Advertised from 20 June 2025

Role

Do you have the drive and leadership skills to inspire a team and grow community fundraising income across Scotland? Join CHAS as our Community Fundraising Manager and lead a passionate team raising vital funds for children with life-shortening conditions.

Purpose:

As Community Fundraising Manager, you’ll lead, manage and support a team of Community Fundraisers across Scotland to deliver engaging activities and exceptional supporter experiences. From overseeing local campaigns and income targets to developing staff and volunteers, you’ll be at the heart of raising funds from communities across Scotland.

Where does the role sit?

Reporting to the Senior Community and Mass Participation Manager, this role is a key part of the CHAS Fundraising Team. You’ll shape the delivery of the Community Fundraising strategy and lead on growth, stewardship, and supporter engagement across Scotland.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

• Experience of leading and inspiring a team within a fundraising setting

• Proven track record of achieving and exceeding fundraising income targets.

• Strong relationship-building skills and experience stewarding a wide range of supporters.

• Experience in planning, budgeting, and reporting on fundraising activity.

• Skilled in volunteer management and working with people across diverse communities.

• Excellent presentation and communication skills, with the confidence to represent CHAS externally.

About CHAS

At CHAS, we support families during the toughest of times. We have ambitions to reach every family in Scotland who is living with the heart-breaking prognosis that their child is dying and offer them our care and support to empower them to make the most of the short time they have together. The skill, passion, agility and creative flair of our Fundraising Teams makes this possible.  

We offer

• Flexible Working: our teams work flexibly and in a hybrid manner with time split between at home and onsite. CHAS offers flexible and family friendly working. and are happy to discuss working arrangements that work for you!

• Development Opportunities: training opportunities and the chance to work with an award-winning fundraising team!

• Professional Growth: Work with industry leaders in a high-performing team where you will be encouraged and supported to excel and develop your skills.

• Comprehensive Benefits: Including generous annual leave and pension, incremental salary progression, access to Blue Light discounts, and health and wellbeing support.

Application notes

Further Information and How to Apply

If this sounds like you, we would love you to apply! 

Visit our website to find more information including:

• Full job description

• Full list of benefits

• Contact details to arrange an informal chat with the hiring manager. 

• Contact details for support with the recruitment process. 

To apply you will be asked to answer a couple of questions and submit your CV or complete our full application form.  

To arrange an informal chat about the position, please contact Fiona Leslie, Senior Mass Participation and Community Fundraising Manager, on FionaLeslie@chas.org.uk

For any queries regarding the recruitment process, please contact our HR Team on 0131 444 3293 or by emailing careers@chas.org.uk.

Provisional Interview date Tuesday 22 July 

This post is subject to a Disclosure Scotland Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) or Level 1 Disclosure depending on base location. Pl