Trust and Statutory Assistant

About the role

We won’t give up until everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets both support and respect. We provide advice and support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem. We campaign to improve services, raise awareness and promote understanding.

Permanent – Full Time – 35 Hours

We have big goals over the next few years.

We’re going to be fighting for mental health in a way we never have before.

Together we’ll be working to make sure everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets the support and respect they deserve.

Will you join us?

In these unprecedented and challenging times, Mind is and will be needed more than ever and our trust and statutory funders play a huge role by helping us raise the income needed to deliver life-changing services. In the last few years Mind’s Trust and Statutory team has grown, with an increase in major partnerships from high-profile funders.

As we move into our new strategy period the team will have the opportunity to engage a wide range of funders to deliver programmes that will transform the quality and availability of mental health support for some of those worst impacted by the pandemic.

We are looking for an organised and motivated Trust and Statutory Assistant to join our high-performing and friendly team at an incredibly exciting time. This is a great opportunity for someone who is passionate about fighting for better mental health.

You will have responsibility for:

• Coordinating a rolling trust programme targeting small trusts and foundations.
• Proactively identifying and researching new prospects for the Trust and Statutory team
• Coordinating intro letters to newly established trust and foundations
• Administrative support that will enable this business-critical team to achieve its goals, this includes things like processing income, thanking donors, ensuring all data recorded on our database is accurate and GDPR compliant and providing administrative support for stewardship events.

Closing date: 28th November 2021

Mind reserve the right to close the vacancy to applications earlier, should we receive a high volume of strong candidates – therefore we encourage an early application.

This position will initially, in line with current and potentially future guidance, be based from home. Post lockdown this role will retain some flexibility but post holders will be expected to be in the office a minimum of two days thereafter (or more, depending on the arrangements of your team).

Mind is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Please refer to the Job Description while completing your application as candidates will be shortlisted based on how closely they match the criteria.

Equality & Diversity

We value the power of diversity. We embrace the different perspectives that each of us bring. We are creating an inclusive working environment where everyone is appreciated for being authentic and bringing their whole selves to work regardless of race, gender, age, religion, identity and experience.

We are committed to becoming truly anti-racist in everything we do and ensuring that all our employees are treated fairly and equitably at work and promoting equity in physical and mental health for all.

Our strategy has becoming an anti-racist organisation right at the centre of our work. For more information please visit click on the button below.

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More details and how to apply

For more information and a full person specification, please check on the Job Description button below. To apply, please click on the Apply Now button on the top left of the screen.

If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, please contact our HR team [email protected] who will be happy to support you.

Job Description

A little more about Mind

Our goals:

• Supporting people likely to develop mental health problems, to stay well
• Empowering people who experience a mental health problem to make informed choices about how they live and recover
• Ensuring people get the right services and support at the right time to help their recovery and enable them to live with their mental health problem
• Opening the doors to people with experience of mental health problems participating fully in society
• Gaining equality of treatment for people who experience both mental health and other forms of discrimination

Our values underpin everything we do. They are:

• Open: We reach out to anyone who needs us.
• Together: We're stronger in partnership.
• Responsive: We listen, we act.
• Independent: We speak out fearlessly.
• Unstoppable: We never give up.

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