This is a great opportunity to work for a national children’s charity in a vibrant, supportive environment while knowing that you are contributing to making positive difference to the lives of children in Scotland.

It’s a really varied job, and an integral part of our learning and events team. We plan, deliver and evaluate approximately 250 events with more than 4,000 delegates each year. This includes conferences, training, eLearning and international study trips.

You’ll use your excellent organisational skills to ensure they run smoothly, and your friendly, efficient manner and customer service skills to ensure our customers have a positive and worthwhile event experience.

You’ll be based within our Haymarket office in Edinburgh with the opportunity to travel across Scotland and beyond to ensure the smooth-running of our events.

You’ll be ready to hit the ground running and to learn on the job. We’ll encourage you to identify further areas where you’d like to develop your skills and knowledge, and support you to do so.

About Children in Scotland

Giving all children in Scotland an equal chance to flourish is at the heart of everything we do.

By bringing together a network of people working with and for children, alongside children and young people themselves, we offer a broad, balanced and independent voice. We create solutions, provide support and develop positive change across all areas affecting children in Scotland. We do this by listening, gathering evidence, and applying and sharing our learning, while always working to uphold children’s rights.

Our range of knowledge and expertise means we can provide trusted support on issues as diverse as the people we work with and the varied lives of children and families in Scotland.

Are you an experienced, creative digital professional keen to transform lives through reading and writing? We are seeking an enthusiastic manager to lead development of our charity’s web and digital products.

Scottish Book Trust is a national charity that believes books, reading and writing have the power to change lives. A love of reading inspires creativity, improves employment opportunities, mental health and wellbeing, and is one of the most effective ways to help children escape the poverty cycle.

Are you an experienced, creative digital professional keen to help transform lives through reading and writing? We are seeking an enthusiastic manager to lead development of our website and other digital products.

We are at an exciting point in the transformation of our digital services, preparing to introduce a new website and CRM. You will lead on the delivery and management of these products and manage a small team working on a range of digital projects to support the strategic aims of the charity.

You need to be an excellent project manager, skilled at forming and maintaining highly effective stakeholder and supplier relationships. In return, you will work in a vibrant and friendly open plan office environment, based in central Edinburgh, working with a team of talented and enthusiastic charity and marketing professionals.

Organisational Profile: Scottish Book Trust is a national charity changing lives through reading and writing. We champion the benefits of reading and writing for pleasure and work for a Scotland where everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive through literacy.

Are you an experienced, creative digital professional keen to transform lives through reading and writing? We are seeking an enthusiastic project manager to deliver our Schools Team digital product.

Scottish Book Trust is a national charity that believes books, reading and writing have the power to change lives. A love of reading inspires creativity, improves employment opportunities, mental health and wellbeing, and is one of the most effective ways to help children escape the poverty cycle.

Are you an experienced, creative digital professional keen to help transform lives through reading and writing? We are seeking an enthusiastic project manager to support the existing attainment programme website, as well as driving delivery of our Schools Team digital product for teenagers.

You need to be an excellent project manager, skilled at working with staff and suppliers to develop and deliver digital projects to demanding deadlines. In return you will work in a vibrant and friendly open plan office environment, based in central Edinburgh, working with a team of talented and enthusiastic charity and marketing professionals.

Scottish Women’s Aid is Scotland’s leading voluntary sector organisation working to prevent domestic abuse and promote effective policy and practice responses for women, children and young people who experience domestic abuse. We are the umbrella organisation for 36 autonomous Women’s Aid groups delivering direct services to women, children and young people across Scotland.

Scotland has the most theoretically ambitious and strategically focused Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG) strategy in Europe. The national Equally Safe strategy will be delivered by many and diverse agencies across the policy and service world of Scotland. Critical to making this multi-sector participation effective, efficient, and progressive is widespread competence about gender, about the dynamics of VAWG and the dimensions of women’s inequality, and about individual and community behaviour change.

Scottish Women’s Aid is the lead partner in an exciting opportunity, funded by Scottish Government, to undertake capacity building and infrastructure building. The purpose of this project is to develop a model for creating and sustaining a national body of trainers who can deliver affordable and high-quality gender and gendered VAWG training for public and third-sector organisations, VAWP partnerships, and other policy and service providers in all areas of Scotland. These trainers will come from public and third-sector services and work closely with local VAWP partnerships and public sector bodies to develop training needs assessments and training strategies.

We are therefore seeking to recruit an administration worker to:

1. To support the Project Coordinator and Development Worker in all administrative duties related to the successful delivery of the Building Capacity project
2. Provide secretarial and administrative support for the Building Capacity project team

The Administrator will primarily support the Building Capacity project, but the post holder will also work with other SWA administration workers to ensure that administrative and front-line services are available at all times.

