Fundraising Executive (Community Funding and Small Grants)

Salary: £28,000 - £30,000 per annum
Contract: Permanent, Full-time
Location: Hybrid working across the Midlands region
Closing Date: 5 November
Benefits: Generous holiday allowance, pension scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, training and development opportunities

This is an exciting opportunity to join a well-established Midlands based charity as a Fundraising Executive (Community Funding and Small Grants). As the charity celebrates over 35 years of service, you will play a key role in helping to grow and diversify fundraising income across the region.

Working closely with the Community Fundraising Team and Grants and Trusts colleagues, you will identify and secure funding from local grant schemes, parish and town councils, community groups, grassroots organisations and other regional funding sources. You will research new opportunities, develop funding applications, steward supporters, and help build lasting relationships that support the charity's lifesaving work.

This role would suit someone who is highly organised, an excellent communicator and passionate about building strong relationships with supporters while delivering high-quality funding applications.

To be successful as the Fundraising Executive (Community Funding and Small Grants), you will need:

• Experience writing successful grant and funding applications
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage a wide range of audiences.
• Strong relationship-building skills with supporters, customers, stakeholders or community groups.
• The ability to manage multiple priorities, work independently and meet deadlines in a busy environment.

If you would like to discuss this role with us, please contact us and quote reference 3144EI

Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency. We use our extensive sector knowledge and experience to match candidates to the most suitable charity jobs. We are passionate about improving equality across the sector, and you can read more about our commitment to diversity here.

We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment in the charity sector and partner with you throughout the recruitment process.

If enough applications are received, the charity reserves the right to close the application period earlier than the advertised closing date.