Live Music Now Scotland is looking for a highly organised Projects Officer to support the smooth planning and delivery of music projects in communities across Scotland. You’ll coordinate schedules, contracts, logistics and data, helping our musicians share high-quality live music with people who face barriers to access.

Our culture is rooted in Connection, Play(fulness) and Belonging. We work collaboratively, stay curious and creative, and make sure everyone feels valued and included.

We welcome applicants from across sectors — arts, charity, education, social care, community development, health and beyond. If you’re motivated by meaningful work and have strong administrative and organisational skills, we’d love to hear from you.

Benefits include flexible working, TOIL, employer pension, training and development, a supportive team culture, and travel expenses.

YouthLink Scotland is looking for a Finance Assistant to provide efficient and accurate day-to-day financial and administrative support to the organisation. The postholder will assist with transactional finance, payroll administration, reconciliations, financial record-keeping, and office procedures, helping to ensure strong financial control and compliance. Experience to trial balance level is preferred.

This is a part-time post of 14 hours per week and is based on a hybrid working arrangement, with 40% at YouthLink Scotland’s office in Haymarket, Edinburgh and 60% home working.

The post offers a 9.5% non-contributory pension scheme and annual leave entitlement of 25 days plus 12 public holidays, pro rata.

Dr Scott Arthur, MP is seeking a dedicated Office Manager to manage his staff and office to deliver on the priorities of the constituents of Edinburgh South West. The post will suit a candidate with experience of managing a team in a dynamic public-facing environment. This could be someone with team management experience in a third sector role, a public service role, or in a political environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide effective line management to a team working across the constituency office and Westminster, specifically caseworkers, community engagement and communication officers, parliamentary assistants, fostering a collaborative culture focused on delivering a timely, quality service to constituents
• Ensure Scott’s inbox is effectively managed and diary commitments prioritized, optimized and well organized
• Responsibility for managing all aspects of the budget, keeping Scott informed of all relevant financial matters and liaising with IPSA on office finance
• Leading training and development and recruitment of office staff
• Deal with security matters, keep abreast of security guidance, maintain the security system, liaise with external bodies as appropriate
• Ensure the office is fully equipped
• Horizon-scanning on relevant policy, political and communications issues, advising Scott on challenges and opportunities
• Final sign-off on external deliverables including press releases, newsletters, correspondence
• Take ownership of certain, more complex casework as required
• Plan Scott’s internal communications and external stakeholder engagement and advise on constituent matters on behalf of Scott where appropriate
• Liaise with groups/personnel including at Westminster, within the constituency and the general public on Scott’s behalf as necessary
• There will be a requirement for the role holder to work outside of the normal working hours, including attending events with Scott as required

Attributes

• A strong public service ethos, with a clear commitment to supporting Scott to be a proactive, accessible and visible MP
• Proven experience of leading and managing teams with a track record of delivering results through others.
• An effective decision maker able to take a pragmatic view of priorities, deliverables and risks
• Driven, resilient and able to work at pace under pressure, while maintaining sound judgement and attention to detail.
• Team player with a calm, polite, confident disposition, empathetic when engaging with the public.
• Reliable, diligent and professional in representing the office at all times.
• Sympathetic to the aims and values of the Labour Party
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Organisation, planning and prioritisation skills.
• Relationship building and negotiating skills.

Scottish Book Trust is a national charity that believes books, reading and writing have the power to change lives. A love of reading inspires creativity, improves employment opportunities, mental health and wellbeing and is one of the most effective ways to help break the poverty cycle. We work towards a Scotland where everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive through literacy.

This is an excellent opportunity for you to join Scottish Book Trust as a Freelance Bookbug Trainer, to support Scottish Book Trust’s Bookbug programme by delivering training to various groups of professionals and volunteers across Scotland.

As part of the Bookbug programme, the Training and Development team delivers high quality, funded training to practitioners from across Scotland, both in person and online.

Location

We are looking to recruit freelance trainers located in or easily able to travel to:

• Edinburgh
• Fife
• Glasgow

N.B. Bookbug training is delivered all over Scotland and in venues not necessarily easily accessible by public transport.

Key responsibilities

• To deliver training to a variety of different audiences (including library, early years staff, third sector and health professionals)
• To act as an advocate for Scottish Book Trust and the Bookbug programme as a whole.

Key Skills

• Experience of delivering training to others, online and in person
• Confidence to deliver practical training courses which include singing and rhyming
• Knowledge and understanding of child development
• Experience of working with groups of early years children and parents
• Ability to work with people at many levels and from different professional backgrounds including libraries, health, early years settings and third sector organisations
• Ability to work with minimum supervision
• Interest in literature, music and the early years
• Excellent communication and organisational skills
• Experience in creating an inclusive and welcoming training environment

Fee

• £285 for full day in-person training session
• £175 for online Bookbug Session Leader training and all Bookbug for the Home sessions.
• £45p/h for meetings (2 x 2hr online, 1 x 4hr in person, 3 meetings per year / £360 per year)

The fee includes any travel time and/or preparation time. Travel and accommodation expenses will be paid.

Induction

• Freelance Bookbug Trainers will receive a comprehensive induction from Scottish Book Trust. This will include:
• Training in how to deliver each of our training programmes
• Training in other aspects of the Bookbug programme as required
• Overview of how the Bookbug programme fits into national Early Years policies and strategies
• Freelance Bookbug trainers will be accompanied by a member of Scottish Book Trust staff when delivering their first external training days.