By joining Scottish Huntington’s Association (SHA) as a Community and Events Fundraising Officer you can play a full and active role in securing income to improve the lives of families impacted by Huntington’s disease.

Scottish Huntington’s Association is the only charity in the country exclusively dedicated to providing expert and personalised support for those impacted by Huntington’s disease when they need it, regardless of where they live.

Organised, motivated and a confident communicator, you’ll be responsible for driving income and building relationships throughout the East Coast of Scotland, to ensure we have the funds needed to deliver our specialist services for every family impacted by this devastating disease. We welcome applicants from a variety of backgrounds including (but not limited to) account management, marketing, fundraising, event management, or sales, and candidates who are based in any of the following areas: Aberdeenshire, Dundee and Angus, Edinburgh and the Lothians, Fife or Perthshire.

From supporter stewardship, event management, delivering inspiring presentations, and managing volunteers, no week will be the same. The Community and Events Fundraising Officer (East Coast of Scotland) will be joining a hard-working and talented fundraising team, working closely with our Senior Community, Event & Individual Giving Fundraising Officer, Community and Events Fundraising Officer (West Coast of Scotland), our SHA Communications team, as well as the wider SHA team.

We are looking for an engaging, passionate and tenacious person who can deliver strong, cost effective and sustainable income growth for the charity, along with good copy writing, admin and organisational skills, experienced at developing relationships, and can manage a busy and varied workload. This is a chance for you to channel your varied skills, qualities, and passion for relationship building to improve the lives of families impacted by Huntington’s disease in Scotland.

In line with our commitment to safeguarding, this role is subject to a Basic Disclosure check. SHA is committed to equality of opportunity and to providing a service that is free from unfair and unlawful discrimination. We therefore aim to ensure that no applicant, volunteer, or member of staff is unfairly treated on the grounds of offending background.

You will work from home with periodic travel throughout the East Coast of Scotland. There will also be occasional travel required for organisation-wide meetings.

This role will require occasional weekend and evening working for which time off in lieu will be agreed.

In addition to a competitive salary, we offer benefits including flexible working practices, and a generous leave allowance totalling 37 days (25 days Annual leave and 12 days public holidays). Upon 5 completed years of service, you will receive an extra day for each completed year up to a maximum of 5 days, and the the opportunity to opt into our competitive pension scheme.

This is an exciting time for the charity, now in the second year of Standing Tall: A Strategy For Growth 2023 - 2028 to transform the care and support of Huntington’s families, expand specialist services and deepen involvement in research and clinical trials.

About Scottish Huntington’s Association

People impacted by Huntington’s disease need specialist services to cope with a severe and complex disease, its impact on families, and a lack of awareness amongst health and social care providers and the wider public.

Scottish Huntington’s Association is the only charity in the country exclusively dedicated to providing expert and personalised support for those impacted by Huntington’s disease.

Our personalised support reduces unnecessary hospital admissions, supports carers and other family members; lowers household poverty; and alleviates wellbeing risks to children and young people living in Huntington’s families.

We are commissioned by NHS Boards and Health and Social Care Partnerships throughout the country to share our expertise with front-line staff and build support for improved services and higher standards of care for every family impacted by this devastating disease. Scottish Huntington’s Association plays a full and active role in attracting the global research community to Scotland to work in partnership with us to improve the lives of families impacted by Huntington’s disease.

If you wish to apply to join a values-driven organisation, founded by families for families and recognised at national and international levels for its expertise and support delivered through a nationwide network of Huntington’s Disease Specialists, Specialist Youth Advisors, and Financial Wellbeing Officers, please follow the application notes below.

Stroke Association. Rebuilding lives after stroke.

When stroke strikes, part of your brain shuts down. And so does a part of you. That’s because a stroke happens in the brain, the control centre for who we are and what we can do. It happens every five minutes in the UK and changes lives instantly. Recovery is tough, but with the right specialist support and a ton of courage and determination, the brain can adapt.

We believe everyone deserves to live the best life they can after stroke. And it’s a team effort to get there.

We provide specialist support, fund critical research and campaign to make sure people affected by stroke get the very best care and support to rebuild their lives.

