WaterAid

Trust Manager

WaterAid
Posted 10/21/2026full-timeLondon • United KingdomMid-LevelSenior💰 £41,325 per yearWebsite
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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in securing and managing funding partnerships, with a strong focus on relationship management, strategic planning, and compliance within the international development sector. Proven ability to collaborate across teams and manage complex projects while championing equity and inclusion.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Grant SecuringRelationship ManagementStrategic FundraisingCollaboration Across TeamsBudget Management

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Develop and secure new funding partnerships by building and managing a robust pipeline of trust prospects, identifying opportunities, cultivating relationships, and creating engagement strategies that lead to significant new income
  • Manage and grow existing trust partnerships through relationship management, stewardship, proposals and reporting, and identifying opportunities to retain and increase support
  • Collaborate with colleagues across WaterAid to design and deliver donor-focused funding propositions, proposals and reports aligned with funder priorities and requirements
  • Contribute to strategic fundraising growth by helping shape team strategy, identifying emerging funding opportunities and sector trends, strengthening internal collaboration, and ensuring compliance with relevant policies and standards
  • Work with other fundraisers, senior leadership, programmes and communications teams
  • Champion WaterAid’s commitment to equity, inclusion and safeguarding

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Demonstrable track record of securing and growing five- and six-figure grants from trusts and foundations
  • Exceptional relationship management, influencing and communication skills
  • Strong collaboration and partnership-working abilities, with experience of working across multi-disciplinary teams
  • Excellent planning, analytical and organisational skills, including experience managing multiple priorities, budgets and deadlines and CRM systems
  • Experience working in a large, complex organisation (preferred)
  • Experience managing the complexities of restricted income projects, including budgets and log frames (preferred)
  • Knowledge of current trends and debates in international development, including locally led development and equitable partnerships (preferred)
  • Eligibility to work in the UK
  • Basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check required for UK-based roles

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • 36 days’ holiday (including 8 Bank Holidays)
  • Option to buy an extra 5 days’ annual leave
  • Employer pension contribution up to 10%
  • Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
  • Season ticket loan
  • Free annual eye tests
  • ‘Give as you Earn’ charitable giving scheme
  • Enhanced parental leave (maternity, adoption/surrogacy, shared parental and paternity)
  • Sabbaticals
  • One paid volunteer day each year

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Hard Skills
Grant WritingProposal DevelopmentAnalytical SkillsOrganizational SkillsCRM Systems ManagementBudget ManagementLog Frame ManagementFunding PropositionsStewardshipReporting
Soft Skills
Influencing SkillsCommunication SkillsPlanning SkillsCollaboration SkillsInterpersonal Skills
Certifications & Qualifications
Basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check
Industry Keywords
International DevelopmentEquitable PartnershipsTrusts and FoundationsRestricted Income ProjectsEmerging Funding OpportunitiesSector TrendsEquity and InclusionStewardshipDonor EngagementCompliance Standards