An exciting opportunity has become available to join Families Outside as our Communications Manager. We are looking for a proactive, creative individual to lead this work. If you are experienced and passionate about leading our full team through development and implementation of a communications strategy that reflects our Vision and Strategic Aims, then please join us!

About Us:

Families Outside is the only national charity in Scotland that works solely to support families affected by imprisonment. Imprisonment can have a huge impact on the things that matter most to families: money and secure housing, safe and connected relationships at home and in the community, and the emotional health and wellbeing of families. Families Outside is dedicated to providing a range of practical, social, and emotional support to people with someone in prison that are relationship-based, prison-aware, and family-focused.

Role Summary:

• Hours: 28 hours per week
• Contract: 2-year fixed term contract (renewal subject to funding)
• Starting salary: Families Outside Scale Points 38-41 and updated annually subject to appraisal and where funds allow. Starting salary £38,205 pro rata (0.8FTE = £30,564)
• Probation period: A probationary period of 6 months will apply.
• Location: Families Outside Head Office, Edinburgh, with scope for hybrid working

Staff Benefits:

• 25 flexible leave days plus 10 public holidays (pro rata)
• 4% matched contribution workplace pension scheme
• Hybrid & flexible working
• Employee Assistance Programme (Health Assured)
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Laptop and mobile phone for all staff

The Role:

The purpose of this role is to develop and implement strategic communications plans and increase the visibility and inclusion of families affected by imprisonment. The post holder will be responsible for communications including media relations, digital communications, and developing a strong voice for families in line with organisational aims.

They will:

• Develop and implement a communications and marketing strategy for the whole organisation to increase the engagement, visibility, and inclusion of families affected by imprisonment.
• Increase the volume of families affected by imprisonment and key stakeholders who access the information and support available from Families Outside.
• Develop key messages to ensure Families Outside is the lead national voice on the issues relating to families affected by imprisonment and identify and disseminate priority areas for policy and practice change regarding issues of common concern for families.
• Design and implement influencing activity including events, conferences, roundtable discussions, relationships with the media, and development of tools and resources.
• Engage a wide range of audiences, including the public, families affected by imprisonment, and professionals working in key settings.
• Provide safe and effective opportunities for families to influence and engage in communications work.

About You:

We are looking for an individual who is:

• Experienced in leading effective communications strategies that utilise a range of social media, marketing tools, and digital platforms
• Rights-focused and trauma-informed in their work and all they do
• Skilled in negotiation, written and oral communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
• A confident and effective contributor able to work independently and as part of a team.

If you are an experienced professional with skills in communications, marketing, and the media and are passionate about making a positive difference for vulnerable groups, then we want to hear from you.

It’s a question of voltage – do you have it?

Bring your skills, experience, and energy to communicate the transformational impact of MCR Pathways’ award-winning mentoring programme.

We are looking for a high-voltage Marketing and Communications Officer to support our mission: bridging the education, skills, and opportunity gap for young people through the transformative power of mentoring. Lead hands-on operational tasks, capture impact stories, produce dynamic digital content, maintain daily channels, and deliver sharp marketing collateral. All of which is geared to support the charity to drive mentor recruitment while unlocking the collaborative power behind our strategic partnerships, and much more.

The Role Experience

Based in Central Scotland, this active role goes way beyond standard hybrid work. It’s going to be fast-paced, immersive, and deeply rewarding. It’s going to empower, challenge and push your professional development to a new level too. You will regularly be on the ground working with colleagues in schools and local communities to gather authentic stories right where the impact happens, translating them into vibrant content powering how we communicate transformational change and encourage a variety of stakeholders to join our community to help achieve our strategic vision.

Until everyone has someone – it’s time to plug in and play your role.

What You’ll Bring

• Storytelling & Production: Proven experience capturing compelling stories and producing dynamic digital & video content and marketing collateral.
• Channel Management: Confidence in managing daily digital channels and keeping campaigns powering through towards achieving outcomes.
• Trauma-Informed Practice: A sensitive, trauma-informed approach to working with young people and community stakeholders.
• Energy & Adaptability: Be proactive, approachable, a great communicator and team player to deliver a variety of outcomes across the charity.

