Greener Kirkcaldy is a community-led charity working locally to bring people together, take positive action on the climate emergency and support people through fuel poverty and food insecurity. We deliver a range of projects, events and skills training to achieve the needs and goals of local people – building resilience as a community and working towards a future where everyone can live better and tread more lightly on our planet.

Based in the heart of Kirkcaldy – with a community building, training kitchen, bike shop and garden – we carry out activities across Kirkcaldy and work with partners to deliver projects across Fife.

Growing and connection with nature has central to our work since the beginning. Our community training garden at Ravenscraig Walled Garden is a vibrant space. It offers courses, training and volunteer opportunities in gardening and growing. It also includes a community orchard, with over 100 fruit trees and a ‘wild area’ that is set aside for nature.

As lead partner of Climate Action Fife, we work with others to help people to garden in climate-friendly ways. We’ve helped people to plant fruit trees and we recently created a demonstration climate-friendly garden at our community building garden in Kirkcaldy town centre. We are always looking for new opportunities to help local people connect with nature on their doorstep.

The Role

We are looking for an enthusiastic and passionate individual to lead and develop our growing and nature connection projects work.

As part of our Community Engagement Team, you will work with staff, volunteers and partners. You will plan and deliver a diverse range of events, training and volunteer opportunities around growing and nature. We are keen to strengthen our ‘Plot to Plate’ activities, so you will work with our Community Food Team to connect growing with cooking classes, meals and food access projects.

You will play a key role developing new projects and activities, both grant-funded and income generating. You will support a Community Garden Worker and an enthusiastic team of mixed-ability volunteers to maintain and develop our community gardens and coordinate day-to-day activities.

You don’t need to be an expert in climate change or biodiversity. We will provide training and you will be supported by a great team.

Working at Greener Kirkcaldy

We want our town to be a good place to live and work. We believe in a future where everyone has a say in what happens locally, people are working together to protect our environment and those in hardship are supported to live well. That includes are staff and volunteers.

Working at Greener Kirkcaldy involves being part of a positive, collaborative and social team. Our culture is really important to us. We promote equality, diversity and openness. We have a strong focus on staff wellbeing and development and encourage staff initiative and ideas.

Benefits of working for Greener Kirkcaldy

Flexible and hybrid working

Enhanced maternity, paternity and sick pay

Excellent Wellbeing, training and development opportunities

Generous annual leave: 33 days, inclusive of public holidays per annum pro rata, going up to 37 days after 5 years’ service. Plus, an additional 5 days of annual leave (pro rata) over the Christmas period.

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Diversity and inclusion

We want Greener Kirkcaldy to be an inclusive and diverse charity where everyone feels supported, valued and able to be themselves. We take part in Fife Centre for Equalities’ Equality Pathfinders programme. We also take part in the Race Equality Environmental Programme facilitated by CEMVO Scotland. Our Equalities Action Plan sets out the steps we are taking to improve diversity and inclusion.

To achieve our vision of Kirkcaldy as a greener and fairer place to live, we need a diverse team. We encourage applications from people of any background. We know that our sector particularly lacks staff and volunteers with Minority Ethnic backgrounds and disabled people. If you identify as Minority Ethnic or have a disability, we welcome your application.

If you need additional support to apply or take part in the recruitment process, please contact our Office Manager Dianne Girvan. Email dianne@greenerkirkcaldy.org.uk.

Borders Forest Trust (BFT) is a charity established to restore native woodland habitats to Southern Scotland, an area with the lowest percentage of native woodlands in mainland Scotland. Since 1996, they have been working towards planting trees, restoring peatlands and other natural habitats, enriching the biological diversity of around 31 sq km in the Southern Uplands. They demonstrate large scale ecological restoration in action, and inspire landowners, statutory bodies, local communities and policy makers to embrace this alternative model for land use and conservation.

Fundraising to date at BFT has seen success, but it has been responsive and ad-hoc as opposed to planned according to strategic need. To achieve their mission, and provide sustainable long-term income, in May 2025 they invested in their first dedicated Development Manager. The post holder has recently secured the Chief Executive post at BFT and as such, we are looking to back fill the role of Development Manager.

The Development Manager will join BFT at an exciting stage, they are about to embark on a new period of strategic development, and from the work undertaken by the previous post holder since May 2025, the organisation understands the importance of fundraising to their future.

