Bumblebees are in crisis. Could you help us in leading the fight to secure their future? We are looking for a Trustee with digital expertise to join our Board.

The Trust is a science-led charity, concerned with halting and reversing the decline in bumblebees. We are governed by a Board of ten Trustees who work together, and with the executive team with a spirit of openness and trust. We recruit individuals skilled in their field and passionate about nature, species conservation and bumblebees! We’re very proud of our inclusive culture at the Trust and we welcome applications from those who are new to trusteeship as well as those with previous experience.

Greener Kirkcaldy is a community-led charity working locally to bring people together, take positive action on the climate emergency and support people through fuel poverty and food insecurity. We deliver a range of projects, events and skills training to achieve the needs and goals of local people – building resilience as a community and working towards a future where everyone can live better and tread more lightly on our planet.

Based in the heart of Kirkcaldy – with a community building, training kitchen, bike shop and garden – we carry out activities across Kirkcaldy and work with partners to deliver projects across Fife.

We lead the Cosy Kingdom partnership, a free and impartial energy advice service available to all tenants and homeowners across Fife. We help people save energy and stay warm while spending less on fuel.

We also deliver a means-tested handy service installing simple energy saving measures into people’s homes. Our work plays a vital role supporting people in, or at risk of, fuel poverty and makes an important contribution to tackling carbon emissions and climate change.

The Role

We are looking for a handyperson to join our team who will support people by fitting simple energy saving measures in their homes. These include putting up curtain poles and thermal curtains, installing radiator reflector panels, draught-proofing and fitting LED light bulbs.

You will also be responsible for cleaning and maintaining Greener Kirkcaldy’s premises.

We will provide training, and you will be supported by a great team.

Working at Greener Kirkcaldy

We want our town to be a good place to live and work. We believe in a future where everyone has a say in what happens locally, people are working together to protect our environment and those in hardship are supported to live well. That includes our staff and volunteers.

Working at Greener Kirkcaldy involves being part of a positive, collaborative and social team. Our culture is really important to us. We promote equality, diversity and openness. We have a strong focus on staff wellbeing and development and encourage staff initiative and ideas.

Benefits of working for Greener Kirkcaldy

• Flexible and hybrid working
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and sick pay
• Wellbeing, training and development opportunities
• Social events

Diversity and inclusion

We want Greener Kirkcaldy to be an inclusive and diverse charity where everyone feels supported, valued and able to be themselves. We take part in Fife Centre for Equalities’ Equality Pathfinders programme. We also take part in the Race Equality Environmental Programme facilitated by CEMVO Scotland. Our Equalities Action Plan sets out the steps we are taking to improve diversity and inclusion.

To achieve our vision of Kirkcaldy as a greener and fairer place to live, we need a diverse team. We encourage applications from people of any background. We know that our sector particularly lacks staff and volunteers with Minority Ethnic backgrounds and disabled people. If you identify as Minority Ethnic or have a disability, we welcome your application.

The Communications Lead role is a delivery-focused position responsible for planning, coordinating and implementing agreed external communications activity for Plan Vivo. The role supports visibility, clarity, and consistency across channels, and plays a key part in translating agreed priorities into well-managed communications plans, outputs, and campaigns, without owning organisational strategy, advocacy, or public affairs.

Applicants must have the legal right to live and work in the UK. This is a hybrid (office/home-based) role with an expectation for regular presence (at least once per month) in our Edinburgh-based office.

What does the role involve?

• External communications delivery and planning;
• Content coordination and production;
• Digital channels and performance;
• Events and campaigns coordination;
• Media support (delivery only);
• Internal coordination.

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.