Development Officer (Research, Events, and Operations)
- Full time
- £40,617
- Hybrid: Hybrid working (minimum two days a week in central Edinburgh office)
- Closing 20th January 2026
- Advertised from 8th January 2026
- 35 hours/week. Permanent.
Role
About the RSE
The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) is Scotland’s National Academy. For over 240 years, we have advanced learning and knowledge for the benefit of society. Through our Fellowship, research awards, public engagement programmes, enterprise activity, and international collaborations, we bring people together to tackle the most pressing challenges of our time.
As we enter an exciting new chapter - developing an ambitious fundraising strategy and launching a major multi-year campaign - the RSE is investing in its fundraising function. This role offers a rare opportunity to join at the beginning of this journey and play a key part in shaping the future of philanthropy at the RSE.
About the role
We are seeking a proactive and highly organised Development Officer (Research, Events & Operations) to join our growing Development team. This is a new role that will support the implementation of the RSE’s emerging fundraising programme by providing essential research, operational, and event management expertise.
Working closely with the Director of Development, you will play a central role in strengthening the organisation's fundraising infrastructure. This includes developing high-quality prospect research, supporting donor stewardship activity, coordinating events that deepen supporter engagement, and ensuring our systems and processes reflect best practice in data governance and fundraising compliance.
This role would suit someone with strong analytical and organisational skills, exceptional attention to detail, and the ability to juggle multiple priorities in a dynamic environment. You will have an opportunity to shape how operational excellence underpins a transformational fundraising campaign for Scotland’s National Academy.
About you
You will bring:
· Excellent organisational and project management skills
· Experience of prospect research
· A strong understanding of fundraising CRM systems
· Excellent communication skills and a collaborative approach
· A commitment to high standards of accuracy, integrity and professionalism
Experience in a fundraising or events environment would be beneficial, though not essential. Above all, we are looking for someone curious, motivated, and eager to grow with the team.
Application notes
Visit our website to find out more and apply
The closing date for applications is Tuesday 20 January 2025, 11:00 (GMT)
Interviews for this role will take place on Monday 16 February at the RSE in Edinburgh.
Please note that the RSE is not in the position to sponsor work or student visas. Pre-employment screening will include the necessary right to work in the UK checks as well as reference checks.
Development Officer (Fundraising and Partnerships)
- Full time
- £40,617
- Hybrid: Hybrid working (minimum two days a week in central Edinburgh office)
- Closing 20th January 2026
About the RSE
The RSE is Scotland’s National Academy, dedicated to advancing learning and knowledge for the public good. Through our Fellowship, research programmes, public engagement activities, enterprise support and international partnerships, we help ensure that knowledge, creativity and innovation benefit all of Scotland.
As the RSE prepares to launch a major new fundraising campaign, we are expanding our Development team. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who wants to be part of building something new, contribute their ideas and help shape a culture of philanthropy across the organisation.
About the role
We are seeking an enthusiastic and relationship-focused Development Officer (Fundraising and Partnerships) to support the growth of our fundraising activity across individuals, trusts and foundations, and corporate partners.
This newly created role will support the development of compelling fundraising propositions, manage a pipeline of prospects, prepare high-quality applications and stewardship materials, and work with colleagues across the RSE to develop opportunities that inspire giving.
As part of a small and ambitious team, you will have the chance to work across diverse fundraising streams and gain broad experience. You will also be a key point of contact for donors and partners, ensuring they receive an excellent experience that reflects the values of the RSE.
About you
You will bring:
• Strong interpersonal skills and the confidence to build relationships
• Excellent written communication skills
• Creativity and the ability to craft persuasive cases for support
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple deadlines
• A collaborative, positive and proactive approach
Experience in fundraising, partnership development or stakeholder engagement is desirable, but enthusiasm, storytelling ability and a willingness to learn are equally important.
This role is ideal for someone looking to advance their career in fundraising while contributing to a transformational campaign.
We’re on a journey to create fairer communities by facilitating 10 million social entrepreneurs globally by 2030. Do you want to help make this a reality?
We are looking for a new team member with customer facing experience along with excellent administrator skills.
In this role you would join a team of Programme Coordinators who are highly organised and customer-focused individuals with a strong commitment to social enterprise. As part of the team, you would support effective delivery and maximise the impact of the Academy’s adult learning programmes by providing proactive, flexible administrative, coordination and customer service support. Critically you would play a central role in the learner experience, acting as the primary point of contact for the Academy and delivering consistently high standards of customer care throughout the learner journey.
We’d love to talk to you if you have experience in a customer-facing or coordination role, have strong organisational, administrative and communication skills and are confident working with multiple stakeholders and teams. If you also speak Gaelic that would be amazing, but it’s not an essential requirement.
