- Advertised from 19th October 2026
- 35 hours per week 3 year fixed contract
- plus 8% employer pension contribution and life assurance scheme
Role
The city of Belfast is a designated member of the World Health Organization (WHO) European Healthy Cities Network and has been since its establishment in 1987. Belfast Healthy Cities (BHC) has worked successfully during these years to implement the WHO requirements for designated cities within the local policy, political and administrative arrangements.
As secretariat for UK Healthy Cities and Towns Network, BHC will lead PREPARE. A threeyear UK-wide programme, working with the members, including Glasgow City Council and the UK Healthy Cities & Towns Network, alongside community, voluntary and statutory sector partners.
The programme will support communities to prepare for climate and health emergencies by bringing together lived experience, community knowledge and statutory emergency planning. It will create opportunities for communities to influence preparedness planning, develop practical tools and resources, and strengthen connections between communities and emergency planning structures.
PREPARE will deliver community preparedness conversations in Belfast and Glasgow; develop a lived-experience evidence brief; co-produce and test a Community Preparedness Framework; develop training resources for community and voluntary organisations; and produce policy learning for local and national emergency planners. Learning will be shared across the UK Healthy Cities and Towns Network and the WHO Healthy Cities Network.
Application notes
An application pack is available for download below.
Closing date: Wednesday 4 November 2026 at 4:00pm
In person interview date: Coordinator in GLASGOW - Tuesday 24 November 2026
Thanks to National Lottery players, PREPARE has received £1,496,584 from the Climate Action Fund, a long-term commitment from The National Lottery Community fund to support communities across the UK to act on climate change and involve more people in positive environmental action.
Belfast Healthy Cities is an equal opportunity employer
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Funding Scotland Development Officer
- Full time
- £43,255 – £48,060
- Hybrid: Glasgow or Edinburgh, with the option to work from home for some of the working week.
- Closing 25th October 2026
Are you a funding or fundraising whizz looking for an opportunity to use your funding or fundraising skills to help Scotland's charities and voluntary organisations to understand the funding landscape better, increase their funding and build their fundraising skills?
Funding Scotland provides in-person and online funding learning and engagement, shares insights into the funding landscape, and manages the biggest grants and funding platform in Scotland. Every year we support hundreds of people and organisations on their funding and fundraising journey. This post is your chance to be at the heart of making that happen.
About the role
We’re recruiting a one-year post to cover the planning and delivery of our Funding Scotland service to ensure Scotland’s charities and other voluntary organisations are supported to thrive.
You’ll have the opportunity to contribute to the development of the service by using your funding/fundraising knowledge and your project management skills to:
- Engage and build relationships with stakeholders across the sector
- Design and deliver online and in-person learning opportunities
- Share funding/fundraising expertise through presentations and other events
- Identify ways to develop funding.scot and ensure its data is accurate and timely
- Contribute to our Fair Funding work
- Collaborate with teams across SCVO to support one another’s plans
About you
• You’ll have worked in a funding, fundraising or grants management post previously, and be comfortable sharing your expertise.
• Your strong project or service management skills will enable you to develop and coordinate the Funding Scotland service throughout the year.
• You’ll bring engaging communication skills to build relationships and present learning and support confidently to the sector.
How we’ll support you
While this is a standalone post, it works with teams across SCVO so you’ll be joining a skilled, experienced staff team who are keen to help you to succeed. This includes our digital, customer service, comms, and learning and events teams.
You’ll also be supported directly by the Head of Information and Support in finding your feet and prioritising your workload.
SCVO is a supportive employer, with many wellbeing support policies and a values-driven approach.
Part time hours and other flexible working options, including working from home for part of the week, will be fully considered. We encourage you to apply if you believe you meet most of the criteria in the person specification. We share our interview questions in advance. If you want to have a chat about the job or our flexible working approach, please contact us at HR@scvo.scot
Top job! Chief Executive Officer
- Full time
- £49,992 – £54,853
- On site: This role can be based in either of our centres (Edinburgh or Glasgow) but will require travel to the other centre normally 2 days a week (travel will be paid by Venture Scotland).
- Closing 25th October 2026
Venture Scotland are looking to recruit a skilled and experienced, values led CEO to lead our organisation. This is a unique opportunity to join a well-established charity, to work as part of an inclusive, supportive team culture and to make a real, often life-changing difference in the lives of our participants. Our work is meaningful, varied and challenging and in return, you will be able to lead on the delivery of our organisation’s strategy and direction, have opportunities for self-development and training and benefit from our comprehensive staff support package.
Venture Scotland offers a long-term, outdoor-based personal development programme which empowers young people aged 16-30 and adults in addiction recovery, who face complex and difficult challenges in their lives, to create and sustain change. There are currently 9 employees and we have a turnover of just over £600,000.
We focus on the physical, mental and emotional wellbeing of our participants, working with them both in group settings and 1-2-1, to make lasting changes in their lives and help them play a positive role in their communities.
We are seeking a CEO, who identifies with our values of Trust, Respect, Belonging, Compassion and Empowering, to lead our team to deliver on our strategy. Volunteers are at the heart of our organisation and you will support our volunteer team and young ambassador programme. We welcome applications from diverse communities.
As the key leader within our organisation, the CEO evaluates, supports and develops volunteers and staff, manages logistics and ensures the highest standards of safety while building on our caring, open, collaborative and inclusive work culture.
As CEO within the organisation, you will also manage and work closely alongside the Senior Management Team comprising Programme Delivery manager, Finance and Administration Manager and Fundraising Manager to use your skills and experience to lead the organisation forward. You will report directly to the Chair and Board of trustees.
Do you want to lead a supportive team of people who really care about the people we are helping? Do you want to work in an organisation which listens, values everyone’s views and cares about the health and wellbeing of their staff? Do you understand the transformative effect of the outdoors? Are you passionate about #ChangingLivesOutdoors?
This role is considered ‘regulated work’ as it involves activities with both children and protected adults. Under our safeguarding policy, this role will require a PVG.
If you are applying for this role, you need to prove that you have the right to live and work in the UK. If you do not possess this right, then your application will not be considered.
**Please note - Unfortunately, we are not able to support sponsorship to work in the UK at this time**
Community Recovery Lead
- Full time
- £39,500
- Hybrid: Hybrid working, with regular travel throughout Scotland
- Closing 11th November 2026
Join the Scottish Recovery Consortium and Help Shape Recovery Across Scotland
Are you a passionate leader who believes in the power of communities, lived experience and recovery to transform lives?
We’re looking for a Community Recovery Lead to join our team. The role offers an exciting opportunity to join the Scottish Recovery Consortium (SRC), Scotland's national recovery organisation, at a time of growth and opportunity.
Recovery is about far more than overcoming challenges. It is about hope, connection, belonging and creating opportunities for people, families and communities to flourish. At SRC, we work alongside people with lived and living experience to influence policy, strengthen communities, develop organisations and champion recovery as a force for positive social change.
What you will do
As our Community Recovery Lead, you will play a pivotal role in driving this vision forward.
The Community Recovery Lead will provide strategic leadership and operational management to support the development of recovery-oriented communities across Scotland. The post holder will lead a team of staff and work collaboratively with people with lived and living experience, recovery communities, families, local and national partners, and statutory and third sector organisations to strengthen recovery pathways and create opportunities for individuals to thrive.
The role focuses on:
· Providing day-to-day line management, support and supervision to the Communities Team, including regular supervision, appraisal and development planning
· Providing strategic leadership for the development and growth of recovery communities and recovery-oriented initiatives across Scotland
· Developing, implementing and evaluating community-based recovery initiatives that promote inclusion, participation, wellbeing and long-term recovery
· Ensuring that lived and living experience remains central to all aspects of planning, delivery and decision-making
· Supporting recovery communities and lived experience recovery organisations to play a meaningful role in local and national developments
What you will bring
· A skilled, dynamic and motivated leader who can connect people, influence systems, support innovation and create the conditions for recovery communities, families and individuals to flourish
· Experience of working in a charity, community or health organisation
· Experience of managing staff
· Experience contributing to service development or system change
About us
The Scottish Recovery Consortium (SRC) is a national intermediary organisation dedicated to supporting the development, growth and sustainability of recovery in Scotland. We work at individual, community, organisational and policy levels, across communities and prisons, to make recovery visible, and champion lived experience as a driver of change. Through collaboration and co-production, SRC supports the creation and implementation of recovery-oriented systems of care and strategic system change, ensuring recovery is embedded in policy, practice and culture.
We offer a wide range of staff benefits, including flexible working, an Employee Assistance Programme, an excellent pension scheme and 25 days’ paid holiday plus nine public holidays per year.
Recovery Training, Learning & Development Officer
- Full time
- £29,500
- Hybrid: Hybrid working, with regular travel throughout Scotland
- Closing 11th November 2026
Join the Scottish Recovery Consortium and Help Shape Recovery Across Scotland
Are you passionate about learning, recovery and the power of lived and living experience to create lasting change?
We're looking for a Recovery Training, Learning & Development Officer to join our team and help design, deliver and evaluate learning opportunities that strengthen recovery communities across Scotland. Working with individuals in recovery, Lived Experience Recovery Organisations, communities and professionals, you'll play a key role in ensuring lived and living experience is recognised, valued and influential at every level.
This is an exciting opportunity to help build recovery learning pathways, support peer-led learning, strengthen participation and contribute to developing recovery-oriented systems that improve lives and communities.
Be part of a team committed to making recovery visible and creating meaningful opportunities for people to learn, grow and lead change.
The role is offered on a fixed-term basis, for a period of 12 months initially.
What you will do
As an employee of the Scottish Recovery Consortium (SRC), the post holder will report directly to the Community Team Manager. Working alongside our Community Team, you will play a key role in developing and delivering high-quality, engaging learning (online and in person) for individuals in recovery, Lived Experience Recovery Organisations (LEROs) and professionals with an interest in recovery and human rights.
The role focuses on:
• Building accessible recovery learning pathways
• Supporting co-production and peer-led learning development
• Promoting peer-led learning initiatives that harness lived and living experience to build confidence, resilience and practical skills, creating a supportive and empowering learning environment
• Ensuring learners receive access to high-quality learning opportunities that strengthen lived and living experience participation in local and national government
• Embedding a robust framework to measure the impact of learning opportunities on recovery outcomes, wellbeing and social inclusion, using data to drive continuous improvement and demonstrate value
What you will bring
• Excellent training facilitation and training delivery skills
• Demonstrable experience in writing training sessions, creating interactive workshops and producing training materials
• Excellent relationship building and communication skills
• Ability to monitor, evaluate and contribute to robust impact measurement
About us
The Scottish Recovery Consortium (SRC) is a national intermediary organisation dedicated to supporting the development, growth and sustainability of recovery in Scotland. We work at individual, community, organisational and policy levels, across communities and prisons, to make recovery visible, and champion lived experience as a driver of change. Through collaboration and co-production, SRC supports the creation and implementation of recovery-oriented systems of care and strategic system change, ensuring recovery is embedded in policy, practice and culture.
We offer a wide range of staff benefits, including flexible working, an Employee Assistance Programme, an excellent pension scheme and 25 days’ paid holiday plus nine public holidays per year.
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