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Operations and Engagement Officer
- Full time or Part time
- £23,000 – £26,000
- Flexible working offered with hybrid working in the Edinburgh office and home
- Closing 9th January 2023
- Advertised from 2nd December 2022
- Permanent, Full Time or Part time considered
Role
Who we are:
The ICAS Foundation is an independent Charity working in close partnership with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) to deliver equality, diversity and inclusion amongst its members. Over the last 10 years the ICAS Foundation has awarded over £2m in funding to support university students studying accountancy and finance. Each year we help around 100 students studying at universities across Scotland and England, taking on around 35 new Scholars every year and supporting them for up to 4 years through their time at university.
Our primary aim is to support academically talented young people from lower socio-economic backgrounds to study accountancy or a finance-related degree. This is achieved through a financial bursary, a mentoring scheme and support in finding relevant internships and graduate jobs.
What the job is:
The main areas of work will focus on assisting with diary management, meeting set up and minuting of meetings, collation of information and data input. The role will process data using Excel and our database Salesforce (training provided) collating and processing information for volunteers and students.
The role will be expected to process student bursary applications and process grant applications from students. Using our student management tools, the role will track conditions of funding are being met by students and coordinate updates from our mentors, students, and alumni throughout the year.
Support for various fundraising initiatives will also be part of the role, supporting events, administering donations, and attending events to raise the profile and income of the charity.
This work will contribute to ensuring that the charity can continue to support young people from lower socio-economic and diverse backgrounds across the UK fulfil their ambition of attending university and having a wider range of career options available to them, including becoming a Chartered Accountant.
Who we need:
We are looking for an experienced and organised administrator, ideally with experience of working in a charitable organisation, however we are open to a variety of work experience that could be transferable to promote and drive the great work of the ICAS Foundation.
The work of the Foundation is all about making a difference, is rewarding, varied and at times challenging. We are looking for someone who enjoys engaging with others, in a fast paced and varied role.
You’ll have strong organisational skills, administrative and IT skills to support the Foundations many charity activities, our bursary and funding process and engagement with our volunteer mentor applications and the administration of the end-to-end process. You’ll have excellent time management skills and enjoy and be comfortable managing multiple prioritises, stakeholders, managing diaries, scheduling, and coordinating external meetings and events.
We are a small team, at times with all hands to the pump so you should thrive on the excitement and fun that working closely with colleagues can bring.
This is an exciting time to join the ICAS Foundation, so if you are looking for a new challenge, in a small organisation where you can play a big part and roll your sleeves up, this might be the job for you.
In addition to your competitive base salary, we also offer a comprehensive benefits package, including a generous DC employer pension scheme with a 9% contribution, excellent holiday package (up to 35 days inc. PH with the option to buy additional leave) training and development, an individual learning account and up to 3 days paid volunteering days to support local/national charitable activities.
Application notes
Closing date: 9 January 2023
Please send your CV and covering letter to careers@icas.com
We very much look forward to hearing from you.
Charity registration SC034836
The ICAS Foundation is a charity registered in Scotland and places equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of all that we do. We are committed to building a diverse workforce that is beneficial for all, and that enables our communities to learn, grow and advance together.
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Technical Support Engineer
- Full time
- £33,098 – £36,775
- Hybrid: Glasgow or Edinburgh, with the option to work from home for some of the working week.
- Closing 23rd December 2025
Looking for an opportunity to work for a flexible and family friendly organisation doing amazing work to support Scotland’s voluntary sector?
We’re looking for an experienced Technical Support Engineer to join our dynamic IT team. This is a key role in ensuring the smooth operation of systems and applications, providing expert support across networks, servers, cloud services, desktops, and more. You’ll also play a vital part in delivering our Managed IT service for the voluntary sector, offering remote and on-site support to our partners.
Your expertise and strong communication skills will be crucial in delivering technical assistance while maintaining a customer-focused approach that aligns with our values and service standards.
Join us and be part of a team committed to making a difference in the IT landscape of the voluntary sector.
Part time hours and other flexible working options, including working from home for part of the week, will be fully considered. We encourage you to apply if you believe you meet most of the criteria in the person specification. We share our interview questions in advance. If you want to have a chat about the job or our flexible working approach, get in touch with us at recruitment@scvo.scot
SCVO is the membership organisation for the voluntary sector in Scotland and our mission is to champion the role of voluntary sector organisations in building a flourishing society and support them to do work that has a positive impact.
Development Workers Amplify
- Full time
- £32,204 – £37,327
- Remote: Home based in region with occasional travel to Edinburgh office
- Closing 5th January 2026
Youth Scotland, Scotland’s national charity for the support and delivery of community-based youth work, would love you to come and join our dynamic team.
We are looking for two new workers to help us deliver our brand new Amplify Project.
Amplify is a 3-year, Scotland-wide, large-scale Youth Participation programme funded by The National Lottery Community Fund (UK Fund). It builds on Youth Scotland’s experience of supporting youth voice and aims to increase young people’s involvement in decisions that affect their lives, communities and services. The project will support young people, youth workers and wider community stakeholders to embed youth voice into decision-making and community life.
If you have experience of youth and community work and a passion for supporting young people’s participation, leadership and youth voice, then this role is for you.
