Trusts and Foundations Research Funding Lead

Greenwich Research and Innovation (GRI) is seeking to recruit a Trusts and Foundations Research Funding Lead to augment the GRI Funding Development Team. This important new role has been established to grow our research, knowledge exchange and impact that is funded from philanthropic and charitable sources. It will involve establishing and nurturing relationships with donors and philanthropic funders of research and will lead and manage research fundraising from Trusts and Foundations. Along with proactively seeking new opportunities to increase our world-leading research and excellent impact, a specific aim of the role is to connect across the university to support interdisciplinary projects. 

With an in-depth knowledge and experience of fundraising, especially from Trusts and Foundations, the successful candidate will have considerable and demonstrable experience of developing relationships and raising funding from donors. The role-holder should have excellent networking and influencing skills, and be able to act entrepreneurially whilst supporting the delivery of the University's Research and Knowledge Exchange Sub-Strategy. The role-holder will work closely with the Directors of our Research Centres and Institutes, the Director and Associate Director of Greenwich Research and Innovation and the university's Partnerships Hub,  to identify and promote programmes of research that support and align with the aims and priorities of Trusts and Foundations.

For an informal discussion about the post please contact Jenny Young at j.a.young@gre.ac.uk 

Should you have any queries please contact the People Directorate Team on peopleoperationsadmin@greenwich.ac.uk

The university is a brilliant place to work. We aim to become the top modern university in the UK by 2030 and our people are truly at the heart of what we want to achieve. We offer a great set of benefits including an excellent pension scheme, generous holiday entitlement, flexible working options including hybrid working and a genuine commitment to development.

We are looking for people who can help us achieve our Strategic Plan, through the values we expect for our whole university community, of being Inclusive, Collaborative and Impactful. 

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To apply, please visit the University of Greenwich vacancies page and complete all details, including the supporting statements (please note attached CVs and personal statements will not be seen by the recruitment panel at the application stage). 

We are committed to building a strong, diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve. 

We do this through taking positive action such as encouraging applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, disabled and LGBT+ people. As part of our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Time to Change Employer Pledge/Mentally Healthy Universities, we are committed to promoting and supporting the physical and mental health of all our staff and removing barriers to improve inclusion. 

We encourage applicants to disclose experience of mental health problems so we can support them fully during our recruitment process and make any necessary reasonable adjustments. Any information disclosed will be kept confidential and separate from the job application form. 

We are making significant strides to understand and continuously improve our employees’ experience, and we are committed to implementing progressive diversity talent management

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