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Advocacy and Engagement Lead

  • Full time
  • £36,000
  • Remote: Edinburgh
  • Closing 7th February 2025


  • Advertised from 9th January 2025
  • 32 hours Monday-Thursday. Future Economy Scotland is a 4-day week accredited organisation, and the organisation is closed on a Friday. 1 year fixed term, with the possibility of extension depending on funding.
  • Flexible working hours; 8% employer pension contribution; 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays; and a commitment to staff training and development.

Role

About the organisation

Future Economy Scotland is a non-partisan think tank that aims to create a new economy that is democratic, sustainable and just. We believe that Scotland cannot overcome the intertwined challenges it faces by making minor tweaks to the status quo, or by simply ameliorating the worst excesses of a broken model. Instead, we must embrace bold new ideas to transform the economy. Our mission is to develop transformative policies that aim to decarbonise, democratise and decommodify Scotland’s economy. Future Economy Scotland has organisational values that underpin our work. These values are:

  • Solidarity: understanding different but often interconnected struggles;
  • Generosity: operating in a movement-generous way that amplifies the voices of others; and
  • Respect: rooting the way we work in care, compassion and sustainability.

We are an accredited Living Wage employer, and have been accredited as a Gold Standard 4 day week employer by the 4 Day Week campaign. Future Economy Scotland is not aligned to any political party and does not have a stance on Scotland’s constitutional future.

Role summary

Future Economy is looking for an experienced Advocacy and Engagement Lead to build strong working relationships across political parties in Scotland, shaping policy in Scotland and achieving political change. This role will also involve creating, maintaining and building strong relationships with MSPs and other policymakers, as well as key stakeholders in civil society, campaign groups and trade unions. The role is an opportunity to join a small, dynamic and purpose-driven team focused on driving progressive change across Scotland. The role involves working closely with the Co-Directors in a fast paced environment to support the delivery of a democratic, sustainable and just future. This role is Scotland-based with regular meetings in Edinburgh. Candidates have to live or be willing to relocate within a reasonable commuting distance to Edinburgh.

To note, this job is not a campaign role and does not involve movement or coalition building. Instead, the aim of the role is to ensure that Future Economy Scotland’s work successfully shapes the policy and political agenda in Scotland, and is informed by and useful to wider climate and economic movements and campaigns.

Location: Within reasonable commuting distance from Edinburgh due to regular meetings at Parliament and with other associated stakeholders. Please note, employees currently work from home, but should you prefer to work from an office, we are open to resourcing a co-working space, budget permitting

Application notes

To apply for this role, please submit a two page (maximum) CV. Your CV should include:

  • Your full name and contact details;
  • Present and previous employment - including voluntary work - providing the job title and the period you worked there;
  • A brief description of the main duties and achievement for each in bullet form; and
  • Education and training.

Please also submit a cover letter of no more than two pages demonstrating your suitability for the role and clearly addressing each of the points in the person specification. Do not repeat your career history here. Instead, address the points in the person specification, outlining the skills and abilities you have developed, referring to clear examples for each. Do not forget to include other relevant experience outside paid work that may contribute to meeting the person specification, such as community, voluntary, and other interests. Applications that do not have a tailored cover letter will not be considered.

The cover letter and CV should be combined into one PDF document and returned to info@futureeconomy.scot Please also complete Future Economy Scotland’s equality and diversity monitoring form using the link here: forms.gle/9wwxrAjaDi9YuX6j9


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