Job Title: Fundraising & Admin Manager
Location: Dundee, Onsite
Reports to: Trustee responsible for HR
Salary: £12,000 pa / FTE = £37,498 pro-rata
Contract Type: Permanent, Part-time
Shift Pattern: Monday and Thursday
Hours: 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM - Flexible hours available
Contract Type: Permanent, Part-time
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced fundraiser looking for a flexible, part-time role in a calm, wellbeing-focused environment. The role offers the chance to make a genuine impact on the lives of veterans, supporting them in rebuilding confidence, reducing stress, and finding a renewed sense of purpose.
About Dundee Therapy Garden
Dundee Therapy Garden (DTG) is a Scottish charity supporting military and emergency service veterans facing mental and physical health challenges. Through therapeutic gardening, counselling, and community activities, DTG helps veterans rebuild confidence, reduce stress and anxiety, reconnect with loved ones, and regain a sense of purpose.
The charity provides a safe and welcoming space where veterans can take part in gardening, arts and crafts, baking, cooking, and other hands-on activities that promote wellbeing and social connection.
A team of experienced mental health professionals and a resident gardener offer tailored support, helping each veteran develop self-confidence and self-worth in a calm and supportive environment.
The Role
This position is key to ensuring the long-term sustainability of DTG. The Fundraising and Admin Manager will be responsible for securing grants from trusts and funding bodies, maintaining relationships with funders, and ensuring accurate financial reporting. They will also oversee essential administrative tasks, including tracking financial transactions, preparing progress reports, and managing DTG’s website and communications.
Collaboration is at the heart of this role. The successful candidate will work closely with the chairman, trustees, and wider team, including counsellors, a mental health nurse, a gardener, and volunteers, to support the charity’s mission.
What we’re looking for:
This role requires someone with proven experience in securing funding, particularly from trusts and foundations, who can prepare compelling grant applications and build strong relationships with funders and stakeholders.
The ideal candidate will have excellent written and verbal communication skills, alongside strong financial and administrative abilities. They will be responsible for maintaining accurate financial records, tracking income, and using SAGE software to manage transactions. Additionally, they will oversee the charity’s website and online presence, ensuring content remains up to date and engaging.
A high level of attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple tasks effectively is essential. Working with a small, dedicated team, they will collaborate with counsellors, a mental health nurse, a gardener, volunteers, and veterans, fostering a supportive and inclusive environment.
We welcome applications from individuals with an empathetic, sensitive, and collaborative nature. If you’re ready to use your skills to support veterans, apply now and be part of this rewarding opportunity.
How to Apply:
Closing Date: 23.59, Sunday 23rd March
Interview Date: Beginning of April
You are advised to get in touch well in advance of the closing date to give us time to consider your application.
Please email us at recruitment@brucetaitassociates.com to request an information pack, full job description and person specification.
This search is being conducted for Dundee Therapy Garden by BTA. Our leadership team have all worked in the voluntary sector and we use this experience to match organisations and individuals to create great appointments.
We are committed to building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working environment for all staff. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age; ethnicity; gender; gender identity and expression; nationality; parental status; physical, mental and developmental abilities; race; religion; sexual orientation; skin colour; socioeconomic status; and human styles.