- Advertised from 6th October 2022
- The salary stated is the minimum starting salary for the role. This will be reviewed dependent on experience. Permanent. Flexible working options will be considered.
Role
Become part of People’s Postcode Lottery’s team!
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a forward-thinking, dynamic organisation where we understand that people are our greatest asset. Perhaps that’s why our team voted us one of the Sunday Times Top 100 best companies to work for in 2019! Our core values are fun, sharing, courageous and sustainable which are reflected in everything we do.
We recognise and reward hard work and performance, offering a variety of benefits and career progression opportunities. This includes a generous pension and private healthcare scheme, an above average holiday allowance of 36 days, your birthday off, discounted gym membership and fresh fruit in the office! We encourage you to spend two days each year volunteering with our charity partners and we are committed to investing 4% of salaries into training each year.
What we do?
As one of the world’s top fundraising private charity donors, giving to good causes is our mission. We manage multiple society lotteries promoted by different charities supporting a wide range of causes. Since 2005, our players have raised more than £950 million for over 9,000 charities and good causes across Great Britain and internationally.
Role Summary
Charities are at the heart of the organisation and this position is crucial in helping to deliver the wide-ranging, exciting and incredible work funded by our players.
We are committed to ensuring that our players remain connected with the causes they help support. As a funder, we also remain faithful to our funding principles and ensure that we are an enlightened partner in our efforts to make the world a better place for people and planet.
This role will work across 6 Community Programmes grant making Trusts which support smaller charities and good causes across GB. These trusts are People’s Postcode Trust, Postcode Community Trust, Postcode Local Trust, Postcode Neighbourhood Trust, Postcode Places Trust and Postcode Society Trust.
Our players have raised more than £950 million for more than 9000 charities and good causes and this is anticipated to increase in the years ahead. With this growth comes greater responsibility. We are committed to ensuring that our players remain connected with the causes they help support. As a funder, we also remain faithful to our funding principles and ensure that we are an enlightened partner in our efforts to make the world a better place for planet and people.
This is an exciting time in the charities team. The right candidate will have experience in administration and an understanding of the charity sector, you must be able to learn quickly and be able to adapt to the demands of this role.
Key Activities
- Answer enquiries from good causes by email, letter and telephone. This includes providing advice on our funding programmes and supporting applicants, including those that may be very disappointed that they have been unsuccessful
- Maintain the Trust websites and social media to ensure content is accurate and up to date
- Booking and setting up meeting rooms, including refreshments as required
- Use Salesforce effectively, efficiently and consistently to update records and run reports
- Provide up to date and relevant content on supported charities for all areas of the business
- Coordinate GB/international field trip preparations
- Arrange travel and accommodation for the team as required
- Assessing project and unrestricted applications ranging from £500 - £25,000 in value including analysing project budgets provided in application forms
- Support the Community Programmes team with general administration
- Assisting in organising ‘how to apply for funding’ workshop including presenting to potential applicants in front of audiences of up to 100 people
- Support the preparation and provision of papers required for the Board through Convene and take meeting minutes
- Support team delivery of special projects, including organising events
- Performing due diligence checks on organisations applying for funding including analysing annual financial accounts and governing documentation
- Processing funding agreements and financial documentation from funded organisations
- Undertake any other admin duties as required to support the Charities Team
- Processing evaluation forms from supported organisations
Required Skills
- Good oral and written communication skills, able to take minutes, draft reports and correspondence and prepare presentations
- Voluntary sector experience/ A good knowledge of the charity sector in Great Britain
- Ability to design new processes and documents
- Analytical and problem-solving skills and the confidence to make decisions within the parameters defined by the Community Programmes Advisor
- Working under pressure, managing own workload and juggling priorities
- A strong team player able to work effectively with others
- Experience of Salesforce or a customer database
- Working knowledge of Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Personal Attributes
- Experience in a similar role
- Extremely organised and able to manage a complex workload and tight deadlines
- Creative, pro-active approach bringing forward new ideas to engage colleagues or improve processes
- Experience assessing funding applications
- Ability to take on feedback and make changes pro-actively
- Must be passionate about charities / good causes
- Experience reviewing accounts and governing documents
- Strong presentation skills
Additional Information
Whilst the core hours of the role will be 37.5 hours per week, worked Monday – Friday 9am – 5:30pm, working out with these hours will be required around event times, where necessary time will be given in lieu.
Application notes
To apply, please visit our website.
