Amnesty International UK (AIUK) has a simple aim: an end to human rights abuses. Independent, international and influential, we campaign for justice, fairness, freedom and truth wherever they are denied. If you want to use your skills, knowledge, and experience to help fight for human rights, you could be our Advocacy Manager – Scotland. This role is temporary, fixed-term job cover available from July 2025 until mid-January 2026.

Due to the nature of this contract, the ideal candidate will be available for an immediate start.

About the role

The Nations and Regions team help us achieve our goal of protecting, defending and advancing human rights at home and around the world. The Advocacy Manager – Scotland (fixed-term cover) is accountable for Amnesty’s advocacy at the Scottish Parliament and with various Scottish Government departments. You will work with colleagues in the Nations & Regions team and our UK and international headquarters to develop and deliver advocacy strategies with MSPs, MPs in Scotland, civil servants and other government and public body officials.

More details can be found by downloading the job description from our careers portal.

The role may be for you if:

• You’re skilled and experienced in political advocacy in Scotland and can demonstrate excellent influencing skills
• You have experience of leading projects with multiple components and ability to switch between tasks and policy issues with ease.
• You have excellent knowledge of the Scottish political scene, legislative processes at Holyrood and Scottish civil society.
• You positively contribute to an inclusive culture and can work with multiple internal and external stakeholders to achieve change.

Our Commitment to you

Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Anti-Racism (IDEA) are at the core of our values. We want to be an organisation that tackles structural inequality and prejudice as well as be an actively anti-racist organisation. This means taking a meaningful and equitable approach to supporting and developing you and others during your time with us.

New colleagues receive 27 days leave annually (29 after five years), as well as bank holidays (pro rated for part time) and 3 wellbeing days. 2-5% employee pension contributions are matched at 6-9% and we offer 6 months full pay for family leave. We offer flexible working such as compressed work patterns and job shares.

To contribute to the delivery of a successful Supported Employment Service focussed on supporting people aged 16 years to retirement with learning disabilities and/or autism, sourcing employment of 16 hours per week or more.

The successful candidate will work with the Triple E-supported employment team and local employers to assist individuals in developing their desires to find meaningful and sustainable employment. This post is funded through Renfrewshire Council.

To contribute to the delivery of a successful Supported Employment Service focussed on supporting people aged 16 years to retirement with learning disabilities and/or autism, sourcing employment of 16 hours per week or more.

The successful candidate will work with the Triple E-supported employment team and local employers to assist individuals in developing their desires to find meaningful and sustainable employment. This post is funded through East Renfrewshire Council

Capital City Partnership (CCP) is an arm’s length company of The City of Edinburgh Council and is tasked with the operational development, management and support of local and regional employability and poverty reduction measures. It takes a flexible approach to changing economic conditions, needs and opportunities but its core functions comprise:

• The management of all employability related grants and contracts awarded to external providers by the council and other key partners.

• The management of assessment processes related to bids received for such grants and contracts and making recommendations for funding.

• The provision of policy advice, research, and development support (including secretariat functions) to the city’s Local Employability Partnership and partners.

• The development and maintenance of common communications and management information infrastructure for the Local Employability Partnership.

• Development and support of the Joined Up for Jobs network and the Joined Up for Business partnership.

• Provision of support to the Edinburgh and South-East Scotland City Region Deal Integrated Enhanced Skills (IRES) programme.

Job Purpose

The Contracts and Grants Officer is a position requiring a wide-ranging skillset to meet the contract management and partnership relationships remit we deliver through our Joined Up for Jobs infrastructure. Joined Up for Jobs reflects the Scottish Government Fair Work Framework, No One Left Behind (NOLB) and Tackling Child Poverty strategies.

The Edinburgh Local Employability Partnership is the forum in which we manage the Edinburgh employability landscape. Joined Up for Jobs is the network infrastructure of employability provision available in the City. It provides a space to bring the collective strengths of stakeholders and funded partners together to identify shared opportunities, facilitate integration of services and align priorities, bringing added value wherever possible.

We require an Officer to support the Head of Contracts and Grants to oversee the contract and grants offer under Joined Up for Jobs. This involves direct support in overseeing contracts and grants by the City of Edinburgh Council of up to £8m per annum and working with third sector providers who are the recipients of these grants. The successful candidate will be expected to provide support with grant management, with a particular focus on working with youth-specific employability organisations. Other work includes contract and grant monitoring, audit and tracking whilst identifying opportunities for partnership working, and facilitating networking. The post holder will create and define materials that support effective project delivery.

Other significant duties include supporting the development, design, and commissioning of new services; supporting the Joined Up for Jobs Charter for service standards of delivery; co-ordinating communications linked to all contracts and grants, including a quarterly Joined Up for Jobs Forum to support the network; oversight of the Local Employability Partnership website; working alongside the management information team for client tracking; and ensuring best value from spend in this area.

The post holder will be part of a small team headed by CCP’s Head of Contract and Grants. Within the team, there are two Contracts and Grants Managers, two other Contracts and Grants officers and an administrator in place to support this work. The successful candidate will also liaise with our employer engagement team to link funded providers with clients to jobs and training opportunities.