We are looking for an External Affairs Manager (Scotland) to join the team in our Glasgow Office.

The External Affairs Manager leads on our influencing and communications work in Scotland, which is key to creating a society that works for autistic people and their families. You will lead a small but high impact team including a Policy and Public Affairs Officer and a Media and Communications Officer, as well as becoming a member of the Senior Management Team in Scotland.

A core part of the role is engaging with members of the Scottish Parliament and Government, as well as other external stakeholders including disability organisations, professional bodies, and the public sector. You will also work with the media to draw attention to the issues and promote solutions.

In addition, you will oversee our broader communications with members, supporters, and the public across Scotland through our social media, newsletters, webpage, and podcast. Through these channels you will ensure that our offer to autistic people and families is promoted appropriately, and that we are proactively working to increase autism acceptance.

It is vital that the voices of autistic people and their families are front and centre both in our public affairs and communications work. So, you will need to work alongside and consult autistic people and their families, including our Autistic Campaigners’ Group.

You will be a strong team player, supporting our Scotland based Branches and our various support services, as well as liaising with colleagues across the UK.

This is a 9-month maternity cover post starting in October and will suit someone looking to make an impact in the lead up to the Scottish Parliamentary election in May 2026 and beyond working to deliver our campaign priorities

TIS is looking for a creative and motivated individual to fill the role of Communications Officer within its core team. The successful candidate will support the Communications and Media Manager and wider team to deliver high-quality internal and external communications that reflect our core values and amplify our voice across Scotland’s housing sector.

The Communications Officer will play a key role in managing the TIS social media channels, designing on-brand digital and print materials, updating our website, leading membership engagement, and assisting with the planning and promotion of events and campaigns that align with our strategic objectives.

The role of Communications Officer includes (but not limited to) -

• Manage and grow TIS’s social media presence by creating and scheduling engaging content, creating digital artwork, interacting with followers, and responding to messages and comments.

• Maintain and update the TIS website to a consistently high standard, ensuring content is current and accessible.

• Plan and deliver marketing campaigns across various channels, including social media, email, and the website, incorporating multimedia such as photography and video.

• Produce promotional materials and company publications (e.g., newsletters, annual reports) in both digital and print formats.

• Create on-brand visual and digital assets using Adobe Creative Cloud.

• Support the Communications Manager by identifying and gathering content for press releases, media features, and news stories.

• Support the wider team with planning promotional TIS activities and events – including promotion, information, processing bookings, agendas, venue bookings, catering, transport and evaluation, etc.

• Manage the growth of TIS membership by promoting its value, relevance, and benefits to both existing and potential members.

• Support the Communications and Media Manager in delivering communications strategies that reflect and uphold the values of TIS.

This role presents a fantastic opportunity for a proactive communicator with strong organisational skills and a keen eye for design to work across a wide range of projects, whilst having the chance to build their skills in a supportive, fast-paced team environment.

Museums Galleries Scotland (MGS) is the National Development Body for Scotland’s museums and galleries. We support a sector of 455 museums and galleries, through strategic investment, workforce development, advice and advocacy. We are a forward facing and inclusive organisation, committed to the ongoing development of a positive culture for our team.

We are recruiting for a Marketing Assistant who will be responsible for providing support across all MGS’s communications and marketing activity.

This is an exciting opportunity to help raise the profile of Scotland’s museums and galleries and highlight the positive impact they have across our communities. You will also play a role in helping to promote the work of MGS, including the launch of a new ambitious programme to support the sector.

You will bring experience from working in a marketing or communications environment and have a positive, ‘can-do’ attitude. Effective communication skills are essential as well as familiarity with a range of marketing tools and good administrative and organisational skills. The ability to multitask and demonstrate enthusiasm and initiative constitutes a natural part of the job.

Are you a confident communicator with a knack for storytelling?

Can you craft content that captures attention across social media, press and digital platforms?

