The Digital Support Officer (Scotland) helps to build support for, and engagement with, the breadth of Christian Aid Scotland’s activities.

With a focus on digital and multimedia content, the post holder ensures that the Christian Aid Scotland team has the content and communications products they need to engage, inform, and inspire supporters.

In partnership with Digital, media & communications colleagues, the post holder will have input into content - helping to create and promote content and communications products, including campaigns, articles, blogs, resources (including resources co-created with external partners) and audio-visual materials. The post holder will then have primary responsibility for the technical side of ensuring this content is accessible, well-presented and well-used in various digital forms. Effectiveness is measured and improved using a test and learn approach.

Works with:Chief Executive, Campaign Director, fundraising team, communications team, operations, finance, fundraising groups, supporters and donors

Purpose of role:To contribute to the effective delivery of the fundraising and communications strategy for KidsOR by increasing the volume and value of support from existing and new supporters across a range of online and offline channels.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

Strategy and Planning

• Work with Campaign Director and wider team to generate income in line with the fundraising strategy
• Proactively devise an annual tactical fundraising plan, with associated KPIs, specifically targeting individual donors
• through acquisition and retention
• Plan and deliver effective, exciting and appropriate fundraising products and supporter journeys
• Contribute to the planning and delivery of appeal campaigns

Fundraising

• Deliver a range of activity for individual giving income generation including acquisition:
  • Appeals
  • Regular giving
  • Face to face
  • Direct response
  • Payroll Giving
  • Online Shopping

And retention:

• Appeals
  • Regular giving
  • Donor journeys
  • Donor communication (in tandem with donor care assistant and comms team)
• Support national fundraising and other regional initiatives, in conjunction with the Fundraising Team (could include creation of promotional materials and event organisation)
• Act as an ambassador for KidsOR by building awareness
• Liaise with communications team to develop materials and content required to target individual giving and nurture existing donors
• Establish good processes and measures to ensure that our activities deliver against objectives and conform to the highest standards of regulations and procedures
• Ensure health and safety of participants and volunteers at KidsOR fundraising events and activities

Data reporting and administration

• Record data accurately using Raiser’s Edge database
• Produce reports, proposal and supply data as required
• Monitor, evaluate and identify learning points from each area of activity
• Experience of setting, managing and delivering against budgets, reporting on KPIs, variances and reforecasting

Works with:Chief Executive, Campaign Director, fundraising team, communications team, operations, finance, fundraising groups, supporters and donors

Purpose of role: To contribute to the effective delivery of the fundraising and communications strategy for KidsOR through community fundraising in Aberdeen and the Northeast.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

Strategy and Planning

• Work with Campaign Director and wider team to generate income in line with the fundraising strategy
• Proactively devise an annual tactical fundraising plan, with associated KPIs, specifically targeting community fundraising within Aberdeen and Northeast Scotland.
• Plan and deliver effective, exciting and appropriate fundraising activities
• Contribute to the planning and delivery of appeal campaigns

Fundraising

• Deliver a range of fundraising activities across the region
• Foster new relationships and maintain existing relationships with community fundraisers (individual and corporate) to encourage regular/long-term giving
• Support fundraising groups through generating publicity, supporting local events, inspiring people with ideas and maximising their efforts
• Develop materials such as fundraising packs to support activities
• Contact and visit local businesses and groups to promote ways to support KidsOR
• Act as an ambassador for the charity in the region and build awareness of the benefits of fundraising for KidsOR and the people we help
• Liaise with communications team to manage external requests for publicity for fundraising events and activities that
• are being undertaken on behalf of KidsOR
• Support national fundraising and other national initiatives, in conjunction with the Fundraising Team
• Establish good processes and measures to ensure that our activities deliver against objectives and conform to the highest standards of regulations and procedures
• Ensure health and safety of participants and volunteers at KidsOR fundraising events and activities
• Support the comms team by capturing content for KidsOR communications channels

Data reporting and administration

• Record data accurately using Raiser’s Edge database
• Produce reports, proposal and supply data as required
• Monitor, evaluate and identify learning points from each area of activity
• Experience of setting, managing and delivering against budgets, reporting on KPIs, variances and reforecasting

LifeMosaic supports communities and movements to protect their rights, territories and cultures and to vision and determine their own futures. We work with indigenous communities in Southeast Asia, Africa and Latin America who are being marginalised and whose natural resources and cultures are under threat. We also work with visionary communities who are championing community-led approaches to self-determined development and those defending their territories and cultures.

Come join our friendly dynamic team!

Organisation: LifeMosaic (lifemosaic.net)

We are seeking a Finance Coordinator to provide us with the capacity to accelerate organisational growth to broaden our reach and deepen our impact. This is an exciting, interesting and varied role with opportunity for development. This post aims to unlock organisational growth further, particularly to help to expand the organisation in a sustainable way to meet the increasing demand that we are experiencing from indigenous partners and movements.

The successful applicant will be working closely with the Executive Director and the Board of Trustees, as well as with funders, staff, and partner organisations.

A full job description is attached below.

Passionate about making a difference? A believer in using evidence to help make a bigger difference?

We are looking for an Analyst to join our Evaluation and Research team, to help our clients in the charity and public sectors to understand, articulate and improve their impact. This is an opportunity to work in a small, committed team supporting organisations such as Macmillan Cancer Support, Lloyds Bank Foundation, BBC Children in Need, Mind and Versus Arthritis.

We need someone who can work magic with quantitative data, and who is also interested in getting out into the field to conduct qualitative research. We’re all home-based, so you’ll need to be comfortable with the discipline which that requires, and be happy with working under your own steam – but you won’t be abandoned, we all keep in close touch with online meetings and frequent get togethers.

If this sounds like you, let’s have a conversation.

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)

Director appointments for a new trading subsidiary of an established campaigning charity.

The Scottish Fair Trade Forum is establishing a trading subsidiary and is looking to appoint directors for the new company

Potential directors will have experience and/or knowledge of some (but not necessarily all) of the following: business with a social mission, charity trading subsidiaries, marketing, provision of consultancy services, financial management, and building relationships with customer organisations.

Positions are unpaid.

Link Education is Scotland’s leading international education charity, working to improve the futures of people living in some of the most marginalised communities in the world. We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as we deliver our new 2020-2030 strategic vision.

We are looking for a highly organised and motivated professional to join us as Finance and Admin Officer on a fixed-term basis. The successful candidate will be able to hit the ground running, manage competing priorities and communicate effectively in our fast-paced, international working environment.

They will be responsible for office management, bookkeeping, donor stewardship & communications and generally keeping the rest of the team right! Working with our team in the UK and our partners in Ethiopia, Malawi and Uganda, the post holder will ensure the smooth and efficient running of Link’s admin and finance that is so essential to supporting our life-changing work.

Would you like to make a difference for refugees living in Scotland?

Scottish Refugee Council is an independent human rights charity that has been supporting and advocating for the rights of refugees since 1985. Our work involves the provision of services and support to refugees, advocating and campaigning for change and improvements to legislation and policy in Scotland and the UK and supporting the integration of refugees into society.

Refugee Festival Scotland is a unique community and arts festival dedicated to achieving positive and lasting social change. We are looking for an exceptional individual with the vision and skills to lead the festival and secure its future success.

Employee benefits package

• 39 days of leave (Including public holiday)
• Cycle to work scheme
• Eye care scheme
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Flexible working options
• Coaching and counselling service
• Training and development opportunities
• Other enhanced pay benefits