Advertised from 10 October 2025

Role

About The Yard:

The Yard is an award-winning charity that runs adventure play services for disabled children, young people and their families with ambitions to support over 3000 children and young people.

We offer play, respite and family support from our adventure play centres in Edinburgh, Dundee, Fife and Glasgow. 

About the role:

As Fundraising & Communications Assistant, you will work to achieve our charitable objectives by supporting the Fundraising & Communications Team to raise the profile of The Yard across Scotland.

You will provide key administrative and stewarding support to the Fundraising Team and day-to-day financial fundraising administration.

And support our Communications Manager by gathering and creating content for both internal and external communications.

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

• Researching, planning and writing small-to-medium funding applications to trusts, foundations and other funders

• Building relationships with donors and working closely with our other assistant to ensure consistent support across all income streams

• Supporting our Communications Manager in managing our media storage platform

If you are inspired by our ethos and excited to bring your knowledge and experience to a team that is highly committed to our purpose, we would love to have you on board.

About you:

This job is for you if you have:

• Experience in a fundraising or administrative role 

• Excellent oral and written communication skills

• A positive attitude and a friendly, approachable manner

• Excellent organisational skills

• An ability to work effectively as part of a team

Application notes

If you are eager to raise the profile of The Yard as we expand our services across Scotland and think you can play your part in helping us reach our goals, we would welcome your application.

You can also go to our website where you can learn more about The Yard, access the job description and download our application and equal opportunity forms.

https://theyardscotland.org.uk/jobs/fundraising-communications-assistant/

Please send a completed application form to [email protected] by our closing date of 09:00am on Tuesday 18th November.

We plan to hold interviews on the week commencing 24th November.

The Yard aims to be an equal opportunity employer and is determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on any grounds.

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