Top job! Partnerships Development Manager
- Full time
- Circa £40,000
- Hybrid: Dundee, Edinburgh or Glasgow - minimum two days in the office per week
- Closing 26th October 2026
Running for almost 40 years, The Yard is an award-winning charity that aims to build a community of support for disabled children and young people through adventure play, creating opportunities for fun and friendship and wrap around support for the whole family.
About the role:
As Partnerships Development Manager, you will help generate the income required to sustain our services by engaging existing supporters and attracting new ones. You will lead corporate fundraising across all our sites.
Your key responsibilities will include delivering a corporate fundraising strategy and annual plan, raising The Yard’s profile among companies across Scotland, and building long-term relationships that grow regular giving, mid-value donations and legacy support.
About you:
If you are eager to raise the profile of The Yard as we expand our services across Scotland and think you can play your part in helping us reach our goals, we would welcome your application.
This job is for you if you have:
- A breadth of experience in meeting or exceeding funding targets
- The ability to think both strategically and creatively to build sustainable and innovative relationships
- Experience of excelling in planning and management of multiple priorities
- A good understanding of the needs of businesses and the contribution charity partnerships can make to their success
- Excellent interpersonal skills, with a positive attitude and a friendly, approachable manner
If you are inspired by our ethos and excited to bring your knowledge and experience to a team that is highly committed to our purpose, we would love to have you on board.
GSC Auldhouse is seeking an ambitious and enterprising General Manager to lead the next stage of our development.
Based at the home of Giffnock Soccer Centre — Scotland’s largest grassroots football club, with more than 1,400 players and 200 volunteer coaches — GSC Auldhouse is a charity with a clear purpose: to harness the power of football and our outstanding facilities to create opportunities for people and communities across Glasgow and the west of Scotland.
With £1.3 million invested in the development of our GSC Auldhouse base, and successful community programmes already supporting children, families, women and people who are new to Scotland, the foundations are firmly in place. We now need an inspiring, commercially minded leader who can turn that potential into sustainable growth.
Working closely with our Board, the General Manager will shape and deliver our social-outreach strategy, develop new funding and commercial partnerships, maximise income from our facilities and oversee the continued development of the Giffnock Soccer Centre Academy.
This is a rare opportunity to combine strategic leadership with hands-on delivery — helping to establish GSC Auldhouse as grassroots football’s leading provider of sport, health, inclusion and employability programmes.
Top job! Director of Fundraising
- Full time
- £70,000 – £85,000
- Hybrid: Edinburgh/Dundee
- Closing 2nd October 2026
Kids Operating Room is an ambitious and growing international organisation working to transform access to life-changing surgical care for children in countries where specialist treatment is often out of reach. By partnering with local healthcare systems and supporting the delivery of essential paediatric surgery, the organisation helps children receive the care they need, while contributing to stronger and more sustainable surgical capacity. With a strong track record of impact, an entrepreneurial approach and ambitious plans for the future, Kids Operating Room is now entering an exciting phase of growth and development, creating an opportunity to significantly extend its reach and long-term impact.
The organisation is now seeking a new Director of Fundraising to lead the next phase of income growth and development. This is a pivotal leadership role responsible for developing and delivering a diversified fundraising strategy across major donors, philanthropy, corporate partnerships, trusts and foundations, and legacy giving.
Working closely with the CEO and Founders as a member of the Senior Leadership Team, the Director will personally contribute to income generation, building relationships, making asks, opening networks and identifying new opportunities, while leading and developing a high-performing fundraising team. A key priority will be maximising transformational support from philanthropists, high-net-worth individuals and corporate partners, while developing new and sustainable income streams, including a strong legacy programme.
The Director will play an important role in creating an organisation-wide culture of fundraising, ensuring opportunities are maximised regardless of where relationships originate. They will work collaboratively with the CEO and Founders on key donor relationships and fundraising opportunities, while providing clear leadership, direction and support to the fundraising team. The role will also involve working closely with the Communications team to strengthen Kids Operating Room’s brand, profile and supporter engagement. The Director will help develop compelling fundraising propositions, identify opportunities to raise awareness of the organisation’s work and explore new approaches to ambassador and supporter engagement.
