£26,830 to £35,933Job Details:

Position:Fundraising Manager
Location:Inverclyde
Hours:37.5 hours per week (some evenings and weekends, asnecessary)
Salary: £26,830 to £35,933

Contract:Two year fixed term contract

The Role:
Are you an experienced and ambitious Fundraiser keen for a new and exciting challenge?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Fundraising Manager who will work as part of an integrated team.

Ardgowan Hospice is a registered charity dedicated to the provision of hospice care for the people of Inverclyde. Our goal is to reach out to more people who need our support but we are acutely aware that to do this we will need to generate increased levels of voluntary income.

We’re looking for a self-motivated individual to:

  • Develop and manage a portfolio of fundraising activities to recruit and retain donors, developing a meaningful, long term relationship between them and Ardgowan Hospice
  • Provide leadership for the fundraising team, ensuring that the team is responsive, collaborative and agile.
  • To ensure that the team's ambitious income targets are met

We put patients and their families at the heart of what we do and we aim to improve the quality of life for everyone affected by life limiting illnesses.

We need an enthusiastic, ambitious and highly motivated individual to lead and manage a team of fundraisers tasked in building meaningful, long term relationships donors. You will be responsible for delivering ambitious income targets, for ensuring that activity is measurable, and aligned with the wider hospice activity.

You can help us improve quality of life through your:

  • Experience of leading and motivating a high performing team
  • Demonstrable fundraising experience and proven track record in raising income from a variety of sources and activities
  • Experience of working to and delivering fundraising targets
  • Tenacious, resilient and self-motivated approach to work, and a can-do attitude
  • Highly professional, flexible and committed approach to going above and beyond the remit of the role to achieve and exceed targets

Our relentless drive towards improving quality of life means that we're constantly trying new avenues, which means you'll be innovative and open-minded to new ways of working. You'll have excellent influencing, negotiation and communication skills, meticulous attention to detail and the ability to work well within a team and across departments. You'll also have a personable, calm and encouraging management style, and be a dedicated team player.

If you can do all this and more, we’d love you to be part of the team. Call a member of the HR team on 01475 726830 or email for your Application Pack.

Additional Information:

This is a two year fixed term post with the potential to become permanent.

The normal full-time working week is 37.5 hours.

Full driver’s license and access to your own transport is essential for this role.

Appointment will be subject to a six-month probationary period

For job details see:Job Profile

Closing Date: Monday 21st May 2018

Interview Date: Tuesday 29th May 2018