Are you an experienced fundraiser who enjoys building relationships, spotting new opportunities and writing compelling funding proposals?

Clan Childlaw is looking for a confident and motivated Fundraising Manager to join our team on a one-year maternity cover contract. Working closely with our Senior Leadership Team, you’ll play a key role in securing the funding that enables us to champion the rights of children and young people across Scotland. You’ll lead on developing high-quality grant applications, managing our existing trusts and foundations pipeline, researching new funding opportunities and building strong relationships with funders. You’ll also contribute to public-sector bids, impact reporting, CRM management and wider fundraising strategy.

We’re looking for someone with a proven track record of securing grants and developing successful funding proposals, ideally including significant multi-year awards and public-sector bids. You’ll be a confident communicator and relationship-builder, comfortable working with data and supporting others to achieve shared goals.

An opportunity to support volunteer mentors and help young people improve confidence, wellbeing and build positive relationships.

Benefits

• 35 days annual leave, inclusive of public holidays, pro rata for part-time hours.
• Additional annual leave after five years’ service, increasing by one day per year thereafter up to a maximum of five additional days.
• An additional wellbeing day and a budget to support wellbeing activities.
• Membership of an employee health cash plan.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Continued learning and development opportunities, including across the wider YMCA movement.

About the role

We are looking for a proactive and relationship-focused individual to join our team as a Mentoring & Wellbeing Coordinator.

Mentoring coordination is the main focus of this varied and rewarding role. Working within our mentoring team, you will coordinate volunteer-led mentoring that helps children and young people build confidence, develop positive relationships and improve wellbeing. This includes contributing to established programmes such as intandem (for care-experienced young people) and Plusone (preventative and early-intervention mentoring support).

Supporting volunteer mentors is central to the role. You will provide regular guidance and encouragement, recognise their contribution and celebrate successes, helping them build safe, consistent and meaningful relationships with young people. These relationships can make a significant difference to young people’s wellbeing, confidence and sense of connection.

Alongside mentoring coordination, you will provide targeted 1:1 support and contribute to occasional youth work and group activities, particularly for young people engaged with mentoring services. Workload and delivery commitments will be agreed within your 21 weekly hours, with support, supervision and relevant training provided.

What you’ll be doing

• Coordinating volunteer-led mentoring for children and young people
• Supporting and developing volunteer mentors, recognising their contribution and celebrating successes
• Contributing to mentor recruitment, induction, training and ongoing support as part of the mentoring team
• Building strong relationships with young people, families and partners
• Involving young people and volunteers in shaping their support and influencing our services
• Maintaining records, monitoring activity and contributing to reporting
• Providing targeted 1:1 support and contributing to occasional group activities for young people

About you

We’re looking for someone who:

• Has experience working with children and young people
• Can support and coordinate volunteers or groups of people
• Builds strong, trusting relationships with a wide range of people
• Is highly organised and able to manage competing priorities
• Has strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Is committed to an inclusive, participatory and relationship-based approach, and willing to reflect and learn

Our approach

Based in Leith, YMCA Edinburgh supports children, young people and families locally and across the city. We take a relationship-based and participatory approach, strengthening the supportive scaffolding around young people. We create opportunities for young people and volunteers to shape and influence what we do, and work collaboratively with families and partners.

Additional information

• This post involves a regulated role with children. Appointment is subject to the appropriate PVG (Protecting Vulnerable Groups) scheme membership and disclosure checks. You do not need to be an existing PVG member to apply.
• Appointment is also subject to satisfactory references, including one from your current or most recent employer where applicable, and verification of your right to work in the UK.
• Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

Equal Opportunities

An equal opportunities monitoring form is included as part of the application pack. Completion of this form is voluntary. The information is used for monitoring purposes only, is kept separate from your application, and is not shared with the recruitment panel.

Accessibility and Adjustments

We are committed to making our recruitment process accessible. If you require this information in an alternative format or need any adjustments to support you through the application or interview process, please contact jobs@ymcaedinburgh.com

Home-Start Dunfermline supports families with young children through challenging times, providing practical and emotional support to help parents build confidence and give their children the best possible start in life.

Our volunteers are at the heart of what we do, and we are looking for a friendly, enthusiastic and proactive Volunteer & Community Engagement Officer to help us grow and strengthen our volunteer community and build connections across the local area.

