Philanthropy Fund Advisor
- Full time
- £31,000 – £36,000
- Scotland (Remote Working)
- Closing 7th December 2022
- Advertised from 24th November 2022
- Full time (or 4 days per week), Permanent
Role
Foundation Scotland is Scotland's community foundation, helping communities take action, create positive change and deliver lasting impact through transformative funding. Their purpose is to support communities to shape their own future, with the capacity and resources to deliver it. They believe for every community to thrive, it should be resourced to match its vision.
Foundation Scotland is trusted by hundreds of communities across Scotland, and over four hundred donors are supported by their services. More than £150 million has been distributed to charitable organisations, social enterprises, and community groups across Scotland through innovative funding programmes and social investment since the Foundation launched in 1996.
This is a full-time (or 4 days per week), fully remote working position.
The role:
Foundation Scotland's Philanthropy Team supports its donors to bring their philanthropic interests to life. The team work closely with its donors to understand what matters to them and helps them to shape this passion into giving strategies and grants programmes. The team manages many high-volume national grant programmes and a large number of smaller, more focused funds. The team works with a broad range of donors, from individual and family philanthropists looking to impact the cause that means most to them, to corporate organisations looking to give back to the communities that support them. The team help to design and deliver a mix of Foundation Scotland advised funds and donor advised funding. Building strong relationships and enabling donors to make the most impact with their giving is at the heart of what they do.
The role itself will involve providing philanthropy advice to donors, planning approaches, designing grants programmes, programme delivery, devising & implementing decision-making processes, proactively growing engagement, Impact report writing and coordinating external assessor support. Communicating and getting the message out about the work of the Foundation will be an important component of this role, this will entail attending forums and events, representing the Foundation and sharing best practices with peer funders and other charities.
The person:
The successful candidate will have substantial experience in donor management, grant-making, and relationship management in the social sector or similar related environments. They will be practised in donor development, stewardship and communications in the corporate sector or the wider charity sector. This person will have excellent communication skills and nuanced and diplomatic relationship-building skills. Experience of supporting donors, particularly high net worth individuals on philanthropy related issues in addition to developing and tailoring Grants programme plans and monitoring/evaluation procedures. This person will be comfortable assessing financial accounts and will understand the importance of due diligence across the board. Experience in participating in events and forums would be useful as being highly competent in MS Office products and having used SALESFORCE or a similar CRM database.
This person will be a highly organised self-starter, the organisation is completely remote working with regular travel to meet grantees and donors across Scotland so the importance of careful planning and sound time management will be essential. A genuine interest and passion for the good work of Foundation Scotland will be essential to success in this role, connecting with Donors and grantees on a personal basis will be driven by this. Leadership and the ability to mobilise networks and take people with you in achieving goals and high levels of customer service is central to this role. This is a superb opportunity to play an essential role in improving the lives of people and communities in Scotland.
Application notes
Date closing: 07/12/2022
Fundraising Assistant
- Full time
- £23,000
- Working virtually with occasional travel for to meet with other VF colleagues, and to undertake other business as required. (Remote)
- Closing 26th April 2024
What is the VF?
The VF is a charity passionate about supporting the vulnerable veterans and it has paid out in grants over £20M since inception in 2016. It operates as an independent grant-making foundation offering targeted support to a broad range of charities and charitable organisations that support those in need among serving armed forces’ personnel, veterans, operationally qualified seafarers, and their immediate families.
Funded projects include those that tackle homelessness, increase employment, overcome poverty, and provide welfare and medical support. It also supports initiatives that increase confidence and social integration, as well as reducing dependence on alcohol and drugs.
The VF gives priority to well-run small and medium-sized charities and organisations in need of funds that help the target beneficiaries.
To date the majority of funds raised by the VF have come from the highly successful Veterans' Lottery (VL). However, individual donations are growing significantly and show potential for further development. We now need a member of staff to support the VF’s Fundraising Manager in building a broader fundraising base.
More information about the VF can be found at: veteransfoundation.org.uk.
A summary of the VF’s work can be seen here: Impact Film 2024
About the post
The position of Fundraising Assistant has been created to support the Fundraising Team with administrative tasks, working with our donors and volunteer fundraisers to raise funds. The postholder will work under the direction of the VF’s Fundraising Manager, as well as working closely with other team members in the VF and partner organisations.
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Childminding Development Officer (CDO) - Early Learning and Childcare - Stirling
- Part time
- £26,483 pro-rata
- This post is home-based but will require travel and attendance at meetings within the local authority area (including occasional travel to Head Office in Stirling). (Remote)
- Closing 25th April 2024
The Scottish Childminding Association (SCMA) is the national voice of childminding in Scotland. SCMA is a national Third Sector and membership organisation that promotes childminding as a quality childcare service. Working on behalf of its 2,600 childminder members, SCMA helps to improve the wellbeing and outcomes for Scotland’s children and aims to influence policy to ensure that it is informed by the experiences of childminding. SCMA provides a wide range of support and professional services for members including training and events as well as delivering local services.
For more information visit childminding.org.
We are recruiting a part-time Childminding Development Officer, to support the involvement of childminders in the delivery of Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) in Stirling. You will have an understanding of childminding and the role of childminders in funded ELC, the ability to identify and support training needs, as well as represent childminding locally.
The successful applicant will work alongside local authority partners such as Education and Early Years services, as well as third sector and family support organisations.
Excellent organisational and inter-personal skills are required and working as part of a team is essential. You should be able to demonstrate enthusiasm, self-motivation, and highly developed written and oral communication skills.
Equipment and broadband/IT connections will be provided.
Development officer - Helensburgh
- Full time
- £26,330 – £29,256
- Helensburgh (Home based)
- Closing 22nd April 2024
There’s never been a better time to join the team at Cycling UK! We have an ambitious new strategy that we’re launching in April 2024 – and we want you to be part of it. There are loads of reasons to love cycling, even if you’re not someone who cycles. From cutting pollution, to making us healthier and happier, cycling can help us all thrive.
The role
Cycling UK believes that cycling enriches people’s lives and is an essential ingredient in happier, healthier communities. Our mission is to enable millions more people to cycle, and our development projects across Scotland are a vital part of achieving that mission.
This project will bring the learning from all Cycling UK’s place-based projects in Scotland to deliver activities and opportunities to enable people to walk, wheel and cycle, for local journeys, leisure, and adventure. Our development officer team are embedded in local communities, working closely with community organisations, local business, and public sector agencies to:
- Bring organisations together to coordinate their activities and offers, to add value to what already exists and identify what additional activities are needed.
- Deliver a range of walking, wheeling, and cycling activities, from pre-school and family cycling activities to health and heritage walks, adaptive cycling sessions for disabled people, confidence building sessions and learn to ride lessons for every age and ability level.
- Provide access to a range of cycles for people to try on short or long-term loan, supporting individuals to find a cycle and support that works for them and signposting them to partners that can provide funding for purchases.
- Work with local organisations to upskill and build the capacity of volunteers to deliver activities in the community.
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Could you help grow our income from Charitable Trusts and Foundations and make a lasting difference to the lives of the babies, children, young people and families we support?
You will be joining one of Scotland’s leading charities, where you will develop new and effective fundraising propositions to ensure we provide the best hospital experience possible.
We fund a variety of child and family services, innovative medical equipment, research and enhancements, giving you the opportunity to seek funds for a diverse range of projects.
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