Community Funds Manager

Location

Inverness, Highland | United Kingdom

Job description

Community Funds Manager - Foundation Scotland

Permanent, 35 hours per week

Location - home based within the Highlands, Aberdeenshire, Moray or Argyll and Bute

Starting salary: £51,090

Since 1996, Foundation Scotland has helped distribute more than £170 million to charities and community groups across the country , supporting the development of happier , fairer, and more sustainable communities. 

We support philanthropists to help their personal giving make the most difference. We work with donors to invest in community action that enables people and places to flourish. We work in partnership with communities to maximise opportunities from place-based funds . And we offer social investment opportunities to enable social enterprises, community organisations and charities to grow and deliver positive social impact. 

The Communities Team supports communities to design and distribute place-based funds coming from a range of sources, notably within the renewables sector. We provide fund management, grant administration and related services for a range of commercial and community-sector clients, combined with a commitment to community-led approaches to fund strategy and distribution.

We are now recruiting for a Manager to lead the development and delivery of our place-based work across the Highlands and Islands, Aberdeenshire, Angus, Moray and Argyll and Bute.

Reporting to the Head of Communities and Impact, this role will manage a cluster of Funds Advisers based across the area, implement some existing projects and funds, and grow opportunities for communities to maximise long term income from independent sources .

Community benefit is a fast-evolving sector which creates great impact for communities and is increasingly under discussion in the political and third sector landscape. This is an exciting and challenging opportunity for a highly motivated team player with a significant track record in stakeholder management to help strengthen and grow good community benefit practice as well as our own reputation and impact.

You will have a demonstrable track record of working in a diverse range of community and funding contexts, excellent interpersonal and facilitation skills, the ability to learn and adapt quickly and a strong commitment to community-led approaches. You will have an agile approach and be adept at switching between big picture strategy and policy, and detailed operational business.

You will be personable, demonstrate strong communication skills and be capable of developing trusting, collaborative and effective relationships

You will have high standards, a positive can-do attitude and can demonstrate long term commitment to the sector and Foundation Scotland's values.

If that sounds like you, and you have the skills and experience for this role, we would be delighted to hear from you. To find out more, please contact our recruitment partner LHH on +44 (0) 141 220 6460 or send an email to .

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