At The National Lottery Community Fund we are passionate about strengthening communities and improving lives. We are driven by our strategy, ‘It starts with community’ and its four community-led missions, as well as our equity-based approach to tackling poverty, discrimination and disadvantage.

To help us in supporting communities in Scotland, we are now looking for a motivated Policy Engagement Manager with a strong understanding of the social policy context in Scotland, and the environment in which our grantholders operate.

You will play a key role in shaping and strengthening our engagement with government, voluntary and community sector organisations, and funding partners. Working closely with the Head of Policy Engagement in Scotland, you will help build influential relationships, provide strategic policy insight, and ensure that the experiences of communities inform our funding and development priorities. You will play a key role in enabling the Fund to use our insight, position and influence in Scotland to celebrate and promote the power and expertise of communities.

Key Responsibilities

As Policy Engagement Manager, you will be an excellent relationship-builder with a strong understanding of the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector. You will be comfortable working across complex stakeholder environments and translating policy developments into practical insight, including providing insight and policy context to inform medium and long-term funding initiatives across the UK.

You will develop a thorough understanding of the policy environment relating to our four community-led missions and our commitment to addressing poverty, discrimination and disadvantage through an equity-based approach.

You will maintain a broad understanding of the policy and social context in which our grantholders operate, convening grantholders and stakeholders to explore shared challenges and opportunities. We’re looking for someone who is values-driven, passionate about the Fund’s purpose and deeply committed to equity, diversity and inclusion. We invite you to join our team and contribute your skills and experience to creating lasting change for communities and society.

Regular travel around Scotland is expected, as well as some travel to other parts of the UK to connect with colleagues. We offer a flexible and supportive working environment and an excellent all-round benefits package.

Essential Criteria

• Experience of engaging with government, public sector, VCSE or funding stakeholders.
• A strong grasp and knowledge of the policy environment and the developing issues and themes relevant to our Missions and grantholders in Scotland.
• Experience of analysing and interpreting policy and political developments.
• Demonstrable strategic influencing skills.
• Strong communication including written communication and facilitation skills, with the ability to engage diverse audiences.
• Ability to work collaboratively across teams and contribute to strategic planning and development.
• Understanding of the use of digital tools and systems to manage relationships, share information and support policy development.
• Experience of project management

The National Centre for Music is seeking a Creative Producer to help bring our vision to life, build the innovation, reputation and infrastructure needed to deliver success establishing NCM.

This is a hands-on production role at the heart of a bold new arts organisation working across Scotland’s music scene. You will lead end-to-end delivery across a varied programme, from performances with leading artists, to workshops with community groups, hackathons with tech start-ups, to wellbeing experiences in nature. This diverse programme across genres will stand as a vibrant celebration of Scotland’s globally renowned music making and create innovative ways for audiences and communities to discover and engage with it. Initially working in to deliver events and activities across Scotland, the role will evolve to focus on the development and execution of a complex multi-genre performance and participation programme, as we prepare to take up residence in the reimagined Royal High School on Calton Hill in Edinburgh.

Alongside day-to-day delivery, you will contribute to shaping what the organisation and its future venue become: building supplier and partner networks, informing technical and operational planning, and helping to deliver a programme identity that is genuinely multi-genre in ambition and execution.

Taking on this role at this moment will see you become part of the founding story of a new major player in the Scottish music scene.

Overview:

The Advice and Information Service is a national support service for single-parent families and professionals across Scotland. It provides multi-channel advice on a wide range of topics, ensuring accessibility and inclusivity. The service operates Monday to Friday, 9:30 am to 4:00 pm, excluding Christmas and Easter holidays.

The Project Lead for Advice and Information Service will play a key role in supporting the A&I Service Manager with the day-to-day management, operations and delivery of the OPFS Advice and Information Service. They will help ensure the service is delivered effectively, supporting staff, maintaining high-quality service provision and contributing to the ongoing development and continuous improvement of the service.

Working within the OPFS "My Life and Me" framework, the postholder will provide operational leadership, support and supervision to staff, ensure high-quality service delivery and undertake quality assurance activities. The Project Lead will be expected to deputise for the A&I Service Manager when required.

The Advice & Information Service is part of OPFS Support for Families Services, which provides holistic support to single parents and their children.

Our work is guided by the six My Life and Me priority areas: Money, Health & Wellbeing, Home, Work, Education & Training, Children, and Relationships.

Through a person-centred, strengths-based approach and guided by our organisational values and our strategic pillars, we work alongside families to:

• Involve them in shaping the support they receive.
• Strengthen their skills, confidence and resilience.
• Support them to achieve their goals and aspirations.
• Influence positive change in their lives and communities.
• Challenge the barriers and inequalities that impact them.

The support we offer includes:

Money

• Support to maximise income, improve financial wellbeing, access benefits and grants, manage debt and respond to financial crises.

Health & Wellbeing

• Emotional and practical support to improve mental health and wellbeing, including counselling, therapeutic interventions, wellbeing programmes and support to reduce isolation and build resilience.

Home

• Support with housing-related issues, advocacy and access to specialist services to help families maintain safe and secure housing.

Work, Education & Training

• Pre-employability and progression support, including confidence building, skills development, volunteering opportunities, training pathways and tailored support to overcome barriers to employment and learning.

Children

• Family support and group programmes that promote positive outcomes for children, strengthen parenting capacity, support child development and provide opportunities for children to participate in activities that enhance wellbeing.

Relationships

• One-to-one and group support that helps parents build positive relationships, strengthen family connections, develop peer support networks and reduce social isolation.

Action on Smoking and Health Scotland (ASH Scotland) is Scotland's independent charity working to create a future free from the harm and inequality caused by tobacco and nicotine.

Smoking remains one of Scotland's leading causes of preventable illness and is a major driver of health inequalities. In some of Scotland's most disadvantaged communities, smoking rates remain significantly higher than in more affluent areas. With a refreshed tobacco control strategy and a rapidly changing policy landscape, this is an exciting opportunity to help shape innovative approaches that improve health and reduce inequality across Scotland.

About the Role

We are seeking an enthusiastic and self-motivated Development Officer to join our Engagement Team.

This role will lead and support the development of innovative programmes and partnerships designed to reduce the harms caused by tobacco and nicotine use. A key focus of the post will be helping advance ASH Scotland's emerging Whole Household Approach, working with health boards, local authorities, third-sector organisations and community partners to strengthen support for individuals and families affected by smoking-related harm. The postholder will also contribute to work focused on smoke- and vape-free environments, protecting workers from second-hand smoke exposure, reducing inequalities and improving outcomes for children and young people.

The role offers considerable autonomy and the opportunity to shape new projects, build strategic partnerships, support consultation and engagement activity, develop resources and training materials, and contribute directly to policy and practice development across Scotland.

We are looking for someone who has:

• Strong project management and organisational skills.
• Experience of developing and managing partnerships across sectors.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience of research, consultation or evidence gathering.
• The ability to develop practical resources, reports and engagement materials.
• Confidence in facilitating collaboration and supporting change within organisations and communities.
• An understanding of health inequalities, public health, community development or related fields.
• The ability to work independently while contributing effectively to a small team.