Borders Forest Trust (BFT) is investing in their first dedicated, in house fundraising post to provide strategic oversight and expertise to all the charity’s fundraising activity. BFT was established in 1996 to restore the ecological health of the various habitats of the South of Scotland, an area with the lowest percentage of native woodlands in mainland Scotland. Since 1996, BFT has been planting new native woodland, restoring peatland and improving many other natural habitats, enriching the biological diversity of around 31 square km across the Southern Uplands and the wider region. They demonstrate landscape scale ecological restoration in action, and inspire landowners, statutory bodies, local communities and policy makers to embrace more sustainable models for land use and conservation practice. Fundraising to date at BFT has seen much success, but it has been responsive and ad-hoc as opposed to planned according to strategic need. To achieve Borders Forest Trust’s vision, and to provide sustainable long-term income, they are investing in a dedicated Development Manager. The Development Manager will join BFT at an exciting stage, the entire organisation is behind this position and understands the need for it. They are looking for a fundraiser who will thrive on the challenge of designing and implementing their own fundraising strategy and who can provide the expertise needed to build income across all areas. The Board of Trustees have highlighted corporate partnerships and philanthropy as areas of great potential, so experience across one or both areas will be valuable for the successful candidate to evidence. There is so much potential for this post holder to deliver fundraising success. Please download the Candidate Pack for information on how to apply. All interested candidates will have an informal screening call with THINK Recruitment before progressing to submit an application. Please ensure you apply with enough time to have a call before the closing date.