Reporting to the Human Resources Officer, the Employment Specialist – Digital Navigator will collaborate with the HR Officer to assist newcomers in addressing their unique employment needs, providing one-on-one and group support, offering orientation and information, and referring Black Talent job seekers and Newcomers to appropriate resources. In addition, this role involves facilitating job search skills training, offering insights on the Scottish labour market, and providing access to online resources.

This position is crucial in helping clients stay updated with and access various online job search tools, platforms, and employment events while developing guides for job seekers with low employability and digital literacy skills.

Key information

• Contract type: This is a part-time position and a one-year fixed term contract, with the possibility of extension depending on funding.
• Benefits: Flexible working hours; 8% employer pension contribution; 25 days annual leave (pro rata) plus bank holidays.
• Hours: 2.5 days per week. Future Economy Scotland is a 4-day week accredited organisation, and the salary for this role reflects an equivalent uplift in salary for part-time staff. Working days for this role are negotiable between Monday and Thursday to accommodate other employment, caring or other responsibilities.
• Location: As this role involves meeting with journalists and close coordination with the Co-Directors, applicants should live within a reasonable travelling distance to Edinburgh and Glasgow. Employees currently work from home, but should you prefer to work from an office, we are open to resourcing a co-working space, budget permitting.
• Reporting to: Co-Director.

About the organisation

Future Economy Scotland is a non-partisan think tank that aims to create a new economy that is democratic, sustainable and just. We believe that Scotland cannot overcome the intertwined challenges it faces by making minor tweaks to the status quo, or by simply ameliorating the worst excesses of a broken model. Instead, we must embrace bold new ideas to transform the economy. Our mission is to develop transformative policies that aim to decarbonise, democratise and decommodify Scotland’s economy. Future Economy Scotland has organisational values that aim to underpin our work.

These values are:

• Solidarity: understanding different but often interconnected struggles;
• Generosity: operating in a movement-generous way that amplifies the voices of others; and
• Respect: rooting the way we work in care, compassion and sustainability.

We are an accredited Living Wage employer, and have been accredited as a Gold Standard 4 day week employer by the 4 Day Week campaign.

Role summary

Future Economy Scotland is looking for an experienced, news-driven communicator to scale media coverage and widen audiences, disseminating research through strategic communications to increase appetite and support for a sustainable, democratic and just economy. The role is an opportunity to join a small, dynamic and purpose-driven team focused on driving progressive change across Scotland. The role involves working closely with the Co-Directors in a fast paced environment, ensuring that the organisation functions effectively and produces high-quality, impactful work.

Key responsibilities

• Developing and maintaining trusted relationships with journalists and key media figures in Scotland
• Reading and digesting analysis and reports, identifying press lines
• Drafting and disseminating proactive and reactive press releases, pitches and comments
• Responding to journalists’ requests in a timely way
• Landing exclusive coverage in Scotland’s national and regional press
• Developing a successful organisational communications strategy
• Monitoring the broadcast and print landscape, identifying opportunities for media coverage
• Managing output on social media pages, including Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn
• Overseeing the organisational newsletter, issued every 6 weeks

Personal specification

Essential experience

• A strong commitment to Future Economy Scotland’s mission and values
• Experience in a similar or related role (this does not need to have been at a think tank or in the third sector)
• Experience drafting and disseminating press releases, and a proven track record in securing press coverage
• Excellent written, editing and proofreading skills
• Translating complex research into accessible and accurate media-friendly information, and tailoring persuasive communications to different audiences
• Experience producing impactful social media content across different platforms
• The ability to work effectively in a small team
• A commitment to anti oppression in the workplace

Nice to haves but not essential

• Experience in newsletter management tools like MailChimp
• Experience in creating social media graphics
• Experience producing videos and other multimedia content
• Knowledge of PDF design

Reporting to the Human Resources Officer, the Training & Education Navigator will collaborate closely with the HR Officer to deliver vital support to Black Talent and newcomers, helping them navigate their distinct education and training needs for successful entry into the Scottish labour market. This role is committed to guaranteeing that clients receive up-to-date, precise, and invaluable information that equips them to make informed and practical choices regarding their educational and training pathways.

The Training & Education Navigator will provide this support through a blend of workshops and personalised one-on-one guidance within our TalentPointr project. This critical role encompasses working with stakeholders including universities and organisations to ensure Black Talent have access to training and opportunities for positive destinations in Scotland.

We have a fantastic opportunity for an adaptable, enthusiastic individual in our Finance Officer role.

About the role

Publishing Scotland, a charity and the network, trade and development body for the book publishing industry in Scotland, are seeking to recruit a part-time Finance Officer. We are a small team of 6 people, based in central Edinburgh. The hours are flexible, and remuneration will be based upon skills and experience. Ideally, you should have experience of working with Xero software.

Reporting to – Chief Executive or new Operations role (pending)

Job purpose

The Finance Officer is responsible for the day to day accounting and financial management of the charity. Working with project managers, the Finance Officer is also responsible for preparing management account for the Board of Trustees and the Audit and Risk sub-committee.

Key responsibilities and main tasks

1. STATUTORY FINANCIAL REPORTING FOR AUDIT, IN LINE WITH SORP REGULATIONS

• Preparation of the annual audit file and associated paperwork
• Produce year end reports as required by the auditor
• Prepare the draft year end management accounts
• Reconcile all control accounts
• Run trial balance

2. MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING

• Helping to prepare annual budgets
• Prepare quarterly management accounts, cash flow statement and balance sheet
• Update fixed assets register
• Post depreciation
• Calculation of provisions and journals for management accounts

3. BOOKKEEPING TASKS

• Maintain the purchase ledger, recording purchase invoices, checking that these have been coded and approved before entry, online bank payments and creating remittance advices
• Monitoring and managing the aged creditors list
• Raising online bank payments payments for non-ledger items as required
• Make payments of all authorised invoices by online bank payments or cheque
• Raise all invoices and requests for payment; chase outstanding invoices
• Resolve all supplier enquiries
• Receive all receipts and ensure payments are appropriately allocated
• Create appropriate book keeping entries, create accruals where necessary
• Processing staff and volunteer expenses in accordance with company procedures
• Monitor the bank accounts via Internet Banking and reconcile the accounts on a monthly basis
• Assisting project managers with forecasting costs for budgets and monitoring their expenditure.
• Regular checking and reconciliation of the main Balance Sheet Control Accounts (PAYE, Pensions, Net Wages, etc.)
• VAT preparation
• Preparing for payroll services

4. MONTHLY PAYROLL TASKS

• Submit payroll information to the Payroll Bureau
• Preparation of Online Bank Payments for salaries
• Preparation of payments to the Inland Revenue and pension companies
• Posting salary journal to the accounts programme

5. OCCASIONAL TASKS

• Undertake other duties which may be required and which are commensurate with the post.
• Assist with the financial aspects of grant applications

About Publishing Scotland

Publishing Scotland provides support, training, funding and advocacy for the book publishing sector in Scotland. As a membership organisation and charity, we act as the voice and network for publishing, to develop and promote the work of companies, organisations and individuals in the industry, and to co-ordinate joint initiatives and partnership.

We recognise the importance of a good balance between work and home life so we do everything we can to accommodate flexible working including working from home, compressed hours, and other arrangements. Please just let us know in your application if these are options you’d like to explore. We also offer a generous holiday allowance of 30 paid days (pro rata) excluding bank holidays, and a wide range of learning and development opportunities.

In addition, we offer a range of staff benefits such as membership of the pension scheme, Death in Service benefit, access to Employee Assistance Programme, and a new technology/cycle scheme.