About River Kids

River Kids is a West Lothian children’s charity supporting children and families experiencing poverty and disadvantage.

We work closely with schools, health professionals, social work teams, community organisations and local businesses to ensure children have access to essential items, opportunities and support when they need it.

We are a small, hands-on team, and we are looking for an enthusiastic and proactive Events & Communications Officer to help us grow our community presence, strengthen relationships and generate support for our work.

About the role

This is a varied role combining events, communications, community engagement and fundraising.

You will take responsibility for developing and delivering River Kids' programme of fundraising events, including maintaining successful existing events and identifying opportunities to introduce new ones.

You will also manage our day-to-day social media presence. For us, communications are about more than posting content. We want to tell the story of River Kids effectively, demonstrate the difference our work makes and use our platforms to connect with the people, businesses and organisations who can help us achieve more.

A significant part of the role will involve building relationships within the local community. This could mean approaching a business about supporting an appeal, encouraging members of the public to fundraise on our behalf, attending a community information event, promoting an upcoming fundraiser or finding a new opportunity to raise River Kids' profile.

As part of a small charity team, you will also need to be comfortable getting involved in the practical day-to-day work of the organisation when required.

What you'll be doing

• Plan, organise and deliver approximately 3–4 River Kids fundraising events each year, taking responsibility from initial planning through to delivery and evaluation.

• Develop and maintain our successful existing events while identifying opportunities for new fundraising events and activities.

• Manage River Kids' day-to-day social media presence and create engaging, appropriate content across our platforms.

• Use our communications to tell the story of River Kids, demonstrate our impact and connect with relevant supporters and stakeholders.

• Build and maintain relationships with local businesses, community organisations, supporters and other stakeholders.

• Proactively approach businesses to develop donations, sponsorship, fundraising and other forms of support.

• Encourage and support individuals, groups and organisations to fundraise on behalf of River Kids.

• Identify opportunities for community fundraising and engagement and turn promising opportunities into activity.

• Represent River Kids at community events, information days, networking opportunities and other public-facing activities.

• Promote River Kids' campaigns, appeals, events and wider work.

• Maintain relationships with existing supporters and look for opportunities to deepen their involvement with the charity.

• Monitor the performance of events, communications and engagement activity and contribute to relevant KPIs and reporting.

• Work closely with the Charity Manager and Project Lead to ensure communications accurately represent our work, values and impact.

• Support the wider operational work of River Kids when required, recognising that working within a small charity requires flexibility and a hands-on approach.

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About you

We are looking for someone who is proactive, approachable and comfortable building relationships.

You don't need to be an expert in every aspect of events, communications and fundraising. More important to us is someone who can take ownership of their work, communicate confidently and spot opportunities rather than waiting for them to arrive.

You should be:

• A confident communicator who enjoys engaging with different people and organisations.

• Comfortable approaching businesses, community groups and members of the public to ask for support.

• Organised and able to manage events and activities from planning through to completion.

• Able to communicate effectively through social media and adapt content for different audiences.

• Creative and willing to develop new ideas for fundraising and engagement.

• Able to build and maintain positive relationships with supporters and stakeholders.

• Comfortable representing River Kids publicly.

• Able to work independently while contributing to a very small, collaborative team.

• Practical and willing to get involved when needed.

• Able to manage competing priorities and take responsibility for seeing work through.

Experience in events, fundraising, communications, community engagement or the third sector would be valuable. However, we recognise that relevant skills can be developed in different settings and welcome applicants who can demonstrate transferable experience.

What success will look like

The Events & Communications Officer will help River Kids become better connected, better understood and better supported within our community.

Success in the role will include:

• Maintaining and developing River Kids' established fundraising events.

• Successfully delivering approximately 3–4 charity-led events each year.

• Developing new events and fundraising opportunities where appropriate.

• Increasing meaningful engagement with River Kids through social media and community activity.

• Growing the number of individuals, groups and businesses fundraising for or supporting River Kids.

• Developing new relationships with businesses and community partners.

• Maintaining strong relationships with existing supporters.

• Increasing opportunities for River Kids to be represented and recognised within the local community.

• Using communications effectively to demonstrate the need for and impact of River Kids' work.

Working at River Kids

River Kids is a small charity, and that means our roles are varied. While you will have clear responsibility for events and communications, there will be occasions when everyone gets involved in the practical work required to support children and families.

