This position is offered on a fixed-term basis to provide maternity cover.

Martin House has been caring for babies, children and young people with life-limiting conditions from West, North and East Yorkshire for more than 30 years. Every year we care for more than 420 families at our hospice in Boston Spa, in hospitals, and in their own homes. In addition, we also support more than 150 bereaved families each year.

We are seeking a creative, ambitious and focused Trusts and Foundations Fundraiser. Working with the Trusts and Foundations Team Manager, you will help to cultivate and steward a portfolio of major Trusts and Foundations with a giving capacity of £5,000.00 or more, submitting detailed and emotive bids and impactful reports. You will play an active part in helping Income Generation to fundraise for core running costs.

You will have experience of working within the charitable sector, ideally within a Trusts and Foundations role, with a focus on larger Trust applications. The successful candidate will be positive, organised, and motivated, with the ability to manage their time and workload effectively. Excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential as is the ability to write persuasively. A proven track-record of generating income and building relationships interdepartmentally and with external stakeholders is also essential to this role. As a leading children’s hospice with a successful and dynamic fundraising department, The Trusts and Foundations Fundraiser position at Martin House is ideal for individuals who are child and family focused, with the ambition to take the next step in their fundraising career.

Our ideal candidate will:

• Be dedicated, compassionate, work in collaboration, be open, honest, flexible, caring and deliver high standards in everything you do.
• Want to work in a well-established, award-winning hospice, working as part of the multidisciplinary team to support the children, young people and their families from the time of their referral through to end of life care.

Tasks and duties:

•  Support the Trusts and Foundations Team Manager and the Head of Major Relationships Fundraising to steward a portfolio of major Trusts and Foundations so they continue to donate as pledged and seek new income.
• Research and develop a pipeline of prospects for core running costs.
• Drafting and submitting funding applications, working with colleagues to develop strong cases for support, gathering resources to meet funders criteria within required deadlines.
• Producing and submitting emotive and impactful reports for funders within agreed timeframes.
• Working collaboratively with colleagues to produce necessary communications for updates and reports.
• Work closely with our Care Team to develop a deep understanding of our work and identify areas where funding is required.
• Ensure funders are appropriately recognised and stewarded.
• Maintain accurate records on our supporter database Blackbaud.
• Support the overall Income Generation Strategy.
• Contribute towards financial reporting as required.
• Keep informed of key developments across grant making organisations

Martin House places families at the heart of all that we do and this is reflected in the amazing benefits we offer our valued team members.

Our benefits include:

• Annual leave – eight weeks per year, including bank holidays.
• Sick pay – six months full pay and six months half pay following successful completion of probationary period.
• Recognition of NHS pension scheme for candidates who are currently in the scheme and up to 10 per cent contributory AVIVA scheme.
• Enhanced maternity and partners leave to exceed the NHS entitlement.
• Health and wellbeing programme including access to free of charge Employee Assistance Programme for employees and their families.
• Accredited Menopause and Mindful employer.
• Life insurance – two times annual salary.
• Free parking
  

If you want to be part of an exciting new journey within the Charity and are seeking a new challenge we would love to hear from you…

Please complete an application form, referring to the Job Description and Person Specification which you can find on this link. For further information, please contact Katy Airey, Trusts and Foundations Team Manager by email kairey@martinhouse.org.uk or by telephone on 07810355019.

The closing date for applications is Tuesday, 1st of July 2025 and interviews will take place on Tuesday, 15th of July.

Please note all applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK.