Organisation: Bendrigg

Salary Details: £30,333 - £34,360 FTE

Closing date for applications: 12 May 2025

Contract:                   Permanent, 0.8-1FTE

Hours:                         29-36.25 hours/week (0.8-1FTE)

Location:                   Remote, Hybrid or Office-based (Kendal). If remote, there would be an expectation to attend the office at least 1-2 days per month as well as for a period of time during the induction process. On site accommodation can be arranged.

Closing date:            9am Monday 12^th May 2025

Interview date:         Week commencing 19^th May 2025 (exact date TBC)

 About Bendrigg

Bendrigg makes adventure accessible, working together to overcome barriers and transform lives.

Bendrigg’s vision is to harness the power of adventure to create lasting change and transform communities for all. Based in an idyllic rural location just outside of Kendal, we provide inclusive opportunities for people of any age or ability, including residential adventure activity breaks, volunteering opportunities and local community clubs. With 4,000 visitors a year at our site and reaching thousands more through our ‘Beyond Bendrigg’ specialist training and consultancy service, we create change, one adventure at a time.

The role: Trusts and Foundations Fundraiser

 The Trusts & Foundations Fundraiser will join a small but passionate fundraising team, working together to harness the power of adventure to create lasting change and transform communities for all.

The successful candidate will be responsible for securing core and restricted grant income for the different areas of Bendrigg’s work to ensure that outdoor adventurous opportunities are accessible to all. For example, one day might involve submitting a grant application for specialist climbing equipment whilst another might involve meeting with a funder to discuss support for our volunteering programme.

This exciting opportunity will focus on raising funds from charitable trusts and foundations, primarily through grants of between four-and five-figures, to achieve overall annual fundraising targets (currently c. £900,000). The Trusts & Foundations Fundraiser will build on the existing strong relationships we have to encourage long-term partnerships, develop new relationships with potential funders and explore new opportunities for support.

The ideal candidate will have the ability to collaborate well with the team whilst successfully managing a varied workload. This role would suit a self-starter who is passionate, motivated and can manage a diverse portfolio of relationships to secure funding and support for Bendrigg’s work.

Working at Bendrigg

We understand that everyone is different and try to be as flexible as possible. We are proud to offer a caring and supportive working environment with a number of benefits including:

• Holidays: Staff receive 30 days paid holiday plus bank holidays (FTE, part-time pro-rata). (Up to 7 days + 3 Bank holidays required to be taken during the Christmas/New Year shut down period – FTE).
• Meals: meals and refreshments are provided when on-shift for anyone working on-site from our amazing catering team.
• Training: personal and professional development is actively encouraged and rewarded. Staff are provided with opportunities for external training as well as a number of internal training sessions throughout the year.
• Pension: All employees can take advantage of our pension arrangements whereby contributions of 5% from the employee are matched by 5% from Bendrigg.
• Company health cash plan
• Sick pay: company sick pay (inclusive of SSP) starting at one week full pay in the first six months rising to six months full pay after five years of employment
• Maternity & Paternity Pay: Statutory Maternity & Paternity Pay
• Parental leave: We understand that you may need time to settle children into a new school, or you may want to spend more time with a child. Bendrigg offers 18 weeks unpaid leave for each child up to their 18^th birthday (maximum of 4 weeks per year).
• Emergency Dependant & Compassionate leave: Up to 5 paid days per year

We welcome and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, irrespective of gender, disability, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, religion or criminal records.

How to apply

If you feel you could belong at Bendrigg then please download the full job description from our website https://www.bendrigg.org.uk/vacancies/ and send your CV and a covering letter detailing how you fit the person specification to vacancies@bendrigg.org.uk

For more information

We also welcome informal enquiries so please do contact our office if you have any questions. All enquiries relating to this post should be made to:

Elizabeth Feltoe, Fundraising Manager
Elizabeth@bendrigg.org.uk
01539 723766