This is a Scotland-wide position and is facilitated by ECCAN only for the purposes of this job advert. The successful applicant will be hosted by their local Climate Hub.

Role will be hosted and supported by one of the climate action hubs, who will offer line management, IT, and other support. Arrangements will be shaped around the postholder. The postholder will work with all hubs and the Scottish Government.

Description of the Climate Hubs Scotland

The national network of 24 Climate Hubs across Scotland aims to provide communities with the capacity and confidence to shape and deliver locally relevant climate action that supports Scotland’s transition to a net-zero, climate-resilient future. Hubs operate as locally rooted, flexible, place-based structures that adapt their models and activities to local priorities and contexts. While the scale and structure of delivery may vary, all hubs share the overarching objectives of building local capability and motivation for climate action and supporting communities to develop and implement climate projects.

The climate hubs are run by local third sector organisations. They vary in size and scale, and employ different models of working, including partnership models.

Purpose and outcomes of the role:

To work with the climate action hubs and Scottish Government to develop and take forward collaborative actions across the national Hub network and to achieve the following strategic outcomes:

1. The Climate Hub network is better able to share information, work together and support each other.
2. The network is better connected, with each other, with key partners, and others to ensure that the knowledge of climate action hubs and the communities they serve is used effectively.

Oversight:

The Scottish Government and the lead hub will work with the successful candidate to develop a work plan. Priorities and the work plan will be shaped by the wider climate hub network.

The post holder will be required to provide updates to the Scottish Government and the network on a regular basis. The post holder will work closely with all hubs and in particular with staff supporting national priorities.

We are recruiting a Project Manager to join our Strategic Initiatives and Governance team. The post holder will play a pivotal role in driving organisational change through effective implementation of strategic initiatives as well as overseeing and optimising Right There's portfolio to enhance capabilities, streamline processes and achieve strategic organisational objectives.

Main duties and responsibilities will include:

• Develop comprehensive project plans, outlining scope, goals, timelines, and resource requirements
• Execute strategic initiative projects from initiation to completion, ensuring adherence to project milestones and deadlines
• Monitor and report on project progress, addressing any deviations and implementing corrective actions
• Collaborate with key stakeholders, including leadership team, senior management, and cross-functional teams, to include a range of perspectives to understand business requirements and ensure alignment with digital transformation goals
• Work closely with the Head of Strategic Initiatives and Governance, facilitate communication plans for transformation activities to keep stakeholder informed about project and manage expectations and ensure alignment to strategic goals throughout the project lifecycle
• Define and monitor KPIs to evaluation the performance of projects within the portfolio
• Produce data and insights that are meaningful, maintained, accurate and up-to-date to facilitate informed decisions, reporting and communications
• Regularly report on the status, progress and impact of projects to Leadership Team and other relevant stakeholders

Our values make us who we are and define our actions and behaviours every day. We expect the post-holder to uphold and represent our organisation in a way that reflects our values and person-centred way of working.

Applicants will have proven Project and Change Management experience specifically from strategic transformation projects. You will be experienced and confident in leading projects in a fast-paced environment, and you will have excellent communication and influencing skills with a focus on collaboration and engagement.

What you can expect from us...

• You will report to the Head of Strategic Initiatives and Governance
• Working hours are 35 per week worked Monday to Friday between the hours of 9am and 5pm with one-hour unpaid break. Contracted hours can be worked flexibly in agreement with the line manager.
• Your main place of work is 15 Dava Street, Glasgow, G51 2JA. Hybrid working, minimum of 3 days office based.
• Annual leave entitlement of 210 hours (equivalent to six weeks) pro rata per year in the first year rising to 280 hours (equivalent to eight weeks) pro rata per year in the second
• You will be automatically enrolled into the People’s Pension provided you meet the auto-enrolment criteria. Deductions will be taken from your first monthly salary
• Cycle to work scheme
• Option to purchase and sell annual leave

About Us

We are Right There, a charity that recently celebrated our 200th anniversary. We provide tailored support for people, at home, and in the community. We are here for people who are living with the effects of homelessness, poverty, substance use, or family breakdowns.

Last year we supported almost 4,000 individuals, helping to prevent them from becoming homeless or separated from the people they love. Every person’s story is unique, and everyone’s route home is different - it doesn’t matter what the situation is – we’re not here to judge, only to help.

This new role would suit someone who is naturally very well-organised, able to build strong relationships and garner support, enjoys working with lots of partners, has experience of Scottish politics, and is committed to climate action and justice. Amidst the self-evident climate emergency it is vital that we re-establish the priority of climate action amongst the public, with politicians and decision makers, and win wide support for urgent change and leadership.

