Grants Manager

The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) is a conservation charity that protects wetlands for
wildlife and people. For more than 75 years we have been pioneers in saving threatened wetland
wildlife across the globe and are experts in wetland management and creation. Our work focuses
on tackling the most pressing conservation challenges including biodiversity loss and climate
change. We work with communities living among some of the most vulnerable wetlands in the
world, providing leadership and influence to create a sustainable future for our wetlands,
their wildlife and the people who depend upon them. We believe that showing people first-hand
how extraordinary wetlands are can ignite their passion to help us conserve them, so we provide
amazing experiences at our unique UK wetland centres for over one million visitors every year.

The Grants Team makes a major contribution to raising the funds we need for wildlife and
community-focused conservation programmes in the UK and internationally, environmental
education projects and the work that ensures that our wetland Centres and reserves offer all
that they can for wildlife and people, raising in excess of £3mn pa. Grants form part of the
Philanthropy & Partnerships department.

Due to an internal promotion, WWT is looking recruit an experienced Grants
fundraiser to manage an exciting portfolio of high value funder relationships. The
role includes relationship management, prospect development, leading on major applications,
compiling reports completing and complex claims. This is an exciting career development
opportunity to maximise the potential of relationships with a wide range of UK and
international grantors, including charitable trust, statutory, and lottery funders. The
successful candidate will have considerable influence over developing projects to ensure
projects are aligned with both our strategy and funder criteria.

We are looking for an experienced career Fundraiser who is an innovative,
resourceful, self-motivated, tenacious,
well-organised and creative person with very
strong communication and numerical skills. The successful
candidate will have a track record of securing six figure grants and be confident of
influencing internal and external stakeholders at all levels, supervising staff and managing
their own workload proactively.

The successful candidate will be able to work in a hybrid way between their home and
Slimbridge. It is expected the role will need to attend Slimbridge 1 to 2 days a week and as
required for key meetings. If this is of interest then we would be happy to discuss this at
interview.

In return for your hard work and dedication you’ll enjoy a wide range of benefits
including:

• 33 days annual leave, inclusive of bank holidays, increasing to 38 days after 5 years’
  service
• Contributory pension scheme matching up to 7%
• Life assurance providing 3 times annual salary
• Access to a wide range of resources to support your health and wellbeing including our 24/7
  Employee Assistance Programme
• Enhanced family friendly policies
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free entry to all our centres

Closing date: 3rd July 2023

Interview date: 12th July 2023

WWT is an equal opportunities employer and all applications will be considered solely on merit.

Registered Charity Number England & Wales, no 1030884 and Scotland, no SC039410