This is a varied, people-focused role. You will help recruit and welcome new volunteers, coordinate and support volunteer training, and help ensure our volunteers feel valued, supported and connected to Home-Start.

You will also get out into the community, building relationships with local groups, organisations and businesses, attending events and networking opportunities, and raising awareness of Home-Start Dunfermline, our services and volunteering opportunities.

We are looking for someone who is confident meeting new people, enjoys building positive relationships and can encourage others to get involved. You will be organised, proactive and able to work both independently and as part of a team.

You should have experience of recruiting, supporting or coordinating volunteers, building relationships with people from a range of backgrounds, and organising or delivering training, presentations, workshops or group activities. Strong communication and digital skills are also important.

A full driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes are essential.

East Park provides education and supported accommodation to children and young people with additional support needs and has been a central part of its community in Maryhill, Glasgow since opening in 1874. We are now at an exciting stage in East Park’s journey, where we are looking to significantly grow fundraising to ensure we are always there to support some of Scotland’s most vulnerable children with the most complex needs. Your role will play a critical part in enabling us to grow our income from communities and companies who align with our values and vision, in Glasgow and Scotland-wide.

You will:

• build strong, values-led relationships with corporate and community partners;
• develop, grow and lead our corporate pipeline to deliver high value partnerships;
• develop and lead the delivery of successful cultivation events, volunteering days, proposals and pitches;
• account manage corporate and community partnerships, providing bespoke support to grow income, awareness and goodwill;
• create and manage a rolling calendar of support lead events and activities, providing participants with a high-quality stewardship journey;
• work with colleagues across services to identify opportunities and gather impact stories;
• work collaboratively across the fundraising and communications team to support the overall team strategy.

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

• experience in income generation or working in a target-driven environment;
• experience of pipeline management;
• experience of managing support lead events, such as challenge events;
• excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to write concise and engaging fundraising copy and promotional materials;
• the ability to build meaningful relationships with a range of stakeholders;
• strong organisational skills and attention to detail;
• a proactive, collaborative approach and commitment to our values.

Role Summary

Implementation of East Park’s community and corporate fundraising strategy whilst keeping expenditure within agreed limits. Developing strategic and transformational partnerships is critical to growing unrestricted and restricted sustainable income. You will play a key role in securing new partnerships, including charity of choice, and delivering a support lead calendar of activities, developing stewardship journeys to ensure that partners feel valued and understand the impact they are making.

Duties and Responsibilities

Income generation

• Implement the corporate and community fundraising strategy and ongoing delivery of corporate and community partnerships and events to achieve annual fundraising targets.
• Conduct prospect research to grow the corporate partnerships pipeline.
• Support the delivery of cultivation events, proposals and pitches to secure new partnerships.
• Build relationships with organisations that share the charity’s values and meet its ethical policy.
• Create and implement account management plans for each partnership to ensure partnership goals are met and maximise fundraising.
• Represent the charity at partner meetings, networking events and other external events.
• Develop effective relationships with our children, young people and family service colleagues to identify funding opportunities and ensure internal stakeholders are engaged, consulted, and updated appropriately.
• Maintain accurate and up to date records of relationships and activity on Donorfy.
• Write compelling copy for corporate fundraising communications and campaigns.
• Work with the Marketing Officer to ensure materials are on brand.
• Ensure the website is up to date with corporate and community fundraising activity.
• Keep abreast of trends and developments in fundraising, marketing and ECG/Social Value sectors.
• Ensure all activity is run in compliance with the Chartered Institute of Fundraising codes of practice.
• Maintain accurate and up to date records and accept responsibility for the safe and secure handling and storage of confidential information, and in accordance with GDPR and East Park’s own data protection policies.

Other Responsibilities

• To be committed and adhere to East Park’s vision, mission and values.
• To comply with East Park’s child protection and adult protection policies and procedures and with national guidance.
• To comply with East Park’s code of conduct.
• To observe all health and safety requirements.
• To work within and promote policies in relation to equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practices.
• To undertake any other reasonably required duties as instructed by line manager or someone acting on their behalf.

This is a unique opportunity to play a key role in CHAS’s More Than a Hospice Appeal - an ambitious, once-in-a-generation campaign to change the future of care for children who will die young.

