Engagement Officer
- Part time
- £27,810 pro-rata
- Edinburgh with hybrid working
- Closing 25th September 2023
- Advertised from 24th August 2023
- 21 hours per week, £16,868 per annum
Role
Are you interested in joining a small team with the vison to see a Scotland where independent advocacy is available to strengthen everyone’s voices. SIAA mission is to actively influence, support and maintain high quality independent advocacy which uphold people’s human rights across Scotland.
The Scottish Independent Advocacy Alliance (SIAA) is a membership organisation responsible for promoting, supporting, and advocating independent advocacy in Scotland. SIAA does not provide independent advocacy; its member organisations and groups do. Independent Advocacy changes lives for the better and our SIAA helps member organisations through our core strategic aims:
• Relationship building
• Growing grassroots independent advocacy
• Evidencing quality
• Promoting independent advocacy
• Safeguarding independence
The Engagement Officer will play a key role in delivering our engagement and development work. This will include engaging with the SIAA membership across Scotland to identify needs and priorities, supporting the development of grassroots independent advocacy across Scotland, and building the capacity of the membership to become more involved and engaged at a membership and national level.
We are looking for an experienced engagement officer, who will be able to adapt to the demands of a membership organisation and a dynamic and fast-paced sector. You will be able to work independently, using your own initiative to resolve challenges or develop opportunities. But you will also know how to work in a small team, sharing information appropriately and contributing enthusiastically to the wider activities of the organisation. You will have experience in community engagement and working with a membership organisation and be committed to the ethos and guiding principles of independent advocacy.
There are options for hybrid working. The team will meet at least once a month in the Edinburgh office. There will be some travel across Scotland involved.
Further information about the role can be found in the Candidate Pack below.
Application notes
The deadline for applications is Monday 25th September at 9am.
Applications should be emailed to nicola@siaa.org.uk.
Please complete the diversity monitoring form via the survey monkey form:
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Policy and Campaigns Officer
- Part time
- £24,836 pro-rata
- Home based and will involve occasional evening and weekend work when required.
- Closing 12th October 2023
Humanist Society Scotland is looking for someone with a proven track record in policy and campaign work. The successful candidate will develop and support the policy and campaign work of Scotland’s national charity for people seeking an ethical, rational, secular future. Our current campaigns include fighting for safe access to reproductive services for women, making the case for compassionate assisted dying laws, and working to reduce the influence of religious privilege in the Scottish education system.
This is a role that seeks to build on the charity's existing policy and campaign work and improve the organisation's ability to inform national policy and engage our supporters and members in making the case for change.
We are looking for an individual who has experience of the Scottish political and media landscape and can help make the case for the campaign issues we care about. You will be passionate about progressive change and share our vision for a caring and compassionate Scotland informed by reason. Your work will be in line with our organisational values of cooperation, integrity, reason, courage and sustainability.
The successful candidate will have experience of working on campaign and policy development. They will have excellent communication skills and knowledge of the Scottish parliamentary system and politics. They will relish collaborative working and be willing to represent the organisation at external events and through partnerships and umbrella groups. They will understand the role of media relations in awareness raising.
Key Responsibilities of the role
- Monitoring Scottish Government, Scottish Parliament and local government to identify opportunities to advocate for humanist values
- Developing relationships with MSPs, local councillors, civil servants, media outlets, partner organisations, international humanist organisations and others to make the case on humanist causes
- Researching and developing policy papers and consultation responses on important issues for the organisation
- Devising and delivering engaging campaigns that put humanist values on the national agenda
- Represent Humanist Society Scotland externally, including at party conferences, national and local government meetings, inter-agency meetings, public talks and local group events.
- Collaborating with partner organisations and umbrella groups working towards the same goals such as assisted dying groups, human rights coalitions and Stop Climate Chaos Scotland.
- Supporting the communications and media work of the Society as required by the Communications Manager
About Humanist Society Scotland
Humanist Society Scotland is part of the global Humanist movement of people and organisations. We are a registered charity of over 15,000 members, governed by an elected Board of Trustees. We are the longest-running and most trusted provider of humanist wedding ceremonies in Scotland, and we also offer humanist funerals and naming ceremonies through our network of trained celebrants.
Our Vision
A caring and compassionate Scotland informed by reason.
Our Mission
To be the champion for Humanism in Scotland.
Read more in our:
2021 Scottish Parliament Election Manifesto
Person Specification
Essential
- Professional experience of campaign development and delivery.
