We are looking for an interim member of staff to hit the ground running and cover this exciting role, engaging with Scottish political parties to advocate for Quaker priorities during a period of staff parental leave.

The role covers a range of advocacy tasks, and this period will include the Scottish Parliament elections.

The role will be home based if you have a suitable working environment, or at an agreed, rented workspace. You will need to travel to Edinburgh when necessary.

About TD1 Youth Hub

TD1 Youth Hub is an award winning youth work charity based in Galashiels in the Scottish Borders, working with over 300 young people aged 10 to 26-year-old each year we provide safe spaces, opportunities and support to young people to realise their potential.

Purpose of Job:

This will strengthen how TD1 Youth Hub understands, measures, and communicates the difference our work makes. The post-holder will lead on evaluating our services, embedding learning across the team, and amplifying young people's voices in how we assess and improve what we do. This is a new and exciting role funded by the National Lottery Community Fund for someone who is passionate about using data, stories and feedback to drive meaningful, youth-led change.

What We Offer

• A supportive, values-driven team environment
• Flexible working hours and hybrid working options
• Contributory Employer Pension
• Training and development opportunities
• The chance to shape a new role and contribute to meaningful change in young people’s lives

Where the role fits in our organisation

Our Resources and Development Group are responsible for many of our organisational services and policies, including finance, income, governance, legal, people and performance, as well as managing our Fund Management portfolio of investment to our sector. The team includes Lead Officers, Development Officers, Support Officers, Coordinators and professional advisors working together to build a high performing, effective organisation and a great place to work.

What You'll Do

We are looking for a colleague who is passionate about the impact and potential of our third sector, who thrives on building strategic partnerships and relationships with an eye for detail to oversee investments to our sector and secure our own income. With a good understanding of third sector funding, the successful candidate will be the policy lead for Fair Funding across Dumfries and Galloway, as well as leading a small team to secure investment in our sector and to design and deliver on our long-term income priorities to ensure our sustainability.

• Oversee the development of our long-term funding pipeline in line with our Prospectus, ambitions and outcomes, supported by a dedicated Development Officer and wider team.
• Build positive relationships with funding partners with a view to securing investment in our capacity building and development priorities in line with Fair Funding.
• As policy lead for Fair Funding, work with our Community Planning Partners to develop an adoption plan for Fair Funding and provide advice in line with Fair Funding principles and CPIB national guidance.
• Oversee advice to the sector on Fair Funding and securing investment, supported by Development and Locality teams.
• Represent the third sector/TSDG at appropriate partnership meetings.
• Provide effective leadership and support to colleagues within the direct team and across the organisation, leading with compassion and integrity.

More about you

• You will be able to show your experience of leading programmes in the third sector
• You will be able to demonstrate good understanding of third sector funding and grants
• You will be able to show your approach to effective and compassionate leadership of people, achieving outcomes and demonstrating impact.
• You will bring a keen interest in building and sharing knowledge, particularly in relation to good practice and to new policy.
• You will be able to show examples of effective application of key skills, including organisation and planning, problem solving and communications.
• You will have had experience of building effective professional relationships inside and outside of your organisation.
• You may have had experience of facilitating or leading effective collaborative programmes across sectors.
• You may have previously designed and managed third sector grant programmes, or worked in a funding or income role.

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If you’d like to talk to us about this opportunity to join us, get in touch…….

Edinburgh University Students' Association is looking to recruit an Academic Engagement and Policy Coordinator to join our Student Voice 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 Row House, 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. 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 looking for a confident and enthusiastic individual, with demonstrable professional experience of project management and campaigning for change, to join our tight-knit team, committed to empowering students to make their voices heard on the issues that matter to them.

The Academic Engagement and Policy Coordinator oversees delivery of the Students’ Association’s academic representation system, from recruitment and induction to ongoing volunteer development and community building, requiring a high level of organisation and attention to detail.

As the key staff contact for the Programme and School Representatives, they are responsible for providing project planning and professional support, as well as insight into how representatives can best achieve their objectives.

To support this work, the Academic Engagement and Policy Coordinator must maintain a large network of staff contacts across the University, be confident engaging in stakeholder management, and have excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Alongside colleagues in the Student Voice team, they also empower our five Sabbatical Officers – and particularly the Vice President Education – to pursue their objectives, providing advice on achieving institutional change, as well as project planning and professional support.

In addition, the Academic Engagement and Policy Coordinator is responsible for delivering the Students’ Association’s annual student-led Teaching Awards, a year-round project culminating in the Spring with a shortlisting process and ceremony.

The Person:

We’re looking for a confident and enthusiastic individual, with at least one year’s professional experience of project management and campaigning for change, to join our tight-knit team, committed to empowering students to make their voices heard on the issues that matter to them.

If you can not only cheerlead and champion our incredible student leaders, but also challenge them to think critically about their goals and how best to achieve them, then this could be the role for you.

You’ll need to be confident engaging with both student volunteers and senior members of the University, maintaining an extensive network of stakeholders, and adapting your communication style – whether verbal or written – to suit a range of audiences.

You’ll regularly face long sets of papers and complex policies, so will need an eye for detail to ensure nothing gets missed and students are able to feed-in effectively.

We want a team player who isn’t afraid to lend a hand to colleagues, but you also need to be able to make the most of the autonomy you’ll have over your own projects, and prioritise competing demands and long-term strategic projects to achieve successful outcomes.

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
• Company pension with 14.5% employer contribution
• Enhanced company sick pay, leave and loan policies
• 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

Circular Communities Scotland is a network membership organisation, dedicated to supporting the establishment of a thriving circular economy in Scotland. It supports and represents repair, reuse and recycling charities and social enterprises across the country. Circular Communities Scotland members prevent valuable products and materials from entering landfill, create local jobs, economic opportunities, and help promote and create social and environmental justice in their communities.

The purpose of the Local Authority Partnership Development Officer role is to identify and build new partnerships between Circular Communities Scotland members and Scottish Local Authorities to deliver greater levels of circular economy activity in Scotland.

More specifically the Partnership Development Officer will:

- Build relationships with the Local Authorities in Scotland and relevant intermediaries (such as COSLA, WMON, LARAC and RMAS)

- Identify potential new partnerships between Circular Communities Scotland members and Local Authorities and signpost connections to the alternative parties.

- Provide pro-active development support to get potential projects up and running.

- Input into key Local Authority-based policy areas.

- Produce an annual report spotlighting best practice Local Authority-third sector partnerships in Scotland, highlighting key opportunities, and identifying key barriers to growing reuse via Local Authority partnerships.

Key Responsibilities and Tasks

1. Build relationships (evidenced by a strong network of Local Authority contacts and intermediary bodies which will be key for creating successful partnerships).

2. Identify new partnerships (evidenced by a growing inventory of opportunities for future reuse projects).

3. Development support (evidenced by a range of successful pilots and new projects to deliver greater levels of circular economy activity with more reuse, sharing and repair behaviours).

4. Policy input (evidenced by a strong understanding of Local Authority policy topics and successfully providing input into key Local Authority-based policy areas).

5. Reporting (evidenced by a strong report which provides a clearly documented understanding of the state of the sector and optimal areas to focus on for future years).

6. Other Duties see the information pack for more details.

Represent Circular Communities Scotland in a professional and responsible manner.

We’re on a journey to create fairer communities by facilitating 10 million social entrepreneurs globally by 2030. Do you want to help make this a reality?

At the Social Enterprise Academy, we don’t just deliver learning programmes. We create spaces where people can connect with who they are, discover what they’re capable of, and grow into the leaders their communities need.

We’re here to support people who are stepping forward to make a difference in their communities — often against the odds. We do that through transformational learning: immersive, reflective, and practical experiences that develop not just knowledge, but confidence and courage. Please read our manifesto – if it strikes a chord with you, we’d like to hear from you.

But here’s the truth: none of that is possible unless our own people feel safe, supported, and inspired. That’s where this role comes in.

We are looking for someone who will help us be the kind of workplace we want to be — not just compliant and efficient, but deeply human. A place where wellbeing is taken seriously, where inclusion is real, and where people can bring their whole selves to work and grow into their best. A place where a sense of belonging is nurtured and achieved.

If you’re an HR professional who sees people as more than job descriptions — if you believe that leadership begins with how we treat each other — and if you want to help us build a learning culture from the inside out, then we’d love receive an application from you.

