Trust and Foundations Officer

Trusts & Foundation Officer, Wales

Salary: Pro rata of £26,915, with future progression to £30,242 (pro rata).

Location: The role can be remote based at home, or office based, or a combination of office/home based, depending on your preference. Our office locations are Cardiff, Birkenhead or Birmingham.

Hours: 21 – 28 Hours per week

The Vacancy
We are seeking an enthusiastic, experienced and results-driven Trusts & Foundation Officer to join our Income Generation team to raise funds across all fundraising activities, with a focus on charitable funds, foundations and Welsh Government grants.

You will have an appreciation of the work of NYAS and the challenges faced by care experienced children and young people who NYAS support with a view to helping us change young lives. We have ambitious plans in Wales to secure grants to support existing projects and to develop new projects to help more young people.

Duties include:

Identify and review the grants available from trusts, organisations and Welsh Government to support the work of NYAS Cymru in Wales.
Research and write excellent funding applications to a range of funders, including Welsh Government, charitable trusts and foundations and community funds which are fully tailored to the funding criteria and motivates the funders to offer grants.
Develop compelling cases for support which package projects and their associated costs into suitable proposals for grant funding.
Co-ordinate / contribute to the completion of outcome monitoring and reporting to grant and project funders.
About you

You will have experience in a similar role and share our passion to help more young care experienced people. You will have great relationship building skills with the ability of writing successful grant applications.

If you are looking for a rewarding role with an organisation that makes a difference to young people’s lives, we want to hear from you.

If you would like to have an informal chat about this position please contact Jennefer Whitley, Head of Income Generation & Business Development on 07762 414 233 or jennefer.whitley@nyas.net

Note for candidates

When completing the application form, it is important that you refer to the person specification within the job description and detail how you can evidence the criteria. The job description can be located at the bottom of this page.

This role offers flexibility of office/home working as well as flexible hours.

We’re looking for someone to work between 21 and 28 hours per week, please indicate what your preference would be on your application form.

The role can be remote based at home, or office based, or a combination of office/home based, depending on your preference. Our office locations are Cardiff, Birkenhead or Birmingham.

Home working can be offered but you will need to be willing and able to travel to NYAS offices when required.

About NYAS
As an established leading rights-based charity, NYAS (National Youth Advocacy Service) is well positioned to ensure that children, young people, and adults across England and Wales are fully respected, represented, and supported in expressing their views and having their rights upheld.

We work with care-experienced children, young people, and adults who are often reliant on statutory services suffering the negative impact of the cuts in public expenditure. Our combination of social care and legal services places us in a unique position to ensure that they receive the services they need and that their voices are heard.

We are an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment which means NYAS welcomes applications from all individuals regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or belief, or any other protected characteristic.

NYAS is proud to share that we are a Disability Confident Employer and we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies.

Work with us to help change young lives.