21 Charity / Voluntary jobs in Bridgeton, Glasgow City

Are you a strong communicator comfortable interacting with individuals at all levels and capable of writing compelling fundraising proposals and reports? Are you committed to building and maintaining strong relationships with funders, providing excellent stewardship? Are you skilled at creating and executing plans to secure funds from trusts and foundations? Are you adept at identifying potential funding sources and researching requirements to tailor applications accordingly?

If so, we would love to hear from you as we are currently recruiting a Trusts and Foundations Fundraising Manager within our Partnerships & Philanthropy Team. Working closely with the existing Trust Fundraising Executive, your primary focus will be to sustain and grow income from existing and potential funders through compelling proposals, timely reporting and effective stewardship. 

You will work collaboratively across CHAS to craft innovative and persuasive proposals, provide outstanding account management and stewardship to current donors, and identify, research, and engage new prospects.

You'll also develop strategies to cultivate relationships with both current and potential donors from trusts and foundations, and manage the stewardship program to attract, cultivate and retain strategic philanthropic income.

About You:

• Personal values align to CHAS’ values and motivated to help us to reach our ambition.
• Familiarity with trusts fundraising and expertise in creating strategic plans.
• An excellent verbal communicator, confident in dealing with people at all levels, externally and internally, with a view to building relationships and increasing income.
• An exceptional written communicator with the ability to write compelling and detailed fundraising proposals and reports.
• Experience of managing income and expenditure budgets effectively
• Organised with the ability to plan and prioritise a diverse workload, manage your own time and meet multiple deadlines under pressure.

Why CHAS?

At CHAS, we support families during the toughest of times. We have ambitions to reach every family in Scotland who is living with the heart-breaking prognosis that their child is expected to die young and offer them our care and support to empower them to make the most of the short time they have together. The skill, determination and creative flair of our Fundraising Teams makes this possible and your contribution will be valued.

We offer:

·      Flexible Working: our teams work flexibly and in a hybrid manner with time mostly split between working from home and our Edinburgh and Glasgow offices, as well as occasional visits to our children’s hospices in Kinross and Balloch. We are happy to discuss working arrangements.

·      Development Opportunities: exposure to a variety of fundraising activities as well as access to internal and external training opportunities

·      Professional Growth: Work with industry leaders in a high-performing team where you will be encouraged and supported to excel and develop your skills.

·      Comprehensive Benefits: Including generous annual leave policy (35 days inclusive of public holidays, rising to 40 days after 5yrs service) as well as pension, incremental annual salary progression, access to Blue Light discounts, and health and wellbeing support.

Further information and how to apply:

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To apply you will be asked to answer a couple of questions and submit your CV or complete our full application form. 

We expect interviews to take place on Thursday 1st May 2025.

Travel will be required in this role and some of our sites are not easily accessed via public transport.  A full driving licence and access to a car, or an equivalent means of travel will be required, for site visits, meetings, and events. 

This post is subject to a Basic Disclosure Scotland check.