Fundraising Officer (Regular Giving & Digital)

Starting salary £26.2k-29.1k (band C) depending on experience, plus civil service pension and other benefits

37 hours per week based in Edinburgh/remotely

Fixed-term – 7 year contract

The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh is one of the world’s top four botanic gardens based on the quality, breadth and depth of our science, plant collections, public engagement and education. We are at a hugely exciting time in our 350 year history as we look to deliver the Edinburgh Biomes project, a seven year capital build programme to restore our heritage glasshouses, create a stunning new public glasshouse, and build new research facilities.

As part of this we are looking to significantly expand our dynamic fundraising team, and have created a number of exciting new roles to help us deliver the Biomes project alongside our regular key work. This role will be responsible for developing and running appeals to support our core RBGE work and the public phases of Edinburgh Biomes using mail, email, and digital avenues. In addition to helping to plan and manage all processes, including the coordination of resources both external and internal, you’ll play a key role in recruiting, engaging and retaining online donors, as well as encouraging businesses and individuals to take part in events and donate to our appeals.

Applicants will need to have previous experience in managing digital campaigns, and the ability to use data and insights for optimum data selection and segmentation. You’ll need to have a good understanding of how to create and deliver powerful and compelling cases for support, and the creativity to bring appeals to life. On top of that you’ll need a sound understanding of charity and GDPR regulations as they apply to fundraising, and excellent verbal and written communication skills.

More information on the role, including a full job description and person specification, can be found on our website . Further information on the Edinburgh Biomes project can also be found on our website.

Interested candidates should send a CV and covering letter outlining the skills and experience you could bring to the post, along with a completed equal opportunities questionnaire, by midday on Fri. 7th May. Interviews will be held on Fri. 21st May.

If you haven’t heard from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, please assume your application hasn’t been successful on this occasion.

No recruitment agencies please.

The Role

If you have a proven track record of at least three years in charity fundraising and a strong desire to bring hope and health to people fighting sickness and poverty, we’d love to hear from you. We need a person like you who will rise to the challenge to secure vital funds for our health projects in Malawi, Nepal and India. 

Our new Fundraising Manager will be a key player with responsibilities to grow and strengthen our community of support, develop regular giving and legacies, recruit new supporters, run appeals, manage events and speak in church and other supporter meetings.

We have an incredible community of dedicated supporters and we want to inspire more people to join this movement of change, improving lives where there is little hope for a better future and bringing holistic healthcare to those whose voice is not listened to.

With your help, we can make this a reality.

About Us

We believe Every Life Matters. As an experienced international healthcare charity, we’re committed to helping transform lives through compassionate, effective, and sustainable healthcare, and guided by our Christian faith. We work closely with trusted partners in Malawi, Nepal and India to tackle inequalities for people who are excluded and marginalised by sickness and poverty through developing palliative care, reducing the impact of disease and responding to healthcare emergencies.

Our ideal Fundraising Manager

• At least three years of Charity Fundraising experience.
• A people person, brilliant at nurturing strong supporter relationships
• A motivational and confident communicator, with excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Proactive and hard-working, equally competent when working alone or as part of a team.
• Good organisational and project management skills
• Excellent IT skills including MS Office, Excel, Raisers Edge NXT
• Experienced in creating and running fundraising campaigns
• Strong social media skills
• Preferably educated to degree or similar standard

Christian Faith

EMMS International is a non-denominational Christian charity. The post-holder will be committed to our Christian beliefs and values. The role involves talking and praying in churches and with supporters about our work and our shared Christian beliefs.

Travel - You may be required to travel mainly within the UK and possibly overseas to our projects in Malawi, Nepal or India.

Right to work in the UK - All staff are required to provide evidence of their right to work in the UK

Inch Park Community Sports Club is looking for a hard working, enthusiastic and creative person to join us as a Fundraising officer, to lead on the development and submission of fundraising bids.

We are looking for someone who is willing to absorb themselves in the ethos and work of our charity and use flair and enthusiasm to develop new ways of bringing in both short term and longer-term funding streams. We have a huge body of impactful work and a wealth of fundraising successes to draw upon and we are looking for an individual with fundraising experience, a flexible and creative approach to fundraising and someone who can think of new ways to deliver community benefit from funding. The role would include fundraising from Trusts, Foundations, Lottery and Statutory funds as well as developing support from the business sector.

