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Job description

Are you a brilliant people person who can be a great ambassador for our services and their missions and help to secure our financial sustainability? If yes, we need you!

We are PKAVS, we’re an incorporated charity that serves the community of Perth & Kinross offering four community-led services supported by a team of 70 colleagues and up to 80 volunteers.

We operate across four locations in Perth & Kinross under our service banners which include Carers PKAVS, the Third Sector Interface, The Walled Garden & Wisecraft PKAVS, and Shopmobility PKAVS.

We offer these varied social care and welfare services as well as support and advocacy to Perth & Kinross' dynamic third sector.

At PKAVS our vision is a Perth and Kinross where people flourish, and communities thrive.

We have been supporting communities across Perth & Kinross for over 50 years; however, there has never been a more interesting or important time to join us.

We offer an inclusive culture that’s based on compassion, togetherness, speaking from the heart, and our passion for making a positive impact.

As well as stimulating learning opportunities, we also offer excellent benefits such as a minimum of 6.8 weeks holiday, enhanced occupational sick pay, pension auto enrolment, a commitment to your health and wellbeing through our employee assistance programme and a flexible working environment that enables you to excel at work while being able to balance things at home.

The role

As Funding & Fundraising Development Manager you’ll play a pivotal part in raising funds and securing our financial sustainability for PKAVS by leading on the delivery of our funding strategy, engaging with individual, corporate, government, legacy and partnership funding channels and working in partnership with each of our services to support them to deliver their funding plans and fundraising activities.

The role is based at the Gateway in Perth and reports directly to the Chief Executive Officer.

What you’ll be doing

Funding plan

• Work in partnership with the Chief Executive Officer and the Senior Management Team to help establish the organisation’s funding strategy and delivery plan that will meet the revenue targets required for each of the services as agreed by the Chief Executive Officer and the Board of Trustees.
• Utilise various methods to research and recommend potential funding and fundraising streams to the Senior Management Team in alignment with the organisation’s strategic objectives.
• Work alongside the Senior Management Team to bring to life our services, create emotional connection and identify like-minded organisations or individuals who are passionate about what we do.

Outcome: PKAVS works to a clear funding strategy and maximises sustainable funding opportunities that align with the delivery of its service vision.

Fundraising campaigns and volunteers

• Work in partnership with the Senior Management Team establish a rolling programme of fundraising activities and campaigns.
• Support the organisation, planning and delivery of community-based fundraising and awareness raising campaigns events across each of the services.
• Support the services with their awareness raising activities including social media and digital marketing activities.
• Support the services in being able to capture donor stories and help them to use story telling to raise awareness and encourage new donors engagement and support.
• Manage information and record the profiles of our fundraising activities and donors into a Customer Relationship Management database.
• Collaborate with the Volunteer Coordinators in each of our services to shape and deliver the fundraising volunteer strategy and processes.

Outcome: PKAVS utilises a continuous programme of fundraising that provides financial support to our services and raises awareness of our mission and vision.

Corporate and Statutory Organisations’ support

• Work in partnership with the Senior Management Team to develop stakeholder relationships with corporate and statutory organisations in Perth & Kinross.
• Support the development and implementation of a rolling programme of corporate engagement in line with current and future fundraising priorities.

Outcome: PKAVS builds mutually beneficial relationships with corporate and statutory organisations that enables the development and continuity of our services.

Legacy support

• Work in partnership with the Senior Management Team to support the development and delivery of an effective tribute/legacy-giving programme of activity in line with current and future fundraising activities.
• Establish effective communication channels that explain the long term benefits including tax benefits that help people to engage in the concept of legacy gifting.
• Work in partnership with the Senior Management Team to arrange innovative ways of creating recognition of legacy gifts through plaques, inscriptions, dedications or public thanks etc.
• Work in partnership with the Senior Management Team to create digital marketing campaigns for legacy gifting.

Outome: PKAVS utilises a well organised legacy programme that provides longer term funding support and creates the opportunity for donors to leave a recognised and lasting legacy.

To be successful…

If you have the following skills, knowledge, qualities, and experience, you are guaranteed to succeed in, and thoroughly enjoy this varied role:

• A qualification – certificate or diploma (or working towards) in fundraising or a proven track record of experience in funding and fundraising in the third sector.
• The ability to create and utilise innovative techniques in funding and fundraising.
• The ability to manage the sustainable development and growth of funding and fundraising income streams.
• The ability to establish strong working relationships within the team and with internal and external stakeholders and partners that enables the development of sustainable funding income streams.
• Knowledge and experience of project management approaches and methodologies.
• You are highly organised; you work at pace and are excellent at taking action and making great things happen.

If this role describes you and your career aspirations we’d love to hear from you.

For a full job description and application form please follow the 'apply on company site' link to our website

Please send completed applications to [email protected]

Closing date: 6/8/23

If you have any questions about the role please do not hesitate to contact us at [email protected]

PKAVS values everyone as an individual

We define diversity as valuing each person’s uniqueness and what makes us who we are. We are committed to creating a great place to work where everyone feels valued and able to play to their strengths in the delivery of our charitable purpose.

We promote diversity and inclusion in employment regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, sex, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy, maternity, race, religion, or belief.

We define diversity as valuing each person’s uniqueness and what makes us who we are. We are committed to creating a great place to work where everyone feels valued and able to play to their strengths in the delivery of our charitable purpose.

We promote diversity and inclusion in employment regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, sex, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy, maternity, race, religion, or belief.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £36,000.00-£42,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Company pension
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Sick pay

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Perth, PH1 5PP: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Perth, PH1 5PP