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 for people living with dementia, their carers and families, campaign for the rights of people with dementia, fund vital dementia research, and support people to better understand and maintain their own brain health.

What you’ll do

Thanks to some fantastic new collaborations, we’re delighted to share an exciting fixed-term opportunity within our Fundraising & Engagement Team. This role will focus on stewarding an exciting new corporate partnership, as well as managing a portfolio of existing partners, helping to generate vital support for our work across Scotland.

Based in our Glasgow office, with occasional travel across Scotland to support partnership activities, you’ll play a key role in developing and coordinating these partnerships. You’ll deliver excellent supporter experiences and work closely with colleagues across Alzheimer Scotland to ensure our partners feel fully connected to the difference their support makes.

What you’ll have

The successful candidate will have a collaborative nature, strong experience in managing corporate partnerships and will be a self-starter who thrives on building meaningful relationships.

It is incredibly important to us that the successful candidate has a positive attitude towards dementia.

If you are someone with fantastic planning and organisational skills who thrives in a fast-paced environment, this is the role for you.

sparqs is a charity funded by the Scottish Funding Council (SFC), working with Scotland's university and college sectors. Our purpose is to ensure students are partners in shaping the quality of learning, making positive change to their own and others’ experience, however and wherever they learn. It aims to foster a culture of partnership between students and staff which enables the Scottish education sector to respond to challenges and realize its ambitions to provide the best possible experience for each and every student.

Volunteer Chair of Trustee Board

We are looking for a chair of Trustees who will lead our Board with integrity, insight and enthusiasm. This is an opportunity to guide a highly-regarded charity into its next exciting chapter.

As our new Chair you will have:

• Experience of being a strategic leader, including experience of working with a board either as a CEO/Director reporting to board, or as a board member/chair.
• Commitment and enthusiasm to the work of sparqs in terms of a student-led approach, role of student engagement in quality enhancement and value of partnership approaches.
• Ability to represent and promote the organisation publicly, acting as an ambassador and networker to further the attainment of organisational aims.
• Ability to influence, at a senior level, partner, and other stakeholder organisations particularly in the Scottish post-16 education sector.
• Commitment to the positive value of diversity, promoting equality and challenging discrimination and willingness to play an active role in creating an environment that promotes these values.

If you believe you have the experience and qualities we are seeking to contribute to this important organisation, we very much look forward to hearing from you. Working in a diverse sector and with diverse students, we are keen to receive applications from people of all backgrounds and with all different kinds of life experiences.

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.

Join our growing Fundraising & Engagement Team

With a number of exciting opportunities emerging across our fundraising programmes, we’re looking for motivated, creative individuals to help us make a real difference across Scotland. With multiple exciting roles available, from corporate partnerships to supporter care and community engagement, you’ll have the chance to use your skills to directly support people living with dementia, their families and carers, ensuring that nobody faces dementia alone.

What you’ll do

As a Fundraising & Engagement Administrator at Alzheimer Scotland, you’ll be tasked with delivering an outstanding supporter experience across a diverse community of donors, fundraisers, volunteers and stakeholders. You’ll be a key member of our Fundraising & Engagement team, where we raise vital funds to make sure nobody faces dementia alone.

You will play a central role in the supporter journey for, among others, our third-party event participants and community fundraisers, ensuring they get the information and advice to enable them to have a fruitful and enjoyable experience with Alzheimer Scotland. You will often be their first point of contact, so you’ll need to be passionate about providing first-class care to our supporters in an empathetic, efficient and enthusiastic way.

You will also be responsible for data entry and management so organisational skills and attention to detail are paramount. If you are someone who understands and uses processes with confidence and operates well in a fast-paced environment, then this is the role for you.

This role will be based in our Edinburgh office, with a minimum of four days per week in the office to ensure we give our supporters the best service. There will be occasional travel to a range of other locations, as required by the organisation.

What you’ll have

The successful candidate will be naturally optimistic and empathetic, with a can-do attitude. You will be a self-starter who thrives on building meaningful relationships. We are looking for someone who has a positive attitude towards dementia, along with excellent communication skills and a caring manner.

