Are you passionate about using your skills to increase the number of trusts and foundations supporting Porchlight, growing our income and making a difference for some of the most vulnerable people in our communities?

Porchlight is Kent’s largest homelessness charity and a leading provider of housing, mental health and wellbeing services across the south east.

It’s an exciting time to join our fundraising team as we look to secure new funders and develop funding relationships with grants makers, trusts, and corporate and charitable foundations.

You’ll be responsible for building our approach, providing a stewardship experience that increases retention and builds long term commitment to the charity.

Collaborating closely with the business development team, you’ll develop and write proposals and applications that inspire and engage funders and motivate them to support our work.

This is a great opportunity to be part of a team that’s taking Porchlight’s fundraising activity to the next level, growing reach and engagement and driving change for the homeless and vulnerable people we support.

What you need:

Knowledge of trust fundraising principles and practice within a fundraising setting
Experience of developing and delivering a strategy to drive an increase in multi-year giving
Experience of proposal development and reporting
Experience of using a contact management database to manage relationships
Experience of budget planning and forecasting

Working Hours: 22.5 hours per week, working pattern is negotiable

Contract: Permanent