Having the right mindset, attitude and approach is as important for us as having the right experience and skills. We appreciate that the best person might not have all the listed criteria yet so if you think your experience, skills and attitude will help you to make a great contribution in this role and you have the right mindset, we would welcome an application from you.
For a full set of criteria and information on how to apply please download the recruitment pack from our website.
Organisation profile:
At the Social Enterprise Academy, we believe social entrepreneurs play an essential role in changing the world.
We strengthen their role in local communities through transformational learning programmes that will increase their community impact.
Our programmes are accredited, responsive to learner needs, and are delivered by experienced Facilitators who are social change leaders themselves.
Since 2004, we have delivered over 1,900 learning programmes to 28,000+ learners in over 30 countries. We have also engaged over 55,000 young people around the world, using social enterprise as a tool to help them reach their full potential and create positive change in their communities.
Top job! National Policy Lead – Children and Young People
- Full time or Part time
- £34,877 – £40,023
- Hybrid: Edinburgh
- Closing 16th January 2026
The role
Scottish Women’s Aid has an opportunity to join their Policy team. This is an exciting position where the role holder will be responsible for working on policy relating to children and young people and domestic abuse, violence against women and girls, and gender related topics. They will work closely with the Membership, Training and Communications teams.
Background
Scottish Women’s Aid is Scotland’s leading voluntary sector organisation working to end domestic abuse and promoting effective policy and practice responses for women, children and young people who experience domestic abuse. We are the umbrella organisation for 32 autonomous Women’s Aid groups delivering direct services to women, children and young people across Scotland.
What you’ll do
Working across third sector organisations you will build and maintain relationships to input to policy and influencing, as SWA as well as jointly with others. You will maintain good working relationships with civil servants, challenging ideas and find solutions where necessary.
The role includes inputting to and submitting consultation responses, researching and writing briefings, preparing for SWA to providence evidence in parliament, keep our communications team up to date with policy inputs and changes, and input to good practice stemming from policy changes. All of these roles, requiring great working relationships across the organisation, but especially with Membership, Training and Communications.
What We Need
We’re looking for someone with experience in a similar role, with specific knowledge of the Scottish policy landscape and the potential that offers. We’re looking for someone who can work across domestic abuse as it relates to children and young people – examples include the Children’s Hearing system, child contact, the welfare system. We ask that you’re a self-starter, ready to apply these skills creatively to meet our strategic priorities. Excellent written and verbal communications skills go without saying: you’ll be skilled in the ability to engage confidently with a range of different audiences, and be adept at writing to suit them, working alongside colleagues across SWA and our members across the country.
We’re looking for someone who has:
- Knowledge of the Scottish policy landscape
- Awareness and understanding of the feminist analysis of domestic abuse and the impact on women, children and young people
- Demonstrable track record of developing and writing successfully in a policy context
- Highly organised approach to effective planning, delivery and the development of applicable tasks
- Drive to make a difference in a fast moving time of policy
Location
Blend of home working and office, based in Rose Street, Edinburgh or can be entirely home based anywhere in the UK. Please talk to us about your flexible working requirements!
What we offer
There are many reasons to work for Scottish Women’s Aid. We have a great working culture and our mission and vision attracts a brilliant staff team. Your hard work is rewarded with a package of support and benefits including:
- Flexible working - We offer flexible hybrid working options for the majority of our employees. Some posts are eligible for full-time homeworking. We also offer flexibility for staff and work/life balance through a number of flexible working options such as flexi time, condensed hours, job sharing.
- Pay - SWA are a Living wage employer, our pay and grading system offers a competitive starting salary and yearly progression.
- Annual Leave - We offer a full-time annual leave entitlement of 30 days (210 hours) per year plus 10 Public Holiday days (70 hours) per year. Leave is accrued at the rate of 3.33 days (23.3 hours) per month.
- Pension - SWA believes it's important that we help you save for your retirement so access to Nest pension scheme is given to all eligible employees. SWA contributes 10% of gross contractual earnings on the provision that the employee contributes a minimum of 3% towards their pension contributions.
- Learning and Development - SWA supports and develops staff to ensure they have the necessary skills, knowledge and abilities. There is an internal schedule of training on key skills and knowledge relevant to all staff. There is also scope to attend ad hoc training for employees who are working to develop specific skills.
- Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay - SWA offers staff who meet the criteria for Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) an enhanced maternity pay of 20 weeks on full pay and 20 weeks on half pay.
- Wellbeing - As part of SWA’s commitment to staff wellbeing, staff are offered access to a confidential 24/7 health and Wellbeing service with AIG which provides confidential advice, counselling and legal support to all staff, and where applicable, immediate family members.
