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About MND Scotland
MND Scotland is the only charity in Scotland dedicated to directly supporting people with MND, their families, and friends.
Since being founded over forty years ago, MND Scotland has provided practical, financial and emotional support to anyone affected by MND whilst also funding essential research into finding effective treatments and a cure.
MND Scotland is funded entirely by donations and grants. The charity’s patron is Her Royal Highness, the Princess Royal.
As part of an exciting period of expansion within the fundraising team, we are looking to recruit a Trusts and Foundations Fundraiser. This role will be integral in supporting the diversification of our income streams and focus on this important area of fundraising, creating more opportunities for giving across Scotland.
The Trusts and Foundations Fundraiser role will support the Partnerships and Philanthropy Lead in developing and cultivating a portfolio of trust fundraising and will be central to the successful delivery of our ambitious fundraising strategy. You will be responsible for researching, identifying, and producing high quality bids as well as supporting with required reporting.
Alongside this, you will play an active role in developing our supporter journeys and maintaining and utilising financial and supporter data to improve and develop our fundraising offer. As part of the role, you will be fundamental in developing and maintaining meaningful relationships across the trusts and foundations landscape.
As an ambassador for MND Scotland, and a first point of contact for many supporters, you will be a confident communicator with a passion for working with people throughout the community. You will be highly organised, and able to run projects on time and on budget.
Planning and Development
• Meet or exceed income targets from trust fundraising activities.
• Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of the trust fundraising landscape and demonstrate continuous professional development.
• Contribute to the evaluation and improvement of trust fundraising activities, including the assessment of ROI and impact.
• Contribute to the development of supporter journeys and cases for support.
• Ensure the implementation of fundraising policies and procedures and participate in their development and continuous improvement.
• Participate in the planning, organisation, and delivery of the fundraising strategy and budget to meet or exceed targets.
Trust Fundraising
• Develop and manage a pipeline of trust and foundations by researching, identifying, and prioritising appropriate funders.
• Manage current relationships with grant-making organisations as well as proactively developing relationships with prospective funders.
• Create high quality funding bids, proposals, and cases for support.
• Support with updates and production of impact reporting.
• Source, develop, and share supporter stories with a variety of audiences.
• Attend appropriate events to build relationships and to raise funds and awareness of MND Scotland.
Supporter Care
• Provide the highest standards of support to fundraisers, building and managing relationships based on audience needs and supporter journeys.
• Build appropriate, ongoing relationships with supporters to maximise the relationship, exercising judgement, discretion, and appropriate boundaries.
• Use CRM software to maintain records of relationships with supporters, working with colleagues across the team to ensure planning and decision making are informed by data.
Marketing
• Work with colleagues in Communications and Marketing to develop bespoke marketing plans that reach appropriate audiences for our community and events activities.
• Contribute to the development of fundraising marketing materials including newsletters and promotional products.
• Generate fundraising content for the website and social media channels.
To apply please email your CV, covering letter and equal opportunities form to recruitment@mndscotland.org.uk.
Candidates must have the right to work in the UK and show how they demonstrate this e.g., British citizen/EU Settled Status.
About us
Our vision is a world without motor neuron disease. Until that day comes, we are here to make time count for everyone affected by MND in Scotland.
You can help create a world without MND