- Advertised from 10th February 2022
- 16 hours per week
Role
Midlothian is a small local authority, made up of a series of small market towns and a semi-rural area. There is strong cooperative working between the third sector and statutory agencies.
The Administrator will work as part of a small team in an office that is shared by Midlothian Voluntary Action (MVA), and its partner organisation, Volunteer Midlothian, which together form the Midlothian Third Sector Interface (TSI). More information about both organisations can be found here: thirdsectormidlothian.org.uk
Our offices are located on a busy pedestrian precinct, in the centre of Dalkeith. You will be a key person in coordinating activities in the office and its meeting room. There are sixteen staff working out of the office, although most of them will mainly be working from home. This post will be key in keeping everyone linked together.
The post will have a key role in supporting the work of MVA, and the TSI more widely, through the provision of accurate financial information to staff members. We are about to change over to using Xero accounting software, with the support of our accountant. Full training will be provided, if required, but some familiarity with similar software would be helpful.
You will be working along side both staff members and volunteers, and dealing with members of the public, so will have to have excellent interpersonal skills. As a charity, we will be looking for someone who values the work of the third sector and is keen to work for an organisation that supports others.
Application notes
If you would like an informal chat about the post, please contact either Lesley Kelly at Lesley.kelly@mvacvs.org.uk or Natalie Thomson natalie.thomson@mvacvs.org.uk
Please return completed form to: info@mvacvs.org.uk
Closing Date: Monday 7 March 9am
The interview for the post is likely to be on Thursday 10 March.
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VANL Consortium Lead (East)
- Full time
- £28,080
- Hybrid: Blended working between home, VANL office and community venues in North Lanarkshire
- Closing 9th January 2026
VANL Consortium Lead (Covering the east sector- Airdrie, Coatbridge and The North)
The purpose of this role is to lead on three local networks made up of Community and Voluntary Sector organisations and statutory partners to support communities in meeting local needs through both collaboration and distribution of the Locality Activity Fund. These networks being known as local Consortia which operate across North Lanarkshire and support allocation of the Locality Activity Fund.
VANL Consortium Lead (West)
- Full time
- £28,080
- Hybrid: Blended working between home, VANL office and community venues in North Lanarkshire
- Closing 9th January 2026
VANL Consortium Lead (Covering the west sector- Motherwell, Bellshill, Wishaw, and Shotts)
The purpose of this role is to lead on three local networks made up of Community and Voluntary Sector organisations and statutory partners to support communities in meeting local needs through both collaboration and distribution of the Locality Activity Fund. These networks being known as local Consortia which operate across North Lanarkshire and support allocation of the Locality Activity Fund.
Consortium Administration Team Support
- Part time
- £24,479 pro-rata
- Hybrid: Blended working between home, VANL office and community venues in North Lanarkshire
- Closing 9th January 2026
Role Purpose and Background
Support VANL Head of Community Solutions and Consortium Leads with the administration, information management, and operational management of all six North Lanarkshire Local Consortia.
Community Health and Wellbeing Development Officer (Energy Limiting Conditions)
- Full time
- £27,192
- Hybrid: Dumfries
- Closing 18th January 2026
Where the role fits in our organisation
Our Community Health and Wellbeing team are responsible for many of our organisational services and policies, including finance, income, governance, legal, people and performance, as well as managing our Fund Management portfolio of investment to our sector. The team includes Lead Officers, Development Officers, Coordinators and professional advisors working together to build a high performing, effective organisation and a great place to work.
What You'll Do
We are looking for a dedicated and relationship-driven colleague to lead an exciting one-year programme focused on improving community support for people living with Energy Limiting Conditions (ELCs). You’ll be at the heart of strengthening understanding, coordination, and sector capacity across Dumfries & Galloway — with the opportunity to shape future work around wider long-term conditions.
If you thrive on engagement, insight-gathering, and helping organisations build their confidence to support people with fluctuating conditions, this role is for you.
- Carry out a region-wide mapping and gapping exercise to understand current community support for ELCs.
- Build strong relationships with third sector organisations, community groups, practitioners, and lived experience voices.
- Facilitate conversations, engagement sessions, and two forum-style events to deepen shared understanding.
- Develop resources, guidance, and introductory capacity-building activity to strengthen sector confidence.
- Capture insights, identify priority needs, and highlight opportunities for future development and investment.
- Produce clear reports, summaries, and a baseline evidence report with recommendations for future work.
- Explore how learning from ELCs can inform support for wider long-term conditions.
- Represent TSDG and support collaborative working across our community health and wellbeing portfolio.
More about you
- You bring experience from within, or closely alongside, the third sector — ideally in community health, wellbeing, or long-term conditions.
- You are exceptionally organised — able to manage multiple priorities, track actions, and keep workstreams aligned.
- You’re confident creating and maintaining documentation, whether that’s action notes, work plans, trackers, or briefing materials.
- You have strong communication skills and can build positive relationships with partners from different sectors.
- You’re comfortable analysing information, capturing learning, and communicating it clearly and accessibly
- You’re digitally confident, with experience using tools such as Teams, shared drives, spreadsheets, or project management platforms.
- You work well both independently and as part of a dispersed team, sharing knowledge and supporting colleagues.
- You are self-motivated, committed to improvement, and keen to contribute to a programme that strengthens the sector and the communities we serve.
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