Fundraising Assistant

The Yard; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

The Yard in Edinburgh is seeking a Fundraising Assistant to provide key administrative support to the fundraising team and help raise the profile of our services across Scotland. You will work on small and medium funding applications to Trusts and Foundations, build relationships with donors through reporting and stewardship, and assist in creating fundraising content for social media.

If you are inspired by our ethos, join a team committed to our purpose across Scotland.

Qualifications

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• A positive attitude and a friendly, approachable manner.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• An ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Experience of delivering to targets.

Responsibilities

• Working on small and medium funding applications to Trusts and Foundations.
• Building relationships with donors through active reporting and stewardship.
• Supporting the creation of content for fundraising on social media.

Skills

Excellent communication

Organisational skills

Teamwork

Target delivery

Positive attitude

Job description

The Yard is an award-winning charity that aims to build a community of support for disabled children and young people through adventure play and in doing so create opportunities for fun and friendship and wrap around support for the whole family. We offer play, respite and family support from our adventure play centres in Edinburgh, Dundee, Fife and Glasgow.

About the role:

As Fundraising Assistant, you will provide key administrative support to the fundraising team to achieve The Yard’s charitable objectives while helping raise the profile of our services across Scotland. Some of your key responsibilities will include: Working on small and medium funding applications to Trusts and FoundationsBuilding relationships with donors through active reporting and stewardshipSupporting the creation of content for fundraising on social mediaIf you are inspired by our ethos and excited to bring your knowledge and experience to a team that is highly committed to our purpose, we would love to have you on board.

About you:

This job is for you if you have: Excellent oral and written communication skillsA positive attitude and a friendly, approachable mannerExcellent organisational skillsAn ability to work effectively as part of a teamExperience of delivering to targetsIf you are eager to raise the profile of The Yard as we expand our services across Scotland and think you can play your part in helping us reach our goals, we would welcome your application.