What You’ll Bring

• A passion for community empowerment and the voluntary sector.

• Positive, inclusive, and asset‑based mindset—ready to listen, value local strengths, and build confidence.

• Commitment to social justice, mental wellbeing, equality, participation, and supporting organisations to succeed.

Why This Role

• A unique opportunity to work strategically across East Ayrshire, influencing governance, capacity and sustainability in a wide range of community-led organisations.

• The chance to directly support local groups, helping them apply for key funding (including mental health and wellbeing support), strengthen their impact, and build resilience.

Job Purpose

Join a network of third-sector partners working collaboratively to enhance local capacity, unlock collaboration, and contribute to community wellbeing.

To strengthen East Ayrshire’s third sector by supporting local community and voluntary organisations to enhance governance, build capacity, and secure long-term sustainability. The role involves proactive support in identifying and applying to relevant funding streams—including

the Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund for Adults— and delivering one-to-one guidance, training, and organisational development support.

Where the role fits in our organisation

Community Health and Wellbeing Our Community Health and Wellbeing team leads TSDG’s work to strengthen the third sector’s contribution to improved health, wellbeing and social care across Dumfries and Galloway. We convene and support networks (including the Community Health and Wellbeing Forum, Mental Health Forum and Carers Forum), build organisational capacity, and turn local insight into practical system change. The team works alongside partners and people with lived experience to support access, quality, integration and outcomes. Our approach is evidence-led, collaborative and impact-focused, making TSDG a high-performing, effective partner and a great place to work.

Where you’ll work

Hybrid – with a base at our Dumfries office

What You'll Do

We are looking for a colleague who is passionate about improving community health and wellbeing through the strength of our third sector. You will thrive on building relationships, supporting collaboration, and helping organisations grow their capacity to make a real difference in people’s lives. With a good understanding of the third sector, you will support and connect organisations working in health, social care, and wellbeing, helping to coordinate forums and events, develop partnerships, and share good practice.

What You’ll Do

• Build strong, positive relationships with third sector organisations and partners across Dumfries and Galloway to support improved community health and wellbeing.
• Provide advice, connections, and resources to help organisations strengthen their leadership, sustainability, and collaborative working.
• Coordinate, facilitate, and develop forums and events that bring together third sector, statutory, and community voices to share learning and influence planning.
• Capture and share insights, trends, and good practice to inform local priorities and improve access to support.
• Develop and maintain high-quality tools, guidance, and case studies that celebrate and demonstrate the impact of the third sector in health and wellbeing.
• Work with colleagues to deliver training sessions and workshops in response to sector needs and priorities.
• Represent TSDG and the third sector at relevant partnership and community meetings.

More about you

• You are able to demonstrate experience of working within, or closely with, the third sector—particularly in health, social care, or community wellbeing.
• You have strong relationship-building skills and experience of working collaboratively with partners from different sectors.
• You can show examples of how you have supported capacity building, delivered advice, or facilitated knowledge sharing.
• You are skilled at organising, planning, and problem solving, and you can adapt to varied and changing priorities.
• You are able to analyse information, capture learning, and communicate it clearly through reports, presentations, or other formats.
• You are able to confidently facilitate group discussions, workshops, or events that bring together different perspectives.
• You are self-motivated, a team player, and committed to continuous improvement.

Everyday people with chest, heart and stroke conditions are leaving hospital scared and alone. You can be part of our mission to make sure that there is no life half lived in Scotland.

By joining Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland (CHSS) as Partnership & Relationship Manager you can be the difference between people just surviving and really living.

You will be part of Scotland’s leading health charity providing support to people with chest, heart and stroke conditions and Long Covid to live life to the full again. Our Community Healthcare Support Service provides access to a range of supported self management and community recovery services to support people across Scotland to manage their health as well as possible and adjust to life after a diagnosis of a chest or heart condition or after a stroke.

The purpose of this role is to support the Head of External Engagement, Peer and Participation, and colleagues across the External Engagement and Service Development Directorate, in building a strong and wide-reaching network of stakeholders. These relationships will help drive forward CHSS’s No Life Half Lived ambitions and highlight the value of our community healthcare support model in achieving shared strategic and operational goals across Scotland.

You’ll play a key role in promoting and championing CHSS’s approach, helping to strengthen our reputation, broaden our reach, and demonstrate the impact of our work. This includes developing meaningful partnerships and engaging with influential decision-makers across the third sector, NHS, Scottish Parliament, NHS Boards, Integrated Joint Boards, and Health and Social Care Partnerships to increase our service user referrals.

