Find your place in the field of good food

Our goal is to connect good people with good food. We advertise sustainable food jobs and training opportunities to help jobseekers and employers find each other.

Roots to Work is a project of Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming.

Job description

Anti-oppressive statement: Feedback is actively seeking to move through an anti-racist and anti-oppressive journey in every aspect of its work. We acknowledge that the environmental sector is less open to people from under-represented backgrounds, and we are strongly committed to identifying and correcting where we may be perpetuating patriarchal, white supremacist values and other forms of oppression in our organisational culture, partnerships, and community work. We especially want to hear from you if you feel that you have lived experience of power structures preventing you from accessing opportunities like this.

Read our full Equity, Justice and Anti-oppression statement.

We have an opt-in guaranteed interview scheme for candidates who declare a disability and/or are a person of colour and meet the essential criteria of the role profile. We are always happy to speak to candidates informally about the role before applying and encourage you to do so by emailing jobs@feedbackglobal.org.

ABOUT US

Feedback is a campaign group working for food that is good for people and planet. We want a world where:

• All people have secure access to delicious, culturally appropriate food that is nutritious and does not cause environmental harm
• Global supply chains, farming and fishing contribute to food sovereignty, good livelihoods, mitigate climate change and enable nature to thrive
• Communities have agency to create food economies that are inclusive, equitable, resilient and celebratory

To meet these objectives, we carry out the following activities:

• We delegitimize corporations
• We ideate and advocate for policy change and regulation
• We nurture community agency
• We widen our circle of allies
• We change culture and public discourse

Read our current strategic framework.

ABOUT THE ROLE

This is an exciting and rewarding opportunity for someone new to fundraising or with some experience to work for a friendly, ambitious organisation seeking to effect positive change in the world.

Working closely with the Executive Director of Feedback Global, as well as with other members of the senior team and the Executive Director of Feedback EU, the Grants Coordinator will research, maintain and coordinate raising funds for Feedback Global and Feedback EU, with a target of £3m yearly income across both organisations by the end of 2025.

The overwhelming majority of the funds raised will be from trusts and foundations, and so the role will primarily consist of researching new opportunities, building a robust pipeline of income generation opportunities, and working with the different teams to coordinate the writing and timely submission of compelling concept notes and applications. The postholder will also lead on reporting to funders and maintaining and developing these relationships.

The postholder will also be expected to contribute to other fundraising projects which might include digital fundraising development, direct marketing, and major donor fundraising, in partnership with the communications team and senior leadership team.

This will be a varied role within a fast-paced environment, therefore flexibility, strong organisation skills and a positive, can-do attitude are essential competencies of the successful candidate. Reporting directly to the Executive Directors, the role is integral to the success of the organisation and presents a real opportunity to help shape its future direction.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The role of Grants Coordinator will research, maintain and coordinate

• Research and manage a pipeline of trusts and foundations that offer unrestricted and programmatic funding.
• Initiate new and manage existing relationships with trusts and other grant-making bodies through emails, calls, meetings, and attendance at events.
• Organise and lead regular fundraising meeting with the Executive Director and senior team.
• Write and lead on applications, bringing together information and expertise from colleagues as necessary.
• Lead and manage the process of reporting to existing funders, bringing together input from colleagues as necessary.
• Attend and assist with public facing events organised by Feedback or others when necessary.
• Work with the senior team to write compelling concept notes and presentations for new areas of work.
• Work with staff across Feedback to produce compelling and successful fundraising bids.
• Closely monitor deadlines for applications and reporting, proactively and confidently liaising with relevant staff for timely and high quality submissions.
• Identify new opportunities for unrestricted and project funding from a range of sources, including trusts, grants and charitable foundations; European, national and local government; individual supporters; commercial opportunities.
• Develop and maintain general content and resources in line with branding such as presentations and texts for staff to reference and share with potential funders.
• Contribute to quarterly Board papers through pipeline updates and the Director’s report
• Contribute on an ad hoc basis to any other reasonable activity as requested by senior staff
• Very occasional travel to the Netherlands for work with our sister organisation, Feedback EU and to regions in the England where colleagues are based.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Knowledge and experience

• A broad understanding of grants fundraising, and either experience writing successful grant proposals and managing a fundraising pipeline (which could have been gained through paid, volunteer or activist work), or demonstrable experience of the skills highlighted below gained in another capacity.

Skills

• Outstanding writing and verbal communication skills with good attention to detail.
• Thorough planning, organisational and administrative skills.
• Meticulous research skills.

Behaviours

• A team player who can work effectively with diverse groups as well as a self-starter who can work independently.
• A willingness to be ‘hands-on’ and flexible and displaying an ability to deliver against tight timescales when necessary.
• A commitment to the objectives and core values of Feedback – Collaboration, Celebration, Audacity, Solidarity, Impact.

• A commitment to Feedback’s anti-oppression work.

Communication

• Outstanding writing and verbal communication skills with good attention to detail.

Application information

Please apply via Charity Jobs with a CV and cover letter (no longer than 2 A4 pages total) explaining how you meet the person specification and why you would like to work at Feedback.

Deadline to apply: 9am, Monday 31st March 2025

Successful candidates for interview will be notified by Thursday 3rd April 2025

Interviews will be held on Tuesday 8th April 2025

If you have any questions, access requirements, or require the application in a different format, please contact jobs@feedbackglobal.org.

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