Grants Manager

Location: Boldmere, Sutton Coldfield, working across Birmingham and surrounding areas

Hours: Actual working hours be negotiable

Salary: GBP30,000 pro rata

Our client, an established charity, is seeking a charity Grants Manager to join the team in January 2022.

The Role

The Grants Manager will be responsible for managing a portfolio of grants, and identifying and applying for new grant opportunities. The role will include research, design, write and submitting of applications for capital and revenue funds to support the charity's Mission, Mission and Values.

This is an opportunity for a driven individual with a demonstrable track record in developing, writing and editing clear and persuasive bids to establish new funding.

The charity are looking for someone who is passionate about the work of the charity and would enjoy making a real difference to people's lives, developing relationships with funders.

• This will be a wide-ranging role, working closely with the CEO, Operations Managers and finance, to establish, develop and maintain new funding opportunities for the charity.
• You will take a lead role in researching and developing funding proposals for trusts and foundations, individuals, corporates, and others.
• You will identify opportunities, lead on bid-writing and professional tender submissions and produce detailed personalised responses that contribute to our continued success.
• You will maintain and strengthen relationships with existing and potential funders through regular newsletters and other correspondence, events and database management.

Key Responsibilities

Main Duties

• Write, edit, and submit high quality content for funding applications and bid processes, completing documents to deadline and ensuring they are of consistent quality and style.
• Research potential grant funders and identify other capital and revenue opportunities.
• Establish and account manage a portfolio of funders, including compiling and producing progress reports, with support from the Heads of Service.
• Provide grant administration support for grants received from funders.
• Work with our Head of Finance, and others with finance responsibility, to ensure that grants and donations received are recorded appropriately.
• Build relationships with relevant funders ensuring all donors are canvassed in an appropriate way, and provide monitoring, evaluating and reporting as necessary.
• Ensure all donors are promptly thanked within standards set for response times.
• Keep up to date with project development and communicate progress to funding bodies.
• Where relevant, arrange for prospects and donors to visit the work of the charity.
• Carry out unrestricted appeals.

Additional Duties

• Promote the work of HFEH Mind.
• Represent the charity to statutory, voluntary and commercial organisations, professional bodies and institutions.
• Develop and maintain contacts with local and regional media.
• Promote the aims, policies, and values of HFEH Mind
• Carry out any other tasks that may be within the scope of the post to ensure the effective delivery and development of the services.

Probation Period

The post will be subject to a six-month probationary period and an enhanced DBS check will be undertaken, as this role will involve some contact with vulnerable people.

Person Specification

Experience

• At least two years' experience working in a bid writing/fundraising role - this could be in grants, individual or corporate giving but a range of experience would be welcomed.
• Experience of researching and writing detailed proposals to obtain funding from various sources including Trusts, Foundations, Statutory funders, and Corporate Donors.
• Experience of managing (and fulfilling) an income target of GBP800k+.
• An in-depth knowledge of charity regulations, GDPR, and Diversity and Inclusion.
• Experience in collating monitoring information for reports on grants from a range of funders.
• Experience of working independently to drive and deliver multiple projects.

Knowledge and skills

• Good understanding and knowledge of trusts, statutory and lottery fundraising and the voluntary sector.
• Ability to build and maintain good relationships with colleagues and the wider community.
• IT literate (ideally with experience of Microsoft Office/Office365) with strong administrative and numeracy skills.
• Knowledge and understanding of an outcome-based approach to measuring and monitoring performance.
• Excellent verbal and written English presentation and communication skills, including the ability to write funding briefs, reports, proposals, and correspondence.
• Strong attention to detail, analytical, interpretative, evaluative, and organisational skills.

Behaviours

• You adopt a 'can-do' attitude in all the work you deliver.
• You are accountable for your own performance and development, and you take responsibility for your actions and decisions.
• You work with others to reach a common goal; sharing information, supporting colleagues and searching out expertise and solutions from relevant partners and/or the communities we serve.
• You promote equality and diversity and actively work to minimise harm to others.
• Empathy with and understanding of the mental health sector.

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for this reputable charity, then please do not hesitate in applying with your CV and a covering letter outlining your suitability for the role as detailed in the job description and person specification. The charity are looking for examples and evidence of your previous experience, so please outline your suitability in full.