Key details
Duration of employment
Full-time
Location
Working hours
FTE salary
Position title
Grants Lead
Reports to
Head of Income Generation & Communications
Benefits
We offer a range of benefits to employees including:
- 5 weeks holiday a year plus Bank Holidays
- Sick pay
- Safeguarding training
- Pension scheme – run by Aviva
- Flexible working where role allows
- Employee Assistance Programme
About The Eikon Charity
The Eikon Charity is one of Surrey’s leading charities supporting children and young people. We listen, we talk, and we help young people with the skills they need to live their best life. And we work with families and professionals to make sure everyone gets the support they need.
We are looking for people with passion and expertise to join us in continuing to be a leading provider of early intervention in Surrey.
The Eikon Charity is committed to a policy of equality of opportunity and aims to provide a working environment that is free from unfair discrimination and will enable employees and volunteers to fulfil their personal potential.
Role description
To successfully lead the Grants team and raise voluntary income from a range of Grantmakers including Trusts, Foundations and local Government grant funders contributing to an overall team target of £1-million +. Working effectively with a grants team of three, and across the organisation, you will meet team annual targets of circa £675,000 through finding new opportunities, building excellent relationships with funders and managing the team effectively. This will lead to more young people reached by Eikon’s services.
Responsibilities
Income Generation
- Lead responsibility for raising current annual team target of £675,000 for restricted and unrestricted income
- Work to agreed metrices including an annual target of £220,000 – £250,000/year with a pipeline including statutory, national & regional grant funders (some being invite only).
- Develop and lead networking plan (internal/external) to secure long-term grant and statutory funding opportunities to help increase financial income year on year.
Account Management
- Lead a stewardship framework, ensuring excellent account management of funders across the team (including own portfolio)
- Lead plans for the year, thinking creatively to develop new engagement opportunities such as panels, breakfast meetings and other events
- Collaborate with other leads and managers in the team to maximise opportunities through relationships, for example Major Donors, Corporate partnerships and Individual Givers
Management
- Line management two staff members (Senior Grants Fundraiser and Trust Fundraiser), creating a positive and supportive working culture supporting them to meet their targets
- Lead on managing pipeline information on Donorfy, being able to pull reports for information and analysis including:
- Provision of data and narrative for monthly team meetingsContribution to Board reporting with narrative and pipeline information
Quality and Standards
- Ensure all staff and volunteers understand and deliver within Eikon’s safeguarding policies and practices when taking part in fundraising activities
- Ensure all activities follow the relevant Fundraising Codes of Practice and Eikon’s Ethical Fundraising Policy
- Prepare relevant Grant Agreements and contractual information
- Carry out risk assessments for all activities for which you are responsible
- Carry out required basic due diligence on new funders
Finance and Resources
- Budget responsibility with authorisation up to agreed limits
- Operate within organisational approved budgets, policies and procedures
Communications and Relationships
- Work collaboratively with the Communications Lead to devise annual communications and marketing plans, ensuring Eikon is strategically positioned externally
- Work collaboratively with service leads ensure new services developed meet funder needs and requirements
Strategy/transformation work
- Lead on developing and delivering annual grants plan
- Participating in a Leads network, contribute regularly to organisation matters including strategies, annual plans and budgeting.
Organisational requirements
- Work within Eikon’s equal opportunities, health & safety, and safeguarding policies at all times
- Understand and act when safeguarding issues need to be escalated
- Working hybrid, with the New Haw office as the designated place of work. Expectation to be office based 1-2 days per week with availability to attend regular external meetings across Surrey. Some may fall outside working hours and on weekends
- Work co-operatively and under the management of The Eikon Charity staff to ensure the highest quality of delivery and support
- Work within Eikon’s internal policies, safeguarding and data protection regulations
- Be responsible for equipment/resources
- To promote, monitor and maintain health, safety and security in the working environment
How to apply
Eikon is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. The suitability of all prospective employees or volunteers will be assessed during the recruitment process.
An offer of employment will be subject to an approved Enhanced DBS and Barring Disclosure.
The Eikon Charity is committed to a policy of equality of opportunity and aims to provide a working environment which is free from unfair discrimination and will enable employees and volunteers to fulfil their personal potential.
Applications
As part of our Safer Recruitment Policy, we do not accept CVs.
If you are interested in applying for the role, please download the details (which includes the application form) using the button below and submit your information using the Apply now button.
If you have any questions, please contact recruitment@eikon.org.uk
Closing date for applications is Wednesday 5th August @ 1000
Interviews will take place week commencing 10th August 2026
We do not provide feedback on applications.
We are happy to provide feedback to unsuccessful candidates who attended an interview upon request.
