A very warm welcome to you.

Are you passionate about education? Would you like to make a difference on the grant giving side joining the ACO Small Charity of the Year 2024?

We are delighted you are thinking about joining our team, you’ll be making a very significant difference to the lives of TST’s 700+ beneficiaries annually.

Please don’t hesitate to get in touch if you find there is a detail you would like to know but which is not covered here, or if you need extra support in applying (contact details at the bottom).

We are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse environment, encouraging applications from individuals of all backgrounds. We are dedicated to a welcoming and supportive application process and employment.

About TST

We believe that our support of people in education is fundamental, not only to them and their families, but also to the children they work with.

TST provides an outstanding rapid, one-off system of financial support to people who work or have worked in early years, primary and secondary education (in any role) for at least 5 years.

All the people we help have no financial resilience, low income and there no savings or safety net when the unexpected strikes. Their income fails to meet their essential expenditure on a daily basis and the unexpected can tip them into despair.

TST is looking for someone with vision and ambition to lead the Trust – willing to both consolidate the considerable progress made to date and deliver on a strategy to 2026, whilst also developing the future strategy, identifying opportunities for further evolution where appropriate.

Professional Skills and Experience

• Experience at CEO level or equivalent exposure, having worked closely with stakeholders, Boards, Chair, partners
• Strategic planning experience to be able to take TST through its next phase of operation
• Degree of financial management experience and budgeting to manage, develop and monitor grant making operations and investments
• Able to articulate TST’s story in a compelling way to a wide and varied audience
• Experience working as a grant maker or with a high degree of comfort in the grant making landscape
• Ideally experience of fundraising and partner collaboration
• From a background of grant making and/or a fundraising organisation
• Comfortable being a self starter working in a small team
• Experience of creating and inputting to systems and processes as the fundamental underpinning of the grant making activity

Personal Qualities

• Sensitivity and experience in dealing with confidential information
• A capable, pragmatic, responsive, creative and reliable individual
• Able to work in and be flexible to the changing outside environment whilst keeping a steady ship
• A relationship builder, able to build and maintain long term relationships
• A strong interest in education and the support of the teaching profession as the way to improve education for all
• A good communicator both orally and in writing
• Ability to bring together and work well with the team and beneficiaries
• Understanding of culture and its impact on partner relationships, wellbeing and impact
• Eligible to work in the UK

Terms and Conditions

Location – The team works remotely and meets for internal and external meetings in Farringdon, London, SE and UK wide as needed.

Hours – Both full time and part time can be considered. Full time hours are 37.5 hours.

Salary –The salary band is c. £65,000 to £75,000

Sick pay – There is full pay for 12 weeks, followed by 50% of pay up to 24 weeks, including statutory sick pay.

Pension – The pension offers a 3% employer contribution (contribution pending review) and a 5% employee contribution

Death in Service – (benefit pending review)

Notice period – Three months

Probationary Period – Six months

Annual leave – Holiday is 25 days, increasing to 28 after 3 years, plus statutory holidays.

How you can apply

• The deadline for this position is rolling and we are reviewing applications as we receive them. In the first instance please send your CV to Charlotte Wilmot, Director, Eardley Wilmot, charlotte@eardleywilmot.co.uk, who is supporting us on this appointment.
• If you have additional needs and would like support for any part of the application process or role, please do not hesitate to get in touch.