Are you passionate about the power of communities to improve lives?

If so, we have an exciting opportunity in our newly formed Communications Directorate, where you'll play a key role in delivering impactful communications—primarily focused on our dormant assets funding.

Our current dormant assets programme, Young Start distributes money from dormant accounts on behalf of the Scottish Government to projects that are run for and by young people aged eight to 25. Since 2012, it has distributed £75 million to thousands of projects across Scotland.

Working to the Strategic Communications Lead for Scotland you will be responsible for telling the story of our dormant assets funding across social media, press and digital platforms to a variety of audiences.

Responsibilities include:

• leading on all regular announcements of dormant assets funding to the media and stakeholders
• interviewing young people behind the projects to produce engaging content for media features, case studies and online social media channels
• managing the yearly production of the Young Start Annual Report, at the request of the Scottish Government.
• Support proactive communications campaigns from story identification to coverage
• Build and maintain relationships with Scotland’s national, regional and specialist media.
• Respond to dormant assets related media enquiries and contribute to rapid response communications during reputational issues.

About you

You will be comfortable speaking to a wide range of stakeholders including children and young people about the impact that the funding is making in their lives and telling their stories with duty of care and a creative and engaging approach.

You will be collaborative in nature and enjoy working proactively and in partnership with colleagues across the Fund. An open, supportive and flexible team working approach is necessary.

You will be adept at managing a busy and varied workload.

There can be occasional weekend and evening working to suit the needs of young people, but most of our work takes place on weekdays in normal working hours.

Purpose

The Young Women’s Movement is Scotland's national organisation for young women and girls' leadership and rights: working collectively, leading meaningful change and creating a more equal society. Young women are at the heart of everything we do. Our movement is informed, shaped and led by and for young women. For 100 years, we have been a collective force that has, and will continue to, change things for the better for all young women across Scotland.

We work directly with young women and girls to equip them to lead change on issues that matter to them and create safe spaces where they can gain confidence, knowledge and skills. We support young women to amplify their voices in their communities and in decision-making spaces.

Our Communications Worker will play a key role in the Communications team, delivering key communication outputs and supporting our campaigns and organisational objectives.

Everyone who works at The Young Women’s Movement:

• Has equality at the heart of everything they do.
• Takes a participatory approach to our work. We are for young women and by young women.
• Builds communities of friendship and support networks, finding joy in our collective actions and connections.
• Understands the impact of challenging inequality on those most affected by it. We lead with kindness and empathy, putting collective wellbeing at the core of our organisation.
• Delivers our work with integrity and are proud of the work we do.
• Is bold and brave. We do not shy away from challenging the status quo and taking radical steps to make gender equality a reality in Scotland.

Why you should want to work with us:

• We operate a 4-day working week which means full time is 28 hours.
• We are supportive of flexible working arrangements in addition to the 4-day week.
• Our annual leave entitlement is 28.5 days a year, including 6 public holidays.
• We offer an additional day of leave to celebrate your birthday.
• The organisation closes between Christmas and New Year, with no impact on your annual leave entitlement.
• We are committed to supporting staff development through training and coaching opportunities.
• We offer a range of enhanced feminist policies, including fertility, maternity and menopause support.
• We are a supportive, collaborative and feminist team and board.

Don't meet every single requirement?

Studies show that women and Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic people are less likely to apply for a job unless they meet every qualification. So, if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with the job description, we'd love you to apply anyway. You might just be the perfect person for this role, or another role within The Young Women’s Movement.

Purpose

The Young Women’s Movement is Scotland's national organisation for young women and girls' leadership and rights: working collectively, leading meaningful change and creating a more equal society. Young women are at the heart of everything we do. Our movement is informed, shaped and led by and for young women. For 100 years, we have been a collective force that has, and will continue to, change things for the better for all young women across Scotland.

