Individual Giving Manager

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 an Individual Giving Manager. 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.

You will lead Children First’s individual giving fundraising strategy and manage the team to meet ambitious annual targets. Plan, develop and implement a programme of individual giving campaigns, including legacies, payroll giving, in-memory and innovative giving to grow and maximise income and play a key role in developing donor journeys for our existing and new supporters, ensuring donors feel valued and understand the impact they are making.

The successful candidate will be an experienced individual giving fundraiser with a proven track record and at least two 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 £42,500 - £48,900 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 and with 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 £42,500 - £48,900.

Further Information

Closing date: 15 April 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.

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