Job purpose: This new role provides strategic and operational HR support to all areas of Friends of the Earth Scotland.

General remit: 2023 is an exciting year of change for FoES: we are developing a new three-year strategy and significantly reviewing all our HR processes and procedures. This role provides operational and strategic support to both the Head of Operations and the Director, and will significantly contribute towards the development of a new, aligned, HR strategy. Operationally, the role will provide advice and guidance to managers on best practice, organisational HR policies, terms and conditions of employment and employment law, attending the FoES Management Team meeting for HR related discussions and decisions.

Reporting to:Head of Operations, Friends of the Earth Scotland.

The COP26 Coalition is seeking a Mobilisation Officer to join the team. This is an exciting opportunity to work with diverse organisations, networks and movements across Scotland, the UK and internationally in creating a series of mobilisations on the ‘road to COP’, culminating with a global day of action and ‘Peoples’ Counter Summit’ in November 2021. This post is hosted by Friends of the Earth Scotland.

We are open to secondments for this post.

From 1-12 November 2021, the UN climate talks (COP26) will take place in Glasgow. The COP26 Coalition is a broad UK-wide coalition of representatives from NGOs, faith groups, trade unions, direct action groups, student and youth, migrant and racial justice, grassroots and international climate justice networks, set up to coordinate activities around this crucial summit.

Initially working remotely, you will be based in Glasgow and hosted by Friends of the Earth Scotland, with a Communications and Digital Engagement Officer based in London, hosted by War on Want. The Mass Mobilisation Officer and the Communications and Digital Engagement Officer will work closely to ensure a co-ordinated and successful delivery of mobilisation moments in the lead-up to COP26.

The post-holder will work with and alongside other key stakeholders such as NGOs, faith groups, trade unions, direct action groups, student and youth, migrant and racial justice, grassroots and international climate justice networks to ensure that popular mobilisations in response to the post COVID-19 economic crisis both integrate and centre climate demands, and anchor a ‘movement of movements’ approach.

The post-holder will need to be an excellent networker, highly organised, with a strong track record of mobilising large numbers of people and delivering large-scale events, both in person and online. Reporting to the Coalition’s Glasgow Coordinator, also hosted by FoES, the role will will work closely with Coalition Working Groups, in particular the Mobilisation, and Glasgow Local Working Groups, to deliver the agreed activities of the Coalition.

This is an exciting opportunity for a talented organiser to play a key role in the planning and implementation of the Coalitions mobilisation and engagement strategy, both digital and in person, to mobilise existing and new audiences, in support of the demands of the international climate justice movement.

Friends of the Earth Scotland is looking for a Just Transition Organiser based in Aberdeen, to build momentum for a worker and community led, socially just transition for the North East of Scotland. With the concept of just transition now high on the political agenda, this exciting new role will support workers and communities in ensuring their interests are at the heart of decarbonisation plans.

The ideal candidate will have a commitment to social justice, excellent communication and organising skills, and a good understanding of the social, political, economic and historical context of the North East.

Friends of the Earth Scotland is looking for a part-time Divestment Campaigner to support our work in the period around the UN Climate Talks in Glasgow. This exciting new role will support activists, trade unionists and community groups to build support for withdrawing public investment from fossil fuels. The ideal candidate will be a strong campaigner with experience of lobbying decision makers, and excellent communication and events organising skills. A good knowledge of divestment issues, and the Scottish political and policy context would be an advantage.

Friends of the Earth Scotland is looking for a Public Affairs Manager to join our friendly and successful team in Edinburgh. This is a key role aimed at maintaining and deepening our political engagement.

You will work closely with the FoE Scotland Director, Head of Campaigns and Campaigners, and will initially focus on establishing strong relations with the new and continuing MSPs in the post-election Scottish Parliament including advocacy work around the UN COP26 Climate Conference.

You will be an excellent communicator, with a flair for policy and sound political judgement. You will have held a relevant policy or parliamentary role within an organisation or will have direct experience working in the Scottish Parliament or Government. You will have a naturally collaborative working style, and will thrive in a growing, dynamic and creative team. You will be motivated by our vision for a world in which everyone has a healthy environment and a fair share of the world’s resources.

This is a full-time (5 days per week) role with some flexible working required.

Working closely with others, you will play a key role in delivering a fundraising programme that generates an annual income of £1 million to power our campaigns to protect people and planet.

Supporting the co-ordination and delivery of FoES’ fundraising and supporter communications across a range of channels, you will help to raise income from individual and community giving and increase the membership of FoES, particularly through digital engagement, events and other proactive fundraising activities.