To succeed in this role, you will be an experienced senior fundraiser with a strong track record of generating significant income and building meaningful relationships with donors, partners and supporters. You will combine strategic thinking with a hands-on approach and be confident personally developing relationships, making asks, opening doors and pursuing new opportunities.
You will be an inspiring and collaborative leader, with the credibility to engage high-net-worth individuals, corporate leaders and senior stakeholders. Experience across multiple fundraising disciplines will be important, ideally including legacy giving, alongside a proven ability to develop teams and work effectively with founders and senior leaders. An entrepreneurial, resilient and opportunity-focused approach will be essential.
This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious fundraising leader to play a central role in the next stage of Kids Operating Room’s growth. Working alongside the CEO and Founders, the successful candidate will have the opportunity to build new networks, secure transformational support, develop sustainable income and help maximise the impact of Kids Operating Room’s work for children around the world.
Top job! Head of Development
- Full time
- £60,000
- Hybrid: Glasgow, Fife, or Aberdeen
- Closing 5th October 2026
About includem…
Founded in 2000, Includem is a Scottish charity working alongside children, young people and families to help transform lives. We provide relationship-based, flexible support that is available when it is needed most, helping young people build on their strengths, make positive choices and move towards the future they want.
We work with children and young people in care, families facing challenges, and those navigating education, mental health, justice or transitions into adulthood.
This is where you come in. Working for Includem means using your skills, experience and leadership to make a meaningful difference in an organisation where relationships, creativity and impact matter.
With a focus on external engagement, the Head of Development is responsible for identifying, developing and securing sustainable growth opportunities that enable Includem to extend its impact across Scotland.
As part of the Executive Team, the postholder will lead the organisation’s business development, strategic partnerships, fundraising, communications, policy and influencing activity, ensuring Includem remains at the forefront of supporting children, young people and families. Working closely with service delivery teams, the executive team and board, they will identify emerging opportunities, shape innovative service responses, strengthen external relationships and use evidence and impact data to influence policy and secure future investment.
This role plays a pivotal part in ensuring Includem has a strong external profile, diversified income streams, a robust evidence base on Includem’s model and impact and an influential voice in shaping services and public policy.
Benefits
Includem offers the following benefits:
28 days annual leave, increasing to 31 days with 5 years’ service.
9 public holidays
Employee Assistance Programme
Counselling service
Family friendly leave
SSSC Registration
Blue Light Card
Company pension
Medicash
Charity Worker Discounts
Personal Assurance
Top job! Head of Income and Engagement- Maternity Cover
- Full time
- £45,000
- Hybrid: Edinburgh
- Closing 27th September 2026
We are delighted to be recruiting for a Head of Income and Engagement to join our fundraising team on a 13-month fixed-term contract, providing maternity cover.
The Home has been a safe haven to stray animals since 1883, and still rescues over a thousand lost or abandoned dogs and cats every year. The Home benefits from skills and experience of our 50+ strong staff, comprised of long-serving kennel and cattery experts and enthusiastic new talent. Our small team is united by the love and dedication towards the animals in our care, and the belief that any dog or cat that comes to our door, whatever the reason, should be safe, warm, and well-fed.
This new role will lead the fundraising team to grow existing income streams, establish new income streams and fundraising activities, to deliver growth, to position us as a c.£3M charity by the end of 2027.
Help us turn 110 years of heritage into opportunities for the future.
The Scottish Women's Institutes has been bringing women together to learn, share skills, build friendships and strengthen communities since 1917.
As we enter an exciting new chapter, we're looking for a Head of Business Development to help us grow our income, partnerships, reach and impact. This is a newly created role and a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys spotting opportunities and turning good ideas into sustainable activity.
Working directly with our Chief Executive and alongside our small national team, you'll lead the development of new income through fundraising, grants, sponsorship, corporate partnerships, philanthropic giving and commercial opportunities.
You'll build relationships with funders, businesses and organisations across Scotland; develop compelling funding and partnership proposals; create new sponsorship opportunities; and explore new ways in which SWI's brand, programmes, skills, heritage and national network can generate income and impact.
