Would you like to work within an innovative and engaging organisation that is working towards bettering the lives of others through cycling?

Cycling UK believes that cycling enriches people’s lives and is an essential ingredient in happier, healthier communities. Our mission is to enable millions more people to cycle, and our development projects across Scotland are a vital part of achieving that mission. The Bothy is a network of 4 place-based projects across Scotland aimed at supporting and encouraging walking, wheeling, and cycling. Staff by Cycling UK development officers, each project works with and for the local community to provide access to information and support - such as bikes and equipment, walking, wheeling and cycling route guides and local bike service information.

With activities such as led rides, health walks, bike loan schemes, hands-on support and guidance for individuals, organisations and business, the Bothies are embedded in their locations to help people make active travel choices and feel confident walking, wheeling, and cycling in their local area.

We are looking for a self-motivated, entrepreneurial individual to lead the success of the Bothy project. Supporting your team of development officers, you will ensure that our impact is captured and communicated across a broad audience as we change lives for the better.

Tell us why you are the person to drive impact in this capacity. Explore the job description for full details on this exciting opportunity. Complete the application form expressing why you are the right candidate for this opening.

Focus on gearing your supporting statement to exemplify how your skills and experience match the requirements of the role, directly referring to the person specification. This enables the selection panel to assess your relative strengths against the specified criteria.

Cassiltoun are committed to asset-based community development evident through the delivery of our Community Development Strategy with key themes of Community Capacity Building, Health and Wellbeing, Employment, Income Maximisation and Local Economy, and Regeneration of Space. Through working alongside community members, we design and deliver a range of projects including a community woodland, community art, advisory panels, training and workshops, community gardening, food projects and digital inclusion. We also work closely with our subsidiary companies and in partnership with other organisations and agencies.

Cassiltoun Housing Association are looking to recruit an experienced, motivated and enthusiastic individual for an opportunity which has arisen in our Community Team.

You are required to have an understanding of community development, be passionate about meaningful participation, and have the energy to work in a fast-paced busy team delivering a range of projects. You are required to have experience in collating information, producing it in a written format, and are able and enthusiastic to learn multiple formats. You will be comfortable in a range of environments, including: outdoors, professional meetings, groups, busy events, and with all age groups. You will work with the Community Development Manager, the Community Woodland Officer and a range of part time and freelance posts to ensure the voices of our tenants and residents are at the heart of what is delivered across the Cassiltoun Group, be involved in all stages of project development and delivery and be part of a team striving to meet local aspirations.

About the role

Sustrans Scotland has an exciting opportunity for you to join us and influence real change in Scotland, to help drive our vision forward, a vision of a more sustainable future in transport that has never been more relevant.

As the Network Development Manager, you will lead the delivery of infrastructure-related targets in line with our Paths for Everyone Vision in Scotland. A key objective of this role is to ensure a continued pipeline of infrastructure development projects for year-on-year construction.

In this role, you will manage of the National Cycle Network infrastructure delivery programme in Scotland including overseeing, commissioning and tracking progress of internal teams (Network Development, Places for Everyone and Design and Engineering) and delivery partners (i.e. local authorities & National Parks) involved in Network delivery.

Reporting to the Head of Programme, Network Development, you will lead a small team of Network Delivery Coordinators and ensure agreement and delivery of their objectives.

You will build and manage internal and external relationships with key people in non-departmental public bodies, those within local authorities and professional bodies.

We offer true hybrid working, a flexible mix of working from home and occasional travel to a nearby office hub. Candidates should be based within the geographical area with regular travel expected to a nominated hub base in Edinburgh or Glasgow.

About you

You will be experienced in leading, motivating, and managing a team, with the capacity to support and develop others to the best of their abilities.

You will be able to build relationships with ease, bringing with you experience of working cross-organisationally and across multiple sectors.

With demonstrable experience of delivering infrastructure projects, you will have a working background within the transport, transport consultancy or construction sectors. Your knowledge of local and regional transport planning authorities and processes in Scotland will help you advocate for sustainable transport and better places across the region.

You must be a skilled communicator with good stakeholder engagement skills, as you will play a key role in overseeing contracts and agreements with delivery partners and external contractors.

Sustrans has a long-term commitment to being a charity for everyone - reducing inequality, valuing diversity, enabling inclusion and ensuring all people are treated with dignity and respect. We aim to be a truly inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all parts of the community, in particular from under-represented groups.

What we offer

In return we can offer true hybrid working to suit individual circumstances and a flexible, supportive and rewarding working environment.

Wellbeing

• 28 days’ leave per annum plus bank holidays for full-time working
• Ability to buy an extra week of annual leave (pro-rata for part-time staff)
• Staff volunteer days
• 24/7 free, impartial and confidential support service
• We are members of the Green Commute Initiative and Cycle Scheme who both offer cycle to work schemes

Financial

• Group Personal Pension scheme with a 5% or 6% of basic salary contribution being matched by Sustrans
• Bike, computer and season ticket loans
• Discount benefits
• London Weighting Allowance of £4,195 for all those living within a London Borough (32 local authority districts plus the City of London)
• Death in Service benefit – 3 x annual Salary

Family Friendly

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Flexible Working practices (full time hours are 37.5 per week, Monday - Friday)

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.