- Bike 2 Work - An interest-free loan to purchase a bike, can be arranged up to the value of £1,000.
- Edinburgh Leisure Gym Subsidies - Edinburgh based staff are able to access Edinburgh Leisure facilities for the reduced price of £1 per session.
POSITIVE ACTION
Applications will be accepted from women only under Schedule 9, part 1 of the Equality Act 2010.
Scottish Women’s Aid is an equal opportunities employer, all women, including women with the protected characteristic of gender reassignment, may apply for women-only roles.
SWA are committed to recruiting a diverse workforce that is representative of the people we serve.
We are taking positive action to address an under-representation of minoritised and marginalised women within our workforce. We offer Disabled and racially minoritised women the option of requesting that their application is considered under the terms of our Guaranteed Interview Schemes. You will be asked if you wish to be considered when you complete our application form.
If you would like to discuss the job or any adjustments, whether due to disability or any other reason, please contact us on recruitment@womensaid.scot or on the phone on 0131 226 6606.
Net Zero Lead
- Part time
- £38,000 pro-rata
- Remote: Home working with irregular meetings in Edinburgh and Glasgow.
- Closing 31st January 2026
Built Environment Forum Scotland (BEFS) seeks to appoint a Net Zero Lead.
This new role within BEFS Team involves leading on BEFS co-ordinated and strategic approach to delivering Net Zero through its own work, and – crucially – connecting existing sector work and research; building Member and sector capacity and coordinating a robust, collaborative and data driven approach, ensuring that the historic environment is recognised as a valuable asset and key player in Scotland’s journey to Net Zero, and in tackling the Climate Emergency.
We envisage that this role will evolve and respond to a changing political climate as needed, engaging with the legislative process and working towards ensuring that the sector is equipped to respond to the Climate Emergency in the long term.
Key responsibilities include:
- Work with BEFS Team to map and coordinate all existing Net Zero work, across all business BEFS areas
- Undertake sector (and beyond) mapping of Net Zero activity
- Advocate for Net Zero solutions presented by the existing and historic built environment, through sector coordination, cross sector, and portfolio working
- Align with and support OPOF delivery priorities, working closely with BEFS Director and Team on developing a Route Map to Net Zero
- Connect and amplify existing research and data, identifying skills, research and data gaps
- Drive and coordinate the use of existing data and research as well as commissioning new where required; working collaboratively to present a coherent evidence base
- Undertake and enable research and strategy including looking at international good practice
- Stakeholder working and relationship building; enable innovative and collaborative approaches
- Undertake regular horizon-scanning through contact with Government and key stakeholders; support BEFS work to convey the current context, challenges and opportunities across sector back to Scottish Government
- Project development and fundraising: identify, develop and shape projects (from initial idea to project brief) which will inform/evidence advocacy and delivery activity
- Participate actively as part of a small and busy team, supporting and working with colleagues across all of BEFS work
Person specification
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate breadth of sector knowledge and the wider policy landscape relating to Net Zero and the historic and existing built environment
- Demonstrable technical knowledge relating to the Climate Emergency and Net Zero in relation to the historic and existing built environment
- Strong analytical skills, with an ability to distil information and stakeholder opinions, across a broad range of topics/disciplines in the built environment sphere
- Knowledge and experience of the historic and wider built environment sector, including key stakeholders and lead organisations
- Experience of working in a public facing role and the ability to connect with stakeholders and build consensus, seeking opportunities for collaboration and joined up working
- Experience of project management and delivery
- The ability to think and work strategically
- Highly self-motivated, able to work flexibly, balancing priorities as necessary
- High attention to detail, with strong written and verbal communication skills, including facilitation experience
- Advanced use of IT packages including Office 365 and Adobe etc.
Desirable
- Degree or post-graduate qualification (or equivalent experience) in built environment-related discipline (e.g. planning, conservation, surveying, archaeology, architecture) or public affairs.
- Experience of stakeholder engagement/facilitation skills.
- Confidence with online/remote working technologies and programmes such as Teams, Zoom. Knowledge/familiarity of other programmes such as Miro, Eventbrite, SurveyMonkey, WordPress and MailChimp are also an advantage.
BEFS expects all applicants to support the values, ethos and objectives of BEFS, demonstrating credibility and integrity, and proactively committed to championing equality, diversity and inclusion.
What we offer:
- Salary: £38,000 FTE
- 30hrs per week (4 days); permanent role, subject to organisational funding
- Home working with irregular meetings in Edinburgh and Glasgow.
- Benefits package including pension, flexible leave, and more.
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