Trust Fundraiser
Date: June 7, 2026
Location: St. Vincent's Hospice, PA9 1AF.
About St Vincent’s Hospice
For more than 38 years, St Vincent’s Hospice has been at the heart of the Renfrewshire community, providing specialist palliative and end of life care to individuals and families facing life-limiting illness.
Supporting people across Renfrewshire and surrounding areas, the hospice delivers compassionate, person-centred care through a wide range of services including in-patient care, community support, family and bereavement services, counselling, wellbeing support and outreach programmes.
As demand for hospice services continues to grow, we are committed to developing sustainable income streams that will allow us to continue delivering and expanding our vital services free of charge to local families.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the hospice at a pivotal stage in its development.
About the Role
As Trust Fundraiser, you will play a central role in securing the funding needed to sustain and grow hospice services for the future.
We are looking for an ambitious, motivated and relationship-focused fundraiser who can build meaningful partnerships with charitable trusts, foundations and statutory funders. Working collaboratively across the organisation, you will develop compelling funding proposals, communicate the impact of hospice care through powerful storytelling and steward long-term relationships that deliver sustainable income growth.
This role offers the opportunity to make a genuine and lasting impact within a respected and compassionate local charity, helping ensure that patients and families across our community continue to receive exceptional care and support when it matters most.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and deliver a trusts and foundations fundraising plan
- Research and secure new funding opportunities
- Build compelling funding applications and impact reports
- Develop long-term relationships with funders and supporters
- Support income growth across core hospice services and innovation projects
- Maintain accurate CRM records using Raisers Edge (NXT)
- Collaborate across teams to gather case studies, outcomes and service data
- Ensure compliance with fundraising regulations and GDPR
About You
We’re looking for someone with:
- Proven experience securing income from trusts, foundations or statutory funders
- A successful track record in writing funding applications and reports
- Excellent written communication and storytelling skills
- Strong relationship-building and stewardship experience
- Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
- A collaborative and proactive approach
- Empathy with the values and mission of hospice care
Experience within the hospice, healthcare or charity sector would be advantageous.
Why Join Us?
At St Vincent’s Hospice, you will join a compassionate and supportive organisation where your work will make a direct difference to local families facing some of life’s most difficult moments.
This is an opportunity to be part of a respected charity with ambitious plans for the future, helping secure sustainable funding that will support exceptional care across our communities for years to come.
Working Hours:
This is a permanent, full-time role offering a competitive annual salary ranging from £34,000-£38,000.
📌 Apply Now
You can apply in one of two ways: complete our online application form OR submit your CV, along with a covering letter detailing why you are interested in this role.
Closing date; 7 June 2026
Interviews Scheduled; 15 June 2026
Appointment will be subject to suitable references, occupational health check and Disclosure Scotland check.