Jobs in Southside & Newington, Edinburgh

We believe that fundraising is about making a difference. Good fundraising connects innovative ideas and causes with people who are passionate about supporting them. We want a passionate fundraiser to join our new and growing fundraising team. We have big ambitions: we want to grow our fundraising to deliver new, exciting and innovative services throughout Scotland. We want to make sure we can offer evidence based mental health support to all those who need it and we want to build meaningful partnerships throughout society to help us do it. This role is essential to allow us to do it. In this role you will work across a range of different fundraising functions including trust and foundations and supporter giving and be responsible for growing, developing and in some places initiating those new streams of new income. We are a ‘muck in’ kind of charity so you will have significant opportunities to grow and develop your experience and skillset.

We are looking for someone with trust and foundations experience but also who is open to developing and delivering new income streams. Someone who enjoys researching and writing propositions but understands the importance of building powerful relationships in an increasingly competitive fundraising environment. We need the right person to be organised, with an attention to detail, but also personable and happy meeting directly both with funders but also a range of stakeholders. You will be friendly and outgoing with an eye for building systems and processes that work. You will be an excellent writer and happy to write bids and proposals. You will be a problem solver, someone who is ambitious to grow and develop new income streams and doesn’t mind mucking in and getting things done.

Who are we looking for?

As Fundraising Manager you will:

• engage trusts and grant-makers in our plans to help us secure and deliver on our annual targets

• plan and manage your own workload, organising a range of internal and external-facing projects and prioritising relationship development with trusts and grant-makers.

• submit compelling funding applications with detailed budgets containing confidential information.

• take proactive steps to understand the funding environment and make plans accordingly.

• interpret complex internal information for specific trusts and grants audiences to engage them and maximise relationship development.

• proactively develop stewardship of trusts and grant-makers, including identifying the best ways to engage them face-to-face with colleagues from across the organisation.

• carry out prospect research regularly.

• maintain and improve internal records to help improve relationships with trusts and grant-makers.

• forecast income and expenditure, report on these and take early mitigating action when necessary.

• disseminate information to the National Management Team

• support the Director of Fundraising and Business Development with wider fundraising activities and strategy

• work with colleagues across fundraising and communications

• work highly persuasively with colleagues, at all levels across the organisation, to help them to understand how to develop projects and proposals that will develop relationships with trusts and grant-makers to maximise long-term income.

• contribute to regular reports on activity and income and expenditure against budget.

• contribute to a culture of consistent improvement through ongoing analysis: monitoring, testing, refining and evaluating the success of all new and existing activity.

If you are passionate about enabling Support in Mind Scotland to deliver a valuable service to Scotland and feel your profile matches this role’s criteria, then we want to hear from you!

Why join us

This is a great opportunity to join a thriving charity, that really cares about its employees and help shape its future. In return for your work, passion and dedication, we offer considerable scope for development, a benefit package including 37 days’ holiday, enhanced sick pay, season ticket loan, regular support & supervision, flexible as well as blended working pattern to help with work-life balance, additional leave for care and dependent responsibilities, and 24/7 access to an Employee Assistance Programme giving free legal, financial and medical advice, and support when coping with life's difficulties and challenges. We are about to begin a process of reviewing and enhancing our benefits package as well. We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion within our workforce, and to building a team made up of diverse skills, experiences and kinds of life experiences.

Find out more about us on our Website at supportinmindscotland.org.uk and on Social Media.

Age Scotland is the national charity for older people. We work to improve the lives of everyone over the age of 50 so that they can love later life.

We support and enable hundreds of communities and older people’s groups across Scotland. We provide information, friendship and advice through our free helpline and publications. We tackle loneliness and isolation with our Friendship Line and much more.

We work in Scotland with older people’s groups who provide vital activities and services for older people in their local community. We campaign on the issues that older people tell us are important to them.

Our Telephony Services Team are looking for a Telephone Adviser to:

• To deliver an Information, Advice & Friendship service for older people in Scotland, their carers, families and professionals primarily by telephone, email and letter.
• To act as Champion on agreed subjects.

The post will be a hybrid blend of office based (in Edinburgh) and home-based work. At least 40% of the working week will be based at our office in Causewayside, Edinburgh.

In return for your expertise and commitment to our values you’ll receive a generous holiday allowance, a range of learning and development opportunities, optional healthcare benefits and a contributory pension scheme with employer contributions of up to 9%.

Do you want to be a part of an award winning team? We have a vacancy for a dynamic, enthusiastic and organised individual to join our Family Support Team in Edinburgh.

The post holder will support vulnerable parents-to-be and families with children in their early years to reduce the impact of social and economic disadvantage for children. Home-based, non-judgemental and person-centred support will be provided to reduce stress and isolation and increase confidence and health/wellbeing for all the family members. You will provide family-learning opportunities, ensuring parents understand the important role they play in their child’s development and will help families find the right support to tackle the problems preventing them achieving their parental capacity. This will be achieved through partnership working and a specialist, intensive, multi agency approach.

You must have access to a car for business use.

This post is funded until the end of August 2024 by the Lottery.

Fancy a job?

Last year, we celebrated our 21st birthday. We have achieved a lot in that time, but we still have big dreams to improve the lives of children and young people. We’re looking for someone to help us on this journey.

