Corporate Fundraising Manager

Starting salary £31.5k-£34.2k depending on experience, plus civil service pension and other benefits

37 hours per week based in Edinburgh/remotely

Fixed-term – 7 year contract

The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh is one of the world’s top four botanic gardens based on the quality, breadth and depth of our science, plant collections, public engagement and education. We are at a hugely exciting time in our 350 year history as we look to deliver the Edinburgh Biomes project, a seven year capital build programme to restore our heritage glasshouses, create a stunning new public glasshouse, and build new research facilities.

As part of this we are looking to significantly expand our dynamic fundraising team, and have created an exciting new role of Corporate Fundraising Manager to lead and significantly ramp up our work in this area. Corporate fundraising will be vital in ensuring that we continue to cultivate corporate relationships for both core fundraising and the capital elements of Biomes. This role will be fully embedded in the campaign team, and be managed by our Head of Major Gifts. The role will also work closely with colleagues in our Enterprise commercial team on lead identification and sponsorship fulfilment.

It goes without saying that applicants will need to have previous experience of corporate fundraising and/or sponsorship, as well as a sound grasp of fundraising techniques, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Strong influencing and negotiating skills will also be vital, as will excellent written and verbal communication skills, and a keen attention to detail. Previous experience of negotiating sponsorship contracts will be useful.

More information on the role, including a full job description and person specification, can be found on our website Further information on the Edinburgh Biomes project can also be found on our website

Interested candidates should send a CV and covering letter outlining the skills and experience you could bring to the post  along with a completed equal opportunities questionnaire, by midday on Fri. 16th April.

If you haven’t heard from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, please assume your application hasn’t been successful on this occasion.

No recruitment agencies please.

Fundraising Officer
Reference: MAR20215109
Location: RSPB Scotland - HQ
Salary:  £22,986.00 - £25,500.00 Per Annum
Benefits: Pension, Life Assurance, 26 days Annual Leave

RSPB is the largest nature conservation charity in Europe, with over one million members. We work to achieve a better world for both nature and people, where biodiversity loss has halted, and human actions ensure the sustainable management of the planet’s natural resources. Extensive research programmes ensure that sound scientific knowledge underpins our work. We provide opportunities for people to enjoy and learn about the natural world and for young people to develop an understanding of environmental issues and wildlife.

RSPB Scotland manages 80 nature reserves from Shetland in the north to the Mull of Galloway in the south. We collaborate with other organisations to deliver a wide range of projects and activities both on and off our nature reserves.

What does the role involve?

RSPB Scotland’s Funding Development team is based at our Scottish HQ in Edinburgh. We raise money for conservation, education, advocacy and other activities taking place across Scotland from a range of sources including grant funders, corporate businesses, individuals and communities.

The focus of this role will be to secure grants from funders including charitable trusts, the Scottish Landfill Communities Fund, Peatland Action and the National Lottery. This involves:

• Researching and identifying potential funding opportunities and matching these to agreed priority work on our nature reserves, projects and core work
• Developing relationships with funders to understand their objectives and deadlines
• Writing grant applications and collating relevant financial information
• Liaising with colleagues across the country to gather relevant and accurate information for funding applications and other communication requirements
• Reporting to funders and gathering invoices and evidence for grant claims
• Accurately recording income on a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system
• Communicating with project partners and other charities to share knowledge and experiences

What We Need From You:

We need someone who is highly organised, has good attention to detail and can work calmly to tight deadlines. You would be part of a four person grants team and a wider eleven-person Funding Development team. A friendly, positive attitude and willingness to collaborate within the team and adapt to changing priorities is required. Experience of grant fundraising would be advantageous.

Essential Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

• Persuasive and succinct writing skills
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Excellent organisational and time management skills with the ability to prioritise work and meet tight deadlines
• Good numeracy skills
• Strong IT skills
• Awareness of, and interest in, the challenges facing the natural world
• Ability to develop good working relationships with colleagues and funders
• Relevant professional writing experience or educated to degree level
• English and Mathematics GCSE/Standard Grade

Closing date: 23:59, 18 April 2021

We are planning to conduct interviews for this position on 4th May 2021.

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the Apply button to be directed to our website where you can complete your application for this position.

No agencies please.

Community Fundraiser - South Scotland
Reference: MAR20217925
Location: RSPB Scotland – Glasgow
Salary: £18,250.00 - £20,246.00 Per Annum
Benefits: Pension, Life Assurance, 26 days Annual Leave

We are seeking an enthusiastic and well-organised individual to join our community fundraising team in Scotland. As a good communicator you will be happy recruiting and motivating a large group of mostly remotely based volunteers. You will have specific responsibility for income generation from volunteer networks using our popular pin badges targeting the South of Scotland, from Dumfries and Galloway all the way to Dundee, excluding Edinburgh and the Borders.

