To support activity and work in the region by securing funding for a range of strategic priorities.
- To represent and promote the work of the Trust to key external stakeholders, including other environmental organisations, local authorities and key statutory funders, lottery distributors, trusts and foundations, corporate foundations, alongside other regional and sub-regional partnerships.
- To develop and manage relationships with statutory, charitable and corporate funders and partners.
- To develop a strategic funding strategy to secure resources for regional activity.
- Lead or contribute to partnerships that generate resources that further the region’s delivery of waterway enhancements and benefits for waterway users.
- Manage the financial aspects of projects and the funding risks of externally funded projects.
- To be responsible for output, outcome and impact monitoring and reporting.
- To keep abreast of the funding environment to enable rapid reaction to emerging opportunities.
- Always display the Trust’s values and behaviours.
- Ensure that diversity and inclusion are integrated into all aspects of Trust life and promote inclusion by challenging behaviour, practices, actions, or decisions that are counter to the objectives of the Trust’s policies and values.
About you
Based in the Yorkshire & North East team, this role suits someone passionate about developing projects and securing funding to bring them to life. The role works closely with cross‑disciplinary teams to shape strong, fundable ideas and take them through to delivery.
Confidence and experience in securing funding from sources such as local authorities, lottery distributors, charitable trusts, and corporate foundations is essential, with regional knowledge and networks highly valued.
Skills & Qualifications
Technical:
- A proven track record of developing and writing successful funding bids.
- Knowledge of funding environments, including lottery distributors, key statutory funders, trusts and foundations, charitable trusts.
- Experience of working in partnership.
- Innovation and creativity, to develop projects from concept to delivery and to match trust priorities with funding.
- Budget and project management experience with the ability to manage financial risk.
- Experience of financial reporting.
General:
- Ability to influence, persuade and negotiate.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, a confident presenter.
- Ability to work well under pressure and to tight deadlines.
- A collaborative team player.
- Valid driving licence as your work will require you to reach locations not easily reached by public transport. Access to a vehicle is essential. A car allowance included.
Contact & Application
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us at CRT.recruitment@canalrivertrust.org.uk. We encourage early applications as we may close the vacancy once we receive enough suitable candidates.
What we offer
In addition to your annual base salary of £40,838, we also offer Car Cash Allowance (£425 per month), a competitive pension scheme, increasing holiday entitlement, and a range of employee benefits. For a full breakdown of our benefits, check out our brochure here: EVP - 1 (https://canalrivertrust.pagetiger.com/cqhhihy/1)
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Our values
We care passionately for our waterways, and as importantly, for those who look after and use them. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone can thrive. We are striving to represent the diverse communities that we are a part of and welcome applicants from across all sectors of the community.
We want everyone to have the opportunity to perform at their best during our recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments - whether for a disability, neurodiversity, or health condition - please let us know what you need and how we can support you. We’ll work with you to make any necessary changes.
All of our jobs can be considered on a part time, flexible or job share basis.
We operate a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role. You are considered disabled under the Equality Act 2010 if you have a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term negative effect on your ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities. We recognise not everyone who is classified as disabled under the Equality Act personally identifies this way, or with this definition of disability. Please do not let this discourage you from applying under the scheme.
At Canal & River Trust, we are committed to fair, transparent, and ethical recruitment practices. As part of our hiring process, we may use AI to analyse applications and support us work more efficiently. However, all hiring decisions – without exception - are made by our hiring managers.
Navigate your future and lock in your career as we keep our canals open and alive.
Find out more about us on our website: https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/about-us
Job Details
- Pay Type
- Salary
- Hiring Min Rate
- 40,838 GBP
- Hiring Max Rate
- 40,838 GBP