Funding and Impact Manager

The Forest of Avon is looking for a capable and proactive Funding and Impact Manager to
coordinate and manage our income generation activities. This is an exciting role with real
purpose, helping us build a sustainable funding future that supports our mission and delivers
long-lasting benefit across the Forest of Avon area.

The Forest of Avon is one of England’s Community Forests and an independent charity. We work
mainly across Bristol, Bath and North-East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.
We are growing our work and impact through implementing the Forest of Avon Plan, Tree and
Woodland Strategy for the West of England, delivering our multi-million-pound tree planting and
woodland creation programme ‘Trees for Climate’, as well as delivering many other projects in
tree and woodland management, skills, health and wellbeing.

In March 2025, we won the bid for the new national forest – the Western Forest, receiving £7.5m
over 5 years to deliver 2,500 hectares. The Western Forest is led by and hosted within the
Forest of Avon. This role will coordinate with the Western Forest team on the elements that
apply within the Forest of Avon.

The expertise within the Forest of Avon is developed and we have been successful in multiple
bids. This role will build on this work being instrumental in coordinating the charity’s varied
fundraising efforts, these include grant applications for capital projects and unrestricted
income, corporate donations and individual giving. They will play a key role in developing a
funding plan that supports the Forest of Avon objectives. They will coordinate priorities
across the team, bringing together information to build a pipeline of funding opportunity.

• 2 year fixed term contract with the aim to make permanent
• Salary band: £36,593 – £39,821
• Full time (37.5 hours)
• Main office base in Bristol, with the option to work for part of the week remotely as
  agreed with line support
• Employee Pension Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• A friendly team with training and development opportunities, a flexible approach to work
  and an opportunity to influence nationally through our network of England’s Community Forests and working with Defra and national/regional partners

Job Description

Key elements of the role include:

1. To develop and implement a successful funding strategy to grow our non-government funding
   across multiple income streams, in particular unrestricted income, to achieve impact
2. To build and nurture excellent working relationships with prospective funders
3. To lead on grant applications, working with the team, securing funds
4. To assess existing income streams and to explore new income streams
5. To support the development of communication assets and organise events to highlight funding
   appeals
6. To keep up to date on the latest developments within the environmental/ community funding
   landscape
7. To be the connection into any fundraising network of partnerships for example England’s
   Community Forests, Western Forest, West of England Nature Partnership

Closing date: Monday 4th August at 5pm

Please visit the careers
section on our website for full job description and details on how to apply.

Interviews are planned to take place the week commencing 18th August (subject to
change). Applications will be anonymised prior to shortlisting.