Who Cares? Scotland is Scotland’s only national independent membership organisation for Care Experienced people. Our mission is to secure a lifetime of equality, respect, and love for Care Experienced people in Scotland and we currently have over 3000 Care Experienced members.

At the heart of Who Cares? Scotland’s work are the rights of Care Experienced children and young people, and the power of their voices to bring about positive change. We provide individual relationship-based independent advocacy and a broad range of imaginative participatory opportunity for Care Experienced young people across Scotland; we work alongside corporate parents and communities of all sorts to broaden understanding; we work with policy makers, leaders and elected representatives locally and nationally to shape law, policy and practice on the basis of all that can be learnt from the voices of those with experience of care – working together to build on the aspirations of The Promise and secure positive change.

The post holder will work directly with children and young people with experience of care, in an individual relationship-based advocacy role, and within participation and group activity across our North East region. This unique role requires you to listen to what children and young people with experience of care say and support them to ensure their rights are upheld and their voices are heard in the processes of making decisions about their lives. You will also help facilitate a broad range of participatory and engagement opportunities and create the conditions for collective advocacy.

The right candidate for this post will be brilliant at forming positive relationships with children and young people. You will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal, adaptable to a wide range of contexts. You will enjoy working collaboratively with partners. You will be committed to children’s rights, inclusive working, equal opportunities, and believe that all young people can make transformative change happen in their lives if given the opportunity.

The successful candidate will be joining Who Cares? Scotland and working within the North East locality team at an exciting time, when the voices of those who are in or have experienced care are growing in power, individually and collectively – bringing with them insight, challenge, hope and change. Flexibility will be required given the remit of the role. Some evening and weekend work will be necessary, as will a full driving licence and access to transport.

If this sounds like the role for you, we would love to hear from you. For an informal conversation about this opportunity please contact Jane Donaldson, our Advocacy and Participation Manager for our North East team at jdonaldson@whocaresscotland.org.

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 to people with dementia, their carers and families, we campaign for the rights of people with dementia and fund vital dementia research.

Alzheimer Scotland is committed to Fair Work and to enabling an environment of trust, personal growth, integrity, wellbeing and respect. We encourage creativity and innovation as we strive to continually improve the ways we support people with dementia, their families, and carers. We actively promote ‘employee voice’ and engagement and advocate continuous development across all our teams, providing opportunities to learn in an environment that is safe and supportive.

What you’ll do

This key role will provide comprehensive and robust administration support to our busy office in Glasgow. The role will support all aspects of administration, reception, call handing as well as providing general office support to ensure the smooth running of the office. The role will also be responsible for administration to support other portfolios, as well all aspects of our work in our premises and will be flexible in nature to adapt to the priorities of the charity at any set time.

What you’ll have

You’ll have at least one year’s experience of providing administrative support within a busy office or similar environment, although above all you will have high attention to detail, adopt a flexible approach and a willingness to undertake a wide and varied range of tasks. We’re looking for someone who has the confidence to operate within a team and engage with people at all levels, internally and externally. You’ll have excellent IT skills and be confident in using all Microsoft Office packages as well as knowledge of how an office operates on a daily basis.

We’d be delighted to hear from you if you are interested and excited by reading about this opportunity and have the necessary skills and experience to undertake this role.

Feniks is seeking a Community Research and Engagement Officer to support our work with Central and Eastern European communities in Edinburgh. This part-time post (14 hours per week) involves engaging directly with communities, carrying out qualitative and quantitative research, and helping raise awareness of key social issues affecting service users.

You will have experience working with marginalised or hard-to-reach groups, strong communication and organisational skills, and the ability to work independently and collaboratively. Fluency in English and Polish is essential.

At Scotmid, we do business differently. As a co-operative society, we’re owned by our members, and our core purpose is to serve our communities and improve people’s everyday lives. It’s a purpose that has guided us for over 166 years, and it continues to shape every decision we make.

Scotmid’s portfolio includes a diverse group of businesses spanning retail, property, and funeral services—but what unites us is our commitment to making a real, lasting impact where it matters most: in the communities we serve. Employing 3,500 colleagues, Scotmid puts our people at the heart of everything we do. This people-first approach sets us apart, and it makes working here both rewarding and meaningful

About the role

We are seeking a Membership & Community Manager to grow and strengthen membership and community engagement across the East of Scotland (EH, DD6, KY, TD postcodes).

This outward‑facing role suits someone who enjoys building relationships, generating ideas, and turning them into effective local activity. You’ll act as a visible ambassador for the Society, working closely with colleagues, elected members, stores and community partners to deliver meaningful, locally relevant engagement.

A hybrid role with a mix of home and office (EH28 8QJ) working, the role involves regular travel across a wide region and a consistent presence within our communities. It offers a high degree of autonomy within a supportive, values‑led team.

Key responsibilities

As Membership & Community Manager, you will:

• Deliver membership engagement activity across the East region
• Build and maintain long‑term relationships with community organisations and partners
• Identify and lead new opportunities for membership and community activity, from concept to evaluation
• Support delivery of local charity partnerships and fundraising
• Work with stores and internal teams to activate local engagement
• Represent the Society at community events, meetings and forums
• Plan and deliver community events, including occasional evenings and weekends
• You will work independently day‑to‑day while collaborating with colleagues and elected members to ensure activity is coordinated, impactful and aligned with Society priorities.

About you

You are a confident relationship‑builder who enjoys taking ownership, working independently, and translating ideas into practical outcomes that create visible community impact.

You will bring:

• Experience in partnership working, relationship management or community engagement (any sector)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent organisational ability and confidence managing multiple priorities
• A values‑driven approach aligned with co‑operative and community principles
• Resilience, adaptability and a proactive mindset
• Confidence using data and Excel for reporting and insight

A full UK driving licence is essential due to regular regional travel. A company vehicle will be provided.

What we offer

• A high degree of autonomy and trust
• The opportunity to shape and deliver meaningful community impact across East Scotland
• A values-led Society with strong community roots
• Workplace pension
• Staff Discount
• Enhanced company sick pay as a service-related benefit
• Enhanced holiday entitlement as a service-related benefit
• Employee Assistance Program
• Cycle to Work Scheme

Do you have a passion for helping young people make positive changes to their lives?

Do you have the skills to design and deliver a programme of fun and engaging food led group sessions to help people learn life skills?

If so, this role could be for you!

We’re seeking a creative and passionate person to join our Community Learning & Development team at Space to lead on our Changemakers project.

Changemakers is an exciting new food education project working with young people aged 16-24 who have barriers to employment and may have complex needs.

The Food & Life Skills Project Worker will support groups of up to 12 young people to build self-esteem and increase their independence via a programme of well-designed group-based sessions that use food education to teach life skills such as budgeting, cooking, nutrition, handling finances, numeracy, literacy and communication.

The Changemakers sessions will run on Wednesday afternoons 12.30-3pm from The Broomhouse Hub.

We currently have funding for the project to run from April – October 2026. During this period you would run two x 10 week programmes with time for recruitment and promotion before each programme.

Ideally all working hours will be competed on a Wednesday, however there is a degree of flexibility around working hours out with the times the sessions are to be delivered.

Key tasks in the job:

• Design and deliver a series of 10 group-based sessions that support people to develop confidence and life skills using food education as a driver
• Create detailed session plans for each session outlining activities, equipment, ingredients and timing
• Promote the Changemakers programme across networks and partner organisations such as local schools, colleges, community groups and other voluntary organisations to recruit cohorts of suitable candidates
• Conduct initial meetings with potential learners to assess their suitability for the project and their motivations and aims
• Carry out risk assessments and create a safe but nurturing environment for learners to thrive
• Complete all administration tasks relating to the project including collating learner registration information, updating database with detailed progress reports, recording attendance, collating data for funder reporting
• Provide 1:1 support to learners to review individual progress and address any barriers
• Engage with external partners/suppliers/trainers to provide relevant accredited training courses or specialist topics
• Recruit, train and support volunteers for the programme
• Manage the project budget

The full job description and person specification for the role is attached.

About Space

Space is a community anchor organisation supporting people and their families in South West Edinburgh, with some of our services stretching city wide.

WE BELIEVE THAT CONNECTIONS BUILD COMMUNITIES

Space delivers 22 projects, with 60+ staff and 100 volunteers. We deliver diverse services supporting young people, families, older people and carers amongst others.

For more information about Space and all our projects can be found on our website – spacescot.org

Do you have experience of leading a small but fast-paced and relationships-focused fundraising team? Do you want to help shape and support ambitious fundraising plans to create transformational change?

If so, this role leading our fundraising team is for you.

About Cyrenians

At Cyrenians we tackle the causes and consequences of homelessness. We take a values-led and relationships-based approach to delivering our services because we understand that there is no ‘one size fits all’ approach to supporting people towards more positive and stable futures.

About the Fundraising Team

Relationships are at the heart of everything we do at Cyrenians, with those we support and those who support us too.

It’s an exciting time for Fundraising at Cyrenians. Our team has only been around for a few years and in that time, income generation has grown rapidly. It’s now time to take it to the next level.

With a fundraising mix currently dominated by corporate partnerships, individual giving and major donors, we are looking to build on our previous growth while also broadening our mix into events, community fundraising, and legacies.

About the role

This role will devise and drive forward our fundraising strategy and have responsibility for leading the team to deliver in a way that is collaborative, innovative and measurable. Close relationships with our Marcomms and services teams are integral to delivery.

The role has a strong focus on nurturing existing and developing new partnerships, together with using data and insight to drive our activity.

About you

You’ll be an experienced fundraising leader, who lives our values and has innovation at your core. You’ll spot opportunities, forge links with a variety of stakeholders and be confident in using data to steer our strategic direction.

Like us, you’ll be relationships-based and values-led in all that you do. You’ll think long-term and ensure evaluation and learning at every stage of your plan.

How we’ll support you

Working closely with colleagues in Marcomms, Policy & Public Affairs and Trusts & Grants, you’ll be warmly supported by those who share your passion to tackle homelessness and its root causes. We’ll encourage you to grow your strategic experience, with creativity, strong values and innovation, and to take a planned and pragmatic approach to planning and implementing new initiatives.

You will be supported to attend training and networking events to deepen your knowledge of the issues surrounding homelessness and social exclusion; engage with a variety of stakeholders and extend your professional network.

Join us as a Service Manager in South Ayrshire

Our team in South Ayrshire is recruiting for a Service Manager, to join them in providing high quality recovery care to a diverse service user group. If you are a dynamic leader, who can inspire others to make a difference for their clients using a compassionate and collaborative approach, we want to hear from you.

As a leading charity supporting people with drug, alcohol, and mental health challenges, we operate over 80 services across England and Scotland, providing free and confidential support to more than 100,000 people each year. Find out more about us here.

Job Description

You will be based in our South Ayrshire service, which provides emotional and practical support to individuals and families affected by alcohol and drug use. Our teams work with people at every stage of their recovery journey — providing evidence-based psychosocial interventions, helping clients build resilience, exploring the root causes of substance misuse and achieving meaningful change.

These services include:

• Our Recovery Service
• Family Support Service
• Connect4Change (in partnership with NHS Ayrshire & Arran and Ayrshire Council on Alcohol)
• Recovery Out of Alcohol and Drugs Support Service (ROADS) (in partnership with RecoveryAyr and Barnardo’s)

As Service Manager, you will be responsible for collaboratively leading the service to ensure a high level of performance by meeting targets and KPIs set, whilst creating a supportive and inclusive environment. This post requires excellent leadership skills to work innovatively and confidently, supporting staff in high performing recovery work, overseeing quality assurance and safeguarding and with the capacity to work within competing demands and tight timescales. You will work closely with the Head and Director of Service Delivery to ensure clear communication and a mutually agreed delivery of service.

Safeguarding those we provide our services to, sharing your concerns and putting the right interventions in place is key to the success of this role. You will work with a dedicated team of people, building strong relationships with other agencies to deliver the comprehensive support needed by those using our services. You will lead your team, providing development and clear direction aligned with the organisational aims and be a strong advocate for WithYou externally, maintaining and building our profile as you go.

This is a permanent, full-time role working 37.5 hours per week between Monday - Friday 9am to 5pm, with some evening and weekend flexibility as required. The salary for this position is £38,000 - £44,000 per annum.

Company Benefits

• 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• An extra day off for your birthday or a special occasion of your choice
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• 2 days paid volunteer leave per year
• Auto-enrollment into We Are With You’s pension scheme
• Access to a Blue Light Card - giving you great savings on big high-street and online brands
• Flexible working opportunities and access to a range of services and resources to support you with your wellbeing
• We have an excellent Refer a Friend scheme which offers you a £500 bonus for any recommendations, any role! Our scheme allows you to recommend your friends and family to work with us and earn a £500 bonus payment for every successful referral you make. Please note, the Refer a Friend scheme is only applicable if your recommended friend completes their 6 months probation period

Essential Skills

The most important thing you can bring to this role is clear and inspirational leadership. We’re open to discussions with candidates working in leadership roles outside of the drug and alcohol arena - for example, in mental health or housing. We’re most interested in your ability to demonstrate motivational leadership skills, with the drive to promote staff development and retention. You’ll have the support of a Head of Service Delivery and a wider team of experienced and dedicated stakeholders across the organisation.

If you have experience managing comparable services, as either an established manager or in a team leader or similar capacity and you are looking for the next step up in your career, we would welcome your application and a further discussion.

You should have:

• SSSC Registered Managers qualification or equivalent (or be willing to complete this)
• A proven track record of managing and supervising others
• Experience in drug and alcohol support services, or in an equivalent social care setting
• Experience of partnership working and within multidisciplinary teams
• Experience of working within community based services
• Ability to develop and lead a cohesive team
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to quickly establish credibility and/or make a positive impact
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written

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.