Fundraising Assistant
Job Reference: 213
Contract: Permanent, Salaried, 37.5 hours (open to part-time applications)
Salary: £27,399 to £30,726
The role
The Fundraising Assistant will support the delivery of Glasgow Science Centre’s fundraising and development strategy by providing support across fundraising, communications, and stakeholder engagement.
You'll research funding opportunities from trusts, foundations and grant schemes, keeping track of closing dates and deadlines and assist in writing and submitting applications.
You'll also be the first point of contact for funders, members, partners and supporters. Ensuring enquiries are responded to promptly and updated in the CRM system.
You'll be a strong administrator with confidence using various IT packages including excel. You'll be an excellent communicator with an ability to adapt written and verbal communication for a variety of stakeholders.
Preferably you'll have knowledge of the third sector and working within fundraising and development and be able to work well under pressure and to tight deadlines.
Full job description is available to download at the bottom of this page.
How to apply
For consideration in this role, please complete an application form and submit your CV online.
We encourage all applicants to complete a short equality monitoring questionnaire. This is optional and for our internal monitoring purposes only. It does not form part of the selection process.
The closing date for applications is Tuesday 22nd July 2025 at Noon.
Please find links to the application form and equality monitoring form below.
Application Questions
As part of your application you will be asked to answer the following 4 questions. Please note that when completing the application form you are unable to save and return so you may wish to prepare answers to these questions in advance. Answers have a limit of 1500 characters (approx 250 words).
Q1. Outline how your skills and experience make you the ideal candidate for this position?
Q2. How would you go about identifying and prioritising potential funding opportunities for an organisation like Glasgow Science Centre?
Q3. How do you tailor your communication when dealing with different audiences such as funders, members of the public, or internal teams?
Q4. Describe a time when you successfully built or maintained a relationship with an external stakeholder (e.g., funder, partner, or member). What steps did you take to ensure effective communication and collaboration?
Your application will be assessed solely on the answers you provide to the questions. Answers will not be reviewed in sequence and so references should not be made between questions. The selection panel will not see any CV's or personal details until after candidates have been selected for interview. This in accordance with our inclusive recruitment practice. More information on how we recruit is available on on our website.
Your application will be assessed solely on the answers you provide to the application questions and any over reliance of AI software/tools may have a detrimental impact on your application. AI detector software will be used to screen applications that are considered to be overly reliant.
Remember, while AI can assist your application, your unique knowledge, skills and experience along with personal motivations and values are what truly stand out in our process.
Accessibility
Should you require an application in a different format please email [email protected]
Additional Information
We are equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.
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