The successful candidate will be interested in our work, our approach to supporting the community through sport. The ideal candidate will have a passion for persuasive writing, they will be efficient, with good attention to detail, organised and a self-starter. They will be reliable in meeting deadlines and be organised in working in collaboration both with the Board and the wider team in the development of larger multiyear funding applications. They will be competent with numbers, budgets, and financial projections.

About us

Inch Park is a Community Sports Club, a community hub founded by Lismore Rugby Club, Edinburgh South Community Football Club and Edinburgh South Cricket Club.

Originally formed to meet the lack of sporting facilities in the local area, our goal is to provide a vibrant inclusive community space where sport and other activities can take place.

Designated as a Community Sports Hub by our partners at Sportscotland, Inch Park exists to benefit the local community and ensure that the legacy of the club, and its hub, is passed down to future generations.

We help break down barriers and make sure sports are accessible to all who want to take part, regardless of sex, race, gender, background, or ability.

We believe inclusive and accessible sport makes a significant difference to young lives, particularly for people in disadvantaged areas. Sports not only helps with encouraging healthy lifestyles but has a much wider reach including helping with isolation, mental health, and personal development.  

Our venue covers around 9.8 hectares and consists of a modern clubhouse, two full-size rugby pitches, two football pitches and a cricket oval, complete with a synthetic wicket.

Through our clubs and partners, including Scottish Rugby and Cricket Scotland, we deliver schools programmes, the government’s Active Schools programme, and various youth initiatives.

Our clubs regularly reach over 6,000 youths and adults – through playing and coaching in addition to the work of volunteers and parents.

Additionally, an estimated 2,000 people pass through the doors on a weekly basis, attending a range of classes, meetings and social events including a baby café and dance groups.

Last year even with COVID-19 we put over 26,000 hours into the community with over 200 passionate volunteers.  

Community Fundraiser - South Scotland
Reference: MAR20217925
Location: RSPB Scotland – Glasgow
Salary: £18,250.00 - £20,246.00 Per Annum
Benefits: Pension, Life Assurance, 26 days Annual Leave

We are seeking an enthusiastic and well-organised individual to join our community fundraising team in Scotland. As a good communicator you will be happy recruiting and motivating a large group of mostly remotely based volunteers. You will have specific responsibility for income generation from volunteer networks using our popular pin badges targeting the South of Scotland, from Dumfries and Galloway all the way to Dundee, excluding Edinburgh and the Borders.

Your work will include supporting our reserve teams deliver their fundraising targets as well as developing other ways to involve people in fundraising for RSPB Scotland. Crucial to your role will be building strong and lasting relationship with colleagues and volunteers, positively engaging with members of the public and maximising all fundraising opportunities across your region. This might involve events, online fundraising, engaging with projects and creatively growing support for our reserves.

If you are organised, enthusiastic, adaptable, thrive when presented with targets, can keep on top of competing demands on your time and want to contribute to the conservation of some of Scotland's most special wildlife, then we want to hear from you!

Key result areas:

• Meet or exceed agreed income targets to help support RSPB’s work in line with key performance indicators.
• Provide leadership and management to a network of volunteer fundraisers to help achieve community fundraising income targets.
• Provide excellent customer service to existing and potential supporters so that more people take an active part in helping to save nature. 

Essential skills, knowledge and experience:

• Educated to A level or equivalent.
• Ability to communicate to a wide range of audiences both in writing and face to face.
• Able to provide direction, energy and capability in order to lead and manage volunteer fundraisers.
• Ability to manage high performance as well as poor performance amongst volunteer fundraisers.
• Good level of numeracy in order to analyse data, identify trends and make recommendations for change.
• Able to deliver high level of customer service to a variety of audiences.
• Able to work under own initiative, with the confidence to ask for support and direction where needed.
• Competent user of Microsoft Office.
• Recruitment, selection and management of volunteers. 
• Managing an income budget and monitoring expenditure such as travel, subsistence and materials.
• Proven experience of raising funds for a voluntary organisation or securing sales in a corporate environment against agreed income targets.

