At Cool Earth, we are looking for a Trusts Officer to help secure our ambitious long-term goals by accelerating income and engagement from trusts and foundations. You will be instrumental in building and nurturing relationships with funders who share our vision for climate action.
What You'll Do
- Proactively research and identify new trusts and foundations that align with Cool Earth’s mission.
- Develop and help manage a pipeline of funding opportunities.
- Prepare high-quality, persuasive proposals, grant applications, and expressions of interest.
- Adapt our case for support and other materials to each funder for clear and compelling messaging.
- Cultivate meaningful relationships with existing and potential funders as a trusted point of contact.
- Coordinate timely, tailored reports that showcase the impact of funders’ support with stories and data.
- Ensure funders feel valued and appreciated with appropriate recognition.
- Represent Cool Earth as needed in funder meetings, calls, or events.
- Support the monitoring and management of grants, keeping accurate records of communications and deadlines using Salesforce.
- Collaborate closely with colleagues across programmes, finance, and comms to gather insights, data and stories.
- Assist in tracking income targets and reporting against key metrics.
- Stay informed about sector trends, funding policy changes, and legal compliance in fundraising.
What We're Looking For
- At least 2 years’ experience in Trusts and Foundations fundraising, with a track record of securing five-figure grants.
- Strong relationship-builder with excellent interpersonal skills and a knack for building trust and rapport.
- Confident, persuasive writer who knows how to craft compelling grant applications and reports.
- Natural storyteller, able to bring projects to life and tailor narratives for different funder audiences.
- Experience in prospect research and developing a funding pipeline that supports long-term growth.
- Ability to manage multiple deadlines and moving parts with ease.
- Comfortable working with budgets and can translate them clearly in proposals and reports.
- Experience using a CRM, ideally Salesforce, and understands the importance of keeping accurate records.
- Fluent in spoken and written English, and highly competent with Google and Microsoft Office tools.
- Genuine interest in and commitment to the humanitarian and environmental principles of Cool Earth.
- Aligned with our values: “smart”, “driven”, “open”, and “locally-led”.
Nice to Have
- Fluent written and spoken Spanish.
- Experience supporting or working with environmental, climate or international development programmes.
Technical Stack
- Salesforce
- Google Workspace
- Microsoft Office
Team & Environment
Reports to the Head of Fundraising and Development.
Benefits & Compensation
- Salary: £28,000 - £32,000 FTE
- Flexible Working – flexible hours with the opportunity to work from home, the office, or overseas.
- Employee Assistance Programme – 24/7 helpline, counselling services, and self-guided mental health programmes for you and your family.
- Learning & Development – every employee has a £1,000 L&D budget, plus organisation-wide workshops and trainings.
- Time Off – generous and enhanced time off policies for holiday, family/parental leave, sickness and medical.
- Support Good Causes – you can take two extra days off per year to volunteer, and we have a workplace payroll giving scheme for tax-free donations to other charities.
- Additional country-specific benefits and perks.
Work Mode
This is a hybrid role. Cornwall based applicants are preferred.
At Cool Earth we are committed to equal opportunity and celebrate the unique backgrounds, identities, and experiences of all applicants and employees.