We work directly with young women and girls to equip them to lead change on issues that matter to them and create safe spaces where they can gain confidence, knowledge and skills. We support young women to amplify their voices in their communities and in decision-making spaces.

Our Communications and Campaigns Coordinator will play a key role in the Communications team, leading on content planning and creation, website management and delivering campaigns on key issues with input from the young women and girls in our movement.

Everyone who works at The Young Women’s Movement:

• Has equality at the heart of everything they do.
• Takes a participatory approach to our work. We are for young women and by young women.
• Builds communities of friendship and support networks, finding joy in our collective actions and connections.
• Understands the impact of challenging inequality on those most affected by it. We lead with kindness and empathy, putting collective wellbeing at the core of our organisation.
• Delivers our work with integrity and are proud of the work we do.
• Is bold and brave. We do not shy away from challenging the status quo and taking radical steps to make gender equality a reality in Scotland.

Why you should want to work with us:

• We operate a 4-day working week which means full time is 28 hours.
• We are supportive of flexible working arrangements in addition to the 4-day week.
• Our annual leave entitlement is 28.5 days a year, including 6 public holidays.
• We offer an additional day of leave to celebrate your birthday.
• The organisation closes between Christmas and New Year, with no impact on your annual leave entitlement.
• We are committed to supporting staff development through training and coaching opportunities.
• We offer a range of enhanced feminist policies, including fertility, maternity and menopause support.
• We are a supportive, collaborative and feminist team and board.

Don't meet every single requirement?

Studies show that women and Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic people are less likely to apply for a job unless they meet every qualification. So, if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with the job description, we'd love you to apply anyway. You might just be the perfect person for this role, or another role within The Young Women’s Movement.

Zero Tolerance is a Scottish charity working to end men’s violence against women by promoting gender equality and challenging attitudes which normalise violence and abuse. We are a values-led organisation and seek to improve the way we integrate feminism, equality, and diversity into our work. We ensure our HR policies and practices reflect our values (including enhanced parental leave, miscarriage and menopause policies and flexible working) and our salary framework is fair and competitive. We are committed to staff learning and development and have a paid reading week for all staff.

Zero Tolerance has a commitment to diversity and challenging all forms of inequality alongside gender inequality. We are open to as many different voices as there are experiences, and to all genders, and particularly welcome applications from Minority Ethnic, LGBT+, disabled, migrant, and other backgrounds currently underrepresented within the women’s sector.

We achieve change in the following ways:

1. Raise public and political awareness of the root cause of VAWG (gender inequality) and call for action.
2. Challenge and support key institutions to embed primary prevention of VAWG in their work.
3. Advance and share the evidence base on preventing VAWG.

What you’ll do

We are looking for an experienced Engagement Officer to join our team and lead our work to engage key groups – including men and boys organisations, and marginalised women – in preventing violence against women and girls. You will support the organisation’s aims by building strong relationships with stakeholders, developing effective networks, and identifying effective strategies to promote positive attitudes and behaviours.

You will represent Zero Tolerance in public forums as required and work with ZT colleagues to identify areas of influence and priority. Incorporating the views and needs of marginalised women is essential in the role.

What we need

The successful candidate will have previous experience in a similar role, in a paid or voluntary capacity, with knowledge and understanding of violence against women and gender equality. You’ll be an engaging communicator with the ability to influence a wide variety of audiences, have a creative mindset, and enjoy a challenge. You will be someone who learns quickly and can work strategically to promote ZTs aims.

You will also have:

• A shared understanding of our vision, values, aims and positions
• Proven experience of building networks
• Excellent written communication skills with experience producing engaging and accessible resources
• Organisational skills with the ability to see projects and events through from inception to completion

What do we offer?

• Competitive salary with annual pay progression. We operate a grading structure based on five salary grades. New employees start on point 1 of each salary grade and receive annual increments until the top of the grade is reached. This role is Grade 3, pro rata of £33,537.08 - £ 37,018.66.
• Staff pension scheme (6% employers’ contribution).
• 28 days annual leave plus 10 public holidays (pro-rata) and a flexible working hours policy.
• We actively encourage continuous professional development for all our employees and have implemented a paid reading week and continuous training opportunities for individual learning and whole team development.

