Fundraising (primary delivery focus)

• Lead on identifying, cultivating and securing funding from trusts, foundations, corporate partners and grant-making bodies, with hands-on responsibility for research, applications and relationship management.
• Develop diversified income streams, including individual giving, community fundraising and philanthropic support.
• Write and submit compelling funding proposals and grant applications, working closely with the Executive Director and programme colleagues to develop a strong case for support and evidence impact.
• Build and maintain funder relationships, including stewardship, reporting deadlines and site visits.
• Maintain the funder pipeline, income tracking and forecasting, and provide regular financial reporting to the Executive Director.
• Ensure fundraising activity complies with charity governance, fundraising regulation and data protection requirements.

Communications (strategic oversight and delegated delivery)

• Set the strategic direction for WSC's communications, ensuring it amplifies the voices of migrant workers and supports movement-building, policy influence and fundraising goals.
• Develop streams of work specifically targeting Scottish Government pledges on areas including fair work, human trafficking, migrant integration, housing and poverty, working with policy colleagues to shape public messaging.
• Provide direction, editorial oversight and quality assurance for content produced by the Strategic Communications Officer, including the website, social media, press, newsletters and campaign materials.
• Act as WSC's senior media contact, and through the Strategic Communications Officer ensure appropriate relationships are built with journalists to secure profile-raising opportunities on migrant worker rights, fair work and labour exploitation.
• Ensure consistent brand, tone of voice and values-led, worker-centred storytelling across all communications channels.
• Oversee communications that support fundraising campaigns, donor communications and public engagement.

Line Management

• Line manage the Strategic Communications Officer, including regular supervision, goal-setting and professional development.
• Support the Strategic Communications Officer to deliver day-to-day content, campaigns and movement-building communications activity in line with agreed strategy.
• Manage freelancers, agencies or consultants (for example design, digital or PR support) as required.

Governance & Reporting

• Ensure compliance with fundraising, charity, data protection (GDPR) and safeguarding legislation across fundraising and communications activity.
• Maintain accurate fundraising and communications databases (CRM, Mailchimp and similar), and provide regular reporting and analysis to the Executive Director and Board.
• Support the Executive Director and Board in reporting income and impact to funders, trustees and other stakeholders.
• Participate in the WSC Senior Management Team, helping review alignment of WSC’s work with strategic vision.

Participation & Values

• Champion WSC's worker-driven governance model, ensuring workers' voices lead our fundraising and communications narratives.
• Collaborate with policy, casework and operations colleagues to align fundraising, communications and organisational priorities.
• Co-produce fundraising and communications outputs with workers, prioritising their voices, interests and concerns.
• Actively contribute to a values-led, inclusive and collaborative working culture.

Person Specification

Essential

Knowledge, skills and experience

• Significant experience in fundraising, with a demonstrable track record of securing income from trusts, corporate partners and/or individual donors
• Experience developing and delivering fundraising and communications strategies
• Experience writing successful funding proposals, grant applications and funder reports
• Strong track record in communications, with experience overseeing brand, messaging and multi-channel content
• Experience managing staff
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to tailor messaging to different audiences
• Experience of budget setting, monitoring and income forecasting
• Understanding of charity governance, fundraising regulation and data protection (GDPR)
• Experience using a CRM or donor database and digital communications tools (e.g. Mailchimp)
• Knowledge of, or strong interest in, labour rights, migrant rights and/or human rights issues
• Knowledge of accessible and inclusive communications, and values-led, ethical storytelling
• Strong project management and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities
• Experience of media relations and press office activity

Desirable

• Direct experience of migrant worker rights, labour exploitation or related sectors
• Experience managing external agencies, freelancers or consultants
• Media trained
• Membership of the Chartered Institute of Fundraising
• Lived experience of precarious work and/or the immigration system
• Intermediate level or above of languages spoken by workers WSC partners with, e.g. Russian, Filipino.

Qualifications

• Advanced level degree or equivalent professional experience in Fundraising, Communications, Marketing, or a related field (essential).

WSC is not a sponsor licence holder and is thus unable to sponsor visa applications.

How to Apply

Please send your CV and a covering letter telling us what appeals to you about this role and what makes you a strong candidate (no longer than one side of A4)

We will conduct interviews as suitable candidates apply and we're ready to hire if we find the right person before the job ad close.

We are an equal opportunities employer. We welcome all candidates to apply, regardless of age, sex/gender, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status or pregnancy/maternity, and encourage applications from people with lived experience of the issues on which we work. If you require reasonable adjustment/s to any part of the selection process or have any requests for support, please contact us to discuss further.