Trust Manager (x2)

Role Title: Trust Manager (Two Roles Available)

Salary: £42,205 to £43,417

Location: London

Tenure: Permanent, Full-time

ActionAid UK is a member of the ActionAid Federation, an international charity that works with women and girls living in poverty. As part of the ActionAid Federation, we work with women and girls, our partners, and dedicated staff in 43 countries to end violence and fight poverty so that all women, everywhere, can create the future they want.

Are you a keen advocate of women and girls’ rights in emergencies? 

Do you thrive in a dynamic environment where innovation, networking, and relationship-building intersect? 

Do you thrive in a dynamic environment where innovation, networking, and relationship-building intersect?

Then we'd love to hear from you!

We’re looking for two enthusiastic individuals to strengthen and grow our relationships with key Trusts and Foundations, spanning the UK and Liechtenstein. In this role, you’ll play a pivotal part in securing significant funding to support ActionAid’s pioneering work—supporting sustainable solutions that empower women and girls globally. You’ll manage your own portfolio of mid-level donors, coordinate high-impact mailings and events, and collaborate closely with senior team members on transformative, large-scale funding opportunities.

What you’ll be doing:

• Growing Partnerships: You’ll cultivate existing donor relationships at the £25k–£100k level while actively seeking new opportunities to raise around £200k–£250k per year. This includes designing engagement strategies, delivering strong stewardship, and creating tailored funding proposals.

• Making a Global Impact: You’ll play an integral role in driving attention and support for ActionAid’s humanitarian, development, and campaigning work in countries across Africa, Asia, and Latin America—advocating for the rights of women and girls at every turn.

• Innovating & Networking: Through proactive outreach, you’ll identify and nurture new trust relationships, showcasing your flair for persuasive communication, industry insights, and innovative thinking. You’ll also collaborate on donor visits and events that shine a spotlight on our life-changing programmes.

• Collaborative Teamwork: Our Trusts and Global Markets team is all about synergy. You’ll partner with the wider Funding, Philanthropy & Partnerships department—aligning with colleagues from Strategic Funding to communications teams—to share knowledge, align on strategies, and maximise new business prospects.

• Driving Excellence: Whether it’s crafting inspiring proposals, reporting on impact, or diligently maintaining records and donor data, you’ll ensure that every interaction with supporters reflects the values, credibility, and transformative potential that ActionAid embodies.

About you:

• You have a track record in high-value fundraising (ideally from Trusts/Foundations), with a proven history of securing significant gifts—£50k+—to meet ambitious targets.

• You’re naturally persuasive, with exceptional writing and presentation skills, adept at adapting tone and style for various donor audiences.

• You’re a relationship-builder, skilled at both nurturing existing networks and forging new connections. Experience collaborating with internal stakeholders to deliver on donor objectives is a plus.

• You bring fresh, creative approaches to fundraising campaigns—whether it’s crafting a compelling digital appeal, planning an unforgettable event, or designing bold engagement strategies.

• Most importantly, you’re passionate about ActionAid’s mission—embracing feminist principles, safeguarding standards, and our commitment to becoming an anti-racist, decolonised INGO.

Why ActionAid UK?

ActionAid UK is part of a global federation working with women and girls living in poverty. We’re here to challenge injustice, campaign for gender equality, and spark transformative social change. Joining our team means being part of an organisation that prioritises collaboration, courage, and continuous learning. We value ambitious thinkers who bring diverse perspectives, innovate boldly, and commit wholeheartedly to making a tangible impact.

If this sounds like the perfect opportunity for you, we’d love to hear from you. Together, we’ll forge powerful trust partnerships, scale up our ground-breaking programmes, and champion a future where all women and girls can thrive. Apply now and help us change the world—one partnership at a time.
 

Due to the nature of this role, the successful candidate will be asked to participate in criminal records checks at the point of offer.

Additional information:

Diversity, equality, inclusion and belonging:

Diversity, inclusion and belonging are key to our organisational culture. We are on a journey to become not only an anti-racist organisation but one that proudly

celebrates the diversity of all applicants and employees. We look forward to you bringing your full self to work, proudly sharing your unique perspective and helping us to shape our combined future. We especially welcome applications from those from under-represented/marginalised communities.

AAUK is a disability Confident Committed organisation and as such any candidate that declares a disability will be shortlisted for interview if they meet the essential criteria for the role.

Referencing and safeguarding:

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include safeguarding, criminal records and terrorism

finance checks. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

ActionAid UK is committed to preventing any form of sexual harassment, exploitation, and abuse (including child abuse and adult at-risk abuse) and responding robustly when these harms take place. We expect all ActionAid UK staff and ActionAid UK representatives to share this commitment. We will not tolerate our staff or other representatives carrying out any form of sexual harassment, exploitation or abuse towards anyone we come into contact with through our work.

Working practices:

ActionAid is committed to supporting flexible working. If you would like to discuss flexible working options, including the possibility of a job share for this role, there will be space to do so during the interview process.

ActionAid UK has a hybrid working policy for many of our roles. The requirement will vary from team to team and the responsibilities of individual roles. As a minimum, all colleagues are expected to attend the office 12 days per year, plus additional time for induction, training, and company connection days. Some roles may require in-office attendance on all days and if so, these will clearly be marked as in-office roles.

Please note that ActionAid UK does not offer fully remote working options. We encourage you to discuss hybrid working expectations at interview.

Recruitment processes:

Please note that ActionAid UK may review, shortlist and interview candidates prior to the closing date so we encourage all candidates to apply as soon as possible.

If we receive a very high response, we may close the vacancy early and will not accept further submissions.

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