Fundraising Manager, Trusts and Statutory

Fundraising Manager, Trusts and StatutoryNational Literacy Trust£42,000-£44,000PermanentHybrid (London SW8, 1 day/week)Change life stories. One grant at a time.Literacy is not a given. For millions of children and young people growing up in disadvantaged communities across the UK, a lack of literacy skills shuts doors before they''ve had the chance to open them. The National Literacy Trust exists to change that and your fundraising will be at the heart of making it happen.We''re looking for a Fundraising Manager, Trusts and Statutory to join our Development team and grow our income from charitable trusts and foundations. You''ll manage a portfolio of high-value funders, craft compelling proposals, and forge the kind of long-term relationships that sustain our work in 22 of the UK''s most under-resourced communities.What you''ll be doingBuilding and managing a pipeline of five and six-figure trust and foundation grantsWriting persuasive, evidence-rich funding applications and stewardship reportsDeveloping deep, lasting relationships with funders at all levels, from programme officers to trusteesWorking in close collaboration with programme leads and the senior management team to align bids with our strategySupporting and supervising a Trusts and Statutory Executive as a dotted-line reportContributing to income forecasting and budgeting for trusteesRepresenting the charity at sector events and with external stakeholdersWhat we''re looking forSignificant experience securing and ..... full job details .....