Scottish Women’s Aid is Scotland’s leading voluntary sector organisation working to prevent domestic abuse and promote effective policy and practice responses for women, children and young people who experience domestic abuse. We are the umbrella organisation for 36 autonomous Women’s Aid groups delivering direct services to women, children and young people across Scotland.

Building Capacity Project

Scotland has the most theoretically ambitious and strategically focused Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG) strategy in Europe. The national Equally Safe strategy will be delivered by many and diverse agencies across the policy and service world of Scotland. Critical to making this multi-sector participation effective, efficient, and progressive is widespread competence about gender, about the dynamics of VAWG and the dimensions of women’s inequality, and about individual and community behaviour change.

Scottish Women’s Aid is the lead partner in an exciting opportunity, funded by Scottish Government, to undertake capacity building and infrastructure building. The purpose of this project is to develop a model for creating and sustaining a national body of trainers who can deliver affordable and high-quality gender and gendered VAWG training for public and third-sector organisations, VAWP partnerships, and other policy and service providers in all areas of Scotland. These trainers will come from public and third-sector services and work closely with local VAWP partnerships and public sector bodies to develop training needs assessments and training strategies.

We are therefore seeking to recruit a project coordinator to:

1. Develop an Equally Safe (ES) training and competence framework (building on previous work done by the VAW Training Consortia)
2. Undertake strategic planning for assessing and meeting demand for affordable, ES trainers over a 5-10 year implementation period
3. Support segmentation research that collects Scottish data to support effective messaging about gender and VAWG with the general population

In parallel to that, a feasibility study is being undertaken on a consultancy basis to deliver two resources to support ongoing capacity building:

• Mapping of infrastructure needs in addition to a supply of ES-competent trainers
• Research to support a developmental approach for training that responds appropriately across geographies and forms of VAWG and that reflects existing evidence

New Routes offers young men serving short term custodial sentences a ‘through-the-gate’ mentoring and support service providing practical and emotional support to help them move back into the community and begin to build a life free of offending.

We currently have the opportunity for a full time mentor to join our Edinburgh team.

Young men referred to New Routes are matched with a mentor while in prison. The mentor will work with the young man to develop their independence and social skills, link to appropriate services, explore aspirations, identify goals and put in place achievable steps to improve their quality of life. This support and advice continues after release from prison where mentors can accompany them to appointments and advocate on their behalf where appropriate to help them with re-integration into their local community and to achieve stability

You should be able to demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills. The ability to work both as part of a team and independently is required, experience of inter-agency working is essential. A commitment to Sacro’s value base is crucial, as this type of work can be challenging.

Experience of working: with people with complex needs, people who have offended or in a health or social care environment would be preferred.

You may have supervisory responsibility for volunteers and student placements.

A relevant qualification is desirable but is not essential.

Work patterns will vary and may evenings and weekends.

You must be prepared to work within equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory standards and adhere to Sacro’s policies and procedures.

Be part of something different!

Following a review of ministry requirements to complement traditional parish ministry, The Ministries Council of the Church of Scotland is pleased to be able to recruit for this role.

Main Purpose of post: To work in conjunction with the Parish Minister by primarily working in the communities, identifying and utilising opportunities, developing relationships and building on activities with a view to closing the gap between Church and parish

This role is varied and will allow you to use your gifts, skills and experience to make a difference to the lives of people in our parishes and communities.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, proactive and organised individual to join the “WeCanWork” team, to build relationships with employers and disabled people. WeCanWork is the National Disability Internship Programme funded by Scottish Government. The aim is to create paid work placements for disabled people and promote inclusive employment practice throughout Scotland. We have placed over 100 interns in the voluntary and public sectors in 4 years. Could you help us build on this and bring our disabled people led approach to the private sector?

You will take a lead on building partnerships with potential private sector employers and promoting our support package on a consultancy basis. This is a great opportunity to develop your project management skills in a third sector environment.

We are looking for someone with initiative who can apply their experiences to the project, whatever those may be. You might be a HR professional looking for a new challenge, or someone with experience of mentoring disabled people. We are open to diverse experiences that will add to our existing team. You will show us excellent team working, relationship building and project planning skills.

Inclusion Scotland is an exciting place to work. We work with individuals who want to make change happen for themselves and in society. We also advise elected officials, civil servants and the media on the issues that affect disabled people.

The community-led SHRUB Co-op invites applications for Food Sharing Hub Store Coordinator as part of our award-winning carbon reduction project.

The Food Sharing Hub is a volunteer led, cooperative, membership based food store, specialising in the reduction of food waste in Edinburgh. It will sell excess food that would have otherwise been wasted.

The post holder will work as part of the co-operative team that implements the Zero Waste Edinburgh project with volunteers and staff members. The post holder will be based at the Food Sharing Hub in the heart of the city, while reaching out to other groups and individuals across Edinburgh.

The main purpose of the Food Sharing Hub Store Coordinator post is:

Oversee the day-to-day running of SHRUB’s Food Sharing Hub, supporting and empowering volunteers to run the shop, ensuring premises it is opened and closed on time.

Responsible for all SHRUB Coop compliance with the Food Standards Act and related regulations ensuring delivery of training to maintain high standards of cleanliness.

Engage with a wide variety of customers in a friendly, helpful and respectful manner.

Work closely with the Food Sharing Hub Coordinator to ensure a reliable network of food collection volunteers.

Successful applicants must have experience and skills in the following areas:

· A minimum of one year supervisory experience in the food retail industry

· Experience and knowledge of food stock management and risks in the food retail industry

· Can demonstrate capacity for good leadership including an ability to identify and mitigate conflicts before they arise

· Excellent communication and teamwork skills for a fast-paced working environment, whilst also delivering friendly customer service

· Completion of a REHIS Elementary Food Hygiene course

· Full proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Google Accounts

We are looking for an enthusiastic, proactive and organised individual to join the Employment and Civic Participation team, and our cross-organisation admin team. You will support the day to day running of our work around employment of disabled people, and help with the admin to the wider organisation. “WeCanWork” is the National Disability Internship Programme funded by Scottish Government. The aim is to create paid work placements for disabled people and promote inclusive employment practice throughout Scotland. We have placed over 100 interns in the voluntary and public sectors in 4 years. Could you help us build on this by helping us deliver the project in an organised and efficient way?

This role has been created as part of an expansion of the programme to offer support to the private sector. You will work closely with a newly recruited Employment Officer to focus on the expansion of the programme to the private sector. This is an exciting project, and you will play a key support role. We need an excellent administrator to keep things running smoothly, handle queries, process finances, organise information, and assist during events. You will also provide general administrative support to the wider organisation. You will need to be organised, show initiative and have good team working skills. We have combined the post with some wider organisational admin capacity to support other teams (such as Independent Living in Scotland) and general events and activities.

This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your skills in a third sector environment. Our administrative staff have opportunities for professional development and will learn about promoting inclusion in society.

Inclusion Scotland is an exciting place to work. We work closely with individuals who want to make change happen in their own lives or in society. We also advise elected officials, civil servants and the media on the issues that affect disabled people.

Project and post primarily funded by Scottish Government.

Sacro is the voluntary sector leader in promoting community justice across Scotland. Founded in 1971, Sacro provides high quality services and plays a key role in influencing government policy and legislation.

We are seeking to recruit a highly motivated and proactive individual to develop learning and digital initiatives and co-ordinate provision across Sacro.

The post-holder will be responsible for identifying development needs including designing and delivering training, as well as developing material for Sacro’s e-learning system. You will coordinate the programme for the annual staff conference and manage the continuation of the SVQ programme and other qualification requirements across Sacro.

The post-holder will also undertake work in connection to Sacro’s Volunteering Strategy including the process for Investors in Volunteering (IiV) and facilitating Volunteer Supervisors Forums.

Experience of designing, delivering and evaluating training is essential as is knowledge of other learning solutions. Candidates should be educated to at least SCQF level 7 or equivalent and hold a professional training qualification. Experience of managing an SVQ programme, or other qualification programme, is desirable.

We are the national youth information and citizenship agency. Our mission is to provide young people aged 11 - 26 with relevant, trusted and meaningful information and opportunities to help them make the most of their lives. We have over half a million Young Scot card holders and communicate with our audience through a variety of dynamic channels – digital platforms, social media, marketing collateral, magazines and youth engagement.

We presently have the following vacancy available to join our team. We’re on the hunt for ambitious, creative, smart thinking and hardworking people who can apply their extensive knowledge, passion and superior skills to our organisation and projects.

The Information Services Manager is responsible for leading on the delivery of Young Scot’s Inform Strategy and knowledge management approach, with a key focus on the development of strategic information partnerships at a local and national level and the management and execution of collaborative information campaigns.

At Young Scot, you can look forward to an excellent package, including a generous holiday entitlement and Stakeholder Pension.

The work of ECS is coordinated and facilitated by the Programme Coordinator. The Coordinator is key to the scope of the Christian welcome to refugees in Edinburgh, as the role acts as a centre point for the different churches involved, the third party and partner organisations, and the Coordinator acts as the public face of the charity, representing ECS to the refugee community and wider public.

The Programme Coordinator works directly with the ECS Trustees to fulfill the aims and objectives of the charity as set out in its Constitution.

Everyone has the right to live life to the full. After a diagnosis of a chest or heart condition or a stroke, many people experience fear and isolation and struggle with the impact on their lives. Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland won’t stand for that. The care and support we deliver every day ensures everyone can live the life they want to.

