Charity registered in Scotland SC038722
Top job! Fundraising & Partnerships Manager
- Full time
- £40,131 – £41,736
- Remote: Home working
- Closing 19th March 2025
Forces Children Scotland supports children & young people from serving, reservist and veteran families across Scotland to realise their potential and thrive. We work with children and young people to co-produce services and projects to overcome their unique challenges to mental health and wellbeing, education and learning and important transitions.
Our approach to working with children and young people
Forces Children Scotland is committed to taking a children’s rights-based approach to all aspects of our work from planning to service delivery. This means we strive to ensure our work is grounded in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Engaging in co-production with children and young people can help ensure their right to participate in matters affecting them is meaningfully upheld and implemented.
Purpose of Job
Provide strategic and operational leadership across the organisation, leading on all fundraising activity whilst managing our external relations. Develop income generation plans aligned with our strategic priorities, working with policy, participation and services colleagues to ensure the capability to deliver, setting up for success. Work alongside the CEO, Deputy CEO, and Finance Manager to secure the organisation’s long-term financial sustainability, establishing a strong funding pipeline and partnerships that enhance the lives of forces children and young people in Scotland.
Communications & Marketing Officer
- Full time
- £29,000 – £30,160
- Remote: Home working
- Closing 17th March 2025
Forces Children Scotland supports children & young people from serving, reservist and veteran families across Scotland to realise their potential and thrive. We work with children and young people to co-produce services and projects to overcome their unique challenges to mental health and wellbeing, education and learning and important transitions.
Our approach to working with children and young people
Forces Children Scotland is committed to taking a children’s rights-based approach to all aspects of our work from planning to service delivery. This means we strive to ensure our work is grounded in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Engaging in co-production with children and young people can help ensure their right to participate in matters affecting them is meaningfully upheld and implemented.
Purpose of Job
To develop and deliver communications projects, services and campaigns which support the delivery of our mission. To take the lead on enhancing our website, bringing capability of design for digital and publications in-house, and producing assets across our platforms and channels. To tell the story of our work, the impact it has on forces children and young people, equipping colleagues with the communications and marketing tools to help deliver upon our strategic plans.