Fundraising and Marketing Officer in Aberdeen

Denis Law Legacy Trust (DLLT) is a registered charity committed to improving the lives of young people and families across Aberdeen City. Through programmes such as Streetsport and Club 10, DLLT uses sport and creative activities to drive social change, reduce anti-social behaviour, promote positive lifestyle choices, and support families affected by imprisonment. DLLT collaborates with Robert Gordon University to strengthen research, evaluation, and volunteer development, ensuring programmes are informed by academic insight while providing students with real-world opportunities to contribute to social impact initiatives.

Role purpose

The purpose of the Fundraising and Marketing Officer role is to build an engaged community of supporters with a strong affiliation for DLLT. The role will enhance DLLT’s profile, brand, and reputation, and help generate revenue to resource the charity and achieve its strategic ambitions.

Responsibilities

• Identifying, researching, and stewarding funding opportunities
• Supporting internal and external fundraising groups and events
• Using storytelling to capture and portray DLLT’s impact across multiple platforms
• Working closely with colleagues and senior management to deliver strategic goals

Educated to degree level or with relevant work experience, you will be a team player with the ability to act on initiative, build relationships, and secure funds. Experience in fundraising and marketing impact would be advantageous.

What we offer

This is an excellent opportunity to make a tangible difference in the lives of young people and families, while helping shape the future of a charity with a proven track record of impact and innovation. You will be based in the DLLT office situated on RGU’s Garthdee campus and will have the full support of a talented team with a range of benefits as part of the recruitment package. Flexible start/finish times, a compressed working week, and one day working from home may be considered. Benefits include a generous pension scheme, 46 days annual leave (including statutory days), an onsite nursery and sports centre, and a range of voluntary health and travel benefits.

This post is subject to the individual being required to join the PVG scheme.

Principal duties

• Assist with the development and delivery of fundraising efforts coordinated by DLLT’s internal and external fundraising groups
• Adopt a creative approach to fundraising and supporter engagement while safeguarding confidentiality and ensuring compliance with GDPR and charity law. Maintain robust reporting, monitoring, and evaluation processes, and provide necessary updates to the Chief Operating Officer
• Assist with the delivery of fundraising streams including: Appeals, Events (Internal & external), Bequests and major giving, Corporate partnerships and workplace sponsorship, Individual and regular donations, Trusts and Foundations, Community Fundraising, Donor Engagement and retention
• Lead Marketing and Content Strategy: Coordinate the development and delivery of a marketing strategy that prioritises storytelling and drives income generation
• Market and raise awareness of the charity’s work through website updates, case studies, event promotion, and social media reach
• Create simple graphics and source media content for digital platforms
• Develop an events calendar and produce relevant content for media releases, e-news, magazines, and case studies
• Manage and optimise digital channels: Oversee website and all social media channels, including planning, scheduling, and adapting content for different audiences
• Ensure content is optimised for engagement and brand consistency across platforms
• Carry out any other related duties as required by the COO and DM

Person specification

Essential requirements

• Educated to at least HND level or equivalent or with relevant work-related experience
• Knowledge and skills
• Understanding of the challenges facing the charity sector
• Knowledge of Data Protection, GDPR and related experience
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• Creative with problem solving ability
• Ability to understand and present information
• Ability to lead on projects and work collaboratively with colleagues at various levels

Experience

• Practical experience as a fundraiser
• Creative approach to the fundraising cycle with relationship management experience
• Experience of working with confidential and sensitive information

Desirable requirements

• Membership of a relevant professional fundraising body
• Practical experience working as a fundraiser in the third sector
• Line management experience
• Experience working with a CRM system
• Experience working in the third sector

Behaviours

• Service Delivery – Experience of exploring and adapting a service to meet customers’ expectations and identifying ways of improving standards
• Communication – Ability to receive, understand and convey information clearly
• Decision Making – Experience of using judgement to make decisions and providing advice that influences others
• Liaison and Networking – Experience of circulating information accurately and building internal networks
• Initiative and Problem Solving – Experience of using initiative to resolve problems and identify practical solutions
• Planning and Organising Resources – Experience of planning, prioritising and organising work to achieve objectives