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Creating change, one adventure at a time.

At Bendrigg, we have the setting and the scenery, the equipment and the expertise, the people and the passion. Together we have a limitless supply of adventure, with a limitless determination to improve people’s lives.

Working at Bendrigg

At Bendrigg, our visitors feel ‘celebrated’ rather than just ‘accommodated’ and we want no different for our staff. We understand that everyone is different and try to be as flexible as possible. We are proud to offer a caring and supportive working environment with a number of benefits including:

Holidays: Staff receive 30 days paid holiday plus bank holidays (FTE, part-time pro-rata).
Lunch: Lunch and refreshments are provided for anyone working on-site from our amazing catering team.
Training: Personal and professional development is actively encouraged and rewarded. Staff are provided with opportunities for external training as well as internal training sessions throughout the year.
Pension: All employees can take advantage of our pension arrangements whereby contributions of 5% from the employee are matched by 5% from Bendrigg.
Sick pay: Company sick pay starts at one week’s full pay for the first six months of employment, rising to six months full pay for five years’ or more of employment.
Maternity & Paternity Pay: Statutory Maternity & Paternity Pay
Parental leave: We understand that you may need time to settle children into a new school, or you may want to spend more time with a child. Bendrigg offers flexible working as well as 18 weeks unpaid leave for each child up to their 18th birthday (maximum of 4 weeks per year).
Emergency Dependant & Compassionate leave: Up to 5 paid days per year.

Current Vacancies

Our current vacancies are listed below. If there are no roles advertised, please do consider looking at our volunteer pages, or getting in touch about freelance opportunities.

Trusts and Foundations Fundraiser

Salary:

£30,333 – £34,360 FTE

Hours:

29-36.25 per week (0.8-1FTE)

Location:

Remote, Hybrid, or Office-based (Kendal). If remote or hybrid, there would be an expectation to attend the office at least 1-2 days per month as well as for a period of time during the induction process

Closing Date:

9am Monday 12th May 2025

Job Description:

The Trusts & Foundations Fundraiser will join a small but passionate fundraising team, working together to harness the power of adventure to create lasting change and transform communities for all.

The successful candidate will be responsible for securing core and restricted grant income for the different areas of Bendrigg’s work to ensure that outdoor adventurous opportunities are accessible to all. For example, one day might involve submitting a grant application for specialist climbing equipment whilst another might involve meeting with a funder to discuss support for our volunteering programme.

This exciting opportunity will focus on raising funds from charitable trusts and foundations, primarily through grants of between four-and five-figures, to achieve overall annual fundraising targets (currently c. £900,000). The Trusts & Foundations Fundraiser will build on the existing strong relationships we have to encourage long-term partnerships, develop new relationships with potential funders and explore new opportunities for support.

The ideal candidate will have the ability to collaborate well with the team whilst successfully managing a varied workload. This role would suit a self-starter who is passionate, motivated and can manage a diverse portfolio of relationships to secure funding and support for Bendrigg’s work.

To apply, please download the full job description below and send your CV and a covering letter detailing how you fit the person specification to vacancies@bendrigg.org.uk

We welcome informal enquiries so please do contact us if you have any questions. All enquiries relating to this post should be made to: Lizzie Feltoe, Fundraising Manager, elizabeth@bendrigg.org.uk, 01539 723766

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