Jobs

Full-time, Fixed Term for 22 months
Salary £29,888 – £32,602 per annum
Plus generous benefits package
Hybrid / flexible working

About the role

Join our team as the Trusts and Foundations Coordinator, where you’ll play a key role in helping to deliver National Galleries of Scotland’s ambition to grow funds raised from grant sources.  This is a wonderful opportunity to build on your fundraising skills, while working in a highly supportive Development Team passionate about art.

You will have excellent research and organisational skills, strong written and verbal communication, and be proficient in analysing financial information for persuasive grant submissions.

You’ll be responsible for maintaining the list of prospects, monitoring opportunities and recording approaches and outcomes.  You’ll also write proposals and steward relationships with Trusts and Foundations through regular communication, report writing, arranging visits and generally ensuring we meet the conditions of any funding received.   

This post is part of a pilot strategy to grow NGS income. This post is initially on a 22-month fixed term contract, with the possibility of extension depending on the income levels achieved during the pilot. This offers an excellent opportunity for a results-driven individual to demonstrate their impact and contribute to shaping the success of this initiative. 

The difference you’ll make

As the Trusts and Foundations Coordinator, you will be key to growing NGS’ relationships with Trusts and Foundations. You should have an enthusiasm for and interest in the National Galleries of Scotland and arts, culture and heritage. Supporting the Development Manager, you will:

– Manage your own project workload, driving the grants fundraising process from inception to completion.
– Collaborate effectively with colleagues to write proposals, reports and help with evaluations, ensuring consistency and quality in all written materials.
– Cultivate and steward relationships with Trusts and Foundations, working closely with colleagues to arrange visits and tours, and to acknowledge funders.
– Maintain and develop the prospect pipeline through proactively researching grant funding opportunities ensuring a continuous flow of potential funding sources and building a diverse base of support.
– Oversee the reporting schedule ensuring timely and accurate submission of progress reports, financials, and other key documentation in line with funder expectations and deadlines.
– Ensuring smooth running of the grants administration including distributing proposals, electronic filing, and accurate date entry on systems like Spektrix, etc.

Who we are looking for

To succeed in this role, you’ll need the following range of knowledge, skills, and experience:

– A demonstrable personal track record of grants fundraising or writing copy for fundraising activities with a clear demonstration of success in securing funding.
– Proven experience managing the administrative functions supporting fundraising activities, demonstrating strong organisational skills, meticulous attention to detail, and the ability to efficiently oversee systems, prioritise tasks, and consistently meet deadlines.
– Working knowledge of arts and heritage grant funders in the UK and further afield.
– Experience of working within the charity sector.
– Experience of researching prospects and monitoring pipeline of opportunities for fundraising purposes.
– Experience in customer service and dealing with different personalities, whilst having the confidence to engage funders, ask insightful questions, and effectively present compelling cases for support.
– Very strong written and verbal communication skills – especially the ability to write compelling grant proposals and edit information into a proposal
– Excellent research skills to identify potential Trusts and Foundations whose objectives represent a strong match to ours
– Solid understanding of budgets, with the ability to analyse financial information and incorporate it into proposals and funding strategies.
– Proficient IT skills, including Word, spreadsheets and databases.

It would also be great if you have:

– Experience of overseeing fundraising for particular projects
– Existing relationships with grant-giving organisations
– Experience of working within an arts, heritage or museums organisation.

Please apply directly via our careers portal. Applications via email will not be accepted. Closing date for completed applications is 12 noon on Monday, 06 January 2025.

Application Deadline: Monday 06/01/2025