BTA is thrilled to work with Cornerstone in recruiting their new Lead Fundraiser. As one of Scotland’s largest charities, Cornerstone is a leading provider of care and support services for adults, children, and young people with disabilities and other support needs. Their mission is to enable everyone to live a valued life—'the life they choose.' Every day, Cornerstone supports individuals to become more independent and to live fulfilling lives in their communities.

This is a senior role within the organisation, reporting directly to the Director of Finance. The Lead Fundraiser will be responsible for developing and driving forward the fundraising strategy and increasing income across all streams, including individual giving, corporate partnerships, and grants. You will lead and inspire a dedicated team, ensuring that fundraising efforts are innovative, effective, and aligned with the strategic goals.

The key competencies for this role are:

• Strategic Thinking and Planning: The ability to develop and implement a comprehensive fundraising strategy aligned with the organisation's goals. This involves setting clear objectives, prioritising initiatives, and anticipating future trends in the fundraising landscape.
• Relationship Building and Stakeholder Management: Strong interpersonal skills to cultivate and maintain relationships with donors, corporate partners, and other key stakeholders. This competency is crucial for sustaining long-term support and increasing donor engagement.
• Leadership and Team Management: Proven ability to lead, inspire, and manage a fundraising team effectively. This includes fostering a collaborative environment, providing clear direction, and empowering team members to achieve their potential.
• Fundraising Expertise: Extensive knowledge and experience across various fundraising streams, including individual giving, corporate partnerships, grants, and digital fundraising. This also involves staying updated with current fundraising legislation and best practices.
• Communication and Persuasion: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to craft compelling cases for support and present them effectively to different audiences. This includes preparing persuasive reports and presentations that resonate with donors and stakeholders.

This is a unique opportunity for an experienced, passionate individual to join Cornerstone and help shape the future of their fundraising efforts, ensuring that they can continue to support people across Scotland to live their best possible lives.

Main Purpose of the Post

The primary purpose of this role is to support REACH Lanarkshire Autism in delivering high-quality and impactful services. Reporting to the Manager and collaborating with the Board of Trustees and the wider staff team, the post holder will play a crucial role in maintaining up-to-date administrative processes. This includes managing new member sign-ups, ensuring they receive welcome packs, and conducting follow-up calls to confirm their satisfaction. The post holder will also be responsible for reaching out to existing members for well-being check-ins and assessing their need for additional support from our family support or activity teams.

Additionally, the role involves coordinating all volunteer activities, ensuring adequate support for service delivery, and providing essential assistance in executing our programs. The post holder will also oversee the organisation's social media interactions so must possess knowledge in Social Media and Digital Skills.

Full job description can be downloaded below.

Do you have a passion for helping people?

Do you have excellent communication and customer service skills?

Do you have experience of keeping records, preparing reports and undertaking everyday administrative tasks to support a team to deliver high quality services?

Do you want to work for one of the best employability providers in Scotland?

Would you like to contribute to helping people with barriers to work find their dream job?

Do you have strong attention to detail and an ability to manage your own workload?

Then come and work for Enable Works.

ENABLE Works are the leading specialist provider of employability services for people who have barriers to work. We believe that every person in Scotland has the right to work in a job that is high quality and well paid.

You will support our employability team and carry out the administrative requirements of our Glasgow programs.

Your role will be to support the team to keep project records, prepare reports to funders and undertake everyday administrative functions to ensure smooth programme delivery.

You will be processing data and claims on our external funder database and supporting our compliance requirements.

You will produce documents, briefing papers and reports as required.

You will man the administrative mailboxes, directing enquiries as needed.

You will be responsible for the teams' correspondence, ensuring it is dealt with appropriately.

Your role as an Enable Works Administrator is to support our team to help people who have a disability and/or long-term health conditions to make progress towards and achieve employment.

About You

We really need you to have these:

• Strong IT knowledge
• Experience using Microsoft Office packages, including Word and Excel.
• Ability to prioritise own workload to meet strict deadlines.
• Confidence to engage with partners and stakeholders.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Professional presentation and personality.
• Self-management skills and the ability to meet administrative duties effectively.
• Strong attention to detail.

We would love it if you had these

• Experience of administering employability projects.
• Experience of meeting/ exceeding demanding compliance requirements.
• Experience of supporting others to meet compliance requirements.
• Knowledge of data entry on CRM and database systems.
• An understanding of the barriers faced by people who have learning disabilities.

About Us

At Enable we believe in developing all our staff and we provide an extensive learning programme together with in-house career development opportunities.

• We also have an excellent range of staff benefits on offer including but not limited to:
• Health cash plans providing a wide range of health benefits to help people cover the cost of their everyday health care.
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme*
• Season Ticket Loans*

Starting a career with Enable is the first step towards making a real difference in our award-winning charity’s mission to help create an equal society for every person who has a learning disability.

Enable is an equal opportunities employer and our recruitment, selection and assessment process is based entirely on values, skills and competencies required of the specific roles.

*Terms and Conditions Apply

Come and be part of something Amazing!

We are delighted to be recruiting an Inclusive Employment Programme Lead to manage and deliver Down’s Syndrome Scotland’s new Inclusive Employment Programme for adults with Down’s syndrome seeking meaningful employment to reach their fullest potential.

For too long, people with Down’s syndrome have experienced barriers to employment and we want to change that, for good. Can you help us do that?

Passion, innovation, and integrity are at the heart of our culture. So, we are dedicated to bringing together highly skilled people who are also passionate about making a difference. In return, we offer a flexible, professional and friendly working environment in which our staff team are truly valued and fully supported.

As our Inclusive Employment Programme Lead you will drive our Inclusive Employment Programme by working in partnership with a host of willing employers who truly value the contribution that people with Down’s syndrome can make to their workforce. You will get right alongside people with Down’s syndrome and support them to reach for the stars in seeking employment opportunities across a wide range of settings, right across Scotland.

You will recruit and lead a new team including Training and Mentoring Workers with lived experience, support staff and volunteers.

This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate individual with a strong track record of success in this area.