They are looking for a fundraiser who will thrive on the challenge of designing and implementing their own fundraising strategy aligned with the organisations new strategic plan, and who can provide the expertise needed to build income across all areas. Trusts, membership, corporate partnerships and philanthropy are untapped areas of potential, so experience across at least one of the key areas will be essential for the successful candidate to evidence.

Location: Hybrid based from the Jedburgh office in the Scottish Borders, with travel around the Scottish Borders.

Salary: £37,000 – 41,000 per annum / pro-rata

Working hours: 3 to 4 days per week, to suit the candidate

Verture has been supporting communities and organisations to adapt to a changing climate for over 30 years. We are looking to appoint four new Trustees to join our engaged Board at an exciting time, as we launch our new strategy for 2026–2031.

We are interested in hearing from people who have knowledge, skills, and experience in:

• Income diversification and fundraising
• Social justice
• HR leadership and the development of learning and education programmes
• Finance / Treasurer experience
• Legal & Governance / Charity law

We are seeking Trustees who are strategic thinkers, collaborative, constructive, and able to act as charity ambassadors.

We encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply. We welcome applications from those seeking first-time board experience and are actively seeking to attract and support a diversity of backgrounds, experience, and thinking on our Board.

Are you passionate about making a difference to the climate crisis by inspiring parents to take action? Do you have experience of community organising . If so, we’d love to hear from you!

We are particularly keen to hear from people who experience marginalisation and minoritisation or who are often excluded from decision-making processes. For example, people of colour; people from working-class backgrounds; people from LGBTQ and migrant communities; care-experienced young people and people with disabilities.

About us

Parents for Future Scotland became a charity less than 2 years ago as a result of grassroots parent organising across Scotland and are now a small staff team with a growing network of activists. We are seeking to make climate action the norm among all parents in Scotland. We are in the midst of a big step change, increasing our influence and reach across the country, and we need you to help us in doing that. This post will build on work undertaken in Aberdeen. It is the only post in the North of Scotland.

Main tasks

• Building and growing a solid network of parent volunteers in Aberdeen, and supporting them to mobilise to combat climate issues that affect them.
• Skilling up the network of volunteers by delivering appropriate trainings and supporting them to build their own networks.
• Collaborating with other climate organisations in Aberdeen to amplify each other's work and building a stronger climate network in the region which supports the sharing of information across groups at key times.
• Piloting our successful Air Pollution programme in Aberdeen schools; editing resources to be area-specific, building relationships with the education department and recruiting and training parent volunteers to deliver air pollution talks to parents in schools.
• Contribute to hustings taking part in Aberdeen and surrounding areas in the run up to the Scottish Parliament election.
• Share the work taking place in Aberdeen on our community WhatsApp channels and socials
• Travel to the Central Belt regularly to meet and exchange learnings with the wider PfFS team

Are you right for the role?

We want to create a world which is climate-safe for all children, everywhere. Forever. This is not just a job but an outlook, a vision and a way of being which inspires change through hope, love and connection….and work! Our key values which thread through all delivery are: Hope with Unity, Kindness and Compassion, Truth and Honesty, Self-responsibility, Dignity and Respect, Quality, Open Minds and Curiosity and a Learning Mindset - skilling ourselves up and others is ongoing. If this resonates with you then you’re in the right place!

• Our aim is to reach communities from marginalised groups whose voices are least often heard. Do you have lived experience or have you worked with communities who experience multiple barriers?
• Are you passionate about making a difference to the climate crisis by challenging the systems that perpetuate it, and do you understand the challenges of being a parent activist?
• Are you a good networker who can bring people together and undertake partnership working?
• Do you have experience of talking to different audiences and tailoring your messaging towards their priorities?
• Are you able to work both autonomously and in a team, and prioritise a busy workload?
• Do you have knowledge or experience of community organising? We can train you, but a basis in this approach would be extremely helpful.

What we offer

• Three days per week on a self-employed basis at £200 per day for 46 weeks until 31 December 2026 (£27,600)
• We offer a flexible working environment, ideal for juggling the pressures of being a working parent.
• Working from home
• We are a fledgling organisation so your skills/expertise will help shape our direction
• You will work closely with the CEO and our Community Organiser, who will support you throughout
• There is a high likelihood that we can continue the work undertaken in this role past the current funding period.