Grants administration assistant jobs in edinburgh
About This Job
As Fundraising Assistant at sister charities, ACCT UK and CCFA, you will play a key role in the growth of existing fundraising and in the creation of new income streams. Stewarding fundraisers, helping to develop new and existing fundraising campaigns, building relationships internally within the cadet organisations and externally with Trusts and Foundations, corporates and major givers. You will provide administrative and operational support, including maintaining the fundraising database. Working closely with the rest of the Development team and in particular the Marketing department to ensure that both charities can provide increasing financial support to cadets and adult volunteers across the UK.
Essential Skills
- Highly organised
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Strong understanding of Word and Excel
Please refer to the attached Job Description for further information.
Our charity
ACCT UK is a national youth charity dedicated to improving the life chances of young people. The Combined Cadet Force Association (CCFA) is a charity dedicated to the promotion of the ideals and activities of the Combined Cadet Force in schools. Together we want to ensure that every young person has the opportunity to learn new skills, build confidence and be inspired through their cadet experience.
We want to develop the youth leadership and training abilities of adult volunteers whilst also helping young people to access cadet activities through fundraising, grant-making, developing new resources and direct support.
We strongly believe that everyone benefits when you help young people to develop their character and values through activities that stretch and mature them. We also know that when young people engage with others at a range of levels in their communities it builds confidence and improves empathy for other’s lives.
Who we are
You will join a small, friendly and supportive team who believe collaboration is the key to success. By joining our team you will help us to reach more young people and make a greater difference and we look forward to working with you. We actively promote and encourage you to explore ideas that improve all aspects of the charity’s work in pursuit of its charitable aims.
The charities are proud of our diverse teams, with people on different working patterns, from different backgrounds and at different life-stages. Our experience has taught us that having people with different perspectives and different lived experiences leads to better outcomes for our beneficiaries. If you are wondering if our organisation is for someone like you, the answer is yes! Please apply and explain how you, your experience, your talent and your potential are the right fit for this role.
What we can offer you
In addition to your salary, we offer all staff:
· Flexible working arrangements (you agree a working pattern with your line manager).
· The ability to work both from home and from our London office.
· Personal Accident Insurance, including loss of earnings cover and death benefit.
· 15 days of sick pay in any 12-month period (after 12 months employment - pro-rata for part time staff).
· A contributory pension scheme (you contribute at least 5% and we will contribute 10%).
· Good leave allowances (which are offered pro-rata for part time staff):
o 20 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays.
o Additional privilege leave, on set days each year, such as between Christmas and New Year.
o An additional five days of volunteering leave.
· Support for qualifications and personal development.
· Employee Assistance Programme.
· Season ticket loan.
· Railcard (if you are eligible)
· A caring and supportive team environment.
How to apply
Please send a covering letter that details how you meet the requirements of the job description along with a CV by 23:59 hrs on Sunday 9th November 2025.
Interviews will be held at Holderness House, 51-61 Clifton St, London EC2A 4DW during the week commencing Monday 24th November 2025.
Please note that as a charity dedicated to improving the lives of young people, we require staff to make a declaration about any relevant convictions, undergoing a Disclosure and Barring Service check. In addition, we will follow up references.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are looking for an organised and proactive Helpdesk Assistant to join our friendly Helpdesk team in supporting our engaged community of publishing grantmakers and data users.
This involves acting as first-line support to grantmakers who publish their data using the 360Giving Data Standard and people who want to use grants data, responding to enquiries via email and telephone, providing guidance and supporting the smooth running of our Helpdesk function. This role also involves assisting with our engagement activities through support for communications campaigns and events and providing coordination and data support for 360Giving's consultancy services and analysis projects.
This customer-facing and hands-on role will play a crucial part in maintaining high-quality services and support for our target audiences and key stakeholders. This new post reports to the Head of Support and Services and is ideal for someone who enjoys working with data and has a passion for providing customer support and sharing their knowledge with others.
About you
We are looking for a dynamic individual to join our small, friendly team in a role that will play a crucial role in delivering our goal to increase the amount, quality, and usefulness of open grants data available for informed decision-making.
The ideal candidate will be reliable, adaptable and self-starting, with customer service experience, exceptional attention to detail and knowledge of Excel, who enjoys helping people to resolve issues. Could this be you?
Your love for learning new things and sharing your knowledge with others will be key to ensuring that our support and services help people of all levels and technical abilities have the confidence and understanding to share and use open grants data. You'll be an excellent communicator who is comfortable answering enquiries via email or phone and supporting team members during in-person events and online workshops as required. You'll be an organised, self-motivated and customer-focused team player who is flexible and thrives working in varied roles as part of a small team. Most importantly, you'll have a passion for helping people to develop the knowledge and skills needed to publish and use open grants data and be committed to 360Giving's mission.
Note: this is a remote-based role requiring regular travel to London.
All applicants must be UK based and within commutable distance to London, and be a UK Citizen or have the right to work in the UK for at least 2 years.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Senior Fundraising Coordinator
Do you believe that every young person should have the opportunity to fulfil their potential and make the most of their education?
