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Corporate Fundraiser

Job Title: Corporate Fundraiser
Reference number: CF25-05
Location: Edinburgh
Closing Date: 16th May 2025
Interview Date: It is anticipated that interviews will take place on 3rd June 2025.
Salary: £24,662 - £29,493 per annum
Post Type: Full-time
Additional information: Maternity Leave Cover

Do you want to create a safer, brighter future for all children in Scotland?

Children First, Scotland’s national children’s charity, is seeking to appoint a corporate fundraiser (12-month contract). By joining our team, you will help us stand up for children, keep them safe and support them to recover from trauma and abuse through our national and local services.

Working with the corporate & partnership manager you will implement Children First’s corporate fundraising and partnerships strategy. Developing strategic and transformational partnerships is critical to growing unrestricted and restricted sustainable income.  You will play a key role in securing new partnerships, including charity of the year, and developing stewardship journeys ensuring partners feel valued and understand the impact they are making.

The successful candidate will be an experienced corporate fundraiser with a proven track record and at least one years’ experience in a similar role.

As well as a rewarding career and development opportunities, we offer 40 days annual leave per year, a contributory pension scheme, generous maternity/adoption and paternity leave, flexible working opportunities and wellbeing support. With a supportive and inclusive working environment, the salary for this role is £24,662 - £29,493 per annum.

Living our values, you will make a direct impact to the lives of children across Scotland. With love, we put children first. With purpose, we transform children’s lives together. With strength, we do whatever it takes to protect Scotland’s children.

We believe all children should have hopes, dreams and opportunities. But for many they don’t exist. This has to stop. We must put children first. Do you have what it takes to join our team and help us protect children and keep them safe? We would love to hear from you. 

Base

This role is based at Edinburgh with flexibility to work remotely at times, depending on the needs of the role and team. This also includes travel to all Children First office locations on occasion.

Salary, Conditions, Pension

As well as a rewarding career and development opportunities, we offer 40 days annual leave per year, a contributory pension scheme, generous maternity/adoption and paternity leave, flexible working opportunities and wellbeing support. We have additional benefits such as a cash back health plan, cycle to work scheme, and option to join a ​Credit Union. With a supportive and inclusive working environment, the salary for this role is £24,662 - £29,493.

Further Information

Closing date: 16 May 2025

We welcome and encourage applications from potential colleagues from all backgrounds, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, belief, disability who share our values. At Children First, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team that reflects communities across Scotland. Guided by our values, with love, with purpose, with strength, we strive to create a culture where everyone feels valued, respected, and supported to thrive. We actively work to remove barriers to inclusion and promote equity in all aspects of our work. We warmly welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, especially those from marginalised communities, and are dedicated to ensuring a fair and supportive recruitment process.

For further information and to apply, please click here.

Children First is the working name of the Royal Scottish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children. Registered Charity No: SC 016092. 

Related Documents

CF25 05 Job Description (PDF, 140kb)
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