Join GCIL and Make a Difference!

Glasgow Centre for Inclusive Living, GCIL, is a disabled people’s organisation. We work to promote independent living, equality and inclusion for disabled people.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled people and people with lived experience of the issues our work focuses on.

Why Work With Us?

• Meaningful Impact: Your work will make a tangible difference, helping disabled people of all ages to lead independent, fulfilling lives.
• People-Focused: You’ll spend a significant amount of your time communicating — one-to-one, in groups, in the community, and online. If you love engaging with people, this is the role for you.
• Varied Outreach: From delivering training sessions to hosting workshops, events, and drop-ins, you'll be out in the community building understanding and trust.
• Autonomy and Responsibility: Manage your own caseload and represent GCIL confidently through regular verbal and digital communication.
• Professional Growth: We’ll support your development, including your communication, training delivery, and community engagement skills.

About the Role

The role will provide administrative support to the Project Manager and wider project activity, helping to keep the project organised and running smoothly.

This will include arranging meetings, workshops and project activities, keeping accurate records, preparing and sharing project materials, supporting communication with participants and partners, and helping to make sure project information and activities are accessible and inclusive.

The project will involve disabled people, NHS Scotland Learning Partners and other stakeholders in the development and testing of practical toolkit resources.

The Administrator will play an important role in supporting participation, gathering feedback, maintaining project information and helping the team keep track of actions, timelines and evidence.

Additionally, as our Administrator you will:

• Provide administrative support to the Voices at Work NHS Scotland project
• Help coordinate meetings, workshops, stakeholder sessions, site visits and project events
• Maintain accurate project records, including participant information, action logs, feedback, monitoring information and toolkit testing evidence
• Prepare, format and share agendas, workshop materials, feedback forms, toolkit documents and other project resources
• Support clear and inclusive communication with participants, NHS Scotland Learning Partners, stakeholders and GCIL colleagues
• Help coordinate access requirements and accessible formats, such as Braille, large print and audio
• Use Microsoft 365, including Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, Forms and SharePoint, to support project administration
• Support monitoring, feedback and reporting processes
• Help manage project resources responsibly and follow GCIL procedures

In order to be successful in this role, you must have:

• Has experience providing administrative support in a busy working environment.
• Is organised, reliable and accurate, with the ability to maintain records, manage information and help keep work on track.
• Has good communication skills and can communicate clearly and respectfully with disabled participants, NHS Scotland Learning Partners, stakeholders and colleagues.
• Is confident using Microsoft 365, including Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams.
• Can work independently, carrying out agreed tasks with confidence, while also contributing effectively as part of a team.
• Understands the importance of accessibility, inclusion and the meaningful involvement of disabled people.

It would be great if you had:

• Experience working with disabled people, supported lived-experience involvement or co-production, coordinating access arrangements, producing information in accessible formats.
• Using Canva or similar design software.

About GCIL

Glasgow Centre for Inclusive Living, GCIL, is a disabled people’s organisation. We work to promote independent living, equality and inclusion for disabled people.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled people and people with lived experience of the issues our work focuses on.

We Actively Welcome Disabled Applicants

As a disabled people-led organisation, we are especially keen to hear from disabled people, including those with lived experience of navigating support systems or barriers in society.

We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone can thrive. If you have lived experience of disability, we strongly encourage you to apply.

If you need adjustments during the application or interview process, just let us know we're happy to support you.

We guarantee interviews for all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria outlined in the job description.

Ready to Join Us?

If you're passionate about inclusion, empowerment, and social justice and ready to grow your leadership in a values-led environment we'd love to hear from you!

The posts will be primarily based in our Hamilton Office with regular travel to our Glasgow head office, and within the North and South Lanarkshire areas.

Apply now and help shape a more inclusive, equitable society.

Where the role fits in our organisation

Our Communications and Impact team leads on communications, media, engagement with the third sector and partners across Dumfries and Galloway, systems, data and insights, evaluation and impact, storytelling, regional and national sector promotion, and internal communications. This role reports to our Head of Communications and Impact and is peer-supported by the other members of the Communications and Impact team.

What You'll Do

We are looking for a colleague to lead our digital transformation, change management and innovation agenda, both within TSDG and across the wider third sector in Dumfries and Galloway. Internally, you will develop and deliver a digital roadmap for TSDG, championing effective use of our core platforms and building staff confidence and capability. Externally, you will strengthen digital inclusion in Dumfries and Galloway, lead our digital collaboration tool, and help other third sector organisations optimise their digital use and collaborate more effectively.

