Trusts & Foundations ManagerNHS

Job summary

Part-Time, 30 hours per week

Flexible -at any of our 3 hospices

Working Pattern:

• Worked as 4 days across Monday Friday
• Opportunity for some home working

Salary: £41,000 FTE per annum, pro rata for part-time hours

Current, full, valid driving licence and access to own vehicle essential

At East Anglia's Children's Hospices (EACH), we support children and young people with life-threatening conditions and their families. We are seeking an experienced Trusts and Foundations Manager to lead the delivery of our trusts and foundations fundraising programme, securing income from charitable trusts, foundations and grant-making organisations to support hospice services, projects and developments

This role is responsible for achieving agreed income targets, developing a sustainable funding pipeline worth up to £2M and ensuring funding opportunities align with the needs of EACH's services and the priorities of funders. The postholder will manage a portfolio of existing and prospective funders, oversee the development of funding applications, proposals and impact reports, and lead the identification, cultivation, stewardship and renewal of funding opportunities

As part of this role, you will line manage, coach and support the Senior Trusts and Foundations Fundraiser, working collaboratively with colleagues across Fundraising, Care and Finance to develop funding opportunities, monitor performance and contribute to the delivery of the wider fundraising strategy

Main duties of the job

About the role

You will:

• Lead the delivery of EACH's trusts and foundations fundraising strategy.
• Develop and manage a sustainable pipeline of funding opportunities.
• Build and maintain relationships with charitable trusts, foundations and grant-making organisations.
• Prepare high-quality funding applications, proposals and impact reports.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues to develop projects, funding packages and capital appeal opportunities.
• Monitor performance against income targets and contribute to reporting for senior leadership and trustees.
• Ensure accurate CRM management and compliance with fundraising and data protection requirements.

About you

We are looking for someone who can demonstrate:

• Experience of trusts and grant fundraising, including developing funding opportunities and supporter relationships.
• Experience of securing income against financial targets.
• Experience of preparing funding applications, reports and proposals.
• The ability to interpret information and data to create evidence-based applications and cases for support.
• Relationship management and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience of managing priorities and delivering work to deadlines.
• Experience of supporting, developing or managing others.
• Effective written, verbal and presentation skills.

Interviews: 12/10/2026

Job description

• Deliver strategy to grow Trust and Foundation income at EACH and working collaboratively with the alongside Head of Philanthropy and Partnerships and Care to align this strategy with the needs of EACHs service delivery working.
• Deliver income and expenditure against budgets and report progress against these targets, preparing performance reports for the Head of Philanthropy and Partnerships regularly and the Board and Directors when required.
• Lead and manage the core Trusts and Foundation programme to raise primarily unrestricted revenue funding. Develop, enhance and manage application content working collaboratively across EACH.
• Line manage, coach and mentor the Senior Trust and Foundations fundraiser in support of the Trust & Foundation programme.
• Work collaboratively with Care & Finance in order to develop:
• Projects and funding packages
• Capital projects and capital appeals
• Restricted income opportunities
• Information, budgets, outcomes and impact data
• Enhance and develop relationships with existing Trust supporters to uplift giving capacity and connection with the EACH cause; including using the personal networks of EACHs Patrons, trustees, HV donors and others to initiate and endorse Trust applications.
• Lead on research of new Trusts and opportunities for new funding streams and pipelines; develop and manage a process of identifying, applying and stewarding new funders.
• Write persuasive, high-quality funding applications and proposals.
• Work collaboratively with fundraising colleagues to facilitate cross selling of relevant opportunities to donors, while ensuring that no donor is approached twice, no duplication of activity and that revenue fundraising and long-term fundraising for EACH remains sustainable.
• Ensure that funders are appropriately thanked in line with the fundraising teams Stewardship process and, where they have funded specific projects, to keep them informed of progress by writing compelling reporting and evidence. Responsibilities also include gathering outcomes, impact evidence, budgets and evaluation data.
• Working with the Marketing & Communication team or other marketing agencies as appropriate to develop effective communications.
• Compliance with the Fundraising Regulator Code of Fundraising Practice, Charity Commission guidance, GDPR and data protection and EACHs policies and procedures.
• Accurate CRM/Database use, recording donor information, pipeline activity and stewardship actions.

About us

Comprehensive range of benefits:

• Free onsite parking & subsidised meals at our hospices
• Pool car provided when working in the community
• Employee health cash plan & wellbeing support schemes
• NHS pension - continuation if already contributing
• Enhanced Annual leave Entitlement - 27 days + 8 UK Bank Holidays
• Additional holiday purchase scheme
• AVIVA pension package up to 7% Employer Contribution including Life Assurance
• Free eye tests & cycle to work scheme

East Anglia's Children's Hospices (EACH) supports families and cares for children and young people with life threatening conditions across Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk.

At EACH we believe in fostering a workplace where every individual feels valued and respected. We are committed to building a culture of inclusion where differences are embraced. We are actively seeking talent from all walks of life, recognising that diversity drives innovation, creativity and success.

Join us on a journey to create a more inclusive workplace, where everyone has equal opportunities to grow, contribute and succeed. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds to apply for opportunities at EACH and adjustments will be made to facilitate the application and selection process.