- Advertised from 9th August 2022
- Contract: Reviewed annually. 28 hours per week
Role
Home-Start Glasgow South (HSGS) is a family support charity, helping give children the best possible start in life. Families, with at least one child under 8 years of age are supported by trained volunteers who understand how difficult raising children can be. Families are supported in their own homes for up to 3 hours each week or through group work across the southside. We help families experiencing issues including isolation, mental health issues, bereavement, family breakdown, addiction and physical ill-health.
We operate across the south of Glasgow as an independent charity which is also part of a loosely federated charity structure (Home-Start UK). We have been operating for 22 years and grown steadily to become the largest Home-Start in Scotland and one of the largest in the UK.
HSGS are seeking a dynamic, experienced Grants and Trusts Officer to maximise income through compelling and persuasive applications to support delivery of HSGS services. This post involves extensive proposals and reporting, often to tight deadlines. The post requires exceptional copy writing skills, attention to detail and creativity. Joining a small fundraising team, the successful applicant will have excellent communication, organisational and administrative skills.
Key Responsibilities:
- Secure income predominantly from small to medium sized Grants, Trusts and statutory funders against agreed targets. The post is aiming to generate a minimum of £45,000 per annum.
- Work collaboratively with the fundraising team to assist with larger Grants, Trusts and Statutory bids.
- Research, prepare and submit bids to funders – including planning budgets
- Complete funding applications within tight deadlines to the highest standard
- Actively engage with HSGS staff, volunteers, families and Board members to develop case studies and compelling funding narratives for funding and social media purposes
- Support delivery of services to comply with funders’ criteria
- Collect and analyse data from spreadsheets and databases for reporting purposes
- Complete reports for all funders within tight deadlines to the highest standard
- Liaise with funders to update as and when required
- Provide outcomes and statistics to funders when required
- Ensure databases are recording all relevant Monitoring and Evaluation information required by funders
- Develop a pipeline of prospects for Grants and Trusts
- Proactively promote HSGS to potential funders and represent the organisation confidently at external meetings
- Input into weekly Social Media updates
- Input into Fundraising and Project campaigns
- Undertake other fundraising duties as required
- Flexibility to adapt workload to meet the businesses needs
PERSON SPECIFICATION
The successful candidate will be an experienced Grants and Trusts fundraiser who enjoys new challenges. This is an exciting opportunity for a candidate to create new income streams for the organisation and have a pivotal role in the charity’s planned expansion to support more families and children. You will have excellent communication skills, with the ability to develop relationships through proposals, presentations and budget management.
Knowledge and Skills:
- Exceptional communication skills: verbal, written (including ability to develop detailed reports, proposals and budgets), telephone and presentation.
- Excellent research and analytical skills with the tenacity to seek information about supporters and projects.
- Highly organised, ability to manage own workload, plan ahead, effectively manage multiple tasks and prioritise.
- Ability to secure new income-generating partnerships across local voluntary and statutory organisations.
- Ability to extract information from databases and produce statistical data and reports.
- Excellent relationship management and influencing skills, with ability both to influence new supporters and manage expectations.
- A team player who can equally work effectively and efficiently on their own.
- Creative, with the ability to think outside the box.
Experience:
- At least two years’ experience in a Grants and Trusts fundraising role
- Demonstrable experience of writing successful fundraising bids and proposals
- Demonstrable experience of managing multiple deadlines and projects / effective time management.
Reports to: Senior Grants and Trust Officer
Home-Start is committed to safer recruitment practice as an important part of safeguarding and protecting children and vulnerable adults
Application notes
Closing date: Tuesday 30 August 2022
Please return your completed application form to theteam@homestartglasgowsouth.org.uk
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