We are seeking a dynamic, highly motivated individual who will play a key role in developing and delivering a program of support services and activities for Care Experienced children and young people across West Dunbartonshire. This exciting post offers a unique opportunity to develop, deliver and evaluate services, learning opportunities and mentoring activities, which supports care experienced children & young people to reach their full potential.
The main aim of the role is to ensure Y sort it plays an integral role in supporting Care Experienced children & young people with their school, family and community life. We aim to build on the aspirations care experienced young people via The Promise, along with our local partners within West Dunbartonshire Promise Keepers, an established group of stakeholders. You will be directly managed by Y sort it Head of Services & Development. The postholder will be responsible for the management of the Y sort it Care Experienced Staff & Volunteer Team. Purpose and Objectives The postholder will provide critical support to Y sort it, schools, and communities to drive West Dunbartonshire’s Integrated Children’s Services Plan for care experience children and young people. You will lead and co-ordinate the team and activities required to do so. With support from West Dunbartonshire Education, Promise Scotland / Corra Foundation and Inspiring Scotland / Intandem - West Dunbartonshire is one of eleven local authorities in Scotland to adopt the approach of Intandem Mentoring model About intandem - intandem and a carryout a Test of Change initiative with the aim to develop a Supportive School Structure (Right to Education) for Care Experienced children and young people across West Dunbartonshire. The post holder will have a primary focus on developing & evaluating the impact of learning opportunities, to raise the attainment of care experienced young people and support our established Intandem Volunteer Mentoring program, by focusing on children and young people aged 8 to 14 who are subject to a compulsory supervision order (or at-risk of becoming so), living at home or in kinship arrangements (ages 8-16 years). You will be responsible for leading, supporting and managing a team of staff and volunteers, and must demonstrable recent knowledge and experience of the Promise, GIRFEC (Getting it Right for Every Child), UNCRC (United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child). Experience of monitoring and evaluation frameworks, writing funding bids, and the ability to work independently as well as part of a Leadership & Management Team. The post holder should be flexible as the actual times of work will involve working, evenings, school holidays and weekends . The post holder should be flexible as the actual times of work may change to respond to the demands of the work.
Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) is seeking a driven and purposeful Relationship Manager to cultivate strategic connections with high-value trusts, foundations, and individual major donors.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a focused and high-performing team and make a powerful contribution to our global mission, bringing action, support and transformation where it's needed most.
Location: This role can be based at the MAF UK Offices in Glasgow, covering Scotland, Northern Ireland, and parts of the North of England and maximising our engagement with a thriving local aerospace and charity sector region. Hybrid working options are available, as is the opportunity to work from our Milton Keynes office.
Rewards: Salary of £42,000, plus a generous pension scheme, annual leave entitlement, and other great benefits and professional growth opportunities.
Contract: Permanent, Full-Time
As a Relationship Manager, you will develop and maintain successful long-term relationships with high-value trusts, foundations, and individual major donors across Scotland, Northern Ireland and parts of the North of England.
Hitting the ground running, you will focus on securing major gifts from new donors while strengthening the commitment of long-standing supporters, enabling them to deepen their partnership with MAF’s mission.
You will also present detailed, accurate and high-quality fundraising proposals to prospects and donors, ensuring any specific deadlines or funding windows are complied with.
Additionally, you will:
- Work to agreed annual targets with a goal to increase support year-on-year
- Create and implement action plans to engage and nurture donors
- Ensure procedures and standards are developed and compliant with any legislation
- Support team CRM database activities, ensuring accurate records and reporting
About You
To be considered as a Relationship Manager, you will need:
- Experience working with donors or in a relationship management environment
- Knowledge of audiences to develop donor involvement
- A proactive, confident approach and a focus on delivering results
- Strong communication and networking skills
- The ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
- Financial literacy to interpret business plans
- A degree-level education
About Us
Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) is a Christian organisation that uses light aircraft to deliver practical help, physical healing and spiritual hope to some of the world’s most remote and inaccessible communities.
For 80 years, MAF has been working in partnership with hundreds of other organisations to enable access to medical care, education, livelihood training and long-term support in over 24 low-income countries.
We believe that every community, however remote, should have access to the essentials of life – that’s why MAF’s flights are a lifeline, not a luxury.
The Benefits
- Salary of £42,000 per annum, depending upon experience
- Annual leave entitlement of 22 days per year plus 8 paid public holidays per year
- Non-contributory pension scheme (10% of salary); employees may make voluntary additional contributions
- Death in service payment
- Flexible working policy
You’ll want to seize this rare and dynamic position with both hands as you take the lead to facilitate critical, life-enabling transportation across the world.
Working on behalf of the most remote parts of the globe, you’ll be ensuring vital supplies, medicines and personnel reach the communities that rely on our support.
As such, your contributions will forge measurable impact and your expertise will directly advance efforts that change lives around the world.
So, if you want to make a tangible difference, read on and apply today!
Other organisations may call this role Major Donor Manager, Trusts and Foundations Manager, Fundraising Manager, Philanthropy Manager, High-Value Donor Manager, or High-Value Relationship Manager.
Webrecruit and Mission Aviation Fellowship UK are equal opportunities employers, value diversity, and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business, and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.
An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a Management Co-ordinator to play a key role in developing our work. Working closely with the Board of Trustees, staff and volunteers, you will be responsible for the effective day to day management of the charity and take a lead role in fundraising. You will also be responsible for supporting the existing church-based and Zoom groups, speaking at celebrations, church services and meetings. As such, you will be fully committed to our Christian beliefs and help us deliver a distinctly Christian service which will include praying for, and with, volunteers and our community. Therefore, under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, these roles have an occupational requirement to be a Christian.
A self-starter, you will show initiative, be a strong communicator and have excellent presentation and interpersonal skills. You will be also highly motivated and enthusiastic and show strong leadership, fundraising and organisational skills.
Whilst being part of a small team you will be predominantly working alone. You will be computer literate and a car driver, and be expected to travel throughout Scotland,