Strategic Fundraising Leader

VSA; Aberdeen City; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full UK driving licence

Job summary

VSA, a long-standing Aberdeen charity, seeks a Head of Fundraising to lead strategic growth across trusts, foundations, corporate partnerships and donor programmes. You will report to the People Director and drive a data-informed fundraising culture with strong governance and impact.

Hybrid working with travel across areas. The role requires senior leadership experience in fundraising, relationship building, and managing a high-performing team to maximise income and sustainability for VSA's

Qualifications

• Strategic leadership and planning capability.
• Excellent written communication and proposal writing skills.
• Exceptional relationship-building and influencing skills.
• Strong presentation and public speaking skills.
• Commercial awareness and financial acumen.
• Excellent organisational and project management skills.
• Data-driven decision-making capability.
• Ability to identify and secure new income opportunities.
• Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Office applications and CRM systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement and evaluate VSA's multi-year fundraising strategy.
• Lead annual fundraising plans, budgets and growth objectives.
• Drive diversification of income streams to reduce dependency on any single source of funding.
• Identify new markets, partnerships and opportunities to increase sustainable income.
• Contribute to organisational strategic planning and Executive Leadership Team priorities.
• Provide regular strategic reporting and recommendations to the People Director, CEO and Trustees.
• Build a culture of fundraising awareness and engagement across the organisation.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Relationship-building

Public speaking

Data-driven decision making

IT skills / CRM systems

Project management

Education

Higher education or equivalent professional experience

Degree qualification

Tools

CRM systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

VSA, a long-standing Aberdeen charity, seeks a Head of Fundraising to lead strategic growth across trusts, foundations, corporate partnerships and donor programmes. You will report to the People Director and drive a data-informed fundraising culture with strong governance and impact.

Hybrid working with travel across areas. The role requires senior leadership experience in fundraising, relationship building, and managing a high-performing team to maximise income and sustainability for VSA's