Who we are

Reeltime Music is a creative youth work charity supporting disadvantaged young people through music and the creative industries. We work in partnership to deliver high-quality workshops, projects, volunteering opportunities, and recording and rehearsal services across North Lanarkshire.

The role

As Project Officer, you will work closely with our CEO to coordinate externally funded, organisational-level projects that support Reeltime Music’s strategic ambitions.

In this role, “project” means funded programmes (e.g. Creative Scotland awards, local authority contracts, targeted funder initiatives) rather than short-term blocks of tutor-led workshops. You’ll help turn strategy into delivery, ensuring projects are well-planned, well-evidenced, and aligned with our long-term goals.

Your work will directly contribute to delivering meaningful, high-quality impact for young people and the wider community.

What you’ll do

• Coordinate externally funded projects, ensuring agreed outcomes and outputs are delivered
• Translate strategic plans into clear project plans, schedules, and workflows
• Liaise with funders, partners, tutors, and volunteers to support effective delivery
• Gather monitoring and evaluation data and produce high-quality reports for funders, the CEO, and board
• Track project budgets and support financial reporting
• Uphold safeguarding, equality, and data protection standards across all activity

About you

• Experience coordinating externally funded projects or programmes
• Strong organisational and project management skills
• Confident communicator, able to work closely with senior leaders and external partners
• Comfortable with reporting, monitoring, and evidencing impact
• Aligned with Reeltime Music’s values of respect, collaboration, creativity, and integrity

Why join us?

• Flexible and family-friendly working
• Meaningful work that creates real impact for young people
• Supportive, values-driven organisation
• 32 days leave (pro-rata), including public holidays
• Real Living Wage employer

Paragon Music is seeking a dynamic and motivated Business Development Manager to lead fundraising, oversee financial and governance functions, and support strategic growth. This is a pivotal role within the organisation, contributing directly to the sustainability and expansion of our inclusive music and dance programmes across Scotland and beyond. The post-holder will initially focus on fundraising and business development before broadening their remit to include governance and financial management following a period of onboarding.

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 Reading Schools Accreditation Officer, to support our Reading Schools Accreditation process.

Job Summary

You will work closely with the School Communities Manager (Reading Schools) and Reading Schools team to support all Schools and Early Years setting through the Reading Schools accreditation process.

The School Communities team delivers a range of programmes that inspire schools, learning professionals, children and young people to engage with reading and writing including book gifting, author touring and events and awards for learning professionals, as well as creating high quality resources and professional development for teachers.

You will have a knowledge of Reading Schools and the Scottish Curriculum.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the accreditation process for participating schools in line with accreditation framework and respond to enquiries from schools via email regarding submission, evidence gathering and accreditation processes
• Complete accreditations for schools at each level of the programme giving specific and timeous feedback to participants when required
• Complete accreditations for early years settings giving specific and timeous feedback to participants when required
• Report examples of good evidence for future use as Case Studies or Advocacy to the School Communities Manager
• Report or flag any bugs or issues with the Reading Schools website to the School Communities Manager
• Support the work of the wider School Communities team where appropriate

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Knowledge of the Reading Schools framework and evidence requirements
• A high level of IT literacy and competence including experience of using the Reading Schools website or similar to support programme participants
• Experience of evaluating evidence in an education environment, making professional judgements and providing feedback against set criteria
• Clear and confident communicator, both written and verbal, with experience of engaging a range of learning professionals
• Be self-driven and able to deliver the tasks and responsibilities in line with programme demands, timelines and deadlines
• Experience and knowledge of current educational policy, literacy, and numeracy in Scotland, with a thorough understanding of local authority and school operating environment.

Other Information

Full training in Reading Schools evaluation criteria and how to use the website will be provided.

The role will work remotely using remote login, email/telephone, Teams/Zoom (and other communications software and apps) as required.

Appointment will be conditional upon securing a Level 1 from Disclosure Scotland.

The National Trust for Scotland is looking for up to five members to join its Board from this September.

Our Trustees play a vital role in guiding the organisation, and together their collective expertise reflects the breadth and diversity of the Trust’s work.

This year, we are inviting applications from people with experience in the following fields:

• collections management;
• commercial and entrepreneurial activities in a consumer environment;
• commercial property and estate management;
• gardens and horticulture; and
• legal expertise

With major projects underway across our properties and as we look ahead to our Centenary in 2031, this is an exciting time to contribute to shaping the future of Scotland’s most treasured places.

Joining our Board offers a unique opportunity to influence the stewardship and protection of our nation’s heritage. We encourage applications from across our diverse membership and from individuals at all stages in their careers. If you share our commitment to Scotland’s natural, cultural and built heritage, we would be delighted to hear from you.