Trusts and Grants Manager in Loughborough

Transform Lives Through Fundraising. Lead trusts and grants fundraising efforts to make a tangible difference by directly funding life-changing assistance dogs for disabled people.

About Canine Partners: At Canine Partners, we breed, train, and support expert assistance dogs to create loving, life-changing partnerships with disabled people. Across the UK, we support people with a variety of physical disabilities and their families, carefully matching them with a dog that suits their needs, personality, and lifestyle. Our dogs bring confidence and independence, love and companionship, reducing reliance on carers and giving people the freedom to live life their own way.

The Role:

• Hours: 37.5 hours per week
• Location: Homebased
• Travel: Occasional travel to the National Training Centre, in Leicestershire to support bespoke donor site visits and quarterly fundraising meetings and some travel to high value giving events.

You will implement Canine Partners trusts strategy with the aim of developing relationships to expand the funding base of trusts and grant givers, and increase overall giving. You'll be responsible for the strategic planning, operational management and delivery of trusts and grant funding to achieve significant and sustainable income, ensuring strong engagement with Canine Partners.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Create and implement the trust strategy, and set income and expenditure targets in conjunction with the High Value Giving Manager and Head of Fundraising.
• Identify, secure and lead the development and management of a range of significant high value relationships with trusts and grant givers.
• Inspire existing and prospective supporters to engage with and support Canine Partners work, through proactive and extensive networking.
• Ensure all trust supporters receive exemplary stewardship and supporter care that meets and exceeds their expectations.
• Be responsible for developing internal and external relationships, and represent Canine Partners at the highest levels to develop engagement and interest.
• Engage specialist and/or senior level internal support where necessary, to gather information and prepare high level propositions to potential funders.

About You:

• Strong experience in trust and foundation fundraising, proven track record in securing five and six figure gifts.
• Proven experience in managing relationships with external supporters.
• Significant experience in developing funding proposals and innovative cases for support.
• Accomplished communicator able to build relationships at all levels.
• Ability to construct written reports and manage and analyse data on CRM systems.
• Most importantly, you will be passionate about the transformative impact that our assistance dogs provide to our beneficiaries.

Ready to Make a Difference? If you are excited about this role, don't hesitate to apply! We welcome applicants who bring unique perspectives and would be delighted to hear from you. Please apply online with a comprehensive CV and supporting statement explaining how you believe you match the requirements of the role.

Please note we may interview candidates prior to the closing date. If we find a suitable candidate or receive a high volume of applications, we may close this advertisement prior to the closing date so apply now to ensure you don't miss out! Please be assured that we contact all candidates regarding the outcome of their application, this may take longer if we receive high volumes of applications.

Closing date: 26th July 2026. We recognise the benefit of diverse experience and welcome and encourage applications from all sections of the community. We are a disability confident committed employer.