Background

This is an exciting and challenging opportunity to work with a driven team in one of Scotland’s most well regarded and effective local active travel and bike refurbishing charities.

The Bike Station has been based in the community for over 20 years, with a credible reputation of recycling, refurbishing and reusing donated bikes and making bikes available within the community.

Our communities continue to be under increasing pressure with the cost-of-living crisis and within a climate crisis.

Enabling more people to choose cycling has multiple financial, health and social benefits and the demand for our services has grown in recent years.

We are looking for a confident and strategic Development Manager to build strong relationships and develop services that will significantly enhance their sustainable income.

This role will create and lead our long-term unrestricted income and business opportunities.

Primary Aim

Contribute to the long-term sustainability of The Bike Station by increasing unrestricted income.

Purpose of the role

• Explore and source public giving commercial opportunities in alignment with The Bike Stations strategic objectives.
• Analyse market data to support opportunities for business development with existing and potential clients and provide recommendations to success and routes to increased revenue.
• Develop and maintain strategic partnerships and relationships developing strong working relationships with key stakeholders, influencing decisions both internally & externally.
• Develop and deliver our commercial income opportunities including our skills development programme, corporate volunteering and public giving campaigns.
• Collaborate with The Bike Stations refurbishing, skills development, community, volunteering and communications teams to ensure strong customer experience .
• Lead on developing messaging, with the support from the Communications Team, to create marketing materials that facilitates expansion of The Bike Stations commercial and giving opportunities.
• Monitor performance against budget and implementing action plans to ensure achievement of budget targets.
• Line manage Volunteer Development Officer and Communications Officer to ensure programmes of activity are well resourced, ensuring high quality with a commitment to continuous improvement and return custom.
• Such other tasks as may be required which are consistent with the duties and responsibilities of the post.

Person Specification

Real experience, aptitude, values, fit with team and a passion for cycling are more important to us than formal qualifications.

That being said this post requires strong business acumen, evidence of successful income generation and a practical and effective approach.

Essential

• Confident, self-motivated and proactive with excellent communication, organisational and people skills.
• An excellent understanding of third sector and commercial business development including charitable trading, grants and contracts.
• Evidence of securing unrestricted income through commercial and public giving campaigns
• An excellent relationship builder with people and professionals from a range of backgrounds and sectors: ideally someone with gravitas and integrity.
• Ability to process complex information, analyse data and articulate it well to a range of audiences and stakeholders.
• Experience of completing financial and resource analyses of opportunities to create sustainable options and lead on creating appropriate plans. This can include options appraisals, business plans, funding assessments.
• Experience of preparing programme budgets including financial reports and cash flow forecasts.
• Ability to problem-solve and design and implement solutions.
• Ability to manage their time effectively, multitask, work on several projects simultaneously with tight timescales.
• Proficient in the use of technology and willing to learn new ways of working as needed.
• An excellent team player and willing to share skills and knowledge with co-workers with experience developing an line managing teams

Raasay Development Trust (RDT) is looking for a motivated, experienced Community Development Officer to help shape a thriving, climate-resilient future for one of Scotland's most distinctive island communities.

Raasay is one of six islands in the Scottish Government's Carbon Neutral Islands programme, working to become net zero by 2040 — ahead of the rest of Scotland. This is a hands-on role leading delivery of our Community Climate Action Plan: the projects that turn our ambitions into reality.

About the role

As CNI Community Development Officer you will take projects from early development through to delivery — building the relationships, workplans and local capacity needed to make them work and to ensure the value created lasts. This is the majority of the role, alongside communications and engagement, research and collaboration, and shared administrative duties.

A unique opportunity within the role is leading the establishment of a Raasay Energy Local Club in partnership with Raasay Community Renewables, Energy Local, Community Energy Scotland and other island partners — selling locally-generated hydro power to residents and businesses at a reduced rate. Other projects include housing retrofit, Raasay House retrofit, a venison processing facility retrofit, food growing, habitat restoration, and marine carbon and biodiversity research.

Who we're looking

for We're looking for someone motivated, self-reliant and community-focused, with:

• Experience leading projects, including managing timelines, stakeholders and budgets

• Financial planning and management skills

• A track record of fundraising and grant management

• Strong communication and relationship-building skills

• A genuine understanding of island or rural life

• The ability to thrive in an environment where there's no handbook

Specialist knowledge in renewable energy, retrofit, land management, ecology, sustainable transport, local food systems or marine management is desirable but not essential.

Terms

• Full time (1.0 FTE, 35 hrs/wk)

• £32,000 + 5% pension contribution

• Fixed term to 31st March 2027 (potential for renewal subject to performance and funding)

• Based on Raasay with hybrid and home working arrangements available

• Flexible hours and generous annual leave package

Are you passionate about supporting people to turn their ideas into impactful, sustainable enterprises? Do you thrive on building relationships and helping others overcome challenges? If so, we’d love to hear from you.

Firstport is Scotland’s agency for start-up social entrepreneurs. We are looking for a Relationship Manager to help strengthen our regional presence and ensure individuals and communities can access high‑quality, people-centred support to explore, test and grow social enterprise ideas. This role is central to how Firstport shows up across the East of Scotland, from Dundee to the Borders. You will spend time meeting people in their own communities, representing Firstport, building trusted relationships, and ensuring our programmes remain visible, accessible and responsive to local needs.

About you

We’re looking for someone with excellent communication skills, particularly in face‑to‑face and community‑based settings. You will be confident engaging with and supporting people from diverse backgrounds, with a strong understanding of the issues affecting communities across the East of Scotland.

The ideal candidate will combine strong relationship‑building skills with sound judgement and effective decision‑making. Experience of assessing funding applications or similar processes is highly desirable, alongside a genuine passion for social enterprise and making a real difference at a grassroots level.