Fundraising Manager - Maternity Cover

Clan Childlaw; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days annual leave

Pension scheme

Flexible working hours & home working

Employee counselling service

Job summary

Clan Childlaw is seeking a experienced Fundraising Manager to support the delivery of fundraising strategy by researching and writing compelling applications to secure funding. You will manage the existing grants pipeline with the CEO/Deputy CEO, identify new prospects and nurture funder relationships.

The role requires strong data handling, CRM usage, and reporting capabilities, plus people management experience; travel between Edinburgh and Glasgow is required within a hybrid working pattern.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in developing successful fundraising bids and proposals.
• Experience identifying funding opportunities and managing grant pipelines.
• Strong relationship-building skills with funders and stakeholders.
• Ability to analyse data and produce outcome-focused reporting.

Responsibilities

• Identify and research new funding prospects to grow the pipeline.
• Write compelling grant applications and proposals to secure multi-year grants.
• Manage existing grants pipeline with SLT, CEO and Deputy CEO to meet deadlines.
• Maintain accurate records in CRM and contribute to monitoring and reporting.

Skills

Fundraising bids

Grant research

Relationship building

Data analysis

People management

Public sector bids

Tools

CRM systems

Job description

Reports To: Chief Operating Officer

Location: Edinburgh or Glasgow (required travel to Edinburgh if Glasgow based)

We operate hybrid working with the opportunity to work from home some of the time. The role will also require travel between our office locations on a regular basis.

Working Hours: Full time, 35 hours, Monday to Friday (We will consider applicants seeking either 28 hours or up to 35 hours, depending on availability and suitability for the role.)

Contract Type: 1 Year Fixed-term contract (Maternity Cover)

About the role

Working with the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), the Fundraising Manager will support the delivery of Clan Childlaw’s fundraising strategy by identifying, researching, and writing compelling applications, to secure funding to continue Clan’s important work.

The post holder will manage Clan Childlaw’s existing pipeline of grants from Trusts and Foundations alongside the CEO and Deputy CEO, ensuring that proposals, applications and impact reports are completed within agreed timescales and will be responsible for researching and identifying new prospects. They will also identify new opportunities to grow the pipeline and develop and nurture relationships with funders.

About you

We are looking for an experienced and confident individual who can build and maintain strong relationships with a diverse range of people and use these relationships to support the organisation’s fundraising and wider objectives. You will have a proven track record of developing successful public sector bids and funding proposals, helping to achieve financial targets and secure significant multi-year grants and donations. You will also be comfortable working with data and information, using CRM systems effectively to maintain accurate records, analyse information and contribute to clear, outcome-focused reporting and performance monitoring. The role will involve working with and supporting others, so experience of people management, whether through line management or volunteer management, is essential. Alongside these skills, you will have a good understanding of confidentiality and GDPR, together with knowledge of the Code of Fundraising Practice, Gift Aid and other tax-effective giving mechanisms, ensuring that all fundraising activity is carried out effectively, accurately and in line with relevant requirements.

About Clan Childlaw

Clan wants a Scotland where all children and young people’s rights are respected, protected, and fulfilled. For that to happen, Scotland has to be a place where all children and young people can stand up for their rights. That means we work to ensure children and young people have:

• Lawyers that are experts in working with children
• People around them who can enable them to use their rights and amplify their voices
• Respect as rights-holders, who are entitled to hold duty-bearers to account if their rights are not fulfilled.

To find out more about what we do you can visit our website: https://www.clanchildlaw.org/about-us/what-we-do/

Our Values

Our values are the principles we uphold in all our work, no matter what. They are the foundation of our workplace culture. Everyone who works at Clan shows our values in all they do and say.

We are supportive

We listen and respond, we provide encouragement and emotional help to children and young people, to others who support young people, and to each other.

We are bold

We are confident and courageous in amplifying the voices of children and young people.We are prepared to take risks when we need to, to defend children and young people’s rights.

We are dynamic

We are always active, always progressing. We are positive, full of energy and new ideas. We ask for change where it is needed.

"I love my job at Clan. It's busy and varied and no two days are ever the same. We have a great team here and everyone is really supportive." - A member of the Clan Childlaw team

"I have never worked in such a lovely organisation before! I feel valued, seen and heard as an individual here." - A member of the Clan Childlaw team

"I love my job at Clan. It's busy and varied and no two days are ever the same. We have a great team here and everyone is really supportive." - A member of the Clan Childlaw team

What we can offer you

Clan Childlaw’s mission is very important to us, but our people are important too. We recognise the importance of a good work-life balance and a friendly supportive work environment. We offer:

• 33 days annual leave (inclusive of public holidays) increasing to 35 after 2 years’ service
• Auto-enrolment into our pension scheme after 3 months service
• Flexibility around your working day, with the opportunity to work your hours between 7am and 7pm and, the option to work from home for part of the working week. Flexibility arrangements will vary depending on the role and business needs, with some positions requiring closer alignment to core working hours to support service delivery.
• Access to our employee counselling service.

Learning and development is important to us and our team. We hope it’s important to you too. You will be encouraged to engage in learning and continued professional development.

Clan Childlaw is an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from all qualified individuals regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or any other protected status.

Please note:To become an employee at Clan Childlaw you must be able to produce evidence of your Right to Work and a Basic Disclosure check.

Closing date for application is on Monday 19 th October 12pm 2026, with interviews anticipated to take place w/c 2 nd November 2026.