Community Engagement Manager - Edinburgh & Lothians
- Full time
- £24,000 – £27,000
- Home based - Edinburgh & Lothians
- Closing 6th March 2023
- Advertised from 14th February 2023
Role
We are recruiting an Edinburgh & Lothians Community Engagement Manager (CEM) to join our Scotland projects team and lead on the outreach, engagement and management of a portfolio of exciting projects (Edinburgh, East Lothian, West Lothian)
Love to Ride is the online platform that gets more people riding bikes.
Both a web platform and App - people participate by logging trips, setting goals, posting photos and stories and encouraging others. We share targeted and localised information, prizes and incentives and deliver a rolling year-round calendar of engaging campaigns, known as Ride 365. We support individuals, communities and businesses, to cycle more often, more confidently and long term for transportation.
With 15 years experience delivering successful cycling behaviour change projects around the world, we have a solid reputation as a specialist social business creating positive change. As well as encouraging existing riders to ride more often and commute by bike, we support people who are new and returning riders.. We help individuals overcome real and perceived barriers and advocate for local cycling organisations and partners in project areas. We then monitor, measure and report on the outcomes.
Check out this animation to learn more about how we achieve behaviour change
Our Mission
Is to create, maintain and deliver the very best online platform and behaviour change programmes in the world, that are proven to get more people riding bikes more often.
The Community Engagement Manager (CEM) role
The purpose of this role is to successfully deliver the 'Ride 365' 2023/24 programme, by encouraging organisations, communities and individuals to take part in the programme. You’ll work closely with the council teams (transport, comms, economic development) to drive up engagement through their networks and act as the ‘on the ground’ face of Love to Ride.
You will work across the Edinburgh & Lothians region to promote and support our flagship programme – Ride 365. This includes 5 core campaigns:
- Now We Ride (Apr -Aug 2023) - in partnership with the UCI Cycling World Championships Team
- Bike Month (May 2023)
- Cycle September 2023
- Winter Wheelers (Dec 2023)
- Ride Into Spring (Mar 2024)
Throughout the year, individuals who live or work in our funded project areas can take part in the programme - log trips, post photos and stories, receive localised information, and take part in our engaging campaigns (prizes, incentives, leaderboards) which support people to cycle, and make it fun.
Each project is supported by a local, regional or transport authority client, with funding from local and central Government typically supported by
Requirements
The primary roles and responsibilities are to:
Encourage workplaces to register and participate in campaigns. This will involve: contacting workplaces by phone, email and in-person (with both warm and cold leads); giving presentations; meeting with relevant staff & selling in the concept of Love to Ride; supporting media activity; distributing marketing materials.
- Act as a central liaison for stakeholders and project partners, developing and maintaining effective working relationships and providing regular progress reports.
- Contact and engage local partner organisations and encourage them to promote the campaign to their networks.
- Identify suitable ‘Champions’ within participating workplaces, develop effective working relations with them and provide ongoing support so that they can promote Love to Ride internally and succeed at getting a high number of co-workers participating.
- Provide excellent customer service to all participants and workplace Champions.
- Carry out monitoring activities to help evaluate the programme, e.g. collection of individual and group case studies.
- Carry out any other duties defined by the Scotland Partnerships Manager that may be necessary to further the aims of the programme.
- Work alongside the client teams, to deliver a highly effective programme of activity, enabling it to become an ongoing and successful programme, promoting positive change.
- Attend events where appropriate
Person Specification
As the Community Engagement Manager, you will be excellent at building relationships and capable of representing Love to Ride in a professional manner. An enthusiastic, quality-driven self-starter, you will also have a can-do attitude and a structured approach to your work. The ideal candidate will have the following experience:
Essential
- Relevant previous experience in managing projects or delivering projects to a variety of clients
- Proven track record of working to targets and exceeding them
- Experience of successful working across organisations using strong influencing skills
- Experience of working with external stakeholders including communities, clients, partners, businesses, cycling partners
Desirable
- Experience of overseeing project budgets and effective spend in aspects of delivery
- Experience of working remotely and within a small dynamic team
Skills & Abilities:
Essential
- Excellent influencing and motivational skills
- Excellent relationship building skills - clients, stakeholders, project partners, community groups and workplaces; In particular the ability to create persuasive arguments and tailor your approach to the given audience.