We're looking for someone who will enjoy that environment: someone who can organise an event, speak confidently to a potential supporter, create an engaging social media post and then roll up their sleeves and help the team when things get busy.

If that sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you.

The One World Shop was established over 40 years ago and has played a lead role in the Fair Trade movement in Scotland, including helping Edinburgh and Glasgow become Fairtrade cities and Scotland to become a Fair Trade Nation.

As well as running a thriving city centre shop, we have an online shop and we support schools, faith groups and local businesses to learn about and sell fair trade products. We currently employ 7 paid staff and over 20 volunteers. Our aim is to reduce poverty in deprived areas of the world through trading fairly and we are committed to reducing our carbon footprint and promoting low-carbon living.

We are seeking to appoint several new voluntary Management Committee members; we are particularly looking at people with skills and experience in any of the following:

• Human Resources
• Property, leases, surveying
• Retail sales and management
• Business management
• Finance, funding, ethical investment

Board meetings are held every two months by Zoom or occasionally in the shop.

An opportunity to work within our innovative & progressive Legal Team within our busy projects preventing homelessness, assisting vulnerable groups, clients and their families, and those with complex needs.

Govan Law Centre is looking for an enthusiastic, dedicated solicitor to assist the legal team working closely with Govan Law Centre Prevention of Homeless Services and Inclusion Team to provide service users with advice, legal representation, individual casework and advocacy. Providing representation across all tenures; Social Rented, Owner Occupied & Private Rented Sector. Providing homelessness advice to vulnerable clients and provide support to vulnerable individuals and groups.

The successful candidate will be experienced in court work and relevant civil law. Based within the Govan Law Centre office, the successful applicant will work as part of a team and may be expected to attend outreach hubs across Glasgow.

The post involves blended working; with a combination of working remotely from home and office-based work.

The successful candidate MUST :

1. Hold a degree in Scots Law.

2. A diploma in legal practice.

3. A Law Society of Scotland practising certificate.

4. Have good research and analytical skills.

5. Ability to work well with minimum supervision.

6. Passionate about Equality and Human Rights.

It would be desirable if the candidate had

1. Knowledge and experience of issues relating to homelessness and housing law.

2. Knowledge and experience of issues relating to social welfare law

3. Experience in appearing in court or tribunal settings

4. Experience in dealing with vulnerable clients

5. Experience in handling a large and varied workload

6. Experience in working within a team setting

We are looking for an individual with the passion and commitment to provide high-quality one-to-one and group support for women who have experienced, or are experiencing, domestic abuse.

You will join a dedicated team of Women, Family, Children and Young People Practitioners who bring a wealth of skills and experience to their roles and take pride in delivering timely, effective, and person-centred support to those who use our services.

If you have a strong commitment to this area of work; if you value integrity, compassion, and teamwork; if you want to work in an inclusive and supportive environment; and if you have a feminist understanding of domestic abuse and its causes and impacts, then this could be the next career opportunity for you.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Join us to help shape a nature-positive, carbon-negative and thriving future for people and nature in Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park. As the National Park Authority, we are focused on leading bold, collaborative action with a range of partners to tackle the twin crises of climate change and nature loss and create a thriving, welcoming place for all.

The Role:

Are you a strategic, creative digital communicator looking for a way to use your skills to deliver meaningful work? At Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park Authority, we’re seeking an experienced Digital Communications Manager to provide maternity cover on a 15-month fixed term contract. The successful candidate will lead the transformation of our digital presence, bringing the diverse work the organisation is involved in to life, inspiring diverse audiences with our mission to become a nature-positive, carbon-negative, thriving National Park.

This is a unique opportunity to shape and deliver high-impact digital content strategies, oversee major projects like the testing and launch of our new website and its ongoing development, and drive user-focused content that inspires action and engagement for people and planet. Working at the heart of a creative team within an ambitious organisation, you’ll collaborate with passionate colleagues and stakeholders, using your skills in applying digital-first thinking, user insight and accessibility best practice.