Safeguarding

MCR Pathways is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people, and we expect you to share this commitment. This post is subject to full vetting, including a criminal record check and PVG Scheme membership.

About MCR Pathways

MCR Pathways is an award-winning mentoring programme delivered in schools, further education settings, and communities. The charity connects young people with trusted adult volunteer mentors, providing consistent guidance to help build confidence, self-belief, and ambition. Through this support, young people overcome unique challenges and barriers, enabling progression into positive destinations such as further education, apprenticeships, and employment.

Benefits include: 30 days annual leave (inclusive of public holidays) in first year rising to 35 days from 2nd year of employment, 7% Employer Pension Contribution, 3 further days of annual leave between the December and January public holidays, additional day off for your birthday, annual salary increment, Employee Assistance Programme, Life Assurance – 4 x salary.

Are you ready for an exciting, rewarding and ambitious role? Would you like to work for a charity within the sporting sector? Were you inspired by the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games Para Athletes? If so, this is an exciting opportunity for you. You could play a critical role in supporting the next generation of Para athletes in Scotland.

Scottish Disability Sport is recruiting a Communications Manager who will be an integral part of shaping disability sport provision in Scotland.

We would like to thank all candidates who expressed an interest in this position during the previous recruitment period. To ensure a fair and efficient process, applicants who were considered during the earlier campaign are asked not to reapply, as their original application remains on record and has already been assessed.

The Communications Manager is a key role within SDS’s Staff Team and is responsible for implementing the SDS Communications Plan.

Reporting to the Head of Policy and Public Affairs, the Communications Manager will lead and deliver targeted communications in a clear and engaging manner to enhance the visibility of aspects of SDS’s work. The post will influence partnerships to embed inclusive communications practice in policy and strategy at a local, regional and national level.

More information can be found in the job description and person specification document which can be downloaded below.

We’re looking for a creative and experienced Communications Officer to join our team and help strengthen SBRCC’s voice, reach and impact.

You’ll lead the development and delivery of our communications, helping to raise awareness of sexual violence and our services, strengthen relationships with survivors, professionals, communities and partners, and showcase the difference our work makes. The role combines strategic communications with creative content, digital engagement, campaigns and media, with opportunities to explore how emerging technologies, including AI, can be used responsibly and ethically to strengthen our work.

We’re looking for someone with:

• Experience of developing and delivering communications across a range of channels

• Experience of managing websites and social media and producing high-quality content for different audiences

• An understanding of strategic communications, audience engagement and accessible, inclusive and trauma informed communications

• Excellent communication, planning and relationship-building skills, with a creative approach to developing engaging content

We offer:

• A supportive workplace

• Ongoing training and professional development

• The opportunity to shape and develop SBRCC’s communications and increase the reach and impact of our work

The role is home-based, with occasional travel for meetings, events, training and other activities within the Scottish Borders and elsewhere in Scotland.

Only women need apply under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

Who we are

FEL is changing our world for the better, project by project. We show people how to make everyday changes that help them, their communities, and the planet thrive. Our approach is grounded, practical, and built on local knowledge. We work collaboratively with communities and partners to create positive social and environmental impact.

Our aim is to make the environment meaningful by making it personal — helping people believe in the power of our projects and share in their success. At FEL Scotland, we help people, their communities, and the planet thrive. We believe powerful change is possible—and each of us has a role in making it happen. From bikes to local food to reuse to renewable energy, our projects show how everyday action adds up to big impacts.

Visit our website to learn more about us FEL Scotland

The Role – what we are looking for

Working as part of the FEL team, you will support communities, stakeholders, and funders to take action on climate change and nature restoration. Your role will focus on delivering compelling communications and meaningful networking opportunities across the Forth Valley and National Park region, encouraging more people to live climate-friendly and healthier lives.

