We are fortunate to have a fantastic Board of Trustees. They play a crucial role in determining the direction and tenor of our work. We would be unable to operate without their willingness to face challenges, their courage in making difficult decisions, and their unwavering dedication to the staff team and the families we support.

Join our board and help shape our future.

We are currently seeking new Trustees to share with us their experience, talents, and passions. We are particularly interested in those with experience in:

• Finance or accountancy
• Business or leadership
• Public or third sector services
• Marketing, communications, or fundraising
• Lived experience as a parent or carer

Who we are

Alzheimer Scotland is Scotland’s national dementia charity. Our aim is to make sure nobody faces dementia alone. We provide support and information to people with dementia, their carers and families, we campaign for the rights of people with dementia and fund vital dementia research.

What you’ll do

You will be joining an ambitious team of fundraisers and communicators, passionate about our cause, and about to embark on a journey to grow our fundraised income and engagement.

As National Fundraising Growth Manager, you will provide dedicated growth capability across Alzheimer Scotland’s national fundraising portfolio. Working across established products such as Tea & Blether, Memory Walk, Shooting Stars and other participation fundraising initiatives, you will identify where growth can be achieved and help shape the plans, partnerships and routes to market that make it possible.

You will work collaboratively with colleagues in Fundraising, Communications, Corporate Fundraising, Community Fundraising and Localities, using data, insight and market awareness to reach new audiences, increase participation, build strategic partnerships and support sustainable unrestricted income growth.

What you’ll have

You will bring experience of growing participation, supporter acquisition or customer acquisition, and of delivering measurable commercial or income growth. You will be commercially minded, curious and confident building relationships with a wide range of partners and stakeholders, with strong analytical skills and the ability to use insight and data to identify growth opportunities.

You will also have excellent communication, relationship-building and influencing skills, experience managing projects and budgets, and the ability to work collaboratively across multiple teams without direct line management responsibility. You will understand how audience growth, acquisition and insight can shape effective promotional activity, while working with communications colleagues rather than owning every delivery channel.

Working for a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP)

MSPs are employers in their own right. Under their employment, you will become part of a team supporting them in carrying out their duties. You'll work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment to provide an outstanding service to the team and in turn, the constituents Kate represents.

Purpose of this role

To provide support to Kate Nevens MSP by carrying out day-to-day administrative, research and communications support to ensure the smooth running of her parliamentary office. The role is responsible for triaging and responding to correspondence, coordinating diaries and meetings, supporting parliamentary business and assisting with social media and communications. This role will require a high degree of flexibility and will involve working closely with Kate Nevens MSP, her team, regional colleagues, and the wider Scottish Green Group in Parliament. You must be fully able to support the MSP in carrying out their aims and Parliamentary duties.

Key relationships: Line managed by Parliamentary Policy and Research Lead

Responsibilities

• Managing a high volume of incoming correspondence, ensuring enquiries are handled professionally, sensitively and within agreed timescales.
• Responding to emails and invitations from a range of stakeholders and constituents, working strategically with the Parliamentary Business and Research Lead and other MSP teams to prioritise opportunities.
• Organising diary commitments and updating Kate’s calendar with parliamentary business and stakeholder engagements and supporting these engagements when required.
• Maintaining filing and records management systems, processing office expenses, and delivering day-to-day administrative and secretarial support to the wider team.
• Supporting parliamentary business by preparing parliamentary questions, motions, correspondence and requests for information, ensuring deadlines are met and liaising with parliamentary officials as required.
• Providing research and briefing support by sourcing and summarising information from SPICE and external organisations, identifying emerging issues, and assisting with the preparation of speeches and policy materials.
• Supporting the delivery of communications by drafting and scheduling social media content.
• Creating and managing digital content by monitoring emerging issues, producing and editing photos and videos, and maintaining an organised image and media library for the team.

Requirements

Essential

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with experience drafting professional correspondence and communicating with a range of stakeholders.
• Experience managing diaries, inboxes or office administration in a fast-paced environment.
• Be highly organised and a quick learner with the ability to multitask and work within tight timescales.
• Good digital skills, including confidence using Microsoft 365 and social media platforms.
• Be a proactive problem solver with the motivation and resilience to adapt and deal with challenges.
• A flexible and adaptable approach, being able to use good judgement and work on your own initiative.

