Trust & Grants Fundraising Officer | Havens Hospices

Overview

At Havens Hospices, we have an excellent opportunity for a skilled writer and relationship-builder to play a key role in funding specialist care that changes lives.

As our Trusts and Grants Fundraising Officer, you will support the charity’s Fundraising Team in developing and submitting high-quality funding applications to charitable trusts and foundations, whilst helping maintain our portfolio of funders.

We welcome applications from recent graduates who hold the legal right to work in the UK. Please note that the hospice is unable to offer any visa sponsorship options.

Although there may be options for some remote working after the completion of probation, there is a requirement that candidates be able to attend the offices located at our hospice sites.

In this role, you will be working with the Trusts & Grants Fundraising Manager to develop and submit high-quality, tailored funding proposals to charitable trusts and foundations, ensuring alignment with the organisation’s Fundraising Strategy. You\\\’ll work towards nurturing a portfolio of existing funders through strong stewardship, timely reporting, and meaningful relationship-building.

Alongside this, you will carry out prospect research to identify and qualify new funding opportunities, helping to expand our supporter base. Accurate record-keeping is essential, and you will maintain up-to-date records of funder activity and prospects using Raisers Edge.

As a collaborative team member, you\\\’ll contribute to overall team targets and planning processes, working closely with colleagues across fundraising teams to share insights and identify cross-team funding opportunities.

At Havens Hospices, we care for children, young people and adults with complex or incurable conditions. Our specialist Care Teams can support them and their family living throughout illness, death and bereavement in the comfort of their own home and through our hospice services, Fair Havens and Little Havens.

Working at Havens Hospices allows you to give the gift of time to patients and families, creating memories. Although you may not be giving direct care to our patients, your contribution will have an immediate effect on our care services.

In return for your expertise and passion, you will receive a competitive salary package, and most of all, by making the most of every day you work at Havens Hospices you’ll be helping us continue ‘Making every day count’ for those who need us most.

At Havens Hospices we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our employees and patients and expect all colleagues to share this commitment. We value diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Responsibilities

• To create and submit compelling and bespoke funding proposals/applications to charitable trusts/ foundations in line with the Fundraising Strategy.
• To assist the Trusts & Grants Fundraising Manager to develop a portfolio of existing Hospice supporters (including thanking, reporting and identifying additional opportunities) to ensure long-lasting relationships and renewal of grants.
• Undertake prospect research, qualifying suitable new funders for approach.
• Prepare and write regular progress reports for funders as appropriate.
• Ensure excellent stewardship of Trust supporters including thank you letters, responses to queries and relationship development.
• Ensure all data related to both existing funders and prospects is kept up to date using Raisers Edge database.
• To contribute to and help achieve the agreed Trusts and Grants Objectives (through meeting attendance, personal KPI management, 121’s/appraisals, planning, and budget re-forecasting).
• Forward any identified opportunities for other teams within fundraising.
• To undertake any other reasonable duties, as required by the Director of Fundraising, Head of Fundraising and Trusts and Grants Fundraising Manager.
• Support other fundraising teams as and when possible/required.
• Keep up to date with Havens Hospices’ work, key priorities and future plans, to effectively match with supporters’ interests and identify opportunities for support.
• Working with nominated experts within the care teams to maximise input and report back to other fundraisers at team meetings where appropriate.
• Understanding the income from trusts and grants, analysing projects and helping develop action plans for remedial action as needed.
• Contribute to the communication and development of fundable projects with the care teams.
• Work with the finance team to ensure grant budgets and reporting activities are accurate.
• Contribute to the stewardship programme for Trusts that includes tours and other networking events.
• Understand the requirements and complexities of restricted and unrestricted income across a range of projects.
• Report to the Trusts and Grants Fundraising Manager, providing regular verbal and written reports on trends, forecasts and key developments within portfolio.
• Keep informed of any legislative or regulatory changes which impact on Trust, fundraising, taking effective action when necessary.
• Contribute to a strong team ethic in the department, using your skills, experience and expertise to work across income disciplines as appropriate for the wider benefit of the department and to support continued professional development.
• To foster a good working relationship with all Trustees, Leadership and department staff with whom the job interacts.

This advert closes on Monday 29 Sep 2025