Coalition Manager
- Full time
- £40,000
- Remote: Primarily from home, with occasional office working in central Edinburgh. Other travel may be required to meetings, most often in the central belt, but occasionally in other parts of Scotland or the UK (for which travel expenses will be paid).
- Closing 27th February 2026
- Advertised from 4th February 2026
- 5 days a week (35 hours). The option to work 4 days and flexible working requests will be considered. The post holder may need to work the occasional evening or weekend, for which time off in lieu will be granted. Overtime will not be paid.
Role
This is a unique and central role at the heart of civil society efforts in Scotland to tackle the climate crisis. It requires a highly-organised and effective manager who is able to build strong relationships, enjoys working with lots of partners, and is committed to climate action and justice.
You’ll be part of a small but growing SCCS secretariat team that provides support to our diverse members and delivers our advocacy and campaigns activities, so you’ll need to be a great communicator, enthusiastic, proactive and willing to be flexible when things change.
Being right at the centre of what we do, we need someone with strong diplomacy skills who is self-motivated. You’ll be the glue that holds a diverse coalition together, enabling it to be greater than the sum of its parts.
This is a varied and rewarding role and we are looking for someone keen to be a key part of the Scottish climate movement and get stuck into everything it involves!
About SCCS
Stop Climate Chaos Scotland (SCCS) is Scotland’s climate coalition, bringing together over 70 civil society organisations campaigning together on climate change.
Our membership is diverse and includes national and community organisations working on:
- Climate action and justice
- Environment and nature
- Gender and social justice
- Faith and belief
- International development
- Worker and human rights
- Health and inequality
Together, we represent hundreds of thousands of people across Scotland and stand in solidarity with communities most affected by climate impacts around the world. We collaborate with our members to build strong public support for faster climate action. We use this support to influence decision-makers to put in place fair, effective policies to reduce emissions and benefits for everyone.
Key tasks
Strategy and delivery
- Work with the SCCS Board and partners to lead the development of SCCS strategies
- Develop and oversee work plans to deliver agreed aims, including direct delivery, where necessary
- Manage external communications, ensuring coalition sign off processes are followed
Governance and finance
- Carry out annual budget forecasting, provide regular financial updates to the board, and work with an external accountant to produce end of year financial reports
- Provide support and reports to board meetings and organise AGMs
- Ensure accurate and timely official reporting to Companies House, OSCR and other legal requirements
- Identify and respond to fundraising opportunities while managing existing funding and reporting requirements
Leadership and stakeholder management
- Work with Board on membership development to ensure our coalition remains strong and diverse, and grows
- Line manage staff and volunteers and oversee the work of consultants
- Facilitate coalition and external meetings, design agendas and ensure records are produced
- Represent SCCS at relevant external meetings and events and act as a spokesperson for the coalition when appropriate – with the public, political stakeholders and the media
- Liaise and coordinate with sister coalitions in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and develop strategic relationships with relevant networks in Scotland
- Ensure equality and diversity are fully considered in all aspects of our work and internal processes
- Carry out any other tasks required to manage and advance the coalition or as identified by SCCS Board
Personal specification
Knowledge, experience and skills
Essential
- Experience in a charity management role, which included strategy development, governance, financial, and line management
- Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with multiple partners
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills for different audiences and purposes
- Skilled at meeting facilitation and designing engaging meetings
- Excellent IT skills
- Proactive, able to work flexibly and identify and act on opportunities while being highly organised and prioritising and managing a busy workload
- An understanding of the policy and political landscapes in Scotland
- Conflict management and diplomacy skills
- Demonstrable commitment to action on climate change and climate justice
Desirable
- Experience of planning and delivering environmental or social justice campaigns
- Knowledge of the civil society landscape in Scotland
- Fundraising experience
- Media spokesperson experience
- Experience working with and supporting charity boards
Qualifications
No specific qualifications are required for the role: the knowledge, skills and experience of the successful candidate will be more important than formal academic qualifications.
Terms and conditions
- Salary: £40,000
- Hours: 5 days a week (35 hours). The option to work 4 days and flexible working requests will be considered. The post holder may need to work the occasional evening or weekend, for which time off in lieu will be granted. Overtime will not be paid.
