If you are committed to building a stronger and more resilient community sector across Scotland and believe in local people leading the process of change in their communities, then this could be the job for you. A unique role which involves working across Scotland’s leading community networks to identify their shared interests and to amplify their collective voice within national and local government.

You’ll need to be an excellent communicator, have a broad understanding of the community sector’s policy agenda, be politically astute and a creative problem solver.

You should also be able to support and drive forward our recently published Vision for Scotland and Manifesto for Action

This is a senior role that will require the postholder to work across the community sector’s national networks and intermediaries, building a strong collaborative culture and developing a more joined up approach to the task of supporting effective community action. Additionally, a key focus of this role is to develop closer working relationships between Scotland’s community based national networks and intermediaries and the wider ecosystem of support for the Third Sector that has emerged in recent years. Funding for this role has been secured for three years.

KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

● Work closely with leaders across national networks and intermediaries to build levels of trust and cooperation across the sector

● Identify opportunities for joint working and the sharing of resources and expertise between national networks and intermediaries

● Foster the development of a shared understanding of, and increased engagement by national networks and intermediaries within relevant areas of Scottish Government policy.

● Help to identify and build new partnerships within the sector and with other public and private sector stakeholders that complement and enhance the work of the national community based networks and intermediaries

● Foster a deeper level of mutual understanding and effective collaboration between the national and the regional sources of support for communities.

● Identify, develop and manage as required resources that can be shared across national and regional intermediaries and that facilitate the transfer of knowledge and skills across the sector.