You’ll lead on our engagement with stakeholders, MSPs, government officials and party staff and work to build support through sympathetic groups such as unions and the faith community, in order to help to mobilise our supporters and grow the strong public support for action. You’ll be part of the small SCCS secretariat team that provides support to our diverse members and works with them to plan and deliver advocacy and campaigns activities, so you’ll need to be a great communicator, enthusiastic, proactive and willing to be flexible.

With Scottish elections taking place in 2026, this is an important time to be influencing climate policy. This role will play an essential part in helping the Scottish climate movement navigate the new political context, boost our impact and win deeper support for urgency and action.

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 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

• Designing an advocacy strategy with our members and leading on the delivery of this, with activities likely to include producing briefings, meeting with MSPs and officials, giving evidence to committees attending party conferences and responding to consultations, amongst other ways identified in work plans to influence politicians.
• Building and deepening relationships with MSPs, officials and party staff, building support for SCCS’s policy priorities.
• Attending and organising stakeholder gatherings to recruit more diverse members and build support from unions, the faith community and sympathetic organisations to deliver a more unified, consistent and powerful political voice for urgent climate action which, in turn, will help influence the politicians that rely on these key stakeholders for votes and funding.
• Ensuring political influencing is connected with media work, mobilising supporters and wider stakeholders, and running public campaigns to build and maintain the public support for action.
• Day to day monitoring and analysis of the Scottish Parliament, identifying opportunities and sharing information with members.
• Working with UK organisations on relevant Westminster/reserved matters that affect Scotland, and with TCC, our sister UK coalition, to develop their Local Intelligence Hub so that it becomes a platform Scottish campaigners can use to track advocacy and impact.
• Supporting members – especially smaller organisations – with their advocacy, offering advice and support when needed.

Personal Specification

Knowledge, experience and skills

Essential:

• A proven track record in a similar or related role, which included influencing parliamentary processes, policy and campaigning, or won support with diverse stakeholders;
• Ability to work collaboratively across the political spectrum and with multiple partners to build and maintain strong relationships;
• A strong understanding of Scotland’s political landscape;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, suitable for different audiences and purposes;
• Excellent IT skills;
• Able to work flexibly and identify and act on opportunities for continually improving ways – of working;
• The ability to work effectively in a small team;
• Able to prioritise and organise a busy workload;
• Demonstrable commitment to action on climate change and climate justice.

Desirable:

• Experience facilitating meetings and organising events;
• Experience of working with the media.

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: £35,000.
• Hours: 5 days a week (35 hours). 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 Scottish Parliament, Scottish Government offices and other locations 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.
• 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.

Inclusion Scotland is a national network of disabled people, organisations and allies. We are a Disabled People’s Organisation (DPO) – run by disabled people ourselves. This is important because disabled people know best what prevents our full inclusion into Scottish society and what needs to be done to remove the barriers we confront. We know this through our daily lived experience. But too often our voices are not heard.

Our vision is that Scotland is a society fit for disabled people. We seek a fully inclusive Scotland where every person knows and exercises their rights and can live their lives fully as equal, included citizens.

Inclusion Scotland works to achieve positive changes to policy and practice, so that disabled people are fully included throughout all Scottish society as equal citizens.

We support disabled people to participate and to be decision-makers themselves, promoting our equal representation and our right to make choices.

At Inclusion Scotland our approach to diversity is simple: it’s about embracing everyone. From cultivating a culture where all team members can be their best at work, to deploying diversity initiatives that support and welcome all.

We’re working to build a more equitable workplace and society.

We are delighted to have opportunities for new people to join us and want to meet candidates who share our values and commitment to Inclusion Scotland’s mission. Applications from disabled people are particularly welcome.

About this role:

The Learning and Community Development Coordinator will work with guidance from the Head of Development and Engagement to grow community among disabled people and their organisations and to share learning, contributing to achieving the vision of disabled people being fully included throughout all Scottish society as equal citizens.

This role has been created in response to the publication of the Disability Equality Plan and will involve supporting Scottish Government, funders and other stakeholders with delivery of the actions in the plan. It will involve working collaboratively with colleagues and partners to develop and deliver accessible and inclusive training and capacity building, and to measure the adoption of the learning from these. This work aims to expand disability competence of recipients alongside disabled people’s and disabled people’s organisations’ (DPOs) influence so that their rights are recognised and delivered in practice.

See job description and person spec for full role outline and requirements.