Are you a welcoming and organised administrator passionate about social justice and ready to use your skills to create a safe, supportive space for people seeking safety in Glasgow?

Govan Community Project provides a holistic range of support for individuals and families in the asylum and refugee community.

We are looking for a reliable, compassionate, and efficient Operational Assistant who can be the welcoming first point of contact for visitors to our Govan office and provide administrative support across our team.

We are looking for someone who:

• Has prior experience in a reception or administrative role
• Can create a safe and welcoming environment for all office visitors
• Is confident in their ability to communicate with individuals experiencing language barriers with patience and empathy Is confident in handling telephone enquiries , signposting callers to relevant staff/external services
• Has excellent organisational and time management skills to manage generic inboxes and support colleagues with administrative tasks
• Possesses a basic understanding of the challenges faced by members of the asylum and refugee community.
• Feels confident to support volunteer receptionists with onboarding and rota schedules.

Why join us?

• An opportunity to use your administrative skills for meaningful social change.
• Be part of a supportive, values-led team.
• Work collaboratively with a diverse and inspiring community.
• Contribute to work that challenges injustice and builds community hope.

Working with us

• Office-based in Govan with good public transport links/free street parking.
• 35 days annual leave (pro rata, including 6 floating public holiday days).
• Contractual sick pay & Employee Assistance Programme.
• Regular team wellbeing activities.

Our commitment to inclusion

We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation. We recognise the unique skills and experience that each individual brings. We would particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of migration, the asylum system, or displacement.

As members of the Experts by Experience Employment Network, we encourage you to access support and guidance here: ebeemployment.org.uk/ebe

We're looking for a versatile and enthusiastic individual to join our small team. Around half of their time will be spent supporting the smooth facilitation of music sessions and events with children and adults. The other half will be spent supporting the operational side of the organisation, with a particular focus on admin and social media tasks. Whether they’re carrying a keyboard into a room or setting up refreshments, engaging with a quiet participant, keeping track of attendance, or crafting the perfect Instagram reel to showcase our impact, the successful candidate will be an important part of the organisation's overall impact and sustainability, and they will be the first point of contact for the organisation for many of our participants and partners.

Regardless of their former educational or professional experiences and outcomes, we are looking for someone who can learn with direction and guidance, isn’t afraid to ask questions when they are uncertain, and can progress to taking ownership over their schedule and workload over their time with the organisation.

We recognise that the charity and third sector do not always reflect the communities they support. We are committed to creating an inclusive workforce that reflects our local community. Applications from candidates from lower socio-economic backgrounds, those with lived experience of the care system, and Black and racially minoritised individuals are especially welcomed.

Why work with us?

• Join a hardworking creative team where every team member's contributions are valued.
• Be involved in creating positive experiences & memories through music for everyone in our community (including our staff and volunteers!)
• Develop a broad range of skills alongside experienced Community Music professionals.
• Collaborate with Co-Directors to develop your role.
• Annual Leave: 25 days pro rata’d plus 10 days public holiday pro rata’d.
• Staff are entitled to an additional full day’s annual leave per year of service up to a maximum of 5 years.
• Pension: Employer Contribution is 8% of salary.
• Bike to Work Scheme available to all staff.

We are looking for a compassionate and skilled Project Worker to help women+ build connections, access support and achieve their goals. You will play a key role in delivering community-based opportunities, facilitating learning and providing one-to-one support to women+ experiencing challenges including addiction, trauma and social exclusion.

The post will involve the delivery of our weekly Drop In. This will include collaboration with the community and engagement with key services alongside the weekly delivery.

The post-holder will coordinate our Community Learning programme, which includes two sessions per season (one daytime, one evening) focussed on topics of interest to women+. Past workshops have included: gender equality, menopause, contraception and inclusion. Lastly, the postholder will work with women+ offering listening, signposting and referrals through one-to-one sessions. This will include

support for women+ in recovery from addiction or mental illness, experience of trauma or poverty, and those with experience of discrimination due to their identity (e.g. race, disability, gender identity).

For further information, please contact katy@kairoswomen.org or call 0141 3785078.

Since 1996, Foundation Scotland has distributed significant funding to charities and community groups across the country, creating happier, fairer and more sustainable communities. We support philanthropists to help their personal giving make the most difference, work with donors to invest in community action, and work alongside communities to ensure that local funds are distributed by communities themselves. We also offer social investment opportunities to enable social enterprises, community organisations and charities to grow and deliver positive social impact. For a quick introduction to how we make a difference, watch our animation.

Foundation Scotland is looking for an interim Grants Assessor to join us on a six month fixed term contract. In this role, you’ll review grant applications from charities and community organisations, explore the evidence behind each proposal and assess whether projects are well planned, financially sound and capable of creating meaningful impact.

You’ll balance careful analysis with clear communication, spend time examining budgets, governance and safeguarding information, speaking with applicants where further detail is needed, and producing concise assessment reports. Your evidence based recommendations will help ensure funding decisions are fair, consistent and focused on the needs of communities.

About the role

• Assessing grant applications consistently and proportionately, considering organisational strength, community need, project design and potential impact.
• Review budgets, governance, safeguarding and other due diligence information.
• Write clear assessment reports and make well-reasoned funding recommendations.
• Communicate professionally with applicants to clarify information and manage assessments to agreed timescales.

What you’ll bring

• Experience assessing funding applications, grants or similar decision-making processes.
• Strong analytical skills and confidence reviewing budgets and financial information.
• Excellent written communication, sound judgement and close attention to detail.
• An understanding of Scotland’s voluntary and community sector and the ability to build positive stakeholder relationships.

More information about the role can be found in the Grants Assessor Role.pdf profile.

If you are motivated by purposeful work and enjoy turning complex information into balanced decisions, we’d love to hear from you.

Please note, this is a six-month fixed-term contract position.

We can be flexible on hours and working pattern so please speak to us about what might suit you best.