About Us

Oliver Gill was diagnosed with a very rare and aggressive form of cancer at just a few days old, and despite smiling his way through intensive chemotherapy passed away at 24 weeks old. LoveOliver was started on his parents’ laptop with donations from friends and family.

Today, LoveOliver reaches every family in Scotland with a child diagnosed with cancer, providing practical, financial and emotional support along with the hope of gentler treatments and ultimately a cure, through investment in ground-breaking research. LoveOliver has its own children’s charity shop in Glenrothes and was recently gifted the incredible Hub drop-in centre near Edinburgh’s Royal Hospital for Children & Young People, as well as continuing to provide meals, thermometers and financial grants to every Scottish family impacted by childhood cancer.

As LoveOliver has grown so has our ambition, and we are expanding our small team to help us move forward at this exciting time for the organisation. Help us realise our vision of a country in which every family with a child diagnosed with cancer knows there is hope of a cure and that they will have support on their cancer journey.

The Role

We are recruiting a Hub Coordinator to lead the small but incredible team of volunteers at The Hub, with support from our Operations Manager.

LoveOliver has run a drop-in café at The Hub since 2022 and having recently taken on the ownership of the entire building; this is an exciting time to be joining the service as we seek to expand our offering for children and families.

We are seeking a candidate who is compassionate, creative and organised, to help us support children and families on their cancer journey, from diagnosis to treatment and beyond. Our ideal candidate will have good organisational skills to manage rotas, food stocks and volunteers, and crucially will be able to build positive relationships with families, volunteers and partners such as hospital staff, social workers and other charities offering support through The Hub.

The Hub Coordinator will also be key to developing our service provision at The Hub, working closely with families to identify further support and activity opportunities and then leading on implementation, collaborating with our staff and volunteers to make things happen.

Families Outside is looking for a Fundraising Officer with knowledge and experience of fundraising. The postholder will support our work to ensure we can continue to deliver our full range of programmes effectively whilst ensuring our long-term financial stability.

Staff Benefits

• 25 flexible leave days plus 10 public holidays (pro rata)
• 4% matched contribution workplace pension scheme
• Hybrid & flexible working
• Employee Assistance Programme (Health Assured)
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Laptop and mobile phone

The Role

As a key member of the Families Outside team, supported by the Director of Policy & Influencing, the Fundraiser will provide a strategic approach to fundraising, working alongside the Fundraising Officer to source funding for existing staff and resources, identify and pursue ethical and diverse funding sources, and compose funding bids that support the Strategic Aims of Families Outside. The right candidate will develop and maintain relationships with funders and potential funders, including through the timely drafting and submission of comprehensive funding reports, and work across the organisation to develop relevant funding applications with colleagues for a range of projects and initiatives.

About You

We are looking for a creative, confident, and experienced individual, ideally with a charitable organisation background, to join us to support and promote the work of Families Outside. With experience in fundraising and relationship management, you will be able to support the identification, contact, and development of new funding relationships and to manage existing ones. We are looking for individuals who have:

• experience of working in fundraising or business development
• knowledge of the principles of fundraising
• good negotiation, communication, and interpersonal skills
• excellent organisational skills, including ability to work on your own initiative and to manage and prioritise workloads effectively
• a strong understanding and commitment to our organisational mission and values

About Us

Families Outside is the only national charity in Scotland that works solely to support families affected by imprisonment. Imprisonment can often have a huge impact on the things that matter most to families: money and secure housing, safe and connected relationships at home and in the community, and emotional health and wellbeing. Families Outside is dedicated to providing a range of practical, social, and emotional support to people with someone in prison that are relationship-based, prison-aware, and family-focused.

This is an exciting opportunity to shape how Waverley Care engages supporters online while playing a central role in growing our fundraising impact. You’ll lead on creating innovative, engaging, and data driven digital campaigns that inspire people to support our mission and ensure more people across Scotland can access the help they need.

Part of the Marketing & Communications Team, you’ll work closely with Fundraising colleagues to design and deliver campaigns that build awareness, generate income, and strengthen supporter relationships.

This role is ideal for someone who combines creativity with analytical thinking, a natural storyteller who can bring our cause to life online, while also using data and insights to refine and improve performance. As part of our small but ambitious team, you’ll have the opportunity to experiment with new approaches, shape how we connect with audiences, and directly contribute to achieving zero new HIV transmission in Scotland by 2030.

Responsibilities include:

Collaborate with the Fundraising Team to design and deliver digital marketing strategies that drive lead generation, event sign-ups, and supporter engagement.

Produce engaging, high-quality content for websites, blogs, social media, and email campaigns that highlight Waverley Care’s impact and motivates supporters to take action.

Work closely with colleagues across fundraising and the Health Improvement Team to source powerful stories and ensure messaging is authentic, accurate, and impact-driven.

Attend fundraising challenges and events (which may take place outside normal office hours) to capture, create, and share compelling digital content in real time.

Manage and grow Waverley Care’s digital presence across multiple platforms, ensuring campaigns reach the right audiences and achieve fundraising and engagement goals.

Foster online relationships with donors, supporters, and partners, including donor acknowledgements and interactive engagement on social media.

Work with the Individual Giving Manager, Marketing & Communications Team, and external agencies to plan and execute individual giving campaigns that deliver measurable results.

Implement effective SEO strategies to increase visibility of fundraising initiatives and manage Google Grants campaigns to optimise reach.

Use analytics tools to monitor website and campaign performance, track user behaviour, and provide actionable insights to improve digital fundraising outcomes.

Explore and test new digital platforms, tools, and approaches to maximise supporter reach and fundraising opportunities.

Ensure all digital activity complies with fundraising regulations, GDPR, and digital marketing best practices. Ensure all digital content is consistent with Waverley Care’s brand, tone of voice, and values - helping to challenge stigma, promote inclusivity, and share positive stories.

About you

You’re a confident communicator and creative thinker with a passion for digital engagement and storytelling that motivates people to take action. Organised and detail-oriented, you thrive in a busy environment and enjoy working collaboratively with colleagues across marketing & communications, fundraising and service delivery.

You’ll bring hands-on experience in setting up, managing, and reviewing digital campaigns, with skills spanning website CMS (ideally WordPress), email marketing/CRM platforms, social media management, and SEO/analytics. You’re comfortable using data to inform decisions and are always looking for opportunities to test, learn, and optimise performance. Above all, you’re proactive, adaptable, and motivated by impact.

You can balance competing deadlines without losing sight of the bigger picture: using digital marketing to grow Waverley Care’s fundraising and help ensure that anyone affected by HIV or hepatitis C can access the support they need.

Main Purpose of Job

Winning Leishman are seeking an experienced Fundraiser to join our team. This post will involve research into grant makers, developing funding proposals and following up with reports and communications to maximise long-term income generation on behalf of Winning Leishman’s clients.

Position in Organisation

Report to the Winning Leishman Directors.

Responsibilities

• Support the identification of trust and foundation funding opportunities through research

• Create tailored applications to a wide range of funders

• Create reports and other communications to funders

• Maintain a schedule of applications and reports

Person Specification

Skills & Experience

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in preparing funding applications to trusts and foundations (essential)

• Experience of working in the charity sector (essential)

• Reliable and well organised with good time management skills and ability to meet deadlines

• Excellent IT skills, Excel and MS Office, with a working knowledge of database systems

• Strong written skills

• A creative and lateral thinker

• Professional, courteous, respectful and confident

• Proactive and self -motivated with a positive and enthusiastic approach to teamwork

Qualifications

• Degree (in any subject), studying towards a degree or equivalent (desirable)