We are looking for a Senior Fundraising Coordinator to join an organisation that are passionate about reducing the educational barriers students face and helping them to pursue a career in their chosen field and follow their dreams. If you are motivated by the desire to create a fairer society, then apply today!
Position: Senior Fundraising Coordinator
Location: Remote (with some travel to London as required)
Hours: Full-Time
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £27,642 (plus an additional £3,000 for London weighting if residing in London)
Closing Date: Friday 31st October. However, interviews are on a rolling basis so we encourage interested applicants to apply before the closing date
About the Role
The Senior Fundraising Coordinator will play an important role within the Partnerships department, working together with the Director of Partnerships, Head of Fundraising, and the Corporate Partnerships Manager to deliver our multi-year fundraising strategy and enable significant organisational growth.
This role will report to the Corporate Partnerships Manager and focus on a portfolio of Corporate Partners, within an agile team with multiple streams of work. You will also have opportunities to contribute to trusts and foundations, major donors and individual giving as part of a joined-up fundraising approach.
Key responsibilities include:
· Income Generation
· Stewardship and Reporting
· Cross-Team Working
· Compliance and Systems
As we pursue our mission to support young people into top universities and achieve social mobility, this post will help build a sustainable and diverse funding base to support that ambition.
About You
This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated fundraiser with strong interpersonal, organisational and writing skills, and a collaborative mindset, to contribute to the success of a growing organisation committed to educational equity.
You will have:
· Commitment to the mission of The Access Project and tackling educational inequality.
· Ability to demonstrate and uphold The Access Project’s values in all aspects of work.
· Experience supporting or securing 5 and 6-figure grants, ideally from corporate partners.
· Strong written communication skills, with the ability to draft clear, persuasive proposals and impact reports.
· Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships and deliver compelling pitches.
· Ability to build and maintain relationships with donors and stakeholders.
· Highly organised, with experience of managing multiple deadlines.
· Knowledge of the UK fundraising environment.
About the Organisation
The Access Project is a values-driven organisation that works with students in some of the most under-resourced areas of the country. We place dedicated mentors in school to help students navigate and overcome barriers to education, and provide personalised one-to-one or group tuition with students to help them raise their GCSE and A level grades. Join our team so that we can accelerate our reach to more young people.
Benefits include:
· 25 days annual leave p.a. (pro rata) plus Bank Holidays and 5 Winter closure days.
· PerkBox and Employee Assistance Programme
· Online Medical assistance
· Interest-free travelcard loans
· Cyclescheme loans
· Paid wellbeing day and 2 paid Volunteering Days
· Employer’s pensions contributions (3%)
· CPD options in line with L&D programme
· Staff Mentoring scheme
The Access Project is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. If you believe you have most of the skills to fulfil the role we encourage you to apply. Amongst staff at our organisation, there is under-representation of people who are Black, Asian or people from ethnic minority backgrounds, disabled, care-experienced, from low socio-economic backgrounds, and who are LGBTQIA+. We also particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience in reference to our mission.
We are proud to be a Level 1 Disability Confident employer. If you require any reasonable adjustments please contact us.
Please note, if you are selected for appointment to the role, you will be subject to a DBS check.
You also have experience in roles such as Fundraiser, Fundraising, Fundraising Coordinator, Fundraising Assistant, Fundraising Administrator, Senior Fundraiser, Senior Fundraising, Senior Fundraising Coordinator, Senior Fundraising Assistant, Senior Fundraising Administrator, Grant Fundraiser, Grant Fundraising, Grant Fundraising Coordinator, Grant Fundraising Assistant, Grant Fundraising Administrator.
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
We support young people from under-resourced backgrounds to raise their aspirations, access top universities and achieve social mobility.
The post-holder will play a key role within the Initiatives and Partnerships team, working with regional teams to develop and implement proposals to expand use of historic churches in our existing estate and, on occasion, working with other heritage and community groups to deliver their own projects via consultancy or partnership work.
They will manage a programme of work that will include a number of site-specific projects and national initiatives across multiple sites, as well as from time to time working with third parties on partnership or consultancy projects.
The Commercial Initiatives Officer is responsible for the development and delivery of CCT’s commercial initiatives, including Champing and Filming, that involve multiple sites, as well as any future such schemes. The role will line manage the Customer Service and Admin Assistant, Champing who is responsible for the day-to-day delivery of Champing. The post-holder will also work closely with colleagues in conservation and regional teams to make sure that impacts on both areas are fully considered, whilst in tandem seeking to maximise opportunities to expand and increase commercial activity, income and ultimately profitability.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We’re looking for a permanent full-time support officer to contribute their skills, experience, and personality to add value to our Blesma Support team within the Independence and Wellbeing department at Blesma, The Limbless Veterans. The role is a varied one, focusing on all aspects of welfare and support to our members.
