Who we are

FEL is changing our world for the better, project by project. We show people how to make everyday changes that help them, their communities, and the planet thrive. Our approach is grounded, practical, and built on local knowledge. We work collaboratively with communities and partners to create positive social and environmental impact.

Our aim is to make the environment meaningful by making it personal — helping people believe in the power of our projects and share in their success. At FEL Scotland, we help people, their communities, and the planet thrive. We believe powerful change is possible—and each of us has a role in making it happen. From bikes to local food to reuse to renewable energy, our projects show how everyday action adds up to big impacts.

Visit our website to learn more about us FEL Scotland

The Role – what we are looking for

Working as part of the FEL team, you will support communities, stakeholders, and funders to take action on climate change and nature restoration. Your role will focus on delivering compelling communications and meaningful networking opportunities across the Forth Valley and National Park region, encouraging more people to live climate-friendly and healthier lives.

You’ll be responsible for FEL’s communications channels, including social media, website, newsletters, and membership engagement tools (such as our WhatsApp community). You will also work closely with external consultants and web developers to maintain and improve FEL’s online presence.

You will engage with the full FEL team to identify stories for media and manage contacts, write press releases, and arrange press visits as required.

This is a varied and creative role requiring excellent communication, coordination, and relationship-building skills. Occasional evening and weekend work will be required.

Do you care deeply about nature and its impact on people’s lives? The Loch Lomond & The Trossachs Countryside Trust (LLTCT) is seeking a new Trustee to serve as Treasurer and help guide us through the next exciting stage of our journey.

About Us:

Established in 2012, we’re a Scottish charity dedicated to nature restoration and community wellbeing within Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park. Our projects connect people with nature and build resilient landscapes.

As Treasurer, you’ll provide strategic financial leadership, monitor performance, and ensure compliance. You’ll help the board make sound financial decisions and support our vision for a healthier environment and community. Explore our 2023-2030 Strategy online.

What We’re Looking For:

• Strong financial management experience (charity sector ideal)
• Strategic thinker and team player
• Commitment to our values and mission

Commitment:

Around 6 hybrid board meetings per year plus occasional tasks.

Are you an energetic and self-motivated individual with strong people and development skills?

Do you have a passion for helping people from a range of different backgrounds?

Do you love the canal and surrounding natural environment?

If you can answer yes to these questions, then read on.

With thanks to funding from the Volunteering Support Fund, Go Forth and Clyde, a canal-based charity in Camelon, Falkirk, wish to recruit for a new position of Volunteer Coordinator, to support our existing c30 volunteers, develop new activities for them, and recruit more volunteers. As well as supporting more volunteers, we also wish to create more opportunities for them, both within the organisation and in the wider community, including a range of training and employability options in conjunction with various partner organisations. To that end, we have created this new role of Volunteer Coordinator to help us achieve this aim, and to even better support, develop, and add to our excellent volunteers who are mostly drawn from the local area, recognised by the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation as being in the 5-15% areas of deprivation.

This role will initially be for 16 hours a week, to be worked flexibly as agreed, but subject to further funding, has the potential to be a larger role.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with the correct skills and enthusiasm to make a real difference in a community that has so much to offer, with a group of people who have the drive and determination to succeed. This may not be easy but it will be hugely rewarding. A Job Description and Person Specification is available at goforthandclyde.org.uk.

STAND is a Fife charity which exists to provide peer support to people who are living with a diagnosis of dementia and their families and friends, also to support people to live well with dementia taking an asset-based approach, valuing and building on members skills and experiences. It does this through a range of approaches including provision of Dementia Friendly Meeting Centre Spaces across the Kingdom. STAND members are also involved in raising awareness about dementia and do this through connections with local schools, businesses, organisations and through the provision of information sessions at public events. STAND’s Board of Trustees is made up of people with lived experience of dementia and their supporters.

Climate Wisdom is a dementia friendly climate action project that will support people living with dementia, their care partners and their communities to feel inspired, empowered and confident to take positive, practical action on climate change. Climate Wisdom is a partnership project led by Outside the Box, a community development charity. The project will work in partnership with STAND to support the delivery of the project in Fife. The Development Worker will be part of STANDs small staff team, supported by Outside the Box. For more information about the project please visit: otbds.org/projects/climate-wisdom

Frequent travel around Fife will be required; you must have the ability to travel within Fife, a full and current driving license and access to own transport.

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.

Circular Communities Scotland is a network membership organisation, dedicated to supporting the establishment of a thriving circular economy in Scotland. We support and represent repair, reuse and recycling charities and social enterprises across the country. Our 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.

This is a new role for the organisation and the Circular Economy Policy Officer will be responsible for:

1. Developing and overseeing Circular Communities Scotland’s core circular economy policy positions.
2. Promoting our reuse manifesto in the run up to the Scottish Elections in May 2026 including running a hustings style event.
3. Running a post-election campaign targeting Members of Scottish Parliament (MSPs), our membership and wider stakeholder organisations.
4. Working with Scottish Government to see key policy asks enacted.
5. Working with our membership to involve them in our policy work.

What we are looking for

We are looking for a strong candidate who has a minimum of two years’ experience in a policy formation or campaigning role at a national level. The candidate will be able to quickly get up to speed with our circular economy policy positions and indeed develop these positions further. An ability to network and build relationships with civil servants and elected representatives is also important.

We require a dynamic and proactive individual who will be capable of planning, launching and sustaining a policy campaign to support our Reuse Manifesto. We are expecting candidates to have strong communication and interpersonal skills along with a proven track record in managing multiple delivery workstreams.

For more information about this role please refer to the Circular Economy Policy Officer Job Description. Please note, candidates must have an existing right to work in the UK.