Funding Partnerships Officer

12 months Fixed Term Contract

Reporting to the Funding Partnerships Lead, the Funding Partnerships Officer will support  a ‘back of house’ specialist fundraising service to enable the funding and delivery of projects and activities; working to a commissioning relationship across our business and in line with our vision and principles of our Community Investment service. The post will also support the growth of the Community Investment Service by working with the Funding Partnerships Lead to identify opportunities for external funds and contracts which support the delivery of the social impact strategy.

You will enable our vision through working within a commissioning relationship with colleagues, partner organisations and customers; preparing and submitting applications for funding and supporting other fundraising methods which enable delivery of a range of services and activities to meet customer and business requirements.  These will complement our frameworks for service delivery across our Neighbourhood and Independence and Well-being Directorates.

Your fundraising will support our vision to ensure consistency of our offer to anchor and non-anchor neighbourhoods and aligning service delivery with the aims and objectives of the Community Investment and Sustainable Neighbourhoods Strategies, as well as the guiding principles stated within the Community Investment model. You will develop an expert understanding of potential sources of fundraising, and will work in an empowering way to develop the knowledge and capacity of colleagues, partners and customers to undertake fundraising work for themselves.

What you’ll be doing

• Support the delivery of our core fundraising Community Investment service to our customers and partner organisations,  helping to  increase opportunities for customers to address local and community needs and broader social issues.
• Identify local and regional funding opportunities by working with colleagues and trusted partner agencies; submitting funding applications and requests for in-kind investments which support the delivery of projects and initiatives. 
• Develop the capacity of colleagues, partner organisations and customers to develop and submit fundraising applications themselves, providing technical advice and any other support where required.
• Record, monitor and report on any fundraising activities, ensuring that we monitor and report against fundraising received, evidencing value and impact.
• Develop, write and submit applications for fundraising support which meet customer and business requirements, using data and evidence of need, to deliver against our three core community investment services.
• Support partner organisations to develop sustainable approaches to fundraising from small scale start up projects towards medium growth.
•  Support partner organisations with corporate fundraising approaches as well as Trusts/Foundations, Crowdfunding and other community fundraising activities.    

• Understand the priorities for Neighbourhood and Independence and Wellbeing schemes, developing excellent working relationships across the Customer Services Directorate to achieve our objectives.

•Develop the capacity and understanding of fundraising by providing information, tools, and guidance to colleagues, customers and partners.

• Manage and monitor multiple ongoing fundraising applications.

• Collaborate with internal colleagues, external partners and customers to capture and report any performance information that may be required from funders.

• Provide financial statements and reports.

• Continually evaluate the effectiveness of fundraising activities undertaken; using data and findings to inform future decision making and planning.

• Contribute towards the Community Investment Team database of funding streams providing an up to date resource for all colleagues.

• Identify and implement exit strategies for any fundraising received.

What you’ll need 

•Experience of fundraising

• Experience of working with small registered charities, social enterprises and voluntary community organisations.

• Experience of bid writing to a range of grant giving organisations, Trusts and Foundations

• Experience of researching prospects, developing pipelines and supporting charities to implement a funding strategy.

• Experience of a values led approach to identifying and approaching corporates and working with charities to develop donor stewardship

• Experience of other fundraising methods or a practical working knowledge of crowdfunding and community fundraising.

What we need from you

• Represent Great Places in a way that reflects our standards, vision and values;
• To deliver value for money and manage resources effectively and efficiently, ensuring that targets (financial and non-financial) are met;
• Promote Great Places to employers, sector bodies, and the local community, developing effective partnerships with employers, the funding agencies and other representative bodies;
• A commitment work flexibly across Great Places Regions which may include some working outside normal hours, weekends and Bank Holidays as required.
• Use of the relevant range of Microsoft Office applications
• Experience of administration and recording procedures, with an in depth understanding of confidentiality.
• Ability to engage and to build relationships with partnering or potential partner agencies or organisations.

What we give you in return for your hard work and commitment

•Pension ¦DC Scheme (up to 10% contribution from both colleague and Great Places)

•WPA ¦Healthcare auto enrolled at no contribution level with £1250 of savings available- option to increase & add on family members

•The Market Place ¦high street, restaurant & supermarket discounts, gym memberships, cycle to work, smart tech loans and much more

•Annual Leave ¦Start at 26 days annual leave, increasing up to 30 days + Bank Holidays

•Lottery ¦ Monthly draw with 1st @ £250, 2nd @ £75 and 3rd @ £50

•Savings Club ¦ You can put aside money each month for 11 months to help you save for that special something (pays out in Novembers salary)

•Sharing Greatness ¦ Our colleague incentive scheme where colleagues can earn £300 by helping the business achieve business targets.

•Help with transport ¦ We offer season ticket loans, an affordable way to purchase season tickets for public transport at discounted rates .

At Great Places we believe the wellbeing of our colleagues is vital to enable them to deliver to great services, all your benefits can be used inside and outside of work.

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Great Places Housing Group exists to improve the lives of the people living in our 25,000 homes across the North West and Yorkshire. We are much more than just a landlord, providing a wide-range of services and promoting partnership work to create vibrant, sustainable communities.

You can find details of our story, our vision and our values here.

At Great Places, we are committed to using inclusive hiring practices. By embracing diversity and difference, we enrich our teams with varied perspectives, drive, and innovation to create an environment in which everyone can thrive.  We welcome applications from people of all identities, backgrounds, and cultures and are committed to fostering an environment in which everyone can be their authentic self; building a workforce that truly reflects the diverse communities we serve.

We want to create a recruitment process that allows you to perform at your best! Should you need any support or information throughout the process, please reach out to our recruitment team at recruitment@greatplaces.org.uk.