Trusts & Partnerships Manager at Feeding Families

Contract Type: Permanent

Role Type: Employment

Hours: Part time

Application deadline:

Based: Hybrid

Salary: £30,000 to 35,000 Pro Rata

Salary Type: Fixed Salary

Location: Tyne and Wear

Role description: Manager

About the role

If you are someone who can spot opportunity early, build strong relationships, and turn real-life impact into funding that delivers, this could be the role for you.

You will lead our trusts and foundations income, building a strong pipeline and securing the funding needed to sustain and grow our work across the North East.

This is not just about writing bids. It is about creating a consistent, strategic approach to funding that supports where we are going as an organisation.

You will take ownership of income, keep things moving, and make sure our work is understood, valued, and invested in.

What you’ll be doing

• Lead and grow our trusts and foundations income
• Build and manage a strong pipeline of funding opportunities
• Write clear, compelling applications grounded in real impact
• Develop long-term and multi-year funding opportunities
• Build strong relationships with funders and partners
• Manage reporting, stewardship, and renewal conversations
• Work across the organisation to gather insight, data, and stories
• Line manage and support a part-time Funding Officer
• Keep a clear handle on income, performance, and what needs to shift

What we are looking for

• Someone who can turn insight into strong, fundable propositions
• A confident writer who can communicate impact clearly and persuasively
• Strong relationship builder with funders and partners
• Organised, proactive, and able to manage multiple deadlines
• Experience securing significant grant funding
• Comfortable taking ownership of income targets and delivery
• Able to work independently and keep momentum going

Why it matters

Demand for our work continues to grow.

This role ensures we have the funding in place to respond, not just in the short term, but in a way that builds long-term resilience.

Food can be the gateway to release from food insecurity. At Feeding Families we are more than just food.

About Feeding Families

We get the right food to the right people at the right time, but we do not stop there.

We are building something bigger. Stronger systems, better partnerships, and routes out of crisis that actually last.

Our values are simple. Dignity. Integrity. Action. Together.

If those are yours, you will fit in here.

How to Apply

Application deadline: 15th May 2026
Interviews: w/c 25th May 2026

To apply, please complete our Application Form, outlining why you meet the criteria of the job description and return to Hazel Ditchburn at hazel@feedingfamilies.org.uk

If you have any questions about the position, you are welcome to contact us on 0191 908 7163.