We’re working to improve the diversity of our team. Because we know that individuality leads to a richer experience for our people and better support for those affected by stroke.

We strongly encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. And we’re particularly looking to increase the number of applications from those with lived experience of stroke and those from under-represented communities.

Every five minutes, stroke destroys lives. Help us rebuild them and join our team.

We developed a bold new corporate strategy so that we can rebuild more lives after stroke and make a bigger difference to people’s lives.

To help us deliver our strategy and make a real difference, we are looking to recruit talented people to a number of roles.

If you would like to support stroke survivors to rebuild their lives, we want to hear from you!

We are looking for a Communications Officer to support our team in Scotland to respond to Scottish media enquiries, delivering campaigns to influence health policy and support our fundraising and engagement comms activity.

Reporting to the PR Manager, the role will help deliver key media campaigns that call for change to support people to rebuild their lives after stroke.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Working as a team to deliver a proactive, effective and 24/7 press office, building relationships with identified media and opinion formers, and ensure timely media responses based on organisational and reputational priorities.
• Working with the Campaigns and Public Affairs team to deliver influencing activity to key health board stakeholders, Stroke Association campaigners and the general public.
• Working with the Stories team to identify and deploy the real stories of the stroke survivors we work for.

You will have experience of:

• Generating media coverage in Scotland, ideally in the charity sector.
• Using media to deliver calls to action to the public (eg donating, fundraising, campaigning) and/or decision makers (eg policy change).
• Planning, executing and monitoring media plans against identified briefs and overarching objectives.
• Working alongside Policy and Public Affairs colleagues.
• Creating, posting, and managing social media content.
• Reputation management and working with crisis communications teams.
• Working with colleagues from across an organisation to identify media volunteers (case studies) and developing stories to deliver media coverage.

This role requires occasional travel across the UK to attend team days, conferences and researcher events. Candidates must be able to meet this requirement of the role.

To fulfil the role, you must be a resident of the UK and have the right to work in the UK.

The Fundraising Administrator is responsible for maintaining information related to supporter records, including capturing, inputting, organising, and reporting on supporter constituent information and donations to a high level of accuracy. They will also provide essential administrative support to the Fundraising team and maintain effective co-operative relationships.

Responsible for but not limited to:

Database management

Maintaining accurate and timely records in Raiser's Edge (RE), including constituent records, daily gift entry, supporter acknowledgments, data hygiene processes, identification of duplicates, queries/reports, and other supporter communications.

Work with Supporter Care & Database Manager to ensure data is managed and structured in line with relevant legislation, including GDPR & HMRC requirements.

Assist the Supporter Care & Database Manager in the production of month end reconciliation reports with the charity’s Finance Department.

Keeping mailing lists up to date in the database, adding and managing mail and email consents to supporter records within RE including segmentation, unsubscribes and updating contact details.

Record and process donations, including from other platforms, through manual input, by batch and importing to RE.

Ensure timely and accurate recording of all donor information and income onto RE ie. cheques, cash, Much Loved, JustGiving, Online Express, Givetap, Stripe, CAF online, Payroll Giving, CR/DR cards, Direct Debits & Standing orders.

Provide support for users of the Raisers Edge database through induction sessions and ongoing training.

Assist other organisation users with administrative tasks including importing of data, adding new users to RE (brochure enquirers & website newsletter sign ups), adding actions & consent preferences, building lists for emailing, help with any general RE usage enquiries.

Fundraising Administration

Assist with banking of all donations, cash collections and event income.

Prepare data for regular Gift Aid claims in line with an agreed schedule.

Respond to supporter enquiries in person, by phone and email (includes monitoring Fundraising @ inbox) ensuring excellent customer care of current and potential supporters.

Complete a monthly reconciliation of all donation income processed through RE with fundraising income processed through Xero.

Assist with the gift acknowledgement and thanking process.

Support the Fundraising team with any ad-hoc administrative tasks, especially administrative support for events including licence applications for charity collections and event licences as required.

Send out fundraising materials as and when required by fundraising team and Leuchie colleagues.

Support the Community & Events Fundraisers with payment considerations and support volunteers with collection Cans, maintaining accurate records, ensure cans are emptied and collected as appropriate, and issue thank you letters.

