Job Description
Bring the ocean s story to life
We re working for a cleaner, better-protected, healthier ocean. To achieve this, we build and sustain strong, high-value and long-term partnerships with key environmental funders and other grant makers to fund our projects that are central to our overall strategic goals and aims.
We have a new role of Trusts & Grants Manager to develop relationships with key environmental funders. You ll contribute meaningfully to the current Trusts and Grants annual income of circa £2.8m, whilst developing high level opportunities to drive income growth and impact in future years. You ll need to have a strong knowledge of the UK trusts and grants sector, with the ability to build and sustain positive relationships with partnerships. If you ve got a proven track record in developing compelling funding proposals for complex projects, helping to shape and focus project plans and budgets, stewarding relationships with trust and grant donors and a passion for protecting our ocean, we d love to hear from you.
What you ll do
- Develop and deliver a pipeline of high-quality trust and grant applications.
- Build and manage strong relationships with new and existing trust and grant funders to maximise long-term support.
- Deliver best in-class grant stewardship, providing excellent donor care.
- Work collaboratively across the organisation to develop compelling, fundable projects and proposals.
- Support income planning, stewardship, reporting and accurate grant record-keeping to help achieve team targets.
Why join us?
- You'll be part of a passionate, friendly and forward-thinking team.
- Your work will directly help obtain the required funding to achieve our overall aims and objectives.
- We re flexible, inclusive and committed to learning and growing together.
- We believe in evidence, action and people-powered change.