• Develop and lead delivery of a digital transformation roadmap for TSDG, covering systems, data, process improvement and digital capability.

• Deliver effective, joined-up use of internal digital platforms, reducing duplication, improving data flow between systems and strengthening reporting.

• Lead change management activity through communication and training, supporting staff to adopt new tools and ways of working.

• Identify and pilot digital approaches, including emerging AI tools, that could improve our efficiency or service delivery.

• Lead, develop and monitor our digital collaboration tool, including the digital collaboration of the Whole Family Support project alongside Borders and Midlothian TSIs.

• Work with third sector organisations across Dumfries and Galloway to deliver measurable improvements in the sector’s digital maturity, promoting shared digital tools and good practice and leading peer learning and knowledge-sharing.

• Lead TSDG’s participation in the TSI/DIA Local to National learning pilot, and develop and chair a Local Digital Steering Group to embed and evidence digital inclusion in local strategies and plans.

• Produce clear, accessible evidence and recommendations to inform partners, funders and decision-makers.

• Represent digital transformation interests in relevant local partnerships, strategy groups and funding conversations.

• Support colleagues across TSDG and contribute to effective team working, in line with our values.

More about you

• You will have knowledge of partnership working across sectors.

• You will have a strong understanding of rural digital inclusion and digital exclusion.

• You will be able to show experience of leading digital transformation, change management or system/transformational working.

• You will be confident using and championing core digital platforms and collaboration tools.

• You will have strong analytical skills and be able to translate evidence into clear, actionable insights.

• You may have experience of supporting multiple external organisations to improve shared digital practice or collaboration.

WE’RE RECRUITING

Join our community food initiative as our new Service Delivery Coordinator

To better meet the needs of our community, we’re introducing a second part-time coordinator to work alongside our established team member. This collaborative role features a three-day schedule (working Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday), creating a vital two-day overlap with our existing coordinator (who works Tuesday to Thursday) providing sustained support for local people experiencing financial hardship and food insecurity.

About the role

Our service delivery coordinators are responsible for the management and delivery of our emergency food provision and the day-to-day operation of our advice service. This is a key role assisting clients in crisis, working with them to understand their individual situations and offering tailored support to help them move forward.

About you

• Experience of working with people from disadvantaged, marginalised, or socially excluded backgrounds.
• Strong communication skills, empathy and compassion.
• Experience of or a keen interest in working or volunteering in the Third Sector.
• Flexible in approach; able to adapt to changing demands and prioritise effectively in a busy setting.
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a small team of colleagues andvolunteers.

About us

The Lammermuir Larder is a small community food initiative based in Haddington, East Lothian. Established in 2021, our goal is to build a more resilient community through addressing the inequalities in our local area. Originally a constituted group, we became a Scottish Incorporated Charitable Organisation in May 2025.

Our emergency food provision together with our advice service are a lifeline for people in crisis, providing a holistic approach to support those in challenging situations. Our Community Shop is designed to help people stretch their food budgets whilst at the same time alleviating food waste. Our Let’s Cook initiative provides free cookery classes designed to show participants how to prepare nutritious, low-cost meals. By addressing the root causes of food insecurity and providing tailored support, we help individuals and families get back on their feet and move towards building a more sustainable future.

We couldn't do what we do without our team of dedicated volunteers. They bring a huge amount of life experience and skills to the Larder ensuring our clients are always treated with dignity and respect.

About the East Lothian Foodbank

East Lothian Foodbank provides food and emergency daily essentials to local people who are experiencing hardship in East Lothian. Alongside the provision of emergency food parcels and essentials, we offer a money advice service and practical support to individuals and families who use our service. In addition to this, we work with partners and local community to influence policy towards ending poverty in East Lothian.

As an independent Scottish charity, we are fortunate to also be part of a nationwide network of foodbanks, supported by Trussell, working together to ensure no one in the UK needs a food bank to survive.

About this role

This is a varied and hands-on role based in our warehouse for a proactive individual, looking to support local communities. You will help lead a team of volunteers to ensure that our warehouse runs efficiently by - coordinating effective stock control, arranging timely transportation of stock deliveries, and meeting legislative standards (Health & Safety, Environmental Health, Food Hygiene etc).

This is a supervisor role in which you will support and guide team members in the day-to-day running of our foodbank. This will include our new Food Club Coordinator and our Van Driver.