Join Our Team as a Trusts and Foundations Manager

SeeAbility is seeking a Trusts and Foundations Fundraising Manager to join our Innovation and Social Impact team. Could this be you?

We have a rich history as a pioneering charity working alongside, and for, people with learning disabilities, autism, and sight loss to make inclusion a reality. Over the last 5 years, fundraising from Trusts and Foundations has enabled our charity to have a significant impact on the lives of the people we support by creating opportunities to develop digital skills, secure employment, benefit from better eye care, and speak out against social injustices.

Your role will play an equally important part in our latest strategy. Your talent will enable SeeAbility to launch new and inclusive programmes, co-produced by people with lived experience and in partnership with funders, so that we can continue our vital work of building inclusive communities where everyone can live as equal citizens.

If you’re excited by this role and are looking to take your next step with a successful, supportive, and friendly fundraising team – we’d love to hear from you today.

Your role

To lead on trust fundraising at SeeAbility and to grow and diversify trust and foundation income in line with SeeAbility’s aspirations.

Your responsibilities

• Lead on the development and delivery of a trusts strategy, overseeing the whole trusts portfolio, to generate agreed annual targets for SeeAbility.
• Be the charity’s expert in trust fundraising, adopting a data-driven approach, keeping abreast of sector developments, and making the business case for change where appropriate.
• Develop and enhance relationships with existing trusts, delivering first-class stewardship, making appropriate and timely applications to secure the annual budget, and ensuring all reporting is completed in line with guidelines.
• Focus on new business and lead on creative, inspiring, and professional proposals to trust and statutory funders that operate within the charity’s values and ethical policy.
• Manage, support, and mentor the Trusts Fundraiser to secure funds from trusts and statutory sources of income. Lead any future expansion of the trust team if the opportunity arises.
• Implement systems, tools, and procedures to proactively identify new funders that align with SeeAbility’s strategy and ethical policy.
• Work across the organization to generate new and innovative ways to package SeeAbility’s work to secure funding.
• Set, monitor, and report on income and expenditure budgets and key performance indicators.
• Develop and deliver the annual work plan for trusts fundraising.
• Engage staff across the organization in trust fundraising to support proposal development, reporting, and stewardship, fostering a strong fundraising culture.
• Ensure all trust records are kept up-to-date on the database.
• Collaborate closely with fundraising colleagues to cultivate a supportive and collaborative team environment.

Please check the job description for extensive details. Kindly upload a cover letter along with your CV for us to consider your application.