Advertised from 28 May 2025

Role

Join us in making a difference! 

Scottish Huntington’s Association is the only charity in the country exclusively dedicated to providing expert and personalised support for those impacted by Huntington’s disease.

We are seeking a proactive, confident and dynamic individual with experience in event fundraising who shares our values as an organisation and is driven to make a difference. Your role will play a vital part in our Community and Events Income Generation Team, helping to realise our vision of providing the best possible care and support for everyone impacted by Huntington’s disease in Scotland.

In this role, you will manage both third-party and Scottish Huntington’s Association-organised events from start to finish, which include runs, walks, abseils, zipslides, firewalks, and our flagship event, Dance 100. 

Your responsibilities will include:

• Event creation: Conceptualising and planning engaging fundraising events.
• Marketing: Promoting events effectively to reach a wide audience.
• Participant recruitment: Attracting and securing participants to raise funds in aid of Scottish Huntington’ Association
• Stewardship: Ensuring participants feel valued and appreciated.
• Timely execution: Delivering all event tasks on schedule and according to annual plans and budget.

Your goal will be to create positive experiences that generate essential unrestricted income, ultimately transforming one-time event participants into lifelong supporters.

If you are passionate about event management and eager to connect with supporters while collaborating with communities to raise funds for a meaningful cause, this opportunity is perfect for you.

We offer:

• Workplace pension scheme
• TOIL system
• Childcare Voucher Scheme
• 25 annual leave days and typically 12 public holidays per year (pro rata)
• Note: Your annual leave and public holidays are combined, with four mandatory public holidays that must be taken from your entitlement on 25 and 26 December, and 1 and 2 January each year.
• Staff loyalty scheme: Employees with four completed years of service are entitled to an extra day for each additional year served, up to a maximum of five days.
• Flexible working options to support our staff and promote inclusive working practices.

Place of work 

This position follows a home-working model, with the option for a hybrid arrangement from our National Office located at Business First, Burnbrae Road, Paisley, PA1 2FB. You will be required to travel on occasion to support fundraising efforts. A full driving licence and daily access to a car are essential requirements for this role. 

Working hours

The is a part-time role (30 hours). Some hours will need to be worked outside of standard working hours, including evenings and some weekends, for which time off in lieu will be agreed. 

You will be joining a friendly and passionate organisation at an exciting time for Scottish Huntington’s Association, now in the third year of Standing Tall: A Strategy For Growth 2023 - 2028. If you are interested in this role and can demonstrate you meet most of the criteria, we would love to hear from you.

At Scottish Huntington’s Association, we celebrate diversity and the innovative ideas it brings. We actively encourage applications from all backgrounds.

About Scottish Huntington’s Association

Application notes

Please review the Job Description and Person Specification documents then complete the downloadable Application and Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form, which are also available in the ‘Work For Us’ section of our website.

Please email your completed application, including the Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form, with the name of the vacant post as your subject line, to recruitment@hdscotland.org as well as any informal enquiries about the role. 

• Closing date: Sunday 22 June 2025 at midnight

• Interview date: week commencing 7 July 2025

• Interview location: Scottish Huntington’s Association National Office, Burnbrae Road, Paisley, PA1 2FB or virtually

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