You’ll be responsible for FEL’s communications channels, including social media, website, newsletters, and membership engagement tools (such as our WhatsApp community). You will also work closely with external consultants and web developers to maintain and improve FEL’s online presence.

You will engage with the full FEL team to identify stories for media and manage contacts, write press releases, and arrange press visits as required.

This is a varied and creative role requiring excellent communication, coordination, and relationship-building skills. Occasional evening and weekend work will be required.

Scottish Historic Buildings Trust (SHBT) is Scotland’s national building preservation charity, saving significant historic buildings at risk and giving them a sustainable future in their communities. We have restored over 40 buildings and raised more than £40 million, and in 2028 we reach our 50th anniversary.

The Marketing & Communications Manager is pivotal in promoting our charitable mission, telling the story of our restoration projects, and building the audiences and public profile that our work depends on. Our commercial activities, including weddings, events and venue hire, sustain that preservation work.

Reporting to the Director and Head of Operations of SHBT, working with project managers, internal stakeholders and SHBT Trustees, you will lead communications and audience development for the Trust and its projects.

This is an ideal role for a proven storyteller, communicator and marketer with experience in heritage and culture, who wants to shape how a national charity is understood, turning complex architectural and historical context into clear and effective communications campaigns that drive SHBT towards its key objectives and support for its projects across Scotland.

Key responsibilities

Marketing

• Management and delivery of SHBT’s digital presence, ensuring our values and brand identity are communicated clearly and consistently
• Build and deliver a rich content and editorial calendar, including blog posts and newsletters, in coordination with the events, projects and properties teams
• Commission and manage film and video content, briefing filmmakers and freelancers, guiding scripts and edits, and publishing across our channels
• Design and produce promotional material for our buildings, weddings and events, including brochures, leaflets and print, working in Canva or similar and briefing designers on larger pieces
• Monitor and measure the reach and impact of our activity, collating analytics and producing reports for senior management team meetings, fundraising documents and Board meetings, ensuring GDPR compliance
• Brief and work alongside retained specialists on website, design and campaign work, making sure content is supplied in good time

Communications

• Develop, manage and implement the communications strategy for key projects, activities and events, in coordination with the project managers
• Drive engagement on social media through content appropriate to each network, growing our reach and building relationships with the audiences that matter to us
• Drive media relations through media releases and arranging interviews with relevant outlets and partners
• Promote the Director of SHBT as an authority on the work of the Trust as a building preservation trust, and as an expert in the field of regeneration, across television, radio, print, social media and blogs

Knowledge & Engagement

• Work with the Development & Engagement Officer to develop and deliver online fundraising campaigns
• Represent SHBT and reach new audiences through networking and attendance at key events on behalf of the Trust
• Create and distribute listings for our knowledge and engagement events, including lectures, conferences and supporters’ events, and promote these to deliver capacity audiences
• Evaluate campaign performance and identify opportunities to improve

Other duties

• Facilitate the Marketing Working Group of staff and trustees, taking minutes and providing quarterly reports for the group and for Board meetings
• Manage marketing administration, including image permissions and licensing
• Manage the marketing budget, tracking spend across campaigns, design, print and film, and reporting on it to the senior management team
• Support fundraising, projects and engagement work where marketing and promotion can help

Person Specification

Essential

• Proven experience in marketing and communications, ideally in the heritage, culture or charity sector
• Excellent written communication, with the ability to write accurately and at pace for audiences ranging from funders and trustees to press and the public
• Strong working knowledge of digital communications, including social media and email marketing
• Experience of creating communications material, including web content, e-appeals and social media communications
• Confidence commissioning and coordinating film and video content at a basic level, including briefing suppliers and preparing short edits for social
• Experience of report writing
• Sound understanding of GDPR
• Experience of Mailchimp or similar for mass communications
• WordPress CMS experience
• An interest in historic buildings, their conservation and cultural heritage

