Fundraising Manager – Scotland
- Full time
- £32,022 – £34,377
- Remote: Home-based (Flexible in Scotland)
- Closing 18th August 2024
- Advertised from 25th July 2024
- 37.5 hours per week. Permanent
- Pension, Life Assurance and Annual Leave
- Reference: JUN20245564
Role
RSPB Scotland is looking for a Fundraising Manager to help generate and maximise income from external funding sources. The role is primarily responsible for raising money for work undertaken by RSPB Scotland. This role will be home-based, but will involve some travel to offices and reserves across Scotland as and when required.
What's the role about?
We are looking for a motivated individual with relevant fundraising experience who will take the initiative to seek out new funding opportunities and create high quality funding proposals.
This role will have a particular focus on raising income from grants and charitable trusts but may require flexible working across fundraising streams. Therefore, experience in corporate and/or individual fundraising would be desirable.
Excellent writing skills and attention to detail are crucial to the success of this role, as is the ability to manage multiple tasks, work independently and prioritise to meet tight deadlines. The successful candidate must also be confident in building and developing strong relationships, both externally with funders and internally with RSPB staff from other offices and nature reserves. This role will also include line management responsibilities.
Knowledge of the threats facing nature and our climate, and a passion to contribute towards tackling these issues, is required.
Essential skills, knowledge and experience:
- Proven, successful track record in securing five and six figure donations from grants and/or charitable trusts
- Excellent writing skills for compiling funding proposals and projects reports and claims
- Good numeracy skills, attention to detail, and ability to collate project budgets and grant claims
- Excellent understanding of funder motivations, funding processes, and the implications of funding packages and commitments
- Ability to work proactively, with minimal supervision, both within a team environment and independently
- Ability to develop good relationships across RSPB teams and with a range of funders and partners
- Flexibility to adapt to changing priorities and short deadlines, and ability to cope well with change
- Persuasive verbal communication skills to influence and represent the RSPB to a variety of external and internal audiences
- Ability to work with other organisations and manage collaborative funding proposals, as well as work independently and manage own workload
- Experience in managing line reports, providing guidance, support and performance management
- Experience in recording income and donor communications on a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system
- Competent user of Microsoft Office
Application notes
Closing date: 23:59, Sunday 18th August 2024
We are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse RSPB, in which everyone feels supported, valued, and able to be their full selves. To achieve our vision of creating a world richer in nature, we need more people, and more diverse people, on nature’s side. People of colour and disabled people are currently underrepresented across the environment, climate, sustainability, and conservation sector. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we are particularly interested in receiving your application. Contact us to discuss any additional support you may need to complete your application.
The RSPB is an equal opportunities employer. This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
The RSPB is a licenced sponsor. This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship - the successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract.
As part of this application process, you will be asked to provide a copy of your CV and complete an application form including evidence on how you meet the skills, knowledge, and experience listed above.
Grants Manager – Scotland
- Full time
- £32,022 – £34,377
- Remote: Flexible in Scotland
- Closing 16th September 2024
What's the role about?
RSPB Scotland is a leading nature conservation charity dedicated to protecting Scotland's wildlife and natural habitats.
We are looking for an experienced grants fundraiser with the passion and drive to play their part in saving nature across Scotland. Working within the RSPB Scotland Fundraising team, this role requires a motivated individual with relevant experience in securing and maximising income from external grant and charitable trust funding sources; someone who can take the initiative in identifying new funding opportunities and drafting high quality proposals to ensure applications are successful.
The ideal candidate would have excellent writing skills as well as an attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple tasks. Fundraising is a dynamic area of work and an ability to re-prioritise workloads to meet tight deadlines is essential. The successful candidate must also be confident in building and developing strong relationships, both externally with funders and internally with RSPB staff from other offices and nature reserves, whom you will work with to draft applications and updates to funders.
This role is primarily responsible for fundraising to enable work undertaken by RSPB Scotland, and as such the successful candidate will ideally be based in Scotland. This role will be home-based; but will involve some infrequent travel to offices and reserves across Scotland. This role will also include line management responsibilities so experience in this area would be preferred – but not essential.
Essential skills, knowledge, and experience:
• Proven, successful track record in securing five and six figure donations from grants and/or charitable trusts.
• Excellent writing skills in multiple formats and writing styles.
• Good numeracy skills and ability to collate project budgets and grant claims.
• Excellent understanding of funder motivations, funding processes, and the implications of funding packages and commitments
• Capability to work both proactively both within a team environment and independently.
• Ability to manage own workload.
• Resilience and adaptability to changing priorities and short deadlines.
• Excellent relationship-building & collaboration skills with both internal teams and external funders and partners.
• Persuasive verbal communication skills.
