Are you passionate about making a difference? This could be the role for you!

Are you someone who believes in second chances? Do you have the passion and commitment to help people turn their lives around? You don’t need direct experience in this field—just the right attitude, transferable skills, or lived experience that gives you insight into the challenges people face after a conviction.

At Apex Scotland, we work with individuals who have been involved in the justice system, supporting them to build brighter futures. From helping people find work or boosting their confidence and motivation, we’re here to provide guidance, encouragement, and practical solutions.

What you’ll be doing:

• Managing a caseload of allocated participants within your service.
• Delivering appropriate and relevant casework that supports and reflects individual participant’s needs and circumstances. This includes the co-ordination of direct and indirect support in relation to their stage of the Apex Scotland Participant Journey.
• Supporting people with convictions to overcome barriers and achieve their goals.
• Offering one-to-one advice and group work.
• Connecting individuals with training, employment, and support services.
• Challenging stigma and advocating for second chances.
• Working collaboratively with other professionals and services.

You might be a great fit if you:

• Have experience in supporting others – whether through work, volunteering, or personal experience.
• Are a great communicator who can build trust and motivate people.
• Have a non-judgmental and compassionate approach.
• Can think on your feet and adapt to different challenges.
• Believe in the potential for people to change.

What We Offer:

• Full training – no prior experience in criminal justice needed.
• A supportive and inclusive team that values your unique skills.
• The opportunity to make a tangible difference in people’s lives.

This role is ideal for anyone with experience in guiding, supporting, or working with others—whether through professional roles or personal lived experience—who wants to apply their skills in a new and meaningful way.

You will operate Edinburgh wide and is required to be mobile and operate in an outreach manner, with means of access to regular travel and movement throughout the area.

This post is funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Capital City Partnership with funding until 31 March 2026.

Ready to help others create a future beyond their past?

We’d love to hear from you! Apply now or contact us for an informal chat.

Membership of the Prevention of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme is required.

We offer some great benefits, including family friendly policies, flexible and hybrid working and work-life balance. We also have generous annual leave entitlement, employee wellbeing scheme (Perkbox), pension scheme and death in service, company sick pay.

We welcome applications from individuals who share Apex Scotland’s aims and values and value diversity from all sections of the community.

Are you passionate about making a difference? This could be the role for you!

Are you someone who believes in second chances? Do you have the passion and commitment to help people turn their lives around? You don’t need direct experience in this field—just the right attitude, transferable skills, or lived experience that gives you insight into the challenges people face after a conviction.

At Apex Scotland, we work with individuals who have been involved in the justice system, supporting them to build brighter futures. From helping people find work or boosting their confidence and motivation, we’re here to provide guidance, encouragement, and practical solutions.

What you’ll be doing:

• Supporting our Practitioners to help people with convictions to overcome barriers and achieve their goals.
• Delivering direct support to participants, and aid the facilitation of indirect support, in relation to their stage of the Apex Scotland Participant Journey.
• Offering one-to-one advice and supporting our Practitioners to facilitate group work.
• Supporting individuals with the transition to training, employment, and support services.
• Challenging stigma and advocating for second chances.
• Working collaboratively with other professionals and services.

You might be a great fit if you:

• Have experience in supporting others – whether through work, volunteering, or personal experience.
• Are a great communicator who can build trust and motivate people.
• Have a non-judgmental and compassionate approach.
• Can provide flexible and responsive support to meet individual needs.
• Believe in the potential for people to change.

What We Offer:

• Full training – no prior experience in criminal justice needed.
• A supportive and inclusive team that values your unique skills.
• The opportunity to make a tangible difference in people’s lives.

This role is ideal for anyone with experience in guiding, supporting, or working with others—whether through professional roles or personal lived experience—who wants to apply their skills in a new and meaningful way.

You will operate Edinburgh wide and is required to be mobile and operate in an outreach manner, with means of access to regular travel and movement throughout the area.

Ready to help others create a future beyond their past?

We’d love to hear from you! Apply now or contact us for an informal chat.

This post is funded by The National Lottery Community Fund: Improving Lives for 3 years.

Membership of the Prevention of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme is required.

We offer some great benefits, including family friendly policies, flexible and hybrid working and work-life balance. We also have generous annual leave entitlement, employee wellbeing scheme (Perkbox), pension scheme and death in service, company sick pay.