We're looking for someone who can:
- identify and develop new income opportunities;
- build a strong pipeline of funders, sponsors and partners;
- write compelling funding applications and partnership proposals;
- develop trusted relationships with businesses, funders and stakeholders;
- think commercially while understanding the values and purpose of a charity;
- spot opportunities for new products, partnerships and collaborations; and
- take an idea from an initial conversation through to a successful, deliverable project.
You don't necessarily need to have done all of these things in one job. You might currently work in fundraising, partnerships, business development, sponsorship, income generation or another role where building relationships and creating opportunities is central to what you do.
What matters is that you are proactive, commercially aware, a strong relationship-builder and excited by the opportunity to help shape the future of one of Scotland's most established membership organisations.
You'll be joining SWI at a particularly exciting time as we implement our new strategy and build on the opportunities created by our 110th anniversary.
Make a real difference to people living with dementia and their families.
STAND is a Fife charity led by people with lived experience of dementia. We believe that life doesn’t stop with a diagnosis — people can continue to grow, connect and enjoy new experiences. Nine trustees currently sit on STAND's Board of Trustees and, as a peer-led charity, three (including the Chairperson) live with dementia, three are/were carers and three have professional backgrounds.
We are currently seeking the following new Trustees to share with us their experience, talents, and passions:
- Trustee Secretary (further details attached)
- Trustee (ideally with experience in fundraising, but experience in campaigning, marketing, HR, creative pursuits or digital technology would also be beneficial).
Insight or personal experience of dementia or caring responsibilities would be an advantage. The STAND team is friendly and supportive, and you will be working with the charity's Development Lead and Administration Officer alongside trustees, volunteers, staff and members of the charity.
The Board of Trustees currently convenes every six weeks (usually from 2.00pm – 3.30pm), with the AGM in the autumn. Office Bearers and senior staff meetings usually take place quarterly. Most meetings are held in Kirkcaldy and travel expenses are reimbursed up to 30 miles from Kirkcaldy. Rarely, an additional Extraordinary General Meeting of the Board may take place.
Between meetings, it will be necessary to work remotely.
EMMS International is Scotland’s longest-serving international healthcare charity, working with partners across India, Malawi, Nepal, Rwanda, Scotland and Zambia to improve access to healthcare and strengthen health systems.
Following a recent organisational review and restructure, and the appointment of a new Director of Fundraising, EMMS is entering an ambitious period of income growth. The charity currently generates around £400,000 per year through grants, individual giving, campaigns and appeals, with significant potential to grow this further.
Abeer Macintyre Consultancy is now recruiting a Fundraising Manager to join EMMS and help grow its individual giving and community fundraising activity.
Working closely with the Director of Fundraising and Head of Partnerships and Philanthropy, you will:
- grow individual giving, appeals and regular giving
- develop community and challenge-event fundraising
- build strong relationships with supporters, groups and fundraisers
- deliver excellent supporter stewardship
- manage and analyse supporter data through Raiser’s Edge NXT
- identify new opportunities to increase engagement and income
- support campaigns, events and wider fundraising activity.
You will have at least two years’ charity fundraising experience, with a strong track record of coordinating fundraising activity and generating income. You will also bring strong relationship-building, communication, organisational and analytical skills.
EMMS offers flexible and home working, 25–30 days’ annual leave, an 8% employer pension contribution, life assurance and other benefits. Compressed hours or a four-day working week may also be considered.
The successful candidate must live in Scotland and attend EMMS’s Edinburgh office for a minimum of one day per week.
Ocean Youth Trust Scotland (OYT Scotland) is an award-winning youth work charity delivering residential sailing voyages for young people aged 11-25. Since 1999, the organisation has welcomed more than 600 young people each year aboard its sail training vessels, Alba Explorer and Alba Venturer, providing life-changing experiences that challenge young people to step outside their comfort zones, develop new skills and realise their potential.
OYT Scotland supports a diverse range of young people, including young carers, those with Additional Support Needs, young people struggling in school and those at risk of antisocial behaviour. Its programmes include adventure, employability and STEAM voyages, alongside accredited Qualifications Scotland learning. With 94% of young people reporting improved confidence and 98% improved teamwork, OYT Scotland is committed to empowering young people to live healthy, fulfilling lives.
