Fundraising Manager

Merrifield Consultants is delighted to be working with Springboard, a nationally recognised charity supporting people into sustainable careers in hospitality, leisure and tourism, to recruit a Fundraising Manager. Working closely with the Head of Fundraising, this role will play a central part in developing Springboard's fundraising pipeline, with a strong focus on bid writing, trusts and foundations, and public funding, while supporting wider relationship management and internal stakeholder engagement.

About Springboard: Springboard exists to futureproof the talent pipeline for hospitality and tourism across the UK. They promote the industry as a great place to work to the next generation; they attract more than 5,000 people into work in the industry each year, giving young people and those facing challenges help by providing skills to launch their career and help them find sustainable work in the industry.

Job Responsibilities:

• To identify and develop strong funding opportunities, contributing to income forecasting, pipeline development and fundraising strategy.
• To draft and submit high-quality regional and national bids and tenders, including trusts and foundations, targeted public funding opportunities and corporate income where appropriate.
• To spend approximately 50% of the role on bid writing, developing a sustainable funding pipeline aligned to Springboard's strategic priorities.
• To support the Head of Fundraising with account management, internal and external relationship building and reporting.
• To help oversee fundraising systems, pipelines and KPIs, supporting the effective operation of a growing fundraising team.
• To facilitate internal and external stakeholder meetings relating to funding design, delivery, budgets and reporting.
• To prepare proposals, reports and supporting documentation to a consistently high standard.
• To cultivate and steward relationships with funders and supporters, encouraging repeat and increased giving.

Skills and Experience:

• Proven experience of successful bid writing, ideally across trusts and foundations and/or public funding.
• Comfortable managing mid-level applications (10,000+) and contributing to larger, multi-year bids.
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on delivery.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to analyse data, interrogate Excel spreadsheets and prepare budgets and forecasts.
• Understanding of GDPR and data protection requirements.
• Confident, proactive and eager to learn, with a genuine desire to take on responsibility and develop as a fundraising manager.

This role would suit an ambitious fundraiser who enjoys bid writing, wants exposure to a broad range of income streams, and is keen to grow into greater responsibility within a supportive, high-performing team.

If you would like to find out more or apply, please contact Stuart Milliner at Merrifield Consultants.

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