Fundraising Officer

Field Studies Council Guide; Remote; GBP 31,000; Full time

Job summary

An environmental education charity is looking for a passionate individual to grow its fundraising impact. This full-time role, which can be substantially remote or hybrid, involves building relationships with funders and writing successful proposals. Offering a salary around £30,197 plus excellent benefits including 28 days leave, health and wellbeing support, and life assurance. If you are experienced in fundraising and eager to support environmental education, we'd love to hear from you.

Benefits

28 days leave plus bank holidays

Life assurance 5 x salary

Health and Wellbeing Support

Flexible working options

Quality learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience working in a fundraising role or department.
• Confident in writing and submitting successful fundraising bids.
• Natural at building relationships with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Grow impact and revenues through fundraising efforts.
• Research potential external funders for projects.
• Draft fundraising bids and develop persuasive proposals.
• Maintain positive relationships with prospects.

Skills

Fundraising experience

Relationship building

Proposal writing

Job description

Help us to grow our Environmental Education Charity’s impact and income by fundraising, allowing us to deliver our mission to create outstanding opportunities that inspire everyone to engage with and care for the environment.

• The base location for this position is negotiable, with full remote working / home working a possibility.
• It’s a permanent full-time contract working an average 37.5 hours per week.
• Circa £30,197 per annum + excellent benefits - including 28 days leave + bank holidays, life assurance 5 x your salary, Health and Wellbeing Support and much more! See the full list below.

Love where you work!

We are a national charity established in 1943 to promote a better understanding of the natural world.

Our aim today is unchanged - to create a world where everyone feels connected to the environment so they can enjoy the benefits it gives and make choices that help protect it. We do this by offering a wide range of education courses and materials, so that everyone - and especially young people - can increase their knowledge, understanding and love for the natural world.

We value each of our team members and understand that every role is vital to achieve our goals, so, we provide great benefits* to reward and support you while you work with us.

What You’ll Be Doing

Your focus will be to grow our charity’s impact and revenue streams by fundraising for environmental education, benefitting people and nature by securing funds from supporters, trusts/foundations, and businesses.

This will include building relationships with potential legators, inspiring supporters to maintain their commitment, eventually leaving the Field Studies Council a gift in their Will as well as turning strategic and operational priorities into practical funding bids.

Key Responsibilities Will Include

• Researching and identifying potential trusts/foundations/businesses as suitable external funders for designated target projects
• Working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to draft fundraising bids, developing persuasive proposals and collating appropriate supporting documentation.
• Proactively develop positive, long‑term relationships that grow Field Studies Council’s pipeline of prospects
• Maintaining up‑to‑date knowledge and understanding of relevant governmental, sector and business opportunities to identify potential funding opportunities
• Fundraising administration including gift processing, donor thanking and stewardship
• Supporting at events and funding meetings, as required

Please refer to the vacancy pack for the full responsibilities of the position.

Where you’ll be based

The base location for this position is negotiable, with full remote working / home working a possibility. However, if you prefer working in office, we have Field Studies Centres throughout the country which you are also able to work from. We will also consider hybrid working options.

There may the occasional need to travel to meet with colleagues, prospective funders and other stakeholders. We expect this to be limited, no more than once every 2‑3 months.

Who We’re Looking For

You will be passionate about our charity’s mission and understand the importance of Environmental Education.

It’s essential that you have experience working in a fundraising role or department. We need an experienced individual who is confident to write and submit successful fundraising bids to trusts, foundations and businesses.

You will also have experience creating and managing successful supporter journeys to optimise our donations, particularly legators.

As a natural at building relationships with internal and external stakeholders, you will be able to tell compelling stories to encourage individuals and organisations to support our aim to connect people to nature.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• 28 days annual holiday entitlement plus bank holidays
• Extra loyalty days dependent on length of service
• Health and Wellbeing Support App which provides access for you and eligible family members to remote GP appointments, mental health consultations, physiotherapy and second medical opinions
• 24hr Counselling Helpline Service
• Life assurance 5 x your annual basic salary
• Cycle to work and EV schemes
• Discounts and cashback opportunities
• Flexible working options where roles permit
• Quality learning and development opportunities

The closing date for receipt of your completed application is 4 January 2026.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we’re in receipt of sufficient applications. Please apply early to avoid disappointment.

Shortlisted applicants will be contacted after the close date and interviews will be arranged accordingly.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and we expect all team members to share this commitment. Any offer of employment will only be confirmed following the successful completion of rigorous pre‑employment checks, including appropriate Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks / PVG Scheme check with Disclosure Scotland.

We want to create a world where everyone feels connected to the environment so they can enjoy the benefits it gives and make choices that help protect it.

As an Investors in People charity, we realise that to achieve our vision we need diverse teams of staff who have a wide range of skills, a real passion for the work of the charity and pride in their role within it. No matter what role you perform at the FSC, everyone can make a difference and every role is vital to delivering our mission and vision…

If this inspires you, we would love to hear from you.