Desirable

• Knowledge of and interest in Kate’s portfolio areas of Equalities and International Development, the role of the third sector, and participatory approaches to policymaking.
• Experience of using visual content creation and social media scheduling tools.
• Photo and video content creation skills.

We are particularly interested in hearing from candidates whose backgrounds may be under-represented in politics, for example, trans applicants, applicants from racialised or migrant communities and disabled applicants.

Mary’s Meals is a global movement supported by people from all walks of life and we are focused on one goal – that every child receives a nutritious daily meal in a place of education. We offer more than just a career, we offer the opportunity to support our global movement in a dynamic and inclusive environment with a real focus on personal development.

We are delighted to be recruiting for a Supporter Experience Coordinator who will act as the first point of contact for supporters, handling enquiries, processing and reconciling donations, and maintaining accurate records using our CRM system. Please note, this role is part time (20 hours per week) and will require you to work two days in our Glasgow office and one day at home.

As a Supporter Experience Coordinator, you'll also support the delivery of supporter communications, materials and platforms, contributing to a positive supporter experience that reflects the heart of Mary's Meals.

Additionally, you'll work side-by-side with colleagues from across the Supporter Experience and Communications directorate ensuring a joined-up approach to all activities, through the integration of strong storytelling, marketing expertise and supporter engagement.

Could you help influence how Scotland’s data is used and understood?

Scottish Ministers are recruiting members to the ScotStat Board for Official Statistics. The purpose of the ScotStat Board is to provide recommendations, advice and critical challenge to the Chief Statistician on the production and dissemination of Scottish devolved statistics.

Members of the Board will help promote innovation and set priorities for Official Statistics in Scotland. Members will become familiar with the Official Statistics landscape, and gain experience of strategic thinking and influencing within Government. Members will have the opportunity to work alongside and network with individuals from a range of backgrounds from across Scotland.

We are particularly interested in recruiting Board members with expertise in one of the following areas:

• communications or data journalism
• health
• education
• users of the Census
• business

The Board meets around four times per year. You should ensure you have the agreement of your employer to attend meetings of the Board.

Meetings will normally be hybrid with in-person meetings in Atlantic Quay, Glasgow.

Appointment will be for an initial term of two years.

Remuneration and Expenses

This is an unpaid role. However, you may be able to claim reasonable travel and subsistence expenses.

Rock Trust is looking for a Trustee and Company Director to help us expand the range of skills around the table.

We are looking for people who are interested in being on our People Committee, Finance & Risk Committee or Services Committee. We would welcome people with experience of strategic fundraising & communications, organisational & people development or delivering and developing social care & youth services.

Political acuity would also be highly desirable.

Candidates do not need experience or knowledge of youth homelessness but must be committed and passionate about making a difference for young homeless people.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community and are committed to creating a diverse team.

Who We Are

We are Scotland’s leading youth homelessness charity. We believe that no young person should ever face homelessness. That’s why we deliver bold, youth-specific solutions, built around young people’s experiences and what evidence tells us works.

We support young people to avoid and move on from homelessness, helping them build the confidence, skills and stability they need to thrive in adulthood. We also influence policy and practice to create a Scotland where no young person is left behind.

We don’t follow the system, we change it, continually championing the voices and experiences of all young people.

Scottish Mentoring Network is looking for an organised, proactive and people-focused Engagement and Membership Development Lead to help grow and support our national membership of mentoring projects across Scotland.

This varied part-time role will lead on member engagement, communications, online events and our annual members’ event, while also supporting key administrative and finance processes. You will help strengthen relationships with members, promote the value of SMN’s services and ensure our back-office systems run smoothly.

We are looking for someone with excellent communication and organisational skills, confidence working with a range of stakeholders, good digital skills and the ability to work independently as part of a small remote team. Experience of membership organisations, event management, digital marketing or the Scottish third sector would be an advantage.

The post is 28 hours per week, with flexible remote working, some in-person meetings, 23 days annual leave, 11 floating public holidays, a 6% employer pension contribution and a gross salary of £26,435 per annum.

