Kirkwall Fundraising Chairperson

As Kirkwall Fundraising Chair, you’ll be at the heart of the action – bringing people together, sparking ideas and helping turn great plans into brilliant events. You’ll lead an enthusiastic, knowledgeable and supportive fundraising team, building on their experience while encouraging fresh, creative ideas. From Open Days and coffee mornings to quizzes, raffles and whatever exciting new concepts the group dreams up, no two days are the same.

This role is also about connection. You’ll liaise closely with the wider station family, including the shop team and lifeboat crew, helping everyone work together towards shared goals. It’s a chance to make a real difference, have plenty of fun, and be part of a friendly, passionate community that supports the lifesaving work of the RNLI. If you enjoy teamwork, creativity and a bit of organisation, this role could be perfect for you.

What could a volunteer gain from the experience:
As Kirkwall Fundraising Chair, you’ll become part of a friendly, passionate station family, meet new people, and know your time and energy are directly supporting RNLI lifesaving work. You’ll build confidence, develop new skills, and enjoy the satisfaction of seeing your ideas come to life through fun, successful events.

Experience required

Good people and organisational skills.

Training details

Your first port of call will be the other volunteers who are a friendly and experienced bunch. You will also have an RNLI staff member assigned to assist you and the fundraising group in your role. This person will be on hand for induction, training and advice whenever needed. Based in Perth they will come and visit Orkney a couple of times each year.

You'll also have the support of other RNLI fundraising groups in Orkney, there are 11! Orkney does an amazing job of setting up events, raffles and all sorts of creative things to help raise vital funds for the RNLI. They often collaborate on big events (like the Island Games) and will be there to lend a hand if needed.

Finally, you'll have the help of the rest of RNLI Kirkwall community including the shop team, the crew and a lifeboat press officer to help advertise the fundraising group and your events.

It's a role where you'll have lots of freedom to be creative, but one which puts you in the centre of a supportive, enthusiastic network of people so you never feel like you're doing it alone.

Restrictions

Minimum age: 18

Frequency & commitment

No specific amount, the chair and group will organise a series of events to raise funds, so commitment depends on how many you organise.

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