We are looking for a driven and ambitious individual to develop new fundraising opportunities and supporter relationships, growing income from communities across the East of Scotland and helping to deliver the Appeal’s ambitious goals.

Purpose

You will identify and build relationships with individuals, schools, local groups and small businesses across the East of Scotland, helping people connect with CHAS and feel confident fundraising for the More Than a Hospice Appeal.

You will spot new opportunities, develop partnerships, and create engaging fundraising products and resources that make it easy for communities to get involved and generate income. You will also support community-based events and initiatives that increase both income and awareness, helping supporters understand that the Appeal is about more than buildings: it is about choice, dignity and care for families, wherever they are - at home, in hospital or in a hospice.

You will also inspire people to get involved by recruiting, training and developing volunteers. Working alongside the Community Fundraising team, you will help build sustainable, community-led fundraising with long-term impact.

Where does the role sit?

Reporting to the Community Fundraising Manager, you will be part of the Community Fundraising team and play an important role in growing support across the East of Scotland and delivering the ambition of the More Than a Hospice Appeal.

About you

To successfully drive fundraising and support for CHAS, you will work cooperatively with colleagues, build meaningful relationships, demonstrate initiative, act with integrity and be accountable for your actions and decisions.

You will also have:

• Experience of building new relationships and networks that grow income or support.
• Experience of delivering community fundraising activity, such as campaigns, events or local initiatives with the organisational skills to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to adapt your style for different audiences and share fundraising messages in an engaging way.
• Highly developed interpersonal skills.
• Experience of recruiting, training and supporting volunteers, matching tasks to people’s strengths and helping volunteers feel valued, confident and well supported.
• Strong administrative skills and confidence using systems or customer relationship management databases, with a clear understanding of data protection and confidentiality.

Please note that a driving licence and access to a car will be essential for this role. There will be a regular requirement to transport yourself and materials as well as cash between CHAS sites, community sites and events.

About CHAS

At CHAS, we support families during the toughest of times. We have ambitions to reach every family in Scotland living with the heart-breaking prognosis that their child is dying, offering care and support to help them make the most of the short time they have together. The skill, passion, agility and creative flair of our Fundraising teams make this possible.

We offer:

Flexible working: Our teams work flexibly and in a hybrid way, with time split between home and on site. CHAS offers flexible and family-friendly working, and we are happy to discuss arrangements that work for you.

Development opportunities: Training opportunities and the chance to work with an award-winning fundraising team.

Professional growth: Work with industry leaders in a high-performing team where you will be encouraged and supported to excel and develop your skills.

Comprehensive benefits: Including generous annual leave and pension, incremental salary progression, access to Blue Light discounts, and health and wellbeing support.

Who are FASS?

FASS is a Glasgow based charity that supports people (16+) who are affected by a loved one’s drug of alcohol use. We provide flexible, person-centred practical and emotional support, helping family members improve their wellbeing, build resilience and develop healthier relationships and coping strategies. Our support includes 1-1 support, peer support groups, holistic therapies and wellbeing activities

Why this role would be great for you

As a Family Support Practitioner at FASS, you will provide flexible, person-centred practical and emotional support to individuals and families affected by a loved one's drug or alcohol use.

You will support people through 1:1 work, groups and activities helping people to build on their strengths, improve their wellbeing and access appropriate support.

This is also a role for someone who wants to contribute to the growth and development of FASS. You will be encouraged to use your initiative, develop ideas, build relationships and identify new ways of reaching and supporting families.

You will represent FASS within the community and with partner organisations, helping to raise awareness of our work and develop strong links with other services.

Essential: A full driving licence and access to a car for work-related travel across Glasgow, with appropriate business-use insurance.

We’re looking for an enthusiastic and organised Volunteer Coordinator to join our team at Four Square!

As our Volunteer Coordinator, you’ll play a key role in developing our volunteering programme, creating meaningful opportunities for people to get involved and ensuring our volunteers feel welcomed, valued and supported.

Working closely with colleagues across our services, you’ll recruit, onboard and support volunteers, build relationships with local businesses and community groups, and coordinate corporate volunteering opportunities.

We’re looking for someone who is approachable, proactive and great at building relationships. You’ll have experience in volunteer coordination or a similar community-focused role, excellent organisational skills and a genuine enthusiasm for supporting people.

This is a fantastic opportunity to help shape our volunteering programme and make a real difference to the people and communities we support.