We are seeking maternity cover for the post of Health Defence Lead, who will be integral in delivering our new and exciting Health Defence Programme and line management of the Health Defence team.

The vision for our new CHSS Health Defence programme is to deliver our health prevention strategy to raise awareness of risk factors and condition symptoms in the Scottish population. The post holder will be responsible for the development and delivery of health promotion services and wellbeing programmes. This includes targeting individuals and communities who are at high risk of developing chest, heart and stroke conditions (especially in areas of deprivation) and supporting healthy lifestyle change.

We are seeking an individual who is organised, motivated, with good communication skills and who has experience in delivering health promotion services. Candidates must have an Allied Health Professional/First Level Nursing qualification and/or qualifications in Health Promotion/Public Health; and have evidence of continued professional development. Access to a car is essential.

This post is fixed-term for 14 months and is subject to PVG clearance.

CHSS employees enjoy a variety of organisational benefits including: Company pension scheme, generous holiday allowance, company sick pay, health insurance, employee welfare support and life assurance.

For an informal discussion please contact: Paul Okroj on 07816397374 (mobile), 0131 225 6963 (head office) or by email paul.okroj@chss.org.uk

Scottish Women’s Aid is Scotland’s leading voluntary sector organisation working to prevent domestic abuse and promote effective policy and practice responses for women, children and young people who experience domestic abuse. We are the umbrella organisation for 36 autonomous Women’s Aid groups delivering direct services to women, children and young people across Scotland.

Based in Edinburgh, with requirement for some travel to project partners and associated conferences

Improving Justice in Child Contact: children affected by domestic violence

The Improving Justice in Child Contact: children affected by domestic violence is an international partnership project funded by the European Commission to improve the justice system so that children’s and women’s human rights are respected and for ensuring that children’s views are effectively included, and to ensure knowledge exchange. Partner countries are Scotland, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Romania and Portugal.

The lead partner is the Centre for Research on Families and Relationships (CRFR) at the University of Edinburgh. Scottish Women’s Aid is part of the management partnership, and the SWA Coordinator will liaise with the Research Fellow (Improving Justice in Child Contact) at the CRFR, and develop training methods and materials for delivery to project partners to enable them to establish local child-expert groups, ensuring promotion of children’s rights and women’s safety in contact processes and disputes. This will include the use of SWA’s successful Power Up/Power Down model of participation, and the post involves project co-ordination, stakeholder and partner engagement.

Venture Trust works with people experiencing complicated life circumstances. Through the provision of wilderness-based personal and social development programmes, we equip them with the confidence, motivation and core life skills that they need to make positive changes in their lives.

Our Funding team are based at our Head Office in Edinburgh’s Grassmarket area, and are responsible for the development, management and administration of funding within Venture Trust. We’re currently looking for a Funding and Contracts Officer to join them, in this full-time permanent post.

Grant administration and management, including preparing funder reports, quarterly claims and acting as the main point of contact for a number of specified funding agencies, will account for approximately 75% of the role. The successful candidate will also be required to manage and develop existing funding relationships and secure new sources of funding, particularly from statutory agencies such as European Social Funds, Employability Funding, Fair Start Scotland and also lottery agencies, trusts, foundations, and other statutory sources.

We’re looking for a proactive, conscientious individual, with a proven track record in administering complex grants and working in a fundraising and/or contract administration environment, including experience of preparing funding applications and complex bids, along with proven competence in budgeting and financial reporting. Excellent administration and interpersonal skills will be key to success in this role, as will the ability to manage a complex and demanding workload.

The successful candidate will be supported to develop their skills, access training, and contribute to the shaping of team priorities and funding strategies. We offer a range of generous benefits including 28 days annual leave and 9 public and bank holiday days, flexible working and a joint contributory pension scheme. Venture Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity in employment, and follows an equal opportunities policy.

Future Pathways is the expression of the Scottish Government’s commitment to ensuring survivors of in care abuse or neglect have support to lead healthier, more fulfilled and independent lives.

The first alliance in Scotland, Future Pathways is a partnership of Health in Mind, Penumbra, the Mental Health Foundation, Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership and the Scottish Government. Future Pathways is funded by the Scottish Government.

The Support Coordinator plays a key role in building trusted relationships with in-care survivors and facilitating access to resources, services and activities that meet each person’s individual needs; forging new links and developing innovative approaches in partnership with other professionals and organisations.

We are now seeking a Support Co-ordinator with substantive experience in of mental health, including trauma related work, you will be experienced in using outcomes focused approaches to assessment and support.

Passionate about the principles of person-centred support, personalisation and collaboration, your strong organisational and prioritising skills will be complemented by excellent written and verbal communication skills, alongside good listening skills. Knowing how important wellbeing is to resilience, you will prioritise self-care and hold boundaries in all areas of work and encourage others to do the same.

