Trusts and Foundations Manager
8 days ago
Oxshott
Start date: Early July 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter Join the prestigious Yehudi Menuhin School, a leading specialist music school set in the beautiful Surrey countryside and founded by the world-renowned violinist and conductor. Offering an exceptional work-life balance, strong team culture, and outstanding benefits, we foster a collegiate environment with a genuine sense of community. The Yehudi Menuhin School is seeking to appoint a Trusts and Foundations Manager to support the achievement of The Yehudi Menuhin School’s strategic goals by generating income from trusts and foundations of a wide range of sizes and interests, as well as statutory funders, meeting agreed financial targets.# Pension: The School offers a very generous pension, contributing 13.5% every month with the employee contributing at least 6%. Other Benefits: • Use of the School’s swimming pool (when available), • Free school lunches during term times, • Free lunchtime concerts, • Discounted tickets to other school events, • Free parking, • 24/7 access to AXA Thrive app for mental wellbeing, • AXA Health telephone line access for medical support and advice, • 24/7 access to DAS counselling services, • Life Assurance, • A health cash plan provided by Medicash Key Areas of Responsibility Fundraising • Develop relationships with potential Trusts and Foundations partners., • Research new trusts and analyse their giving potential and funding priorities and fulfil due diligence requirements., • Identify and secure opportunities to support the School’s fundraising campaign., • Liaise directly with key contacts in trusts, foundations and grant-making bodies to establish important dates and criteria in order to strengthen applications., • Implement all agreed actions with these trusts, including writing and submitting proposals, reports and other relevant information., • Identify fundable elements of YMS’s work; source and collate information on this work; and package and present it in formations which are suitable for a range of current funders and new prospects., • Liaise with relevant colleagues within YMS on the development of new projects, identify potential trust and foundation funders for proposed new work. Donor Stewardship and Development • Manage The Yehudi Menuhin School’s relationships with a portfolio of existing Trusts and Foundations, whose grants range from 4 to 6 figures., • Create and regularly review tailored development plans for each allocated trust, identifying and analysing key information to inform actions aimed at maintaining or increasing these trusts’ support., • Monitor restricted spend alongside colleagues in the finance team and project leaders, to ensure all trust and foundation funds are spent in accordance with the terms of the grant., • Ensure invitations are issued to appropriate YMS events and accompany invitees to event. Planning and Reporting • Develop and monitor income and activity plans for donors and projects., • Maintain accurate and complete records of donor details and communications on YMS’ fundraising database (Spektrix)., • Contribute to annual target and budget setting. General Responsibilities • Understand and support the mission and strategic aims of The Yehudi Menuhin School., • Contribute to the development of the overall fundraising strategy for The Yehudi Menuhin School., • Be aware of and abide by all Yehudi Menuhin School policies and procedures., • Ensure compliance at all times with the Fundraising Regulator’s Code of Fundraising Practice., • Take appropriate responsibility for records held, created or used as part of your work for The Yehudi Menuhin School (paper-based and electronic), as per the Data Protection Act 2018 and other relevant legislation and regulations including GDPR and PECR., • Undertake other duties as may be reasonably requested of your post. The School is registered with the DBS and successful applicants will be required to complete the Disclosure Procedure at Enhanced level. It is an offence for a person barred from working with children to apply for this post. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Our full Safeguarding/Child Protection Policy can be found on our website. The Yehudi Menuhin School is an Equal Opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. For full details about the role, please download the Candidate Information Pack on our website. The deadline for applications is Wednesday, 10 June 2026 at 12 noon. Interviews to take place w/c 15th June 2026.