Building community relationships

Supporting local organisations to be their best

Bringing local voice to the heart of decision making

Being part of a development team, passionate about communities

If this sounds like you, we think you might be our next Locality Development Officer.

We are looking for a passionate community advocate who can get to know the third sector across their area, provide the necessary advice and support and can connect with communities and encourage involvement. The successful candidate will enjoy building new connections and relationships, be resourceful and apply problem solving skills and make links across the sector and with partners for improved collaboration. There will also be lots of working across different teams and with other Locality Development Officers to maximise our effectiveness across Dumfries & Galloway.

With a new prospectus and increased investment, we are now looking to our future and delivery on our big ambitions; A strong third sector; Maximising impact through great partnership working; Securing equity, dignity, belonging and justice.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Funding & Fundraising Development Manager who will play a pivotal part in raising funds and securing our financial sustainability for PKAVS by leading on the delivery of our funding strategy, engaging with individual, corporate, government, legacy and partnership funding channels and working in partnership with each of our services to support them to deliver their funding plans and fundraising activities.

If you are passionate about fundraising, have excellent communication skills, and enjoy building relationships with donors, we would love to hear from you!

Passionate about employability and lifelong learning

Confident in building connections and positive relationships

Committed to inclusion and addressing inequity

Keen interest in shared learning and collaboration

If this sounds like you, we think you might be our next Lead for Employability, Skills and Learning.

We are looking for a colleague who is passionate about employability and lifelong learning and who recognises the important role the third sector plays in achieving great outcomes for people across Dumfries and Galloway. You will lead our portfolio of work across employability, skills and lifelong learning, working with colleagues in third, public and private sectors, with the Regional Economic Partnership skills forum and national stakeholders. The successful candidate will enjoy building new connections and relationships, be keen to address inequity and create opportunities, and be able to effectively lead collaborative working.

With a new prospectus and increased investment, we are now looking to our future and delivery on our big ambitions; A strong third sector; Maximising impact through great partnership working; Securing equity, dignity, belonging and justice.

Quality programme planning

Community and stakeholder engagement

Designing new ways of working with communities

Playing your part in an ambitious team

If this sounds like you, we think you might be our next Programme Lead for Community Transport.

We are looking for an effective programme management expert to support the delivery of a new model of community transport across Dumfries & Galloway. The successful candidate will bring experience of programme and/or project planning, building activity and outcome timelines, gateways and reporting mechanisms and building effective relationships with partners. To be effective in the role, you don’t have to be a community transport expert – there will be access to a range of support and advice.

With a new prospectus and increased investment, we are now looking to our future and delivery on our big ambitions; A strong third sector; Maximising impact through great partnership working; Securing equity, dignity, belonging and justice.