Youth Vision is a children and young people's charity that provides a range of nature-based projects that aim to develop the skills and self-esteem necessary to support a healthy transition to adulthood. Our unique range of integrated services enable vulnerable young people to experience nature and personal growth in a safe and supported environment.

The Role:

Working alongside the Field Manager you will oversee all our various programmes and work in the office to support the running of the Charity.

You will have experience of project management and lead facilitation with vulnerable young people, staff, and volunteers in the outdoor environment. You will be involved in practical outdoor project delivery at Threipmuir Farm Steading and in the community. The role will also require good knowledge of relevant policies and procedures relating to working with vulnerable young people, communicating with clients and partner organisations, and updating social media.

Practical rural and horticulture skills would be an asset, as would previous experience of charity funding and grant applications.

You can have a mix of hybrid working from our office base in Balerno and from your home. As Balerno and our steading base are located rurally, you will need a full UK driving licence and access to a car.

Youth Scotland, Scotland’s national charity for the support and delivery of community-based youth work, would love you to come and join our busy communications team.

We are looking for a communications professional to deliver engaging digital communications in a varied and rewarding role. As a national charity supporting 11,300 youth workers and the 105,000 young people they work with, we need someone passionate about telling that story and how youth work makes an impact on young people’s lives.

If you have the skills and experience to make a difference, then we would love you to hear from you!

Youth Scotland is the national charity for supporting and delivering community-based youth work. We support over 2,200 youth groups across the country, providing youth work opportunities for over 105,000 young people. These young people are supported by over 11,300 youth workers and volunteers.

Role Details

• Full-time: 35 hours per week

• Salary Scale: £24,327 - £25,809 (salary points 22 – 24)

• Based in Edinburgh, with some hybrid working

• Permanent

The Outward Bound fundraising team raises £6m a year to provide charitable funding support for disadvantaged young people to participate in our residential courses and towards capital requirements across the Trust. The team of 18 is based across three locations at Waterloo, London, Head Office in Hackthorpe, Cumbria and Glasgow, Scotland.

The Job

As a Fundraising Executive, you will be part of a team working together with the Head of Scottish Partnerships to raise £750,000.

Here's a bit more detail…

• Fundraising, donor stewardship and administration of Scotland’s Next Generation Project.
• Supporting the Head of Scottish Partnerships in the stewardship of Corporate and Major Donors.
• Responsibility for your own portfolio of smaller Trusts.
• Meeting and hosting visits for donors at our residential centres (some visits may require overnight travel).
• Maintaining accurate records on The Trust’s CRM database system (Microsoft Dynamics).
• Providing support for the planning and execution of fundraising events.
• Supporting the social media activity of the Scotland fundraising team.
• To be an active member of the team offering support with other associated tasks in line with the broad remit of the post.

You'll need

• Excellent communication skills by email, letter, phone, face-to-face and on social media to engage donors, make the ask for funding and liaise with project partners, young people and wider stakeholders.
• Excellent literacy to produce meticulously presented copy for proposals, applications and any other donor communications as required.
• Good research skills
• Working knowledge of MS Office applications, Word, Outlook Excel and good IT skills.
• Ability to understand young people’s needs with empathy.

You'll get

• 24 days holiday (rising by a day a year to a maximum of 30 days) plus bank holidays
• Life assurance (from start date)
• Employee assistance programme
• Personal healthcare plan
• Cycle to work scheme
• Pension scheme
• Berghaus uniform items provided plus other benefits

Are you passionate about young people and wellbeing?

The Junction is an award-winning charity that takes a holistic approach towards young people’s health and well-being. Our vision is for all young people to achieve their full potential.

We work with 12-21 year olds in North-East Edinburgh offering one-to-one support, counselling and creative projects to support their wellbeing by helping them explore their life choices.

Trustee opportunities

We are looking for committed individuals to join our Board of Trustees. This is an incredible opportunity to make a difference with The Junction and build your skills. We are currently recruiting for Trustees to join our board from October 2024, with a particular interest in candidates with experience in the following areas:

• HR
• Charitable / third sector
• Marketing
• Fundraising

We are looking for candidates with Trustee/Board experience, who are committed to our values and in supporting young people in the community, with an understanding of the issues affecting them as well as the opportunities and challenges of the third sector landscape.

The most important attributes of trustees joining us include a willingness to ask questions, share our values of equality, transparency and community as well as their time commitment to the role. If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you.

Role responsibilities

Duties/tasks for the year include:

• Attend 4 board meetings a year (quarterly)
• Attend or dial-in to 4 informal meetings with board members
• Contribute to a sub-groups that meets roughly 4 times - a team of staff and board members
• Attend 2 Development Days with staff and/or trustees (usually but not always a Saturday in Spring and Autumn)