Project Fundraiser

We are seeking to recruit a Project Fundraiser to secure and maintain current and new income streams with thepotential to support the work of the charity.

The Project

The Louise Project is a Christian antipoverty project operating in Govanhill to enable families living with hardshipto live flourishing lives and to enable communities to thrive. Govanhill is the most ethnically diverse area ofScotland, and we welcome all people to receive support. The most recent migrant population to arrive are theEuropean Roma from Romania and Slovakia and they are the dominant group support by the project.

The project offers families access to 5 well researched programmes of support, to break the cycle of generationalpoverty, as follows:

• Community Drop-in: Focuses on building relationships, home visits, providing a ‘space to be’ and access to essentials & a project shop that is run by beneficiaries.
• Community Advocacy: Support to manage issues such as immigration status, housing, debt, utilities, welfare benefits.
• Building Better Futures: Supports personal growth to enhance wellbeing and the development of transferable skills, i.e., literacy & digital skills, budgeting, college entry level classes and supported employment.
• Building Community: There are over 60 languages spoken in Govanhill, racial tension can be palpable. Building social trust across ethnic groups reduces anxiety and discrimination.
• Hopeful Futures: develops a sense of self, life skills and a knowledge and understanding of systems and the causes and consequences of poverty.

Closing date for applications: Thursday 30th May 12pm

Interviews will be held on: Thursday 20th June.

Anticipated start date: August 2024

The post holder will work 3 days/week and there is the option for hybrid working, although we expect the first 6weeks to be solely office based.

As a member Passion4Fusion’s Youth Work Team and in partnership with other services and agencies you will support thedevelopment of practice, culture, and systems to improve outcomes for children and young people from the Blackand Ethnic minority community.

Post holders will undertake, coordinate, and deliver youth work and services through identified venues includingoutreach, detached work and youth participation. They will enable young people to access a wide range ofopportunities and receive information and support whilst targeting those most vulnerable young people and withthe greatest need. They will provide high quality informal education prevention and early interventionopportunities for young people to help achieve their personal and social development, make informed decisions,have a place in their community and, ultimately, to reach their potential and make a successful transition toadulthood.

They will plan, deliver and evaluate youth work programmes with learning and development outcomes for young people.They will use evidence-based interventions, engage young people through building relationships and providestrong role modelling of positive adult behaviours. They will work cooperatively and across the wider early helpdelivery themes to ensure that service users receive a seamless service.

Post holders will be able to use judgment to deal with daily unforeseen problems with limited guidance, withinestablished procedures, and making practical operational decisions within closely defined policies andprocedural guidance.

Post holders will be expected to regularly undertake evening and occasionally weekend work to meet the needs ofcommunities and children and young people

Post holders will be required to take a proactive approach to developing new responses to the changing and emergingneeds of young people. They will be required to work in a strengths-based and restorative way with young peopleand have well developed skills to develop strong relationships with others. At a local level, post holders maybe involved in identifying youth programme funding opportunities including through marketing and selling youthwork programmes and projects.

Children, young people and their families are safe, healthy and achieve their full potential

Scottish Refugee Council are recruiting a Policy & Public Affairs Specialist. This role will contribute to ourvision; for UK to have a fair, anti-racist and effective asylum and protection system and for equitable andconsistent integration policy in Scotland.

You will be passionate about making this happen through supporting Scottish Refugee Council to get its message topoliticians and decision-makers. A high standard of written communication is critical in this role and you willhave a proven ability to translate complex material into compelling narratives and clear asks for positivechange drawing on evidence from our direct work with refugees and organisations that support them inScotland.

You will hold strong influencing and relationship management skills and experience of how change happens throughpolitical institutions, political processes and government in Scotland and the UK.

About us

Scottish Refugee Council is Scotland’s national refugee charity. Every year, we provide direct support and advice topeople rebuilding their lives in Scotland, standing up for people’s rights and campaign for a fairer and morehumane asylum system and enhanced integration for communities in Scotland.

The vision is for a Scotland in which all people seeking refugee protection are welcome. A place where men, women andchildren are protected, find safety and support, have their human rights and dignity respected and can achievetheir full potential. Together, we can build a better future with refugees in Scotland. Find out more atscottishrefugeecouncil.org.uk .

Employee benefits package

• 39 days of leave ( Including public holiday)
• Glasgow office based with flexible working options. (On site)
• Closing12th May 2024

MND Scotland is the only charity in Scotland dedicated to directly supporting people with MND, their families, andfriends.

Since being founded over forty years ago, MND Scotland has provided practical, financial and emotional support toanyone affected by MND whilst also funding essential research into finding effective treatments and a cure.

MND Scotland is funded entirely by donations and grants. The charity’s patron is Her Royal Highness, the PrincessRoyal.

As part of an exciting period of expansion within the fundraising team, we are looking to recruit a Trusts andFoundations Fundraiser. This role will be integral in supporting the diversification of our income streams andfocus on this important area of fundraising, creating more opportunities for giving across Scotland.

The Trusts and Foundations Fundraiser role will support the Partnerships and Philanthropy Lead in developing andcultivating a portfolio of trust fundraising and will be central to the successful delivery of our ambitiousfundraising strategy. You will be responsible for researching, identifying, and producing high quality bids aswell as supporting with required reporting.

Alongside this, you will play an active role in developing our supporter journeys and maintaining and utilisingfinancial and supporter data to improve and develop our fundraising offer. As part of the role, you will befundamental in developing and maintaining meaningful relationships across the trusts and foundationslandscape.

As an ambassador for MND Scotland, and a first point of contact for many supporters, you will be a confidentcommunicator with a passion for working with people throughout the community. You will be highly organised, andable to run projects on time and on budget.

If you’re passionate about fundraising and making a difference, this opportunity with The Jeely Piece Club could be arewarding fit

The Jeely Piece Club is currently seeking a Trusts & Foundations Fundraiser to join their team. As a fundraiser,your role will involve researching information, planning, and writing bid applications to contribute to theorganisation’s fundraising efforts. You’ll be responsible for communicating key messages and data about TheJeely Piece Club, inspiring and engaging potential funders, and ensuring successful bid applications. Workingclosely with the Senior Management Team and other staff and trustees, you’ll implement The Jeely Piece Club’sfundraising strategy to achieve sustainable income.

About The Jeely Piece Club:

The Jeely Piece Club was formed in 1975 to provide play opportunities and early education services for children inone of Glasgow’s largest housing schemes. The organisation was started by a group of local mums who wantedactivities for their children. Today, that ethos remains the same. To provide opportunities for children in oneof Glasgow’s most deprived communities.

For over 49 years, The Jeely Piece Club has been providing services for children, and families affected bypoverty

A sector-leading, trauma-informed organisation, our mission is to work with children and their families to improvelife chances by providing a range of inclusive, safe, playful experiences and opportunities.

Key Accountabilities:

• Delivering fundraising priorities and targets for trusts and the foundation's income, including our current and future major appeals.
• Researching, identifying, and prioritising appropriate trusts and foundations to maintain and convert a pipeline of new, prospective trusts and foundations.
• Working with colleagues across the organisation to help shape projects for funding and creating strong Cases for Support to ensure effective applications.
• Writing and submitting high-quality targeted funding applications.
• Managing relationships with existing and new funders to encourage maximum funding, multi-year funding awards, and repeat funding.
• Monitoring outcomes, updating the Funding Matrix, and producing timely reports and information as required externally by funders and internally for Management reporting.