A particular focus of the role will be on identifying and developing strategic and operational partnerships in respiratory and cardiac health, increasing referrals and ensuring people living with these conditions receive the support they need.

CHSS also supports flexible recruitment through Working Families and we are “Happy to Talk Flexible Working”.

In line with our commitment to safeguarding, this role is subject to a Basic Disclosure check. CHSS is committed to equality of opportunity and to providing a service which is free from unfair and unlawful discrimination. We therefore aim to ensure that no applicant, volunteer or colleague is unfairly treated on the grounds of offending background.

The Promise Scotland are currently recruiting for the position of Project Coordinator.

Job Context

The Promise Scotland exists to support the transformation of how Scotland cares for its children, care experienced adults and families. We want to ensure that Scotland’s children grow up loved, safe and respected, so that they realise their full potential.

Once the promise was made, Scotland agreed to change how it cared for its children, young people and care experienced adults. The Promise Scotland was then set up to help those who need to make changes.

The Promise Scotland’s purpose is to:

• support Scotland to create the change demanded by the Independent Care Review.

• monitor Scotland’s progress to keep the promise.

We will not be here after 2030, because that is when the promise must be kept. Currently, our work is aligned to our strategic workplan, which sets out our priorities until the end of September 2026. But as Scotland progresses on its journey to keep the promise, The Promise Scotland will adapt and change to ensure our work is always focussed on the right areas.

Find out more at thepromise.scot

Job Purpose

This is a new role, providing the cross-functional support to enable the delivery of strategic priorities. The Project Coordinator will support the planning, implementation, monitoring, and delivery of projects in alignment with strategic priorities. This role ensures that project activities are well-organised, documented, and delivered on time, within scope and budget, while complying with standards and policies.

Main Duties

• Project coordination and planning:

o Maintain and regularly update project plans, ensuring all actions and activities are aligned, tracked, and progressing to schedule.

o Work with colleagues across The Promise Scotland to track and coordinate key activities in line with strategic priorities.

o Support the coordination of key stakeholder meetings, including preparation of materials, minute taking and providing facilitation support.

o Maintain shared drives and files in accordance with information management and GDPR policies.

o Support procurement processes by coordinating with finance and operations team, and monitoring contract timelines.

o Ensure alignment of project activities with organisational priorities and values

• Stakeholder & Communications Support

o Act as a liaison point between project teams and internal/external stakeholders to support effective engagement.

o Coordinate consultation processes, surveys, or public engagement activities as required.

o Draft communications materials such as email updates, newsletters, and presentation slides.

• Resource & Financial Coordination

o Monitor and update project budgets, expenditure logs, and cost trackers in line with finance protocols.

o Assist in compiling financial returns, performance reports, and resource forecasts for project leads.

o Help coordinate staffing and scheduling requirements, onboarding new team members or contributors as needed.

• Continuous Improvement & Learning

o Identify and contribute to improvements in project processes, documentation, and reporting tools.

o Participate in internal training and network meetings, to support personal and team development.

o Champion the use of inclusive, sustainable, and evidence-based approaches across all project work.

This job description is not meant to be exhaustive. It describes the main duties and responsibilities of the post. The Promise Scotland is a small, agile organisation and the job description may change in light of developing organisational needs.

Essential Criteria

• Proven experience in a project coordination or similar projects role.

• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.

• Ability to produce accessible, high-quality reports and plans.

• Proficiency with project planning and other organisational tools such as Basecamp, Trello and CRMs.

• Ability to manage competing priorities and work flexibly.

• Good relationship management skills to work with colleagues and stakeholders to ensure effective and collaborative working.

• A flexible approach, able to operate in a new and shifting environment.

• Able to use own initiative, work independently and manage work proactively.

• Strong IT skills, able to work with new systems and support team members to use systems effectively.

Desirable Criteria

• Experience of working with or within the public and/or third sector in Scotland.

• Experience supporting collaborative and/or cross-sector working.

• Relevant Qualifications (e.g., PRINCE2 Foundation, CAPM, APM Fundamentals).

• Confidence using collaborative online facilitation tools such as Mural.

The nature of the job demands a strong ethical approach.

Working Conditions

The Promise Scotland is based in Charlotte House, in Central Edinburgh. Flexible working arrangements will be considered for this role, as long as the key business needs are met. The Promise Scotland strives for a positive and supportive team culture and environment.

Location:The Promise Scotland office is located in Charlotte House, 2 South Charlotte Street Edinburgh. There is also a collaborative space in Glasgow. Flexible working arrangements will also apply to this role and an element of home working will be supported.