Age Scotland is the national charity for older people. We work to improve the lives of everyone over the age of 50 so that they can love later life.

We support and enable hundreds of communities and older people’s groups across Scotland. We provide information, friendship and advice through our free helpline and publications. We tackle loneliness and isolation with our Friendship Line and much more.

We work in Scotland with older people’s groups who provide vital activities and services for older people in their local community. We campaign on the issues that older people tell us are important to them.

As Grants Officer for About Dementia, you will support the Grants and Learning Manager and fellow Grants Officer in running a community grants programme to help people living with dementia and unpaid carers across Scotland. This grants programme places the voices of lived experience of dementia at the forefront through our lived experience panel members, and this should be reflected through all your work. The duties of the role include:

•Working with the Grants and Learning Manager colleagues to oversee the administration and distribution of a community grants programme

•Supporting community groups to apply to the programme

•Enabling lived experience panel members to have their voices and experiences heard throughout the grant-making process.

•Working with the Communications team to ensure as wide a reach as possible around Scotland.

•Represent About Dementia and promote our work at conferences, events, and meetings.

•Support evidence-gathering to measure impact and capture learning

•Assisting in monitoring and evaluating grant recipients.

•Any other ad hoc duties as required.

This role will be a hybrid blend of office-based (Edinburgh) and home working.

Living our values, you will approach the role with integrity, while involving, inspiring and empowering our teams, so that together we can create better outcomes for older people in Scotland.

In return for your hard work, enthusiasm and commitment to our values you’ll receive a generous benefits package:

•Generous holiday allowance of 37 days (FTE) plus 2 fixed public holidays

•Flexible working opportunities from day one

•A range of learning and development opportunities

•Company sick pay

•Healthcare benefit through Westfield Health

•Discounted gym membership

•Cashback scheme from major retailers

•Contributory pension scheme with employer contributions of 9%

•A comprehensive package of support though our Employee Assistance Programme

•Group life cover up to three times your annual salary

•Cycle to work scheme

•Carers support

•The option to buy more holidays or sell them

•Enhanced maternity and paternity policies.

Age Scotland is the national charity for older people. We work to improve the lives of everyone over the age of 50 so that they can love later life.

Sadly, thousands of older people in Scotland feel lonely and isolated and we want you to help change that!

With responsibility for the day-to-day co-ordination of our friendship services, you will help create a culture that promotes inclusion and diversity, flexibility, productivity, creativity, innovation and growth.

People-centred, you will work closely with the friendship manager and head of information, advice and friendship services to implement the friendship strategy to attract and retain talent and create an environment where staff and volunteers feel valued and supported to do their very best.

Living our values, you will approach the role with integrity, while involving, inspiring and empowering our teams, so together we can create better outcomes for older people in Scotland.

The post will be Scotland-based, a blend of office-based (Edinburgh-based) and home working. In return for your hard work, enthusiasm and commitment to our values you’ll receive a generous benefits package:

• Generous holiday allowance of 37 days (FTE) plus 2 fixed public holidays

• A range of learning and development opportunities

• Company sick pay

• Healthcare benefit through Westfield Health

• Discounted gym membership

• Cashback scheme from major retailers

• Contributory pension scheme with employer contributions of 9%

• A comprehensive package of support though our Employee Assistance Programme

• Group life cover up to three times your annual salary

• Cycle to work scheme

• Paid carers leave and dependants' support

• The option to buy more holidays or sell them

• Enhanced maternity and paternity policies.

Scotland’s membership organisation and sector support body for the performing arts is seeking to recruit a passionate, skilled and dedicated new staff team, including a Change Programmes Lead.

This is a time of immense challenge, change, renewal, and opportunity. Working with FST, you’ll play a vital role in the future of this essential part of the cultural sector, as we support and champion the performing arts.

The Change Programmes Lead will have relevant experience working in a similar role, for example, as a producer, in project management, creative learning, programme or event management and/or partnership development. They will play a pivotal role in ensuring FST amplifies our impact by developing more innovative and effective ways to drive change for people in the sector, working across four key areas:

• Policies and planning
• Professional and sector development
• Projects
• Partnerships

The Policy and Participation Officer plays a crucial role in advancing Together’s mission to ensure that all babies, children, and young people in Scotland have their human rights respected, protected, and fulfilled. This role supports the Legal and Policy Manager by enhancing policy development and ensuring robust participation of babies, children, and young people in all aspects of Together's work. The Officer will assist in policy advocacy, engage in public affairs, and strengthen the engagement of babies, children and young people in Together’s activities, including the Rights Detectives.

Key areas of responsibility include:

• Supporting policy development and analysis by assisting with Together's annual State of Children's Rights report and the #RightsOnTrack programme, monitoring developments and recommendations from UN treaty bodies, drafting responses to relevant Scottish/UK Government and Parliament consultations, and developing policy briefings.
• Supporting the development of participation projects and leading desk-based research that ensures babies, children, and young people’s views are at the heart of Together’s policy and advocacy.
• Facilitating collaboration with members and supporting partnership activities with organisations across the UK, Europe and internationally.
• Supporting the Legal and Policy Manager with public affairs tasks and working with the Membership and Social Media Officer to coordinate strategies to enhance Together's social media presence.
• Supporting the Legal and Policy Manager in policy meetings and events, actively engaging in team meetings, and assisting in the development of funding proposals.

Throughout the role, the post-holder will be expected to involve Together’s membership – including children and young people – whenever possible and appropriate.

Reporting to: Legal & Policy Manager