If you’ve got digital expertise, whether from client-side or digital agency roles, and are looking to use that expertise in a role with real purpose, this is your chance to lead change that matters.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee the delivery and ongoing development of a new, accessible National Park Authority website, managing external suppliers, leading an internal project team using Agile methodologies and ensuring a user-centred approach throughout.
• Overseeing the creation and delivery of content outputs for digital channels that are high quality, consistent in brand and tone of voice and adhere to best practice guidelines on content design, accessibility and usability.
• Embedding and continually improving a content governance framework to enable content owners / writers in other internal teams to deliver accessible and engaging content for our new website.
• Ensure ongoing evaluation of the effectiveness of digital communications activity, ensuring goals and metrics are set for each owned channel and individual campaigns.
• Work with the Media and Campaigns Manager to develop and deliver integrated campaigns and ‘always on’ communications activity that supports National Park priorities and meets user needs.
• Collaborate with teams across the organisation and external partners and stakeholders to mine for ‘good stories’ and content opportunities that support the team and organisation’s wider strategic objectives.
• Co-develop internal communications outputs, reviewing existing tools to ensure that our staff and our Board Members are kept up to date with the broad spectrum of work that the National Park Authority is involved in.
• In tandem with the Media and Campaigns manager and wider team, contribute to the delivery of the National Park Partnership Plan, Corporate Plan and engagement on other strategic work, supporting as required with the engagement of audiences.
• Embed best practice in digital engagement and accessibility within the team and across the organisation, using insight on the latest industry developments and learning from evaluating our work.
• Provide advice and support where required to other Operational Managers and our Executive team on digital projects, development of policies and strategies which have a digital focus.
• Manage budgets for digital projects and content creation and when required, lead on targeted digital and social media campaigns, both organic and paid-for.
• This role involves some line management responsibility and active contribution to the ongoing development of the team and its work.
• Undertake any other duties appropriate to the grade as required.

Who we are looking for:

Your skills, abilities and experience should include:

• Experience of delivering digital projects including website design and delivery.
• Experience of planning and delivering strategic digital communications campaigns, ensuring integration and alignment with offline communications and engagement work.
• Experience of applying user insight to develop communications strategies and evaluating effectiveness using the appropriate tools.
• Experience of motivating and leading team members in a busy, fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrable experience successfully managing a variety of projects including those involving multiple digital suppliers/specialists.
• Understanding of content design principles
• Proficient in managing and updating Content Management Systems, alongside experience providing clear guidance and training to others on effective system use.
• Understanding of user-centred design principles.
• Articulate with excellent interpersonal and influencing skills.
• Proactive self-starter with initiative to use feedback and insight to continually improve work.
• Degree in digital, communications or a related discipline; or equivalent level of management experience within a digital communications role.
• Hands-on experience creating and optimising paid and organic digital campaigns, combined with proficient GA4 analytical skills and the ability to articulate digital metric/event tracking requirements to agency partners.

Ideally, but not essentially, you’ll also have:

• Experience of applying service design principles.
• Experience of applying and raising wider awareness of the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018 and Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2/2.2AA.
• Experience in client-side digital role(s)
• Understanding of issues relating to Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park and its audiences

About Us

Established over 85 years ago, Youth 1st is the leading support agency for youth organisations, youth groups, youth workers, volunteers and young people in Fife.

Youth 1st provides services which increase the effectiveness and capacity of our members who engage with young people in the youth work sector in Fife. We support and empower youth workers, volunteers and organisations, leading to strong and resilient community-based youth work, which in turn will improve the life experiences and opportunities of young people.

We have an established membership consisting of a number of youth clubs, groups and organisations from throughout Fife. Most of our member groups are organised and run by volunteers.

Our highly experienced staff team offer support, advice, access to training and events to all our members across Fife. We are a valued Youth Work partner in both the Local and National Voluntary Youth Work Sectors and work closely with our partners in Fife Council, NHS Fife, Fife Voluntary Action and other agencies across Fife.

About B:activ

The B:activ project has two main themes, Health Promotion and Young Volunteer development. For us, health promotion is about getting young people more physically active as well as working on exciting projects with organisations such as NHS Fife, Greener Kirkcaldy/Climate Action Fife, Fife Council and Fife Voluntary Action. Delivery of physical activity and games sessions forms a key part of our project and is a great opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of young people.

The other element of B:activ is young volunteer development and is about getting young people more involved in their local community. Whether this is helping out at their local youth club, volunteering at the food bank or building employability skills to help them get a job, this strand of the project involves delivery of fun and engaging sessions such as leadership awards and skills building sessions. It’s great to see young people develop during a leadership course and eventually feel confident enough to stand up in front of their peers and deliver a game.

