The Alumni and Development team at the University of Strathclyde seeks to appoint an experienced fundraiser to the post of Development Officer (Scholarships). This is a 12-month maternity cover contract where you will be responsible for an exciting and popular student scholarships programme. You will play a key role in the account management of student scholarship support from our alumni, trusts and company supporters. This is an opportunity to progress your fundraising career in a Higher Education environment and to develop your fundraising skills.

Strathclyde is a socially progressive university and we aim to widen access to university for students from all backgrounds, including those in financial need. We are also a research intensive university, which makes and impact on society and our scholarships help us to attract the most talented research students. If you are passionate about helping students to succeed, then you will have the opportunity to support our vision and make an impact.

Your day to day responsibilities include face-to-face fundraising meetings with donors and potential donors; organising small cultivation events to develop donor relationships and working across the University with staff and students to deliver a variety of important scholarship programmes.

The successful candidate will have some face to face fundraising experience and will be looking to take the next step in their career as a fundraising professional in a supportive environment.

Impact Funding Partners has invested over £170 million since 1982 and has a track record of supporting and inspiring communities across Scotland. If you’re interested in social justice and want to join an organisation striving to deliver change and impact across Scotland, then we want to hear from you.

Do you have a keen interest in the third sector in Scotland and the policy context in which we operate? Do you want to help to build the capacity of the third sector and make a positive difference in communities? This is an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to join us at a time when our portfolio of work is expanding. We are looking for a colleague who is dynamic, enthusiastic, keen to learn and to grow with us.

This is a new fixed term post for one year with a possible extension subject to funding.

Details of Post

Role – Compliance and Development Coordinator full time 35 hours. The focus for this fixed term piece of work will be to assist the delivery of fund management and consultancy commissions of the organisation.

Location - This post will be based in our Glasgow office with a blend of home working.

Starting Date – September 2024 for a one-year fixed term contract (possibility of an extension subject to funding).

Salary - £26,000 p.a.

Pension - Impact Funding Partners operates a Workplace Pension Scheme with Royal London, in which you will be automatically enrolled on commencing your employment, and defined contributions of employer 6% and employee 4% are made. You will have the option to ‘opt out’ of the Group Personal Pension Scheme, should you wish not to become a member.

Actify is a social enterprise that provides training and technology for the sport and physical activity (PA) sector that increases knowledge and impact.

We bring together a unique combination of skills and expertise in sport, PA, play, education, health and digital technology that enables us to connect people with the information they need to achieve the best outcomes possible.

Our training helps organisations develop and deliver person centred, outcome focused sport and PA programmes.

The Actify platform (actify.org.uk), and related support services, enable sports and PA organisations to host and manage a range of digital content that help their audiences achieve their outcomes.

We develop our products and services collaboratively with stakeholders from policy, funding, research and practice to ensure our work is responding to needs and interests from across the sector.

As a social enterprise we are focused on working towards long term social change and equality, with all profit being reinvested in achieving our mission and not landing in shareholders pockets. This doesn’t mean we aren’t a serious business, we are entirely focused on being the absolute best and most efficient we can be, it just means that all those involved in the company are doing something excellent and helping make the world a slightly better place.

The Role

We are seeking an energetic and creative Engagement Lead, with experience of working within the sports and physical activity sector, to oversee and drive progress in two related business areas: Engagement and People.

By Engagement we mean, how we get, keep and grow our relationships with users, participants, partners and customers. We want to develop our engagement plans at two levels:

1. Strategic engagement - how we get, keep and grow strategic partners, funders and customers.
2. Operational engagement - how we get, keep and grow those who are using our platform and participating in our training.

The People part of the job relates to leading and supporting a small team of excellent staff with a varied skill set in marketing, digital development and content production.

The ideal candidate will have good knowledge of the sport and PA sector in Scotland, experience of managing a team and have a track record of implementing exciting and effective engagement plans and activities.

Engagement

• Lead the development of updated Operational Engagement Plans that support recruitment and retention of users, participants and customers of Actify’s programmes (Actify platform and Active Play Training).
• Work with the senior management team to develop and implement new Strategic Engagement Plans that support business development and growth.
• Support staff to implement relevant tools and systems that support enable the effective delivery of Engagement activity.
• Help to develop relationships with new and existing partners and customers
• Support the process of evaluation, identifying key learning and related areas for improvement.

People

• Support and manage the small team responsible for the implementation of the updated Engagement Plans.
• Work with senior management on the development of staff policies and procedures.
• Support the implementation of updated staff policies and procedures.
• Assist with the planning of staff development and training opportunities.

What skills and experience should you have?

Essential skills and experience:

• A qualification in a relevant subject such as business management, business development or marketing.
• Good knowledge of the sports and physical activity sector in Scotland.
• Experience of helping to establish and grow new services/ products/ programmes/ business areas.
• Experience of developing, implementing and evaluating marketing plans.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Experience of managing a team.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Confident using a range of digital tools to communicate and manage projects.
• Self-motivated, adaptable, and able to work both independently and as part of a team.
• A genuine interest in Actify’s mission and values.

Desirable skills and experience:

• Knowledge, experience and/or interest in digital technology
• Knowledge of Google mail, Calendar and Drive.
• Knowledge of CRM systems
• An interest in data driven decision making
• Experience of evaluation

What will you get out of this role?

Benefits include:

• Competitive package
• We encourage employees to maintain a good work life balance and our full time roles are now 32 hours per week.
• An active workplace policy (developed as part of achieving our Walk at Work award with Paths for All)
• 30 days annual holiday (including bank holidays) plus Christmas closure.
• Pension scheme with 4% employer contribution.
• Flexible working.
• Working as part of a small and dynamic team.
• Access to a wide range of learning, training and development opportunities.
• Helping to improve the health and wellbeing of the population.
• The Actify office is in Glasgow city centre however we work flexibly with a mix of remote and office based working.

Join our dynamic team and play a crucial role in both shaping an innovative organisation and help to create a more active Scotland.

Bereavement Support Administrator (part-time) Glasgow

Child Bereavement UK helps families to rebuild their lives when a child grieves or when a child dies.

We support children and young people (up to the age of 25)

When someone important to them has died or is not expected to live, and parents and the wider family when a baby or child of any age dies or is dying.

We provide training to professionals in health and social care, education, and the voluntary and corporate sectors, equipping them to provide the best possible care to bereaved families.

We are looking to recruit a highly motivated person to provide timely and appropriate support to our Bereavement Support Services in Scotland. The post holder will be required to handle a wide range of administrative support related tasks and maintain efficient administrative systems to support the Family Support Service in Glasgow, Hospital Team based at hospitals across Greater Glasgow and Clyde and our Scottish Development Project.

This a part-time role of 3 days per week 22.5 hours.

Child Bereavement UK offers a generous package of benefits including an employee assistance programme, 5% pension contribution and life assurance scheme.

The successful candidate will be required to complete a DBS check.