This is a key role within Friends of the Earth Scotland, working closely with others in our small fundraising and communications team as well as our campaigners and administration team. You will play a key role in ensuring our fundraising and organisational objectives are met by engaging with our members, supporters and the general public. You will be closely involved in the management and delivery of the organisation’s brand and identity, and will be expected to innovate and experiment to ensure that FoE Scotland is utilising the most effective and affordable means of fundraising and engaging with its audiences while remaining up to date with the latest in fundraising best practice.

Friends of the Earth Scotland is looking for a Parliamentary Officer to join our friendly and successful team in Edinburgh. This is a key role aimed at delivering the political engagement needed for our new Oil and Gas Campaign.

Managed by FoES’ Public Affairs Manager you will work closely with the FoE Scotland Director, Head of Campaigns, Campaigners, Communications and Activism staff, focusing on our campaign to end North Sea oil and gas production.

You will be an excellent communicator, with a flair for policy and sound political judgement. You will have held a relevant policy or parliamentary role within an organisation or have direct experience working in the Scottish Parliament or Government. You will have a naturally collaborative working style, and will thrive in a growing, dynamic and creative team. You will be motivated by our vision for a world in which everyone has a healthy environment and a fair share of the world’s resources.

This is a 4-days-a-week role with some flexible working required.

Friends of the Earth Scotland is looking for a Circular Economy Campaigner. This is a key campaign role and you will work closely with the Director and our oil and gas campaigners to help deliver our work on plastics, waste and the circular economy.

There has been massive public concern over plastic waste and we have been involved in helping create the Deposit Return Scheme, banning single-use plastic items and lobbying for a strong Circular Economy Bill, as well working with local campaigns to highlight the mistake Scotland is making in allowing more incinerators to be built. You will help us do even more, including campaigning for strategic changes to improve the way that materials flow through society and engaging with the government’s incineration review. The forthcoming Circular Economy Bill presents a major opportunity to make fundamental changes.

You will be a strong campaigner, with excellent communication skills and a good knowledge of relevant issues. You will have a naturally collaborative working style, and will thrive in a small, creative team. A good knowledge of the Scottish political and policy context would be a significant advantage.

Friends of the Earth Scotland is seeking a new Fundraising Officer to join the team. Working closely with others, you will play a key role in delivering a fundraising programme that generates an annual income of £1 million to power our campaigns to protect people and planet.

Supporting the co-ordination and delivery of FoES’ fundraising and supporter communications across a range of channels, you will help to raise income from individual and community giving and increase the membership of FoES, particularly through digital engagement, events and other proactive fundraising activities.

This is an exciting opportunity to work at Scotland's foremost environmental justice organisation in a key campaigning role.

As a core member of our oil and gas transition team you will work closely with other campaigners, communications, activism and parliamentary colleagues to deliver our strategy for oil and gas phase out and opposing false solutions alongside a just transition for affected workers and communities.

You will work to build public and political pressure for an end to oil and gas drilling in the North Sea.

Friends of the Earth Scotland is seeking a new Bookkeeper. Working closely with the Head of Operations and the Membership and Finance Officer, you will provide an efficient and timely running of the finance administration.

You will ensure our organisational objectives and requirements are met by maintaining financial records and providing an overview of the financial health of the charity. You will be proficient in MS Excel and one of your main roles will be to prepare financial statements for review by the Head of Operations and the external accountant.

Friends of the Earth Scotland is looking for an HR Manager to join our team. You will support the Head of Operations and the Director, and provide advice and guidance to managers on best practice, organisational HR policies, terms and conditions of employment and employment law. You will attend the FoES Management Team meeting for HR related discussions.

The role involves union liaison and negotiation, obtaining legal advice from our retained lawyers, revision of the staff handbook, keeping up-to-date with all relevant HR related legal requirements, managing HR administration, co-ordinating recruitment processes and oversight of the training budget. You will also support staff to understand and exercise their rights and responsibilities.

Friends of the Earth Scotland is seeking a new Just Transition Campaigner. This is an exciting opportunity to work at Scotland's foremost environmental justice organisation in a key campaigning role.

As a core member of our oil and gas transition team you will work closely with the Head of Campaigns and colleagues in campaigns, communications, activism and parliamentary roles to deliver our strategy for a just transition for affected workers and communities. This work sits closely alongside our campaign to phase out oil and gas and oppose industry techno-fixes like carbon capture and hydrogen.

The ideal candidate will be a strong campaigner with a commitment to social justice, excellent communication skills, and a good knowledge of climate and energy/oil policy. You will have a naturally collaborative working style, and will thrive in a small, creative team. A good knowledge of the Scottish political context would be a significant advantage.