Vacancies

Here at Cancer Support Scotland we believe in making a real difference in a challenging, rewarding and caring environment. If you share our approach, you are the sort of person we need.

Latest vacancies at Cancer Support Scotland

Fundraising Assistant

Closing Date: Friday 25th May 2012

Interviews:  Morning of Wednesday 30th May 2012

Salary: £13,650 - 20 days Annual Leave and 10 days public holiday + membership to the IoF

Hours: 9am-5pm Monday to Friday (You will be required to work weekends from time to time) 6 months Fixed Term Contract with the possibility to be extended dependant on results

Main Responsibilities

• To support the fundraising function of the team
• Responding to incoming email and post
• Writing thank you letters and banking income
• Organising volunteers and writing the volunteer matters newsletter
• Supporting the Corporate, Trusts and Community fundraisers with research
• Running small scale events like our Soup and Sandwich events, Annual Conference, Doors Open Day, Christmas Fayre and Buy-a-Brick campaigns
• To support the recruitment of runners to events like the Edinburgh Marathon and Great Scottish Run
• To be responsible for creating and managing our social media and regularly updating the website
• Managing the Fundraising database

Experience

This is an entry point to fundraising, so fundraising experience is not needed, however it would be useful if you have organised events, conferences and worked as volunteer or with volunteers in the past.  You should possess good MS office experience and are confident using a database. You should be confident speaking on the phone as you will be the first point of contact in the fundraising team.  Good organisational and planning skills and the ability to work to targets and deadlines is essential. Able to use Twitter and Facebook

Qualifications

Good general school leaving qualifications including English or relievent experience. The ability to drive is an advantage but not a nessessity.

How to apply

If you see a role you are interested in please telephone 0141 211 0122 to request an application pack, which includes the job discription. Make sure it reaches us before the closing date. Please send your covering letter and CV to the Chief Executive at Cancer Support Scotland, Shelley Court, Gartnavel Complex, Glasgow G12 0YN or emailed to info@cancersupportscotland.org

We only accept applications for current vacancies so please don’t send us your CV speculatively.

An equal opportunity employer

We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We carry out continuous in-house training and staff development programmes as we believe they are essential to our success.

We promote a caring family environment and recognise the enormous effort and commitment from all members of our team.

Job applicants will be subject to a disclosure check.

Need help? Any questions?

You can contact Cancer Support Scotland on 0141 211 0122 or email info@cancersupportscotland.org with any enquiries about any vacancies that you may be interested in or wish to learn more about.

Good Luck!