Water Witness is seeking a Senior Communications Lead

We are seeking an energetic and enthusiastic individual to lead our communications function in our small but mighty team.

We need an experienced, innovative and proactive comms all-rounder with a passion for our mission, and the ability to reach audiences with the right information, in the right way, in the right place and at the right time to activate public demand and political action- for a fair water future for all.

This senior role will lead our press, social media, content and digital approaches to grow awareness in key audiences, build our brand, land our policy asks, collaborate with our partners and networks, and deliver measurable public and political engagement.

You’ll bring your talent for identifying and landing press stories, your experience of creating great content that cuts through, and your expertise in purposeful storytelling that informs, inspires and engages target audiences. We’ll support you with development opportunities, trust in your authority, and a brilliant working culture with a bundle of staff benefits. We live our core values: Justice, Tenacity, Truth and play to our strengths: Strategic, Resilient, Influential &Trusted.

If you’re an experienced NGO comms professional or journalist who can demonstrate a track record of comms that influence real world change, we want to hear from you. Even if you don’t match every single one of the items on the person spec, please tell us about your relevant experience and transferrable skills.

Who we are

Smalls for All is a charity that collects underwear for people in need in Africa and the UK. We collect only brand new pants and new or gently worn bras. We operate from the UK and support charitable organisations working on projects in Africa and the UK who are able to transport and distribute the underwear we collect.

The role

We are looking for a highly motivated individual to work alongside our Charity Founder to develop the charity’s reach in Scotland.

This is a new position, funded by a grant from the Bank of Scotland Foundation. The post is temporary for a period of 12 months with an option to extend to 24 months.

The successful candidate will focus primarily on developing relationships with charities and other non-profit organisations in Scotland who currently don’t have a relationship with Smalls for All.

The role holder will also have responsibility for sourcing new donations of underwear from channels that we currently don’t have a relationship with or have only a very limited relationship, e.g. by approaching retailers and manufacturers for end of line or donations of slightly imperfect items.

The role holder will need to be prepared work as part of the Smalls for All team.

The position requires a high level of organisational skill, competence in a range of information technology applications such as email and Microsoft Teams and the ability to work well with others.

The post will mainly be based at home and there is a good degree of flexibility about working pattern. From time to time the role holder will also be required to attend meetings at our Warehouse at the Five Sisters Business Park, West Calder.

There will also be occasional requirements to visit other charities and not-for-profit organisations.

A full Job Description is available to download below.

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.

Hope for Rural People (HfRP) is a small, volunteer-led charitable organization committed to improving the lives of vulnerable and marginalized communities in rural areas of Scotland and Bangladesh. Our work focuses on food aid, education, refugee support, sustainable agriculture, and women’s empowerment.

We are seeking dedicated and passionate Trustees to join our Board and help shape the future of HfRP. This is a wonderful opportunity for individuals who want to make a real difference by contributing their time, expertise, and strategic insight to a growing organization.

We particularly welcome applicants with experience in nonprofit management, fundraising, communications, finance, governance, or community development.

At present, this is a voluntary position, as the organization is in its early development stage. Trustees may receive remuneration or honorarium in the future as HfRP grows and secures funding.