Trusts and Foundations Fundraiser

Hours of work 37.5 Full time / Part-time 22.5 considered

Place of work/Base Martin House and in the Community. Remote working arrangements will be considered, where possible. Remote employees will be required to attend fundraising department meetings and necessary training sessions in person.

Type of contract Fixed-term maternity cover

About Martin House 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 to cover Maternity cover for an initial period of 9 months. 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.

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.

• 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 at our children’s hospice in Boston Spa

Please apply via our website www.martinhouse.org.uk/get-involved/join-our-team/ and complete an application form, referring to the Job Description and Person Specification which and be found here. For further information contact Katy Airey at [email protected]. The closing date for applications is noon on 15th August 2025. Interviews will take place on 26th August 2025. If you have not heard from us by 25th August please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Martin House is committed to providing care and improving services irrespective of race, ethnicity, disability, gender, religion or belief, age, marital status, or sexual orientation.

here Martin House is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. Recruitment checks are undertaken in accordance with safer recruitment standards and successful applicants may be required to undertake a DBS via the Disclosure and Barring Service. Please note all applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK.