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.

The Community Food Team delivers projects that bring people together, tackle climate change and social injustice, and strengthen the local community. The Lang Spoon Community Kitchen is a welcoming place for people to come together to cook, eat and learn. The space hosts training, volunteering and work-experience opportunities, community cooking classes, and events, courses and workshops about food and drink.

We run a regular community meal, a community fridge and activities for different groups, interests and communities. Our programme includes budget-friendly cooking projects, climate-friendly food workshops, employability programmes, children and family sessions and income-generating social-enterprise classes. We are an approved REHIS Training Centre and maintain a small kitchen garden that supplies fresh ingredients. We also deliver events and workshops with community groups across Fife.

The Role

We are looking for a Community Food Team Manager to lead the development, planning and management of our busy community kitchen and its varied programme of events and activities, in accordance with our values, funding commitments and social enterprise aspirations. This role will also lead the development of new and enterprising ideas to grow our vision of a place for people to come together to grow, cook, eat and learn, working with the Senior Leadership Team to secure the resources to develop new project ideas.

The successful applicant will line manage and support the development of a small team, and ensure our Community Food Volunteers are adequately supported, supervised and celebrated.

A key part of the role is working with colleagues within the Community Food Team to ensure high standards of compliance with Environmental Health and Health and Safety Regulations, as well as overseeing the day-to-day management of the Lang Spoon Community Kitchens.

The successful candidate will be able to use their existing knowledge of the local social, political and cultural food landscape to build effective partnerships and help ensure Greener Kirkcaldy continues to be recognised by funders, partners and decision-makers as informed, trustworthy and effective.

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
• Excellent wellbeing, training and development opportunities
• Generous annual leave, with the flexibility to take time off at times that matter most to you
• 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.

If you need additional support to apply or take part in the recruitment process, please contact our Office Manager Dianne Girvan. Email dianne@greenerkirkcaldy.org.uk.

Let us tell you about who we are, what we’re looking and for what we can offer.

About Us

FEL is changing our world for the better, project by project. We show people how to make everyday changes that help them, their communities, and the planet thrive. Our approach is grounded, practical, and built on local knowledge. We work collaboratively with communities and partners to create positive social and environmental impact.

Our aim is to make the environment meaningful by making it personal — helping people believe in the power of our projects and share in their success. At FEL Scotland, we help people, their communities, and the planet thrive. We believe powerful change is possible—and each of us has a role in making it happen. From bikes to local food to reuse to renewable energy, our projects show how everyday action adds up to big impacts.

Visit our website to learn more about us FEL Scotland

About the Role

We have an exciting new project starting this October – Powering Community Sport. The project aims to support community sports clubs across Forth Valley to develop community-owned renewable energy projects that reduce energy costs and generate long-term community benefit. Community sports clubs manage important local assets, including clubhouses, pavilions, changing facilities and floodlighting. Many face rising energy costs, ageing infrastructure and limited capacity to explore renewable energy opportunities, despite often having suitable sites for solar and battery storage. The project responds to clear demand from clubs and partners across the region.

As our Project Officer, you will lead engagement with sports clubs across Forth Valley and the Loch Lomond & Trossachs National Park area, helping them participate in a dedicated sports club energy and sustainability programme linked to FEL's wider community energy work.

You will identify and recruit sports clubs into the programme, build strong relationships with club representatives, and provide ongoing support to help clubs remain engaged and achieve positive outcomes. You will act as the main day-to-day contact for participating clubs, helping them navigate opportunities to reduce energy costs, improve energy efficiency, access funding, strengthen community benefits, and contribute to local climate action.

Working closely with FEL colleagues and a Community Renewables Officer supported by Community Energy Scotland, you will coordinate activities that help clubs understand the benefits of sustainable energy practices and access wider opportunities available through community energy initiatives.

The role will involve organising and delivering workshops, events and engagement activities, supporting Club Energy Champions, gathering evidence of impact, and maintaining effective partnerships with clubs, communities and stakeholders.

While the role will provide light-touch energy awareness advice and signposting, specialist household energy enquiries will be referred to FEL's Home Energy Advice Team where appropriate.

Positioned within the Delivery Directorate at Changeworks, the Retrofit Delivery team functions as a Managing Agent for Local Authorities and Housing Associations. We oversee a diverse portfolio of energy efficiency and decarbonisation projects throughout Scotland, specifically designed to mitigate fuel poverty and reduce environmental impact.

We are currently seeking a motivated Project Officer to lead on and support delivery of our domestic retrofit projects. The successful candidate will excel at stakeholder management, coordinating effectively between contractors and clients. Strong interpersonal and communication skills are required, as this role serves as a central point for project delivery which will involve chairing progress meetings, managing contractors and direct engagement with a range of stakeholders including householders.

About us

Changeworks is a great place to work. We hold Investors in People Platinum accreditation (something only a few organisations in Scotland have), and our staff overwhelmingly would recommend us as an employer too.

The Climate Emergency has resulted in ambitious national targets to reduce carbon emissions from the built environment and reduce rates of fuel poverty. This has driven a significant increase in the number of pilot and large-scale interventions delivered by Changeworks and external organisations in this area. These include area-based domestic energy efficiency retrofit and decarbonisation projects and programmes.

We are a growing organisation, and this role is crucial to the delivery of our ambitious objectives. We want to decarbonise homes in Scotland on a massive scale, and that needs talented individuals like you to help us deliver on our objectives. You’ll receive full training plus coaching and mentoring.

We offer a wide range of staff benefits including flexible working, bike to work scheme, an excellent pension scheme and 26 days paid holiday plus 9 public holidays per year.

At Changeworks, we welcome and encourage applications from everyone.

The Community Link Worker programme, funded Edinburgh Health & Social Care Partnership, is delivered in partnership with GP Practices and the third sector organisations to support people to live well through strengthening connections between community resources and primary care.

The Community Link Worker will be employed by Edinburgh & Lothians Greenspace Trust and will work as part of three practice teams (St Leonard’s, Braefoot and Ratho) in Edinburgh to provide 1:1 person-centred and practical support to people in contact with the GP practice team.

Taking a person-centred approach, you will work with individuals to enable them to identify personal outcomes and priorities for their health and well-being and link them to local, city and national activities and support services.

The postholder must have experience of working with people who are facing complex social and emotional circumstances, a strong understanding of the challenges affecting people living in areas of disadvantage in relation to living well, extensive effective interpersonal skills in working with people on a 1:1 basis as well as experience in networking and relationship building with other professionals and organisations.

PVG: This post requires membership of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. Application will be processed for the successful candidate.

About Us:

About Us:

The Edinburgh & Lothians Greenspace Trust is a successful and widely respected independent charity that

undertakes community-based environmental projects, working with partners to improve the quality and

accessibility of greenspaces in and around Scotland’s capital city. We believe that quality local greenspaces can

have a positive impact on the health and well-being of individuals, particularly those living in disadvantaged

areas.