About The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh is an independent membership organisation dedicated to the education, training and advancement of surgeons, dental surgeons, doctors, and various individuals throughout healthcare who are involved in the surgical care of patients. The College has a current membership approaching 33,000 and growing, with members spanning over 100 countries around the world.

From our founding in 1505, the College has been committed to the advancement of surgery and driving patient safety standards worldwide. In our 520-year history, there has never been a better time to join the College than now.

Working with us

At the College we aim to embrace views from across the organisation, sharing common goals and values for the betterment of healthcare through the advancement of surgical and dental professionals. We aim to develop teams that are reflective of the needs of our members and maximise the potential of every employee.

To reflect the varying needs across the organisation, we offer a range of policies and benefits for our workforce including a generous 42 days annual leave, flexible working practices, enhanced employer pensions contribution and various discounts throughout the College including the Ten Hill Place Hotel, 1505 Café and free entry to Surgeons’ Hall Museums.

If you’d like more information about this role, please contactrecruitment@rcsed.ac.uk

About the Role

We are seeking an enthusiastic and proactive Philanthropy Officer to support the College’s fundraising and donor engagement activities.

Working closely with the Philanthropy Manager and Head of Development, you will help secure philanthropic support for a range of College priorities, including research, education, global surgery and heritage. This includes supporting fundraising activity for the College’s Global CARE initiative, which aims to address healthcare inequalities worldwide through improved access to safe surgery and patient care. You will contribute to the delivery of fundraising campaigns, legacy giving initiatives, undertake prospect research, develop funding proposals and build relationships with individual donors, corporate supporters, trusts and foundations.

This is a varied role that combines relationship management, fundraising, communications and research. It offers the opportunity to develop experience across a broad range of philanthropic activities while contributing to initiatives that support the College’s mission to advance surgical and dental care worldwide.

The role is based in Edinburgh with flexibility for hybrid working. Occasional travel and out-of-hours working may be required to support meetings, events and donor engagement activities.

Experience/Qualifications/Key Skills

You will be educated to degree level or possess equivalent professional experience and have experience in fundraising, philanthropy, donor engagement, partnership development or a related field.

You will be an organised and proactive individual with excellent communication and relationship-building skills. Experience of prospect research, preparing funding proposals and securing support from donors, sponsors, trusts or foundations would be advantageous.

You will be comfortable managing multiple priorities, working with databases or CRM systems and collaborating with colleagues and stakeholders to achieve shared objectives.

As SOPA enters an exciting period of renewal and growth, we are looking for an enthusiastic and proactive Development Worker to help strengthen our membership, partnerships, communications and influence across Scotland.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced individual to make a real difference to the lives of older people across Scotland, to help amplify the voices of older people and influence positive change.

Working closely with our Members, Board of Trustees and partner organisations, you will help deliver SOPA's strategic objectives, strengthen relationships with stakeholders, and support the organisation's continued development and growth.

Key Responsibilities

Membership and Stakeholder Engagement

• Develop and maintain positive relationships with SOPA members, partner organisations and key stakeholders, including Scottish Government.
• Support membership recruitment, retention and engagement activities.
• Build new partnerships with organisations that share SOPA's values and objectives.
• Outreach and Development
• Organise and coordinate a minimum of three outreach meetings each year across Scotland.
• Gather feedback from members and stakeholders to help inform SOPA's priorities and activities.
• Identify opportunities to increase SOPA's profile, reach and impact.
• Communications
• Manage and update SOPA's website and social media platforms, ensuring content remains current, engaging and relevant.
• Coordinate regular member communications, including newsletters and promotions
• Promote SOPA's activities, campaigns and events.
• Governance Support
• Work with the administrator and Trustees in planning and delivering major events, conferences and member meetings.
• Prepare progress reports for the Board of Trustees and funders.
• Contribute to the implementation of SOPA's strategic and operational plans.

Who We Are Looking For

We are seeking a self-motivated and organised individual with:

• Experience in community development, membership organisations, voluntary sector development, stakeholder engagement or a similar role.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience creating newsletters and social media campaigns.
• Strong organisational and project coordination skills.
• Ability to work independently while building effective relationships with a wide range of people.
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office and digital communication tools.
• Understanding of the voluntary, charity or community sector.
• Experience working with older people or age-related organisations.
• Knowledge of the policy and issues affecting older people in Scotland.

Street Soccer is a charity using football to create lasting change in the lives of isolated and excluded adults and young people. We run 60 sessions a week of free, inclusive and judgement-free football. These sessions provide person-centred support to players facing a number of challenges including mental health, homelessness, long term unemployment, problem substance use, criminal justice and seeking asylum. Our mission is to create hope and opportunity for all.

