Lochaber Environmental Group (LEG) is charity working on a local scale to benefit people and the environment, which has been in existence since 2000. We run a wide range of projects to help people to reduce their environmental impact and bring our communities together. We have delivered projects covering energy efficiency, active travel, local food, reducing waste/encouraging recycling, repair cafes and composting and have developed a community hydro electric scheme in Glenachulish. LEG works in partnership with many local, regional and national organisations to reduce duplication and increase our reach and effectiveness.

Due to the community hydro scheme, it has now become possible to employ a manager to lead the organisation and increase its effectiveness. The Manager will oversee the general day to day running of the organisation with oversight of staff and overall responsibility for promotion, networking and development. They will be expected to lead new projects.

LEG is currently in transition as a 3 year project on waste finishes. This leaves 4 part time members of staff and some very active volunteers. LEG occupies an open plan office at An Drochaid in Claggan and a cabin and container at Claggan Park. We are exploring the possibility of bringing the whole operation together under one roof and the successful candidate would be a key player in this development.

Specific responsibilities of the role

• Overall responsibility for organisation, while leaving lead staff to work on their own projects

• Liaison with the board in developing strategy and prioritising activity

• Staff management including reviews of lead staff and recruitment

• Fund raising and budgeting in conjunction with volunteer treasurer and book keeper

• Develop and lead new projects including supporting project officers with funding applications,monitoring and reporting as required.

• Represent LEG in the local communities and at appropriate regional networks.

• Oversee the organisation’s policies and procedures

General responsibilities

• Lead the organisation

• Work as part of the LEG team to promote and encourage understanding of environmental issues and opportunities in Lochaber.

• Promote the work of LEG within the local community and encourage membership.

• Engage with LEG members and the public in a positive and constructive way

• Communicate effectively with the team and board.

• Work constructively with project and organisational partners.

• Comply with the organisation’s ethos, policies and procedures and relevant legislation.

• Run team meetings as required.

• Undertake other duties in line with the job purpose.

Person Specification

Essential

• Good organisational skills, self motivated with good time management

• Able to make decisions when necessary

• A friendly, inclusive and welcoming manner

• The ability to lead a team

• Ability to motivate and encourage others both within and outwith LEG

• Excellent communication and customer service skills

• Flexibility and the ability to adapt according to the needs of the organisation

• Good literacy, numeracy and IT skills including use of email, Microsoft Excel and Word

• A commitment to being environmentally friendly and a good background knowledge of environmental issues

Desirable

• Experience of a managerial role or some aspects of this job

• A personal interest in some of our projects; active travel, waste reduction, local food production or energy efficiency and renewables

• Ability to drive and possession of a driving licence

• Ability to commute using low carbon methods

• Knowledge of social media, newsletter and website editing

Are you excited by the thought of working for an organisation whose mission is to inspire changes in behaviour to improve our environment, the quality of people’s lives, their wellbeing, and the places that they care for? If you answered yes, please read on……

Who we are

Keep Scotland Beautiful has inspired environmental action across the country for more than two decades. As your charity for the environment, we are a practical organisation working with communities, schools, businesses, local and national government, public bodies and individuals who share our vision for a clean, green, sustainable Scotland.

We support the ambitions of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

What the role is

Reporting to the Communities Manager, the Our Heritage, Our Future Project Support Officer will support the project team in delivering a programme of place-based cultural heritage activity as part of the Our Heritage, Our Future: Community, Climate and Heritage Action project.

This project will provide a multi-faceted, community-based approach within communities and across heritage sites throughout Scotland, with the core aims of:

• taking action to conserve and enhance historic monuments,

• engaging with communities to bring heritage to life,

• raising awareness of the importance of conserving heritage, and the benefits heritage can provide for individuals,

• using heritage as a means to enhance a shared sense of place and purpose, and

• creating a lasting legacy of ownership and ongoing heritage conservation

This is a Fixed Term Appointment to 31 March 2026.

What you’ll need to have

We are looking for someone with an interest in Scotland’s historic environment and community engagement.

You will have experience of administration processes and procedures, ideally in the areas of project monitoring and evaluation, creating and maintaining records, to support the delivery of our ambitious programme.

We offer a fantastic benefits package in return for your talent. These include but are not limited to a generous pension scheme; hybrid working; development opportunities; a 35-hour work week along with an annual free volunteer day to take your skills or interests to support others.

About Starcatchers

We champion exceptional, innovative arts and creative experiences for our youngest children, those aged from birth to 5 years old and their parents and carers. The voice, needs and interests of this audience are at the heart of all our activity, providing inspiration and provocation in the development of projects and programmes. Our work is created by highly specialist artists who are attuned to the requirements of making work for and with this unique age group. Supported by nearly 20 years of high-quality work, evidenced through research and evaluation, Starcatchers is recognised around the world as being at the forefront of artistic practice for Early Years.

