With 75 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

Come join our 33,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Key Responsibilities:

Looking for an opportunity to take your fundraising career to the next level?

Scotland Area Manager: Home-Based
Salary: £45,563 - £48,375 per annum (depending on experience) + a generous benefits package
Contract: Permanent – 36.5 hours per week

About World Vision

World Vision is an international children’s charity working in nearly 100 countries to bring lasting change to the lives of the world’s most vulnerable children. For more than 60 years, we’ve partnered with supporters, churches, and communities to help children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life.

Motivated by our Christian faith, we strive to reflect God’s unconditional love in everything we do.

About the Role

This is a home-based role with extensive travel across Scotland, primarily focusing on Glasgow and Edinburgh areas. The ideal candidate should reside in close proximity to either city.

Are you a confident communicator with a heart for mission and a head for strategy? Are you passionate about mobilising the UK Church to help children flourish worldwide?

We have an exciting opportunity for a strategic and relational fundraising professional to join our Church and Christian Engagement team at a senior level.

In this vital role, you’ll take the lead on building and nurturing relationships with churches, church leaders, and Christian networks across the UK—equipping and inspiring them to respond to God’s call to support the world’s most vulnerable children through giving, prayer, and action.

Whether at festivals, in churches, or through online events, you’ll be sharing the incredible impact of World Vision’s work and inviting others into our mission.

There is also potential to line manage a mid-level team member, with scope to grow your leadership as the team expands. Working to ambitious yet achievable targets and with strong senior support, you’ll bring a combination of strategic thinking, creative flair, and personal faith to shape and deliver meaningful engagement.

You’ll be a great fit if you are:

Passionate and committed, with a deep desire to see children experience fullness of life.Relational at heart, with a proven track record in nurturing relationships towards financial support.Strategic and collaborative, confident in designing and delivering growth strategies.A confident communicator, both in one-on-one conversations and public settings.Deeply connected to the UK church landscape, with an understanding of its diversity and potential.Results-oriented, with a clear grasp of using data to inform action and drive success.

As an active Christian, this role offers you the opportunity to integrate your faith into your day-to-day work and engage meaningfully with churches across denominations and cultures.

In return, we offer:

A flexible and supportive working culturePension scheme (with employer contributions)Generous holiday allowanceFree parking (Milton Keynes office)Opportunities for faith-based gatherings, prayer, and devotionalsA welcoming, purpose-driven team who are passionate about making a difference

Please upload your CV of full employment history explaining any gaps of employment and reasons for leaving your previous employer. This must be accompanied with a covering letter (max 2 pages) stating how you meet the essential criteria given in the Job Description and why you are interested in this role.

Universal acceptance for everyone, everywhere is at the heart of our Christian organisation. We promote diversity of thought, culture and background, which connects the entire World Vision family.  As such, World Vision is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in our workforce. We particularly welcome applications from under-represented sections of the community. World Vision UK also operates flexible working policies and practices.

As a child focused organisation, World Vision UK is committed to the safeguarding of children, therefore any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of applicable background checks, including a criminal records check.

World Vision UK is a registered organisation operating the Misconduct Disclosure Scheme (MDS) and we shall check with your previous employers about your behaviour and conduct. We will be requesting they complete a form known as a Statement of Conduct. For more information see:

The Misconduct Disclosure Scheme (misconduct-disclosure-scheme.org)

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Applicant Types Accepted:

Local Applicants Only