Deputy Head of Philanthropy

Eden Scott is delighted to be working with the National Trust for Scotland, Scotland’s leading conservation and membership charity dedicated to protecting and promoting Scotland's natural, cultural and built heritage. They care for historic sites, landscapes, and collections across the country, ensuring they are preserved and enjoyed by future generations.

The National Trust for Scotland is a fundraising charity with a successful and high performing fundraising team. 2023/24 continued their sustained philanthropic growth, raising £16.8 million, against a target of £10.9 million. They see this as a positive step towards embedding fundraising in everything they do. This is critical to enabling their charity to work towards their strategic objectives by delivering a stream of sustainable, flexible and strategically-focused income. 

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the team at the Trust as Deputy Head of Philanthropy and this newly created post will be critical to achieving this ambition.

The post holder will play a pivotal role in shaping and executing the fundraising strategy of the National Trust for Scotland. This position will support the Head of Fundraising in driving income generation across income streams, including individual giving, major gifts, trusts and foundations, and legacy fundraising. The successful candidate will demonstrate leadership, strategic vision, excellent supportive line management, organisational and tactical expertise, and a passion for philanthropy. 

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities include:

Strategic Leadership:

• Work with the Head of Fundraising to develop and implement the overall fundraising strategy.
• Collaborate with Fundraising Managers to ensure development and delivery of plans which maximise income.
• Support measurement and evaluation of activity, working with team to identify and explore new fundraising opportunities and income streams.

Team Management:

• Provide leadership and management to the fundraising team, fostering a culture of high performance and continuous improvement.
• Set clear objectives, provide regular feedback, and support professional development of team members.
• Donor Engagement and Stewardship:
• Lead on development and delivery of cross team donor journeys to deliver first class stewardship to supporters.
• Maintain personally a group of donors and prospects as part of the fundraising team stewardship plan.
• Take an overview of the creation and delivery of tailored proposals, reports, and communications to engage donors and prospects across teams.

Campaign and Appeal Management:

• Working with Head of Fundraising, lead Fundraising Managers on major fundraising campaigns and appeals, from planning to execution and evaluation.
• Working with Fundraising Manager Operations to ensure the Fundraising Team employ effective management of their donor database and processes to plan, deliver, analyse, evaluate and report activity.
• Monitor and report on campaign progress, financial targets, and KPIs.

Budget Management:

• Assist in developing and managing the fundraising budget.
• Monitor income and expenditure, ensuring financial targets are met.
• Contribute to development of financial reports and forecasts 
• Collaboration and Partnerships:
• Work closely with Head of Fundraising to align fundraising activities with wider charity priorities.
• Represent the National Trust for Scotland at events, conferences, and networking opportunities.

Key skills and experience required:

• You will have significant experience across income generation areas, with a depth of understanding and a proven track record of managing high-performing and successful teams. 
• You will be results focused with proven experience in delivery of strategic fundraising campaigns
• Strong leadership and team management skills.

This role offers an excellent competitive salary within a range of £53,676 - £59,368 with significant company benefits.

Can be based anywhere across Scotland with occasional travel to Edinburgh for meetings.

Eden Scott is dealing exclusively with the Trust on this vacancy so to be considered for this exciting opportunity, please submit your CV online and for an informal chat or to receive the full role information pack please call Sally on .

Closing date is 5.00pm Friday 27th September 2024