Green Spaces & Wellbeing Officer
- Part time
- £28,000 pro-rata
- On site: Scottish Borders (multiple community garden sites)
- Closing 9th January 2026
Abundant Borders works to reduce food insecurity, improve wellbeing and strengthen community resilience across the Scottish Borders. We do this by creating and supporting a network of community food gardens where people can learn to grow food sustainably, build skills, connect with others and improve their physical and mental health. Volunteers are at the heart of everything we do, and our gardens provide welcoming, inclusive green spaces that bring communities together.
About the Role
We are looking for a compassionate, organised and community-minded Green Spaces Officer to support volunteers across our network of community gardens. This role will help people to take part in outdoor activities that improve wellbeing, increase confidence, and strengthen social connection.
Working closely with Garden Leaders and volunteer teams, the Green Spaces Officer will help ensure our gardens are safe, welcoming, inclusive environments where everyone can participate—particularly individuals facing disadvantage, isolation, or poor mental health.
This is a highly rewarding role for someone who enjoys working outdoors, supporting people, and helping communities to thrive.
Key Responsibilities
- Support volunteers to participate in garden sessions in inclusive, safe, positive ways
- Provide 1:1 support where needed, helping individuals to build confidence and skills
- Organise small group activities such as nature walks, seasonal tasks, wellbeing sessions, and gentle gardening
- Work with staff and volunteers to ensure gardens remain welcoming, accessible community spaces
- Help volunteers to set goals, reflect on progress, and engage fully in community life
- Contribute to monitoring, evaluation and volunteer feedback
- Support the development of wellbeing-focused initiatives within garden settings
- Liaise with referring partners (e.g. mental health teams, housing associations, support workers)
About You
We’re looking for someone who is:
- Warm, patient and able to build trusting relationships
- Comfortable supporting people with additional needs or low confidence
- Passionate about the role green spaces play in wellbeing
- Able to work independently across multiple locations
- Organised, reliable and confident managing small groups
- A good communicator who can work collaboratively with staff, volunteers and partners
- Experience in community gardening, mental health support, social care, outdoor learning or community development is welcome—but above all, we value enthusiasm, attitude and commitment.
What We Offer
- Competitive salary
- Supportive, friendly staff team and trustees
- Training opportunities aligned with the role
- Flexibility within working hours
- Opportunity to make a meaningful difference to people and communities across the Borders
Finance & Administration Officer
- Part time
- £26,500 pro-rata
- Hybrid: Edinburgh
- Closing 15th December 2025
Hearts & Minds is a Scottish charity bringing joy and emotional support to children in hospital, children with additional support needs, and adults living with dementia through our Clowndoctors and Elderflowers programmes.
We’re seeking a skilled Finance & Administration Officer to help manage our day-to-day finance and office systems. You’ll handle bookkeeping in Xero, support the CEO and accountant with reporting, and maintain systems across Microsoft 365, Teams and Beacon.
This is a varied, hands-on role for someone highly organised, practical and detail-focused.
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People and Payroll Officer
- Part time
- £28,500 – £30,000 pro-rata
- Hybrid: Edinburgh
- Closing 18th January 2026
This is an exciting opportunity to join Apex Scotland at a transformative moment, working alongside our newly appointed Head of People to bring our HR function back in-house and shape the future of how we support and develop our staff. As People and Payroll Officer, you’ll play a key role in launching and embedding our new people strategy, helping to create a workplace where colleagues feel valued, supported, and empowered to deliver life-changing impact every day.
By aligning our people strategy with Apex Scotland’s vision of “A Future Beyond Your Past”, you’ll be part of a dedicated People Team driving meaningful change across the organisation. Your work will not only strengthen our culture but also ensure we can continue to thrive, grow, and sustain the positive impact we have in communities across Scotland.
About you
As the People and Payroll Officer, you will bring experience in HR administration and payroll support, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. You will have handled confidential information with discretion and accuracy, supporting processes such as recruitment, onboarding, payroll, and pensions.
Our values at Apex Scotland are Believe, Respect, Empower and Support, values that we live and breathe every day both internally and externally, our new People and Payroll Officer will share our passion for demonstrating our values.?
About the charity
Apex Scotland helps people with experience of the justice system to have a future beyond their past. We see a society that values second chances, where barriers to inclusion are dismantled, and where people with justice system experience are empowered to contribute fully, shaping safer, fairer, and more compassionate communities.?
Our support includes early intervention initiatives, the provision of practical and emotional support, training and employability programmes. We understand that those we support and care for require interventions that are person centred, recognising their own individual, unique needs and circumstances.
If you believe in a future beyond someone’s past, apply to work with us today.
What we offer
- 3% Employer Pension Contribution
- Death in Service
- Enrolment to a health plan
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Access to Perkbox for discounts and offers
- Christmas closure
- Hybrid working
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.
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