Your work will include supporting our reserve teams deliver their fundraising targets as well as developing other ways to involve people in fundraising for RSPB Scotland. Crucial to your role will be building strong and lasting relationship with colleagues and volunteers, positively engaging with members of the public and maximising all fundraising opportunities across your region. This might involve events, online fundraising, engaging with projects and creatively growing support for our reserves.

If you are organised, enthusiastic, adaptable, thrive when presented with targets, can keep on top of competing demands on your time and want to contribute to the conservation of some of Scotland's most special wildlife, then we want to hear from you!

Key result areas:

• Meet or exceed agreed income targets to help support RSPB’s work in line with key performance indicators.
• Provide leadership and management to a network of volunteer fundraisers to help achieve community fundraising income targets.
• Provide excellent customer service to existing and potential supporters so that more people take an active part in helping to save nature. 

Essential skills, knowledge and experience:

• Educated to A level or equivalent.
• Ability to communicate to a wide range of audiences both in writing and face to face.
• Able to provide direction, energy and capability in order to lead and manage volunteer fundraisers.
• Ability to manage high performance as well as poor performance amongst volunteer fundraisers.
• Good level of numeracy in order to analyse data, identify trends and make recommendations for change.
• Able to deliver high level of customer service to a variety of audiences.
• Able to work under own initiative, with the confidence to ask for support and direction where needed.
• Competent user of Microsoft Office.
• Recruitment, selection and management of volunteers. 
• Managing an income budget and monitoring expenditure such as travel, subsistence and materials.
• Proven experience of raising funds for a voluntary organisation or securing sales in a corporate environment against agreed income targets.

Desirable skills, knowledge and experience:

• Experience of working with volunteer fundraisers for a charity.
• Understanding of charity sector and associated fundraising techniques.
• Working knowledge of relevant Institute of Fundraising and Charities Act regulations and guidelines relating to volunteer fundraising.

Additional information

• This role will require occasional weekend and evening working.
• This role will require regular travel within the UK.
• The successful candidate will ideally be located in/around Glasgow or Stirling.
• This role will require occasional overnight stays away from home.
• Please note that the RSPB is committed to social inclusion and diversity. We warmly encourage people from all parts of the community to apply for this opportunity and be part of our diverse movement to save nature.

Closing date: 23:59, 02 May 2021
We are planning to conduct interviews for this position on 11th May 2021.

To Apply and For More Information:

If you would like to apply or find out more about this position, please click the 'Apply' button. You will be directed to our website where you can complete your application.

No agencies please.

We are looking for a high-calibre candidate to take on the role of Regional Operations Manager for Scotland, whilst fulfilling the role of Centre Leader in a new centre in Glasgow. As a Regional Operations Manager, you will ensure that all the centres in your cluster are working effectively by directly line managing the Centre Leaders. In your role as Centre Leader you will have responsibility for running your IntoUniversity centre, including planning and delivering the programme, liaising with external stakeholders (including our university partners) and meeting IntoUniversity’s targets for delivery.

As a charity with social mobility as its core objective, IntoUniversity is wholly committed to equality of opportunity. We work with children and young people from a diverse range of backgrounds, and we believe that our staff team should be similarly diverse and representative. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be, and we recognise that we have much more to do in this regard. We are committed to building a culture where students, staff and volunteers are valued for the unique people they are. We therefore encourage applications from candidates from as wide a range as possible of ethnic, cultural and social backgrounds. In particular, we actively and warmly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, male candidates and candidates with a disability as they are currently under-represented within IntoUniversity.

We are also recruiting for a Regional Operations Manager for our West Midlands and Oxford Cluster.

The full job description is attached, and you can apply by clicking on the 'visit website' button. The deadline for applications is 9am on 4 May 2021, and the selection day will take place on 18 May 2021.

About us
Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it.

About the role
We are looking for an Events Coordinator who is an enthusiastic self-starter with an Events background to join our Edinburgh team. You will develop and deliver local and virtual events for Crisis including Christmas related events, partner events and member events.  The successful candidate will play a vital role in ensuring that these events are coordinated and delivered successfully.  

About you
To be successful in this role you will have:
•  A proven ability to develop and coordinate successful projects and events
•  Experience of leading on resourcing, risk assessment and working as part of a team to delivery safe and successful events to a range of audiences
•  Experience of online meeting platforms such as Zoom and Skype/Teams
•  Ability to develop new event activities and build and manage relationships 

Benefits
As a member of the team you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:
•  Interest free loans to purchase a train season ticket or a bike or for a deposit to secure a tenancy 
•  Mandatory pension scheme, with an employer contribution of 8.5% 
•  25 days’ annual leave which increases with service to 28 days
Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career.

How to apply
If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please click on the 'Apply for Job' button below.
If you need to request an application in an alternative format, please contact the Recruitment Team, contact details can be found on our website.

Closing date: Sunday 18th April 2021 (at 23:59)

We value diversity, promote equality and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of homelessness.