Help us speak up for Scotland’s seas

Open Seas is a small, ambitious, and fast-growing environmental charity on a mission to protect and restore marine life around Scotland. We expose harmful practices, challenge bad policy, and work alongside fishers, communities and scientists to bring our seas back to life.

We’re looking for a dynamic Head of Communications to lead our external communications, shape compelling campaigns, and help us punch far above our weight.

Why join us?

We are a team of eight and we spend a lot of time out on the water and along the coast investigating damage, gathering evidence, filming, photographing, and engaging people face-to-face. We own a boat and do our own fieldwork. We take pride in turning complex science and policy into clear, motivating messages that cut through to media, decision-makers and the public.

You will work closely with our Director and Operations Lead as part of the senior management team bringing creative leadership and strategic direction to our comms team. This is your chance to help shape an organisation with growing public influence, strong legal wins, and a track record of impact in one of the most important environmental issues in Scotland, and the rest of the UK.

Who we’re looking for

We are looking for a natural storyteller and strategic thinker. You know how to land a headline, write a great campaign plan, and build lasting relationships with a range of people (journalists, supporters and other stakeholders). You will be comfortable translating science into tweets and research into narrative. You care deeply about nature, especially life under the waves.

You might have worked in campaigns, public affairs, journalism or the charity sector. You may have led a team, or be ready to step into a leadership role. Most of all, you want to make a difference.

What is the role?

● Lead all external communications across the organisation

● Develop and deliver bold, values-led campaign comms

● Manage and grow communications staff and freelancers

● Shape our digital presence, media strategy and brand

● Collaborate closely with our campaign, legal and research teams

● Help us grow our reach, profile and impact

What we offer

● A flexible, friendly and passionate team

● Opportunity to shape a growing organisation

● Meaningful work with real-world impact

● Time outdoors from field investigations to coastal storytelling

● Remote and flexible working, with travel across Scotland

● Supportive, collaborative environment with space to lead

The National Lottery Community Fund is recruiting for a Communications Manager to play a vital role in the newly restructured communications and engagement function to deliver on our strategy, It Starts With Community.

The role is part of our ambitious transformation as we implement a significant pivot in our communications approach – building on our support for grant-making to demonstrate the powerful impact communities have in strengthening society and improving lives.

In this role, you’ll deliver integrated communications that bring our missions and the story of National Lottery funding to life. You’ll be the strategic voice behind the campaigns that highlight how communities are creating lasting social change.

You will focus on two key areas - your country, Scotland, and one of the four core missions - creating powerful alignment between them and helping to showcase the impact of community-led projects across the UK.

You’ll work closely with Strategic Communications Leads and other colleagues across the organisation to deliver communications plans that align with our corporate strategy and customer journey. Your work will help shape public understanding of the Fund, build trust with stakeholders, and inspire communities to engage with our funding.

We are looking for a creative and strategic communicator with a passion for storytelling. You’ll be experienced in developing integrated campaigns and working across teams to deliver high-impact communications.

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 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 redesign of our website, 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, liaising with the Scottish Government’s Digital Assurance Office, leading an internal project team using Agile methodologies and ensuring a user-centred approach throughout.
• Lead the development of a digital content strategy, overseeing the creation and delivery of content outputs that are high quality, consistent in brand and tone of voice and adhere to best practice guidelines on content design, accessibility and usability.
• Review the criteria and mechanisms to evaluate 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.
• 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 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.

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

• Experience of applying service design principles.
• Experience of applying the Digital Scotland Service Standard.
• Experience of working with Scottish Government’s Digital Assurance Office.
• 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 content design principles.
• Understanding of issues relating to Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park and its audiences