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Trust Fundraising Officer

Employer
Harris Hill
Location
Aldershot
Salary
£25,964 per year
Closing date
11 Sep 2018

Job Details

Harris Hill are seeking a Trust Fundraising Officer on behalf of a youth focused charity for a 12 month fixed term contract covering maternity leave. Based in Aldershot,Hampshire this role is responsible for the research and development of new funding opportunities and the generation of income from grant giving trusts and foundations.

The successful individual will play an important part within the charities fundraising strategy as they oversee an existing portfolio of trust relationships.

Key resposibilities
- To help build relationships with prospects that offer new funding opportunities for the charity
- To develop, prepare and submit funding applications to trusts as part of the overall Fundraising Team strategy
- To assume responsibility for all current and potential trust donors to maintain, grow and/or revive their support for the charity
- To provide support to other staff members in their work with Trusts; and liaise with them to ensure efficient coordination across the fundraising team and the wider organisation

Experience and skills
- The successful individual must have a previous track record in raising income from a range of trusts, foundations and grant giving bodies.
- The successful candidate will have strong verbal and written communication skills
- This position requires an individual with strong relationship building skills with internal colleagues and external donors
- The preferred candidate will be articulate with strong attention to detail and the ability to think creatively and meet deadlines

Company

Harris Hill has been providing the Charity and Not-for-Profit sector with high quality recruitment solutions for over 27 years. In the past year we have worked on more than 3,000 charity vacancies (approximately 2,000 permanent and 1,000 temporary) and are continuing to grow, developing new teams to respond to the strong demand for specialist charity professionals.

Our teams focus on specific functions within charities including Fundraising, Marketing/PR/Digital, Data Management & Business Support, Finance, Human Resources, Temporary and Executive-level roles.

We are committed to delivering a level of excellence to both candidates and clients alike and have an unrivalled reputation for finding talented people their ideal charity jobs within the UK's leading national and international charities and non-profit organisations.

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Company info
Telephone
020 7820 7300
Location
1 - 2 Paris Garden
London
London
SE1 8ND
United Kingdom

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