Trusts and Foundations Manager

Help transform womens lives one grant one opportunity one future at a time.

Anawim are seeking their next Trusts and Foundations Manager to join the team so they can continue to secure the funding that makes their vital work with women possible.

Role: Trusts & Foundations Manager
Salary:
Hours: 37 hours per week (0.8 considered)
Location: Balsall Heath Birmingham (hybrid working available with 1-2 days on site)
Benefits: 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and an extra day off for your birthday. Staff also benefit from enhanced maternity and sick pay a pension scheme hybrid working and access to a healthcare cash plan. Additional support includes wellbeing initiatives clinical supervision where appropriate and ongoing training and development opportunities.

About Anawim:

Anawim exists for women who have experienced trauma abuse poverty mental health issues addiction and contact with the criminal justice system. They provide a safe welcoming space and long-term holistic support helping women rebuild their confidence independence and their futures. Anawims work spans early intervention through to intensive support including community sentences prison support drop-in provision and one to one casework. Their ambition is to continue expanding their reach and impact beyond Birmingham and across the West Midlands.

About the role:

This business-critical role is responsible for managing and growing income from trusts and foundations which accounts for around half of overall funding. Youll oversee an established pipeline of funders and deliver high-quality applications in a competitive funding environment.

You will:

• Manage and deliver the trusts and foundations pipeline end-to-end
• Research and identify funding opportunities aligned with organisational priorities
• Write high-quality compelling applications and reports across a range of funders (from small grants to large multi-year bids)
• Build and maintain relationships with funders
• Work closely with colleagues to translate impact into strong evidence-based funding cases
• You will be joining a team with strong internal support including finance monitoring and evaluation and fundraising colleagues giving you the tools and insight needed to succeed.
• Your work will directly enable women to access life-changing support.

About you:

Were looking for someone with:

• A strong track record of securing grant income or writing successful bids 5-6 figures (trusts and foundations or similar)
• Excellent written communication skills with the ability to produce clear persuasive applications and reports
• Experience managing multiple deadlines and priorities independently
• The ability to assess opportunities and focus on the most impactful funding prospects
• A collaborative approach and the ability to work across teams
• This role will suit someone who enjoys the practical side of grant fundraising getting high-quality bids out the door consistently while still contributing ideas and insight where needed.
• A genuine commitment to social justice and supporting women is essential.

Why join Anawim

This is more than a fundraising role - its a chance to support a service that transforms lives every day helping create a world where women are safe valued and equal. Youll take on a high-impact role with strong internal support a diverse funding portfolio and the autonomy to make a real difference within a collaborative team. Its an excellent opportunity for someone ready to step up or an experienced trusts and foundations specialist seeking a focused hands-on role.

How to apply:

To find out more or to apply please contact Ellen Drummond at Charity People with a copy of your CV in the first instance. If your experience aligns with what were looking for well be in touch with further information.

Please note: This post is open to women only and is exempt under Schedule 9 Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010 which permits recruitment to be restricted to women where a genuine occupational requirement applies.

Application Deadline: 9am on the 22^nd of July
Interviews: w/c 3^rd of August

Charity People is a forward thinking inclusive organisation that actively and deliberately promotes equity diversity and inclusion. We know organisations thrive when inclusion is at the forefront. We evidence our commitment by matching charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates irrespective of background e.g. age disability (including hidden disabilities) gender gender identity or gender reassignment marriage and civil partnership pregnancy and maternity race religion or belief or sexual orientation. We do this because we believe that greater diversity leads to greater results for the charities we work with.