• Excellent data management skills are a necessity for this role, as you’ll be recording data on Customer Relationship Management systems (CRM’s).
• Competent user of the full suite of Microsoft Office programmes.
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Top job! Chief Executive Officer
- Full time
- £60,000 – £65,000
- Hybrid: North Berwick
- Closing 26th September 2024
We’re seeking a new leader for the Scottish Seabird Centre
After 6 years leading the Scottish Seabird Centre the Chief Executive Officer – Susan Davies FRSB - is moving on. This presents an opportunity for someone with a passion for inspiring people to act for Scotland’s marine environment to shape the future of our Charity and visitor attraction as we move into the next 25 years of our journey.
Chair, Stuart Housden said, “We are very grateful for the leadership that Susan has provided to the Scottish Seabird Centre on its path to playing a more prominent role in marine nature conservation in Scotland and to promoting our visitor attraction and activities to educate and inspire more people to act for Scotland’s seas and amazing wildlife found there. Despite this having been a challenging period, not least with the pandemic and rising business costs, we have established much stronger links with our local and science communities and continue to increase our reach and impact through new partnerships.
With a new 5-year strategy and business plan to develop in the coming year this is a great opportunity for someone to build on the progress made as we enter the next 25 years in our Charity’s journey”.
Susan Davies said “The Scottish Seabird Centre will always hold a place in my heart; especially our dedicated team and the conservation, education and community partnerships we have developed. The time is now right, with the recent support we have secured to grow our membership base, in developing partnerships and being more sustainable and inclusive in our approach, to pass on the reins to a new leader as we approach our 25th year”.
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Volunteer and Community Fundraising Officer
- Full time
- £27,500
- On site: Edinburgh
- Closing 13th September 2024
Four Square are recruiting for a Volunteer and Community Fundraising Officer to join our central operations team.
This role is central to creating a profile for the organisation in the local community. Through volunteering and local fundraising, you’ll support the profile and reputation of Four Square as homeless charity, a social enterprise and a key player in our community.
You will be highly motivated and approachable. As an ambassador for the organisation you’ll quickly establish trust with volunteers and local funders. You’ll tell our story and gather the stories of people we’ve helped.
Award winning animal charity Pet Blood Bank UK is pleased to be seeking an HR Manager to play a pivotal role in shaping our organisation's human resources landscape. This position holds significant importance in devising and implementing HR strategies that align with our strategic objectives, while also fostering a positive work culture throughout Pet Blood Bank UK. If you're passionate about making a difference and are adept at HR management, we invite you to be part of our dedicated team.
Background
Launched in 2007, Pet Blood Bank UK is the only charity that provides a blood bank service for all vets across the UK. As part of our charitable remit, our aim is to advance animal health and welfare and to relieve suffering by providing quick and convenient access to blood. Every unit of blood helps save up to four other lives, saving thousands of lives every year.
Our values
Caring. Pioneering. Real. These are the values Pet Blood Bank UK is built upon. Our values bind us together as a charity and guide everything we do. We expect every team member to know, understand and embody our values, helping to build our reputation as a pioneering, caring and practical charity.
What you’ll do
- Develop and implement HR strategies aligned with organisational goals, ensuring long-term sustainability and success.
- Conduct regular reviews of HR policies and procedures, making recommendations for improvements.
- Analyse HR metrics to assess program effectiveness and provide recommendations for continuous improvement.
- Implement and execute effective retention strategies to attract and retain top talent within the organisation
- Facilitate onboarding programs to integrate new employees, providing necessary resources for success from day one.
- Foster a positive work environment through open communication and conflict resolution.
- Manage performance, training, compliance, and benefits administration to support staff development and organizational compliance.
What we need
This is a newly created role in Pet Blood Bank UK; our ideal candidate will understand the critical importance of HR in driving organisational success and sustainability. You will possess a proven track record in developing and implementing HR strategies aligned with objectives and demonstrate strong analytical skills.
We’re looking for someone who has:
- Proven track record in HR strategy development and implementation, ideally within the non-profit sector.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with senior management and across departments.
- Previous experience in fostering positive employee relations, conflict resolution, and conducting employee engagement surveys.
- Strong analytical abilities to review HR policies, assess metrics, and provide actionable insights.
- Comprehensive understanding of performance management, training, compliance, and benefits administration.
- Experience overseeing the full recruitment lifecycle to support attraction and retention.
What’s in it for you
In return, we offer full training, competitive salary with pay progression, contributory pension scheme, lifestyle rewards and 30 days annual holidays (pro rata, including bank holidays).
Further details
This role is part time, working 25 hours per week, ideally Mon – Fri.
**Please note, working hours over 5 days per week is essential for operational reasons, but hours/working from home options can be discussed**
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