Location
Post 1: Ref: YS-DWAMP25W
West Region – This post will be home-based in Glasgow or one of the named West Region areas: East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde, Renfrewshire, West Dunbartonshire, Argyll & Bute, with regular travel across the West Region and occasional travel to Youth Scotland’s Office in Edinburgh.
Post 2: Ref: YS-DWAMP25NE
North East Region – This post will be home-based in one of the named North East Region areas: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Angus, Dundee, Moray with regular travel across the North East Region and occasional travel to Youth Scotland’s Office in Edinburgh.
Business Support Officer
- Full time
- £28,000
- On site: McDonald Road, Edinburgh, with regular visits to Teens+ Centres and Hubs in Edinburgh and Musselburgh
- Closing 11th January 2026
Purpose of role
As the Business Support Officer, you will play a key role in supporting the smooth and effective running of Capella’s central operations. Your work will ensure strong governance, robust data protection practices, and high-quality organisational coordination, helping us deliver meaningful impact for the people we support.
You will be a trusted source of support to the Senior Management Team and Board, enabling strategic decision-making that advances our mission. Through strong administration, excellent organisation, and attention to detail, you will help safeguard our organisational integrity while contributing to a positive, collaborative charity environment.
What we offer:
- A full and robust training and induction programme, including access to additional training during the course of employment
- Holiday entitlement of 36 days from the start of employment
- Free Confidential Employee Counselling Service
- Flexible and agile working
- Family-friendly policies, including family-friendly working hours (8.30 am – 4.30 pm Mondays to Thursdays and 2pm finish on Fridays)
About Capella
At Capella, we believe in lasting change through lifelong learning, because everybody deserves to thrive.
Capella is a registered charity that runs a number of charitable services, including Teens+, a transitional education project for young adults with complex and severe communication needs and Sleep Action, the UK’s oldest sleep charity and leading provider of sleep support, training, and resources in the UK.
Capella is a great place to work with fantastic people, strong values and a clear sense of the difference we make. 94% of our team are proud to work for our organisation and 98% think we take positive action on health and wellbeing. We invest in our staff and offer extensive training and mentoring opportunities. As a growing organisation, we want to attract ambitious staff with a desire to achieve great things. If this sounds like a journey you’d like to join us on, we would love to hear from you.
Capella was awarded Employer of the Year at the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce Awards 2023 and is nominated for the Outstanding Leadership Award at this year’s Scottish Living Wage Awards.
Our values
For us, it’s not so much about what you know, but your attitude and values that are most important. We will provide full training on what you need to know, but you must be able to live our values:
Tailored – We always put people at the centre of our work.
Humour – Great things can be achieved when we are happy and have fun.
Resilient– Flexibility, confidence and creativity turn challenges into opportunities.
Integrity – Passion and professionalism are vital for all involved in our organisation.
Value– Everybody deserves respect and we are enriched through our differences.
Empathy – Compassion and care are in everything we do.
Background
The Edinburgh International Book Festival is a charity which exists to celebrate and share the power of writers, their ideas, and the words they craft to illuminate, challenge, and inspire.
Since 1983, we have welcomed millions of visitors into conversations with the world’s greatest and most exciting emerging writers, thinkers, artists, and performers. Iconic figures such as Margaret Atwood, Alain de Botton, Oliver Burkeman, Noam Chomsky, Seamus Heaney, Kazuo Ishiguro, Toni Morrison, Arundhati Roy, Salman Rushdie, and Benjamin Zephaniah have appeared on our stages over the years, alongside a wide range of debut and early career authors.
Across the hundreds of events in our Adults, Young Adults, Schools, and Children’s programmes, the Book Festival offers audiences aged from 0 to 100 an active opportunity to engage with new and different perspectives on the world, create lasting memories through storytelling, fill their minds with fascinating knowledge, and discover the creative secrets of writers and artists.
We strive to be a safe and supported environment for people to have difficult discussions and lively debates in an atmosphere of curiosity and consideration, where different opinions can be respectfully shared. We are proud to platform voices and stories which are often overlooked, and are committed to breaking down barriers to access for those who may not initially consider themselves as a Book Festival audience.
Beyond August, the Book Festival is a year-round force for literary engagement. Working with partners in the local community – including schools, libraries, prisons, hospitals, and other community hubs – we foster a lifelong love of reading, embrace the life-changing potential of creativity, and develop engaged, informed audiences of all backgrounds and ages.
2025 was a bumper year for the Festival, with significant growth in site visits, ticket sales, and new audience members, all of which we aim to build upon in 2026, particularly through delivery of a new website and ticketing system, as well as grassroots audience development initiatives, and data-informed marketing campaigns.
The team
The Book Festival has a permanent staff of 25 throughout the year, expanding over the spring and summer to a peak of around 150 staff during the Festival. All staff members play a role in the ongoing development of the organisation through several full team planning and debrief meetings during the year.
The Development team is made up of 7 roles: Development Director, Sponsorships & Partnerships Manager, Sponsorship & Partnerships Officer, Development Manager (Trusts & Foundations), Development Manager (Individual Giving), Events & Digital Marketing Officer, and Development Assistant.
The role
Purpose of Role
To provide essential administrative and supporter care support across the Development Team, ensuring efficient use of the CRM system, excellent service for donors, members and supporters. This role is central to maintaining accurate data, delivering outstanding supporter care, and supporting income generation across the whole Development Team.
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