The Philanthropy Manager – Trusts is responsible for building and developing transformational partnerships with Trussell’s highest level Trusts & Foundation funders, engaging them with our strategy and demonstrating the impact of their funding to secure long-term financial support.  The Philanthropy Manager – Trusts works with the Senior Philanthropy Manager to shape and implement the team strategy and to drive progress against targets, building collaboration and team culture.    

This role is part of the Together with Trussell programme, the goal of which is to build stronger connections with our supporters, partners and donors to increase funding, campaigning, and other forms of support for our work. As a member of an enabling programme, this role is focused on the successful delivery of the Together with Trussell programme outcomes, which underpin and enable the outcomes of our 5 external programmes - together contributing to the fulfilment of our long-term vision of a UK without the need for food banks.

Key Responsibilities

Manage and develop relationships with existing trusts, foundations and key stakeholders to ensure successful long-term relationships. Through effective and relational management of a caseload of existing supporters, researching, qualifying and building insights to leverage support and ensure maximum impact of opportunities

Ensure the highest standard of donor care is achieved across the team through tailored stewardship, clear and compelling proposals, engaging impact reports, communications and other supporting materials

Work alongside the Senior Philanthropy Manager to develop the team strategy and deliver against income and overall team objectives

Collaborate with colleagues across Trussell, including senior stakeholders to enable the delivery of first-class donor journeys and support an internal culture of fundraising. Identify and foster effective relationships with key charity colleagues including Senior Leadership Team, trustees, and colleagues from across fundraising, operations and food banks to bring donors closer to our work.

Accurately manage income pipeline, records & GDPR compliance. Maintain supporter records on our database, ensuring all information is accurate and pipeline forecasting is up to date, appropriately escalating changes to forecast for forward visibility. At all times adhering to data protection guidelines, policies and best practice.

Person Specification

Core Knowledge

·       Knowledge of the principles of managing high level Trust relationships and the wider Trusts and Foundations landscape and practices.

·       Understanding of communicating impact for funders

·       Understanding and implementation of fundraising best practice, including data protection regulations and ethical codes.

Essential Skills

·       First class donor care and stewardship skills

·       Strong numeracy and data analysis and ability to interpret and distil complex data effectively

·       Ability to collaborate and to influence a wide range of stakeholders internally and externally to achieve results

·       Ability to support and collaborate trust fundraisers to achieve key objectives

·       Excellent communication skills – both written and verbal

·       Use of Salesforce or a similar cloud-based software tool

Key Experience

·       Experience of high-level donor management and relationship building

·       Experience of working in results-oriented environment particular in fundraising, sales, marketing or recruitment