Desirable

• Experience of the heritage sector, the work of building preservation trusts, or capital projects in receipt of public funding
• Experience developing relationships with media partners and building a network of contacts
• A clear understanding of marketing for an organisation which undertakes both charitable and commercial activities
• Experience using analytics tools and a CRM system
• Familiarity with AI tools, and an openness to how they can be used ethically to support the work of a heritage charity
• Ability to create simple designs in Canva, Figma, Adobe Creative Suite or similar.
• Experience managing budgets

Personal Qualities

• Creative and strategic thinker with a results-driven mindset
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Highly proactive and ability to know what needs to happen to achieve an objective without supervision
• Excellent administrative and organisational skills
• Demonstrable ability to work on your own initiative, and to meet objectives and deadlines under pressure
• Able to work outside office hours by mutual arrangement

For the right candidate, this is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful difference, and to have a lot of fun along the way.

Reports To: Director/Head of Operations

This is your chance to help people with spina bifida and hydrocephalus feel unstoppable.

As Digital Communications Lead at Spina Bifida Hydrocephalus Scotland you will be coordinating our work to connect with our audiences and managing our digital marketing channels.

Your work will bring out the joy in doing good among our supporters and inspire people living with our conditions.

This is an exciting time to be joining the charity with a new five-year strategy, entering its second year, setting out ambitious plans to grow the charity’s impact and income.

We are looking for a creative thinker, with a proven track record in building movements and recruiting supporters using digital marketing and storytelling.

Working closely with the services team and fundraising team you will be creating compelling content. The role will be to tell the stories of the incredible people we help to support through a variety of digital communications.

What Spina Bifida Hydrocephalus Scotland can offer you

• Flexibility – We offer flexible working, including the opportunity to work from home or around caring responsibilities.
• An opportunity to express yourself – Our team values teamwork, learning and continuous improvement. SBH Scotland staff gave a median score of 8 out of 10 for feeling supported to take risks with new ideas.

We also offer:Workplace pension scheme; death in service benefit; paid Carers Leave; 30 days annual leave entitlement and 4 days Public Holidays; an additional day off for your birthday and wellbeing days.

We welcome applications from disabled people and those with lived experience of disability or caring responsibilities. SBH Scotland is a Disability Confident employer.

Reporting to: Head of Fundraising and Communications

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.

Disability Equality Scotland (DES) is a national charity and membership organisation for disabled people, Disabled Peoples Organisations (DPOs), Access Panels, and disability groups/organisations. It is our mission to work towards achieving inclusion and accessibility for all disabled people.

DES promotes access in its widest sense. We do this to promote a life of dignity, respect, choice, and independence. This includes access to our built and natural environment and access to the same opportunities as enjoyed by others in our communities. And it extends beyond physical access to include access to:

• information,

• inclusive communication, and

• decision-making in policy making and community activities.

DES staff are passionate about disability equality, and their expertise and knowledge support our work across Scotland, and beyond.

The Communications and Membership Lead is a senior role responsible for developing and delivering DES’ communications, marketing and membership strategies to raise the organisation’s profile, strengthen engagement with our members and stakeholders, and support the growth and sustainability of the organisation.

Reporting directly to the CEO, and working with colleagues across the organisation, the postholder will lead all internal and external communications, oversee marketing of the organisation’s services, develop meaningful engagement with DES members, and provide strategic oversight of our Easy Read service.

As a member of the Senior Management Team, the postholder will contribute to organisational planning, performance, business development and continuous improvement, ensuring that accessibility, inclusion and the voices of disabled people underpin all communications and engagement activities.

Equal Opportunities

We are committed to being disability confident and an employer of choice irrespective of race (which includes colour, nationality and ethnic or national origins), sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, age, disability, or pregnancy and maternity. The ethical and business case of ensuring that our workforce is representative of wider society is at the heart of what we do. When we are recruiting, disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview. We make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and during employment.

Reporting to: Chief Executive Officer

Responsible for: Communications and Membership Officer