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We have big ambition, and our organisation strategy reflects this. As Senior Trust Fundraising Manager, your role will focus on securing five- and six-figure gifts from grant-giving trusts and foundations. You will provide exceptional stewardship to those trusts with whom we have existing relationships, whilst researching and cultivating new prospects to maximise income, value, and influence for The Childrens Trust. This role will be key in enabling us to strengthen long term financial sustainability, through multi-year funding relationships and to drive restricted and unrestricted income to realise the strategy for 2030. PLEASE INCLUDE A COVERING LETTER WITH YOUR APPLICATION This role is not open for sponsorship Skills and Responsibilities To develop relationships to secure gifts and grants from Corporate Foundations, Trusts and statutory grant makers to achieve income targets. Responsibilities include: ProspectResearch: - Identify and develop a pipeline of opportunities from grant-giving trusts and foundations. - Use internal database, online resources, desk research, and contact mapping to identify new funder opportunities. - Review trusts and foundations funding criteria to grow the prospect pipeline. - Develop a thorough understanding of our work and future developments to identify new funding opportunities. Submitting grantapplications: - Create compelling and persuasive funding appeals. - Complete grant application forms and follow application processes asrequired. - Work closely with colleagues across the Directorate and the wider charity to articulate our work and build strong funding propositions. Leadership & RelationshipManagement: - Lead and manage theTrusts and Philanthropy Executive by developing skills, conducting appraisals and overseeing ongoing development. - Lead 'steward a portfolio of existing charitable trusts and foundations, and cultivate new potential donors, ensuring their support is recognised and celebrated. - Ensure funders are thanked promptly and that grant terms and conditions are applied. - Provide progress reports and manage all formal reporting requirements on time. - Build relationships in person, by phone, email, or virtual meetings to secure long-term commitment. - Identify opportunities for funders to meet key staff and attend events and site visits that strengthen their relationship with the charity. - Implement the High Value Donor StewardshipPlan. - Take a proactive role in developing assets such as appeals and cultivation events. - Work with colleagues across the charity to monitor and evaluate funded projects, producing reports that demonstrate impact. Administration andReporting: - Manage trust prospects and donors on the CRM database, ensuring records are accurate and compliant with fundraising regulations. - Budget management, cost control forecasting and taking corrective action to achieve budgets. - Use the CRM database to manage task actions, prioritise and evaluate opportunities, and record funder interactions. - Manage and develop a portfolio of high valuerelationships. - Liaise with colleagues to ensure grant applications are coordinated across the organisation. Education & Qualifications: - Educated to GCSE (or equivalent) English and Maths - Educatedto degree level or equivalent experience Experience: - Significant experience and track record in trust fundraising. - Experience of writing compelling proposals and appeals. - Proven experience of working as part of a team to deliver ambitious income targets. - Experience in undertaking prospect research and creating a pipeline of prospects through to cultivation, ask and stewardship. - Experience of securing and managing statutory funding desirable. - Demonstrable experience of using fundraising or relationship management databases. Skills & Abilities: - Exceptional skills with excellent attention to detail and proof-reading ability - Excellent research skills - Excellent interpersonal and communication skills whether on the phone, virtually, in person or in writing - Excellent relationship building skills. - Professional, positive, and committed - Results focused with strong analytical skill. - Adaptable and flexible, tenacious, and persuasive - Financially astute, with the ability to understand project budgets and read the accounts of grant giving trusts. About Us The Childrens Trust is the UKs leading charity for children with acquired brain injury, providing expert rehabilitation, education, therapy, and care at our national specialist centre in Tadworth, and to children and their families across the UK, via our Brain Injury Community Service. Boasting a beautiful 24-acre site in Surrey, we are located just outside of London, close to the M25 (accessible via Junction 8, A217 to Tadworth) and easily accessible via National Rail, by way of: Clapham Junction, Sutton, and Epsom. Staff Benefits The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits on our staff flexible benefits platform, on-site nursery, free eye tests, enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay, time out days for those experiencing menopause symptoms and time off for gender reassignment. We also offer additional annual leave days for those with long service, with entitlements ranging from 35 to 41 days (including bank holidays) depending on your length of service. Other benefits include free on-site parking; a staff shuttle service from Epsom and Sutton train stations to Tadworth Court, subsidised cafeteria, on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability), the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable), Teachers pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme, and the opportunity to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment. JBRP1_UKTJ