Are you passionate about supporting LGBTQ+ young people across Scotland to flourish and thrive? Do you have an interest in strategy and governance and supporting the charity to develop into the future? If so, we want to hear from you.

We are looking for a number of enthusiastic and innovative people to join our vibrant board, leading the charity to supporting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex young people right across Scotland. These will be motivated and committed individuals who share the Charity’s values and bring expertise and experience at a strategic level.

You will need to attend four board meetings, an additional four sub-committee meetings and occasional additional events or meetings. In partnership with other board members you will be responsible for the good governance of the organisation and ensuring that LGBT Youth Scotland complied with relevant legislation.

This is a fantastic opportunity to help shape the charity, ensuring strong governance and to make a lasting, and sometimes life-saving, impact for LGBTQ+ young people

We want to hear from you if you have specific skills across:

• Youth Work and Safeguarding
• Fundraising and Income Generation
• Education and Policy

We also welcome general trustee expertise. A strong profile in the third, public or corporate sector would be advantageous.

We are on the lookout for a passionate sales and customer focussed individual to lead our Business Development and Community Engagement team for our Scout Adventures outdoor activity centres.

As Business Development and Community Engagement Manager you will mentor, influence, and lead our team of customer services officers to deliver an exceptional customer experience, as well as the development and delivery of our marketing and retention strategy to achieve our sales targets.

Please be aware this role will involve going out to meet with Scouts, school and other customer groups, this will sometimes require you to travel as well as work evenings, weekends and public holidays.

All posts we recruit require a female applicant and exempt under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, and Part 1. Section 7(2) e of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975.

To oversee delivery of specialist therapeutic support, information, and advocacy services to survivors aged 12+ affected by sexual violence and to oversee and develop the delivery of sexual violence prevention work. The post holder will work closely with our Service Manager (Support Services) and other staff as appropriate to coordinate the day-to-day activity within the Justice Advocacy and Prevention services. To raise awareness about the prevalence and impact of abuse on individuals and our communities, building resilience and increasing access to support service. This position will involve effective monitoring and evaluation of projects and supporting the Centre Director with development work, funding reports and applications.

Established in 1978, Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre (ERCC) provides a support, information and advocacy service to all survivors aged 12 and over in Edinburgh, East Lothian and Midlothian who have experienced recent and / or historic sexual violence, including rape, sexual assault, childhood sexual abuse and commercial sexual exploitation. We also work in schools and with young people across Edinburgh and the Lothians, and strategically with multi-agency partners, towards preventing sexual violence.

The post-holder will be responsible for the delivery and development of ERCC’s Young People and Students Service, which provides specialist counselling and support services, art psychotherapy, and advocacy as required to people aged 12-18 who have experienced any form of sexual violence at any time in their lives, including, rape, sexual assault, sexual abuse, sexual bullying and harassment, stalking, commercial sexual exploitation and organised abuse.

You will work closely with the Senior Management Team to shape and implement a strategic service plan, with a strong focus on trauma-informed design, effective operational processes, and the wellbeing of both staff and service users.

A background and experience in a similar setting / previous role is essential.

Studies show that women and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people are less likely to apply for a job unless they meet every qualification. So, if you are excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with the job description, we would love you to apply anyway. You might just be the perfect person for this role, or another role within our organisation