Notice the recent repression of protest? The Article 11 Trust is looking for someone to help us raise funds, to distribute to grassroots movements to support their rights to freedom of assembly.
If you want to do something about repressive policing and can craft applications to trusts and foundations, we want to hear from you.
About the Project
Members of long-standing protest rights groups have come together to form the Article 11 Trust – a charity working to defend rights to freedom of assembly and association under the ECHR. We help legal support groups to ensure people at protests know their rights. We facilitate ground-breaking research and education projects to push threats to protest rights into the spotlight. We help to empower the public to push for social justice through action.
The Article 11 Trust works in a collaborative and movement-led model with key partner groups that have been embedded in the protest rights movement for many years. Netpol was instrumental in co-founding the Article 11 Trust and is a key project partner for much of the Trust’s ongoing work. Netpol is a coalition dedicated to monitoring public order, protest, and street policing and to challenging policing that is excessive, discriminatory, or threatens civil rights.
About the Project
The Article 11 Trust is looking for a fundraiser to work for two days per week for an initial six months period. We hope to extend this arrangement if we secure further funding.
We are looking for someone who can secure funding from UK trusts and foundations and other international grant-making organisations. We are looking to work with a person who is can manage the fundraising process independently.
Article 11 collaborates with groups like Netpol and Green & Black Cross. This role will be raising money to support the research and educational work of groups like these, as well as other projects focused on defending the right to protest, often at a grassroots level. As such, it is an opportunity for someone committed to our objectives and interested in doing vital work to support the movement.
If you can write compelling and persuasive funding applications, research and identify new sources of grant funding, and maintain relationships with funders, especially if you have done this in the past for a charity or campaigning group, we would be interested in working with you. We have experienced fundraisers on our Board of Trustees who will be able to provide you with support and guidance, however as a very small organisation we would need someone that is confident managing their own work.
Key Responsibilities
- Researching and identifying new sources of restricted and unrestricted funding from trusts and foundations to meet agreed income targets
- Writing compelling and persuasive funding applications to grant making organisations tailored to different funders
- Working with trustees, managing relationships with funders and ensuring timely reporting on the use of grants
- Maintaining accurate records of applications and tracking income
- Communicating with funders and donors
Duration and Fee
The contract is for an initial six-month period.
The fee is £200 a day, for two days of work per week. You are expected to set your hours but will need to be flexible to meet with Trustees and funders as required.
Proposed Timings
We will be taking expressions of interest until 8pm on 20 April 2025. Interviews will be held on the week of 28th April.
To apply, please send a CV and cover letter outlining your relevant fundraising experience to contactus@article11trust.org.uk by the deadline.