Fundraising Manager (Trusts and Foundations)

Fundraising Manager (Trusts and Foundations)

Location: Remote

Salary: £34,000 - £36,000

Working Hours: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Contract: Permanent

Have you got what it takes to be our new…. Fundraising Manager?

Who are we?

Here at Springboard, we…

Futureproof the talent pipeline for hospitality and tourism.

Nurture people into careers in hospitality, leisure, and tourism by equipping them with the inspiration, knowledge, skills, advice, and guidance they need.

Help transform the lives of people who may have barriers to work and can benefit from our support, so that they get sustained employment in hospitality, leisure, and tourism, whatever their age or background.

Provide specialist careers information, advice, and guidance to inform and guide young people, adults and key influencers about the industry and facilitate quality work experience opportunities.

Promote hospitality, leisure, and tourism as a great place to work, providing worthwhile and inspirational careers.

Objectives of this role...

Playing a key role in supporting the charity to achieve its fundraising strategy KPIs, generating income with a key focus on trusts & foundations  – supporting Springboard to achieve its annual income target. The role will also contribute to supporting our fundraising team to attract more public funding and support from corporate bodies as and when appropriate. Manage and/or overseeing funding partner accounts ensuring that all reporting and bid writing requirements are submitted to the highest standard; constructing successful funding applications from within the income forecast and pipeline; contributing to building a strong funding pipeline to support the sustainability of the organisation; providing bid writing training opportunities for staff; working with Springboard operations and delivery teams to develop Springboard services and associated budgets to attract funding. Leading and managing the fundraising executive.

A month in the life of…

• Identifying strong funding opportunities contributing to both the income forecast meetings and pipeline requirements – targeting Springboard programme priorities aligned to our strategy.
• Drafting and submitting successful regional and national bids and tenders with a key focus on trusts & foundations. The role will also contribute to supporting the fundraising team to attract targeted public funding opportunities; and corporate income opportunities as and where appropriate.
• Facilitating internal and external stakeholder meetings related to funding and reporting requirements including: research; profiling; design; income targets, budgets and operations.
• Managing and/or allocating our existing funding accounts and renewals to colleagues.
• Liaising with operational and delivery teams to brief on funding contract requirements.
• Providing staff training and supporting fellow bid writers by reviewing and amending content.
• Carrying out 121s, personal development and performance reviews in line with Springboard procedures.

This job is for you if you are…

• Experienced in successful bid writing with the ability to be both strategic and hands on.
• Ability to be creative in matching Springboard services with suitable funders.
• Excellent verbal, written skills & attention to detail.
• Understanding of data protection and GDPR.
• Ability to interrogate excel data, prepare budgets and forecasts.
• Desire to work in a highly focused, results driven fundraising team
• Share our core values: INSPIRE, MAKE A DIFFERENCE, CUSTOMER FOCUS, LISTEN, INCLUSIVE, DO, HONEST.

What’s in it for you…

• Flexible hours
• 25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays + Extra gifted days at Christmas
• Extensive Private Health Care
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee benefits scheme including lots of discounts
• Access to learning & Development Platform FLOW
• Supportive work environment, family friendly.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Springboard is committed to providing equal employment opportunities without regard to age, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), or sexual orientation. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation during the application or recruitment process, please contact us.

How to Apply: If you are passionate about transforming lives and have the skills to excel in this role, we would love to hear from you! You can either send your CV or record a video talking about your experience, skills, and why you want to join our charity. Both options are welcome - choose what works best for you