Fundraising Officer

Field Studies Council; Remote; GBP 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A national environmental charity is seeking a passionate individual for a fundraising role focused on enhancing their impact through increasing revenue streams for environmental education. This position offers flexibility with potential for remote work, a competitive salary around £30,197, and excellent benefits including 28 days annual leave and health support services. If you're experienced in building relationships and writing successful bids, we want to hear from you!

Benefits

Competitive salary

28 days annual holiday

Health & Wellbeing Support

Flexible working options

Life assurance 5× salary

Qualifications

• Passion for Environmental Education and charity's mission.
• Experience writing and submitting successful fundraising bids.
• Ability to create and manage successful supporter journeys.

Responsibilities

• Grow charity's impact and revenue streams through fundraising.
• Research and identify potential external funders.
• Draft persuasive fundraising proposals.

Skills

Experience in fundraising

Relationship building

Proposal writing

Stakeholder management

Job description

Help us grow our Environmental Education Charity's impact and income through fundraising, enabling us to deliver our mission to create outstanding opportunities that inspire everyone to engage with and care for the environment.

• The base location for this position is negotiable with full remote work / home working possible.
• This is a permanent full-time contract averaging 37.5 hours per week.
• Circa £30,197 per annum, excellent benefits including 28 days leave, bank holidays, life assurance 5× your salary, Health and Wellbeing Support, and much more! See the full list below.

Love where you work!

We are a national charity established in 1943 to promote a better understanding of the natural world.

Our aim today is unchanged: to create a world where everyone feels connected to the environment so they can enjoy its benefits and make choices that protect it. We do this by offering a wide range of educational courses and materials so that everyone, especially young people, can increase their knowledge, understanding and love for the natural world.

We value each of our team members and understand that every role is vital to achieving our goals, so we provide great benefits to reward and support you while you work with us.

What you'll be doing

Your focus will be to grow our charity's impact and revenue streams by fundraising for environmental education, benefiting people and nature, by securing funds from supporters, trusts, foundations and businesses.

This includes building relationships with potential legators, inspiring supporters to maintain their commitment and eventually leave the Field Studies Council a gift in their will, and turning strategic and operational priorities into practical funding bids.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Researching and identifying potential trusts, foundations and businesses suitable as external funders for designated target projects.
• Working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to draft fundraising bids, developing persuasive proposals and collating appropriate supporting documentation.
• Proactively developing positive long‑term relationships that grow the Field Studies Council's pipeline of prospects.
• Maintaining up‑to‑date knowledge and understanding of relevant governmental sector and business opportunities to identify potential funding opportunities.
• Fundraising administration, including gift processing, donor thanking and stewardship.
• Supporting events and funding meetings as required.

Please refer to the vacancy pack for the full responsibilities of the position.

Where you'll be based

The base location for this position is negotiable with full remote work / home working possible. If you prefer working in an office, we have Field Studies Centres throughout the country which you can also work from. Hybrid working options are also considered.

There may be an occasional need to travel to meet with colleagues, prospective funders and other stakeholders. We expect this to be limited to no more than once every 2–3 months.

Who we're looking for

You will be passionate about our charity's mission and understand the importance of Environmental Education.

It's essential that you have experience working in a fundraising role or department. We need an experienced individual who is confident in writing and submitting successful fundraising bids to trusts, foundations and businesses.

You will also have experience creating and managing successful supporter journeys to optimise our donations, particularly legators.

As a natural at building relationships with internal and external stakeholders, you will be able to tell compelling stories to encourage individuals and organisations to support our aim to connect people to nature.

If this inspires you we would love to hear from you. We look forward to your application.

Your benefits

• Competitive salary
• 28 days annual holiday entitlement plus bank holidays
• Extraloyalty days dependent on length of service
• Health & Wellbeing Support App providing remote GP appointments, mental health consultations, physiotherapy and second medical opinions for you and eligible family members
• 24‑hour counselling helpline service
• Life assurance 5× your annual basic salary
• Cycle‑to‑work and EV schemes
• Discounts and cashback opportunities
• Flexible working options where roles permit
• Quality learning and development opportunities

The closing date for receipt of your completed application is 4 January 2026.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications. Please apply early to avoid disappointment.

Shortlisted applicants will be contacted after the close date and interviews will be arranged accordingly.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and we expect all team members to share this commitment. Any offer of employment will only be confirmed following the successful completion of rigorous pre‑employment checks, including appropriate Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks and PVG Scheme checks with Disclosure Scotland.

The Company

We want to create a world where everyone feels connected to the environment so they can enjoy the benefits it gives and make choices that help protect it.

As an Investors in People charity we realise that to achieve our vision we need diverse teams of staff who have a wide range of skills, a real passion for the work of the charity and pride in their role. No matter what role you perform at the FSC everyone can make a difference and every role is vital to delivering our mission and vision. If this inspires you we would love to hear from you.