Vacancies

Fundraising & Finance Lead

Key Details

Expected Commitment: 1 day / 7 hours per week, worked flexibly to suit the postholder and organisation,  including attending a virtual team meeting every second Friday.

Contract: Freelance, currently budgeted until end March 2027 but expected to be renewed.

Location: Working from home, Glasgow City or nearby
(able to attend occasional in-person events and meetings in Glasgow)

Fee: £170.40 per day

Deadline & Interviews:  Deadline for applications is 12 noon, Sunday 13th September. 
Interviews will be held virtually in the evening of Tuesday 22nd September. 
Some questions will be shared in advance with the shortlisted candidates.

The role

Boom! Community Arts are looking to welcome a new Fundraising & Finance Lead to our small experienced team.

We are a small arts charity working primarily in the North of Glasgow.  Our team currently consists of a Development & Partnerships Lead, and Marketing & Project Coordinator (both working 1 day p/w), a pool of sessional art workshop leaders, and a volunteer Board. 

The Fundraising & Finance Lead, Development & Partnerships Lead and Marketing & Project Coordinator work collaboratively to form the core admin team.

A full job description and person specification can be found in the drop down below, alternatively there is a downloadable plain text version of the job advert here:

    • Leading on Boom!’s fundraising strategy, in partnership with the Board of Trustees and core admin team.

    • Preparing & managing funding applications and keeping our funding tracker up to date.

    • Maintaining communication with funders, including completing required paperwork and reports as required.

    • Creating and monitoring project budgets where appropriate.

    • In partnership with the Board Treasurer and Chair, creating and monitoring the overall organisational budget.

    • Financial administration including processing of sales and purchase invoices.

    • Acting as signatory of the bank account, setting up payments for approval by the Treasurer.

    • Completing any reporting relevant to the role, including monitoring and reporting to the Board on organisational progress against strategic goals.

    • Collaborating with other contractors to contribute to the general running of the organisation

    • Proven track record of successful trust fundraising.

    • Practical experience of creating and monitoring budgets, including knowledge of basic financial systems.

    • Excellent communicator, including ability to present financial information to different audiences. 

    • Attention to detail and ability to work to deadlines.

    • Self motivated and comfortable working remotely and as part of a small team.

    • Commitment to the aims of the organisation.

    • Interest in and understanding of local Glasgow communities, particularly in North Glasgow, including ability/willingness to attend in-person events in Glasgow.

To apply, please send both a CV and a covering letter (no more than 2 pages each) to linda@boomcommunityarts.com by 12 noon on Sunday 13th September.  Your CV and cover letter should include examples which illustrate how you meet the requirements of the role.

In your cover letter, you should list each point in the Experience / Skills and Person Specification sections, and briefly explain how you meet them. Please note that applications received without a cover letter cannot be considered.  

We are aware that increasing numbers of candidates use AI / LLM tools in order to prepare their applications.  If you do choose to do this please include with your application the prompts you used to do so. Above all we appreciate transparency, and are interested in your authentic voice. 

Interviews will be held virtually in the evening of Tuesday 22nd September, and some questions will be shared in advance with the shortlisted candidates. 

Details of our current team can be found here: https://www.boomcommunityarts.com/who-we-are