Current Vacancies

Position: Fundraising Assistant
Salary: Step 3A £26,822 to Step 3C £28,562 plus benefits (pro-rata)
Hours: 30 hours per week
Location: Greenock
Closing Date: Friday 1st May 2026 at 12 noon

An opportunity has arisen for a Fundraising Assistant to join our Fundraising Team. You will be joining our fantastic Fundraising team who keeps the organisation surviving and thriving by bringing in funding from individual donors, corporate partners, or individual major donors.
The successful candidate for this role works across the whole Fundraising team, providing administrative and operational support, including maintaining the fundraising database.
We’re looking for someone with great people skills, as well as drive, initiative and determination. You’ll be diligent with details and accuracy, and have a dynamic approach to your work. You will be a natural problem solver, always looking to improve upon current processes to improve on efficiency. We would prefer you to hold a full Driving license and have access to a car.
The main duties of the role are to:
-Monitor the fundraising inbox, acting as first point of contact for a wide range of enquirers and supporters, including some high profile donors and maintaining a professional approach at all times
-Monitoring hospice collecting cans to be emptied and processing of cans going out.
-Take responsibility for ensuring that full records are maintained on the fundraising database including timely processing of donations, grants and making sure donors are thanked in a timely manner
-To assist the Fundraising team with some financial functions such as reconciling the bank statements between Fundraising and Finance, ensuring donations are correctly coded
-Registration, processing, monitoring and follow-up of third party events (community efforts)
-Support donors and supporters with sponsor forms, tshirts, buckets etc and any further support they may need
-Compilation and submission of quarterly and ad hoc Gift Aid claims
-Participating in Hospice events and attend cheque presentations on behalf of the hospice including liaising with local press.
-General administrative duties such as photocopying, filing, typing and fulfilment
-Preparation of reports, maintenance and clearing of fundraising database
-Attend and contribute to all team meetings
-Some project and event responsibilities as agreed at Fundraising team meetings.
-To carry out a range of information gathering activities as required, including online research.
-Ensure that data processing is in accordance with GDPR compliance
-Stock control of merchandise

Our staff make a difference every day, and we welcome applications from passionate, committed, and flexible individuals who would welcome the chance to be part of the brilliant team at Ardgowan Hospice. All our employees can take advantage of our benefits which include a contributory pension scheme, life assurance, cycle to work scheme, shopping discounts, employee assistance scheme to name a few.
If you would like to apply for this role, please click or copy and paste the following link into your browser to answer a few questions.
Fundraising Assistant Application Form
If shortlisted for an interview, we will need a copy of your CV. We will ask you to send this to the HR Department to hr@ardgowanhospice.org

Ardgowan Hospice is on a journey of radical transformation. We are an extraordinary organisation providing a "cloak" of love, care, and compassion to over 1,000 patients and families in Inverclyde each year.

As we enter a vital new 5-year cycle, we are looking for dynamic, innovative, and proactive Trustees to help shape our future.

The Opportunity

Our Trustees are the heart of our governance, ensuring we meet the highest standards of care while navigating a challenging financial landscape. This is your chance to use your professional expertise to make a tangible difference in your community.

We are particularly interested in candidates with backgrounds in:
- Clinical Care/Health & Social Care: To support our goal of becoming a centre of excellence in palliative and end-of-life care.
- Accountancy/Finance: To help us manage our £12 million capital building project and achieve a balanced budget.
- Marketing/Communications: To champion our work and grow our supporter base across Inverclyde and beyond.
- Law: To ensure we remain compliant with legislative requirements and best practices.

Want to learn more? Contact our CEO, Graham Gardiner, at graham@ardgowanhospice.org to arrange an informal chat or a visit.