Circular Communities Scotland (previously CRNS) is a small but rapidly growing national charity, doubling our staff (now 9) and turnover (c370k) in the last year.

We are a membership network with a vision for a thriving circular economy in Scotland with local communities benefiting from the social, environmental, and economic outcomes. With a growing membership of over 250 charities, social enterprises and community groups we are always looking for new ways to support the reuse, repair and recycling Third Sector and see our vision become a reality.

As an organisation we are strongly committed to staff wellbeing and our current CEO is taking a career break January – August 2024. We are looking to recruit an interim CEO to cover this period with a brief overlap at the start and the end.

Circular Communities Scotland is a thriving charity with a strong track record of delivery. We are looking for an interim CEO who can support the staff team and wider organisational stakeholders during this period. This is a caretaker role, so a case of evolution rather than revolution. We are also looking for someone who can get up to speed quickly so some understanding of the organisational context (membership body, circular economy) is required.

We are determined to get the right person to join our strong team which is why we are open to exploring different options regarding place of work (office, hybrid or home-based) within Scotland and able to visit our Stirling Office. At all levels of the organisation, we are strongly committed to staff wellbeing, equality, diversity and inclusion.

Full details about the role can be found in the attached job description and person specification.

To find out more about Circular Communities Scotland check out our website. If you have any questions or just want to set up a confidential no obligation conversation to find out more about the role, then please email info@circularcommunities.scot.

Circular Communities Scotland (previously CRNS) is a membership network with a vision for a thriving circular economy in Scotland with local communities benefiting from the social, environmental, and economic outcomes. With a growing membership of over 250 charities and social enterprises we are always looking for new ways to support the circular community’s sector and see our vision become a reality.

In 2022 we began an exciting project funded by the Scottish Government and Zero Waste Scotland, which has the ambitious goals to grow fourfold the number of Sharing Libraries and Repair Cafés in Scotland over the next three years by establishing the Share and Repair Network. The project has made excellent progress during the first 15 months, but we are now seeking a strong candidate to provide maternity cover for our coordinator.

If you are the successful candidate, you will be responsible for running this network. Working with experts within the sector, you will prepare a wide variety of deliverables agreed with our funders including delivering training courses, networking events and an annual in person Gathering, and arranging research projects. This is a real opportunity to significantly increase the amount of sharing and repairing happening in Scotland thereby combatting climate change.

We are also determined to get the right person to join our strong team which is why we are open to exploring different options regarding place of work from office based to remote working.

We are looking for a strong self-starter with a proven track record of delivery so you can hit the ground running. You need to be a strong communicator, self-organised and able to manage a complex range of deliverables over a fairly short period of time. You need to be passionate about the circular economy and sustainability in general and some experience of our sector would be positive.

Circular Communities Scotland (previously CRNS) is a small but rapidly growing national charity, doubling our staff and turnover in the last year.

We are a membership network with a vision for a thriving circular economy in Scotland with local communities benefiting from the social, environmental, and economic outcomes. With a growing membership of over 230 charities and social enterprises we are always looking for new ways to support the reuse, repair and recycling Third Sector and see our vision become a reality.

This role is designed to underpin the next chapter of our growth and you will be at the heart of delivering future environmental and social justice in Scotland.

As Executive Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer you will be at the heart of this organisation at an exciting time. The successful candidate will be pro-active and driven, exceptionally well organised, a proven problem-solver and strong at relating to a wide range of internal and external stakeholders. An ability to tune in to the CEO’s leadership style whilst also being proactive, empowered, and self-directed is key.

A wider element of this role is to provide administrative support to the whole organisation. This will involve a wide range of tasks for which flexibility, proactivity, excellent IT skills (particularly Microsoft Office365 but also Salesforce, WordPress etc), project management abilities, strong written and verbal communication skills are all essential. As a support to a wide range of staff, projects and processes you will need to manage your workload against agreed priorities and be comfortable saying no when necessary and managing sometimes conflicting expectations.

