Title: Trust and Projects Support Officer (The Mark Leonard Trust, Aurora Trust, and the Climate Change Collaboration - CCC)

Reporting to: Deputy Trust Executive for the Aurora Trust, Mark Leonard Trust and CCC

Salary: £40,873

Fixed-Term: 15 months (maternity cover)

Location: Office based at The Peak, 5 Wilton Road, SW1V 1AP with opportunities to work from home.

Please find full job description here.

About the role

This is an exciting role for a passionate and motivated person to work for two of the Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts and the CCC (details of these charities are set out below).

You will undertake research, due diligence and write clear and succinct reports which support and further the philanthropic activities of the Mark Leonard Trust, Aurora Trust and CCC. You will also attend meetings with a variety of individuals and organisations, take notes and minutes as required and maintain logs for team actions and progress of grantee partners. You will also help maintain the websites and social media of the Mark Leonard Trust, Aurora Trust and CCC and the work they support.

About you

You will have experience working in an office environment (in-person or remote) using Microsoft office applications and setting up and joining online meetings.

You will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the complexity of society’s response to climate change and nature loss.

You will be able to quickly understand how the Aurora Trust, Mark Leonard Trust and CCC operate and the philanthropic activities and areas they support.

You will be self-motivated and require minimal supervision to produce high-quality work and manage a substantial workload. You will take initiative undertaking work, whilst knowing when to ask for guidance and support.

You will have excellent written and verbal skills and be able to write summaries which explain concepts clearly and succinctly.

You will have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to engage with a variety of individuals and manage interactions with discretion and tact as necessary. You take a collaborative approach to working with others. About the Trusts

The Mark Leonard Trust

The Trust aims to use all its resources, investments, grants, and networks to achieve its charitable purposes. It often supports smaller, early-stage organisations through long-term funding and developmental support. The Trust’s priority areas are “Food and Farming” and “Harnessing the Power of the Creative Arts”.

The Aurora Trust

The Trust’s primary focus is tackling climate change through its programme areas, Sustainable Farming, Stopping Deforestation, Home Energy Efficiency and Connecting People with Nature.

The Climate Change Collaboration

The Climate Change Collaboration is a partnership between the Aurora Trust, the Mark Leonard Trust and the JJ Charitable Trust (another SFCT). The three Trusts formed the Collaboration in 2011 in response to the growing urgency of climate change.

The Climate Change Collaboration’s mission is to support efforts which help stabilise global temperatures to 1.5 degrees, restore our natural world, and support a regenerative economy. It aims to help reshape market norms, incentives and structures and create a political mandate to keep fossil fuels in the ground and accelerate finance into climate and nature solutions.

Application and timeline

Close date: Tuesday 27/08

Interviews: w/c 09/09

Our recruitment platform anonymises your responses and focuses on your actual skills that are relevant to this role. This benefits you by giving you a greater chance of expressing your skills in this objective selection process.

We want everyone who works for us to feel welcomed, respected, supported and valued. We believe everyone should be treated with equity, and that diversity of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences helps us achieve better things in our work.

If you need any further information about our recruitment process, or if there are any adjustments to this that you would like to discuss, please contact people@sfct.org.uk.

Our Benefits

Core benefits include a generous pensions scheme (12% employer contribution), life assurance, income protection, private health and dental care, annual health checks and Employee Assistance Programme, along with a range of benefits designed to promote your work/life balance and make your time with us enjoyable and rewarding.