This role would suite someone with experience in customer service or support roles in any sector. While charity or fundraising experience is helpful, it’s not essential – we value empathy, strong communication skills and a genuine desire to help others. We would encourage applications from anyone who feels their skills and experience would translate into this role.

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

Join our growing Fundraising & Engagement Team

With a number of exciting opportunities emerging across our fundraising programmes, we’re looking for motivated, creative individuals to help us make a real difference across Scotland. With multiple exciting roles available, from corporate partnerships to supporter care and community engagement, you’ll have the chance to use your skills to directly support people living with dementia, their families and carers, ensuring that nobody faces dementia alone.

What you’ll do

This rewarding opportunity in the Fundraising & Engagement Team at Alzheimer Scotland reports into the Fundraising & Engagement Leader (Individuals) and focuses on our community partnerships, fundraisers and donors, as well as managing the end-to-end stewardship of our volunteers.

This role can be based in either of our city offices in Glasgow or Edinburgh with occasional travel to elsewhere in Scotland.

You will play a crucial role in cultivating and nurturing relationships, finding more efficient ways of working, developing our volunteering programme and liaising with colleagues around Alzheimer Scotland to deliver a first-class supporter journey.

What you’ll have

The successful candidate will have experience in supporter journeys, community fundraising, volunteering, a commitment to continuous improvement, a collaborative nature and will also be able to work independently.

Aligned to the charity ethos, you must have a positive attitude towards dementia.

If you have drive to work efficiently and supportively, and you thrive on building meaningful relationships, then this is the role for you.

Could you be part of something different? We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to use their gifts, skills and experience to make a difference to the lives of the people in our parishes and communities.

The successful candidate will undertake pastoral visits to parishioners and others in the Parish, in hospital or in their homes or residential units. Share in the chaplaincy with the Parish Minister to the local schools. Play an active role in developing and maintaining links to community groups. Support all aspects of the work of the Church and assist as appropriate.

Attend Larkhall New Parish Church Kirk Session meetings. Develop ways of engaging with the community who have little or no Church connections. Conduct or assist with funerals by covering some of the associated duties including offering bereavement care. Play an active role in developing and maintaining links to community groups. Accept a commission to the General Assembly when appointed by Presbytery. Work with people to enable them to free their gifts and share their personal faith in service to the Church.

It is an essential requirement of this role that the post -holder is a committed Christian with a live Church connection which is a Genuine Occupational Requirement in terms of Equality Act 2010.

We are looking for an experienced Mentor Support Worker to join our team developing Down’s Syndrome Scotland’s new Inclusive Employment Programme for adults with Down’s syndrome seeking meaningful employment to reach their fullest potential.

The Mentor Support Worker will play a key role in the success of this new Inclusive Employment Programme by providing direct support to two employed mentors with Down’s syndrome. This position is dedicated to empowering the mentors, offering guidance, encouragement, and practical assistance to ensure they thrive in their roles and are equipped to support programme participants effectively.

The role requires someone with experience of supporting individuals with Down’s Syndrome and/or learning disabilities, the ideal candidate will have a strong background in mentoring/coaching adults, familiarity within the employability sector would be beneficial. A proactive approach to problem-solving and mentorship is key.

There may be a requirement to work some evenings and weekends as necessary to ensure appropriate operational service delivery, fulfilment of duties and to participate in Down’s Syndrome Scotland events e.g., conferences, for which time off in lieu will be authorised. Applicants would be required to work their hours on a Monday and a Tuesday.

Inspiring Scotland and Changing Ideas have a long-standing relationship to drive social justice reform in Scotland. This role is funded by the charity Changing Ideas, which is owned and led by the philanthropist David Graham. The Fund Manager will lead and enable delivery of funded projects, research and campaigns requested by Changing Ideas and developed in partnership with David Graham and Inspiring Scotland.

The Fund Manager will support the development and delivery of high-impact campaigns that influence policy and practice and deliver real improvements in the lives of children and families across Scotland. They will also Fund Manage the portfolio of work for Changing Ideas, will meet with charity partners and Changing ideas trustees and ensure their key objectives are met.

Fund Managers are key members of the Inspiring Scotland team who collaborate with colleagues to share learning, volunteer their skillset to support other teams and play a role in the continued success of our organisation.