Policy and Advocacy Officer
- Full time
- £32,500
- Remote: Scotland (near Edinburgh preferred)
- Closing 8th November 2026
- Advertised from 20th October 2026
- 30 per week (4 day week), permanent.
Role
We’re looking for a policy or public affairs professional who shares our purpose – bringing about a Scotland where every animal is freed from suffering.
We have a large supporter base whose priorities include ending factory farming, phasing out animal testing and creating stronger protections for wild animals. We are known in the Scottish parliament and government and have a strong record of bringing constructive evidence-based challenge. You would have an amazing opportunity to build on this and help persuade decision-makers to act for animals.
You would be joining a small team of friendly, passionate and dedicated professionals. We are home-based but regularly meet online and usually once a month in-person.
Key aspects of the role include:
• Keeping across the latest policy developments and identifying opportunities for progress
• Ensuring animal protection issues are reflected in government consultations, parliamentary debates and committee evidence sessions
• Lobbying politicians and advisers
• Maintaining an understanding of evidence in animal welfare and other relevant fields
• Engaging with other stakeholders such as government agencies and industries
• Advocating our positions in an engaging way in the media and on social media
Benefits:
In addition to the £32,500 salary and 4 day working week, we offer a pension with 5% employer contribution and a total of 29.5 days annual leave.
As well as a strong sense of purpose, we have a culture of kindness at OneKind where we prioritise staff wellbeing, offering flexibility around working patterns and encouraging personal development opportunities.
About us:
OneKind is Scotland’s animal campaigns charity. We’ve been making progress for animals since 1911. We channel our donors’ compassion so we can deliver research, advocacy and campaigns. We bring about changes in legislation and regulation. Our recent successes include securing a pause in the guga hunt, the ban on snares, the end of greyhound racing and the ban on glue traps.
About you:
We’d love to hear from you if you have some of the following qualities:
• An understanding of current animal welfare issues and related subjects
• An understanding of Scottish politics and the parliament
• Experience of advocating with politicians
• Experience of constructive engagement in policy discussions where there may be opposing viewpoints
• Experience of communicating complex information in an engaging way
• Comfortable using website tools to publish documents and blogs
• An understanding of how policy development and political advocacy connect with public campaigning and fundraising
Application notes
Please send a cover letter (no more than 2 pages) and CV to jason.rose@onekind.org.
In your letter, please answer the following question and also state where you first saw this job advertised:
Which piece of policy or advocacy work are you proudest of and what did you learn from it?
Interviews are likely to be in-person in Edinburgh w/b 16 November.
Public Fundraising Manager
- Full time
- £38,500
- Hybrid: Edinburgh, with a minimum of 1 day per week in the office, In person meetings and supporter events where required.
- Closing 2nd November 2026
We are delighted to be recruiting for a Public Fundraising Manager to join our fundraising team.
Here at Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home, we strive to make sure that every pet has the loving home it deserves, and we get our claws into our cause.
The Home has been a safe haven to stray animals since 1883, and still rescues over a thousand lost or abandoned dogs and cats every year.
We protect loving homes, we find loving homes and we provide a loving home.
Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home supports pet owners and cares for dogs and cats in communities in Edinburgh and beyond.
We are a safe place for pets in need, supporting owners facing tough times, and providing love, training and veterinary treatment for the animals in our care. As a trusted expert, we work hard to find each dog and cat their new family and a loving home for life.
This role involves leading a high performing public fundraising team to reach and grow income and opportunities delivering excellent engagement and supporter care.
HR Service Advisor
- Part time
- £43,255 – £48,060 pro-rata
- Hybrid: Glasgow or Edinburgh, with the option to work from home.
- Closing 4th November 2026
Looking to work for a flexible and family friendly organisation doing amazing HR work to support Scotland’s charity sector?
Our HR advice service is in demand and we’re looking for an HR generalist to join our busy team. You’ll answer diverse and often complex HR cases from voluntary organisations, providing best practice and best fit HR advice, developing resources, and contributing to the recruitment and retention of HR Service subscribers.
If you have experience of providing generalist HR advice and guidance at Officer / Advisor level, and have CIPD Level 5, we’d like to hear from you!
If you're excited about this role and believe your skills and experience could help you succeed in it, we'd love to hear from you, even if you don't meet all the person specification.
We share our interview questions in advance. We will fully consider flexible working requests, including working from home.
If you want to have a chat about the job or our flexible working approach, get in touch with us at recruitment@scvo.scot
SCVO is the membership organisation for the voluntary sector in Scotland. Our mission is to champion the role of voluntary organisations in building a flourishing society and support them to do work that has a positive impact.
Family Advisor
- Full time
- £25,290 – £33,767
- Hybrid: Combining home working, community settings and attending our Edinburgh office when required. Frequent presence in your hub area is essential.
- Closing 23rd October 2026
This is a key role in our Whole Family Support Fund programme. We are recruiting Family Advisors for the following hub areas:
- Glasgow
- Lanarkshire
- Highlands and Islands
- East & Midlothian
- Dumfries and Galloway
You’ll hold a personal caseload, providing information, advice and practical and emotional support to families raising neurodivergent children and young people. You’ll work directly with families; facilitate group sessions; and help families navigate education, health, and social care.
You will be an experienced practitioner with a background in advice, education, health, social care, community development or a related field. You will be an excellent communicator, able to build trusting relationships with families, children and young people, and to work effectively with schools, health services and local partners.
This post may occasionally require evening and/or weekend work and will involve frequent travel across your hub area.
Organisation profile
Founded on lived experience, Mindroom champions all forms of neurodiversity and supports all kinds of minds. Our mission is to improve the quality of life for neurodivergent people by removing barriers, increasing opportunities, and shaping a more accessible world.
Mindroom is currently unable to offer employment for this position through visa sponsorship. Where applicable, candidates must hold the relevant documentation evidencing the right to work in the UK.
Partnerships Development Manager
- Full time
- Circa £40,000
- Hybrid: Dundee, Edinburgh or Glasgow - minimum two days in the office per week
- Closing 26th October 2026
Running for almost 40 years, The Yard is an award-winning charity that aims to build a community of support for disabled children and young people through adventure play, creating opportunities for fun and friendship and wrap around support for the whole family.
About the role:
As Partnerships Development Manager, you will help generate the income required to sustain our services by engaging existing supporters and attracting new ones. You will lead corporate fundraising across all our sites.
Your key responsibilities will include delivering a corporate fundraising strategy and annual plan, raising The Yard’s profile among companies across Scotland, and building long-term relationships that grow regular giving, mid-value donations and legacy support.
About you:
If you are eager to raise the profile of The Yard as we expand our services across Scotland and think you can play your part in helping us reach our goals, we would welcome your application.
This job is for you if you have:
- A breadth of experience in meeting or exceeding funding targets
- The ability to think both strategically and creatively to build sustainable and innovative relationships
- Experience of excelling in planning and management of multiple priorities
- A good understanding of the needs of businesses and the contribution charity partnerships can make to their success
- Excellent interpersonal skills, with a positive attitude and a friendly, approachable manner
If you are inspired by our ethos and excited to bring your knowledge and experience to a team that is highly committed to our purpose, we would love to have you on board.
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