Grants Fundraiser

Are you looking for a flexible part-time Trusts Fundraising role for a wonderful charity? Aurora Nexis is looking for a passionate and driven Grants Fundraiser. This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in shaping a fundraising strategy and securing vital funding.

Title: Grants Fundraiser
Location: Deptford but with remote working options available.
Hours: 28 hours per week (flexible on when and how those hours are done)
Salary: £30,000 per annum (£40,000 FTE, pro rata)
Benefits: Annual Leave: 25 days pro rata plus bank holidays, access to employee assistance programs and mental health resources. season ticket loan and death in service.

About the Charity
Aurora Nexus is a charity based in South London that provides Supported Living, Outreach and Day Opportunities for individuals with Autism and Learning Disabilities. They support approximately 140 people on a daily basis to enable them to develop skills to learn to live their lives more independently. They employ 240 staff, to support people across London boroughs to develop the skills they need to enhance their lives on a daily basis. From learning basic living skills, to accessing jobs, training and education. They deliver a person-centred approach.

About the role
In this newly created role, you will research, draft, and tailor high-quality grant proposals that resonate with funder requirements. You will maintain a comprehensive database of funding opportunities and manage grant applications efficiently. Monitoring and evaluating grant success will be crucial, ensuring that we meet deadlines and achieve desired outcomes. You will help to prepare annual budgets, forecasts, and performance metrics for our fundraising efforts Additionally, you will work closely with colleagues to identify fundraising opportunities and nurture donor relationships.

About you
To succeed in this role, you should have proven experience in relationship-building with funders and successful grant applications. You should demonstrate strong communication, project management, and time management skills. Familiarity with Learning Disabilities and Autism sectors is desirable, but candidates from other community sectors are encouraged to apply

Aurora Nexus is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from all backgrounds, particularly underrepresented groups, including ethnic minorities, disabled individuals, and LGBTQ+ people. We are dedicated to making reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to support candidates with disabilities and neurodiverse conditions.

How to apply: Please apply for this role directly to Recruitment at Aurora-Nexus with a CV and cover letter. Please also get in touch with any questions. As the role has been live before the charity will be reviewing CVs on a rolling basis so do get in touch with them asap.

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.