Desirable skills, knowledge and experience:

• Experience of working with volunteer fundraisers for a charity.
• Understanding of charity sector and associated fundraising techniques.
• Working knowledge of relevant Institute of Fundraising and Charities Act regulations and guidelines relating to volunteer fundraising.

Additional information

• This role will require occasional weekend and evening working.
• This role will require regular travel within the UK.
• The successful candidate will ideally be located in/around Glasgow or Stirling.
• This role will require occasional overnight stays away from home.
• Please note that the RSPB is committed to social inclusion and diversity. We warmly encourage people from all parts of the community to apply for this opportunity and be part of our diverse movement to save nature.

Closing date: 23:59, 02 May 2021
We are planning to conduct interviews for this position on 11th May 2021.

To Apply and For More Information:

If you would like to apply or find out more about this position, please click the 'Apply' button. You will be directed to our website where you can complete your application.

No agencies please.

This is permanent, full time post of 35 hours per week. The successful candidate can be home based with access to bases in either Edinburgh or Glasgow.

Children 1st Fundraising is going through a period of growth as part of our three-year fundraising strategy. To support in the delivery of our strategic aims we are looking to develop and test new products that will continue to engage and inspire different audiences.

The Product Development Manager will lead on the development and operational implementation of new products, and the evaluation of existing fundraising activities to ensure their continued effectiveness.

The ideal candidate will be an innovative thinker with a strong grounding in delivering effective fundraising, an analytical approach with an eye for detail and the ability to manage complex operational challenges. Experience of working with product development, project management and continuous improvement methodologies would be desirable.

Development Officer (Trusts and Corporates)

Full time, permanent

Salary - £25,000 per annum

The Edinburgh International Festival is looking for an experienced, passionate and dedicated Development Officer (Trusts and Corporates) to join the team. We want you to help us deliver this unparalleled celebration of the performing arts, which brings some of the most exciting and creative artists working today to audiences from around the world. 

To manage a portfolio of Corporates, Trusts and Foundations and assist the Corporate Partnerships Manager and Trusts and Foundations Manager secure new support for core activities and projects to enable the International Festival to deliver its vision for the future.

This is an exciting role for an ambitious fundraiser to develop and hone their fundraising skills within a dynamic and successful team.

We believe that being inclusive and diverse across all areas of our work helps us bring the best international festival to Edinburgh.

For a full job description and to apply online visit our website

Closing date for applications is 5.00pm on Thursday 20 May 2021

Interviews will be held on 1/2 June 2021.

Funded by The City of Edinburgh Council and Creative Scotland.
Registered charity number SC004694.

Position: Insight and Impact Manager
Type: Full-time (35 hours per week), permanent
Location: Flexible (currently home-based)
Salary: £38,506 - £43,897 per annum plus excellent benefits
Salary Band: Band F, Level 2
Department: Information and Support

At the MS Society, we make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.

Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.

Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive environment where you will make a difference.

About this job

In our Insight and Impact Manager role, you’ll be leading the collection, analysis, and presentation of evidence to measure our impact across our services. This is an important role that helps provide greater insight into the service needs of the MS Community.

You’ll be working closely with colleagues across the organisation to support the further development, promotion and innovation of our services to people affected by MS.

We’re looking for candidates with:

• A proven track record of data collection and analysis, using a range of techniques
• Experience in evaluating and organising information
• Experience of developing databases and data capture systems
• Excellent knowledge of the use and application of statistical techniques (eg. averaging, correlations, statistical significance)
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, graphs, and formulae.

We offer 35 days annual leave (including bank holidays), travel loan and various other benefits such as supported developmental opportunities.

The MS Society is in the midst of an exciting, transformational, period which builds on our great history and will drive us towards achieving our mission and vision as we embark on our new 5 year strategy.

As part of this exciting transformation, we’ll be moving from our current National Centre based in Cricklewood, London to Finsbury Park, London later this year. We’re expecting to be moving into our new office from August 2021.

Closing date: 9am on Tuesday 4 May 2021

PLEASE PRESS THE 'HOW TO APPLY' BUTTON FOR MORE INFORMATION.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity.

No agencies please.