You will require a clean driving licence and access to a car, since travel throughout the area will be expected, for which a standard mileage rate will be paid. Flexibility in working hours will also be expected in order to meet the needs of people accessing the fund.

Edinburgh and Midlothian Offender Recovery Service (EMORS) is a transformative service that brings together prison and community work to support individuals throughout the Criminal Justice System, supporting them to achieve drug, alcohol and crime free lives.

Exciting opportunities have arisen to join our EMORS team, supporting the high-quality delivery of recovery focused interventions to service users in the criminal justice system affected by drug and alcohol issues also the provision of through care support to individuals leaving prison and returning to Edinburgh and Midlothian. The service delivers interventions in custody areas, prison and community, on a one to one basis and in group work settings.

A vacancy for a receptionist/administrator has arisen to join our EMORS team, supporting the high-quality delivery of recovery focused interventions to service users in the criminal justice system affected by drug and alcohol issues also the provision of through care support to individuals leaving prison and returning to Edinburgh and Midlothian.

The post holder will provide reception and administrative services to the EMORS team contributing towards its aims and objectives. They will also support the Team Leader, attending relevant meetings and minute taking as required, as well as providing timely reports to the commissioners and CGL.

Duties for the post include responsibility for front house activities, dealing with initial queries, welcoming clients and professionals into the service, signposting within the service and the community, also accurate information and data recording.

The successful candidate will have experience of providing administrative support in a service based organisation, a good knowledge of general office procedures, excellent IT literacy skills, solid numerical skills, and good organisational skills. They will also need good interpersonal skills as team working is essential in this role.

If you have any additional questions, please email: Louise.Gilliland@cgl.org.uk or call the office on 0131 557 5273.

We are seeking a candidate who can work within our fundraising team to drive our corporate relationships and grant applications processes. We are looking for someone who has experience in fundraising for charity including planning and completion of grant applications alongside building and maintaining corporate relationships. The post holder is responsible for leading this work, manages our Grants Fundraiser and works alongside counterparts in Events and Communications Fundraising.

We want an enthusiastic and confident individual with excellent communication and organisational skills to join our team at Albany Street in Edinburgh. It is important that the individual is able to work well on their own or as part of a small team and is capable of producing work of high accuracy.

YouthLink Scotland is looking to appoint a National Development Officer to drive forward the #iwill campaign in Scotland to help create quality youth volunteering and social action opportunities, within a range of sectors, together with Education Scotland and Young Scot. The post is funded by The Robertson Trust, Pears Foundation and Step Up To Serve.

The candidate should have the ability to progress the campaign priorities around reducing barriers to volunteering for less affluent young people and earlier engagement in volunteering/social action and to link with emerging volunteering areas and the wider context in Scotland e.g. the new ‘volunteering outcomes framework’.

This is a fixed term post for three years. The starting salary is £32,836. The company offers a 9.5% non-contributory pension scheme. The post will be based at the YouthLink Scotland offices in Edinburgh. The normal working week is 35 hours. By its nature, the post will sometimes require work to be undertaken during evenings and weekends. Annual holiday entitlement is 25 days plus 12 public holidays.

YouthLink Scotland is an equal opportunities employer.

In this key role within Sacro’s IT Department you will provide technical and administrative support to the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and further support to the IT department. You will assist staff in their use of the CRM and senior staff in the extraction of data and reporting. A flexible approach is required in providing general IT Support to the organisation. A good general education to degree level or relevant experience of CRM support and administration are essential.

WWF’s Earth Hour focuses the world’s attention on our brilliant planet and how to protect it. It’s a unique annual event, whereby hundreds of millions of people come together on the same night, all across the world. The campaign engages the mass public to create a positive force for change and aims to keep climate change and environmental issues on the media agenda.

You will play a key role in developing Earth Hour 2019 in Scotland by helping develop and deliver communications for major activations in Spring 2019 as well as shape strategy. This will involve producing supporting materials and resources, including content for digital channels, such as social media, emails and blogs. You will also support PR and internal comms activities. You could find yourself logging day-to-day coverage and drafting press releases or compiling project team updates and delivering regular reporting. You will help out with Earth Hour events too.

This is an outstanding opportunity to develop your skills in project management, content development, event planning, communications and marketing. You will also gain valuable experience working for a leading global NGO.

A proficient user of MSOffice and social media, you will have a passion for protecting the natural world. Comfortable working as part of a team, you will be highly organised and good at planning and meeting deadlines. You will also possess strong communications skills and the ability to write and edit engaging content.

If you have some experience of marketing communications and events planning so much the better.

Who are we?

WWF believes in a future where people and nature thrive.