Support the Community & Events Fundraisers with processing event participants and making sure relevant information related to Leuchie’s events are added onto RE.

Support the Donor Relations Lead with data segmentation and pulling lists off RE to aid with sending out publications and appeals.

Assisting the fundraising team by passing on relevant information that you come across while working with the data.

Attending and assisting at events.

General

Attend and take part in meetings as necessary

Participate in mandatory training as per Leuchie House policies and practices

Be flexible in working hours to provide cover for holiday and absence

Any other appropriate duties as required

Knowledge and Experience

Excellent administration experience with strong attention to detail.

Experience of working in a customer focused environment with a strong understanding of fundraising and marketing

Experience of using Microsoft Office

Preferable experience utilising a database, ideally Raiser’s Edge. Full training given but advantageous if prior experience

Skills

Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Excellent organisational abilities and team interaction skills

Excellent IT skills with a good understanding of websites and social media

Ability to motivate, engage and inspire people

Personal characteristics / attributes

Keen to develop a career in charity fundraising and marketing with a commitment to Leuchie’s vision and core values

Strong attention to detail whilst managing a busy workload

Ability to work unsupervised and to use initiative

Positive, caring attitude and understanding of customer service

Hard working self-starter with a flexible approach and attitude to working hours and tasks to be completed

Leuchie is committed to treating all applicants equally and fairly based on their skills, experience and ability to fulfil the duties required. This is regardless of any protected characteristics.

Benefits:

• Company events

• Company pension

• Cycle to work scheme

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Discounted or free food

• Enhanced maternity leave

• Free parking

• Sick pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

• North Berwick: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person

Working for Erskine:

“ERSKINE is an iconic Scottish charity, formed in 1916 by Scotland’s compassionate response to the horrors of war. A century later, we still believe that Veterans and their families deserve our utmost respect and compassion, for the sacrifices they made and the challenges they now face. At Erskine, we work as a dedicated team to ensure that Veterans of all ages are cared for to the highest of standards in a beautiful, fun-filled environment, made up of two care homes and a Veterans Village of cottages, activities centre and apartments”.

Our Erskine Veterans Activity Centres (EVACs), and the skills, activities and sense of community which they offer, have been rightly described as life-changing and life-saving by military Veterans of all ages. EVACs are central to Erskine’s future plans. It is our strategic aim to create an EVAC in at least 5 regional locations across Scotland. They will not only support meaningful activities and wellbeing for members – they will become operating hubs for partner organisations and evolve into regional offices for our new Care and Support at Home services.

The people in our team are crucial to providing the best possible community support, so we recognise and reward our employees with benefits including employer pension contribution, fantastic career opportunities, and enhanced annual leave.

If you are kind and committed to the Veteran community, then you do have what it takes to be part of the team here at Erskine! We exist to offer exceptional care and support to our ex-service community and everyone in every role, in every department plays their part.

The Role:

The successful candidate will have responsibility for the development of a new Activities Centre in Forres, in line with Erskine’s strategic objectives of nationwide support to Veterans. The post holder will be responsible to the Regional Manager for the efficient and effective management of the Centre and will ensure that the services provided are safe, stimulating, meaningful and rewarding. The post holder will develop a staff team with an appropriate skills mix, ensuring person centred service delivery and a culture of pride and enthusiasm in the workplace. The successful candidate will also build networks and partnerships with relevant external agencies and internal departments to support the service and ensure maximum benefit for Veterans.

If you would like any further information about this role, please contact Debs Dickson, Regional Manager EVAC Services - debra.dickson@erskine.org.uk

Benefits:

• 28 days annual leave plus 5 public holidays, increasing to 33 days per year, at the rate of 1 additional day for 5 years

• Employer pension contribution

• Free payment of Disclosure Scotland Application

• Structured Induction programme

• Flexible working considered

• Fantastic progression opportunities with development, training and ongoing support

• Enhanced sick & maternity pay

• Occupational Health Service

• Access to credit union

• Free On-Site Parking

• Cycle to Work scheme

• Access to Employee Reward Scheme which provides a huge range of discounts on everything from holidays to high street shopping, restaurants and cinema tickets.