Grants and Foundations Manager

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Grants and Foundations Manager

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Grants and Foundations ManagerHours: 37.5 hours/week, Hybrid working 2 days per week on siteLocation: Central London OfficeReporting to: Group Head of DevelopmentGrade: ManagerTracker Group is a UK-based, not-for-profit think tank. Our aim is to enable a Paris-aligned, nature-positive global economy by aligning capital market actions with planetary boundaries. We are the home of the two award-winning research brands, Carbon Tracker and Planet Tracker, which together comprise Tracker Group, combined under one corporate entity since 2022.Together, we mobilise investors and corporates alike to intervene in the practices destroying our planet, working towards the necessary, fundamental changes in our world’s financial markets to respect the environmental boundaries we know our planet has.About the RoleThis is a new position at Tracker Group and the post holder will be responsible for supporting both Carbon Tracker and Planet Tracker, with the opportunity to raise funds for the full range of programmes offered by both organisations.The Grants and Foundations Manager plays a key role in the small Development team, supporting the strategy for funder engagement and the creation of fundraising initiatives to support the Tracker Group. The Grants and Foundations Manager will be responsible for a portfolio of institutional donors. Within that portfolio they will directly engage with and provide strategic support for foundation grant identification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship. They work collaboratively with our Programme leadership to facilitate funding partnership opportunities in alignment with the Tracker Group’s mission, values, and goals. They oversee grant deliverables and funder development activities through coordination with executive leadership, program, and finance teams. The Grants and Foundations Manager will work closely with the Group Head of Development, who also carries a portfolio of donors, the Grants Administrator, and other Tracker Group staff and Board members as needed, to support fund development activities and meet fundraising goals.Key Responsibilities:Grants (85%)Lead a portfolio of funder relationships, providing approximately £4M in annual support for the Tracker Group’s program work covering both Carbon Tracker and Planet Tracker.

• Responsible for securing an annual revenue target; maintaining relationships and activities with existing grantors; and supporting the development of an annual plan and budget for grant revenues
• Develop and maintain foundation relationships, and work closely with the Head of Development, Head of Research, COO, CEO and other key staff to develop donor strategy and implement cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship activities
• Research and identify new prospective grant makers; build and maintain a robust pipeline of funding prospects based on program priorities and budget needs
• Develop funding concepts for foundations and write proposals, applications and letters of enquiry
• Create materials for communicating with current funding partners, including support materials for funder deliverables, written updates to private funding partners, and input on general fundraising communications as requested
• Prepare all reporting necessary for grantors
• Develops and delivers exceptional stewardship, to help ensure long-term donor relationships and increased revenue
• Contribute to maintenance of tracking tools to coordinate active funding opportunities
• Maintain landscape knowledge of funder audiences and share emerging opportunities to inform program strategies and fundraising efforts

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Expected salary

£55000 per year

Location

London

Job date

Sat, 01 Mar 2025 23:22:49 GMT

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