Rewilding Britain wants to see rewilding flourishing across Britain - reconnecting us with the natural world, sustaining communities and tackling the climate emergency and extinction crisis. As the only national rewilding charity in Britain, we champion rewilding, acting as a catalyst for debate and action and demonstrating the power of nature to address the enormous threats we face.

This is an exciting and rare opportunity to join a young charity at this pivotal stage of growth and to make an impact on Rewilding Britain’s ability to catalyse rewilding.

We are looking for an experienced Major Donor Manager who will build and strengthen relationships with existing and potential high value donors with the ability to make transformational gifts. You’ll skilfully and articulately engage donors, bringing to life our most pressing priorities and match these with their wishes, building mutually beneficial long-term relationships.

You will have a background of working with high net-worth clients or donors, along with excellent relationship management skills, and you will be looking to work with an ambitious and growing environmental organisation like Rewilding Britain.

We hope you will share our passion for rewilding and nature-based solutions to the climate and biodiversity crisis. You will be comfortable working autonomously and remotely. You will be part of a small fundraising team, with a strong focus on working closely with the wider staff team to support existing donor relationships and pipeline development.

Energy Saving Trust is a leading and trusted organisation, dedicated to promoting energy efficiency, low carbon transport and sustainable energy use. We aim to address the climate emergency and deliver the wider benefits of clean energy as we transition to net zero.

The role

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join the Renewables team as a Programme Assistant.

The focus on this role will be supporting the administration of the Community and Renewable Energy Scheme (CARES), which is delivered by Local Energy Scotland (a consortium of Scottish based charities led by the Energy Saving Trust). This is a highly regarded Scottish Government programme that supports local communities to develop, invest in and benefit from renewable energy projects. For further information on the CARES programme see here localenergy.scot

You will also provide support to the wider EST renewables team in Scotland through, supporting the administration of our web tools and helping with team administration. This will be varied and interesting development opportunity with the Renewables team and you will be encouraged to grow your role and responsibilities over time

What you’ll do

• Assist with the administration of the CARES database of projects and processing of projects grant and loan claims for payment.
• Drafting of grant and loan offer documentation
• Organise meetings and provide administration support to wider renewables team including with specific web tools.

What you’ll bring

• Excellent administration skills
• Results orientated approach with ability to work to set targets and deadlines
• Good interpersonal and communication skills

This is a permanent position We are open to flexible working patterns and blended (home and office-based) working is possible for this role.

Energy Saving Trust offers a range of benefits to all employees such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme and a wellbeing allowance. Please see our careers page for more info energysavingtrust.org.uk/about-us/careers

Are you an experienced, communicator with excellent interpersonal skills and a strong understanding of the Scottish statutory, voluntary, community and faith sectors?

We are looking for a Relationship and Communications Lead in Scotland. Join our team at Eden Project Communities and you could help us create real social capital on a mass scale. Eden Project Communities is the home of inspiration, ideas and peer to peer support for people who want to make a positive change where they live. Our aim is to improve the happiness and wellbeing of people across the UK by helping to build more resilient, better connected communities. We believe that people are better able to tackle the challenges they face when they face them together.

We’re the people behind The Big Lunch movement, helping neighbourhoods thrive through the connections people make and the actions they go on to take locally. Alongside this, Eden Project Communities runs a programme and peer to peer network, supporting people to build the skills and confidence to drive positive social action in their community.

The successful candidate will be able to embed Eden Project Communities vision in the hearts and minds of the public, and develop stakeholder relationships in Government, Housing, Religious and Voluntary and Community sectors. Working together increasing participation in The Big Lunch movement and further enabling growth of a strong Scottish network of wider support for those who want to do more for their communities.

As a front-line ambassador in nation, you will sit within with the Scotland and Northern Ireland Regional team, helping to identify, develop and maintain strong mutually beneficial relationships across a broad range of sectors and stakeholders in Scotland. You will work alongside regionally based UK wide delivery colleagues and have the support of a highly experienced central comms team. Your focus will be increasing awareness, reach and participation in our core programme of activity and events including The Big Lunch movement.

Our ideal candidate will have gained a minimum of two years’ experience developing and maximising stakeholder relationships in Scotland, enthusiastic about social action and have strong relationship management abilities, creatively and innovatively solving problems and identifying new approaches to deliver a continually evolving programme within Scotland. Social media and strong communication skills are essential as well as solid understanding of the political, cultural and societal issues affecting local communities in Scotland today.

Working for the Eden Project (Charity number 1093070), roles within the programme are funded by the National Lottery through National Lottery Communities Fund. This is a fixed term contract until December 2023 with potential to extend subject to funding.

The post holder will work from home within Scotland, and will be required to regularly travel across the territory and occasionally to our base at the Eden Project in Cornwall or other UK regions for key events and meetings. Travel expenses paid.