Do you enjoy working both proactively and reactively in order to make best use of opportunities for influencing work?

Do you have experience in a policy, external affairs, research or influencing role?

This role is key to continuing to raise the external profile of our education work in Scotland and amplify awareness of the lived experience of unpaid carers in education to make positive change.

The successful candidate will support us to speak truth to power, ensuring unpaid carers' voices are heard through public policy development and influencing work. And will become an expert in the key issues facing unpaid carers in education.

The post holder will work closely with the Programme Officer (Education) in Scotland to deliver successful results for Carers Trust Scotland's Supporting Student Carers to Excel and Caring is Learning initiatives.

We are looking for someone who will put unpaid carer voice at the heart of our policy and external affairs education work in Scotland.

Do you have a creative and entrepreneurial approach to programme development and delivery?

Do you enjoy developing and delivering training to a range of audiences?

We are looking for a passionate programmes specialist with experience in programme development, from inception to completion. The successful postholder will be confident in working directly with unpaid carers, local carer organisations and education stakeholders to support them to design and pilot different interventions to improve education outcomes for unpaid carers.

The post holder will act as a central liaison point for internal and external stakeholders, including local carer centres, unpaid carers, schools, colleges, universities and funders.

The post holder will work closely with the Policy and External Affairs Officer (Education) in Scotland to deliver successful results for Carers Trust Scotland's Supporting Student Carers to Excel and Caring is Learning initiatives.

Our ideal candidate will have a background in developing programmes or interventions and be committed to co-design, measuring impact and making lasting change.