We support thousands of players a year on their journey to positive change by providing a safe space, trusting relationships and a sense of belonging. We fight isolation and exclusion by bringing people together, building confidence and creating supportive communities. We support people of all ages and backgrounds through relationship-based support, focusing on trust and personal development, supporting everyone to set and achieve their own goals. Thanks to the support of Street Soccer, 82% of players say that their quality of life has improved.

Lived experience is at the heart of what we do, with over 80% of our staff having lived experience of the challenges our players face.

97% of players think that Street Soccer is a unique organisation. With over 16 years of experience delivering positive change through football, we are now working in more communities than ever, with city hubs in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee, Aberdeen and South London, as well as a network of sessions across 6 other local authorities.

Leith United is an innovative new partnership of Street Soccer Scotland and YMCA Edinburgh, working together to deliver an impact programme that strengthens community cohesion, promotes inclusive growth, and creates meaningful opportunities for all who call Leith home. At the heart of this initiative is the Leith Community Centre, a vibrant hub for creativity, support, and connection.

Role Purpose

The Leith United Programme Co-Ordinator will lead the development and delivery of the Leith United programme, working across Leith to connect people experiencing social disadvantage with the support, services and opportunities that can make a real difference in their lives.

The Leith United Programme Co-Ordinator is responsible for ensuring Street Soccer players and other local people can access what's available to them, whether that's Street Soccer sessions, YMCA Edinburgh's services for children, young people and families, local education and training opportunities, or support from other organisations across Leith.

The Leith United Programme Co-Ordinator is responsible for building relationships with local services, community organisations and businesses.

Day-to-day responsibilities include growing participation in the programme, linking players and participants into the right support, working alongside the Street Soccer Progressions Worker and being a presence at Leith Community Centre. The Leith United Programme Co-Ordinator will also work with Centre management and local businesses to develop the Centre and make it a safe and welcoming community hub.

The role carries responsibility for impact reporting and evaluation across the Leith United programme, and will be supported by the local Regional Manager for Edinburgh.

We are particularly interested in applications from those with the same lived experience as our players, further information about our Safer Recruitment process can be found within section 8 of our Safeguarding Policy.

Street Soccer value work life balance and are happy to discuss part time hours, job share and flexible working.

Street Soccer is a charity using football to create lasting change in the lives of isolated and excluded adults and young people. We run 60 sessions a week of free, inclusive and judgement-free football. These sessions provide person-centred support to players facing a number of challenges including mental health, homelessness, long term unemployment, problem substance use, criminal justice and seeking asylum. Our mission is to create hope and opportunity for all.

We support thousands of players a year on their journey to positive change by providing a safe space, trusting relationships and a sense of belonging. We fight isolation and exclusion by bringing people together, building confidence and creating supportive communities. We support people of all ages and backgrounds through relationship-based support, focusing on trust and personal development, supporting everyone to set and achieve their own goals. Thanks to the support of Street Soccer, 82% of players say that their quality of life has improved.

Lived experience is at the heart of what we do, with over 80% of our staff having lived experience of the challenges our players face.

97% of players think that Street Soccer is a unique organisation. With over 16 years of experience delivering positive change through football, we are now working in more communities than ever, with city hubs in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee, Aberdeen and South London, as well as a network of sessions across 6 other local authorities.

Leith United is an innovative new partnership of Street Soccer Scotland and YMCA Edinburgh, working together to deliver an impact programme that strengthens community cohesion, promotes inclusive growth, and creates meaningful opportunities for all who call Leith home. At the heart of this initiative is the Leith Community Centre, a vibrant hub for creativity, support, and connection.

Role Purpose

The Street Soccer Women’s programme (previously Street45) provides a safe, supportive space where socially disadvantaged women and girls can be active, connect and build confidence while engaging in football related activity and personal development opportunities.

The Women’s Programme Co-Ordinator will be responsible for developing the Women’s Programme across Scotland in areas including Ayrshire, Glasgow, the Central Belt and Fife . Responsible for sourcing and managing suitable venues for sessions to take place. They will recruit and work with partners to ensure players get the right level of support across a variety of issues. They will grow the number of players attending sessions by promoting these across the community in a variety of ways.

An enthusiastic person, the Women’s Programme Co-Ordinator will be able to build relationships with a series of communities where sessions take place. They will also work with the Fundraising Team to establish local opportunities for sponsorship and other support.

The Women’s Programme Co-Ordinator will also be involved in our Team Scotland Women’s activity including the annual Homeless World Cup Tournament.

We are particularly interested in applications from those with the same lived experience as our players, further information about our Safer Recruitment process can be found within section 8 of our Safeguarding Policy.

