Trusts and Foundations Fundraising Consultancy (Part-time, FTC)
Remote (in the UK)

About Us

Windle Trust International (WTI) is a well-established NGO dedicated to increasing access to, and improving the quality of, education. We support refugees and communities affected by conflict, displacement, neglect or discrimination in East Africa and the Horn of Africa.

We manage scholarship programmes that give students from the communities we support the opportunity to study at universities and colleges in the UK and Africa. Our work not only helps to strengthen the quality of education in the communities where we operate, but also increases the capacity of teachers, schools and universities to deliver a high quality of education to their pupils.

We are currently seeking a Trusts and Foundation Fundraising Consultant to join us for a remote, part-time consultancy contract for a three month, fixed term period.

The Benefits

- Salary of up to £400 per day

This is a brilliant opportunity for an expert fundraising professional with experience of delivering fundraising capacity building consultancies to charities to join our vital organisation.

In this highly rewarding role, your work will drastically increase our ability to provide access to education for communities across East Africa and the Horn of Africa, acting as a circuit breaker in the cycle of conflict, displacement and insecurity.

You will be able to enhance your professional experience and increase your expertise in a critical element of the international development landscape, whilst gaining in-depth knowledge of our trust and the funding ecosystem.

The Role

As a Trusts and Foundations Fundraising Consultant, you will support us to develop and increase our fundraising capacity with a focus on charitable trusts and foundations.

Conducting research to produce a scoping report, you will identify around 20 suitable trusts and foundations offering grants above £10,000, that are currently unknown to us or we have not worked with previously and develop a grant application pipeline.

Strengthening our grant application capacity, you will identify aspects of our work likely to achieve grant funding and create grant application example and framework documents.

Additionally, you will:

- Develop a capability statement to pitch to donors
- Deliver grant application development training to staff and volunteers
- Produce a donor engagement strategy

About You

To be considered as a Trusts and Foundations Fundraising Consultant, you will need:

- A minimum of five years’ experience of working in a grant fundraising environment
- Experience of working with charities in a consultancy role to develop their internal capacity
- A demonstrable track record of securing four and five figure gifts
- Experience of delivering research, relationship building and working with charity operational arms
- Experience of training and mentoring general staff in grant and proposal writing
- The ability to develop strategies that appreciate the contextual environment of the charity

How we will assess your application

To apply, alongside a CV and covering letter we request that you submit a detailed project proposal in response to the project Terms of Reference available for download on our website. Specifically, this should demonstrate your understanding of the project and include details on your intended methodology and work plan, as well as the number of days estimated to be required and your price proposal. Please get in touch to discuss project specific needs in more detail.

Please see the below section which outlines how we will assess your application.

- Price proposal for the service 30%
- Proven experience in relation to the scope of the consultancy 20%
- Experience in conducting similar tasks with similar-size organisations 20%
- General qualifications, skills, and experience 15%
- Understanding of the service required and Workplan 15%


We will consider equally all proposals received by midnight on 9th April 2023. Interview and discussions with short-listed consultants are expected to begin via Zoom in the week of the 10th April 2023. We will continue to accept proposals beyond this date, however reserve the right to make a decision and withdraw the advertisement at any point after 9th April 2023.

Other organisations might call this role International Development Consultant, Grant Writing Consultant, Fundraising Manager, Trusts and Grants Manager, Trusts and Grants Consultant, or Trusts and Fundraising Manager.

Webrecruit and Windle Trust International are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

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