We know that some people face more challenges than others and we want to do our bit to correct this imbalance. 21 years ago, Gillie Davidson travelled with a group of young people to Tuni in India. The challenges that young people faced motivated her to start our charity.

We believe everyone deserves to be equal. Is that too much to ask? Here's some stuff we're doing to make this happen:

• We give a voice to children and young people
• We help children to understand their basic human rights
• We show young people that they matter
• We help children to stay in school and learn
• We help children to look after their mental health
• We help young people prepare to be independent adults

We’re looking for someone to develop and deliver ambitious fundraising plans to maximise local support from corporate and community fundraising. To provide exceptional stewardship and achieve financial targets in line with our operational plan. To work with and develop our network of volunteers, proactively seek new opportunities and promote best practice in community fundraising.

Charity experience is welcome but not required. We recognise transferrable skills.

Fancy a job?

Last year, we celebrated our 21st birthday. We have achieved a lot in that time, but we still have big dreams to improve the lives of children and young people. We’re looking for someone to help us on this journey.

We know that some people face more challenges than others and we want to do our bit to correct this imbalance. 21 years ago, Gillie Davidson travelled with a group of young people to Tuni in India. The challenges that young people faced motivated her to start our charity.

We believe everyone deserves to be equal. Is that too much to ask? Here's some stuff we're doing to make this happen:

• We give a voice to children and young people
• We help children to understand their basic human rights
• We show young people that they matter
• We help children to stay in school and learn
• We help children to look after their mental health
• We help young people prepare to be independent adults

We’re looking for someone to write copy for print and online marketing to maximise Scottish Love in Action’s profile and engage new audiences with our work. To lead digital fundraising activities, maximising online presence to encourage donor growth, engagement and retention across a range of digital platforms.

Charity experience is welcome but not required. We recognise transferrable skills.

Age Scotland is the national charity for older people. We work to improve the lives of everyone over the age of 50 so that they can love later life.

We support and enable hundreds of communities and older people’s groups across Scotland. We provide information, friendship and advice through our free helpline and publications. We tackle loneliness and isolation with our Friendship Line and much more.

We work in Scotland with older people’s groups who provide vital activities and services for older people in their local community. We campaign on the issues that older people tell us are important to them.

Our Community Development Team are looking for a Resource and Administration Officer to:

• To support the work of the Community Development team, providing high quality information and administration.
• To be a central source of information and support to Age Scotland members, developing good professional relationships with members and ensuring that they are at the heart of Age Scotland’s work.
• To support the administration of Community Development events and the Community Grants Programme.
• To develop, monitor and review systems and procedures to ensure maximum organisational effectiveness.

The post will be a hybrid blend of office based (in Edinburgh) and home-based work. At least 40% of the working week will be based at our office in Causewayside, Edinburgh.

In return for your expertise and commitment to our values you’ll receive a generous holiday allowance, a range of learning and development opportunities, optional healthcare benefits and a contributory pension scheme with employer contributions of up to 9%.

• To lead on the digital media and communication needs of LAYC.
• To ensure Member Groups are supported to make full and best use of LAYC Membership
• To be the first point of contact for LAYC Member Groups and stakeholders, responding to general enquiries.
• To lead on general administrative office duties that contribute to efficient running of LAYC and supports the wider Membership network.

Please download the job description for further details about the role.

Are you interested in joining an award-winning Scottish mental health charity whose aim is to provide support to people whose lives are affected by mental ill health?

Our new ‘Signature Project’ will reach out to men over 16 years of age who are experiencing Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and serious mental ill health as a result of living through the Covid-19 pandemic. The Project has been set up to respond to an increase in GP referrals from men who are at risk of suicide.

We are developing a city-wide outreach project, the ‘Signature Project’, working with two major partners to raise awareness, signpost to help and resources and deliver emotional support through one of our existing Edinburgh services: the Stafford Centre.

This project is funded to help communities recover by Mental Health UK and our charity partner Lloyds Banking Group.

This role will work with an Outreach Worker and a Support Worker who are directly involved with the ‘Signature Project’. These posts will collaborate closely with the Communications Worker to help deliver case studies, content, PR activity and more to increase the public profile of this project. Additionally, the role will link with the Communications team at Support in Mind Scotland to ensure ‘Signature Project’ activity fits in with communications strategies and schedules.

You might have experience of:

• Developing and delivering PR or marketing campaigns
• Managing social media channels
• Developing case studies
• Building relationships with external stakeholders
• Using content and social media management systems
• Capturing content – photography and videography
• Developing digital content and using editing software (Canva and/or Adobe Creative Cloud)
• Being an excellent communicator and delivering appropriate key messaging
• Demonstrating impact and analysing insights

This position should:

• Have relevant experience to the role, with current or previous qualifications and/or jobs in communications, PR, journalism, marketing or the third sector
• Work closely with the line manager and the ‘Signature Project’ Outreach Worker and Support Worker to achieve strategic outcomes
• Work closely with the Communications team at National Office
• Have good interpersonal skills
• Have knowledge and understanding of PTSD, mental health issues and policies
• Consider the Support in Mind Scotland brand guidelines
• Possess excellent copywriting ability
• Contribute towards quality improvement and ensuring all platforms host accurate information
• Be creative
• Work in a team but also autonomously where possible
• Deliver exemplary IT skills
• Be keen to develop knowledge further and attend training as required
• Demonstrate commitment to the values and mission of Support in Mind Scotland