- Location: Primarily from home, with occasional office working in central Edinburgh. Other travel may be required to meetings, most often in the central belt, but occasionally in other parts of Scotland or the UK (for which travel expenses will be paid).
- Line manager: Stop Climate Chaos Scotland Chair
- Holiday: 28 days annual leave plus 11 days statutory holidays (pro rata).
- Pension: Stop Climate Chaos Scotland operates a pension plan with NEST, with employer contribution of 6%.
- We can only employ candidates with the right to work in the UK.
Application notes
If you would like to apply, please do so by sending:
- A covering letter – setting out in no more than three sides of A4 why you are suited to this position, clearly laying out how your experience and skills meet the essential and desirable criteria in the person specification, and why you wish to apply for this role.
- Your CV – no more than 2 sides of A4
To Becky Kenton-Lake, SCCS Coalition Manager at info@stopclimatechaos.scot by midday on Friday 27th February.
Shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend an interview in Edinburgh on Wednesday 4th March.
Depending on the volume of applications we receive, unfortunately we may not be able to respond directly to all applicants. We will offer feedback to everyone we interview.
Equality and diversity
SCCS is committed to working in a way in which everyone feels supported, valued, and able to be their full selves. To help us achieve our vision of climate justice for all, we need more diverse people involved. People of colour, working class and disabled people are currently underrepresented across the environment, climate, sustainability, and conservation sector, so we are particularly interested in receiving your application. Please contact us to discuss any additional support you may need to complete your application.
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Business Development Manager
- Full time
- £48,183 – £51,836
- Hybrid: Edinburgh
- Closing 13th February 2026
Are you looking for a new role where you can make a real impact? Changeworks, a leading organisation dedicated to decarbonising Scotland’s homes, is looking for a Business Development Manager. This role will support Changeworks senior managers and delivery teams on the identification, development and securing of new business and funding opportunities.
The Business Development Manager will lead business development activity that supports the growth of Changeworks’ work, particularly in priority areas focused on decarbonising homes. You will lead the development, writing and submission of compelling tenders and funding bids that are commercially sound, technically informed and aligned with Changeworks’ strategic priorities. Another focus will be identifying and securing new funding and partnership opportunities that enable innovation and long-term growth across Changeworks’ programmes.
You’ll work collaboratively across Changeworks to embed good business development practice and manage staff effectively to achieve high-quality outcomes. You will have at least 5 years experience in business development with proven expertise securing funding for projects and services.
About the team
We’re growing our Business Development function and are looking for talented people who want to join us to help scale our energy efficiency, decarbonisation and fuel poverty alleviation work.
We’ve reviewed and refreshed how we do business development so we can seize the right opportunities, forge long-term partnerships, and maximise our impact. We are building a team that has a clear mandate: scanning the market, shaping propositions, and partnering across the organisation to bring in work that accelerates decarbonisation and ends fuel poverty. You’ll have the headroom, clarity and support to do your best work and make a real difference.
Changeworks’ mission is to make low-carbon living a positive reality for everyone and to help decarbonise Scotland’s homes to tackle the climate emergency and ensure a just transition to net zero. For almost 40 years we’ve delivered tangible change through largescale retrofit projects, expert energy advice, and community engagement—working hand in hand with experienced delivery teams and strategic partners who know how to make progress on the ground.
About us
Changeworks is a great place to work. We hold Investors in People Platinum accreditation (something only a few organisations in Scotland have), and we were nominated for employer of the year by the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce this year. Our staff overwhelmingly would recommend us as an employer too.
The Climate Emergency has resulted in ambitious national targets to reduce carbon emissions from the built environment and reduce rates of fuel poverty. This has driven a significant increase in the number of pilot and large-scale interventions delivered by Changeworks and external organisations in this area. These include area-based domestic energy efficiency retrofit and decarbonisation projects and programmes.
We are a growing organisation, and this role is crucial to the delivery of our ambitious objectives. We want to decarbonise homes in Scotland on a massive scale, and that needs talented individuals like you to help us deliver on our objectives. You’ll receive full training plus coaching and mentoring.
