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Development Officer: Supporter Care

Full-time, permanent

Open-ended, Full-time at 35hrs Per Week

Salary: Grade 2-3: £24,811 to £26,081 per annum, depending on experience

Development Officer

Work somewhere where a job is not just a ‘job’, where you can be part of a team with a passion for protecting and sharing Scotland’s heritage. Abbotsford, the home of Sir Walter Scott, is one of Scotland’s most important heritage sites and easily accessible from Edinburgh by road and rail.

Now cared for by an independent charity, we are seeking an exceptional individual to join our Development team as Development Officer: Supporter Care, playing a key role in building lasting supporter relationships and securing the future of Abbotsford.

The Abbotsford Trust is the charity that promotes the life, works and legacy of 19th-century writer Sir Walter Scott and safeguards his historic home at Abbotsford. This is an important role within a small but mighty development team of three people.

If you are keen to get involved in all aspects of fundraising, love being hands-on, and would relish being behind the scenes in a historic house, then this could be the role for you. The perfect candidate would have experience with CRMs, ideally within a charity, have outstanding attention to detail, be systems-oriented and a good project manager, and have excellent customer service skills.

Key responsibilities:

• Undertake all fundraising administration and be the ‘super-user’ for the CRM and other donations systems, managing amongst others: donations, direct debits, mailings, newsletters, and analysis.
• Steward donors and funders following the donor journey across all streams of fundraising, primarily membership, major donors and trusts & foundations.
• Maximise income specifically from the Friends of Abbotsford and from gift aid.
• Undertake: a) all monitoring and reporting of funds raised for the Development team, and b) reporting and claiming for grants.

Application Process

Potential applicants are invited to get in touch for an informal telephone chat to find out more about the role.

Please email Sheena Stone, Director of Development, at sheena.stone@scottsabbotsford.co.uk to organise a time to talk.

For more details of the role, please download the Development Officer: Supporter Care Job Description.

Application deadline: Sunday, 24th May.

Interviews will take place on Monday, 1st or Thursday, 4th June at Abbotsford. To apply, download and complete the Abbotsford Application form.

You can include your CV, but the form must also be completed to: vacancies@scottsabbotsford.co.uk.

Important: Please label your CV, cover letter, and application form with your name.