Trusts and Foundations Officer - #1670169

Charity: Sheffield Hospitals Charity

Job: Trusts and Foundations Officer

Location: Leah’s Yard, Sheffield, S1 4HP/ hybrid

Salary: £26,000 - £33,000

Application deadline: 30th April

About the Role

Key responsibilities will include developing relationships with funders, detailed research, writing and submitting proposals for support, managing the Trusts & Foundations pipeline and supporting the Director of Fundraising with budgeting and forecasting for this income stream. The role also involves the delivery of high-quality impact reports for funders.

Responsibilities to include:

• Develop and actively manage a pipeline of Trusts & Foundations, maintaining communication records and financial information using our CRM (Beacon).


• Create and tailor compelling cases for support, and use complex project information to create detailed, concise and compelling applications and reports for funders.


• Develop, prepare and submit funding applications to Trusts & Foundations to contribute to the unrestricted and restricted fundraised income.


• Build and maintain long-term relationships with funders through a bespoke, one-to- one approach to relationship management.


• In collaboration with the Grants Team, monitor the progress of all projects for which Trusts & Foundations income has been secured.


• Manage/draw down any phased payments from funders.


• Ensure that regular reports are submitted to funders as required and/or as appropriate.

Person specification to include:

• Experience of optimising income from Trusts & Foundations


• Experience of analysing complex project information to create compelling and fully costed funding proposals


• Experience of building relationships with key stakeholders including initiating and developing relationships with funders


• Experience of researching and identifying funders to create a robust pipeline of prospects with the propensity and capacity to give to a range of projects


• Experience of gathering monitoring and evaluation data, and creating project reports for funders and other audiences

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