Best known as the world’s leading conservation body, we’ve seen first-hand how wildlife, the environment and human activity are all interlinked.

That’s why our passion for safeguarding the natural world has to be backed up by other environmental action – tackling the global threat of climate change (through our big global campaigns like Earth Hour) and helping people to change the way they live to ease pressure on natural resources.

WWF is at the heart of global activities in all these areas. We have teams of highly skilled professionals working with governments, businesses and communities here in the UK and around the world.

Venture Trust works with people experiencing complicated life circumstances. Through the provision of wilderness-based personal and social development programmes, we equip them with the confidence, motivation and core life skills that they need to make positive changes in their lives.

Our Outreach Workers deliver high quality participant support across the range of Venture Trust programmes, to engage participants in a dynamic and progressive community and wilderness-based personal development opportunity.

The successful candidate will undertake the initial assessment of potential participants for our programmes (phase 1) preparing and supporting them to undertake their wilderness journey (phase 2), working closely with the wilderness journey staff. Upon return to their community (phase 3), you will continue to work closely with participants to develop and maintain community links, supporting them into sustained positive destinations, including education, training, volunteering or employment. Additionally, you will help to promote the programme with stakeholders, providing progress updates for referring partners and agents to develop and maintain effective relationships. You may also be required to support the delivery of our SQA qualifications.

Ideal candidates will have excellent communication skills with the ability to connect with stakeholders at all levels. Strong time management skills to manage a varied and demanding workload, with the ability and willingness to work effectively under own initiative and often in isolation are also essential. Ideally you will have qualifications in youth work, community development or a related discipline and/or an equivalent level of experience working with vulnerable and disaffected individuals, supporting them to identify and sustain positive changes in their lives. A strong knowledge of voluntary and statutory sectors in Scotland is also essential. Experience of development training and knowledge of drug, alcohol and youth/Criminal Justice related issues would be an advantage. Please note a driving license and access to a vehicle is an essential requirement of this role.

We offer a range of generous benefits including 28 days annual leave and 9 public and bank holiday days, flexible working and a joint contributory pension scheme.

Venture Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity in employment, and follows an equal opportunities policy.

WWF’s Earth Hour focuses the world’s attention on our brilliant planet and how to protect it. It’s a unique annual event, whereby hundreds of millions of people come together on the same night, all across the world. The campaign engages the mass public to create a positive force for change and aims to keep climate change and environmental issues on the media agenda.

You will play a key role in developing Earth Hour 2019 in Scotland by shaping strategy and setting up delivery. Your remit will include acting as the main point of contact for Earth Hour 2019 partners, from local authorities and public bodies to businesses and landmark organisations. You will support partners arrange and promote their own events as well as coordinate resources for them. You will also produce reporting on partner activity and Earth Hour signups. You will get involved on coordinating award presentations and supporting events too.

This is an outstanding opportunity to develop your skills in project and partnership management, event planning, communications and marketing. You will also gain valuable experience working for a leading global NGO.

A proficient user of MSOffice, you will have a passion for protecting the natural world. Comfortable working as part of a team, you will be highly organised and good at planning and meeting deadlines. You will also possess strong communications and relationship building skills.

Who are we?

WWF believes in a future where people and nature thrive.

Best known as the world’s leading conservation body, we’ve seen first-hand how wildlife, the environment and human activity are all interlinked.

That’s why our passion for safeguarding the natural world has to be backed up by other environmental action – tackling the global threat of climate change (through our big global campaigns like Earth Hour) and helping people to change the way they live to ease pressure on natural resources.

WWF is at the heart of global activities in all these areas. We have teams of highly skilled professionals working with governments, businesses and communities here in the UK and around the world.

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our Finance Team reporting to the Finance Manager in Scotland but linking in to the wider finance team based in Edinburgh.

The role is to assist with all aspects of financial analysis and financial support, carry out day to day processing tasks and maintain accurate financial records. The post-holder will ensure timely and accurate processing of the finance tasks.

The post holder must have strong IT skills with particular emphasis on Excel. A knowledge of MS Office products is important to carry out the requirements of the post. The post holder must be numerate and able to produce timeous and accurate work as required.

We offer generous terms and conditions including 30 days holiday (plus bank holidays), pension scheme – subject to eligibility. Please note holiday entitlement, including bank holidays is pro rata for part time post.

Amnesty International is renowned and respected the world over for promoting and protecting human rights. Our staff’s dedication and talent has changed and saved countless lives so, as part of our Scotland Team, your work will change lives too. Join us as a Campaigner in our Edinburgh office to push forward Amnesty’s campaigning and parliamentary work in Scotland, engaging with our activists and supporters along the way.

About the role

Working together with colleagues in Scotland, Northern Ireland and the key Amnesty teams in London, you will have responsibility for developing and managing Amnesty UK’s campaigning and advocacy activity in Scotland.

