Fundraising Officer

3 weeks ago


Edinburgh, United Kingdom Ad Warrior Full time

**Fundraising Officer**

**Hours**:39 Hours Per Week

**Salary**:£21,294 FTE (additional pay award pending) plus generous benefits package

**Location**: Hybrid working between home and the Thistle Centre of Wellbeing, 13 Queen’s Walk, Edinburgh, EH16 4EA

**The Role**

The main purpose of the role is to deliver high quality, responsive fundraising support across all fundraising income streams - including donor communications, data entry and analysis and reporting - to the organisation's Development Team. Working as partof a team, you will have a dedicated workload including third party and supporter-led fundraising events alongside shared responsibilities.

**About The Company**

They are a pioneering Scottish charity supporting people with disabilities, long-term health conditions and those facing challenging life situations to live well - on their terms. They focus on the person, not their condition, and tailor their support totheir unique hopes.

It is an exciting time to join the charity as they expand their health and wellbeing service nationally, with fundraising being crucial to achieving this ambition.

**About you**

As the charity's Fundraising Officer, you will be responsible for ensuring the smooth running of their income streams. This will involve things like gift processing, making Gift Aid claims, reporting on fundraising data, managing existing fundraising relationshipsand sourcing new opportunities to generate income in the community.

You will also be responsible for the charity's community and third party fundraising, which will bring you into contact with their amazing supporters. This role also comes with the potential for future development opportunities in this area of fundraising.

**Your main responsibilities**
- Processing donations, counting cash income, recording gifts, regular income reporting
- Data entry of accurate, up-to-date supporter information, tracking and recording all contact with donors, and ensuring that data protection regulations and standards are met
- Producing financial and statistical analysis for team members and senior leadership
- Working to improve donor retention and understand attrition rates e.g. delivering supporter surveys and speaking with donors to understand their motivations for support
- Identifying and securing opportunities for income generation including third party events, supporter-led activity and relationships with community and corporate groups
- Supporting fundraising activity through digital channels, including virtual and in-person events
- Working with and supporting their fundraisers with their fundraising activity
- Responsible for fundraising materials such as t-shirts, collection cans and other materials, liaising with supporters, volunteers and suppliers as necessary
- Supporting fundraising appeals, campaigns and other tasks as required

**Benefits**
- Covid-19 has changed how they live and work. Consequently, their team is moving to a hybrid working arrangement between home and in-person at their Centre of Wellbeing in Edinburgh
- A lively and supportive culture where you know you are making a difference every day
- Flexibility to shape your hours in a way that works best for you and the team, working around interests and commitments like childcare, hobbies etc.
- 30 days of annual leave, inclusive of bank holiday allowance (flexibility to take bank holidays or not)
- Fantastic paid for training opportunities
- Award-winning office space in Edinburgh and support for hybrid working

Applicants seeking a permanent post must have, or be willing to work towards a qualification meeting the standards required for registration with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC).


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