Fundraising Specialist
About the Role
Like many charities, effective fundraising is the life-blood of supporting the sustainability of our
charity such that we can achieve our vision and mission. We are therefore looking for a dynamic and innovative fundraising specialist to join our Board of Trustees. As a proven fundraising specialist, you will work in collaboration with the Board of Trustees, General Manager and operational teams to design and implement an effective fundraising strategy for the charity. You will bring your knowledge and experience to ensure the charity has effective processes in place to execute successful fundraising campaigns (including grant writing and development and management of partnerships). In doing so, you will play a key role in helping to drive the present and future of the charity to achieve its objectives in the immediate and long term.
Key Responsibilities
We are looking for an individual with drive and passion that aligns with the purpose of our charity and who can help to support our strategic direction and commercial success with a skillset that complements those of our existing Trustees.
We are looking for an individual with proven experience of executing successful fundraising
campaigns, who can provide support with the following key areas:
Strategy development: Working with the Board of Trustees and General Manager to shape an effective fundraising strategy, fostering long-term sustainability and growth in line with our values
Strategy execution: Support as necessary the process of fund identification and grant writing to secure key funds and grants for the charity
Partnership Development: Targeted and strategic identification of partnerships to advance our goals and support to manage key stakeholders within our key funders
People support: Providing expert advice as necessary to the General Manager and
operational team to ensure alignment at all levels.
Personal Qualities
Previous experience in environmental and/or third sector roles is welcome but not necessary, and
nor do we consider it a requirement that you have previous experience as part of a Board or
Executive Committee.
Most important to us, however, is having integrity, team-working ethic and a passion to help
develop and grow our charity.
Preference may be given to individuals who are connected to our community and can have a
presence on-site, but we are open to fully remote working for this role.
How to apply:
We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and look forward to receiving your application. Please submit your CV and a cover letter outlining your experience and reasons for applying to Owen Black (owen.black@2050.scot). Applicants will be invited to attend an initial conversation with a member of the Board of Trustees in order to assess personality fit and values alignments and, if successful, will be invited to present a vision for the charity to all Board members ahead of a final decision. If you would like to discuss the role in advance of applying, please get in touch with Owen Black. We also encourage applicants to look at our website and Facebook page, which will tell you about what we're up to on a daily basis.