Primary Purpose

This is a new role within a refreshed Starcatchers Staff Team for 2025/26 and beyond. The post-holder will be pivotal in the development of our Community Engagement activity leading on the implementation of this work, supporting the specialist Starcatchers Artists who lead on delivery, nurturing existing and seeding new relationships within communities and securing funding to sustain activity moving forward.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

Community Engagement

• To lead on the development and delivery of all Starcatchers' Community Engagement activity including current programmes
• Seed new activities in line with organisational priorities
• To ensure the implementation of a continuous improvement framework within the team
• To ensure the principles of Starcatchers Voice of the Baby research are embedded and reflected in artistic practice
• To ensure the participation of the babies, young children, parents and carers who engage in Starcatchers activity is evident in all aspects of service delivery
• To develop and maintain relationships with partners to support the delivery andpotential future development of project activity
• To oversee the implementation of research and evaluation surveys across all Community Engagement activity and provide feedback and figures for reporting,evaluation and development purposes
• To manage the Community Engagement budgets and ensure delegated budgets operate within organisational monitoring and reporting arrangements.
• To regularly attend Community Engagement sessions and provide support to delivery staff
• To ensure the Health & Safety policy is implemented in accordance with best practice and all activity is planned to include risk-assessment and compliance with Health and Safety and event management regulations
• To ensure the effective implementation of Starcatchers policies and procedures
• To provide line management support to the Community Engagement Artists

Fundraising

• To identify and apply for funding for Community Engagement programmes, both existing and new initiatives
• To support or lead on reporting to funders as required

General

• To play an active role in the strategic development of Starcatchers as a member of the Management Team
• To fully participate in company meetings and events as required
• To contribute to the on-going fundraising of the organisation as required
• To attend relevant training as and when requiredTo positively represent Starcatchers at eventsAny other duties appropriate to the post and organisation

About Starcatchers

We champion exceptional, innovative arts and creative experiences for our youngest children, those aged from birth to 5 years old and their parents and carers. The voice, needs and interests of this audience are at the heart of all our activity, providing inspiration and provocation in the development of projects and programmes. Our work is created by highly specialist artists who are attuned to the requirements of making work for and with this unique age group. Supported by nearly 20 years of high-quality work, evidenced through research and evaluation, Starcatchers is recognised around the world as being at the forefront of artistic practice for Early Years.

Primary Purpose

To work with the Early Years Development Manager and Artists in the administration, co-ordination and delivery of Starcatchers Early Years Development activity

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

To work with the EYD Manager to support the successful delivery of all Early Years Development activity.

• To liaise with, coordinate and provide information to the Starcatchers Artists and Partners to support the delivery of sessions across a range of programmes and projects.
• To develop and maintain relationships with local authority partners, current and past participants to support the strategic development of Early Years Development activities.
• To administrate the day-to-day running of the Early Years Development activities –including scheduling, contracting, handling enquiries, and tracking income and expenditure.
• To maintain all databases, including participant data, local authority and external partner contacts To support the Evaluation & Marketing Manager and EYD Manager as they develop online resources and training, including using Canva and other design tools. To coordinate evaluation processes and provide feedback and figures for reporting, evaluation and development purposes. To attend practical sessions to gather evaluation and assist with event management. To work with the EYD team to compile robust evaluation reports To edit and transcribe podcast recordings.

General

• To fully participate in company meetings and events as required
• To attend relevant training as and when required
• To positively represent Starcatchers at events
• Any other duties appropriate to the post and organisation

Do you share our determination to address the inequalities arising from childhood abuse or neglect in care in Scotland?

Are you someone that enjoys a fast paced, varied role?

Organised and with an eye for detail, you will provide admin support to a busy Support Coordination team. Your role is to ensure frontline staff have up-to-date information about services that people we work with need and provide administrative support in relation to new registrations, purchase of services and goods, making sure that purchases/ contracting decisions follow procedures and recording requirements.

You will join a warm, supportive team that strives to continually improve our work on behalf of the people we work with.

Future Pathways encourages all staff to maintain a healthy work-life balance. Hours can be worked flexibly in accordance with the needs of the service.

The role can be based at either or Edinburgh or Glasgow office. There is scope for occasional home working and occasional travel may be required across Scotland.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Knowes’ Corporate Services Team. Knowes Housing Association Ltd (KHA) is a community based social landlord committed to its mission of providing good quality affordable housing and services which meet the needs and aspirations of the community we serve. The Association owns and manages 1055 properties and provides factoring services to 562 customers situated mainly in the Faifley area of Clydebank. We have 22 members of staff and an annual turnover of £5.2m.

Knowes is looking for an outstanding candidate to deliver effective support to the Association’s Corporate Services Team, assisting the Corporate Services/Compliance Officer, the CEO and the Management Committee in their main areas of work; specifically around governance, compliance and customer support. The post holder will also assist with office administration duties within the organisation.

