Grants Officer (maternity cover)

Yorkshire Wildlife Trust is one of the UK’s fastest growing nature conservation organisations and seeks to appoint a 12‑month maternity cover Grants Officer. Yorkshire Wildlife Trust is seeking a motivated and organised Grants Officer to help secure vital funding for nature’s recovery across Yorkshire.

Working closely with the Grants Manager and colleagues across the Trust, you will research funding opportunities, develop compelling grant applications and manage relationships with trusts, foundations and other grant‑making organisations. This is an exciting opportunity to play a direct role in supporting conservation, community engagement and wildlife recovery projects across the region.

You will manage a portfolio of grant applications and reports, identify and develop new funding opportunities while maintaining excellent relationships with existing funders. Working collaboratively with teams across the organisation, you will gather project information, develop persuasive funding proposals, coordinate reporting and stewardship activities, and maintain accurate records of fundraising activity. You will contribute to achieving fundraising targets and help ensure funding opportunities align with the Trust’s strategic priorities.

We are looking for someone with excellent written communication skills and the ability to present complex information in a clear, compelling and engaging way. You will have experience of researching, writing or supporting funding applications, strong organisational skills, and the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines. You should be confident building relationships with a wide range of stakeholders and working collaboratively across teams. Experience of fundraising, grant‑making trusts and foundations, project development, CRM databases or the environmental, charitable or conservation sector would be advantageous. Most importantly, you will share our passion for creating a wilder Yorkshire and be committed to helping secure the resources needed to achieve our vision.

How to apply: Please submit an up‑to‑date CV and supporting statement. When writing your supporting statement, please ensure you describe your relevant knowledge, skills and experience aligned to the Person Specification within the Job Description. Please be aware that if you only submit a CV, your application may not be considered. Please DO NOT include any personal details (name, address etc) on your supporting statement.

Closing date: 5 July 2026 at midnight. Interview date: 24 July 2026. Please note that applications received after the closing deadline may not be considered. The Trust regrets that it is unable to give feedback on unsuccessful applications.

We want our people to flourish, just like nature, and so we are committed to creating a movement that recognises and truly values individual differences and identities. We value diversity and creating an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. We are also a member of the Disability Confident Scheme. This means we are committed to offering an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the post. Where a post is oversubscribed (i.e. there are more candidates meeting the minimum criteria than we can offer interviews to), we will carefully balance inviting a mix of the highest scoring disabled and non‑disabled applicants.