Salary: Circa £36,000 per annum

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Full-time, 35 hours

Location: Office-based in Edinburgh (with flexible-working opportunities)

Application deadline: Sunday 9th May 2021, 23:59pm

Interviews: Expected to begin from week commencing 3rd May

Application method: CV and cover letter

We have a great opportunity for someone to join us a Public Affairs Manager responsible for driving Cancer Research UK's public affairs work in Scotland, leading our work with the Scottish Government, Scottish Parliament, and key NHS bodies to influence along our policy priority areas. Managing one officer and one assistant, the role will be an important member of the Devolved Nations Public Affairs team and the wider Policy Department, ensuring opportunities to influence are taken up to have impact for people affected by cancer in Scotland.

Some of the key responsibilities you can expect are...

• Manage the charity's public affairs activities in Scotland, build our profile among politicians and officials, and ensure our policy messages are heard at every level.

• Lead Scottish public affairs planning and work closely with the Policy Development, Public Affairs and Campaigns, Communications, Strategic Evidence, and Clinical Engagement teams.

• Support the work of the Senior External Affairs Manager (Devolved Nations) and play a key role in the management cohort across the Department.

• Use knowledge and understanding of the Scottish political and policy environment to proactively seek opportunities to grow the charity's influence and drive forward our policy priorities.

• Manage one Public Affairs Officer and one Public Affairs Assistant for Scotland, overseeing our relationships and influencing in the Scottish Parliament, including our work as secretariat of the Cross Party Group on Cancer and Scottish Cancer Coalition.

• Act as a media spokesperson for policy matters in Scotland.

• Lead on relationship management with key political and policy stakeholders in Scotland, ensuring the charity engages effectively and in a joined up way.

• Oversee the delivery of impactful communications with Scottish stakeholders, including briefings, speeches, blogs, social media content, reports, letters, emails and consultation responses.

• Oversee the delivery of a programme of events and activities to engage with key political and policy audiences.

• Monitor trends in policy and advocacy and drive innovation and collaborative working across public affairs activities, seeking new ways to have impact.

• Build strategic and operational relationships with key teams across Cancer Research UK including support for our research and fundraising work.

• Build and maintain good working relationships with key sector colleagues and act as a representative of the charity on appropriate bodies, groups and networks.

• Monitor and evaluate the impact and success of our work in Scotland and participate in producing annual operating plans and budgets for the Policy Department.

To be successful in this role you need...

Essential:

• Excellent understanding of the political environment and experience in successfully influencing for change in Scotland.

• Excellent political judgement, with commitment to neutrality and ability to work across the political spectrum.

• Excellent interpersonal and negotiating skills, and strong experience of influencing internal and external stakeholders at all levels.

• Excellent communications skills (written and oral), including the ability to write with a methodical, analytical and concise style.

• Ability to prioritise, work well under pressure, manage multiple projects and meet tight deadlines.

• Experience of working in coalition or in partnership with other organisations.

• Experience of acting as a media spokesperson.

• Adaptable self-starter with the ability to work remotely and in self-directed way as part of a larger team.

For a full role profile, please see our candidate pack here:

We are looking for a high-calibre candidate to take on the role of Regional Operations Manager for Scotland, whilst fulfilling the role of Centre Leader in a new centre in Glasgow. As a Regional Operations Manager, you will ensure that all the centres in your cluster are working effectively by directly line managing the Centre Leaders. In your role as Centre Leader you will have responsibility for running your IntoUniversity centre, including planning and delivering the programme, liaising with external stakeholders (including our university partners) and meeting IntoUniversity’s targets for delivery.

As a charity with social mobility as its core objective, IntoUniversity is wholly committed to equality of opportunity. We work with children and young people from a diverse range of backgrounds, and we believe that our staff team should be similarly diverse and representative. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be, and we recognise that we have much more to do in this regard. We are committed to building a culture where students, staff and volunteers are valued for the unique people they are. We therefore encourage applications from candidates from as wide a range as possible of ethnic, cultural and social backgrounds. In particular, we actively and warmly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, male candidates and candidates with a disability as they are currently under-represented within IntoUniversity.

We are also recruiting for a Regional Operations Manager for our West Midlands and Oxford Cluster.

The full job description is attached, and you can apply by clicking on the 'visit website' button. The deadline for applications is 9am on 4 May 2021, and the selection day will take place on 18 May 2021.

