Do you want to make a difference and be part of a vibrant and inclusive organisation that has been helping save lives for more than a century?  As one of the country’s best-loved charities, St John Ambulance played a pivotal role in responding to the pandemic as well as ‘everyday’ health emergencies, training, supporting communities, and improving young people’s lives.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Philanthropy and Partnerships Team (P&P) which comprises trusts and statutory, philanthropy and corporate. The post-holder will focus on grant making trusts and foundations and will develop and maintain relationships with, and secure funds from, existing and new funders. This role supports St John’s key strategic priorities such as our inspiring programmes with young people and our community first aid response work and is instrumental to the future growth of the P&P team.

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work, providing a supportive culture with opportunities to grow and develop your career, achieve a healthy work life balance and to be recognised for the great work you do. The role benefits from a competitive salary, generous pension, hybrid, flexible working, 33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays) - increasing to 38 days over 5 years, options to buy and sell holiday, free first/mental aid first aider courses, Blue Light and NHS online shopping discounts, cycle to work scheme, life assurance, flu jab, eye care, mental health and wellbeing tools and volunteering days. 

Please see the job description for more detail (this can be viewed on our website or once you click apply)

About You:

• Proven experience of trust fundraising, successfully securing grants and maintaining excellent relationships with donors
• Proven ability to proactively seek and identify new trust prospects
• Experience of developing bespoke fundraising proposals for trust and foundations
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the proven ability to form good working relationships, internally and externally, with people at all levels
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to write persuasive and engaging content

About The Role:

• To undertake research to identify suitable trust opportunities and develop the pipeline in order to ultimately secure income to meet agreed personal and team fundraising targets
• To successfully manage a portfolio of trust donors and expertly steward relationships to ensure donor satisfaction and long-term engagement
• To prepare and submit compelling funding applications to both new and existing trusts and support the Senior Management Team with the preparation of larger bids
• To accurately record all proposal submission and stewardship on our CRM system and provide informative, focused, and accurate reports to the Trust and Statutory Manager on trust fundraising activity
• To enhance the work of the Fundraising Team through effective collaboration with internal colleagues and teams to develop fundraising bids.

About Us:

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a team of over 1,700 employees and over 30,000 volunteers, united by our goal of saving lives through essential first aid services, training and campaigning.  As a charity with rich heritage and a long history of serving humanity, we are proud of our past and excited about creating a healthier, safer, more resilient future.

St John Ambulance works at the heart of communities, supporting and enabling them to access and receive physical and mental health first aid. We do this through developing and providing effective community response and outreach services (e.g. Ambulance response, Falls response, Night Time Economy and Homelessness outreach) and using our longstanding expertise to empower people with vital clinical skills and the confidence to use them (e.g. our Volunteers and Community Advocates, NHS Cadets and Young Responders programmes).

Find out more about us, including our new Ask Me campaign, at www.sja.org.uk

If you are a current St John Ambulance employee, please apply here: Click here

For all other candidates, or St John Ambulance volunteers wishing to apply: please apply below

St John Ambulance are committed to increasing the diversity of our team and making sure we best reflect the diversity of the communities we serve.   At St John, everyone is valued and supported to thrive, we have several networks including Multi Culture, Disability and Accessibility, Pride, Family and Carers and Women’s groups.  We do not tolerate any form of discrimination and engender a sense of belonging for all, by creating an environment of mutual respect, where we value unique differences and demonstrate authentic allyship. We believe passionately in equality, diversity and inclusion.   

Please note: St John does not accept speculative CVs and will only review CVs sent in application for an advertised vacancy.

Recruitment Agencies: We are not utilising the services of recruitment agencies for this vacancy and will accept direct applications only.