We offer a wide range of staff benefits including flexible working, bike to work scheme, an excellent pension scheme and 26 days paid holiday plus 9 public holidays per year.
At Changeworks, we welcome and encourage applications from everyone.
BACKGROUND
Edinburgh Communities Climate Action Network (ECCAN) is a network of over 200 community groups and more than 1300 individual members. We aim to engage and empower communities across Edinburgh to take meaningful action on the climate and nature emergency, working towards a just, thriving and resilient city. ECCAN is funded as one of Scotland’s twenty-four regional Climate Action Hubs.
We support collaboration, learning, and collective action across communities, connecting local climate action to wider city and national change.
At ECCAN, we are committed to building an organisational culture that is inclusive, equitable and rooted in care for people and planet.
THE ROLE
The Events Officer will play a central role in planning, marketing, coordinating and delivering ECCAN’s programme of events, both for members and the wider public. These events are a keyway we support community climate action, share learning, build relationships and strengthen the ECCAN network.
As a members’ organisation, we rely on engagement with our network. The role requires the ability to understand and drive uptake in our Events, with a focus on successfully marketing to a community group cohort.
Working closely with the Communications Lead and the Members Lead, the postholder will ensure events are well-organised, accessible, engaging and aligned with ECCAN’s values and strategic priorities.
This role is ideal for someone with strong experience in event organisation, excellent organisational skills, and a genuine interest in climate action and community engagement.
We deliver bi-annual Gatherings for the whole membership to come together, we run monthly ClimateBites networking lunches around the membership, and host, collaborate and attend a variety of community and partner events across the city, throughout the year.
Experienced in business development and keen to find an opportunity where you can make a difference? Changeworks is a leading organisation dedicated to decarbonising Scotland’s homes and a just transition to net zero. We are looking for a Business Development Lead to support the identification, development and securing of new business and funding opportunities.
You will work with the Business Development team to deliver the Changeworks’ Business Development Strategy leading on priority areas focused on decarbonising homes. You will support the development, writing and submission of compelling tenders and funding bids that are commercially sound, technically informed and aligned with Changeworks’ strategic priorities. This role will identify and secure new funding and partnership opportunities. You will research and track upcoming tenders and grants in the energy and fuel poverty sectors. Another focus will be identifying and securing new funding and partnership opportunities that enable innovation and long-term growth across Changeworks’ programmes.
You’ll work collaboratively across Changeworks to embed good business development practice, working proactively with team managers across the organisation. You will have at least 3 years’ experience in business development with proven expertise securing funding for projects and services.
About the team
We’re growing our Business Development function and are looking for talented people who want to join us to help scale our energy efficiency, decarbonisation and fuel poverty alleviation work.
We’ve reviewed and refreshed how we do business development so we can seize the right opportunities, forge long-term partnerships, and maximise our impact. We are building a team that has a clear mandate: scanning the market, shaping propositions, and partnering across the organisation to bring in work that accelerates decarbonisation and ends fuel poverty. You’ll have the headroom, clarity and support to do your best work and make a real difference.
Changeworks’ mission is to make low-carbon living a positive reality for everyone and to help decarbonise Scotland’s homes to tackle the climate emergency and ensure a just transition to net zero. For almost 40 years we’ve delivered tangible change through largescale retrofit projects, expert energy advice, and community engagement—working hand in hand with experienced delivery teams and strategic partners who know how to make progress on the ground.
About us
Changeworks is a great place to work. We hold Investors in People Platinum accreditation (something only a few organisations in Scotland have), and we were nominated for employer of the year by the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce this year. Our staff overwhelmingly would recommend us as an employer too.
The Climate Emergency has resulted in ambitious national targets to reduce carbon emissions from the built environment and reduce rates of fuel poverty. This has driven a significant increase in the number of pilot and large-scale interventions delivered by Changeworks and external organisations in this area. These include area-based domestic energy efficiency retrofit and decarbonisation projects and programmes.
We are a growing organisation, and this role is crucial to the delivery of our ambitious objectives. We want to decarbonise homes in Scotland on a massive scale, and that needs talented individuals like you to help us deliver on our objectives. You’ll receive full training plus coaching and mentoring.
