As Community Engagement Officer (Scotland), you will help grow Dogs for Good’s impact across the central belt, building strong relationships with communities, partners and volunteers. You’ll support the delivery and promotion of high-quality animal assisted interventions and activities, helping more people with disabilities benefit from the life-changing power of the human–dog bond.

This is a 12-month fixed term contract with the intention to extend, subject to funding.

While this is a remote role, there will be regular travel across the central belt. Occasional travel to our Banbury HQ is required. Reasonable travel expenses will be reimbursed.

About You

• You’re a confident and approachable relationship-builder who is motivated by supporting people, communities and volunteers to make a positive difference.
• You value the vital role volunteers play and enjoy recruiting, motivating and supporting them to feel confident, informed and appreciated in their role.
• You’re passionate about inclusion and understand the impact animal assisted interventions can have for people with complex health and social care needs.
• You’re comfortable working across communities and professional settings, building strong partnerships with health, social care and third-sector organisations to help grow opportunities for volunteer-led delivery.
• You bring a collaborative, organised and outcomes-focused approach, balancing hands-on engagement with planning, coordination and promotion.
• You’re open to new ideas, confident in representing the charity and committed to helping shape and expand Dogs for Good’s presence in Scotland.
• Above all, you believe in the power of the human–dog bond and the difference that well-supported volunteers can make in changing lives.

Skills & Experience

We are looking for someone with the following key skills and experience:

• Community Engagement: Building connections with local public, voluntary, and community sector organisations, especially in Bristol
• Volunteer Management: Recruiting, training, developing, and managing volunteers
• Project Assessment: Objectively assessing and reporting on project progress, issues, and risks
• Communication: Excellent skills in communicating with clients, families, professional service providers, and the public
• Welcoming Environment: Creating a warm and inclusive community
• Client Support: Experience in supporting a diverse range of clients, with a focus on listening to their needs
• Health and Social Care Knowledge: Understanding the support landscape, particularly in Bristol
• Project Adaptability: Comfortable handling change, reporting progress, and adapting as new information arises
• Organisational Skills: Highly organised, experienced in data collection and input, using data to inform decisions
• Time Management: Ability to manage and prioritise workload to meet deadlines
• Innovation: Open to new ideas and confident in suggesting improvements to colleagues
• Teamwork: Self-motivated and effective in a dynamic team with diverse skills and experience
• IT Proficiency: Skilled in using technology to support service delivery and ensure easy access to data and records

Other knowledge and experience that would be beneficial in this role includes:

• Understanding of the services of Dogs for Good.
• Occupational therapy or social care related skills and experience

Other Requirements

• You must be over 18 years of age.
• You must have the right to live and work in the UK.
• You must be comfortable working around dogs.
• This job will involve regular travel so a UK driving license and use of your own car is preferable. However, we will work with the chosen candidate to find alternative solutions in those instances where reasonable adjustments are required.
• As you will be working with vulnerable people, you will be required to undergo a PVG (Disclosure Scotland) check. This will be renewed every 5 years.
• You’ll be expected to have a good understanding of safeguarding issues and how they should be applied to the work of the charity and its partner organisations. Full training on this will be provided during your induction.
• Flexible working hours will be required in some instances to facilitate the effective delivery of services.
• You may occasionally be required to work and stay away from home for short periods of time.

Do you want to use your skills to make it possible for people with myeloma to live longer and better lives? Do you have excellent communication, organisation and interpersonal skills? Due to an internal promotion, we are looking for two driven individuals to join our successful Supporter Care Team.

You will be friendly and approachable and able to speak to a wide range of supporters comfortably and confidently with kindness, empathy and appreciation. An adaptable team player who is self-motivated and can pivot between multiple tasks while delivering excellent supporter care. You will have excellent IT skills and the ability to work methodically and follow procedures accurately.

Previous experience of working in a fundraising role and knowledge of fundraising databases would be an advantage but not essential.

About the role

It’s an exciting time to join Myeloma UK as we reach the halfway point in our strategy. The Supporter Care Assistant roles are critically important, as the first point of contact with supporters who through donations, fundraising activities and gifts in wills drive our work forward.

The role is fast-paced and diverse providing frontline administrative support to our busy and growing Fundraising Team. You’ll be the first point of contact for our supporters by phone and email as well as responsible for adding supporter details to our database, sending Fundraising and Welcome packs, and thanking supporters with varying degrees of personalisation. You’ll be trained on how we deliver excellent supporter care, process data and use multiple online platforms.

The post holder will handle feedback from supporters for various fundraising products, escalating supporters to relevant fundraising teams when necessary. You will answer queries efficiently, empathically and with appreciation and manage the fundraising merchandise stock as well as provide ad hoc administrative support to other teams within the organisation as required.

About us

Myeloma UK is on the only UK charity focused on myeloma and its related conditions. We provide advice and support to people living with myeloma. And we campaign for access to new treatments, while researching a cure.

We are committed to bringing together the best and brightest people to help us ensure that every person affected by myeloma can live a longer, better life.

Our culture

Wellbeing and staff engagement are at the heart of our culture. We offer employees a range of benefits including a pension salary exchange scheme, flexitime, flexible working which includes both home and hub-based office working, health plan, employee assistance plan and holiday purchase scheme. We are committed to providing learning and development opportunities for all our employees.

Voluntary Health Scotland (VHS) are a movement for health creation, working to reduce health inequalities to enable the people of Scotland to live well. We believe that health is more than the absence of illness, and together with our members and partners we champion this belief. We collaborate to provide the national voice for third sector health organisations in Scotland. You can find out more in our Strategic Plan 2025-2030.

As Events and Communications Officer, you will play a crucial role in leading the delivery of our engagement activities for members, partners and other stakeholders. Utilising your exceptional communications, marketing and project management skills you will enable VHS to improve engagement and attendance at key policy and influencing events including our Annual Conferences.

Please note, this role is office-based in Edinburgh with opportunity for hybrid working.

Benefits: 38 days of leave including annual leave, public holidays, office closure days. 6% pension employer contribution (terms and conditions apply), death in service insurance.

Voluntary Health Scotland (VHS) are a movement for health creation, working to reduce health inequalities to enable the people of Scotland to live well. We believe that health is more than the absence of illness, and together with our members and partners we champion this belief. We collaborate to provide the national voice for third sector health organisations in Scotland. You can find out more in our Strategic Plan 2025-2030.

This is a unique part-time opportunity to join a high impact and ambitious organisation in a really valuable role to support VHS to address health inequalities in Scotland.

The role of Business Support Officer will be pivotal to our success, impact and ability to deliver our new Strategic Plan. You will provide crucial support to our Board, Chief Executive and members, working as part of a highly effective team. You will strive to continuously improve the experience of key stakeholders and utilise your skills to provide efficient and effective systems.

Please note, this role is office-based in Edinburgh with opportunity for hybrid working.

Benefits: Pro-rata - 38 days of leave including annual leave, public holidays, office closure days. 6% pension employer contribution (terms and conditions apply), death in service insurance.