Fundraising Assistant

Fundraising Assistant
Location: Edinburgh
Type: Part time, 26 hours
Salary: £26k - £30k (Pro Rata at part time hours)

We’re working with a leading mental health charity to recruit a proactive and organised Fundraising Assistant. This role supports a busy fundraising and communications function, ensuring campaigns, events and supporter engagement activities run smoothly and to a high standard.

You’ll help deliver excellent donor care, manage accurate fundraising records, and produce clear reports to inform future activity. This is a great opportunity to gain experience across community, corporate and digital fundraising while supporting a cause that makes a real difference.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a first point of contact for supporters, donors and fundraising enquiries
• Manage thank-you communications and supporter acknowledgements
• Maintain accurate donor and campaign data within the CRM system
• Coordinate logistics for fundraising events and community activities
• Support the creation of campaign materials in collaboration with the communications team
• Monitor timelines to ensure campaigns and events stay on track
• Process donations accurately and in line with fundraising regulations and Gift Aid requirements
• Produce income and performance reports for the fundraising manager
• Ensure all fundraising activities are compliant with relevant standards and GDPR
• Contribute to continuous improvement of fundraising systems and processes

Skills & Experience

• Previous experience in fundraising, supporter care or a similar administrative role within the charity or not-for-profit sector
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, databases/CRM systems and fundraising platforms
• Attention to detail and accuracy when handling data and financial information
• Understanding of donor stewardship and supporter journeys

Personal Attributes

• Professional, positive and solutions-focused
• Able to work independently as well as part of a team
• Flexible and adaptable to changing priorities
• Builds relationships based on trust, respect and collaboration
• Committed to equality, inclusion and clear communication

Additional Information

• Occasional travel within Scotland may be required
• Some flexibility in working hours may be needed to support events