- Professional experience of policy research and development and consultation responses
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal and strong interpersonal qualities
- Strong knowledge of the Scottish political landscape and willingness to work on a cross-party basis to achieve aims.
- Experience of working collaboratively with other organisations and with local and national government partners to achieve shared goals.
- Ability to work with a variety of different stakeholders and manage relationships effectively, including through meetings with partner and umbrella groups
- Experience as part of a team working with the media to promote organisational values
- Ability to work flexibly in response to rapidly changing external events.
- Ability to travel within Scotland and attend meetings on behalf of Society
- Empathy with humanist values and Humanist Society Scotland’s charitable objectives
Desirable
- Knowledge of human rights and equality law and practice, especially concerning freedom of religion and belief and freedom of expression
- Experience of fundraising for campaigns
- Experience of working first-hand with the media to promote organisational values
- Qualifications or professional registrations related to public affairs, research, campaigns and/or policy work
- Experience of data-led campaigning
- Experience of working in the charity/voluntary sector
This role will mainly be home-based. However the role-holder will need to be able to attend face-to-face events at the Scottish Parliament and meetings with Scottish Government staff and agencies, partner organisations, local groups across Scotland and occasional travel further afield. While every day will be different, the role holder will be therefore required to travel to locations across Scotland on a reasonably regular basis, although most events/meetings will take place in the Central Belt of Scotland.
Top job! Law & Policy Manager - Scotland
- Part time
- £46,994 pro-rata
- Edinburgh - Hybrid
- Closing 16th October 2023
Amnesty International UK (AIUK) has a simple aim: an end to human rights abuses. Independent, international and influential, we campaign for justice, fairness, freedom and truth wherever they are denied. Do you want to use your skills, knowledge and experience to help change the world? You could be our new Law & Policy Manager - Scotland.
About the role
This role is central to our plans in Scotland for our next strategic period to 2030. This comes at an incredibly important time for human rights in Scotland and the UK and there will be opportunities to work with organisations and experts across Scotland to influence legislation and provide strategic legal advice within Amnesty and to external partners.
The Scotland team help us achieve our goal of ending human rights abuses in Scotland and across the world by achieving human rights compliant legislation and policy from the Scottish Parliament, Government and police, empowering activists in Scotland and shining a light on human rights abuses around the world.
The Law & Policy Manager is accountable for leading our policy development on the incorporation of international law into Scottish legislation. As part of the UK Section of Amnesty this role also ensures our UK-wide policy takes account of the strategic use of the Scottish legal system. The day to day of this role involves working with civil society organisations and legal academics to identify and deliver research and legal analysis of human rights legislation in Scotland. More details can be found by downloading the job description from our careers portal.
The role may be for you if:
- You’re skilled in translating legal knowledge into policy development.
- You can communicate technical legal detail to a variety of audiences.
- You will be qualified to degree level or above in Law with demonstrable knowledge or other qualification in Scots Law, human rights law and public law.
- You collaborate and positively contribute to an inclusive culture.
- You also have strong knowledge and interpersonal skills to allow you to develop strategic relationships with the legal profession.
Our Commitment to you
Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Anti-Racism (IDEA) are at the core of our values. We want to be an organisation that tackles structural inequality and prejudice as well as be an actively anti-racist organisation. This means taking a meaningful and equitable approach to supporting and developing you and others during your time with us.
New colleagues receive 27 days leave annually (29 after five years), as well as bank holidays (pro rated for part time). 2-5% employee pension contributions are matched at 6-9% and we offer 6 months full pay for family leave. We offer flexible working such as compressed work patterns and job shares. See more details of our benefits here.
Ceartas is an independent advocacy service which working with individuals aged 16 and over in East Dunbartonshire.
Are you looking for an exciting new opportunity?
We are looking for an enthusiastic individual who has a passion for equality, fairness and justice to join our team.
The post holder will provide support to existing and new peer support groups across East Dunbartonshire. Working closely with group facilitators you will play a vital role in supporting participants and ensuring the smooth running of the groups. You will be enthusiastic, self-motivated and have a passion for creating opportunities for people to connect with their communities.
Full training and support will be provided.
Ceartas is a Disability Confident Employer.
EARS is an independent advocacy provider – our role is to make sure people’s voices are heard when there are issues in their lives.
Work undertaken for this post will be in the Edinburgh and East Lothian community, with the office based in Livingston, West Lothian.
Applications
We especially welcome applications from people with any of the following:
- some experience of providing advocacy
- working with people with a disability
- experience of the Health and Social Care Sector
- experience of the third sector
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