We are determined to get the right person to join our strong team which is why we are open to exploring different options regarding place of work (office, hybrid or home-based) within commuting distance of our Stirling Office. Whilst we initially agreed budget for a 3-day week we are also willing to consider up to full-time working for the right candidate. Please make any location or hours-based requirements clear in your application. At all levels of the organisation, we are strongly committed to staff wellbeing, equality, diversity and inclusion.

Circular Communities Scotland (previously CRNS) is a small but rapidly growing charity, doubling our staff and turnover in the last year.

We are a membership network with a vision for a thriving circular economy in Scotland with local communities benefiting from the social, environmental, and economic outcomes. With a growing membership of over 230 charities and social enterprises we are always looking for new ways to support the reuse, repair and recycling third sector and see our vision become a reality.

Part of the important work we do to support a circular economy is our Reuse Consortium. A self-sustaining business model, the consortium is made up of Circular Communities Scotland members who provide reuse furniture and white goods to local authorities and housing associations across Scotland through a Scotland Excel Framework Agreement. Circular Communities Scotland is the lead partner in this Consortium.

The Reuse Consortium Coordinator is responsible for managing, developing, and promoting the Reuse Consortium across Scotland. As this position is a maternity cover, your primary focus will be to keep the Consortium running smoothly, supporting Consortium members to provide the best possible service to local authorities and housing associations, ensuring that we maintain an excellent relationship with Scotland Excel and fulfil all reporting obligations. As the Circular Communities Scotland staff member with specific focus on the Consortium, its continued success will rely on your organisation, networking, relationship building, communication skills and steady hand in managing the Consortium. Although not a specific focus of the maternity cover, you will be encouraged to pursue any growth and development opportunities for the Consortium during your time in post.

We are determined to get the right person to join our strong team which is why we are open to exploring different options regarding place of work (office, hybrid or home-based). Whilst a 4-day week is preferred, we are also willing to consider 3 days or up to full-time working for the right candidate. Please make any location or hours-based requirements clear in your application. At all levels of the organisation, we are strongly committed to staff wellbeing, equality, diversity and inclusion.

Circular Communities Scotland (previously CRNS) are pleased to be recruiting for this exciting project in partnership with Cycling Scotland. Put simply we want to grow bike reuse across Scotland and therefore affordable access to bikes, significantly over the next threeyears. This role will be at the heart of driving that transformation.

Circular Communities Scotland is a membership network with a vision for a thriving circular economy in Scotland with local communities benefiting from the social, environmental, and economic outcomes. With a growing membership of over 230 charities and social enterprises we are always looking for new ways to support the circular community’s sector and see our vision become a reality.

Following on from a recent research project commissioned by Cycling Scotland several actions have been identified that would progress greater bike reuse in Scotland. Circular Communities Scotland will work with partners to progress these actions by hosting this role. This is an exciting project which involves working with a wide range of senior stakeholders including Cycling Scotland and Scottish Government as well as the bike reuse sector itself.

If you are the successful candidate, you will be responsible for driving this project forward, liaising with a wide range of senior stakeholders and ensuring strong track record of delivery. You would prepare a wide variety of deliverables, manage the project, and build relationships with key stakeholders within and beyond the sector. This is a real opportunity to increase bike reuse in Scotland, improve affordable access to bikes and combat climate and social injustice.

We are also determined to get the right person to join our strong team which is why we are open to exploring different options regarding place of work from office based to remote working. Circular Communities Scotland proactively support the 4-day week, and this is an option for all our staff. For the right candidate(s) we are also willing to consider job-share, part-time working or affordable freelancer arrangement. Please make any desires other than full-time clear in your application.

The principle of a three-year project has been agreed with our funder but the initial contract will be until the end of March 2024. A further extension is expected dependent on a strong track record of delivery resulting in the securing of further project funding.

We are looking for a strong self-starter with a proven record of delivery so you can hit the ground running. You need to be a strong communicator, self-organised and able to manage a complex range of deliverables over a brief period. You need to be passionate about sustainability in general and demonstrate awareness of the circular economy and the Active Travel Framework.

Full details about the role can be found in the attached job description and person specification.

To find out more about Circular Communities Scotland check out our website.