Position: Policy and Public Affairs Officer
Type: Full time (35 hours per week), permanent
Location: Scotland Office, Ratho (currently home-based)
Salary: £30,010 - £34,577 per annum plus excellent benefits
Salary Band: Band E, Level 1
Department: Policy, Public Affairs and Campaigns

At the MS Society, we make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.

Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.

Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive environment where you will make a difference.

About this job

We’re looking for an enthusiastic, experienced individual with experience of contributing to policy and the ability to communicate our position in Scotland to a wide range of audiences and develop our profile.

You’ll help mobilise the Scottish MS Community to make a powerful case for continued improvement in the treatment, care and support of people living with MS.

This is a fantastic role for someone who understands the political and policy environment in Scotland, who is outcome-focused and delivers tangible results.

We offer 35 days annual leave (including bank holidays), travel loan and various other benefits such as supported developmental opportunities.

The MS Society is in the midst of an exciting, transformational, period which builds on our great history and will drive us towards achieving our mission and vision as we embark on our new 5 year strategy.

Closing date: 9am on Friday 30 April 2021

PLEASE PRESS THE 'HOW TO APPLY' BUTTON FOR MORE INFORMATION.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity. 

No agencies please.

Project Manager/Senior Co-ordinator (9 Month Maternity Cover Contract, 4 days per week)
London or Edinburgh (Please note that whilst this role is advertised as office based, IIED will remain a remote-working organisation for the foreseeable future).

The closing deadline for applications is 28th April 2021.
Interviews will be held w/c 10th May 2021.

About Us

The International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) is a policy and action research organisation promoting sustainable development and linking local priorities to global challenges. We are based in London and Edinburgh and work on five continents with some of the world’s most vulnerable people to strengthen their voice in the decision-making arenas that affect them. With more than 100 members of staff working with associates and partners around the world, IIED has been at the forefront of policymaking in sustainable development for over 40 years.

IIED's Climate Change Group (CCG) works with those who have less voice and power in climate decision-making to co-create solutions that shape pathways and drive action for a just and sustainable future.

CCG's Climate Governance and Finance Team collaborates with public sector institutions (governments, bilateral and multilateral partners and development finance institutions), civil society actors and private sector entities in the developing world to design and test innovative solutions to climate change related risks.

We are now seeking a part-time Project Manager/Senior Co-ordinator to join the Climate Governance and Finance Team for a nine-month, fixed term maternity cover contract.

The Benefits

- Salary of £39,114 - £43,064 per annum (up to £48,595 for exceptional candidates) depending on experience
- Benefits package

This is an incredible opportunity for a senior level administrator or project manager with financial management experience and a deep grasp of communications outputs to take on a vital contract supporting a key Group within our organisation.

The Role

As a Project Manager/Senior Co-ordinator, you will ensure the effective and efficient implementation of a complex portfolio of multi-partner, international research and policy projects.

Managing the organisational, finance and contractual aspects of a portfolio of projects, you will assist with the production of communications outputs and provide general support to the Climate Governance and Finance Team’s programme of work.

Primarily working on the project management aspects of the role, you will also play a key part in the delivery of finance projects and work and will also take part in business development and fundraising and events, networking and communications management to a lesser extent.

About You

To be considered as a Project Manager/Senior Co-ordinator, you will need:

- Experience of managing budgets and/or financial monitoring and planning
- Experience of managing communications outputs
- Experience of working in a non-profit organisation in co-ordination and strategic support roles
- Experience of supporting fundraising proposals to major donors
- Experience in event administration and co-ordination of travel arrangements for international collaborators
- Knowledge of finance systems such as Access Business software
- An understanding and experience of proposal and/or business development
- Excellent knowledge of office software (including word processing, spreadsheets, presentation software, databases and communications)
- A good understanding of sustainable development and climate change issues
- The ability to liaise with different partners, donors, stakeholders and audiences at various levels and remotely
- An awareness of the actors, institutions and issues in the sustainable development arena linked to own projects
- A high level of analytical, technical and synthesis skills

Finance and/or project management qualifications would be beneficial to your application, as would a working knowledge of another international language (in addition to English).

Other organisations may call this role Team Co-ordinator, Project Manager, Senior Programme Administrator, Project Accountant, Project Finance Co-ordinator, Programme Co-ordinator, or Project Co-ordinator.

This is a part-time role working four days per week.

