Scripture Union Scotland's vision is to see every child and young people of Scotland exploring the Bible and responding to the significance of Jesus. We are a national charity, with around 140 staff and over 2,500 volunteers. Our activities take place in schools, outdoor activity centres, and churches.

As our ministry extends in line with our 2024 – 2027 Strategy, we are seeking a Learning Manager to develop our training provision for volunteers and staff.

Purpose: To manage a coordinated approach to training, ensuring that staff and volunteers have access to training of the highest quality.

Key Responsibilities:

Work in partnership with the HR Partner, Volunteers Manager and Departmental Leads to identify training needs and ensure that training initiatives align with SU Scotland’s strategic plan and priorities

Design courses for staff and volunteers working closely with relevant subject matter experts and ensuring that the content is aligned to clear outcomes

Investigate potential e-learning tools (feedback and surveys) and implement for all training

Develop evaluations tools (feedback and surveys) and implement for all training, leading to effective reflection, reporting and improvement

Arrange, develop, and where appropriate, deliver engaging and interactive classroom and virtual training sessions

Who we are looking for:

The successful applicant will have a passion to see people grow and develop and have a track record of designing training for organisations and conducting training needs analysis. Strong interpersonal skills demonstrated by the ability to work professionally with a wide range of staff, volunteers and stakeholders is critical. In addition, the ability to communicate effectively, in both written and verbal format is essential.

For this post, it is important that you able to demonstrate a commitment to SU Scotland’s ethos, working principles and vision. It is also an Occupational Requirement (Equality Act - part 1, schedule 9), that the post-holder is a committed Christian.

Youth Co-ordinator – Greenbank Church, Edinburgh Greenbank Parish Church has the ambition to become more outward looking within our local community and to actively welcome youth and families to church. As part of this action, we are looking to employ someone with a lively Christian faith to help coordinate activities.

Greenbank is part of the Church of Scotland and is very much a parish church, sitting prominently on a main junction in the leafy suburbs of South Morningside on the south of Edinburgh. The church buildings are heavily used by the local community, particularly by the uniformed organisations such as Scouts and Guides. The church also has its own successful pre-school within the building. While hundreds of children and their parents use the buildings every week, a very small proportion of them are involved in the life, work, or worship of the Church. This is an opportunity we would like to address.

The scope of the post will be wide and varied and the person will be able to use their own skills, gifts and experience to do things in their own way, but it will likely cover the following areas:

• Developing a relationship with the children and youth who are currently part of the church and listen to their suggestions

• Reaching out to young people who are on the periphery of the church (eg those who help with special events such as holiday club) and find out what they would like from church

• Possibly serving as a link between the church and our local primary schools

• Play a leading role in the planning and running of holidays clubs and possibly after-school clubs

• Engaging with the youth organisations and other hall users, and excite them about getting involved with church activities • To experiment with holding different kinds of social events and worship that suit young people both in terms of timings, style and content

• Helping to improve the church’s online presence, particularly on social media Person spec. - Essential:

• You have a lively Christian faith and are motivated to share the good news of Jesus

• You are a good communicator

• You are ambitious and have a positive can-do attitude

• You are able to think outside the box and have the confidence to suggest new ideas

• You have good leadership skills and are able to work as part of a team (e.g. with the Minister, the Church Administrator, the Young Church volunteers, etc)

• You must have experience of working with young people

Person spec. - Desirable:

• You have studied theology

• You know your bible

• You have good digital skills inc social media

• You are fun or funny or both

You will be expected to work on Sundays to help with Young Church in the morning and youth groups in the afternoon/evening. Otherwise, working can be on-site or hybrid as preferred. Hours can be fulltime or part-time to suit.

The starting salary will be £30k (or pro-rata based on this salary) and includes 33 days holiday and pension contribution. Please note that a six month probation period will apply.

Do you have a gift for welcoming and supporting people? Are you ready for a new adventure and a meaningful role aligned with the Iona Community’s vision? Would you like to live on a remote Scottish island, surrounded by beauty and community? If your answer is yes, the following opportunity could be for you.

The Iona Community is seeking to appoint a welcoming and supportive Volunteer Coordinator to join our Abbey team on the Isle of Iona for the 2026 season.

Each year, around 80 volunteers from across the world come to Iona Abbey to live and work in community — helping to offer welcome and hospitality to our international guests. As Volunteer Coordinator, you’ll ensure that every volunteer is supported from the moment they apply until the day they leave.

You’ll oversee recruitment, induction and one-to-one supervision, and work with colleagues to foster a supportive and inclusive community where all can flourish. This is a role for someone who brings both compassion and good organisation.

The Iona Community is an international, ecumenical Christian movement working for peace and justice, the rebuilding of community and the renewal of worship. Living and working on Iona is more than a job; it’s a shared way of life rooted in hope, faith and hospitality.

This post contains an element of regulated work and as such is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and the post-holder will need to be or to become a member of Scotland’s Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scheme, prior to taking up the post.

Due to the nature of this work, it will NOT be possible to consider candidates who do not already have the right to work in the United Kingdom

For further information and a recruitment pack, please visit our website. iona.org.uk/about/vacancies

Are you ready for a new adventure and a meaningful role aligned with the Iona Community’s vision? Working at Iona Abbey offers the chance to live on a remote Scottish island, surrounded by beauty and community.

The Iona Community is seeking a creative and organised Programme Coordinator to join our Abbey team on the Isle of Iona for the 2026 season.

The Programme Coordinator will plan and deliver weekly programme sessions that both encourage and challenge, exploring themes of justice, peace, faith and community. Working closely with colleagues, volunteers and visiting programme leaders, you’ll create spaces where reflection leads to action, and where people are inspired to carry what they’ve learned into the wider world.

The Iona Community is an international, ecumenical Christian movement working for peace and justice, the rebuilding of community and the renewal of worship. Living and working on Iona is more than a job; it’s a shared way of life rooted in hope, faith and hospitality.

This post contains an element of regulated work and as such is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and the post-holder will need to be or to become a member of Scotland’s Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scheme, prior to taking up the post.

Due to the nature of this work, it will NOT be possible to consider candidates who do not already have the right to work in the United Kingdom.