Street Soccer value work life balance and are happy to discuss part time hours, job share and flexible working.

In this role, you’ll:

• Build and grow strong relationships with supporters, volunteers, and community groups to drive engagement and maximise fundraising income

• Support and empower Action Groups and community fundraisers to reach their full potential through guidance, motivation, and stewardship

• Support to plan, deliver, and evaluate a diverse programme of community and third party fundraising activities and events, ensuring targets and objectives are achieved

• Identify and secure new fundraising opportunities within the community, developing innovative ideas to expand Children First’s reach and impact

• Work collaboratively across teams to promote fundraising activity

We’d love to hear from you if you have:

• Experience in income generation or working in a target-driven environment.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to write concise and engaging fundraising copy and promotional materials.

• The ability to build meaningful relationships with a range of stakeholders.

• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.

• A proactive, collaborative approach and commitment to our values.

What we offer:

• A workplace with values of with love, with purpose and with strength

• 40 days annual leave, inclusive of bank holidays

• Pension scheme and wellbeing support

• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements

• Access to Westfield Health, giving colleagues and their families confidential counselling support, wellbeing resources, and access to health and lifestyle benefits to support physical and mental wellbeing.

• Blue Light card discount

• A Fair Work accredited workplace

Our Values

Living our values, you will help create a workplace where our people can thrive, ensuring we deliver the best possible support to children and families.

With love, we put children first.

With purpose, we transform lives together.

With strength, we do whatever it takes to protect Scotland’s children.

Are you a creative and motivated individual with the passion and drive to support people with a recent diagnosis of dementia to live well in their community?

If so, you can be part of a National Team of Post Diagnostic Support Link Workers (PDS Link Workers) providing high-quality, person-centred support to people living with dementia and their families for a minimum of a year following diagnosis in line the Scottish Government’s minimum guarantee.

The aim of the PDS National Service is to enable people to live well with dementia and is centred around Alzheimer Scotland's 5 pillar model so that people move on to a period of supported self- management.

The model includes understanding the illness and coming to terms with the diagnosis, peer support, connecting and maintaining links with their community along with planning for future care and decision making to develop an outcome focused plan to support their future hopes, desires and aspirations.

Supporting our East Renfrewshire locality, the post will be based within the Community Mental Health Team at Willow Clinic, Eastwood Health & Care Centre. Alzheimer Scotland’s PDS Link Workers are required to be effective team workers and have the skills to build and maintain relationships with colleagues both within Alzheimer Scotland, the NHS and other stakeholders.

Skills in using digital platforms are essential as we use a blended approach to support people that involve some virtual meetings and on-line groups.

Applicants must hold a recognised relevant professional qualification, have a good understanding of dementia and how it affects people and their families along with excellent communication skills, a warm flexible approach, combined with skills in empathy and relationship building.

In addition, you should have skills and knowledge at the Enhanced Level of the Promoting Excellence Framework or be able to evidence you are working towards its completion.

Scottish Opera is Scotland’s national opera company and the country’s largest performing arts organisation. Founded in 1962 to make opera accessible to all, the company presents productions of international acclaim, from early works to world premieres. Performances are designed to be inclusive, with supertitles, audio-described and dementia-friendly shows, free and discounted tickets for under-26s, refugees, asylum seekers and schools, and touring productions reaching communities across Scotland.

The charity has a network of Patrons, members and supporters who engage with Scottish Opera at varying levels. This role supports that audience to feel connected and engaged with Scottish Opera, deepening their loyalty and seeking new ways to increase giving levels where possible and appropriate. It is a hands-on fundraising role, with scope to think and trial new ways of delivering supporter experience with the ultimate goal of growing the supporter base.

It is an exciting time to join Scottish Opera. They have invested in the fundraising team, there is organisation-wide support for fundraising, and many opportunities to engage supporters with exciting opportunities across Scottish Opera’s calendar.

This role might be for you if you consider yourself a relationship fundraiser – this is a people first role where engaging with donors over the phone and face to face will be the norm. You don’t have to have a background in philanthropy, you could have experience across community fundraising, corporate partnerships, individual giving or mid-value fundraising – the most important factor is that you understand fundraising and enjoy building great relationships with supporters and donors. This role is a great opportunity for an experienced fundraiser to step into a management level role, or for a candidate looking to specialise in mid-value, Patrons and membership fundraising.

Working within an arts and culture charity would be helpful for the candidate to have but isn't essential.

Do you have some experience of advice work, preferably with a focus on housing issues, and a real desire to advance your specialist level knowledge? Then join Shelter Scotland as a Housing Rights Worker and you could soon be playing a vital role in helping to identify and resolve the homelessness and bad housing issues facing local communities.