- Strong communication skills (including presentation, written and verbal/interpersonal)
- Good time management and organisational skills - ability to juggle several projects
- Confident to work independently
Desirable
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- A high degree of IT literacy and demonstrated use of online applications and tools such as Slack, Monday, Hubspot, Excel
Knowledge:
Desirable
- Solid understanding of the cycling & sustainable transport landscape in Scotland and local working areas.
- Understanding of the varied geography of Edinburgh and Lothians and how this influences approaches to cycling locally
- Ride Leader / Cycle Training Qualification would be fab but not a game-changer :)
Reporting and working locations
As CEM you will report into the Scotland Partnerships Manager and Community Engagement Lead at Love to Ride. You’ll also work closely with our network of regional CEMs and wider project delivery team.
Home-working and an adaptable approach to the working week is required, and can be supported by a co-working space in the local area. Some regional travel and weekend work may be required on an occasional basis.
Application notes
If you think you’d be a great fit for this role, then we’d love to hear from you. Complete the pre-application questions and your application on our host recruitment platform - Workable.
All applications need to be submitted by 10am Monday 6th March 2023. However, If you’re seeing this late, have missed the deadline and you really want this job, please do get in touch to see where we’re at in the process.
Equality of Opportunity
Love to Ride is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity - in both backgrounds and in experiences. We want everyone, everywhere, to enjoy the benefits of riding a bike, and we know we’ll be successful in achieving our mission when everyone feels welcome, included and valued - out on their bikes and in our team. If you think you’d be a good fit for this role, then we’d love you to apply for it and consider coming to work with us to get the world riding and smiling.
More Info
View our Scotland wide platform here: lovetoride.net/scotland
For more information about our work: partners.lovetoride.net
Love to Ride blog site: blog.lovetoride.net
For any questions relating to this job description or for an informal chat about the role, please contact Angus Rodney, Scotland Partnerships Manager angus@lovetoride.net 07948 752 930
Thank you for your interest in Love to Ride – we look forward to hearing from you.
Community Engagement & Event Lead
- Part time
- £24,638 – £26,500 pro-rata
- Remote: home based with some travel throughout Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire
- Closing 16th January 2026
Do you have a passion for building strong relationships and community connections? If so, we have an exciting opportunity to join Dates-n-Mates as a Community Engagement & Event Lead. You will be based in our North East Team covering Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire.
Introduction to Dates-n-Mates
Dates-n-Mates Scotland is an organisation run by and for adults who have a learning disability. We are Scotland’s first friendship and dating agency connecting people in Renfrewshire, Glasgow, Falkirk, Aberdeen, Stirling, and Clackmannanshire.
Formerly a project of C-Change Scotland for 15 years, Dates-n-Mates became an independent charity in 2023. Our work is underpinned by a human rights-based approach, and we believe it is people’s right to live life free of discrimination and to develop relationships of their choosing, to love and be loved. We are award-winning and received a Scottish Charity Award for Pioneering Project in 2017 and were finalists in the category of Scottish Charity of the Year in 2024.
Role Requirements
This role requires the postholder to deliver high-quality, safe, fun, and empowering events and workshops in the local community for people with learning disabilities. You will be part of a small team working remotely and must have the ability to be proactive in managing your workload and meeting funders targets. The postholder should have the confidence and ability to engage in a variety of activities including delivering skills development workshops to members and delivering quality presentation to stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities include
- Coordinating and delivering events and workshops across Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire.
- Recording, monitoring, and evaluating your work effectively.
- Building and maintaining positive relationships with Dates-n-Mates members, colleagues, volunteers, stakeholders, and partner organisations.
- Upholding and promoting the values of Dates-n-Mates.
Please refer to the detailed job description below.
You can learn more about Dates-n-Mates by visiting our website: datesnmates.org.uk
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.
Join us as an Operations Manager in East Dunbartonshire.
