Hours: 15 hours / week (part-time) 6 months temporary contract Salary: £33,247 - £41,424 per annum (pro-rata) Holiday: 35 days per annum - including public holidays (pro-rata) Sponsorship: Not applicable for this vacancy Closing date: 10th December 2025 Interview date: 18th December 2025 A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A TRUST FUNDRAISER What you'll be doing Reporting to the Fundraising Manager, you can expect your working day to include the following: As our Trust Fundraiser, you will use your excellent written and research skills to secure vital income from charitable trusts, foundations, and grant-makers. You will be passionate about telling the Hospice’s story—bringing projects, services, and impact to life through compelling applications. You will enjoy working in a busy fundraising environment and will confidently collaborate with colleagues across clinical, support and community teams to gather the information you need. You will be friendly and personable in your approach and understand the importance of building warm, genuine relationships with funders and stakeholders. You will prepare, submit and manage high-quality funding applications, adapting your writing style to suit each funder and ensuring every application showcases our compassion, care and impact. You will love working as part of a team and will take pride in celebrating wins, learning from knockbacks, and sharing insights to strengthen our fundraising strategy. WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU We hire mostly on personality & potential but here are a few of our requirements To succeed in the role of a Trust Fundraiser you will need the following qualities and skills: A people person who genuinely values exceptional service and strong relationships. Great written communication skills, with a knack for persuasive, clear and heartfelt storytelling. A natural researcher who enjoys digging into detail, analysing funder criteria and spotting opportunities. Someone who takes great pride in what they do and loves delivering work to a high standard. A team player who is motivated, organised, and excited to contribute to fundraising success across the organisation. WHAT WE OFFER At Highland Hospice we believe our people are our biggest assets and understand the value in putting them first. Our approach to diversity in the workplace, health & wellbeing, innovation, and individuality is one of the reasons we are a first-choice health employer in the Highlands! We are passionate about our services and always on the lookout for new talent to join us on our journey. You will have access to a benefits package we believe truly works for our people and enhances our overall culture Access to The Blue light discount scheme giving access to fifteen thousand discounts across well-known retailers and local businesses across a large span of categories Free access to our employee assistance program that provides you with counselling services, financial advice, mental health support and more to help overcome any personal or workplace challenges. Generous holiday entitlement with a buy more or sell some option Flexible working arrangements Pension with additional matching employer contributions and Death in Service Benefit Continuation of SPPA pension contributions and annual leave reckonable service for employees coming to the Hospice within 12 months of leaving the NHS Discounted meals in our cafe prepared freshly every morning Free access to Inverness Tennis Court Gym Facilities Plus access to many more schemes and enhanced benefits. EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES Highland Hospice is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive, people-first culture. We accept and celebrate our team for who they are and welcome people of all races, disabilities, sex, gender identities and reassignment, sexual orientation, ages, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. We keep our recruitment process simple and consider applicants on their abilities alone to ensure a fair interview process. If at any point throughout our process you require reasonable adjustments, please contact Recruitment@highlandhospice.org.uk This post is not subject to a Disclosure/PVG check. Informal enquiries can be made to Amanda Forbes, Fundraising Manager, a.forbes@highlandhospice.org.uk or 01463 243132