Kids Operating Room is a global health charity working to ensure every child can access safe surgery when they need it.
We work with governments, hospitals, clinicians, universities, philanthropists and partners around the world to strengthen surgical services for children. That can mean creating new operating rooms, investing in surgical teams, developing training programmes, strengthening health systems or helping rebuild surgical capacity in places affected by conflict.
You will work closely with our fundraising team on international donors, partnerships, events, proposals and new ideas. You might spend one morning researching a prospective US philanthropist, the afternoon preparing a briefing for a donor meeting, and the next day helping turn conversations with colleagues in Malawi, Syria, Palestine or the United States into a compelling funding proposal.
A major focus will be our growing partnership with the American Scottish Foundation (ASF), which is helping Kids Operating Room build a stronger community of supporters in the United States.
We are looking for someone curious, organised and ambitious who enjoys writing, researching, solving problems and making things happen.
What you’ll work on:
- One of your biggest responsibilities will be helping develop Kids Operating Room's partnership with the American Scottish Foundation.
- Working closely with colleagues at Kids Operating Room and ASF, you will help us build an exceptional experience for US donors and prospective supporters.
- Kids Operating Room works with donors and partners across countries, cultures and time zones. You will help us manage and deepen those relationships.
This could include:
- Researching prospective philanthropists, foundations and partners.
- Preparing donor profiles and meeting briefings.
- Writing tailored donor communications and updates.
- Helping create stewardship plans for important supporters.
- Developing presentations, proposals, reports and project summaries.
- Gathering information from colleagues across programmes, finance, communications and monitoring and evaluation.
- Helping colleagues turn complex programme information into clear, compelling donor communications.
- Turning a meeting into a clear list of actions and following up on tasks.
- Creating a tracker for a new fundraising initiative.
- Coordinating input from colleagues in several countries for a funding proposal.
- Helping organise a small donor event in London, New York or elsewhere.
- Building a short briefing on a new country, partner or funding opportunity.
- Helping develop a new fundraising idea from an early concept into something we can present externally.
Personal Specification:
- If you have a degree, it could be in international relations, politics, development, history, economics, public health, languages, communications but it is not essential.
- Have excellent written and verbal English communication
- Highly organised and can work to strict deadlines
- Works well under pressure
- Experience with a CRM or donor database is useful but not essential
- Comfortable using everyday digital tools including Word, PowerPoint, Excel and email
- Can work well within a team or independently
- Knowledge of writing a fundraising proposal is advantageous but not essential
- You do not need previous fundraising experience
- You do need to be curious about the bigger picture: how people, politics, philanthropy and global challenges connect to the role.
Kids Operating Room is a Disability Confident employer and recognises our employees as our greatest asset; we will consider and implement reasonable adjustments you may require during our recruitment process and throughout your employment should you be successful. If you require any assistance with any part of the recruitment process please contact our HR & Admin Officer on 0131 2970090 or email [email protected].
Pay: £25,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Bereavement leave
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Enhanced paternity leave
- Free flu jabs
- Private dental insurance
- Private medical insurance
- Referral programme
- Sabbatical
- Sick pay
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Edinburgh EH2 3ES
