Funding Manager

Penumbra

Funding Manager

£44,581-£46,936 (based on experience)

Location: UK-remote (occasional meetings in Scotland)

Full-time and Permanent (flexible working considered)

Penumbra is one of Scotland’s largest mental health organisations which works to promote mental health and wellbeing, prevent mental ill health for people who are at risk, and support those with mental health challenges to live a fulfilling life.

As an advocate for change, Penumbra campaigns to influence government policies at both national and local levels. It also strives to enhance public awareness and understanding surrounding mental health issues, paving the way for a more compassionate and inclusive society.

Penumbra is dedicated to delivering exceptional care through high quality, personalised, and recovery focused services to adults and young people experiencing mental ill-health. Penumbra delivers a range of services including supported living and supported accommodation services; community/social inclusion services including Crisis, and Distress Brief Intervention Services; self-harm projects, including the Self-harm Network Scotland; support for Survivors of In-Care Abuse; and suicide bereavement support, to name but a few.

Penumbra has experienced and responded to a significant increase in demand for its services. Over the last year, the charity delivered 77 individual services, supporting 17,755 people. As an organisation it therefore needs to develop so that it can support the mental health needs of Scotland in the years ahead. Empowered by its 2021-25 strategic plan, Penumbra is committed to expanding its reach so that people have access to the right support at the right time.

To do this, Penumbra needs to achieve its full income generating potential as a national third sector organisation. The vast majority of its funding comes from statutory bodies which is an extremely competitive arena. Penumbra has enjoyed growing success in this area by maintaining a close relationship with commissioners, adapting its offering, delivering excellence and being innovative when it comes to project design that benefits its clients and leverages funding. It also has a very small grants and trusts fundraising function.

We are looking for someone who has experience in securing statutory grants in the millions. If this was for a similar health/social care organisation, that would be ideal but is not an essential requirement. You should be prepared to work closely with the CEO, the Director of Business Development and the rest of the service delivery team to ensure that funders’ requirements are being met within the stated timelines. You should be able to advise the organisation of additional, added value projects which are fundable so Penumbra continues to be innovative and expand its service offering. You will also be responsible for developing the current, low-level grants and foundations fundraising operation. This will include supervising and supporting the Fundraising Officer in terms of her delivery of this income channel.

If you are an ambitious, driven and tenacious individual who is confident and able to communicate effectively and collegiately, if you like to be at the centre of an organisation with engagement across the whole team and, above all, are motivated by Penumbra’s mission, this could be a wonderful career move for you.

Penumbra is prepared to offer remote working across the UK provided you have knowledge of the Scottish landscape and can travel to Scotland periodically.

How to Apply:

Please email us at recruitment@brucetaitassociates.com to request an information pack, full job description and person specification. You are advised to get in touch well in advance of the closing date to give us time to consider your application and pre-interview the strongest applicants. Early engagement is recommended to fully explore this opportunity.

Closing Date: Midnight, Wednesday 13th November

Interview date: 20th November 2024 at Penumbra’s HQ in central Edinburgh

This search is being conducted exclusively for Penumbra by BTA (Bruce Tait Associates). Our leadership team have all worked in the voluntary sector and we use this experience to match organisations and individuals to create great appointments.