Senior Trust Fundraiser

Post Title                    Senior Trust Fundraiser

Responsible to          Director of Fundraising, Communications and Marketing

Purpose of post        Secure income and manage relationships with charitable Trusts

Salary                         £40,000 per annum

Additional benefits    BUPA Employee Assistance Programme 

BUPA Wellbeing plan 

Cycle to work scheme 

Season ticket loan 

25 days annual leave (rising to 30 with length of service) plus bank holidays

Contributory Pension Scheme with employer contributions of 5% 

Training and development opportunities  

Hybrid working

Hours                          35 hours per week     

Line management     N/A

Location                     Hybrid working between home, SCT’s Head Office and sites in East London

INTRODUCTION

Spitalfields Crypt Trust (SCT) is an East London charity embedded in the local community, providing practical help, support and training to people affected by homelessness or suffering from addiction. We are passionate about the people and communities we support and embrace creative, innovative and inclusive ways of working that build on our collective strengths. We provide a Recovery Hub (including an abstinence-based residential recovery facility, an addictions counselling programme and a Training & Development Programme), supported houses, a Housing First service, community support, charity shops and two social enterprises supporting people in recovery from addictions to rebuild their lives. Our integrative approach is based on the concept of ‘Recovery Capital’, a whole-person approach taking into account physical, cultural, social, human and spiritual factors and assets.

With a new corporate strategy and ambitious plans to develop a new brand, new services, and a new innovative approach to charity retail and building links with the community, it’s an exciting time to join SCT.

You will be joining a Fundraising, Marketing and Communication team that is committed to working collaboratively, and sharing knowledge ideas and skills, to create a supportive culture. This is something we are proud of and believe is at the heart of our success.

We seek to recruit people with a good combination of talent, skills and potential, promoting equality for all, and welcome applications from a wide range of candidates. We select candidates for interview based on their skills, qualifications, experience and commitment to the values and purposes of SCT.

Role and responsibilities

The Senior Trust Fundraiser is responsible for managing a portfolio of warm and cold trusts and ensuring that the relationships are cultivated and maintained. This includes submitting reports and applications on time and seeking opportunities to secure.

They also seek funds from new trusts and foundations, including those identified from prospect research, in line with the SCT fundraising priorities and organisational strategy.

The Senior Trust Fundraiser has the skills and experience to hit the ground running and effectively engage with trusts on SCT’s behalf, while sharing our enthusiasm for tackling homelessness and addiction. In this role they -

• Maintain and build relationships with a portfolio of existing and potential trusts, engaging with them through phone calls, written correspondence and meetings, and submitting applications and reports on time.
• Carry out prospect research for new trusts, including contacting funders to understand their criteria and assess the strength of SCT funding proposals against their specific criteria.
• Develop and deliver trust applications, including contributing to fundraising plans, budgets and project plans, and reporting on progress against these.
• Deliver innovative proposals for single-year and multi-year funding that are in line with the aims, objectives and criteria of each individual funder, securing funding against a minimum target of £250,000 each year.
• Work closely with the Director of Fundraising, Communications and Marketing to monitor submitted and planned applications.
• Contribute to fundraising planning and forecasting.
• Carefully document contact with trusts using E-Tapestry database and cloud-based electronic filing system.
• Where necessary, work closely with service delivery colleagues to gather narrative information, statistics, budgets and case studies for applications and reports.
• Provide updates when requested to the Director of Fundraising, Marketing and Communications on trusts and foundation fundraising activity.
• Play an active role as a team member in the Fundraising, Communications and Marketing team including participation in team meetings and initiatives, including active collaboration, support and information exchange with colleagues.
• Maintain the security of sensitive personal and other confidential information.
• Demonstrate willingness to learn about the key aspects of SCT’s services and funding needs.
• Undertake such other reasonable duties that may be required from time to time.

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