Edinburgh Food Project provide food and other everyday essentials, support, and advice, while working with individuals, communities, and partners to address the root causes of poverty.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join the fight against poverty.

We are looking for someone who is an amazing communicator, highly organised, and digitally savvy to help us end the need for foodbanks for good.

This is a varied and vital job at the heart of our growing team: you will lead on all our internal and external communications, develop a style guide and brand guidelines, create and manage our website and social media content, work on campaigns and appeals, support fundraising events, keep our database and admin processes up to date and shipshape, and get involved at the frontline of fundraising.

While this role sits within our fundraising team, fundraising or charity experience isn’t necessary - you may come from another background altogether or be looking to take your career in a different direction.

You will likely have some comms and admin experience, excellent working knowledge of social media, a positive attitude, and a commitment to the vision, mission, and values of Edinburgh Food Project.

If you think that any of the following describe you then we want to hear from you:

Well-organised

Helpful

Efficient

Kind

Enthusiastic

Problem-solver

Creative

Accurate

Confident

Adaptable

Edinburgh Food Project offers a range of benefits including generous annual leave, competitive salaries, flexible working, and training opportunities.

The main focus of this new role is to grow and develop supporter relationships that secure the longer-term sustainability of ELFB through grants, corporate donations and sponsorships.

This role would be suited to someone with strong written communication skills and relationship building skills who is driven and well organised.

Key responsibilities

Relationship development

• Respond positively and professionally to supporter enquiries
• Identify and research funders, develop and maintain a pipeline of prospects
• Build and maintain relationships with funders
• Make applications to funders ranging from letters to small family trusts to large and complex lottery or statutory body bids.
• Ensure funding bid and reporting deadlines are adhered to and maintain productive relationships with all funders
• Report on performance and social outcomes
• Actively promote and encourage fundraising activity within the community
• Represent ELFB at fundraising and networking events as required

Fundraising Strategy

• Work closely with the Foodbank Manager to establish fundraising targets and strategy
• Support the development of a calendar of fundraising events
• Lead the development of supporter communications to effectively engage with all areas of the community across all channels including digital media
• Ensure compliance with all regulations, codes of practice and best practice in the sector
• Positively represent ELFB and its work at events, meetings and strive to increase awareness of the Organisations work and need for support
• Embed a fundraising culture throughout ELFB that maximises all opportunities for engagement and support.

Other:

• Undertake any other duties that may be reasonably expected to fulfil the role.

Person Specification

Essential:

• Experience of working in a fundraising role
• Experience of securing funds/contracts
• Experience of developing and submitting successful written applications
• Excellent written and face to face communication skills and the ability to connect with a range of different people
• Able to support and contribute in a committed and diverse team
• Ability to manage time effectively including working to tight deadlines
• Computer literacy with a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.

Desirable:

• Experience within the charity voluntary sector
• Understanding of GDPR and compliance re data handling
• Understanding of the causes and factors contributing to food insecurity and food poverty, and the need for crisis and more than food responses
• Knowledge of the funding landscape across Scotland
• Full Driving License

Support and deputise for the Manager in their absence to deliver quality, person-centred day support services which meet the needs of service users and their carers.

Provide day to day leadership and supervision to the Support Workers to deliver an outcomes focused service.

Assist the Manager and Board of Trustees to develop the service.

The Butterfly Trust is the lead agency providing social support for people affected by Cystic Fibrosis throughout Scotland. We provide a comprehensive and diverse range of outreach services for all ages of people with Cystic Fibrosis and their families across Scotland.

We are looking for a motivated, enthusiastic and approachable individual to join our team, with an appropriate skillset to add value and who has a commitment to continued professional development. We will provide both in-house and external training to ensure all of our team develop their skills and knowledge to fulfil their role to the best of their ability.

The Children & Families Manager will be responsible for the delivery of services for children affected by Cystic Fibrosis and their carers. This will include providing support and supervision to our team of volunteer befrienders.

The role is based in our Edinburgh office but will involve travelling throughout Scotland to visit service users, provide support to volunteers and meet with specialist NHS Cystic Fibrosis team in hospitals.

The Children & Families Manager will be part of a team, which collectively provides support that ensures best outcomes for people living with Cystic Fibrosis.

The successful candidate will have good communication, problem-solving and organisational skills and they will be able to motivate others and work with people at all levels.

Full driving licence and a car is essential.

For this regulated work the successful candidate will be required to gain/maintain PVG scheme membership which will be paid for by the Trust.

We offer:

• Out of pocket expenses
• Mileage allowance
• Individual staff training budget/in-house training
• Generous holiday entitlement