Trust Fundraiser

Location:

St. Vincent's Hospice, PA9 1AF
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For more than 38 years, St Vincent’s Hospice has been at the heart of the Renfrewshire community, providing specialist palliative and end of life care to individuals and families facing life‑limiting illness.

Supporting people across Renfrewshire and surrounding areas, the hospice delivers compassionate, person‑centred care through in‑patient care, community support, family and bereavement services, counselling, wellbeing support and outreach programmes.

As demand for hospice services continues to grow, we are committed to developing sustainable income streams that will allow us to continue delivering and expanding our vital services free of charge to local families. This is an exciting opportunity to join the hospice at a pivotal stage in its development.

As Trust Fundraiser, you will play a central role in securing the funding needed to sustain and grow hospice services for the future.

We are looking for an ambitious, motivated and relationship‑focused fundraiser who can build meaningful partnerships with charitable trusts, foundations and statutory funders. Working collaboratively across the organisation, you will develop compelling funding proposals, communicate the impact of hospice care through powerful storytelling and steward long‑term relationships that deliver sustainable income growth.

• Develop and deliver a trusts and foundations fundraising plan
• Research and secure new funding opportunities
• Build compelling funding applications and impact reports
• Develop long‑term relationships with funders and supporters
• Support income growth across core hospice services and innovation projects
• Collaborate across teams to gather case studies, outcomes and service data
• Ensure compliance with fundraising regulations and GDPR

• Proven experience securing income from trusts, foundations or statutory funders
• A successful track record in writing funding applications and reports
• Excellent written communication and storytelling skills
• Strong relationship‑building and stewardship experience
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
• A collaborative and proactive approach
• Empathy with the values and mission of hospice care

Experience with in the hospice, healthcare or charity sector would be advantageous.

At St Vincent’s Hospice, you will join a compassionate and supportive organisation where your work will make a direct difference to local families facing some of life’s most difficult moments.

This is an opportunity to be part of a respected charity with ambitious plans for the future, helping secure sustainable funding that will support exceptional care across our communities for years to come.

This is a permanent, full‑time role offering a competitive annual salary ranging from £34,000‑£38,000.

St. Vincent’s Hospice wishes to ensure that our job opportunities are open to all. The only way we can ensure there is equal opportunity is to measure the applications we receive. This form will ask you to provide personal details which ensure we comply with the Equal Opportunities Act 2010. The information you provide is confidential and will not be used in the selection process.