About us Work for us Work for us Jobs and opportunities to join our team supporting deaf children and their families will be posted here. Trusts and Foundations Manager Post: Trusts and Foundations Manager Location: Hybrid between London, SE16 and home with option for fully remote Working Hours: 15 hours a week (two days equivalent) to be worked flexibly Salary: £44k - £47k FTE (pro rata) Holiday: 27 days (pro rata) plus 8 Bank Holidays and 1 privilege day Reporting To: Head of Fundraising Job Type: Permanent Start Date: ASAP Applications close: 14 April, 23.59pm First interviews: 18 and 19 April Second interviews: w/c 22 April How to apply: send your CV and a cover letter of no more than 2 pages to [email protected] before the deadline. At Auditory Verbal UK we firmly believe that all deaf children should have the same opportunities in life as their hearing peers. But far too many deaf children face the prospect of lower academic achievement, lower employment, and are at higher risk of poor mental health, bullying and social exclusion. This doesn’t have to be the case. When families have access to early and effective support, opportunities in life are transformed. Early support is vital whether families wish to use spoken language, sign language or both. Auditory Verbal therapy is an approach which is supporting deaf children to reach language and educational outcomes on a par with hearing children but less than 10% of families in the UK can access it. AVUK has an ambitious 10-year-strategy to ensure all families who want their children to learn to listen and talk are able to access a programme of this kind wherever they live in the UK. Watch deaf children supported by AVUK sharing their stories at the House of Commons. Job Purpose Reporting to the Head of Fundraising and working alongside a full time Trusts and Foundations Manager, you will play a vital role in raising funds to support AVUK’s 10-year plan which will transform the life opportunities for deaf children in the UK. With experience of securing five and six figure sums from Trusts and Foundations and grant making bodies, you will identify and secure high-value partnerships taking us closer to our goal of raising just over £2m a year. Main Responsibilities Working closely with the Head of Fundraising, CEO and Senior Management Team, you will develop high-quality, compelling proposals to secure significant funding partnerships that will transform life outcomes for deaf children. Through exceptional research, bid writing and stewardship you will focus on securing six-figure plus funding partnerships and mange relationships for long term impact. Research: · Research and identify prospective trusts and foundations and other grant giving bodies · Grow and maintain a strong trust funding pipeline, creating new trust prospects for our priority funding areas Fundraising: · Identify and manage a pipeline of high-value prospects and opportunities which have the potential of delivering five and six figure grants. · Work with colleagues across Auditory Verbal UK to develop and submit high-value and high-quality trust and foundation bids, creating a compelling narrative, budget and outcomes for a range short, medium and long term projects towards our vision · Develop personalised relationships with Trust and Foundation trustees and trust administrators, maximising every opportunity for cultivation and development · Plan and organise opportunities for funders to view AVUK’s work first-hand, ensuring all safeguarding procedures are followed and met · Represent AVUK at face-to-face meetings with donors and prospects, successfully engaging them with the charities aims and objectives Reporting: · Compile comprehensive and compelling progress reports to feed back to grant makers in a timely fashion and incentivise continued support · Alongside the Director of Finance and Operations, prepare accurate budgets detailing spending of specific grants · Draw down on any multi-year grants as outlined in our annual budget · Provide briefing notes and income pipeline on donor activities and potential funding opportunities Other: · Maintain excellent knowledge of funding landscape and third sector trends to fully capitalise on all opportunities · Keep detailed and up-to-date records on our salesforce database · Become able to confidently represent the charity to different stakeholders and supporters · Undertake other duties that may from time to time be necessary and compatible with the nature of this post or as requested by the CEO. This job description is not exhaustive and will be reviewed, in consultation with the post holder, from time to time and amended in light of the changing needs of the charity and experience and development of the post holder. Key Competencies and Behaviours People skills: has excellent networking skills with a range of stakeholders; strong presentation skills; excellent listening skills and the ability to think creatively and quickly to make a convincing case for support; positive and polite friendly manner; able to remain calm under pressure; work well in a team; demonstrates good emotional intelligence and is proactive and persuasive. Writing skills: it is essential that this post holder can write clearly, concisely and persuasively to a wide range of audiences with the skill to distil complex information. Strategic thinking: ability to identify new fundraising initiatives, assess likelihood of success and impact on resources, develop appealing ‘asks’ and match donor interests to funding needs/projects. Accuracy and attention to detail: skilled in research, proofreading, report completion; able to keep accurate records and compile accurate and timely monitoring and evaluation reports; confident preparing income and expenditure budgets for projects. Organisational skills: excellent time management skills; able to juggle a varied personal workload; able to master a brief quickly and to analyse/prioritise research information; self-motivated, flexible regarding hours. Professionals Knowledge and Experience Essential · Demonstrable success in securing six figure partnerships · Proven experience of devising budgets and project plans and reporting against them · Understanding of sector best practice and relevant fundraising/charity legislation · Highly skilled communicator with fine-tuned influencing and relationship building skills Desirable · Wide ranging up-to-date knowledge and experience of fundraising in the UK · Experience of working with a CRM system · Interest in children/disability/hearing issues Benefits Generous holiday scheme 27 days (pro rata) plus 8 Bank Holidays and 1 privilege day Open, warm, forward thinking, and supportive culture Fully flexible working supported Access to wellbeing initiatives and activities Access to counselling services Opportunities to develop skills and career trajectory in line with personal goals Additional Notes: Candidates will need to demonstrate a willingness to work occasional evenings and weekends. There will be a probationary period of three months from the start of employment. This post is subject to an enhanced disclosure check through the Disclosure and Barring Service and satisfactory references. Voluntary Advisory Panel members Auditory Verbal UK is committed to supporting babies and children with hearing loss alongside their families, to ensure they have an equal start in life. We are always looking for people who share our passion to join our team particularly those who can bring specific experience and advice. If you are interested in finding out more about our Voluntary Advisory Panel where you can volunteer advice and support on an ad-hoc basis please contact Stuart Robertson [email protected] to find out more. . Manage Cookie Preferences