Jobs in Inverleith, Edinburgh

The Yard is an award-winning charity that runs adventure play services for disabled children, young people and their families in the east of Scotland. Since we opened in 1986, our services have grown significantly, but we will always retain our holistic approach and ethos of child-centred and child-led play services.

We have big aspirations and are looking for an assistant to join our small but successful development team, to provide vital support as we grow our presence across Scotland. If you are talented, dynamic, hardworking and resourceful, then we want to hear from you.

This is a very exciting time to join The Yard, as we expand our reach to support more disabled children, young people and their families across Scotland through play, fun and friendship. This gives us a clear and determined focus. We have big aspirations and we need to attract brilliant new people to help us achieve our ambitious goals.

Based in Edinburgh with some home working, our new Development Assistant will work closely with the Philanthropy Manager, and will be responsible for support across a range of fundraising functions.

This is an excellent opportunity for a graduate or fundraising professional with some experience, who would value the opportunity to develop their skills and take on more responsibility.

The role of Development Assistant will enable the successful candidate to gain experience across all functions within the development team, particularly in fundraising. We are looking for a positive and resilient team player, with excellent attention to detail, who is excited to begin a career in the third sector.

Vintage Vibes is an amazing city-wide charitable partnership between two longstanding Edinburgh charities, Space and LifeCare. We’re expanding our team and are on the lookout for a skilled individual with Marketing and Fundraising experience to increase our reach within Edinburgh communities for volunteer recruitment, community/corporate fundraising and awareness raising.

RESPONSIBLE TO: Development Manager – Vintage Vibes

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

Edinburgh is the loneliest city in the UK for older people. Vintage Vibes is an award-winning partnership project that looks to change that. We put together volunteers with people over 60 (called our VIPs), who are matched based on shared interests, to tackle isolation and loneliness through creating long-lasting friendships.

As our new Community & Campaigns Mastermind you will:

Develop and implement our Marketing, PR and Community/Corporate Fundraising Strategies

Broaden our community of volunteers, VIPs and supporters

Make a difference to Edinburgh’s isolated older people by celebrating individuality, friendship and positivity

Contribute to our innovation projects, such as our Volunteer Portal ‘Volunteer Vibes’

Contribute to continual exciting and innovative service developments as part of a fun and fresh thinking team.

Main Purpose of Job

Winning Leishman are seeking an experienced Fundraiser to join our team. This post will involve research into grant makers, developing funding proposals and following up with reports and communications to maximise long-term income generation on behalf of Winning Leishman’s clients.

Position in Organisation

Report to the Winning Leishman Directors.

Responsibilities

• Support the identification of trust and foundation funding opportunities through research

• Create tailored applications to a wide range of funders

• Create reports and other communications to funders

• Maintain a schedule of applications and reports

Person Specification

Skills & Experience

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in preparing funding applications to trusts and foundations (essential)

• Experience of working in the charity sector (essential)

• Reliable and well organised with good time management skills and ability to meet deadlines

• Excellent IT skills, Excel and MS Office, with a working knowledge of database systems

• Strong written skills

• A creative and lateral thinker

• Professional, courteous, respectful and confident

• Proactive and self -motivated with a positive and enthusiastic approach to teamwork

Qualifications

• Degree (in any subject), studying towards a degree or equivalent (essential)

Main Purpose of Job

Winning Leishman are seeking a Prospect Researcher and Data Entry Assistant to join our team. This post will involve collecting, interpreting and entering fundraising data, and maintaining records to keep track of funding proposals, reports and other communications on behalf of Winning Leishman’s clients using a database. You will also support the identification of trust and foundation funding opportunities through research. You will receive comprehensive training.

Position in Organisation

Report to the Winning Leishman Directors.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain accurate database records
• Maintain a schedule of applications and reports
• Independent working to meet targets
• Match funder motivations with client opportunities
• Support the identification of trust and foundation funding opportunities through searches

Person Specification

Skills & Experience

• Minimum 1 years’ experience in charity/fundraising sector (essential)
• Reliable and well organised with good time management skills
• Impeccable attention to detail and a systems thinker with a methodical approach
• Excellent IT skills, Excel and MS Office, with a working knowledge of database systems
• Proactive and able to stay motivated whilst undertaking methodical data entry tasks
• Understanding of data protection and GDPR
• Professional, courteous, respectful and confident

Qualifications

• Degree (in any subject), studying towards a degree or equivalent (essential)

Experience: A minimum of 1 year of experience working in administration or prospect research within charity or fundraising sectors.

To provide safe, secure Refuge accommodation for women and any accompanying children who are at risk of domestic abuse. This role allows access to comprehensive domestic abuse training and has generous holiday allowance.