This role is perfect for someone who is active, energetic, and enthusiastic. You will enjoy working with young people and building positive relationships with a diverse range of individuals and organisations across Fife.

You will be responsible for delivering key parts of the B:activ project and supporting Youth 1st member groups. Using a youth work approach, you will help young people build their confidence and encourage them to be more active in their communities.

You will be expected to co-ordinate and deliver face to face youth work sessions using a range of youth work tools. If you have knowledge of Sports/Physical Activity, Health Promotion, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Climate Action and Youth Awards, this would be a bonus.

If you are up for the challenge and would like to work with a fantastic team, we would love to hear from you! Your application will be a CV and a supporting statement. Your supporting statement must provide evidence of your experience working with young people and the various criteria outlined in the job description.

Govan Community Project provides a range of holistic services for people seeking asylum, refugees and vulnerable migrants in the Greater Govan area of Glasgow.

Our Digital Inclusion Coordinator supports our community members with connectivity, access to devices and development of digital skills.

You will be joining our Communities Team and responsible for managing a device lending scheme which supports digital inclusion for our community members. You will support individuals not only to access available devices but to understand how to use the device. You will work collaboratively with key stakeholders and local partners to identify existing learning opportunities which are accessible to our community members or if gaps are identified, work with local partners to develop these opportunities.

Our ideal candidate will have experience of supporting vulnerable individuals to develop digital skills and engaging with communities where English is not the first language. You will have knowledge and understanding of the impact of digital exclusion on those in the asylum process. You will be confident in developing partnerships to improve accessibility of community based digital learning opportunities. You will be confident in collecting quantitative and qualitative data to evidence the impact of your project and be able to manage your time flexibly and effectively.

This is a great opportunity to join a vibrant, dedicated team working in a diverse community.

We are looking for a Community Food Coordinator to support the delivery of food pantry services and help ensure local people can access quality food in a welcoming, well-organised setting.

Working across our mobile and static pantry services, you’ll play an important role in coordinating food provision, supporting community members, and helping maintain high standards of service and food safety.

A satisfactory PVG check for adults and children will be required.

This is a chance to make a practical difference in your community by supporting a service that helps people access food with dignity and care.

East Dunbartonshire Women’s Aid (EDWA) is looking for a passionate and skilled individual to join our team. We are looking for a Finance Officer who will be committed to our aims and values and who will bring extensive financial management experience and skills to our charity.

The main role of the post holder will be to oversee and manage the overall financial health of the charity, ensuring the sustainability of our services and providing financial monitoring information to our main funders and our Board of Trustees. As our Finance Officer, you’ll help ensure that every £1 donated creates maximum impact for the women, children and young people who need it most.

EDWA operates with a high level of funding from a variety of sources and applicants should therefore have at least two years’ experience of managing significant budgets with a high degree of autonomy and responsibility.

You are required to have the appropriate skills, experience and qualifications that are relevant to the duties outlined in the job description, including being proficient in the use of Sage One Payroll and Microsoft Excel.

You should have an understanding of the feminist analysis of domestic abuse and be willing to work within the group’s collective, non-hierarchical structure.

The role is based in Kirkintilloch with potential for home/flexible working as part of your working week. Attendance will be required at our weekly team meetings to fulfil collective management responsibilities.

As there may be times where you will informally meet women, children or young people using our services, this post is subject to a successful PVG scheme check. We will also require suitable references and completion of a satisfactory 6-month induction period.

Why work with us?

• Pension Contribution of 8%
• Optional on-call allowance of 7.5% (on completion of probationary period)
• 30 days’ annual leave per annum (entitlement for this post will be pro rata)
• 12 public holidays per annum (entitlement for this post will be pro rata)
• Training and development opportunities
• Reimbursement of mileage & necessary expenses
• Hybrid / flexible working opportunities
• Small and friendly team

We are looking for a passionate and committed Youth Development Worker to join our team.

In this role, you will support children and young people in their personal, social, health, and wellbeing development through guidance, mentoring, peer education, and structured activities. You will help plan and deliver engaging programmes, build trusted relationships, and support young people to develop confidence, skills, and a sense of belonging.

You will also work closely with partners, local schools, services, and youth organisations to strengthen opportunities for children and young people across the community.

A satisfactory PVG check for adults and children will be required.

If you’re enthusiastic about youth work, community development, and creating positive opportunities for young people, this could be the role for you.