Job Vacancies

We are recruiting a Bid Writer who will play a pivotal role in MYZ’s Fundraising team, developing our fundraising capabilities and growing this income stream.  The role’s primary purpose is to generate income predominantly through trusts and grants.  MYZ’s restricted income makes up 70% of the overall income stream, and enables us to deliver core youth work activities as well as targeted programmes such as employability, health improvement and social prescribing, detached youth work and more, with over 50 funded contracts per year.   

Key Duties 

• Delivering annual income, according to agreed target, by submitting bids to charitable foundations, grant makers, public sector tenders and some statutory funders that meet the funding needs of Manchester Youth Zone. 

• Working collaboratively with internal stakeholders (youth work teams, fundraising team, CEO and others) to ensure that submissions are in line with organisational priorities 

• Ensure that income pipeline and all applications are aligned with the organisation’s strategy and operational business plan 

• Propose, cost and write trusts & grants applications that typically span from £10,000 to £300,000 

• Monitor the applications and their conversion rates – working closely with the Director of Fundraising to evaluate conversion rates and implement improvement strategies where required 

• Support the Director of Fundraising to complete applications for unrestricted funding that includes Charity of the year nominations, award nominations and more 

• Keep up to date with local and national funding opportunities and share these appropriately – bringing new ideas that you think will enhance the offer for young people and the local community 

• Attend the bi-weekly trusts and grants meetings – using this space to plan bids that meet/expand on the needs of the organisation, our young people, and our local grassroots partners 

• Ensure that all successful bids are handed over to the Youth services team for contract mobilisation 

• Work closely with the whole fundraising team to steward commissioners and donors effectively – adapting this to each commissioner and their requirements 

• Ensure pipeline, won bids and stewardship activities are updated regularly on our CRM system 

This post is subject to safer recruitment checks that include references and enhanced DBS.

We are recruiting 2 new trustees to join our board with the following expertise; 

Finance – role description

Legal – role description

Key duties of a trustee include; 

• Ensure that Manchester Youth Zone complies with charity law, company law and any other relevant legislation or regulations
• Ensure that Manchester Youth Zone pursues its objective as outlined in the organisational strategy and business plan
• Ensure that Manchester Youth Zone applies its resources wisely and applies ‘best value’ principles
• Contribute actively to the board of trustees’ role in giving firm strategic direction to the Chief Executive in setting overall policy, defining goals and setting targets and evaluating performance against agreed targets
• Contribute actively to Board Meetings and other appropriate events/ Youth Zone activities
• Safeguard the reputation and values of the Youth Zone
• Ensure the financial stability of the Youth Zone

In addition to the above statutory duties, each trustee should use any specific skills, knowledge or experience they have to help the board of trustees reach sound decisions. This may involve leading discussions, focusing on key issues, scrutinising board papers, providing advice and guidance on new initiatives, evaluation or other issues in which the trustee has special expertise.

Please send your expression of interest (to include the trustee role you are interested in, your experience and qualifications relating to that role) to heather.etheridge@manchesteryz.org  

Closing date for expressions of interest will be 30th September 2024