Funding and Business Manager

Live Here Love Here

Salary: £35,000–£40,000 per annum

Hours: 4-day working week

Contract: Permanent, subject to funding

Location: Hybrid – Home working and Belfast office, minimum 2 days per week

This position is funded through the DAERA Environment Fund.

About Live Here Love Here

Charity Jobs NI is delighted to be working in partnership with Live Here Love Here, formerly Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful, to recruit an experienced and commercially minded Funding and Business Manager.

Live Here Love Here is an independent environmental charity focused on connecting people with nature through education, engagement and empowerment. Its work spans community engagement, environmental education and local environmental quality, helping people and communities across Northern Ireland take positive action for the environment.

The Role

The Funding and Business Manager will play a key role in strengthening Live Here Love Here’s income generation and long-term financial sustainability. Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, the successful candidate will identify, develop and secure grants, funding and sponsorship opportunities, with a particular focus on growing unrestricted income.

This is a proactive, relationship-led role that combines funding research, bid writing, business development, sponsorship and partnership management. You will scan the funding landscape, develop persuasive applications and propositions, build relationships with grant-making bodies and sponsors, and maintain a clear pipeline of opportunities, deadlines and follow-up activity.

Working collaboratively across programmes, finance, communications and operations, you will bring together the evidence, budgets and impact information required to create strong funding propositions. You will also contribute to wider income generation planning and help develop strategic partnerships that strengthen the organisation’s resilience and ability to grow its impact.

The opportunity may particularly appeal to candidates currently working as a Funding Manager, Grants Manager, Business Development Manager, Fundraising Manager, Trusts and Foundations Manager, Partnerships Manager or Income Generation Manager.

Key Responsibilities

Funding and Income Generation

Proactively identify, research and assess grant, sponsorship and other funding opportunities aligned with Live Here Love Here’s objectives.
Lead the drafting, coordination and submission of compelling, accurate and timely funding applications.
Develop opportunities to grow unrestricted income and strengthen long-term financial sustainability.
Contribute to organisational income generation planning by identifying realistic prospects, priorities and timelines.
Maintain an organised pipeline of opportunities, submissions, outcomes and follow-up actions.

Funder, Sponsor and Partner Relationships

Build and maintain strong relationships with grant-making bodies, funding providers and prospective funders.
Develop and manage sponsor and social value partner relationships.
Ensure funders and sponsors receive professional, clear and timely communications.
Support the development of strategic funding and sponsorship partnerships that enable Live Here Love Here to grow its reach and impact.

Bid Development and Internal Collaboration

Work with colleagues across programmes, finance, communications and operations to gather budgets, evidence, outputs and impact information.
Develop clear and persuasive funding propositions tailored to funder priorities.
Ensure submissions are evidence-based, compliant with funder requirements and aligned with organisational strategy and messaging.
Advise the Chief Operating Officer on relevant funding opportunities and priorities.

Business Development and Continuous Improvement

Capture learning from successful and unsuccessful applications to strengthen future funding approaches.
Work collaboratively with the Senior Executive team to provide wider business support.
Represent Live Here Love Here professionally in funding and sponsorship discussions.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Experience

Essential

Degree-level education or equivalent relevant experience in fundraising, grants, business development or partnership income generation.
At least two years’ experience in a comparable or equivalent role.
Demonstrable experience identifying funding opportunities and preparing successful applications to grant-making bodies, trusts, foundations, public-sector funding programmes or public-sector contracts.
Experience building and maintaining professional relationships with funders, sponsors or external stakeholders.
Evidence of contributing towards income generation targets and developing persuasive funding propositions.
Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to produce clear, compelling and evidence-based applications, proposals and reports.
Strong organisational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple deadlines and maintain accurate records.
Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues to gather budgets, project information, evidence and impact data.
Integrity, energy, a positive approach and a strong commitment to collaborative working.
Access to suitable transport and willingness to travel across Northern Ireland where required.

Desirable

Experience working within the third sector, voluntary organisations, environmental sustainability or community engagement programmes.
A demonstrable interest in climate action, biodiversity recovery, environmental sustainability or community-based behaviour change.

Why Join Live Here Love Here

Meaningful impact: Secure the resources and partnerships that enable environmental programmes and community action to grow across Northern Ireland.
4-day working week: Enjoy full-time pay while working 30 hours over 4 days, with a paid non-working day each week. Staff are contracted to 37.5 hours but benefit from this enhanced working pattern. Given the seniority of the role, additional hours may occasionally be required to meet high-priority deadlines.
Strategic influence: Play a central role in shaping income generation, developing new funding opportunities and strengthening organisational sustainability.
Flexible working: Hybrid working with a minimum of 2 days per week in the Belfast office, alongside travel for meetings and events where required.
Professional development: Access Carbon Literacy training and opportunities to deepen your expertise across funding, partnerships and environmental sustainability.
Purpose-led culture: Work collaboratively with a committed team delivering positive environmental and community impact.

How to Apply

If you are an experienced funding or business development professional who can spot opportunities, build strong relationships and turn ideas into compelling funding propositions, we would love to hear from you.

Simply apply now with your CV to register your interest. A member of the Charity Jobs NI team will be in touch to discuss your application and guide you through the next steps of the process.

Closing Date: Monday 19th October 2026 at 12 noon

Interviews: Thursday 29th October 2026, in person in Belfast

The post-holder may at times have contact with children and vulnerable adults. Finalisation of the contract of employment will be dependent upon the successful outcome of Access NI checks.

Live Here Love Here asks applicants not to rely on AI tools when preparing their application. Applications should reflect the candidate’s own experience, voice, understanding and suitability for the role.

If you have any questions about the role or the application process, please contact the Charity Jobs NI team. We’re here to help.

Charity Jobs NI is proud to be supporting Live Here Love Here with recruitment for this vacancy.

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