- Salary: £17.51 per hour. £32,892 per annum (pro rata for part-time)
- Hours: 22.5 hours per week
- Contract: Fixed term for one year
- Location: VOCAL Carers Hub, 60 Leith Walk, EH6 5HB, with some requirement to work from VOCAL’s Carers Centre at 30/1 Hardengreen Estate, Eskbank, Dalkeith EH22 3NX and occasional offsite work.
VOCAL (Voice of Carers Across Lothian) is a Scottish charity run by carers, for carers, since 1994. We support unpaid carers in Edinburgh and Midlothian through a wide range of services designed to support carers in managing their caring role, including:
To help sustain and grow our income, we are recruiting a Fundraising Officer. This new role will work closely with VOCAL’s Partnership & Business Manager to develop income across a variety of funding streams, including:
- Trusts and foundations
- Corporate partnerships
- Challenge events
- Community fundraising
- Individual giving
- Gifts in wills
- In Memory fundraising
The postholder will build and manage relationships with donors, partners and funders, identify new fundraising opportunities, and contribute to funding applications.
We are looking for someone with a sound understanding of, and experience in, fundraising and partnership working, fundraising regulations, and managing a varied and complex workload. The successful candidate will also be a confident communicator with strong interpersonal, IT and administrative skills.
How to apply
Download the person specification / job description below. Complete the application form and equal opportunities form and return to or by post to HR, VOCAL, 60 Leith Walk, Edinburgh, EH6 5HB.
We welcome applications from under-represented minority groups.
Closing date: Friday 17 October at 5pm
Interviews: Thursday 30 and Friday 31 October