About the role

We’re looking for someone who can provide high-quality housing advice, advocacy and casework to people facing the housing emergency, both in local communities and remotely. You’ll work collaboratively with colleagues and external partners to promote housing rights, deliver capacity-building activities and respond to local housing issues through influencing and advocacy. You’ll also gather evidence and insight to help shape our work, build strong relationships with communities and decision-makers, and support people with lived experience to influence services, campaigns and wider change. Through everything you do, you’ll help ensure Shelter Scotland delivers high-quality, person-centred support while working to tackle the root causes of housing injustice.

Role specifics

We’re looking for someone with excellent communication and relationship-building skills who enjoys working collaboratively to make a real difference. You’ll be confident delivering workshops and presentations, engaging with individuals, communities and partners, and explaining complex information in a clear and accessible way. Experience of housing advice or social justice work would be an advantage, alongside the ability to challenge poor practice, influence decision-makers and solve problems creatively. Ideally, you’ll also be comfortable using a range of IT systems, including Microsoft Office and CRM systems.

Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.

Benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.

We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

About the team

There are three Community Teams - North, West and East. These teams of housing rights workers engage with and activate communities in delivering insight and evidence and targeted interventions, to address local issues and contribute towards the Shelter Scotland Housing Emergency campaign for structural change.

At Edinburgh Dog & Cat Home, love has no limits. We take a big picture view of what is best for dogs and cats; and a tireless, long-term approach to their care. We believe in protecting loving homes, finding love homes, and running our loving Home. We strive to create a safe and nurturing environment not only to the animals, but also our people.

Are you a confident fundraiser who is great at connecting with people? Are you a creative thinker who loves to work out what makes supporters tick?

If so, this role leading our Individual Giving support is for you.

What You’ll Be Doing

With no government funding, our Individual supporter base is crucial to the existence of the Home. You will take the lead on offline giving including direct mail, face-to-face and telephone campaigns, nurturing our regular giving programme, and implementing acquisition and appeal activity that inspires engagement and donations.Working closely with colleagues, you will ensure our supporters enjoy excellent stewardship experiences that maximise the value of these relationships.

This role is an essential part of the ambitious Public Fundraising team, where you will be working alongside the Public Fundraising Manager and a collaborative, motivated team to build long-term sustainable income.

What We’re Looking For

We’d love to hear from you if you are:

• Experienced in a related fundraising role in the charity sector, ideally working with Individual Giving audiences
• Ambitious and motivated with a track record of delivering successful fundraising campaigns
• An excellent copywriter who can create engaging, impactful content that works across multichannel activity
• Skilled in utilising mass email platforms to build lasting donor relationships
• Able to use data and insight to optimise campaigns, segment audiences and maximise impact
• Organised with an ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a varied role
• A confident, positive self-starter who enjoys working as part of a team but is equally happy working independently
• Confident spotting opportunities, and creative and motivated enough to put new ideas into action

Further information on the role can be found in the attached recruitment pack.

About Us

Mayfield and Easthouses Youth 2000 Project (Y2K) is a community-based youth organisation supporting young people aged 11–21 living in Midlothian.

We provide a wide range of services designed to meet the diverse needs of young people in our community. Our work focuses on creating safe, supportive environments where young people can build confidence, develop skills, and achieve positive outcomes.

The Role

We are seeking a motivated and committed Youth Worker to join our team on a 28-hour per week basis. This is a fixed-term position for 2 years, with the potential for extension subject to future funding.

This role focuses on supporting young people at risk of engaging in offending, risky, or anti-social behaviours. The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering targeted interventions that help young people make safer, more positive life choices.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver holistic programmes and tailored packages of support to meet individual needs
• Buiid positive, trusting relationships with young people
• Support young people to engage in positive activities and opportunities
• Encourage reflection on behaviours and decision-making
• Raise awareness of the risks and consequences associated with harmful or risky choices
• Promote resilience, confidence, and personal development
• Work collaboratively with colleagues and partner agencies to achieve the best outcomes

About You

You will be an empathetic, proactive, and engaging individual with a passion for supporting young people facing challenges. You will be confident working both independently and as part of a team, with the ability to build strong relationships and inspire positive change.

This is a rewarding opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of young people and contribute to safer, stronger communities.

Important: This role includes a regular commitment to evening youth work. Successful applicants must be able to work weekly evening sessions as part of a monthly planned rota. Evening availability is an essential requirement of the post and should be carefully considered before applying. This is not an occasional requirement but a core part of the role, involving the delivery of evening youth groups and drop-in sessions.

It is essential that the successful candidate holds a full UK driving licence and has access to their own vehicle.

The post is subject to a PVG check.