Trusts and Grants Manager

Job Type: Full Time, Contract

Working Hours: 37 hours per week

Location: Norwich

Salary: £30,940 per annum (pay review 1st April)

Benefits

• Generous holiday allowance.
• Enhanced sick pay.
• Employer pension contribution. 
• Life assurance.
• An employee assistance programme with access to counselling support.
• Training opportunities.
• Hybrid working.

The Matthew Project is a value driven charity working across East Anglia giving help and hope through programmes with adults, young people and communities affected by drugs and alcohol.
We have a vision to reach every part of the community in the most creative, effective, and efficient ways.
Through our varied services, young people and adults receive professional advice, information, counselling, support, care, and education.

Our values and ethos originate from a Christian perspective, and we seek to employ people of all backgrounds who respect and align with those values, whether from a position of faith or not.

We are looking for a proactive and enthusiastic Trusts and Grants Manager to continue securing income to sustain and grow our charity. 

 The Role – Trusts and Grants Manager:

As the Trusts and Grants Manager, you will research, identify, and respond to funding opportunities.
You will be leading on all bids, including major statutory bids, with support from the Income Generation Manager.

You will also be:

• Maintaining and updating the ‘Bid Decision Framework’ for the senior management team and trustees.
• Creating robust budgets with finance.
• Analysing results, monitoring, and quality checking report backs to funders.
• Building relationships with key stakeholders, commissioners, and existing and potential funders.
• Deputise for the Income Generation Manager.  

Can you write successful, winning bids?

Are you passionate about engaging commissioners and key stakeholders in a cause?

Are you a keen researcher, and able to identify significant opportunities for funding?

If so we would love to hear from you.

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Application deadline: Monday 4th March 2024 12.00pm

Interviews will be conducted on Monday 11th March or Tuesday 12th March 2024.