Our team in East Dunbartonshire is recruiting for an Operations Manager, to join them in providing high quality recovery care to a diverse service user group. If you are a dynamic leader, who can inspire others to make a difference for their clients using a compassionate and collaborative approach, we want to hear from you.
As a leading charity supporting people with drug, alcohol, and mental health challenges, we operate over 80 services across England and Scotland, providing free and confidential support to more than 100,000 people each year. Find out more about us here.
Job Description
We are looking for a driven, dynamic & compassionate individual to lead our East Dunbartonshire Young People & Family Service. Our service provides free, confidential support to Young People and Families who are affected by their own or a loved ones substance use. We deliver a wide range of interventions including one to one support sessions, structured group-work, wellbeing activities. We can also provide in-house Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.
You will strive to work collaboratively with partners and local communities, ensuring that we are as accessible as possible and that we deliver trauma informed support with the principles of a Recovery Oriented System of Care at the heart of all that we do. You will lead your team, providing development and clear direction aligned with the organisational aims and be a strong advocate for WithYou externally, maintaining and building our profile as you go. An SVQ Level 4 in Social Services and Health care & driving licence would be desirable for this post.
This is a permanent, full-time role working 37.5 hours per week between Monday - Friday 9am to 5pm, with some evening and weekend flexibility as required. The salary for this position is £29,272.60 per annum.
Company Benefits
- 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
- An extra day off for your birthday or a special occasion of your choice
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- 2 days paid volunteer leave per year
- Auto-enrollment into We Are With You’s pension scheme
- Access to a Blue Light Card - giving you great savings on big high-street and online brands
- Flexible working opportunities and access to a range of services and resources to support you with your wellbeing
- We have an excellent Refer a Friend scheme which offers you a £500 bonus for any recommendations, any role! Our scheme allows you to recommend your friends and family to work with us and earn a £500 bonus payment for every successful referral you make. Please note, the Refer a Friend scheme is only applicable if your recommended friend completes their 6 months probation period
Essential Skills
The most important thing you can bring to this role is clear and inspirational leadership. We’re open to discussions with candidates working in leadership roles outside of the drug and alcohol arena - for example, in mental health or housing. We’re most interested in your ability to demonstrate motivational leadership skills, with the drive to promote staff development and retention. You’ll have the support of a Head of Service Delivery and a wider team of experienced and dedicated stakeholders across the organisation.
If you have experience managing comparable services, as either an established manager or in a team leader or similar capacity and you are looking for the next step up in your career, we would welcome your application.
You should have:
- Experience in drug and alcohol support services, or in an equivalent social care setting
- A proven track record of managing and supervising others
- Experience working with vulnerable people (Young People and Adults)
- SVQ Level 4 in Social Services and Health care (or be willing to complete this)
- Experience of partnership working and within multidisciplinary teams
- Experience of working within community based services
- Ability to develop and lead a cohesive team
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to quickly establish credibility and/or make a positive impact
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
About Us
WithYou provides free and confidential support, without judgement, to more than 100,000 people every year experiencing challenges with drugs, alcohol and mental health across England and Scotland.
Our name reflects who we are – a positive place where people can progress, connect with others and get friendly, expert help in a way that’s right for them.
Our staff team changes lives. If you’re passionate about helping people get the support they need for issues with drugs, alcohol and mental health, we’d love to hear from you.
Team Leader Midlothian Recovery & Justice Service
- Full time
- £31,690
- On site: Scottish Borders and Midlothian
- Closing 9th January 2026
We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join our Midlothian Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Team. This post is funded by Midlothian Health and Social Care Partnership.
We have an exciting leadership opportunity to join our South Services team as the Team Leader for the Scottish Borders Community Mental Health Team and the Midlothian Recovery and Justice Team. Within this role, you will be responsible for ensuring the day-to-day delivery of our community mental health and wellbeing services.
You should have experience in; leading and managing services, staff leadership and development, supporting people with their mental health and wellbeing, working as part of a team, meeting funding targets, data analysis and reporting.
If you have experience in these areas and are passionate about supporting people to fulfil their potential, we’d love to hear from you!
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