We offer a wide range of staff benefits including flexible working, bike to work scheme, an excellent pension scheme and 26 days paid holiday plus 9 public holidays per year.
At Changeworks, we welcome and encourage applications from everyone.
Administration and Finance Officer
- Part time
- £27,000 pro-rata
- Remote: Home-based in Scotland with access to Central Belt meetings required
- Closing 9th February 2026
This new role would suit someone with administration and finance experience who is naturally very well-organised, able to build strong relationships, enjoys working with lots of partners, and is committed to climate action and justice.The successful applicant will also have an eye for detail and be able to quickly respond to new opportunities and challenges.
You’ll be part of the small SCCS secretariat team that provides support to our diverse members, so you’ll need to be a great communicator, enthusiastic, proactive and willing to be flexible when things change.
Being right at the heart of what we do, you’ll understand how a small charity functions and the importance of strong administrative and financial processes as a backbone to success. You’ll help provide the glue that holds a diverse coalition together, enabling it to be greater than the sum of its parts.
From taking minutes at meetings with MSPs, helping deliver our campaigns to making sure invoices are paid on time - this is a varied and rewarding role and we are looking for someone keen to be a key part of the Scottish climate movement and get stuck into everything it involves!
About SCCS
Stop Climate Chaos Scotland (SCCS) is Scotland’s climate coalition, bringing together over 70 civil society organisations campaigning together on climate change.
Our membership is diverse and includes national and community organisations working on:
- Climate justice
- Environment and nature
- Gender and social justice
- Faith and belief
- International development
- Worker and human rights
- Health and inequality
Together, we represent hundreds of thousands of people across Scotland and stand in solidarity with communities most affected by climate impacts around the world. We collaborate with our members to build strong public support for faster climate action. We use this support to influence decision-makers to put in place fair, effective policies to reduce emissions and benefits for everyone.
Key tasks
- Lead on all aspects of charity administration, relating to membership, governance, finance and events and campaigns.
- Manage various day-to-day financial processes, for example raising invoices, reconciling bank statements, and preparing financial reports (currently, financial software Xero is used)
- Act as the main point of contact for SCCS, including for current and new member enquiries, and maintain coalition membership records and databases
- Organise, attend and take minutes for internal and external meetings
- Provide campaign support, such as preparing resources, organising events and drafting newsletters
- Update the SCCS website and post content on social media channels
- Other tasks as required, working closely with the Coalition Manager and board
Person specification
Knowledge, experience and skills
Essential
- At least 1 year of experience in an administrative role
- At least 1 year of experience managing day-to-day financial processes, ideally for a charity
- Experience organising and producing materials for meetings and events, including taking minutes
- Ability to work collaboratively with multiple partners and build and maintain strong relationships
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent IT skills
- Able to work flexibly and identify and act on opportunities for improving processes and ways of working
- A positive approach and the ability to be systematic and solve problems
- Able to prioritise and organise a busy workload
- Demonstrable commitment to action on climate change and climate justice
Desirable
- Experience of supporting charity boards
- Knowledge of civil society and political structures and processes in Scotland
- Awareness of charity legal processes and reporting procedures
- Experience of posting website and social media content
Qualifications
No specific qualifications are required for the role: the knowledge, skills and experience of the successful candidate will be more important than formal academic qualifications.
Terms and conditions
- Salary: £27,000 pro rata, so £16,200 for 3 days a week
- Hours: 3 days a week (21 hours), which can be spread across 4 or 5 days. The post holder may need to work the occasional evening or weekend, for which time off in lieu will be granted. Overtime will not be paid.
- Location: Primarily from home, with occasional office working in central Edinburgh. Other travel may be required to meetings, most often in the central belt, but occasionally in other parts of Scotland or the UK (for which travel expenses will be paid).
- Line manager: Stop Climate Chaos Scotland Coalition Manager
- Holiday: 28 days annual leave plus 11 days statutory holidays (pro rata).
- Pension: Stop Climate Chaos Scotland operates a pension plan with NEST and our pension benefits exceed the statutory minimum.
- We can only employ candidates with the right to work in the UK.
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