We’re Hiring! We’re looking for a great community gardener to join our fab, award-winning team at Grow West Fife.

GWF was set up in lockdown 2020 to grow food for anyone in need. Last year our volunteers gave 5000 hours growing fruit and veg, cooked 1000 free meals for people on low incomes or socially isolated, and worked with fabulous local groups like Andy’s Man Club, Fairway Fife and Change Mental Health to make sure everybody’s welcome. Their efforts were rewarded when we won Fife Voluntary Action’s Green Charity of the Year award.

Now we’re looking for an experienced gardener to help us grow more fruit, veg and new friendships at our volunteer-led, socially inclusive, beautiful walled garden overlooking the Forth in Culross.

Our ideal candidate will be a great gardener, passionate about growing and sharing growing skills and knowledge, with good experience of working with community groups and people with different abilities and needs. They’ll be ‘front of house’ with the necessary warmth and people skills to get the kettle on and ensure everyone feels incredibly welcome and comfortable with us. It is, first and foremost, a place of joy.

Hopefully they’ll be able to share that joy on social media to draw in new volunteers and visitors.

It’s a Tuesday to Saturday job and salary will be between £26,000 and £28,000 depending on experience.

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

Are you looking for an opportunity to use your skills to make a difference to the environment, local communities and Edinburgh as a whole? An opportunity has arisen to join our trustees!

You will be interested in joining ECCAN’s trustees if you have a personal commitment to supporting any climate or nature action.

ECCAN is looking to co-opt trustees. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to supporting community-led action in Edinburgh; to address the climate and nature emergency in ways that create a just, thriving and resilient city.

A recently established charity, the trustees are responsible for facilitating the community-led development of a strategy and a long-term plan, and making decisions to oversee the running of ECCAN. The Charity has received a year’s start up funding from the Scottish Government, and trustees will be responsible for:

- providing leadership, direction, and advice to the ECCAN staff team;

- designing, inviting applications for, and distributing community funding;

- securing the charity’s long-term organisational and financial future.

trustees contribute to the delivery of ECCAN Mission Statement. This is a volunteer role that will provide the right candidate with the opportunity to be an integral part of our dedicated team and make a positive impact in Edinburgh, its communities, and environment.

THE ORGANISATION

ECCAN supports community-led action in Edinburgh to address the climate and nature emergency and work for a just, thriving and resilient city.

Our network empowers individuals and community groups, providing resources, support, and opportunities for meaningful climate and environmental action.

ECCAN was set up in May 2022 and we have now grown to be a network of 247 members including 76 community groups. Our dedication is to the environment and to members, operating to constantly recognise and respond to our community’s needs.

TRUSTEES TERMS OF APPOINTMENT

Terms of Office

- Trustees will be co-opted until the next election at the Annual General Meeting in November 2024

- This is a voluntary position, but reasonable expenses are reimbursed i.e. childcare, travel etc.

Time Commitment

• Around seven hours per month, of which trustees meetings lasting two hours every
• month.
• Attending relevant subgroups