Trust and Grants Officer

Culture: Flexible, life and family-friendly with excellent track-record of supporting professional development

Railway Children works here in the UK and internationally to support vulnerable children alone and at risk on the streets and at transport hubs. They're best known for their work in India, where thousands of children arrive frightened and alone at rail and bus terminals every day. Some are passing through having fallen prey to groomers, traffickers or drug gangs. Others are lost miles from home.

In this role, you'll be working for an organisation that responds to this need by:

• Training 11,614 British Transport Police and railway staff to identify and support vulnerable children.


• Reaching and protecting 3,727 children in India across 8 railway stations and 1 bus terminal.


• Supporting 1,789 children in Tanzania to move away from the streets to a brighter future.


About the role
You'll work as part of an established and growing fundraising team to secure and steward four, five and six-figure grants from trusts, foundations and institutions in the UK and overseas.

This will include a portfolio of new and existing donors with varied day-to-day tasks. You'll submit funding proposals and manage existing grants, as well as prepare high-quality feedback reports and deliver outstanding stewardship.

It's a grown-up working culture in a supportive and nurturing environment. This fundraising team is proud of its track-record of supporting people to develop their skills and move on to bigger roles, both internally and externally. This could be the perfect opportunity for either for an ambitious Trusts and Foundations specialist looking to take greater ownership and responsibility, or an experienced fundraiser with a passion for international development looking to have an impact on the lives of vulnerable children.

You'll already have a proven track-record securing funding from trusts, foundations and/or institutions and statutory funders. However, you don't necessarily need to come with previous international experience (though, of course, you'd be very welcome to apply if you do).,
• Experience of securing multi-year funding from trusts, foundations or institutional funders.


• Ability to write compelling, persuasive and accurate copy.


• Understanding of how to translate complex material into digestible formats for different audiences.


• Highly organised and confident self-starter, able to juggle multiple deadlines and priorities.


• Team player who enjoys working collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams.