Head of Tendering and Fundraising - #1662415

Here at Cartrefi Cymru, we’re a Cooperative, which means putting people at the heart of our decision making and support. Our colleagues, the people we support, and members of our community contribute to how we build community as one of Wales largest support providers.

With a new opportunity to join us as the Head of Tendering and Fundraising you can play a part in this.

We are dedicated to supporting those with learning disabilities to live a fulfilled and enriched life in the community. We want to work with the best people with the best skills and who demonstrates our values and are committed to making everyday remarkable.

Location: Cardiff with Hybrid working

Hours: 37 Hours

Salary: £45,000 - £50,000

Contract: Permanent

Interviews: We are looking to interview as soon as possible so would encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity

What You’ll Be Doing

You’ll lead the charge in securing the financial resources that power our mission. You’ll be responsible for developing and delivering high-quality tenders, bids, and grant applications that align with Cartrefi's values and strategic direction. Day-to-day, you’ll be shaping and implementing both tendering and fundraising strategies, managing submissions from start to finish, and collaborating across departments to identify and maximise funding opportunities.

To succeed, you’ll need to be a confident communicator and experienced bid writer, ideally with a background in social care or a similar sector. You’ll have the strategic mind to spot and pursue opportunities, the attention to detail to meet submission requirements, and the interpersonal skills to work with stakeholders across all levels—from internal teams to external funders and partners. As part of our operational leadership team, you’ll also help shape the culture of Cartrefi, modelling our values in everything you do. If you’re passionate about making a difference and bringing in the funding that supports transformative work, this is a role where you can have real impact. The ability to drive is essential for this role as you’ll be required to attend meetings across Wales.

We’d love to hear from you if you have:

• Experience of writing successful tenders for social care contracts
• Proven ability to write compelling grant applications and manage the end-to-end tender process
• Confident in using digital tendering platforms such as eTender Wales
• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage people at all levels
• Excellent attention to detail with the ability to handle multiple priorities
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to evaluate opportunities and write detailed reports
  
  

It’s not just what you do, it’s how you do it — we’re looking for someone who can demonstrates our values every day.

Our Rewards:

• Excellent training and development opportunities to achieve qualifications
• 25 days annual leave rising to 30 days after 5 years’ service with the option to buy and sell leave
• Benevolent Fund, confidential financial wellbeing resource available to our colleagues
• Long service awards
• Access to online shopping discounts and benefits platform
• 24 hour access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Eligibility for Blue Light discount card
• And much much more…..
  
  

Our Mission

To build a better future by focussing on people with learning disabilities and their families. We strive to be a great support provider for the individuals and families that we support, our employees, our partners and funders, and the communities in which we work.

Our Values

We’ve made a promise to the people we support, setting out our commitments to them and how they can expect to be supported, our values include:

Honesty

Trust

Kindness

Respect

Wellbeing

Please note we reserve the right to close this advert early so we would encourage you to apply early for this position.