If you have any questions or just want to set up a confidential no obligation phone call to find out more then please email info@circularcommunities.scot.

Circular Communities Scotland (previously CRNS) are delighted to be launching this exciting project in partnership with Cycling Scotland. Put simply we want to grow bike reuse across Scotland and therefore affordable access to bikes, significantly over the next three years. This role will be at the heart of driving that transformation.

Circular Communities Scotland is a membership network with a vision for a thriving circular economy in Scotland with local communities benefiting from the social, environmental, and economic outcomes. With a growing membership of over 200 charities and social enterprises we are always looking for new ways to support the circular community’s sector and see our vision become a reality.

Following on from a recent research project commissioned by Cycling Scotland several actions have been identified that would progress greater bike reuse in Scotland. Circular Communities Scotland will work with partners to progress these actions by hosting this role. This is an exciting project which involves working with a wide range of senior stakeholders including Cycling Scotland and Scottish Government as well as the bike reuse sector itself.

If you are the successful candidate, you will be responsible for setting up this project from scratch and running it. You would prepare a wide variety of deliverables, manage the project, and build relationships with key stakeholders within and beyond the sector. This is a real opportunity to increase bike reuse in Scotland, improve affordable access to bikes and combat climate and social injustice.

We are also determined to get the right person to join our strong team which is why we are open to exploring different options regarding place of work from office based to remote working. This initial project is planned to run for three years (subject to funding continuing) albeit we would also hope to deliver long-term sustainability beyond this.

We are looking for a strong self-starter with a proven track record of delivery so you can hit the ground running. You need to be a strong communicator, self-organised and able to manage a complex range of deliverables over a fairly short period of time. You need to be passionate about sustainability in general and demonstrate awareness of the circular economy and the Active Travel Framework.

Circular Communities Scotland (previously CRNS) is a membership network with a vision for a thriving circular economy in Scotland with local communities benefiting from the social, environmental, and economic outcomes. With a growing membership of over 180 charities and social enterprises we are always looking for new ways to support the circular community’s sector and see our vision become a reality.

We recently announced funding from the Scottish Government and Zero Waste Scotland to set up a new Sharing Library and Repair Café Network. This is an exciting project which has the ambitious goals to grow fourfold the number of Sharing Libraries and Repair Cafés in Scotland over the next three years.

If you are the successful candidate, you will be responsible for setting up this new network from scratch and running it. Working with experts within the sector, you would prepare a wide variety of deliverables agreed with our funders including a new website, marketing materials, sharing library and repair café set-up guides, training courses, mentoring and exchange visit programmes and more. This is a real opportunity to significantly increase the amount of sharing and repairing happening in Scotland thereby combatting climate change.

We are also determined to get the right person to join our strong team which is why we are open to exploring different options regarding place of work from office based to remote working. Currently 15 months of funding is secured so this contract is initially for this period. However, the expectation is that subject to strong performance by the network a further two years of funding will be approved after which we hope the network can become self-sustaining.

We are looking for a strong self-starter with a proven track record of delivery so you can hit the ground running. You need to be a strong communicator, self-organised and able to manage a complex range of deliverables over a fairly short period of time. You need to be passionate about the circular economy and sustainability in general and some experience of our sector would be positive.

Full details about the role can be found in the job description and person specification below.

To find out more about Circular Communities Scotland check out our website.

Community Resources Network Scotland (CRNS) is Scotland’s national reuse, repair, and recycling charity. At CRNS we have a vision to see a circular economy in Scotland where resources are not wasted, but instead reused, repaired, and recycled.

We are a network organisation, representing and supporting over 170 charities and social enterprises who help us work towards making our vision a reality. Our membership is always growing, and ranges from bike projects to repair cafes, tool libraries to food banks, charity shops to environmental education charities. What unites them is delivering the social and environmental benefits which flow from a more circular economy.

Part of the important work we do to support a circular economy is our Reuse Consortium. A self-sustaining business model, the consortium is made up of CRNS members who provide reuse furniture and white goods to local authorities across Scotland through a Scotland Excel Framework Agreement. CRNS is the lead partner in this Consortium.

