Strategic Freelance Bid Writer
Multi-Cultural Family Base is looking for an experienced Strategic Freelance Bid Writer to help us identify and secure funding that supports our work with children, young people and families.
Working closely with our CEO, leadership team, Project Leaders and finance team, you’ll play an important role in helping MCFB strengthen its funding opportunities and plan for the future.We’re looking for someone who brings more than excellent writing skills. You’ll have a strategic understanding of funding, an ability to recognise promising opportunities and the confidence to turn the experiences, achievements and impact of our services into compelling funding applications.
About the Role
As our Strategic Freelance Bid Writer, you’ll help us develop a sustainable approach to fundraising by researching funding opportunities, preparing strong applications and supporting the development of our wider funding pipeline.You’ll work collaboratively with colleagues across MCFB to understand our services, gather evidence of our impact and identify funding opportunities that reflect our priorities and the needs of the communities we support.The role combines independent research and bid development with close collaboration across the organisation.
What You'll Be Doing
— Identify funding opportunities from trusts, foundations, public bodies and other relevant sources, helping us build a sustainable funding pipeline.
— Develop compelling applications that communicate the value of our work, demonstrate our impact and reflect the needs of the communities we support.
— Coordinate funding submissions by gathering information from colleagues, managing application deadlines and maintaining clear records to support future opportunities.
Job Pack
Application Pack
Click above to download our Job Pack for more information! If you're thinking of applying, please submit your interest through our Application Pack and email it to hello@mcfb.org.uk!
Volunteer Board Director
All trustees share responsibility for ensuring a charity is well-run, complies with the law and continues to work towards achieving its charitable purposes. This collective responsibility sits at the heart of good governance, with every trustee contributing their knowledge, experience and judgement to support the organisation and its mission.
Within the Board, specific roles carry additional responsibilities that help ensure the organisation continues to operate effectively. They also play a significant part in supporting the CEO, contributing to strategic decision-making and helping shape the organisation’s long-term strategic direction.
Key Responsibilities Include:
- To support the governance of MCFB in alignment with its constitution and current best practices in Board Governance
- To attend Board meetings once a quarter and the Annual General Meeting (AGM) once a year.
- To keep organisational policies up-to-date in line with current legislation and guidance
- To support the CEO in management of institutional issues To guide the strategic vision of the organisation together with the CEO
- To sit on at least one of the Board sub-committees.
Sub-committees support the board by focusing on specific areas of governance and operations.