This home-based role is to support Blesma members in the South West of England by providing a lifeline to members by delivering effective wellbeing support and advice to help reduce the negative impacts of disability and to assist them in leading independent and fulfilling lives. The role also involves representing Blesma and enhancing the charity’s profile within the local community of your area of responsibility.
The Independence and Wellbeing team works collaboratively across the Association to ensure Blesma’s programmes and services can help our service personnel, veterans and their families.
Blesma is unique as a membership Association as well as a charity. Our members are the heart of all our work – therefore, the impact of Support Officers is clearly visible in the experiences of our inspirational limbless veterans.
If you are interested, and live within the following post code areas, TR, PL,TQ, EX, TA, DT, BH, BA, BS, SN, GY, JE) please read the attached Job Description and apply with your CV and a Covering Letter detailing why you would be an ideal candidate for the role and how your experience and skills match those detailed in the Person Specification.
How to Apply
If you would like to apply for this exciting role, please read the attached Job Description and apply with your C.V. and a Covering Letter which must address the screening questions within the JD. The cover letter should demonstrate how you meet the essential criteria and competencies of the role.
If you are uncertain about your suitability for this role, we encourage you to apply and allow us to assess your fit.
Please note that we may close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of applications.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Fundraising Coordinator
Do you believe that every young person should have the opportunity to fulfil their potential and make the most of their education?
We are looking for a Fundraising Coordinator to join an organisation that are passionate about reducing the educational barriers students face and helping them to pursue a career in their chosen field and follow their dreams. If you are motivated by the desire to create a fairer society, then apply today!
Position: Fundraising Coordinator
Location: Remote (with some travel to London as required)
Hours: Full-Time
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £25,197 (plus an additional £3,000 for London weighting if residing in London)
Closing Date: Friday 31st October. However, interviews are on a rolling basis so we encourage interested applicants to apply before the closing date
About the Role
The Fundraising Coordinator will play an important role within the Partnerships department, working across the fundraising and communications functions to support the team to deliver our multi-year fundraising strategy and enable significant organisational growth.
This role will report to the Head of Fundraising and support the fundraising team working across the following income streams: corporate partners, trusts and foundations, university partnerships, major donors and individual giving. In addition, this role will support our communications team with their messaging to our internal and external stakeholders.
A key focus will be supporting the development and delivery of our Individual Giving programme, helping to grow our base of individual supporters through engaging campaigns, communications, and excellent supporter care.
Key Responsibilities
· Working across the Partnerships Team the coordinator will support:
· Income Generation
· Stewardship and Reporting
· Cross-Team Collaboration
· Compliance and Systems
About You
This is an exciting opportunity for someone with strong organisational and writing skills, an eye for detail, and a collaborative mindset. The role offers valuable experience across a range of fundraising disciplines, with scope to develop and learn within a growing, mission-driven charity.
You will have:
· Commitment to the mission of The Access Project and tackling educational inequality.
· Ability to demonstrate and uphold The Access Project’s values in all aspects of work.
· Proven experience in fundraising and/or communications, such as donor engagement, campaign delivery, or content creation.
· Highly organised, with excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple deadlines and workstreams.
· Strong written communication skills, with the ability to draft clear, compelling donor materials, newsletters, and other external communications.
· A collaborative team player who can build positive working relationships and prioritise effectively in a fast-paced environment
About the Organisation
The Access Project is a values-driven organisation that works with students in some of the most under-resourced areas of the country. We place dedicated mentors in school to help students navigate and overcome barriers to education, and provide personalised one-to-one or group tuition with students to help them raise their GCSE and A level grades. Join our team so that we can accelerate our reach to more young people.
Benefits include:
· 25 days annual leave p.a. (pro rata) plus Bank Holidays and 5 Winter closure days.
· PerkBox and Employee Assistance Programme
· Online Medical assistance
· Interest-free travelcard loans
· Cyclescheme loans
· Paid wellbeing day and 2 paid Volunteering Days
· Employer’s pensions contributions (3%)
· CPD options in line with L&D programme
· Staff Mentoring scheme
The Access Project is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. If you believe you have most of the skills to fulfil the role we encourage you to apply. Amongst staff at our organisation, there is under-representation of people who are Black, Asian or people from ethnic minority backgrounds, disabled, care-experienced, from low socio-economic backgrounds, and who are LGBTQIA+. We also particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience in reference to our mission.
We are proud to be a Level 1 Disability Confident employer. If you require any reasonable adjustments please contact us.
Please note, if you are selected for appointment to the role, you will be subject to a DBS check.
You also have experience in roles such as Fundraiser, Fundraising, Fundraising Coordinator, Fundraising Assistant, Fundraising Administrator, Grant Fundraiser, Grant Fundraising, Grant Fundraising Coordinator, Grant Fundraising Assistant, Grant Fundraising Administrator, Communications, Communications Assistant, Donor Engagement, Campaign Coordinator, Content Creator, Content, Digital Content.
We support young people from under-resourced backgrounds to raise their aspirations, access top universities and achieve social mobility.