This will involve developing campaigns and projects for Scotland identifying tactical and innovative opportunities to achieve our objectives. While delivering various aspects of a campaign from mobilisation, to organising events and stunts, you will also lead on our advocacy in Scotland to ensure that Amnesty’s high profile in the Scottish Parliament is maintained, as well as participating in appropriate tactical alliances with other local organisations and involving our activists and supporters in our work.

About you

You will have experience of working in campaigning/public or government relations/communications or other related areas, organising events and meetings. You will have knowledge of the Scottish political system and have a proven ability to influence and achieve impact. You will have excellent interpersonal skills to communicate effectively and confidently with people from a range of backgrounds and be used to working with people in and outside of the organisation to achieve objectives. If you have a flair for persuasion, influencing and believe in the commitment and aims of Amnesty, please apply today.

About us

Our aim is simple: an end to human rights abuses. Independent, international and influential, we campaign for justice, fairness, freedom and truth wherever they are denied. Already our network of over seven million people is making a difference in almost every country in the world. Whether we are applying pressure through powerful research or direct lobbying, mass demonstrations or online campaigning, we are all inspired by hope for a better world. One where human rights are enjoyed by all.

Our Scotland Team is small, multi-disciplinary and dynamic and we strive to work collaboratively to deliver a busy workload as a Team throughout the year.

Do you want to transform lives through reading & writing? Scottish Book Trust is looking for an experienced manager to lead on the development and delivery of our Schools Team Attainment Programme.

Scottish Book Trust is a national charity that believes books, reading and writing have the power to change lives. A love of reading inspires creativity, improves employment opportunities, mental health and wellbeing, and is one of the most effective ways to help children escape the poverty cycle.

Do you want to transform lives through reading and writing?

Scottish Book Trust, a national charity, is looking for an enthusiastic and experienced manager to provide maternity cover for the strategic development, design and delivery of our Government-funded attainment programmes: Read Write Count and First Minister’s Reading Challenge.

Our School Communities team delivers projects which encourage children and young people to read and write for pleasure. They include book gifting, author touring and events, book prizes and awards for learning professionals, as well as creating high quality resources and professional development for teachers.

Are you:

• An exceptional organiser with experience of setting up and managing complex delivery contracts, including distribution and logistics
• Skilled at developing and managing high profile external stakeholder relations
• An experienced manager who knows how to lead and motivate a team, as well as coach excellent performance in individual staff members

For more information and application details, see our website

Do you want to join a charity helping to transform lives through reading and writing? Scottish Book Trust is looking for a fixed term HR Advisor to assist with policy, practice and frontline advice.

An opportunity has arisen for a qualified CIPD professional looking to make a difference to our charity’s HR practices and procedures. At Scottish Book Trust, our staff are our greatest asset and this post contributes to our success by helping to improve our people practices and make our HR processes more efficient.

We have a staff team of around 60 permanent and fixed term staff, mostly based in our Edinburgh Office, delivering innovative and creative programmes which inspire reading and writing for pleasure.

The post holder will support the Director of Finance and Operations in reviewing, developing and implementing HR polices, practices and processes, including consideration of HR software and sourcing training to support delivery of HR policies.

If you want to find out more, please visit our vacancies page.

Giving all children in Scotland an equal chance to flourish is at the heart of everything we do. By bringing together a network of people working with and for children, alongside children and young people themselves, we offer a broad, balanced and independent voice.

We now manage the National Third Sector GIRFEC project, which helps to promote the role of the sector’s children’s services organisations in improving outcomes for children and young people.

This Senior Policy Officer (Engagement) post will play a key role in the project, focussing on gaining better understanding of children’s and young people’s engagement and influence in shaping services.

The post holder will work to understand, strengthen and support local third sector partners to develop their knowledge, skills and experience in engaging with children and young people to support policy influencing, service design and delivery. They will examine the context for this engagement, including partnership working, engagement methodologies, the role of third sector organisations in enabling the engagement, and wider policy drivers.

The post holder will have significant experience of participation and engagement work with children and young people; an ability to judge the effectiveness of different engagement approaches; and knowledge of the third and statutory sectors’ roles in children’s services planning and delivery. They will have highly developed project management, communication and partnership working abilities.

The Royal Society of Edinburgh, Scotland’s National Academy is an educational charity that provides public benefit throughout Scotland through a diverse range of activity including awarding research funding, informing public policy and delivering events across Scotland to inspire knowledge and learning.

We are searching for a confident and pro-active Business Support Assistant to help us to provide an administrative support function to our Programme Directorate, helping us to deliver high standards of professionalism and organisation. If you enjoy organising anything from events, people, processes or workloads, we would like to hear from you.