You will be customer focussed and have excellent spoken and written communication skills. Experience in the social housing sector is not an essential requirement of this post but ideally you should be educated to degree level or equivalent and be able to demonstrate the ability to work in an office environment. You should have excellent IT skills and knowledge of using Microsoft Office for preparing letters, minutes of meetings, spreadsheets and reports.

KHA is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

The honorary treasurer is a key volunteer role within our governance structure which aims to make a real difference to members in Scotland. As our honorary treasurer you will work closely with the chair of the business management and finance committee to advise the trustee board on all aspects of business management and finance matters related to the work of Girlguiding Scotland.

Your profile

This role is open to current and non-members of Girlguiding.

At Girlguiding Scotland, striving to be an inclusive and impactful organisation is at the heart of what we do. We recognise that being a great volunteer isn’t just about the skills that you can bring to the table, but also the unique perspectives that come from your background and life experiences.

The key skills and attributes that we’re looking for are:

• CA, CIMA, ACCA, ACA or other similar qualification
• Membership of Girlguiding, or willingness to become a member
• Experience of preparing budgets and forecasting, management accounting and statutory financial reporting
• Experience of reporting to board level, audit and knowledge of charity SORP (FRS102)
• Experience of setting and monitoring investment strategies and supervising the performance of a significant investment portfolio
• Experience of working with volunteers would be an advantage
• Ability to work and join meetings remotely using a variety of technology and the ability to access papers and information online (instructions and support will be given)
• Ability to think of the bigger picture for the benefit of members and potential members across Scotland
• Confident to speak up and the ability to challenge others in a constructive manner
• Capacity to be proactive in research and in reviewing papers
• Eligibility to become a trustee in Scotland (you can find information about who cannot be a charity trustee on oscr.org.uk)
• Approachable, open minded and flexible, with the ability to work with others
• Excited to be part of shaping the future and responding to challenges
• Capacity to be proactive and involved in building relationships with key volunteers and staff to facilitate the work between meetings
• Committed to our values

We are looking for candidates who have experience of working with women with complex social needs. You will be working as part of Another Way, a service that works with women involved in or at risk of selling or exchanging sex. The role will have a focus on providing outreach to women who are street-based and working indoors, as well as providing one-to-one support.

You must have experience of providing assertive outreach to ‘hard-to-reach’ groups, as well as an excellent understanding of the support needs of women involved in the transactional sex. You will need to be an effective communicator, highly organised and have effective casework management skills. It is essential that support provided is non-judgmental and respects the wishes of the women we engage with.

You will work closely with other partners and agencies and be expected to ensure the continued development of good partnership working. Experience of working with women involved in transactional sex is desirable.

Membership of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme is a requirement this post.

*For the purposes of the Equality Act 2010 it is an occupational requirement that this post is filled by a woman.

Sacro values diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community

Where the role fits in our organisation

Resources and Development

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.

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 deliver our funding priorities, to secure investment in our sector and to design and deliver on our long-term income priorities to ensure our sustainability.

What You'll Do

• Oversee the development of our Fund Management proposition, delivering key investment to Dumfries & Galloway’s third sector and communities on behalf of funding partners.

• 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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Where the role fits in our organisation

Our Communications and Impact Group are responsible for communications, media, training and event planning plus engagement with the third sector and partners across Dumfries and Galloway. The group also leads on systems, data and insights, evaluation and impact, storytelling, regional and national sector promotion and internal communications. The team includes Development Officers, Support Officers, Coordinators and external partners and advisors.

What You'll Do

We are looking for a colleague who is talented in creating effective and impactful communications, who can use data and insights to tell compelling stories about our third sector and communities, who has creative interests and who enjoys being part of a successful and developing team. With a good understanding of digital tools, social media and creative platforms for design, the successful candidate will be keen to learn about our sector and be motivated by the opportunity to share impactful stories to a range of audiences, including our sector, partners, funders and the wider community.

What You’ll Do

• Design and deliver a range of communications for various audiences, including bulletins, newsletters, case studies, reports and presentations.
• Build on our online presence and levels of engagement with our audiences across various channels.
• Introduce creative and engaging ways to communicate key information, messages and use of our brand assets to increase reach and connections.
• Maintain and update our website and online channels.
• Identify and implement ways to better understand our communications reach and engagement.
• With colleagues, translate data, insights and external information to share stories of influence and impact.
• Lead the re-design of our key organisation publications and annual reports to maximise engagement.
• Participate in the design and delivery of regional events and workshops.

More about you

• You will be able to evidence experience and knowledge of building effective communications
• You will be able to show how you have evaluated the use of online channels and available tools or similar engagement measurements
• You will bring excellent organisation, planning and prioritising skills
• You will be able to show how you’ve effectively used your positive relationship building skills and experience
• You will be able to demonstrate your experience and approach to effective design and presentations
• You will be able to show you have used a range of standard Microsoft and other tools, such as Office, collaborative and design tools
• You may bring experience of brand design and development, website build and design or other related creative design and communication skills

Read more about working with us

More on our ways of working and benefits here

Find out more about our recruitment and selection process

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