Make a lasting impact in a vibrant coastal community.

Port Gordon Community Trust is seeking a dynamic, articulate, and confident Development Officer to help drive the next phase of our growth. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in strengthening community cohesion while helping secure community ownership of Port Gordon Harbour.

We’ve already achieved significant success—and now we’re looking for someone who can help lead us through the next stage of our journey

About the Role

As Development Officer, you will:

• Lead and deliver financial development initiatives
• Identify and secure funding opportunities, including grant writing
• Support and supervise staff where required
• Engage confidently with the community and stakeholders
• Represent the Trust in public forums and events
• Contribute to strategic planning and long-term sustainability

About You

We’re looking for someone with:

• Proven experience in the third sector
• A strong track record in financial development and fundraising
• Demonstrated success in grant writing
• Experience supervising staff or volunteers
• Excellent communication and public speaking skills
• A passion for community-led development

Why Join Us?

This is a unique chance to be part of a forward-thinking community organisation with ambitious plans for the future. You’ll play a central role in shaping projects that will benefit Port Gordon for generations to come.

The Larick is recruiting a Business Development Lead

Do you have the experience, knowledge, skills, imagination and enthusiasm to take us to the next level of service, self-sustainability and resilience?

The Larick Centre is Tayport’s purpose-built community hub, opened in 2020. Our lovely building has won several architectural awards and is home to a sports hall, activity rooms, a cafe, a campsite and a community fridge. Everything we do is achieved with a small staff team and a big band of volunteers, supported by the trustees of Tayport Community Trust and the directors of Tayport Community Enterprise.

Life at the Larick is for everyone. We are here to serve our local community, and we want to attract visitors to Tayport, too. We use our building for all kinds of activities, classes and events. These are a mix of our own community engagement (free or small charge) and private hire. Our cafe is a relaxed, airy space that has become a firm favourite with locals and visitors alike, and our popular campsite has already won TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice awards. Our community fridge (which is much more than just a fridge) ensures surplus food and household products do not go to waste.

In the past five-and-a-bit years, we’ve been establishing who we are and what we do as a charitable trust. It takes a lot of effort and money to serve the community well and so far, our grant funding applications have been successful. We need to maximise funding opportunities, but we can’t rely on these alone. We also generate income through room hire and the cafe and campsite, and this is something we need to build on. Can you help us develop an operating model for resilience and self-sufficiency that works in balance with our purpose and ethos?

We’re looking for someone who easily and positively communicates and engages with all kinds of individuals and groups; who can build teams, collaborate and create; someone with imagination and ideas; someone who looks for opportunities and solutions, and knows how to maximise potential; someone who skilfully and strategically plans, markets and promotes. And of course, someone who cares about people and community as much as we do.

Sleat Community Trust is seeking a Community Development Officer to help build our asset base, develop diversified income streams and support community resilience. You’ll work alongside staff, volunteers and a committed board to realise our community’s vision, developing new enterprise opportunities, managing our asset base and building partnerships that matter.

You’ll have a proven track record in community development with experience developing business cases and securing funding. Self-directed entrepreneurial approach; comfortable working without close supervision. Strong written and verbal communication skills . Genuine commitment to community-led development. A nnowledge of Gaelic preferred.

Lesmahagow Development Trust is entering a landmark three-year period of growth. Supported by the Scottish Government’s Strengthening Communities Programme, we are moving beyond traditional grant-funded delivery toward a model of long-term economic independence and community-led infrastructure.

We are seeking a commercially-minded Business Manager to drive the financial evolution of the Trust. You will treat our community assets as a portfolio, identifying new revenue streams and operational efficiencies to ensure our long-term independence from grant funding.

You will be responsible for transitioning the trust away from grant dependency by optimising our assets and building a resilient, sustainable income model.

Key Deliverables:

• Commercial sustainability: identifying and developing business models that generate a sustainable commercial surplus to reduce grant dependency.
• Financial management & reporting: maintaining the Trust’s day-to-day financial records, managing cash flow, and producing internal quarterly reports to ensure the Trust remains within budget.
• Asset & operations oversight: strategic management of physical and financial assets to ensure they are performing optimally for the community.
• Grant compliance: ensuring all financial reporting for the Strengthening Communities Programme is accurate and submitted on time to trigger quarterly payments.

Essential Criteria:

• Commercial experience: proven track record in business management, commercial development, or social enterprise leadership.
• Financial literacy: competency in day-to-day financial management
• Reporting skills: ability to prepare clear financial summaries, reconciliations, and budget-versus-actual reports for Board review.
• Operational management: experience in overseeing contracts, leases, or facilities to ensure cost-efficiency and compliance.
• Strategic planning: ability to translate the Trust’s goals into viable business cases that generate income.

Desirable Criteria:

• Governance knowledge: understanding of charity finance regulations.
• Accountancy systems: experience in the use of cloud accounting software (e.g. Xero) and spreadsheet modeling.