Caritas Trusts and Foundations Manager

Key information

Closing date: 12pm, Friday 17 January 2025

£35,000 per annum (£42,000 FTE)

Part-time, 28 hours per week

Permanent Contract

Based in London, SW1P with potential for hybrid working

Interviews will occur on a rolling basis.

 

Please see below the job description for this role:

Caritas Trusts and Foundations Manager – job description

 

Caritas Westminster has just launched a new five-year strategy which has growth at its heart. We’re looking for an exceptional person to join our team as our Fundraising Manager and to be a vital part of this exciting phase of our development.

 

What you’ll be doing

Reporting to the Head of Fundraising and sitting within the fundraising team, you’ll support in the development and delivery of a seven-figure income target from new and existing trusts, foundations, and statutory funders. Multiyear funding is a priority. We’re looking for a colleague who’s talented and experienced, proactive and always prepared to go the extra mile. We want you to be comfortable with working at pace and keen to take responsibility for developing plans and day to day delivery of those plans.

This means there’s lots to get involved in – and to be excited about.

            This role has the option for hybrid working – the recruiting managers will be happy to discuss this at interview

 

What we’re looking for

You’ll have experience of and love working in an income-driven role, using your persuasive interpersonal and communication skills to engage a variety of stakeholders to generate income from both new and existing trusts, foundations and statutory funders. Having a flair for, and interest in, researching and preparing imaginative funding packages will be crucial.

You’ll have excellent analytical and reporting skills, as well as meticulous attention to detail and a methodical approach to your work. The ability to work on your own initiative and be able to delegate and/or prioritise your work is key to success in this role. You’ll be able to work effectively and efficiently within teams, supporting colleagues and working independently as required.

We welcome applications from those with a Catholic faith, those of other faiths, or none. What we require above all else is that you respect the values we share to help others and support decent and dignified work for all without prejudice.

 

What we offer you

In return for your hard work and commitment to us, you will receive a competitive reward package which will include, but is not limited to:

  • Life Assurance
  • Access to Healthcare Cash Plan
  • Discounts scheme through Reward Gateway – shopping, restaurants, cinema tickets gift cards and much more
  • Specsavers Eyecare Voucher
  • Season Ticket Loan
  • Cycle to Work scheme
  • Access to low cost loans with Churches Mutual
  • Employee assistance programme– free, independent 24/7 help and advice for work-related issues as well as problems affecting home life

Who are we?

We are the Roman Catholic Diocese of Westminster, a faith-based charity with offices close to Victoria Train and Underground Station and just a short walk from St James Park and Westminster Underground stations.

Caritas Westminster is the social action agency of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Westminster. We support people of all faiths and none, and embrace the wide and varied social needs of people living north of the Thames, from Heathrow in the West, to Bow in the East, and stretching right into Hertfordshire. We focus our work on people who are at the greatest risk of exclusion through poverty, disability, isolation and exploitation.

This new role has developed out of the growing scale and ambition of Caritas Westminster. From modest beginnings, our annual budget is now £2.9 million, and our team comprises 99 staff (45.7 FTE) and 148 volunteers. We are funded through a combination of earned income and active fundraising, particularly from large grant making bodies and major donors. Our future growth depends on diversifying this supporter base, and we aspire to doubling our current income over the next 24+ months.

Our core values are Competence, Reliability, Honesty, Perseverance & Love.

Our values are at the centre of everything we do and as such we are looking for a Trusts and Foundations Fundraiser who is able to clearly demonstrate and evidence them.

 

Application details

Our people are incredibly important to us, and we value and respect diversity in all its forms (seen and unseen). We particularly welcome applications from those from Black and Asian backgrounds, as well as candidates with disabilities and from the communities in which we work. We would like to increase representation of these groups among our staff as we know greater diversity will lead to an even greater impact for our work.

To be considered for the role, please complete an online application. CVs will NOT be considered, therefore, please do not send them. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. Please note that you will need to be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this position. You must provide proof of Right to Work in the UK.  We reserve the right to remove the vacancy before closing date.

Equal Opportunities & Living Wage Statement:

The Diocese of Westminster is an Equal Opportunities and accredited Living Wage employer. To be successful, we aspire to be person centered at all times and place human dignity at our centre. We aim at all times to recruit the person who is best suited to the job, and we welcome applications from all communities and underrepresented groups, regardless of race, sexual orientation, disability, faith, age and gender. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria. We strive to take a holistic approach to the development of our people so that we may better serve and empower the mission of our Church as ministered by the parishes, deaneries, schools and communities that we support. Our ambition is to work together to promote a more inclusive environment, which attracts all candidates and signals our commitment to celebrating and promoting diversity.

We want people from all walks of life to feel valued for their individuality, thrive in our organisation, share a sense of belonging and demonstrate our values. With this in mind, we positively celebrate Diversity & Inclusion at the Diocese of Westminster and place it at the heart of our aim which is to reflect and connect with the diverse communities that we serve.

Actions we take to provide equality of opportunity for all candidates include:

  • We anonymise application forms during our shortlisting process to ensure that candidates are assessed without any consideration of their name, gender or background.
  • As part of this anonymisation, we don’t take into consideration where candidates studied, or the method of that study e.g. full-time, part-time or distance learning.
  • We apply a consistent approach to our question setting across our applications and interviews to ensure that everyone is assessed against the identified values, competencies and job requirements. Our values are important to us and as such we use a scoring framework that marks candidates based on values, behaviours and competencies.
  • We provide guidance and brief all our interviewers throughout the selection processes in recruitment best-practice to mitigate against any potential for conscious or unconscious bias or discrimination. Whenever possible we will have multiple interviewers when assessing each candidate to ensure marking is accurate and fair.
  • We ensure all our assessment venues are accessible. We offer alternative formats of our application forms to encourage applicants with disabilities or who require reasonable adjustments to perform at their best.
  • We will work together with candidates with a disability or health condition to implement reasonable adjustments to enable them to feel comfortable and strive during the assessment process.