Job Title:	Trusts Fundraising Manager
Salary:	£42,000- £47,000
Location:	Head Office (NW9)

1. Job Summary

The Trusts Fundraising Manager plays a key role in securing voluntary income for Kisharon Langdon by leading the development and delivery of a strategic trusts and foundations programme, with responsibility for achieving significant income targets and supporting the organisation’s long-term growth. The role involves proactively shaping and managing a high-value funding pipeline, using insight, planning, and data to drive sustainable income and maximise opportunities across the portfolio.

The post-holder will take ownership of relationships with a portfolio of funders, developing tailored cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies aligned to funder priorities, while also identifying and securing new funding opportunities. They will bring a strong, proactive approach to prospecting and pipeline development, ensuring a balanced mix of short- and long-term funding.

Working collaboratively across the organisation, the Trusts Fundraising Manager will lead on the development of compelling, high-quality funding applications and reports, drawing on strong impact evidence and strategic narratives, while supporting continuous improvement in success rates and income growth. They will work closely with and provide informal support to the Trust Fundraiser.

The post-holder will be responsible for monitoring performance against targets, maintaining accurate pipeline and income forecasts, and ensuring activity is aligned with the wider fundraising strategy, using insight and analysis to inform decision-making and drive continuous improvement.

2. Strategy and Pipeline Development

Develop and deliver a clear trusts and foundations strategy to maximise income and support organisational growth.

Build, manage and continuously strengthen a high-value funding pipeline, balancing shortterm income and long-term opportunities.

Proactively identify, research and pursue new funding opportunities

Work with senior stakeholders to identify funding priorities and package projects aligned to funder interests.

3. Income Generation and Portfolio Management

Manage a portfolio of trusts and foundations, leading on cultivation, solicitation and stewardship to secure significant grants and meet agreed income targets.

Prepare and submit high-quality, compelling funding applications and reports, tailored to funder priorities and deadlines.

Ensure strong follow-up and relationship management to maximise application success rates and funder retention.

Identify opportunities to secure core and unrestricted funding wherever possible.

4. Relationship Management

Build and maintain strong relationships with existing and prospective funders, developing appropriate cultivation and stewardship plans.

Act as a key ambassador for the organisation, including attending meetings, events and funder visits where required.

Collaborate with the wider fundraising team to deliver coordinated and high-impact donor engagement.

Support the development of stewardship materials and impact communications.

5. Cross-Organisational Working

Work closely with colleagues across services and departments to gather compelling evidence, data and case studies.

Meet regularly with operational and service leads to identify fundable projects and ensure alignment with organisational priorities.

Provide guidance and informal support to junior team members, contributing to a collaborative, high-performing team culture.

6. Grant and Financial Management

Oversee the full lifecycle of grants, ensuring accurate tracking from application through to reporting and renewal.

Monitor restricted income to ensure appropriate allocation and avoid duplication of funding.

Liaise with Finance to ensure all income is correctly recorded, received and compliant

Monitor performance against targets, maintaining accurate forecasts and pipeline reporting, and escalating risks appropriately.

7. Systems, Performance and Compliance

Maintain accurate and up-to-date records using the CRM system (Raiser’s Edge), ensuring strong pipeline and performance management.

Use data and insight to inform decision-making and improve application success rates.

Ensure compliance with fundraising best practice, charity law, data protection and relevant codes of practice.

8. General

Contribute to wider fundraising planning and team objectives.

Act as a positive ambassador for Kisharon Langdon, supporting its values and community engagement.

Undertake training and represent the organisation externally as required.

Occasionally work outside standard hours to attend events or funder meetings.

Adhere to all organisational policies, including safeguarding, equality and diversity, and health and safety.

Operate within Charity Law and Data Protection legislation and adhere to the Institute of Fundraising Codes of Practice.

Kisharon Langdon

9. Key Values

In addition to undertaking the duties as outlined above, the post holder will be expected to adhere to the following:

Organisational Values

To behave in accordance with the organisation’s values or Respect, Integrity, Community and Excellence.

Equality & Diversity

To act in accordance with the organisation’s Equality & Diversity Policy, which is designed to prevent discrimination of any kind.

Health & Safety

Ensure that all duties are carried out in line with the organisation’s Health & Safety Policy.

Risk Management

o Responsible for reporting complaints, incidents and near misses through the appropriate reporting procedures.

o Responsible for attending Health & Safety training as required.

o Responsible for assisting with risk assessments.

10. Note

This job description outlines the roles, duties and responsibilities of the post. It is not intended to detail all specific tasks. Kisharon Langdon reserves the right to alter the content of this job description to reflect the changing needs of the organisation but is a correct reflection of the main duties of the post at the time of writing.

PERSON SPECIFICATION Trust Fundraiser

	Essential	Desirable
Qualifications	Educated to GCSE level orhigher	• Educated to degree level
Knowledge & Experience	Minimum 2 years provensuccessful experience inapplications to charitabletrusts and foundations.An ability to write engagingand persuasive fundingapplications and proposalsto the highest standard.Strong IT skills includingsound knowledge ofMicrosoft Officeapplications and CRMsystems.	• Sound knowledge of CharityLaw and Data Protectionlegislation and theChartered Institute ofFundraising Code of Practice• Working knowledge ofRaiser's Edge NXT
Communication & PeopleSkills	Excellent communicationskills both in written workand verbal communication.Flexible and adaptable,prepared to undertakeduties in addition to thosedescribed above asrequired.
Organisational Skills	• Able to work underpressure and managecompeting priorities.Able to keep accuraterecords to manage day-to-day tasks.• Able to record and monitorincome performance andreport accurately to others.	• Experience of using adatabase or CRM system torecord and track donor /customer / clientinteractions.
Specialist Skills	Working to tight timescalesto write successful bids.Researching and gatheringdata and evidence to informfunding proposals and toreport on impact andoutcomes.