Jobs in Southside & Newington, Edinburgh

We are looking for Trustees to join our Board

Our Association oversees and promotes a diverse range of activities within the Southside Community Centre. Situated in central Edinburgh, the Centre serves the diverse local community. Its activities also attract individuals from across the city and South-East Scotland. Supported by major grant-funding from a broad range of organisations, including sizable financial support from the National Lottery, the Association is currently extending the use of the Centre’s facilities to more community activities. A major opportunity has emerged to develop the Centre as part of the recently issued Community Centre Strategy issued by the City of Edinburgh Council. We now wish to take advantage of this Council initiative to support a greater range of ways with which to enhance the well-being of the community.

The Association is led by a Board of Trustees. We are seeking to recruit a small number of motivated individuals to help govern our growing charity. We are particularly interested in receiving applications from those with specialist knowledge, skills and experience in:

• Community learning, development and stakeholder engagement
• Business or legal background
• Governance and leadership
• Strategic planning
• Finance

This is an exciting time to join our charity as we have celebrated various successes over the past two years including: recruiting our first Chief Executive, extending our community centre opening hours to include weekends, expanding the range of services we deliver, and significantly increasing the amount of external grant funding we receive. We look forward to continuing to achieve further success as we continue to develop our services, including re-launching our new in-house community café and developing a long-term strategic plan.

We are keen that our Board reflects our diverse local community and we therefore welcome individuals from all minority and disadvantaged groups.

This is therefore a challenging and rewarding time to join our charity as we look towards the future. Over coming months, we need to: agree a new lease arrangements with our landlord, City of Edinburgh Council, explore and decide upon the long-term future of how our building is managed, while continuing to sustain and grow the range of services we currently provide.

About Us

Art27 Scotland is Scotland’s leading organisation promoting cultural rights through practice and policy. We are an artist-led, community-driven organization promoting arts and culture for the common good. Our mission and methodology are rooted in Article 27 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), which states that “everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific advancement and its benefits.”

We explore culture as an essential human right. We curate and produce a multi-artform program of exhibitions, performances, and events that respond to the urgent global shifts of our time. Through artistic commissions, socially engaged community projects, and cultural democracy facilitation, we work to make cultural rights a tangible reality.

The Role

This is a senior management position that will require a creative mindset with practical ability to deliver. We are seeking a collaborative, community-minded Company Producer to join our team. In this role, you will manage the end-to-end delivery of our multi-arts programs outlined in our annual plan and contribute to the development of funding streams and partnerships for future projects. Art27 Scotland is a small team of Embedded Artist, General Manager and Culture Collective Co-ordinator. During project delivery the team expands and contracts significantly during these peak periods throughout the year.

You will report to the Board on a regular basis to discuss the programme and budgets and address any challenges arising.

You will have a line management and support role for key staff ensuring regular 1-1s and clear communication across the organisation.

You will be the key liaison for projects and partnerships, bridging the gap between artistic ideas, partners, funding and project logistics. You will ensure our co-creation processes are safe, ethical, and highly accessible.

This is a role for a creatively minded producer who values the human process of making art just as much as essential high production values of the final presentation.

Edinburgh University Students' Association is looking to recruit a Communications & PR Manager to join our Marketing & Communications team.

Edinburgh University Students’ Association is an award-winning organisation, which exists to provide diverse services, representation, and welfare support to the community of over 49,500 students at the University of Edinburgh. By providing opportunities, helping to create change and offering support, we're here to help students get the most out of their time in Edinburgh. We have five venues around the University of Edinburgh campus – Teviot, King’s Buildings House, Potterrow, the Pleasance and Edinburgh College of Art’s Wee Red Bar – which house our offices, cafés, bars, clubs, spaces for students to meet, study and socialise. These spaces transform into some of the most well loved Edinburgh Festival Fringe venues throughout the month of August each year.

We are a registered charity and all of the income we generate from our commercial activity goes back in to supporting our members. We’re also an organisation with a strategic commitment to support and empower all our staff, and have some exciting plans for the future. Plus, over 90% of our staff would recommend the Students' Association as a place to work. There's never been a better time to apply and join our organisation.

We are an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons. Edinburgh University Students’ Association is committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment and encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination.

We’re recruiting an experienced Communications & PR Manager to lead internal and external communications for Edinburgh University Students’ Association, an award‑winning charity supporting more than 49,500 students across five vibrant venues. A key part of the role is staff communications, managing our intranet, newsletters and strategic internal messaging, while also delivering proactive PR campaigns, managing media relationships and supporting our student elected officers.

We're looking for someone with solid communications and PR experience, excellent writing skills and the ability to deliver high‑quality work across multiple projects. If you want to apply your expertise in a busy, values‑led charity with a wide range of stakeholders, this role offers a strong fit.

