• Work with the Head of Scotland to design and deliver a clear, insight‑driven local growth plan with defined priorities, income drivers, volunteer mobilisation efforts, and visibility activities.​

• Use data, local insight, and (Region-specific) understanding to focus your time where growth potential is strongest.​

• Balance relationship‑building with a proactive, opportunity-led approach, identifying new supporters, networks, and partnerships and developing them from prospective supporters into committed donors.

• To create the conditions for a volunteer Deputy and a motivated volunteer network to confidently lead talks, events, introductions and other activities that broaden our reach​
  

• Empower volunteers through clear delegation, coaching, and recognition, ensuring they feel confident and aligned with Mary’s Meals’ mission and values.​​

• Inspire and back volunteers to own the mission. Spot people with energy and networks, invite their ideas, give light-touch support and tools, and celebrate their impact so they bring others into our movement.

• Represent Mary’s Meals throughout your region with confidence and authenticity, engaging schools, parishes, community groups, businesses, and local networks.​

• Deliver talks, small events, parish visits, school assemblies, partner meetings, local networking engagements, and other targeted activities that grow income, participation, and visibility.​​

• Make confident, values-led asks that move supporters from interest to action across giving, volunteering, and awareness raising.​

• Actively network across your region to identify new prospects, initiate first meetings, and follow up quickly and purposefully.​​

• Collaborate closely with the Philanthropy & Partnerships team on key opportunities and ensuring the donor is at the heart of each stewardship decision.​​

• Build a diverse pipeline of leads, opportunities, and partnerships reflective of your regions communities and faith landscape.

• Work closely across the organisation to ensure your regional activity feels seamless and aligned, collaborating with Supporter Experience so that journeys, thanking and stewardship feel warm and timely; with Creative Communications to deliver compelling local storytelling; with Philanthropy & Partnerships to coordinate opportunities for major donors and corporates; and with the Volunteer Manager to strengthen mobilisation and development across your region.

Please see the recruitment pack below for full list of duties.

• Based in or short commutable distance to cover region, using local knowledge to provide a consistent, active presence in the region.​

• Fundraising qualification or relevant experience.​

• Confident in engaging with a wide range of people and organisations, including faith groups, schools, community groups, businesses and more. ​

• Confident in making asks – converting interest into giving, participation and volunteering.​

• Confident and experienced in developing and deepening empowering relationships with volunteers.​​

• Inspiring and engaging relationship builder with strong interpersonal and networking skills and the ability to deliver growth.​

• ​Capable of tailoring key messages to different audiences, and comfortable in speaking in many different settings, from schools and churches to conference halls and boardrooms.​

• Entrepreneurial self-starter: plans and prioritises independently, focuses on high-return opportunities.

• Ability to think creatively and capable of generating new ideas, opportunities and resources.​​

• Confident self-starter able to work independently with excellent judgement.​

• Possess advanced communication skills, both written and oral.​

• Excellent organisational, prioritisation and time management skills.​

• Deep alignment with Mary’s Meals’ values and relationship-led approach.​

• Good IT skills and administrative skills. Previous experience of using a database.

Please see the recruitment pack below for more information.