Trusts & Foundations Coordinator in Kent

Migrant Help have an exciting opportunity to recruit a Trusts & Foundations Coordinator to join our team! Location : Home Based Contract : Permanent Salary :£34,682 About us: Migrant Help is a leading charity that was established in 1963 and delivers a range of support and advice services to people affected by displacement and exploitation across the UK. Our vision is for a global society that protects vulnerable people, treats them with respect and enables them to reach their full potential. We foster a culture in which equality, diversity and inclusion are recognised, valued and encouraged. It doesn't matter who you are or where you come from, we match your skills with the needs of our organisation, as long as you share our values, vision and goals. We welcome applications from candidates regardless of their age, religion or belief, race, gender reassignment, disability, sexual orientation, sex, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity. The Trusts & Foundations Coordinator role: Part of the Income and Partnerships team, the Trusts and Foundations Coordinator is an exciting and supportive role at Migrant Help. You will work closely with the Business Development Manager: Bids & Tenders, the Head of Income & Partnerships, and the wider income generating team, to identify, generate, and help grow income from a portfolio of trusts & foundations, stewarding relationships with philanthropic funders, individual donors and supporting with high value grant applications. Key responsibilities of our Trusts & Foundations Coordinator: Working with the Business Development Manager: Bids & Tenders and the Head of Income & Partnerships to identify, research, qualify and build a pipeline of Trust & Foundations and philanthropic prospects. Researching and identifying funding opportunities aligned to our strategic programmes. Annual fundraising target of £75k+ with a minimum forecasting of 6 – 12 month pipeline. Write high quality, robust and compelling fundraising applications and propositions that inspire donors. Working with the Business Development Manager: Bids & Tenders and the Head of Income & Partnerships, proactively support the development and implementation of donor cultivation, stewardship and building relationships with high value donors, funders, funding partners, grants and trusts, managing all aspects of donor care. Support individual giving and community fundraising, stewarding their donations and ensuring they receive the highest quality donor management. Managing and producing impact and evaluation reports to ensure all T&F and philanthropic donors receive high quality stewardship of their donation. The experience and skills you need as our Trusts & Foundations Coordinator: Demonstrable experience of trust & foundations fundraising. Excellent writing skills, attention to detail, accuracy and proof reading skills. Experience of writing and producing bespoke T&F grant applications, funding proposition and impact reports, communicating complex information clearly. Demonstrable track record of successfully securing donations and / or grants in the region of £10,000 + Demonstrable experience of managing and stewarding high net worth donors. A good understanding of the key features of trust & foundations fundraising, including how Trusts & Foundations operate and award grants, as well as key compliance considerations and trends in the sector. Good understanding of philanthropy / high value donors with an understanding of how to cultivate and steward donor relationships. Experience of fundable projects from conception to completion and evaluation Proven business case, feasibility studies or proposal experience. Demonstrable experience of working successfully both as part of a team, and taking initiative to organise own workload Ability to build strong relationships at all levels both internally and externally. Excellent IT skills and confident in using MS Office, Teams, SharePoint and Microsoft 365 database.Knowledge of types of fundraising, development and research methods. Migrant Help is committed to safeguarding those we provide a service to, applicants will have to undergo strict vetting procedures throughout different stages of the recruitment process therefore: This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check therefore applicants must: Be able to provide documents to show their right to work in the UK (such as Passport, work visa, settled status document, certificate of registration, naturalisation as a British citizen, Biometric Residence Permit etc.) Provide full employment history for the previous 3 years and/or suitable documentation to cover any gaps in employment These are some of the benefits we offer Our working week is 35 hours per week offering flexibility and work life balance Enhanced family friendly provisions Employees will gain an extra day annual leave per year to a maximum of 39 days, including bank holidays (pro-rata). Option to buy or sell up to 5 days of annual leave Access to Perkbox, an employee rewards and benefits platform with over 9,000 deals and discounts, a range of free perks, employee wellbeing support and other additional employee benefits and recognitions. Wellbeing support. Migrant Help offers employees a non-contributory pension scheme Migrant Help pays 8% worth of employee salary into the pension scheme. Closing Date: 3rd November 2026 If you are interested in becoming our new Trusts & Foundations Coordinator, please click APPLY' today. We look forward to hearing from you! Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be a valuable tool during the application process, for example to help structure your sentences and identify your transferable skills. However, please ensure you don't rely on it entirely. As your application will be reviewed by people, not systems, it is often easy to recognise when AI has been heavily used. We want to hear your unique voice and understand your experience. As part of your role, it is important you operate within Migrant Help's values: Protection, Diversity, Equality, Partnership, Innovation and Excellence. Migrant Help is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. TPBN1_UKTJ