Use your skills to help Scotland’s voluntary sector tackle the climate and nature emergencies. We’re looking for a dynamic development officer to join SCVO and deliver the next phase of our popular Growing Climate Confidence project.

SCVO is the membership organisation for the voluntary sector in Scotland and we take pride in being a good employer. We are a flexible and family friendly organisation with good pay and conditions.

We’re looking for someone with a sound knowledge of project management, excellent communication skills and a passion for taking action on climate change. You will play a key role in our Support Services, ensuring that SCVO members and the broader third sector are able to access the training, networks and information they need to deliver environmental and net zero plans.

If you would like to work with funders, third sector organisations and the growing networks of climate action across Scotland, we would like to hear from you.

We strive for a fair and transparent interview process; if you are successful and selected for interview, we will share our interview questions with you at least 3 days before the interview date.

Location: This post can be based in Edinburgh, Glasgow or Inverness. SCVO staff can work a blend of office and home on agreement with their team and line manager, and within the parameters of our Blended Working policy.

Do you like to work as part of a compassionate, knowledgeable, and effective team?

Would you like to use your skills to support charities and help people live independent and flourishing lives?

If so, we have a fabulous opportunity for you as a Performance and Impact Advisor (PIA) with our Support in the Right Direction (SiRD) fund team. We are looking for a full time (35 hours per week) PIA to join our small team delivering this important funding stream on behalf of the Scottish Government Social Care Directorate.

SiRD is a highly regarded, multi-year, funding programme delivering independent support for people, social care users and unpaid carers to be equal partners in their social care planning and maximise their right to ‘choice and control’ under Self-Directed Support legislation. Independent support organisations in the SiRD programme are locally based across Scotland and include advocacy organisations, Carers Centres, Centres of Inclusive Living, and other community groups.

As a PIA you will support our SiRD Fund Manager to provide high quality support for funded groups and the Scottish Government, ensuring the best impact and learning from the funding. As part of a small team you will have a varied role, from grant administration and monitoring through to communications, event planning, research, and programme development.

This position is suitable for people who like to work collaboratively, who can apply sound judgement, and have the confidence to ask questions, take the initiative and problem solve. The successful candidate will be joining a dynamic organisation focused on delivering for essential charities and dedicated to improving lives and creating positive change.

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to join Sustrans as part of the Strategic Partnerships team, working in partnership with one of five local councils to facilitate a strategic approach to active travel infrastructure development and delivery in the council area, as well as providing support with active travel policies and proposals for the council's planning and pipeline projects.

As Senior Project Officer, your time will be split between working on council projects and Sustrans specific tasks related to the Strategic Partnerships Team objectives.

We have 5 positions working with one of the following councils:

West Dunbartonshire Council

West Lothian Council

East Ayrshire

Aberdeen City Council

Clackmannanshire Council

Each council will have a different approach to active travel, and you will be working across services within the council structure.

This role will involve regular travel most weeks. The focus of this role are the above Council areas; we may occasionally need you travel further during the course of your work including occasional visits to Sustrans Offices and overnights stays.

About you

You should have experience in (at least) one of the following: transport planning, land use planning, urban design, traffic engineering, sustainable transport project delivery. You will also be experienced in working with partners across various teams, and able to build strong working relationships.

You should have the ability to work independently and be able to make decisions with minimal supervision, as well as have excellent report writing skills.

We ask you demonstrate knowledge of the funding context for active travel in Scotland.

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.

Base: West Dunbartonshire Council (x1), West Lothian Council (x1), East Ayrshire (x1), Aberdeen City Council (x1), Clackmannanshire Council (x1). Offices based within the local authorities, Sustrans hubs and with flexibility to work from home a proportion of the time.

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 6% or 7% of basic salary contribution being matched by Sustrans

Bike, computer and season ticket loans

Discount benefits

London Weighting Allowance of £4,530 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)

About Sustrans

At Sustrans you'll be part of a movement to make it easier for people to walk and cycle.

We're all here to change things! You’ll be part of an incredible community of talented, passionate, creative, problem solvers all working together to change things for the better. We act locally and think big - we have a vision of a society where the way we travel creates healthier places and happier lives for everyone.

You'll be questioning the status quo and daring to imagine a different world. You'll work on exciting, impactful projects that will stretch and empower you and you'll be rewarded by seeing the difference you make to people, communities and the planet.

We believe including everyone is central to who we are and what we want to achieve, we welcome difference and pride ourselves on creating a culture where you can be yourself and where your wellness is supported.

You'll be guaranteed to make friends for life and work with a team that is incredibly flexible, supportive, ethical and fun.

Scottish Drugs Forum (SDF) is Scotland’s national resource of expertise on drugs and related issues. We seek to lead and represent the drugs field in Scotland in order to improve Scotland’s response to problem drug use. SDF works with policy makers, service planners and commissioners, service managers and staff as well as people who use or have used services to ensure service quality and evidence-based policy and practice.

We are pleased to be recruiting a Development Officer – Living Experience. This is a great opportunity to work as part of a busy and dynamic team.

About the Project:

SDF has been funded by the Scottish Government to deliver a project ensuring the opinions and experience of people living with drug problems, ‘the voice of living experience’ in Scotland informs and influences policy and the development of services across Scotland.

The focus of the Development Officer’s work is to recruit, train, support and sustain local and regional networks of people with current living experience of problem drug use / being in treatment. Regional representatives will form a national group which will inform the drug treatment and care sector, the government and the wider public about the experience of drug use, accessing and being in treatment and other support services.

About the Post Holder:

We encourage applications from people with their own direct lived experience of problem drug use who can use their experience and their own peer networks in developing these roles. As the role requires the post holder to engage with a diverse range of people with living experience, it is essential that applicants are knowledgeable of problem use of various substances and are knowledgeable and supportive of recovery including having a sound understanding of harm reduction, all available treatment and all forms of mutual aid.

Benefits of working at SDF:

As an SDF employee you will benefit from generous annual leave entitlement, a range of learning and development opportunities, competitive pension contribution, enhanced sick pay and an employee support and counselling service. SDF encourage a healthy work life balance and offer a flexible working scheme.

Our ambition is to work together to promote a more inclusive environment, which attracts all candidates and signals our commitment to celebrate and promote diversity.

Whilst this position is home-based, is envisaged that approximately 70% of the role will be in person work inclusive of travel time covering a wide geography across Scotland. Regular travel to the head office in Glasgow is required based on needs of the project.