The Reuse Consortium Coordinator is responsible for managing, developing, and promoting the Reuse Consortium across Scotland. As the CRNS staff member with specific focus on the consortium, it’s continued success will rely on your organisation, networking, relationship building, communication skills and desire to generate buzz and business for our consortium members. This is a great opportunity to bring your own ideas and enthusiasm to an established reuse business that supports people and the planet.

We are also determined to get the right person to join our strong team which is why we are open to exploring different options regarding place of work from office based to remote working. Regarding hours of work we are most likely to recruit at the level of 4 days per week but would like you to state your preference or requirements in your application.

Perhaps you have experience with Local Authorities and Housing Associations across Scotland and are attracted by our social and environmental purpose. Or maybe you are working in a project coordinator role in the third sector and are looking for a fresh challenge. Either way you should be a strong team-player, proactive self-starter, have excellent communication skills and be committed to high standards of delivery.

This is a really exciting time to join CRNS. We are about to rebrand and rename ourselves which will help us to position the organisation and the Consortium for future growth.

Community Resources Network Scotland (CRNS) are Scotland’s national reuse, repair and recycling charity.

At CRNS we have a vision is to see a circular economy in Scotland where resources are not wasted in landfill, but instead, they are reused, repaired and recycled. We work with a wide variety of our members to deliver this vision. Our membership is growing and ranges from bike projects to repair cafes, tool libraries to food banks, charity shops to environmental education charities. What unites us is delivering the social and environmental benefits which flow from a more circular economy.

Our work at CRNS is growing and we need to bring in a new team member to underpin, support and accelerate this growth.

The role of Communications and Campaigns Officer is brand new for us, so we are really excited about it. This means there is a significant opportunity for the successful candidate to (re)invent our communications and campaigning going forward and make a major contribution to us as an organisation and the wider sector that we serve. We are also determined to get the right person to join our strong team which is why we are open to exploring different options regarding hours and place of work.

Perhaps you are a communications and marketing professional in business who is attracted by our social and environmental purpose. Or maybe you are working in a communications and campaigning role in the third sector and looking for a fresh challenge. Either way you should be a strong team-player, proactive self-starter, have excellent communication skills and committed to high standards of delivery.

This is a really exciting time for communications and campaigning at CRNS. On the communications side we are about to rebrand and rename ourselves which will help us to position the organisation for rapid future growth. On the campaigning side, COP26 will provide a once in a generation environmental focus here in Scotland. It is a great time to join our team to help take the organisation to the next level.

More details about the role can be found in the job description and person specification below.

More details about the organisation can be found on the CRNS website.

Community Resources Network Scotland (CRNS) are Scotland’s national reuse, repair and recycling charity.

At CRNS we have a vision is to see a circular economy in Scotland where resources are not wasted in landfill, but instead, they are reused, repaired and recycled. We work with a wide variety of our members to deliver this vision. Our membership is growing and ranges from bike projects to repair cafes, tool libraries to food banks, charity shops to environmental education charities. What unites us is delivering the social and environmental benefits which flow from a more circular economy.

Our work at CRNS is growing and we need to bring in a new team member to underpin, support and accelerate this growth.

The role of Communications and Campaigns Officer is brand new for us, so we are really excited about it. This means there is a significant opportunity for the successful candidate to (re)invent our communications and campaigning going forward and make a major contribution to us as an organisation and the wider sector that we serve. We are also determined to get the right person to join our strong team which is why we are open to exploring different options regarding hours and place of work.

Perhaps you are a communications and marketing professional in business who is attracted by our social and environmental purpose. Or maybe you are working in a communications and campaigning role in the third sector and looking for a fresh challenge. Either way you should be a strong team-player, proactive self-starter, have excellent communication skills and committed to high standards of delivery.

This is a really exciting time for communications and campaigning at CRNS. On the communications side we are about to rebrand and rename ourselves which will help us to position the organisation for rapid future growth. On the campaigning side, COP26 will provide a once in a generation environmental focus here in Scotland. It is a great time to join our team to help take the organisation to the next level.

More details about the role can be found in the job description and person specification below.

More details about the organisation can be found on the CRNS website.