Trusts and Foundations Manager

Sheffield Children’s Hospital Charity is looking for an ambitious and relationship focused fundraising professional to join us as our Trusts and Foundations Manager. This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in growing income from trusts and foundations, helping to secure vital funding that transforms the lives of children, young people and their families.

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About the role

In this key fundraising role, you will lead the development and management of relationships with trusts and foundations, securing funding for projects that make a real difference across Sheffield Children’s Hospital.

Working collaboratively with colleagues across the Charity and the Trust, you will identify new funding opportunities, develop compelling proposals and build strong partnerships with grant-making organisations. You will manage an established portfolio of supporters while cultivating new prospects, delivering excellent stewardship and impact reporting to secure long-term funding relationships and sustainable income growth.

Key responsibilities:

• Manage a portfolio of trusts and foundations, developing tailored engagement strategies to maximise income and impact.
• Identify, research and cultivate new funding opportunities to build a strong pipeline of prospects.
• Write high-quality, persuasive funding applications, proposals and cases for support.
• Work closely with charity and hospital colleagues to gather project information, budgets, outcomes and impact data.
• Deliver excellent stewardship through regular communication, reporting and relationship management.
• Demonstrate the impact of donor support through compelling reports and evidence-based communications.
• Support the delivery of wider philanthropy and fundraising objectives through strong collaboration and partnership working.

About you:

We’re looking for a motivated and proactive fundraising professional with experience of securing income from trusts and foundations. You will be passionate about building meaningful relationships and confident in developing persuasive funding applications that inspire support and deliver results.

You will bring:

• Proven experience in trusts and foundations fundraising, including prospecting, cultivation, stewardship and pipeline management.
• Strong relationship management skills with the ability to develop tailored engagement plans for supporters.
• Excellent written communication skills with experience producing compelling grant applications, proposals and donor reports.
• Strong verbal communication and presentation skills, with the ability to engage a wide range of stakeholders.
• Excellent organisational and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• A proactive, collaborative and results-focused approach to fundraising.
• The resilience and adaptability to thrive in a fast-paced environment. 

For further details please read the full job description which outlines the behaviours, qualities, skills and experience we are looking for.

Why join us?

At Sheffield Children’s Hospital Charity, you’ll be part of a passionate and ambitious team dedicated to making a real difference for children and young people. You’ll have the opportunity to build meaningful partnerships, secure transformational funding and play a key role in helping us achieve our mission to create a healthier future for children.

Title of post: Trusts and Foundations Manager

Location: Sheffield City Centre / Hybrid

Salary: up to £41,758.26 per annum

Hours: Full Time, 37.5 hours per week

Contract: Permanent position

This is not the full job description. Please read the full job description by downloading the job description document above.

Email us to apply

If you’d like to apply for this role, please send your cv and cover letter to recruitment@sheffieldchildrens.org

Let us know the name of the role you’re applying for in the subject line and we’ll make sure your application gets to the right person.