The RCA Trust is a flexible and dynamic organisation with an exciting opportunity to bring together a range of different communities to address issues around gambling harms. It is seeking to recruit a flexible, adaptable individual who can work effectively in a changing environment with a dynamic consumer base.

The post-holder will assist the RCA Trust to play a critical role in the expansion of gambling harms services across Scotland.

The Gambling Harms Group Worker facilitates safe, supportive, and recovery focused group work for people affected by gambling harms, including individuals with lived experience and, where appropriate, affected others. The role aims to reduce harm, improve wellbeing, build resilience, and support positive behaviour change through structured group interventions.

About Strathcarron Hospice

For nearly 45 years, Strathcarron Hospice has provided free specialist palliative and end‑of‑life care across Forth Valley, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth. Our mission is to enable people living with life‑limiting illness to live well and, when the time comes, to die well—supported with compassion, dignity and respect.

In the community, for our community, with our community. This reciprocity shapes everything we do and reflects our core values: Compassion, Respect, Integrity, Innovation, Excellence and Partnership.

About the Role

Strathcarron Hospice has an exciting opportunity for a motivated, professional and proactive Trusts, Grants & Philanthropy Development Lead to join our dedicated Fundraising Team. This role carries lead responsibility for Trust and Grant income (restricted and unrestricted) and for developing philanthropic giving, ensuring the long-term sustainability of our specialist palliative care services.

You will also support the development of our Legacy Giving programme, helping to raise awareness of gifts in wills and stewarding relationships with supporters who choose to remember Strathcarron Hospice in this special way.

As a key contributor to our voluntary income — over £5 million annually — you will play a vital role in securing the funding that enables us to provide compassionate care and support to patients and families across our communities.

Working closely with the Fundraising Manager and senior colleagues across the Hospice, you will translate organisational priorities into compelling, fundable propositions. You will be an excellent communicator, able to build strong relationships with funders, philanthropists and internal stakeholders, and confident in representing Strathcarron Hospice with professionalism and warmth.

At Strathcarron Hospice, our values guide everything we do. We are committed to: Compassion, Integrity, Respect, Innovation, Partnership and Excellence.

We actively promote Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a supportive, collaborative team and make a meaningful difference every day.

*This is a temporary role with a planned review point. Subject to organisational priorities and the successful contribution of the post-holder, there may be an opportunity for the position to become permanent.

About You

We are looking for someone who can demonstrate:

• Strong understanding of Trust and Grant fundraising
• Excellent bid-writing and persuasive communication skills
• Ability to develop and steward philanthropic relationships
• Initiative, enthusiasm and a positive, solutions-focused approach
• Commitment to continuous professional development
• Understanding of the third sector landscape
• Alignment with our values and commitment to EDI

The post is subject to a Level 1 check by Disclosure Scotland.

All new employees will be subject to a probationary period of 6 months, during which performance and suitability for the role will be assessed.

We are an equal opportunities employer, committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, including the LGBTQ+ community, and ensure fair treatment throughout our recruitment process. Our Equal Opportunities and EDI Policy is available on request.

The Income Generation Lead plays a pivotal role within Healthy n Happy (HnH), leading the development, growth and sustainability of the organisation’s income streams and enterprise activities. This role is central to increasing revenue, strengthening partnerships and ensuring that all income-generating activity aligns with HnH’s social purpose and long-term strategic ambitions.

The Income Generation Lead will work closely with the Healthy n Happy Enterprise Board, the Senior Leadership Team and wider staff teams to drive forward income generation opportunities and maximise financial sustainability. Reporting to senior leadership, the post holder will take a lead role in identifying, developing and delivering innovative approaches to generating income across multiple streams.

The Income Generation Lead will be responsible for developing and implementing a comprehensive Income Generation Strategy, ensuring that all activity supports HnH’s values, enhances its profile and delivers measurable impact across Cambuslang, Rutherglen and beyond.

The role requires a proactive and creative thinker who can build and maintain strong relationships across multiple sectors, including private, public and voluntary organisations. The Income Generation Lead will represent HnH externally, promoting its services, developing partnerships and identifying opportunities for collaboration, sponsorship and growth. The role will also be key in writing and developing existing and new funding opportunities through grant writing and development.

The Income Generation Lead will lead on the development and expansion of key income streams, including enterprise activity, partnerships, sponsorship, venue hire, funding and membership models. This includes exploring new opportunities, piloting innovative initiatives and maximising commercial potential across existing services.

Working collaboratively across all teams, including marketing, fundraising and CamGlen Radio, the Income Generation Lead will ensure a coordinated and organisation-wide approach to income generation. The role will also involve supporting fundraising activity, developing relationships with key supporters and contributing to overall financial resilience.

The ALLIANCE is excited to be recruiting for Gambling Harm Development Officer.

This role requires the postholder to play a key role in developing and leading Scotland Reducing Gambling Harm Lived Experience Forum. The role will contribute to a wider portfolio with an emphasis on the voice of lived experience, person-centredness and human rights. The postholder will operate within the broader landscape of Scottish Government health and social care reform and relevant UK Government strategies, ensuring that activity is aligned, collaborative and effectively delivered.

The successful candidate must have:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent through experience
• Experience of engaging with people in interactive and creative ways
• Experience of facilitating safe, trauma-informed, human rights based spaces
• Excellent relationship building and interpersonal skills with experience of building and sustaining relationships with people who have experience of gambling harm or substance use or mental health or relevant community learning work
• Enthusiastic approach to involving, supporting and responding to stakeholders
• Excellent inclusive communication skills, particularly written skills
• Understanding of the effect gambling harm, commercial determinants of health and social issues have on people’s lives
• Experience of carrying out research and consultation, and interpreting and analysing data
• Confident IT skills, including word processing, email, internet use, databases and presentations
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team and own initiative
• Good organisational, time management and event management skills
• Experience of using social media as an engagement tool
• Good understanding of data protection
• Understanding of the health and social care sector and third sector, and where the ALLIANCE sits within it.
• Understanding and commitment to equal opportunities; non-discrimination; and the principle of people being the experts in their own lives and being at the heart of policy, support and services

As an ALLIANCE employee you will benefit from:

• 210 hours annual leave pro rata (equivalent of 30 days)
• 91 hours public holiday that can be taken flexibly pro rata (equivalent of 13 days)
• 24.5 hours additional leave between Christmas Eve and New Year pro rata (equivalent of 3.5 days)
• Contributory pension scheme 6%
• Annual incremental increase in salary (until top of grade)
• Flexible working (formal and informal)
• Hybrid working – opportunity to work from home for part of the week
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental and adoption pay
• Enhanced sick pay
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Learning and development opportunities
• Time off in lieu
• Cycle Scheme
• Bike storage
• Carer Positive Employer
• Disability Confident Employer
• Up to 35 hours (pro rata) paid carers leave per annum
• Up to 35 hours (pro rata) paid special leave per annum
• Up to 70 hours (pro rata) paid compassionate leave per annum
• Paid day off to move house
• Employee forum

The ALLIANCE is a healthy working lives employer and encourages a healthy work life balance and is happy to talk flexible working.

The ALLIANCE recognises that in real life, great people don’t always ‘tick all the boxes’. Even if you don’t meet every point on the job description, if this role and our organisation feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you.

PVG Scheme membership is required for this post.