Job Purpose:

This is a critical technical role within The Academy which supports colleagues’ journey from recruitment to exit and makes a key contribution to the success of the Academy as a workplace of choice. Through effective business partnering across the organisation, the role ensures that staff are equipped with the guidance, materials and ability to manage their teams and drive a high performing, positive and healthy working culture with a focus on equality, diversity and inclusion. Through overseeing the delivery of organisational learning and development, the post-holder ensures that staff remain able to effectively deliver the work of the Academy.

The role ensures compliance with all related statutory requirements, developing and maintaining policies, overseeing HR procedures, managing payroll and pension providers and the related administrative requirements.

Main Responsibilities:

• Contribute to organisational planning in relation to workforce planning & priority projects
• Develop and monitor key performance indicators and provide HR related management information and reports as required to SLT, OLT and Board
• Develop & maintain staff-related policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with statutory regulations & partnering with teams to ensure awareness & adherence across the organisation
• Oversee the recruitment, selection and onboarding process, negotiating with suppliers where required & ensuring Managers have appropriate guidance & materials available to them.
• Handling of disciplinary processes and formal grievances as required
• Management of HR administration processes, databases & filing systems including appraisal process, performance monitoring, leave records and exit interviews, ensuring appropriate confidentiality and compliance with GDPR requirements.
• Ensure a focus on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in all The Academy’s HR processes
• Identify organisational learning and development needs & opportunities, and develop a plan to deliver skills development within budget
• Advise on pay structures, employee perks and benefits
• Procure and manage the relationship with the Pension Provider, ensuring appropriate review, administration, staff awareness and enrolment is delivered to comply with law
• Manage the relationship with the external Payroll Provider and ensure timely & accurate provision all information required
• Drive Staff engagement and satisfaction, utilising staff surveys to inform future direction.
• Lead the coordination of internal groups, forums & workshops in relation to staff wellbeing
• Liaise with external consultants for technical support as required

For a full set of criteria and information on how to apply please download the recruitment pack from our website.

Organisation profile:

At the Social Enterprise Academy, we believe social entrepreneurs play an essential role in changing the world.

We strengthen their role in local communities through transformational learning programmes that will increase their community impact.

Our programmes are accredited, responsive to learner needs, and are delivered by experienced Facilitators who are social change leaders themselves.

Since 2004, we have delivered over 1,900 learning programmes to 28,000+ learners in over 30 countries. We have also engaged over 55,000 young people around the world, using social enterprise as a tool to help them reach their full potential and create positive change in their communities.

This is an exceptional opportunity to play a key role in the conservation of the city’s rich heritage through developing sensitive and practical solutions to support the transition of historic buildings located in the Old and New Towns of Edinburgh World Heritage Site (WHS) towards net-zero and to adapt them to climate change.

We are looking for an Energy Retrofit and Adaptation Specialist to deliver innovative energy retrofit and adaptation pilot projects which preserve the historic and architectural significance of these buildings. The role involves conducting targeted research, producing and disseminating guidance on reducing carbon emissions of historic buildings and improving their resilience against the impacts of climate change.

This is a rare opportunity, at an exciting time for the organisation, to play a key role in our leading Climate Emergency Programme, working with skilled and passionate staff, Trustees, communities and partners.

Click here to read the full job description.

About Edinburgh World Heritage

Edinburgh World Heritage is an independent charity dedicated to ensuring that our World Heritage status is a dynamic force that benefits everyone – those who live, work or study in the city, and those who visit.

Edinburgh is a unique place – steeped in history, with iconic topography and stunning historic buildings and public spaces. The ‘Old and New Towns of Edinburgh’ was designated as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1995.

Our mission is to connect people to their heritage. We work in partnership with Historic Environment Scotland and the City of Edinburgh Council to ensure that the management and conservation of the WHS preserves it for future generations to enjoy.

We do this through distributing grants and working with partners to deliver active conservation of historic buildings, conservation and creative interpretation of historic public spaces, developing solutions and guidance through our new Climate Emergency Programme and engaging people directly with the rich heritage of their city.

For more information on Edinburgh World Heritage, please visit our website at ewh.org.uk.

What We Offer

· 25 days annual leave plus 10 public holidays

· 8% employer pension contribution

· Flexible and hybrid working (min 2 days in the office)

· Historic office just off the Royal Mile

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

We are an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone is treated fairly, equitably and respectfully.

