Senior Trust Fundraising Manager

We are looking for an experienced Senior Trusts and Foundations Manager to cultivate, secure and steward trusts and foundations with a focus on long-term relationships.

Whizz Kidz: the facts

Over 75,000 young people aren t getting the wheelchair or support that fully meets their needs.

Without the ability to be independent young wheelchair users are restricted in their ability to socialise and participate in society.

We re here to change that.

As the UK s leading charity for young wheelchair users, we empower young people by providing the wheelchairs, equipment, support and confidence-building experiences they need, and campaigning for a more inclusive society.

Our values

We are young people focused, ambitious, collaborative and inclusive.

Job summary

The Trusts and Foundations Team is part of the Fundraising and Marketing Communications Department and is central to Whizz Kidz contributing to its ambitious goal of ensuring that every young wheelchair user in the UK is mobile, enabled and included. The six-strong team is responsible for delivering over £3m a year for the organisation s services.

As Senior Trust Fundraising Manager you will be responsible for researching suitable 5 and 6 figure funding opportunities that are in line with Whizz Kidz s strategic plan and fundraising priorities and manage existing funding relationships. This is a well-established income stream for Whizz Kidz with content for proposals readily available and accessible and you will have the opportunity to work with long standing supporters, helping them feel inspired by the impact of their gift. You will use your skills of relationship management to make a real difference to the lives of young wheelchair users. Finally, you will join an ambitious, young person focused and collaborative fundraising team, keen to share success and support one another.

The person

The ideal candidate will have experience of identifying and successfully bidding for 5 and 6 figure grants from Trusts and Foundations sources and will be an excellent spoken and written communicator with a particular emphasis on funding application writing and reporting. They will have strong prospect research skills with the ability to secure high value funding partnerships and an understanding of the issues young wheelchair users face so as to convey the work of Whizz Kidz to funders.

Please note: This post is subject to an Enhanced level DBS Disclosure, which will be sought prior to the confirmation of a job offer.

A few perks

The wellbeing of our colleagues is of paramount importance to our success as an organisation, and we want to ensure that our benefits package provides something of value for everyone, whether it is our generous holiday entitlement, wellbeing days, Healthcare cash plan, long-service awards. We hope you agree!

Annual leave

25 days of annual leave per annum plus Bank Holiday (pro-rata for part time colleagues).

Christmas closure

In addition to annual leave, employees get three days of paid Christmas leave.

Pension

Automatic enrolment for all colleagues with the option to opt out. Contributions of 5% gross salary made by both Whizz Kidz and employees. We will match higher contributions of up to 6% of gross basic salary.

Simply health

Automatic enrolment in a fully paid for cash plan that assists you with everyday health costs. This scheme is also available to your families for an extra charge.

Season ticket loan

An interest free loan of up to £5,000 following the successful completion of the Probationary Period.

For further information on the role and to apply please visit our website via the apply button.

Closing date 24 January 2024.