Following a recent strategic review, OYT Scotland is entering an exciting period of development, with a focus on strengthening income generation and securing the organisation's long-term sustainability. The organisation is now seeking a Head of Income Generation to lead the next phase of fundraising and voyage sales growth.
This is a new leadership role responsible for diversifying and growing fundraising and voyage sales income, with a particular focus on donor stewardship, supporter engagement and strategic partnerships. As a member of the Leadership Team, and working closely with the CEO, the postholder will develop and deliver a comprehensive Income Generation Strategy to support sustainable growth, strengthen relationships with clients and donors and increase awareness of OYT Scotland and its impact.
The Head of Income Generation will lead a Fundraising and Sales team, providing clear direction, effective management and professional development. They will champion income generation and partnerships across the organisation while supporting the CEO and Leadership Team with operational management.
A key priority will be diversifying income across grants, donations and voyage fees, developing innovative revenue models and reducing reliance on trusts and foundations. The postholder will also develop effective donor journeys, build corporate partnerships with the CEO and Board, and establish relationships with stakeholders locally and nationally. They will represent OYT Scotland externally and oversee communications activity aimed at strengthening brand awareness, supporter engagement and the organisation's public profile.
To succeed in this role, you will be an experienced senior fundraiser with a proven track record of developing and leading ambitious income generation strategies, identifying new opportunities for growth, and translating strategic vision into sustainable income. You will have demonstrable experience of setting income generation direction, leading others to deliver against it, and achieving significant growth. You will bring significant experience of corporate partnerships or sponsorship, fundraising budgets and performance, alongside proven experience leading multidisciplinary teams. You will combine strategic thinking with a practical, results-focused approach and be confident building relationships with donors, corporate partners and senior stakeholders. Knowledge of the Scottish charitable funding landscape, donor stewardship, supporter engagement, digital fundraising platforms and CRM systems will be valuable.
This is an exciting opportunity to play a central role in OYT Scotland's next stage of development, diversifying income, building strategic partnerships and helping secure the long-term sustainability of an organisation making a real difference to young people across Scotland.
Age Scotland is the national charity for older people.
Our vision is that no one in Scotland faces the challenges of older age alone.
We provide older people, their families and carers with high quality information and advice services and we tackle loneliness through our dedicated friendship programmes.
We campaign and influence on the issues older people tell us they care about. We support and fund hundreds of older people’s groups and community initiatives across the country and deliver workshops to improve people’s quality of life.
We involve and empower people affected by dementia and host national forums for older people from ethnic minorities and the LGBTQ+ community to help address the inequalities they face.
We're looking for a creative and results-driven Individual Giving Fundraiser to join our Fundraising and Marketing team.
In this exciting role, you'll develop and deliver inspiring fundraising campaigns that attract new supporters and lottery players while strengthening relationships with existing donors. Using compelling storytelling, multi-channel marketing, and data-driven insight, you'll grow income, deepen supporter engagement, maximise long-term donor value, and continuously improve campaign performance to achieve ambitious fundraising targets.
Working collaboratively with colleagues and supporters, you'll live our values of empowering, inspiring, inclusive and integrity, building trusted relationships that connect people to the impact of their support. Through your work, you'll play a vital role in growing sustainable income, raising Age Scotland's profile, and helping more older people across Scotland live well and age well.
If you're a creative fundraiser with a passion for building supporter relationships and delivering successful fundraising campaigns, we'd love to hear from you!
The post will be Scotland-based, with a blend of office (Edinburgh-based) and home working. As a hybrid role the intention is that office-based and external facing work will constitute 40% of working time over each month. Age Scotland is a flexible employer, and flexible work patterns are available.
In return for your hard work, enthusiasm and commitment to our values you’ll receive a generous benefits package:
- Generous holiday allowance of 39 days (FTE)
- A range of learning and development opportunities
- Company sick pay
- Healthcare benefit through BHSF
- Discounted gym membership
- Discounts from major retailers
- Contributory pension scheme with employer contributions of 9%
- A comprehensive package of support though our Employee Assistance Programme
- Group life cover up to three times your annual salary
- Cycle to work scheme
- Paid carers leave and dependents’ support
- Enhanced family life policies.