Fundraising Officer

Fundraising Officer

Salary: £27,500 – £30,934

Hours: Full time (part-time considered)

Main work base: 525 Ferry Road, Edinburgh, EH5 2FF & home working

Pension: 5% employee, 3% employer contributions

Life Assurance: 4 times salary

Duration: Permanent

Holidays: 8 weeks per year

Location: Edinburgh & home working

Closing date: 12pm Friday 25 November

Interview date: 29-30 November

The organisation

People Know How is a Scottish social innovation charity based in Edinburgh and East Lothian. We work with people and communities to develop innovative strategies and services to address social issues both locally and nationally.

Our aim is to support and empower both individuals and organisations to mobilise their assets and realise their true potential People often don’t realise that they know how, and that’s where we come in – unlocking ideas for a better future, today. We call this social innovation.

Role purpose

Working as part of People Know How’s Development team, the Fundraising Officer’s main role is to deliver high-quality fundraising applications, generating income to meet annual fundraising targets from across the fundraising income stream, including trusts, foundations, community fundraising, and individual giving, helping to ensure People Know How continues to deliver the most productive and impactful difference to communities aligned to the strategic vision, mission and values.

Key responsibilities

• Applying the Fundraising Strategy and Operational Plan to work on the internal funding process, including writing applications and tenders, reporting, and responding to funding targets, key performance indicators, and audits
• Identifying and securing opportunities for income generation including third-party events, supporter-led activity, and relationships with community and corporate groups
• Maintaining accurate data entry of up-to-date fundraising information, tracking and recording the income stream to produce financial and statistical analysis for team members, the Leadership Team, and the Board of Trustees
• Working with internal colleagues to support/attend fundraising activities through face-to-face and virtual digital channels, liaising and collaborating with the Communications team

Additional responsibilities or deliverables

• Working with the Development Team and attending regular team meetings
• Working with the wider People Know How team
• Carrying out any other similar and appropriate duties as required by the Line Manager or by People Know How

Behaviours

• Passionate about fundraising and its capacity to support an organisation to affect social change
• Interested in People Know How’s mission, vision, and values and in social innovation more broadly
• Innovative and open to new ideas and projects
• Desire to learn new things and meet new challenges
• Positive ‘can-do’ attitude

Person specification: essential

• Experience and demonstratable success of fundraising in the third sector
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills, with the ability to write and edit content for a range of audiences
• Clear and concise communicator
• Organisational and administrative skills
• Creative with the ability to share ideas and work collaboratively
• Adaptable, flexible, and self-motivated
• Able to plan, manage and prioritize workload while communicating with line manager

Person specification: desirable

• Has volunteered or worked with a voluntary organisation in the past
• Proficient in using Microsoft Office 365 suite applications including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint