Advertised from 1 July 2025

Role

About Us

Oliver Gill was diagnosed with a very rare and aggressive form of cancer at just a few days old, and despite smiling his way through intensive chemotherapy passed away at 24 weeks old. LoveOliver was started on his parents’ laptop with donations from friends and family.

Today, LoveOliver reaches every family in Scotland with a child diagnosed with cancer, providing practical, financial and emotional support along with the hope of gentler treatments and ultimately a cure, through investment in ground-breaking research. LoveOliver has its own children’s charity shop in Glenrothes and was recently gifted the incredible Hub drop-in centre near Edinburgh’s Royal Hospital for Children & Young People, as well as continuing to provide meals, thermometers and financial grants to every Scottish family impacted by childhood cancer.

As LoveOliver has grown so has our ambition, and we are expanding our small team to help us move forward at this exciting time for the organisation. Help us realise our vision of a country in which every family with a child diagnosed with cancer knows there is hope of a cure and that they will have support on their cancer journey

The Role

This is a new and exciting opportunity to lead on fundraising for LoveOliver. We have a strong network of voluntary community fundraisers who are passionate about supporting families impacted by childhood cancer. As our organisation grows our priority is establishing long-term funding relationships and securing substantial donations from trusts and partners.

We are seeking an experienced and enthusiastic fundraiser to focus on proactively creating fundraising income opportunities with trusts and foundations. Experience across a range of fundraising types would be advantageous as in this role you will also contribute to our Fundraising Strategy and assist the Charity Manager with creating fundraising resources, coordinating fundraising campaigns and events, and developing relationships with corporate partners.

Our ideal candidate will have a proven track record of generating income and building strong, lasting relationships with funders. You will be creative and engaging,passionate about our work, self-motivated, organised and focused on achieving your income goals.Please note this is initially a 2 year fixed term post with the intention of extending dependent on success.

Application notes

Application deadline: 9am, Thursday 31st July

Interview location: In person (Edinburgh) or online

To apply please submit your CV and cover letter by email to jennifer@loveoliver.org.uk

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