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Funding Manager (Parental Leave Cover)

Be part of a unique organisation changing lives for young adults with learning and intellectual disabilities.

We are seeking a unique individual with a flair for relationship management, financial strategy, and reporting, to provide parental leave cover. This part-time role will sit on the Taimahi Senior Leadership Team, reporting to the CEO, and is responsible for leading and managing our funding portfolio. Taimahi is a non-profit. Through free on-the-job training, supported by a strengths-based coaching programme, we walk alongside individuals with learning and intellectual disabilities to grow life skills for a fulfilling future.

Start date: Late March/Early April 2026

End date: Mid-late October 2026

Salary: Mid-level for non-profit

The role

● Manage Taimahi Trusts relationships and engagement with its philanthropic and government funders.

● Contribute to wider organisational management and strategy, as a member of the Senior Leadership Team.

● Progress Taimahi’s positioning in the funding landscape to strengthen financial sustainability.

● Write grant applications.

● Prepare accountability reports for all grants and contracts.

● Oversee the Trust’s funding records, and track expenditure of grants and contracts against the annual budget.

The ideal candidate

● Experience leading and managing the funding portfolio at a non-profit organisation in Aotearoa.

● Excellent relationship management, engagement skills, and related experience.

● Exceptional funding report and grant application writing ability.

● Well-organised, with the ability to define and lead on own workload and ensure reporting and application deadlines are met.

● Confident working with budgets and tracking grant/contact expenditure.

● Agile, entrepreneurial and works well as part of a team.

Didn’t check every box? Don’t worry

Taimahi is eager to employ people who believe in our mission and can contribute to our team in a variety of ways. We adapt to meet the needs of our people. If this sounds like you, but you don’t think you check all the boxes, we still encourage you to apply.

Why you’ll enjoy working with us:

● Be seen as an individual and valued for your strengths.

● Play a key role in an organisation that values meaningful, systematic change and employee development.

● Report to a CEO with executive coaching experience, who is listed as a 2025 Tower Local Hero of the Year semi-finalist.

● Benefit from flexible working. Work from home, 24 hours per week. (Monthly travel to/from Whangārei required).

● We promote work-life balance, and encourage individuals to take five weeks paid annual leave.

Interested?

If you’re motivated to contribute to an organisation driving real, meaningful change for young adults with learning and intellectual disabilities, put an application in. We’d love to hear from you.

Download the full position description.

To apply, send your CV, and cover letter detailing your skills, knowledge and experience, as well as why you’re interested in the role, to applications@taimahitrust.org.nz.

Please include two references and put ‘Funding Manager – Application’ as the email subject.