About the role:
Do you believe education can change lives?
Elevare Education Foundation is seeking a skilled and motivated Foundation Fundraiser to help unlock vital funding that supports learners facing poverty, disadvantage and complex barriers to education.
This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in a growing charity, using your strengths in trusts and foundations fundraising and bid writing to secure income that directly funds bursaries and wellbeing programmes across London and the South East.
Youll work closely with colleagues to shape compelling funding applications, build relationships with grant-making bodies and help grow a sustainable funding pipeline, all within a values-driven organisation committed to inclusion, research-informed practice and real-world impact.
This part-time role (0.5 FTE) offers flexibility, autonomy and the chance to see the direct difference your work makes in learners lives.
If youre an experienced trust or grant fundraiser who wants meaningful work, flexibility and the opportunity to help shape a charitys future, wed love to hear from you.
About The Company
The College
London South East Colleges (LSEC) is a leading further and higher education provider, with seven campuses across Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, and Lambeth and c1000 staff. The College delivers a wide range of vocational courses, apprenticeships and degree programmes to over 13,000 students, designed to meet employer and industry needs.
Committed to transforming lives through the power of learning, the College plays a vital role in promoting social mobility, creating opportunities for learners of all backgrounds to achieve their potential. With state-of-the-art facilities and strong partnerships with employers and universities, the college equips students with the skills, confidence and opportunities needed for success in their careers and their lives.
As part of London & South East Education Group, the College is also the sponsor of London South East Academies Trust. This growing and successful Multi-Academy Trust currently has a network of 13 mainstream, special and alternative provision schools across Bromley, Bexley, Surrey and Lambeth.
The Group has also recently launched a charity the Elevare Education Foundation. This organisation supports disadvantaged children and their families across the region, through a wide range of programmes and initiatives.
With a combined turnover of c£100m, the Group has ambitious growth plans. There has never been a better time to join this exciting organisation and really make a different to peoples lives.
Benefits
Our benefits package includes annual leave of 43 days (excluding bank holidays) plus a further three days over the Christmas break. We provide up to two more additional College closure days throughout the year, and also offer leave for volunteering.
Excellent pension schemes are offered, including employer contributions (Teachers Pension Scheme, Local Government Pension Scheme or Nest). Other benefits include:
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
- Free onsite parking
- Cycle to work/bike loan scheme
- Annual season ticket loan
- Access to the 'Discounts for Teachers' portal
- Free Wifi access in over 10,000 locations worldwide Eduroam
- Access to our onsite gym at Bromley, discounts in our in-house restaurants and on our hair and beauty treatments.
London South East Colleges is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.