Job Opportunity:

FUNDRAISING & OPERATIONS LEAD

We are looking for a full time Fundraising and Operations Lead: a brand new role growing and supporting Hot Chocolate Trust’s outstanding youth work.

Hot Chocolate Trust have worked with young people, aged 12-25, from across Dundee since 2001.  We support them on their own terms, grow their confidence and fullest lives, do extraordinary things together and amplify their voices to affect wider change.

If you have skills or experience in fundraising, especially grants, and are ready to play your part in a committed, creative, hands-on team we would love to hear from you.

Our deadline for applications is 10am on Monday 29th April. Please note that appointment will be subject to disclosure check through membership of the PVG Scheme.

All the information you need you should be in the application documents here:

DOWNLOAD JOB PACK - FUNDRAISING & OPERATIONS LEAD

 

This post will consolidate and build the fundraising and operational platforms of Hot Chocolate to support and improve effectiveness and innovation in our youth work.

 

Fundraising

To support the Executive Director in ensuring the organization has sufficient funds for its planned operations and for its sustainable future.

  • Writing grant funding applications and reports.

  • Supporting Teckle Data trading venture.

  • Developing relationships with actual and potential funders.

  • Planning or supporting periodic community fundraising.

  • Ensuring fundraising closely serves Hot Chocolate’s purposes and values.

Operations

Leading and supporting implementation and development of effective, efficient practices and policies, serving the core purpose and values of the organization.

  • IT systems (with contracted IT service).

  • Health and safety (with Executive Director).

  • Risk management (with Executive Director and youth work managers).

  • PVG signatory (with Executive Director and Volunteering Manager).

  • Resources & property management (with Executive Director, Finance Manager and youth work managers).

 

You will bring

  • Experience of charity fundraising (especially grant-funding).

  • Excellent bid and report writing skills.

  • Excellent ICT knowledge and skills.

  • Ability to handle confidential information appropriately.

  • Commitment to best practice and effective policy in a purposeful, values-based organization.

  • Able to work collaboratively and unsupervised with initiative, enthusiasm, and adaptability.

  • Commitment to personal continuous learning, and ability to reflect on practice.

  • Disclosure through membership of the PVG Scheme.

Hot Chocolate Trust has a Christian ethos in its roots and approaches.  You will be part of a team who hold various faith positions and none.  You should have a readiness to understand and work positively with this ethos, be yourself, and respect the spirituality of others.

 

Benefits:

  • Annual salary will be £32,500.

  • Hot Chocolate Trust pays contributions of 10% of salary while employees pay 3.75% of salary which is subject to tax relief.

  • Salary exchange is available to support pension value.

  • You will be entitled to two “Retreat days” supporting wellbeing each year, in addition to 33 days annual leave.

 

Hot Chocolate Trust is a registered Scottish charity SC035714.