We welcome applications from individuals who share Apex Scotland’s aims and values and value diversity from all sections of the community.

SWAN is an autistic-led Charity run for and by autistic women, girls and non-binary people across Scotland.

The post holder will deliver a range of neuro-affirming services and support for autistic women and non-binary people, as well as training and workshops for professionals and allies wishing to develop their knowledge and understanding of autistic people.

The postholder will have at least 2 years’ relevant experience (e.g. group facilitation, 1-2-1 support, peer support, training delivery and/or working with autistic people or other marginalised communities).

For this Lived Experience role, it is essential that the Project Worker is autistic (by formal diagnosis or self-identified). You will need to be comfortable with openly disclosing and discussing related experiences in group and open online sessions, public and professional meetings and in a training context.

SWAN is a small but very active Charity, so multitasking, time management skills, and the ability to prioritise tasks and function well at busy times are key. The role is interesting and varied and there are opportunities to develop the post in line with your strengths and skills.

SWAN offers staff a neuro-inclusive working environment, and takes a proactive, neuro-affirming approach to adjustments, support and flexible working which seeks to remove barriers and enable you to work to the best of your strengths and abilities.

You can find more information about SWAN on our website and in our Strategy.

The Organisation

Engender is Scotland’s leading intersectional feminist policy and advocacy organisation. We work to dismantle gender inequality and to secure equal access to power, safety, resources and rights for all women.

The Role

This role will lead on the development and delivery of Engender’s Equal Representation project. The post-holder will identify opportunities to influence policy and practice and advocate for changes within political parties, democratic institutions and wider culture that will enable greater representation and participation of women in all their diversity. The role will support the realisation of Engender’s strategic aims and the post-holder will work closely with Engender colleagues to support the organisations wider work.

The Candidate

The role requires knowledge of Scotland's political landscape and how political parties function coupled with an ability to build and maintain effective partnerships and stakeholder relationships. We value strategic thinking and the ability to provide vision and direction for initiatives.

An understanding of intersectional feminism and a strong commitment to promoting equality are essential.

The successful candidate should have experience of delivering training to a range of audiences.

Strong communication and interpersonal skills are crucial, as is the ability to work collaboratively within a team while also managing independent tasks and multiple priorities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Supporting the delivery of Engender’s strategy for equal representation in collaboration with wider team
• Monitoring developments in women’s equal representation in Scotland
• Identifying and acting on opportunities to influence policy, practice and culture to achieve equal representation and advocating for changes that will have a positive impact on women’s representation and participation in politics
• Identifying and acting on opportunities for campaigning on specific issues or policy areas relating to Equal Representation
• Maintaining strong relationships with key figures across the political sphere including within political parties, local government, Scottish Parliament, Scottish Government
• Working collaboratively on equal representation with partners across the women’s & equalities sector in Scotland and UK
• Coordinating partnership projects to deliver shared goals (including the Equal Representation Coalition)
• Representing Engender in working groups, projects, at events and other engagements
• Supporting and contributing to the wider work of Engender
• Tracking project outcomes and preparing reports for funders

Required Skills and Experience

• A sound understanding of how political parties function;
• Experience of delivering training;
• A sound understanding of intersectionality and how women experience multiple discriminations;
• Experience of developing effective partnerships;
• Clear writing style, and ability to communicate complex issues simply;
• Excellent inter-personal and communication skills;
• Verbal communication skills, including delivering presentations;
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise workloads and meet targets;

Desirable Skills/Experience:

• Experience of networking at a national and local level;
• Experience of political activism;
• Demonstrable commitment to equality across all protected characteristics.
• Ability to collate and analyse data.

This is a full-time position of 35 hours per week (Engender is currently trialling a 4-day working week. During the trial working hours will be reduced to 30 per week with no impact on salary. The outcome of the trial will determine whether Engender adopts this approach in the longer term.) This is a temporary post for 12 months and is not expected to be continued.

Benefits

Competitive salary £30,663.63

39 days annual leave, including bank holidays (36 days pro rata during 4-day week trial)

Auto-enrolment into Engender’s pension scheme with 8% employer contribution

Flexible working opportunities and access to services and resources to support your wellbeing