Research shows that underrepresented groups apply only if they fully meet the criteria in a job description. We are committed to levelling the playing field, and we encourage anyone from any background to apply even if they don’t tick every box.

We believe flexibility is important, and we’re happy to chat to you about flexible and remote working.

Please note:

• The staff team work a minimum of 2 days per week in the office (currently Monday and Thursday).

If you need any flexibility or adjustments in our interview process - to help set you up for success - then please let us know too.

At Walking Scotland, we believe in the power of everyday walking and wheeling to transform lives and communities. We’re looking for a proactive and innovative Communications and Policy Manager who will play a key role in shaping the national walking conversation, influencing policy, amplifying our voice and inspiring action across Scotland.

About Walking Scotland

It’s an exciting time to join us. We’ve just unveiled our new name and brand, and as we approach our 30th anniversary, we’re stepping confidently into a bold new chapter.

Walking Scotland is a charity that helps make walking and wheeling a part of everyday life. We promote the benefits of walking and wheeling on our physical, social and mental health. Our programmes connect communities and inspire positive behaviour change. We also improve places and spaces to walk and wheel.

We’re an advocate for making walking and wheeling inclusive. We work with partners and local communities to reduce barriers. This ensures everyone has the chance to walk and wheel everywhere they go. By focusing on walking and wheeling, we’re helping to solve some of Scotland’s biggest challenges, from health inequalities to the climate-nature emergency.

About the role

As our Communications and Policy Manager, you’ll lead our communications and policy work. You’ll develop strategies, manage campaigns and build relationships that help us reach more people and bring about real change. You’ll work closely with a passionate team and collaborate with partners, policymakers and the public to make walking and wheeling part of everyday life across Scotland.

Join the Board of Friends at the End (SCIO)

Are you passionate about human rights, dignity, and compassionate choices at the end of life? Friends at the End SCIO is looking for committed and values-driven individuals to join our Board and help steer our work at this pivotal moment in Scotland’s journey toward assisted dying legislation.

About Us

Friends at the End (FATE) is a Scottish charity that supports individuals' choices at the end of life. We advocate for a change in the law to allow assisted dying for mentally competent adults. Our mission is to provide information, support, and guidance on end-of-life options, empowering people to make informed decisions.

Following the historic Stage 1 vote in favour of Liam McArthur’s Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill, we are entering a crucial new phase of our work. As a Board Member, you will help us build on this progress, ensuring the charity remains strong, strategic, and focused on delivering impact.

Role Overview

As a Board Member, you will contribute to the strategic direction, governance, and development of FATE. You will bring your knowledge, experience, and passion to help us achieve our goals, support our staff and volunteers, and represent the charity’s values in all that we do.

Key Responsibilities:

• Participate in quarterly board meetings and contribute to strategic decision-making.
• Provide guidance and oversight on key areas such as governance, fundraising, communications, partnerships, and service delivery.
• Act as an ambassador for the charity, promoting our work and values.
• Support staff and volunteers to deliver our mission effectively.
• Help ensure that FATE remains sustainable, impactful, and aligned with its charitable objectives.

What We're Looking For:

We welcome applications from individuals with a variety of backgrounds, particularly those with experience in:

• Governance, strategy, or leadership in the third sector
• Law, healthcare, communications, fundraising, or policy
• Advocacy, campaigning, or end-of-life care
• Lived or professional experience relating to terminal illness, bereavement, or personal autonomy
• If the Assisted Dying Bill in Scotland passes in early 2026, Friends at the End may take on responsibility for delivering a patient navigation service to support implementation, education, and rollout, as well as provide guidance for both patients and practitioners. With this in mind, we would particularly welcome individuals with experience in launching and delivering new services.

Above all, we're looking for people who are passionate about our mission and committed to helping us achieve meaningful change.

Why Join Us?

• Play a part in one of the most significant human rights debates of our time.
• Contribute to the development of life-changing legislation and public understanding.
• Work with a small, dedicated, and passionate team and Board.
• Help ensure that individuals and families across Scotland receive the support they need at the end of life.
• Be part of a forward-thinking, inclusive organisation at a historic moment in its journey.