Closing Date Extended! Job Vacancy- Fundraiser

Would you like to play a full and active role in securing income to improve the lives of families impacted by Baby Loss?

  • Contract: Permanent
  • Hours: 35 Hours per week
  • Salary: £29,994 pro rata
  • Reporting to: Head of Fundraising
  • Key working Relationships: Corporate Partners/ Volunteers/ Staff / Families /External Agencies / Third Sector
  • Regular place of work: Edinburgh (including our Craiglockhart Office), Lothians, Fife and Forth Valley

We are seeking an enthusiastic and driven Fundraiser to join our growing team.

In this role, you will take an active lead in securing income to improve the lives of families impacted by baby loss. You will build meaningful relationships, drive fundraising initiatives, and develop strategic partnerships throughout Scotland to ensure we have the funds needed to deliver our specialist services for every family we support.The perfect candidate will enjoy forging positive and robust relationships, including but not limited to, corporate partners and local small businesses across Scotland’s central belt and into surrounding areas, delivering vital income for our charity.
Working proactively to generate new business leads, the candidate will secure valuable partnerships for our charity, by undertaking research, creating compelling proposals for a range of audiences and pitching to companies to secure their support.


The Fundraiser will be joining a hard-working and growing fundraising team, working closely with our Head of Fundraising, our Philanthropy & Partnership Lead and our Highland’s Fundraiser, as well as the wider Held In Our Hearts team.
We are looking for an engaging, passionate and tenacious person who can deliver strong, cost effective and sustainable income growth for the charity, along with great copy writing, admin and organisational skills, experienced at developing relationships, and can manage a busy and varied workload.We welcome applicants from a variety of backgrounds including (but not limited to) account management, marketing, fundraising, event management or sales. Third sector experience is desirable but not essential. Experience working in challenge fundraising would be advantageous.


This role will require some weekend and evening working for which time off in lieu will be agreed, and travel will be required to meet with new and existing corporate partners.

For full job description see: Fundraiser with Held In Our Hearts – Goodmoves

 

Application details
Please email your CV and Covering Letter to christina@heldinourhearts.org.uk
Closing date (extended): Friday 14th Feb 2025 at 10am.
Interview date information: Interviews on 18th and 19th February

 

Shortlisted applicants will be contacted by Friday 17.00 to be invited for interviews.