Digital Information & Social Media Officer
- Full time
- £29,440 – £32,514
- Hybrid: Edinburgh
- Closing 17th April 2025
- Advertised from 3rd April 2025
Role
As Digital Information & Social Media Officer, you will support the Digital Information & Social Media Manager in creating engaging and innovative content across our digital platforms. Working closely with young people and content creators, you will develop user-generated content that brings our campaigns to life. You will ensure our website and social media channels remain at the cutting edge, providing high-quality, relevant and timely information that empowers young people from all communities and backgrounds in Scotland to thrive and make the most of their lives.
What you’ll be doing from day-to-day:
- Delivering accurate, relevant and quality-assured information content for young people in a variety of formats.
- Storyboarding, planning, recording and editing of video, social and audio content – alongside sometimes featuring in video content.
- Providing support and guidance to team members and partners around content development.
- Supporting the production of content by young people and content creators.
- Researching youth trends and potential new digital channels for communicating with young people.
A great candidate will have a mix of these skills and experiences:
- Able to think creatively and to communicate creative ideas to others.
- Experience in creating high-quality and innovative content and campaigns for social media platforms or websites.
- Experience in analysing data and using insights to inform future projects.
- Excellent attention to detail and high visual standards when producing creative work.
- Able to work effectively in a team and on own initiative.
As the successful candidate, you will be required to complete a PVG application before starting the role.
Application notes
For further information and to apply, please visit our website.
Closing date: 17 April 2025
Interview date: Interviews will take place in person at our office in Edinburgh on 2 May 2025
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Scottish Youth Parliament (SYP) as our Communications Officer, playing a key role in amplifying young people’s voices and showcasing the impact of our work.
SYP is proud to be a youth-led organisation that empowers young people to shape policy and drive change. From securing Votes at 16 to influencing national decision-making, we work to ensure young people’s voices are heard at all levels.
As our Communications Officer, you will lead and develop SYP’s internal and external communications, supporting Members of the Scottish Youth Parliament (MSYPs) to share their stories, engage with the media, and connect with key stakeholders. You will maintain our digital presence, shape our brand identity, and ensure our messaging is accessible, engaging, and impactful.
If you are passionate about youth voice, skilled in digital and strategic communications, and eager to make a difference, we’d love to hear from you!
Participation & Rights Worker (Edinburgh)
- Part time
- £24,440 – £25,418 pro-rata
- Remote: Home-based covering Edinburgh
- Closing 5th May 2025
Forces Children Scotland supports children & young people from serving, reservist and veteran families across Scotland to realise their potential and thrive. We work with children and young people to co-produce services and projects to overcome their unique challenges to mental health and wellbeing, education and learning and important transitions.
Our approach to working with children and young people
Forces Children Scotland is committed to taking a children’s rights-based approach to all aspects of our work from planning to service delivery. This means we strive to ensure our work is grounded in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Engaging in co-production with children and young people can help ensure their right to participate in matters affecting them is meaningfully upheld and implemented.
Purpose of Job
Children and Young People from armed forces families face unique experiences and their voices are often unheard. In this role, you will provide an opportunity for them to share their experiences and inform policy and practices in our work and influence those in the MoD, Local Authorities, and the Scottish Government. You will work directly with children and young people to facilitate a broad range of participatory and engagement opportunities.
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We would also welcome enquiries from fundraising professionals who wish to discuss a consultancy role
The Youth Agency works with young people aged 8-25, within Wester Hailes and the surrounding communities of Broomhouse, Sighthill, Parkhead and Longstone.
This role has overall responsibility for the Youth Agency’s funding strategy which will, in turn, influence our activities and long term development.
You must be able to demonstrate a successful track record of raising funds from public and private sector bodies, along with excellent networking and interpersonal skills. You should also have the ability to develop an ongoing strategic/business plan that incorporates stakeholder and funding partner needs and priorities.
We are currently seeking to enhance our Board of Directors through the recruitment of suitable volunteers. A commitment to young people and youth work is essential and experience in GDPR, management of voluntary organisations or strategic development would be advantageous.
The Board of Directors meet bimonthly at our office in Dumbryden Drive; meetings are held in the evening. There is no remuneration for Directors, however, all reasonable expenses are reimbursed.
This role is subject to PVG Membership.
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