Senior Grants Partnerships Manager
Hope and Homes for Children is looking for an ambitious, relationship-driven fundraiser to lead high-value global partnerships, and help millions of separated children get Back to Family. We have a compelling proposition; you bring a compelling track record in generating trusts and foundations income.
About the role
As our Senior Grants Partnerships Manager, you'll own a portfolio of up to ten large trusts, foundations and institutional funders at six and seven figure level, deepening existing relationships while opening up new ones across North America, the Gulf States, East Asia, Northern Europe and the UK. Working closely alongside our Programmes and Advocacy colleagues, and sitting within the Programmes team so you're close to the work itself, you'll research and win new donors, shape compelling proposals and steward the relationships that follow. You'll also lead on assigned institutional funding relationships, contribute to our income growth strategy and help position HHC as the partner of choice for those globally invested in child rights and social care reform. It's a role with real ownership, and your contribution will go straight to what matters most: helping millions of separated children get Back to Family.
About you
We're looking for a Senior Grants Partnerships Manager with a proven track record of securing five, six and seven figure grants from large foundations, trusts and institutional donors. You'll have the ability to write and develop high-quality proposals and manage complex budgets. Your relationship management skills will be exceptional, and you'll know how to convey HHC's mission compellingly to a wide range of senior audiences. You'll be collaborative and culturally empathetic, comfortable working across teams, and equally at ease leading face-to-face cultivation as you are driving prospect research and pipeline development. Most importantly, you'll share our absolute conviction that every child belongs in a family — and you'll understand that every partnership you build and every proposal you win brings us closer to consigning orphanages to history.
About Hope and Homes for Children
Orphanages don't protect children, they harm them. Put simply: the last thing an orphanage can provide is the first thing a child needs — someone to love them. Science shows what we all know, that the bond between a child and their family is vital for their development. Decades of evidence proves that orphanages harm children, subjecting them to high levels of abuse and extreme neglect. Today, over 5.4 million children are confined to orphanages worldwide — and more than 80% of them are not orphans at all. Children always belong in families. They need protection, encouragement, play, laughter and love. They need somewhere to call home and someone to love them. You can help us make this a reality for children.
Salary: £45,200 – £50,500 per annum, including London weighting where applicable, dependent on experience.
Location: Fully flexible, with occasional travel to our Salisbury or London office and national and international travel as required (up to 10–20% of working time).
Hours: 30 – 37.5 hours per week, with generous flexible and home working arrangements.
Contract: Permanent.
Closing Date: 17:00 on Friday 11th September 2026
To apply, please upload your CV and a short covering letter telling us why you are interested in working for Hope and Homes for Children and how your experience, skills and values map to the role. Please contact us via [email protected] if you have any questions.
There will be a two-stage interview process:
First round interviews (virtual): 22nd or 23rd September
Written exercise: 24th or 25th September
Final interviews (in London): 29th September
Should you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know and we will be happy to help.
Other information: This post requires the post holder to have, or be able to obtain, the right to work in the UK and may be subject to a DBS check.
Hope and Homes for Children actively encourages diversity, equity and inclusion, and we look to recruit a diverse range of people to reflect the communities in which we live, as we believe this will strengthen our ability to deliver our mission of eliminating orphanages.