Working alongside the RSE staff, and reporting to the Business Manager, your key responsibilities will be to undertake a range of general administration tasks, support various RSE meetings and assist with measuring the impact of activities.

For an informal discussion about this post please contact Gillian Anderson on 0131 240 5008 or email ganderson@therse.org.uk

Do you want to help transform lives through reading and writing? Scottish Book Trust is looking for enthusiastic and committed Board Members.

Scottish Book Trust, Scotland’s national charity transforming lives through reading and writing, is looking for new volunteer Board Members.

Scottish Book Trust’s highly accessible, creative, and inspirational national programmes start from a child’s birth with Bookbug and offer a lifelong path to maintaining the joy and benefits of reading and writing for pleasure. We design and deliver programmes such as Bookbug, First Minister’s Reading Challenge, Book Week Scotland and New Writer Award Schemes, amongst many others. We have a reputation for being ambitious and innovative, as well as delivering complex national programmes that champion excellence and equality.

Experience and skills

We are looking for enthusiastic and committed Trustees to help shape our strategic direction, oversee the delivery of our business plan priorities, and support our fundraising and advocacy work.

We are particularly seeking Board Members who have a knowledge of or background in local authority government, as a teaching, library or early years professional. You will be passionate about promoting literacy and personal fulfilment through reading and writing for pleasure.

Our Treasurer is also stepping down at the end of the year, so we are looking for a qualified finance professional to take her place on the Board and to chair the Finance Committee. A knowledge of charity accounting is particularly welcome.

Further information

Board Meetings are held quarterly, in the morning, at our offices in central Edinburgh. In addition, the Treasurer post chairs four Finance Committee meetings a year. Although these are unpaid positions, reasonable expenses incurred in attending meetings will be reimbursed.

Our latest Accounts and Annual Review can be found here: scottishbooktrust.com/about/what-we-do/annual-review

If you have any queries regarding these positions and would like an informal chat, please contact our CEO, Marc Lambert, at Marc.Lambert@scottishbooktrust.com or by telephoning 0131 524 0160

Background

This is an exciting time for Scotland’s International Development Alliance as it expands from a network to encompass a broader alliance of actors in the field of international development. At our AGM in 2017, we relaunched as Scotland’s International Development Alliance. Our strategy is to enhance Scotland’s contribution to international development by identifying new opportunities for collaboration between different sectors and by connecting people and organisations who share our vision of a ‘Scotland for a fairer world’.

Job purpose

The Membership Services Manager is at the forefront of broadening and building the membership base as well as serving as the main interface between the organization and its members. Acting as the ‘eyes and ears’ of The Alliance, (s)he works with members to ensure that their ideas and their needs are heard and incorporated into the Alliance’s services. We also expect our Membership Services Manager to contribute to the development of new services in response to emerging opportunities and to demand from members.

Another key element of this role is to lead on the planning and management of our annual programme of member’s events, especially the Annual Conference and AGM. Although we are increasingly moving to web-based communication, we offer at least two major events each year at which people can come together to meet, share, hear, update, discuss and learn.

The postholder will also contribute to the Alliance’s work to build the effectiveness of international development actors by signposting Alliance members to relevant resources and to the support available through our own Effectiveness Programme. Working closely with the Effectiveness & Learning team, the Membership Services Manager takes lead responsibility for the provision of fundraising support.

To find out more about this post, please download the Job Description below.

The Homeless World Cup Foundation is an ambitious and impactful charity, working internationally in partnership with organisations in 74 countries. Together we touch the lives of 100,000 people who are homeless every year and over 1m people since 2003.

We now have a fantastic opportunity for a new fundraiser to join our small, friendly team in Edinburgh and help us achieve our goals. You will have overall responsibility to develop and implement the international fundraising strategy in line with our new strategic framework to maximise income and develop new opportunities for the Foundation. You will secure funding to support our existing tournament and to enable delivery of new activities.

We are looking for a creative and entrepreneurial fundraiser with significant experience of leading on fundraising strategies and securing sponsorship and donations as well as trust and grant funding. You will have excellent verbal and written communication skills and a talent for building relationships with supporters. If you would like to be part of our team and make a difference to people experiencing homelessness worldwide, we would love to hear from you.

Crew 2000 (Scotland) reduce harm and stigma associated with stimulant drug and alcohol use by providing a range of services for people, their families, friends and communities. Since 1992, we’ve grown from a purely volunteer-led organisation, to a mixed professional and volunteer team achieving the 'Investing in Volunteers' award and the GlaxoSmithKline Gold 'IMPACT Award’ twice (IMPACT Gold Champion of Champions 2012).

Responsible for co-ordinating and developing the work of a highly-skilled team offering counselling and complementary therapies for people wishing to address their stimulant drug use.

Responsible to: Chief Executive Officer