Community Fundraising Manager (Scotland)

Hearing-Dogs-For-Deaf-People

Harrogate

On-site

GBP 30,000 - 34,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Job summary

Hearing Dogs For Deaf People is seeking a Community Fundraising Manager to drive income growth across Scotland. This regional role focuses on expanding supporter-led activity, recruiting volunteers, and delivering a bold events programme that aligns with fundraising and service delivery teams.

You will steward relationships with local businesses and community groups, manage legacy conversations, and maximise regional engagement while meeting annual targets across the region.

Qualifications

Proven fundraising experience in charity or related sector.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Ability to work in a team and support the Community Fundraising team.

Responsibilities

Meet an annual income target for the region.
Deliver fundraising products and organise events in the region.
Recruit and support community volunteers and relationships with local groups.
Lead regional campaigns and legacy conversations.
Promote Hearing Dogs through local media and partnerships.

Skills

Fundraising

Interpersonal

Team player

MS365

Record keeping

Driving license

Education

A Level or equivalent

Tools

Database knowledge

Job description

Community Fundraising Manager (Scotland)

Application Deadline: 9 October 2026

Department: Services

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: BWC

Compensation: £31,000 / year

Description

Job title: Community Fundraising Manager (Scotland)

Responsible to: North Regional Community and Events Manager
Based: Community based in Scotland
Contract: Permanent, Full Time
This role will drive income growth and deepen engagement across local communities in the region, play a key role in growing and stewarding supporter-led activity, recruiting and empowering volunteers, and championing legacy giving across the region and deliver an ambitious programme of community and events fundraising, working closely with colleagues across fundraising, communications, and service delivery to maximise reach, impact, and return on investment

Key Responsibilities

Fundraising

Meet an annual income target for the region
Delivery of existing and new fundraising products
Organising and supporting fundraising events and activities within the
region
Ensure participants are stewarded on their supporter journey
Lead where appropriate, project teams on campaigns and product development.
Build new relationships with small to medium-sized local businesses, local
groups and societies, faith organisations and events and event participants
to maximise fundraising in the region
Use fundraising products to secure sponsorship for partnership dogs
within the region.
Work cooperatively with other fundraising colleagues (Events, Individual
Giving and Major Giving, including corporates and trusts and with communications)
to jointly further the impact of fundraising regionally.
Support and deliver local legacy conversations and the legacy promotion.
Resource fundraising volunteers with legacy awareness training or guidance.
Contribute to an uplift in legacy pledges or enquirers sourced via community
channels.
Deliver regional legacy awareness events or campaigns.

Support, networks local relationships

Recruit, train, develop, support and motivate community event volunteers and supporters.
In collaboration with regional service staff, establish, support and maintain
relationships with Hearing Dogs networks of volunteers based around
regional projects.
Ensure good relations are established and maintained with a variety of
media, including local and social to promote the Hearing Dogs brand and
develop fundraising and engagement.
Represent the Charity at volunteer and sector functions and events.

Maximising digital platforms

Use social media platforms, e.g. Facebook, X, to support fundraising initiatives, supporter journey and relationship building.
Use digital event and online fundraising platforms to support events,
fundraising and engagement.

Financial and reporting

Monitor regional income/expenditure monthly against budget.
Report on variances and implement appropriate contingency plans.
Maintain the charity database with timely and accurate donor, supporter
and third-party information ensuring compliance with GDPR.
To report back on a regular basis to the Head of Community Fundraising
and Events as to activity, progress and achievement against identified
financial and soft targets.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

ESSENTIAL:

Proactive and confident self-starter with experience of raising funds or from equivalent experience gained either within the voluntary sector or the
commercial world.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills coupled with an enthusiastic
and positive approach.
Ability to work as part of a team and to contribute towards the success
of the Community Fundraising team and wider team at Hearing Dogs.
Computer literate with MS365 applications and knowledge and experience
of databases and an ability to keep accurate records of all contacts
and relevant information.
Ability to work on own, without close and constant support and supervision
and to be able to handle pressure, deadlines and targets.
Educated to A Level or equivalent.
A full current driving license.

DESIRABLE

Experience of the voluntary sector and fundraising.
An understanding of charity law and how it relates to community
fundraising.
Understanding of digital and direct marketing in fundraising
Experience of public speaking and presenting to a diverse range of audiences.
An understanding and affinity of the challenges faced by the deaf community
and the disability marketplace.
A significant record of achievement in raising funds either gained within
the voluntary sector or within a sales background.
A team player with a desire to inspire and motivate others.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 due to its duties involving the protection of children and/or adults at risk. Applicants are therefore required to disclose all spent and unspent convictions, cautions, warnings, and reprimands, as well as any relevant non-conviction information. The successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check in accordance with the Police Act 1997 (Part V).

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