The postholder will be expected to operate in line with our values which are:

Justice, Equity, Trust, Collaboration and Compassion.

Overview:

All roles at OPFS contribute to our mission of working with and for single parent families, providing support that enables them to achieve their potential and help create lasting solutions to the poverty and barriers facing many single parents and their children. Our core values of Justice, Equity, Trust, Collaboration and Compassion are at the heart of everything we do and underpin all aspects of our work.

One Parent Families Scotland (OPFS) is the national charity for single parent families and this programme is about changing what is possible.

This role will be instrumental in the development, operational management and delivery of a national child maintenance support programme, ensuring effective coordination across partner organisations, delivery of specialist support to families, practitioner capacity-building, and development of national learning.

The Project officer will deliver front line services and advice relating to the project , while working closely with the Senior Child Maintenance Officer based at Fife Gingerbread who leads practice development and practitioner training.

Equal opportunities and family friendly employment

OPFS aims to be an equal opportunity and family friendly employer. OPFS has Investors In People Gold status.

Key tasks and responsibilities

Child Maintenance is a key challenge for lone parent families, and a lever we must maximise as we work to tackle child poverty. As part of the Child Maintenance partnership our Project Coordinator has led test & demonstration activity since 2023 that has been evaluated by Poverty Alliance and recommendations included in the ‘Better for Everyone’ report published last year

Key Responsibilities

• Programme Coordination, Governance and Collaboration
• Support the planning and coordination of programme activity to help ensure delivery of agreed outcomes and financial targets, including governance, budget monitoring, reporting and risk management.
• Provide coordination support for relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, including Fife Gingerbread.
• Support clear communication, shared learning across OPFS and the Child maintenance team, ensuring effective communication and consistency of delivery.
• Assist in facilitating collaborative working between OPFS and Fife Gingerbread, including organising meetings and tracking agreed actions.
• Contribute to strong partnership working by supporting communication, shared learning, and joint decision-making processes.
• Help maintain and update monitoring systems, capturing key data such as practitioner engagement, families supported and financial outcomes achieved.

We are very excited to be launching our mentoring programme in theScottish Bordersand are looking for aMentor Services Coordinatorto support volunteer mentors in the region.

About the role

Our Mentor Services Coordinators are the key contacts for our volunteer mentors from their first enquiry about mentoring until they are matched with a young person. The Mentor Services Coordinators conduct in depth interviews with all prospective volunteer mentors, organise training, organise PVG checks and make the process as smooth and supported as possible.

Key responsibilities:

• Providing excellent customer service to prospective and existing mentors using strong communication skills on the telephone, in virtual meetings, by email and sometimes in person
• Ensure all of our volunteer mentors are individually supported and fully engaged at every stage of their mentor journey
• Deliver information sessions, participate in mentor one-to-one conversations and facilitate mentor training sessions and other mentor engagement activities.

About you

• Customer service experience
• Based in Scottish Borders
• Experience of or strong interest in working or volunteering in the charity or third sectors
• An understanding of young people and educational settings
• People person with excellent communication and listening skills and empathy
• Well organised with great administrative skills and attention to detail
• Excellent desktop and database skills

About us

MCR Pathways is an award-winning charity established in Glasgow in 2007. Our mentoring programme is now delivered in schools across the whole of Scotland as well as North East and South East England. We are committed to helping the country’s most vulnerable young people gain self-confidence, identify their skills and recognise and fulfil their potential.

Our mission: To connect every young person with a trusted adult mentor, someone who sparks confidence, fuels ambition, and walks beside them as they find their way.

Our vision: MCR Pathways will work until every young person has someone to help them find their way.

You will be joining a friendly and supportive team who love what they do and enjoy working with each other. MCR Pathways’ values are Respect, Communication, Trust and Growth and they inform everything we do.

Benefits of working for MCR Pathways include:30 days annual leave in first year rising to 35 days from 2nd year of employment, 3 further days of annual leave between the December and January public holidays, additional day off for your birthday, Employee Assistance Programme, Life Assurance – 4 x salary.