About us

For 60 years, the Scottish Wildlife Trust has worked with its members, partners and supporters in pursuit of its vision of healthy, resilient ecosystems across Scotland’s land and seas. The Trust successfully champions the cause of wildlife through policy and campaigning work, demonstrates best practice through practical conservation and innovative partnerships, and inspires people to take positive action through its education and engagement activities. It also manages a network of over 100 wildlife reserves across Scotland and is a member of the UK-wide Wildlife Trusts movement.

The Role

We are looking for an enthusiastic and organised individual with excellent leadership qualities to oversee the day-to-day operations of the Falls of Clyde Visitor Centre.

You will be responsible for creating and improving memorable wildlife experiences for visitors and communities, encouraging them to take their own actions for nature. You will ensure that health and safety regulations are adhered to and that daily, administrative, financial and budgetary procedures are maintained. You will also be responsible for the marketing of the Visitor Centre, including developing and delivering an annual programme of events and activities.

The Candidate

If you have excellent communication and leadership skills, have worked in the engagement/tourism/not-for-profit sector, and have an aptitude to enthuse others about nature conservation we would like to hear from you.

What we offer:

• Salary sacrifice schemes, including Cycle to Work & Pension schemes.
• We have always been hugely flexible in our approach to how you wish to work and continue to offer a flexible approach.
• One Wellness Hour per week
• Enhanced Pension rate upon completion of probation
• Sick Pay Allowance
• Enhanced Maternity/ Paternity Leave
• Training and Development

The Scottish Wildlife Trust is a proud equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all candidates irrespective of their background. We are committed to helping to make the world of nature conservation as inclusive as possible, as we believe there should be no barriers to being involved, and that champions and role models from every part of society will be vital in helping to reverse the loss of biodiversity.

If you would like more information, please emailrecruitment@scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk

About us

For more than 60 years, the Scottish Wildlife Trust has worked with its members, partners and supporters in pursuit of its vision of healthy, resilient ecosystems across Scotland’s land and seas.

The Trust successfully champions the cause of wildlife through policy and campaigning work, demonstrates best practice through practical conservation and innovative partnerships, and inspires people to take positive action through its education and engagement activities. The Trust manages a network of over 100 wildlife reserves across Scotland and is a member of the UK-wide Wildlife Trusts movement.

The Climate Sisters project aims to make systemic change by amplifying underrepresented marginalised and racialised women's voices in climate justice debates and in the transition to a low-carbon economy. The 5 year project aims to engage women in Glasgow and Edinburgh (across the central belt of Scotland) through a participatory climate leadership programme.

The project involves two phases. Phase One is a 10 week Feminist Climate Leadership workshop programme where groups of women collectively explore their priorities for climate justice at individual, local, regional, national and international levels. Phase Two involves participants developing creative projects to showcase the ideas and solutions from the combined cohort from the Phase One programme, working collaboratively with regular support sessions. The aim of this programme is to amplify and centre the voices of the underrepresented and marginalised women specifically in the climate arena. The approach to this will be underpinned by values that challenge patriarchy, colonialism and white supremacy, ableism and uphold care, collectivity, collaboration and non-competitive sisterhood.

The Climate Sisters Programme Manager will lead and manage this programme working closely with community partners and participants to deliver and inspire a participatory, impactful and co-produced project. The Climate Sisters Programme Manager will manage, supervise and motivate the Climate Sisters Project Coordinator.

Wen is committed to anti-racism and inclusive intersectional feminism which acknowledges how race, class, sexuality and disability intersect with gender in our day-to-day lives. Wen is open to all genders and is actively working towards being a trans inclusive organisation

Key responsibilities:

Planning and Delivery

● Take overall responsibility for the strategic planning, management and direction of the Climate Sisters Programme in your region

● Think creatively and ensure the Climate Sisters Programme is developed to meet its aims and ambitious vision

● Ensure that the agreed project outcomes are delivered successfully and on time

● Tailor, adapt, and deliver the Climate Sisters Feminist Climate Leadership Programme to each cohort in their respective communities

● Organise events to showcase the project, working collaboratively to co-produce these

● Facilitate positive, collaborative communication and teamwork across the programme and strengthen links with Wen’s other areas of work and national campaigns

● Ensure that the project is developed and delivered in line with Wen’s inclusive, intersectional and eco-feminist values

Partnership management

● ● Manage relationships with the project partners. Working closely with them to review and develop how the programme is delivered to ensure impact

● Identify opportunities to amplify Climate Sisters participant voices in the climate space

● Build and develop partnerships with the other regional Climate Sisters Programme Managers

● Support the Climate Sisters Network/movement, and Steering Group (core partners), enabling co-production in these spaces

Administration and management

● Line manage the Climate Sisters Project Coordinator

● Manage the regional project budget, ensuring that all partners keep suitable records of their expenditure and abide by Wen’s financial policies and procedures

● Ensure all project reporting, monitoring & evaluation and administration is undertaken

● Identify funding opportunities and support project fundraising

Influencing and movement building

● Develop knowledge and expertise in key areas of feminist climate leadership and spot opportunities to link the programme into local and national policy arenas.

● Actively participate in movement building locally and nationally, nurturing relationships with existing partners and building new ones. Share learning from the Climate Sisters programme.

Celebrating impact and sharing learning

● Develop a communications plan for the Climate Sisters Programme including web content and social media posts working closely with Wen’s Communications team

● Amplify racialised and marginalised women’s voices through different platforms, supporting inclusive and empowering narratives around women’s climate leadership

● Implement monitoring and evaluation processes, working with participants and partners to share learning, improve the project and evidence impact

● Record and build on the year-on-year learnings and achievements to produce a Climate Sisters legacy

● Build the profile of the Climate Sisters Programme, identifying local, national and international platforms where project learnings can be shared, and representing Wen

Building community engagement

● Communicate the project’s aims to community prospective and existing partners and individuals

● Identify key partners not already engaged in the project and work with them to build involvement

Other tasks

You may be required to undertake other tasks relevant to the role or the wider organisation. We encourage active collaboration across the organisation.

Person specification

Essential Experience & Knowledge

● At least 2 years’ experience in managing the delivery of a project or programme with a proven ability to think strategically, build effective collaborative relationships with multiple and diverse stakeholders

● Experience of working in women’s, environmental or community organisations or groups

● Experience of working on environmental, gender, racial and social justice issues with a proven intersectional feminist approach to climate justice

● Experience of delivering and designing training workshops to diverse audiences using participatory and inclusive approaches, facilitating women and community led solutions

● Excellent communication skills; the ability to communicate complex ideas and theories in simple and relatable terms across different platforms and audiences and to build effective collaborative relationships with a diverse range of groups and individuals

● Ability to recognise/ challenge dominant norms, awareness of yours and your organisation’s positionality and understanding of visible and invisible power dynamics

● Experience of co-producing events, managing budgets, monitoring, evaluation and reporting to funders

● Self-motivated, self-directed and able to work proactively, independently and flexibly

● Track record of raising the public profile of projects you have worked on

Desirable

● Experience of policy environment work or local government

● Experience of managing, coaching and supporting others in their roles

● Experience of living or working in Glasgow, Edinburgh or from across the central belt of Scotland, knowledge of its geography, heritage, residents and local policy landscape with the ability to speak an additional community language

Do you have a passion for housing, a strategic mindset, and experience in shaping impactful policy? Join the Scottish Empty Homes Partnership (SEHP) team as our Empty Homes Policy Manager and play a key role in bringing empty homes back into use across Scotland. Hosted by Shelter Scotland, this senior role offers the opportunity to work closely with Scottish Government and sector partners, develop policies, and drive forward the Housing to 2040 strategy. If you’re looking to make a real difference in Scotland’s housing sector and help unlock the potential of empty homes, we’d love to hear from you.

About the role

This a senior role within the SEHP team and will play an integral part in helping the team achieve their strategic aims. This role will work closely with another manager and provide cover for the National Manager.

Role specifics

We are seeking a strategic and proactive individual to manage a team and lead on the development and communication of SEHP’s policy positions to support the regeneration of empty homes. You’ll use your expertise to ensure policies are evidence-based and compelling, driving key objectives to bring privately owned empty homes back into use, ideally as affordable housing. A key part of your role will be leading on the publication of the Partnership’s impact report and collaborating with the Scottish Government, sector partners, and local authorities. You’ll work closely with senior stakeholders, offering consultation and guidance to local authorities, while developing practical strategies to increase affordable housing supply by bringing empty homes back into use.

Your leadership will also extend to supporting your team, providing management cover in the absence of the National Manager, and contributing to media opportunities. Strong communication, project management, and policy analysis skills are essential, alongside an ability to work collaboratively with both internal and external partners. If you're looking to make a significant impact in housing in Scotland, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.

Benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.

Shelter Scotland helps thousands of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We’re here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.

We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

About the team

The Scottish Empty Homes Partnership is hosted by Shelter Scotland and has been funded by the Scottish Government since 2010. The current funding commitment runs until end of March 2026.

Part of an award-winning Communication & Policy Department, our SEHP is a Scottish Government funded project aimed at enabling private sector empty homes to be brought back into use across Scotland. The Partnership achieves this via a mix of policy work, capacity building, training, best practice sharing and awareness raising with councils, community groups and others. It’s also home to the national Empty Homes Advice Service - a public facing advice line that anyone can call for help or to report an empty home.

About Shelter Scotland

Shelter Scotland is Scotland’s national housing and homelessness charity. Our vision is of a home for everyone in Scotland. For over 50 years, the way we drive change has remained the same. We advise and support people in housing need today and use the insight we gain to inform our campaigns to change tomorrow. We also raise professional standards for those working in Scotland’s housing and homelessness sector by offering a broad range of training courses.

Home is a human right. It’s our foundation and where we thrive. Yet everyday thousands of people are being devastated by the housing emergency.

We exist to defend the right to a safe home. Because home is everything.

We need ambitious, passionate people to join us. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.

Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. To win this fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, equitable and transparent. We are committed to combating racism both within and outside Shelter Scotland. We welcome you on our journey to becoming truly anti-racist.

Safeguarding statement

Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter Scotland is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.

Shelter Scotland does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

Do you have a passion for housing, experience in managing projects, and a flair for building strong partnerships? Join Shelter Scotland as our Empty Homes Project Coordinator and play a key role in bringing homes back into use across Scotland. Part of the Scottish Empty Homes Partnership (SEHP) team, this role offers the chance to work on innovative projects with local authorities, housing associations, and community groups – helping tackle the housing emergency by unlocking the potential of Scotland’s empty homes.

About the role

This is a role within the Scottish Government funded Scottish Empty Homes Partnership (SEHP) team and will play an integral part in helping the team achieve their strategic aims. This role will work closely with external partners to manage projects and ensure objectives and timelines are being met and that learnings from the projects are shared.

Role specifics

We’re looking for a confident and proactive professional to lead on project and stakeholder management with external partners. You’ll have experience running project boards, facilitating meetings, and building strong relationships with colleagues and external partners. Taking ownership of your work comes naturally, and you’re comfortable managing multiple projects at once.

Strong communication skills are important and you’ll be confident writing clear reports and presenting to groups. If you enjoy working collaboratively and making an impact, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.

Benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.

Shelter Scotland helps thousands of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We’re here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.

We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

About the team

The Scottish Empty Homes Partnership is hosted by Shelter Scotland and has been funded by the Scottish Government since 2010. The current funding commitment runs until end of March 2026.

Part of an award-winning Communication & Policy Department, our Scottish Empty Homes Partnership (SEHP) is a Scottish Government funded project aimed at enabling private sector empty homes to be brought back into use across Scotland. The Partnership achieves this via a mix of policy work, capacity building, training, best practice sharing and awareness raising with councils, community groups and others. It’s also home to the national Empty Homes Advice Service - a public facing advice line that anyone can call for help or to report an empty home.

About Shelter Scotland

Shelter Scotland is Scotland’s national housing and homelessness charity. Our vision is of a home for everyone in Scotland. For over 50 years, the way we drive change has remained the same. We advise and support people in housing need today and use the insight we gain to inform our campaigns to change tomorrow. We also raise professional standards for those working in Scotland’s housing and homelessness sector by offering a broad range of training courses.

Home is a human right. It’s our foundation and where we thrive. Yet everyday thousands of people are being devastated by the housing emergency.

We exist to defend the right to a safe home. Because home is everything.

We need ambitious, passionate people to join us. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.

Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. To win this fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, equitable and transparent. We are committed to combating racism both within and outside Shelter Scotland. We welcome you on our journey to becoming truly anti-racist.

Safeguarding statement

Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter Scotland is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.