In line with our Pay Policy, the successful candidate will typically be offered the lowest salary band point, dependent on experience.

Plus a generous benefits package:

• 35 days per year holiday entitlement (pro-rata)
• Company pension with 14.5% employer contribution
• Enhanced company sick pay, leave and loan policies
• Hybrid working - up to 40% working from home per week
• A comprehensive package of support via our Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to money saving discounts from hundreds of retailers via our Pluxee Discounts Hub
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Discounts on food and drink across our venues

The Role:

The Students’ Association’s Marketing and Communications team works to increase engagement with, and sales of, the Association’s activities (both on and offline) through the creation and delivery of effective communications, marketing campaigns and initiatives.

Reporting to the Director of Marketing & Communications, the Communications & PR Manager has responsibility for all internal communications and external press & PR activity for the organisation’s varied activities. These span representation and activism, student activities, awareness and behavioural change campaigns, and commercial activity (e.g. events, retail and hospitality).

The role demands a solid understanding of, communications principles, creative flair, and a professional approach to process and deadlines.

The post holder must build and maintain positive relationships with many stakeholders, including colleagues, student members, the media and partner organisations.

The Communications & PR Manager is required to produce fast and accurate work, undertaken with a keen eye for detail, and work on multiple projects simultaneously.

The Person:

A skilled communicator – both in person and in writing. A creative and approachable professional, with demonstrable experience of undertaking PR activity for a fast-paced organisation.

A person with high expectations of themselves and others, with a passion for detail and the ability to complete projects on time, to a high standard.

Transition Edinburgh South (TES) works with local people and community organisations to regenerate greenspaces and community buildings in the South of Edinburgh, We do this in a number of ways -

• Growing food that is good for people and planet; blending growing with community health, learning, and volunteering programmes and events that reduce social isolation, mental ill health and poverty, improve health and community connections, increase bio-diversity and reduce carbon pollution.
• Increasing opportunities for volunteering and supporting local grassroots projects.
• Working with local residents and community organisations to develop the buildings and greenspaces where we are based and in surrounding communities.
• Working to improve the environments where we are based, by tackling the impacts of climate change, reducing carbon pollution, increasing bio-diversity, and promoting sustainable development and regenerative horticulture.

We are based at the Gracemount Community Garden where, since 2013, we use organic and ecological techniques that regenerate the soil while growing fruit and veg for the community. We are part of the Transition Movement which “is a movement of communities coming together to reimagine and rebuild our world”.

We are currently looking to appoint a Treasurer to join our small Board. The Treasurer will be responsible for managing all financial matters on behalf of our organisation and will be responsible for ensuring that the organisation has robust financial processes to meet its legal and constitutional requirements. It will also be the responsibility of the Treasurer to report the financial position at the board meetings. While we encourage and welcome applicants of all backgrounds, we are keen to hear from candidates that have experience of charity financial management or are chartered in a suitable accountancy field.

All Trustees are required to attend monthly board meetings, ideally in person in Edinburgh but occasional attendance by video call is ok. In addition, we ask Trustees to attend our organisational strategy day and our AGM. Please note that this is a voluntary role. The trustees of our organisation do not receive any remuneration.

Edinburgh Nightline is a listening, emotional support and information charity, run by students, for students. We’ve been operating as a student-run organisation since 1970, and became a registered charity in 2024. We operate a call service and an instant messenger service, open from 8pm to 8am during term-time. We aim to support students across Edinburgh, with backing from Edinburgh’s Higher Education Institutions – the University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh Napier University, Queen Margaret University, and Heriot-Watt University.

We are undergoing a period of rapid development. In the past year, we have begun the assessment process for Helplines Standard Certification, expanded our fundraising and publicity outreach, and increased our volunteer numbers. As the Board is currently made up of a small team of former volunteers, we are seeking to bring on specific expertise to guide the charity forward.

Vacancies

• 1x Chair of Trustees
• 1x Treasurer Trustee
• 1x Board Secretary
• 1x Student Trustee

About the Role

Trustees have collective legal responsibility for Edinburgh Nightline’s management and administration. They are accountable to both the organisation’s stakeholders and the Scottish Charity Regulator for the good governance of Nightline.

Practically, trustees are responsible for oversight of the Committee, who manages the day-to-day operation of Nightline. The Committee is made up of volunteers, headed by two Coordinators.

Trustees must take considered and informed decisions in the best interests of the organisation. Trustees are not expected to be experts on all areas of their work but are expected to seek guidance and support where necessary and to bring their own knowledge and experience to contribute to discussions.

Meetings once every 2 months. Other ad-hoc commitments may include:

• Responding to queries via email/Slack
• Considering matters by correspondence
• Attending volunteer meetings and training days

On average, please expect to commit around 6 hours per month.