STAND International

STAND International, through its learning centre, works with people in the UK and overseas to promote learning and understanding, and support practical structured learning opportunities for those who have experienced barriers to education and employment.

The acronym STAND comes from Start A New Day, denoting the idea that participating in projects allows participants to re-evaluate the opportunities they are presented with in life and to consider positive involvement in, and contributions to, their communities. Our learners have all experienced disadvantage in their lives, many of them through the care system, homelessness, substance use and other challenges.

Our learning programmes are delivered with partner organisations overseas and can lead to accredited qualifications. The projects support our learners to fulfil their potential, widen their horizons, and enhance their employment opportunities, whilst at the same time becoming more involved in an inclusive society.

Purpose of the Job:

This role will be accountable for developing and nurturing key strategic partnerships in the UK, as well as managing existing partners and connections.

To succeed in this role, you will need to be able lead from the front while ensuring you work as a key team member. As well as being able to build strong partnerships, you will have the ability to gather, analyse and use data to drive the Partnerships strategy forward.

Could you be part of something different? We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to use their gifts, skills and experience to make a difference to the lives of the people in our parishes and communities.

Brightons Parish Church has a broad and well-established youth work in the local area and there is a great desire in the congregation to see this work developed and broadened. We are looking for an experience and enthusiastic youth worker to facilitate this and engage with a generation’s spiritual search and help young people grow a faith in Jesus. You would be supported and encouraged by the committed, capable and substantial volunteer team.

It is an essential requirement of this role that the post-holder is a committed Christian with a live Church connection which is a Genuine Occupational Requirement in terms of the Equality Act 2010.

Reporting Relationship

The Fundraising Manager reports to the Director of Operations

Overall Purpose

To lead on the raising and developing of funds to enable the work of Edinburgh City Mission.

Occupational requirement

Edinburgh City Mission is committed to sharing the Christian gospel with the people of Edinburgh. It is essential that every member of the team personally own, communicate and implement the aims and objectives of the Mission, sharing the Mission’s core beliefs and values to the public. Therefore, there is a requirement for the post-holder to be a committed Christian.

Way of working: you are expected to:

• Actively participate in the life of the Edinburgh City Mission team.
• Act in a professional manner at all times.
• Work in accordance with the Aims and Values of Edinburgh City Mission.

Job Details:

Line management:

• Line management of the Fundraising, Policy and Advocacy Officer
• Oversee, guide and assist the Fundraising, Policy and Advocacy Officer as they develop and lead on individual, community and corporate fundraising initiatives.
• Identify and undertake relevant training for the Fundraising Team

General Fundraising and Development:

• Set goals, targets & deadlines for the department.
• Oversee departmental budget.
• Create and develop the organisational fundraising strategy.
• Research and suggest systems that will help with fundraising.
• Lead on development and implementation of an organizational CRM.
• Work alongside Mission Strengtheners to identify story-telling opportunities that can be shared with a range of current and potential donors.
• Continually develop and update a compelling case for support.
• Communicate with the wider team, encouraging them to act as fundraising ambassadors for the organization under the mindset that we are all fundraisers.

Trusts and Grants:

• Develop and manage a pipeline of trust and foundations by researching, identifying, and prioritising appropriate funders.
• Maintain our database of existing Trusts, Foundations and special funds.
• Create high quality applications, proposals and funding bids on behalf of Edinburgh City Mission
• Liaise directly with Trusts, Foundations and special funds, managing current relationships with grant-making bodies and pro-actively developing relationships with prospective funders.
• Monitor outcomes and deliver on reporting requirements
• Keep an up-to-date and accurate record of grants from Trusts, Foundations and special funds.
• Schedule future applications according to the requirements of Trusts, Foundations, etc.
• Work with Finance to track funds and note and restricted income.
• Delegate smaller trusts and grant work to the Fundraising, Policy and Advocacy Officer as required.

Events:

• Develop and deliver annual thanksgiving event.
• Create and deliver any other future fundraising events for Edinburgh City Mission.
• Attend at least four City Vision prayer meetings a year, to share and pray with supporters.

Churches:

• Oversee and develop work with wider team to develop a church giving strategy

Legacy:

• Oversee and develop work with wider team to develop a legacy strategy

Impact Report:

• Assist the Fundraising, Policy and Advocacy Officer on all areas of impact report creation alongside the Impact Team including:
• Develop material to communicate with the team on the purpose and basis of our data gathering.
• Onboard new staff members on the purpose of data collection and reporting and share Edinburgh City Mission’s processes.
• Work with Mission Strengtheners to develop a theory of change and data collection processes that will suit their ministry, meeting with them to create changes when needed
• Laise with volunteers who assist with data input and analysis.
• Encourage staff members in their data collection and analysis throughout the year.
• Work with the Fundraising, Policy and Advocacy Officer and Communications Manager to create, write, edit and distribute the final Impact Report.
• Work alongside all members of staff and trustees to attain their contributions and feedback on the impact report.
• Facilitate the collection of stories from our guests, staff and partners for the impact report.

Changes to the above may be made by your Line Manager, with prior notice, in discussion with you.

Personal Skills and Attributes

Essential

• Evidence of an infectious and growing personal faith in Jesus
• Proven track record in fundraising or a similar role
• Evidence of strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strategically minded with the ability to plan according to current trends
• Evidence of drive and initiative, creating engaging ideas to drive projects forward
• Reliable, well-organised and able to prioritise well
• Experience of preparing funding applications to Trusts and
• Foundations
• Experience of creating and delivering fundraising events
• Ability to nurture strong relationships and influence others
• Ability to set and work to goals without immediate supervision
• Excellent presentation skills
• Excellent IT skills - particularly Excel, MS Office and databases
• Active involvement in a local church and City Mission team life

Desirable

• Experience of leading a Fundraising Team
• Experience of engaging with churches in a fundraising capacity
• Experience of stewarding and growing legacy donations
• Experience with CRM software
• Previous line management experience, with the ability to encourage and equip individuals
• Ability to create data gathering methods and interpret results

Are You the One?

Turning Point Scotland are recruiting a Recruitment and Engagement Partner - South for our pioneering and innovative approach to Recruitment, Engagement and Retention. We believe that everyone can have a future to look forward to, and that means looking after our people.

We are looking for an experienced recruiter to join our award-winning team in the role of Recruitment and Engagement Partner - South covering Dumfries and Galloway, Ayrshire and Inverclyde. This is a rare and exiting opportunity to join our fantastic recruitment team as a trusted member and to take ownership and responsibility for our services recruitment and engagement needs.

You will take the lead in developing our existing, strong recruitment and engagement brand and develop our future campaigns across a range of digital and traditional mediums to recruit high quality applicants into career opportunities within Turning Point Scotland, whilst at all times ensuring that our safer Recruitment procedures are followed.

Working with the Senior Recruitment and Engagement Partner and the Team you will work in partnership with Heads of Service and Service Managers, to ensure the successful recruitment, on boarding and retention of good quality candidates within the South area with the responsibility for the creation, planning and implementation of recruitment and engagement solutions across a variety of traditional, innovative and digital mediums.

You will be an experienced recruiter with a strong track record and an outgoing personality, willingness to get to know your services locally together with your abilities to engage with third party partners and professional. You will lead the end-to-end recruitment, engagement and retention cycle for Turning Point Scotland within your area and will be pivotal in developing our employment brand, talent pipeline as well as taking responsibility for continuing to enhance our direct recruitment model into a business-aligned, value adding function.

We operate an Agile Working Policy which can be partly home based with a requirement to travel to Services and attend occasional meetings at our main office in Glasgow as and when required.