Webrecruit and IIED are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you’re seeking your next challenge as a Project Manager/Senior Co-ordinator, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

I Bike Officer, East Lothian

(Ref: SUS3171)

£24,938 pro rata per annum

18.75 hours per week – Maternity Cover

Base: Musselburgh

About the Role

We now have a fantastic opportunity to join our team supporting the I Bike project in up to 8 schools across East Lothian, giving you the opportunity to use your passion for active travel at work!

Through you, this project will promote active travel (cycling, scooting and walking) for journeys to and from school and during leisure time, supporting staff and volunteer ‘school champions’, harnessing local authority resources and making links between schools, external partners and the bicycle industry.

About You

An excellent communicator, you will have experience of delivering outdoor activities and working with children and young people and partnership working within a community. You will have a passion for being active, ideally using active methods to explore the local area. You will also have a current clean driving licence.

Clearance by the appropriate enhanced Disclosure Scotland check is mandatory for this role.

So, if this sounds like you, apply to join our team in Scotland today and help us get things done, together. 

Interviews

Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9am on Thursday 29 April 2021.  Interviews will take place via MS Teams on Thursday 13 May 2021.

Should Sustrans receive an overwhelming number of applications for this vacancy, the decision may be taken to close it earlier than the advertised closing date, so please ensure your application is submitted as soon as possible.

To apply, please complete our online application form. 

Equality, diversity and inclusion

Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion.

We actively encourage applications from people from all parts of the community, particularly where we are under-represented. Currently, this includes people who identify as having a disability, and those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups.

The Prince’s Trust Scotland is currently going through an exciting period of development. We have ambitions to grow our offer to young people by providing a blended approach of face-to-face and digital delivery and support. To help us on this journey, we are looking for a passionate and motivated individual to join our dynamic team in Edinburgh!

You will engage and build quality relationships with young people, volunteers and partners and as an effective communicator and collaborator, you will thrive in both team and independent work. If you believe you have the passion and skills to help young people change their lives, then we would love to hear from you!

To be successful in this role, you will need to be able to engage in challenges with optimism and resilience and be adaptive and flexible – embracing change and innovation. Due to the pandemic, you must be comfortable both working virtually and delivering programmes on virtual platforms.

Our Execs provide 1:1 and group support for young people so need to already have experience in facilitating skills development in at least one of the following:

• Education sector
• Partnerships management
• Digital skills training
• Social and personal development
• Employability/self-employment training
• Volunteer training/management

We work with young people from every background, so we’re passionate about building a diverse workforce that represents the young people we support. We, therefore, welcome applications from everyone who meets the essential criteria for the role. If you think you could do the role, but don’t have all the desirable experience, we would still love for you to apply, as you’ll have the chance to let us know what you would bring to the table, that will help Scotland's young people in your supporting statement.

Upon joining the Trust, you’ll have the opportunity to join and be supported by our 4 main networks. PT CAN (Cultural Awareness Network), PT GEN (Gender Equality), PT PULSE (LGBTQ+ network) and PT DAWN (Disability and Wellness Network). We want to work with people who think they can make a difference in young people’s lives, if you think that’s you, we’d love to hear from you.

For more information and to help with your supporting statement, please go to the job description or our ‘Working with Young People’ page. (These will open in a new window)

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Why we need Prince's Trust Executives:

Last year, we helped more than 70,000 young people, with three in four young people on our programmes, move into work, education or training. 

The young people we help face a range of challenges, such as unemployment, mental health issues or some who have been in trouble with the law. Our job is to inspire and support young people, to help them reach their potential so that they can thrive and society can prosper.

We believe all young people should have the chance to succeed, and that young people are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us.

Perks for working at The Trust:

• Great holiday package! 30 days annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays. Office closure the days between Christmas and New Year
• Fantastic Family leave! Receive 13 weeks full pay and 13 weeks half pay for maternity and adoption leave. Receive 8 weeks full pay for paternity leave.
• Flexible working! Where operationally possible, you can work hours to fit in with, school hours or care arrangements for example and you can also work from home.
• Interest-free season ticket loans
• Benefits platform! Everything from health and financial wellbeing support to discounts on your favourite restaurants, shops and cinemas
• In-house learning platform! Develop your skills for your career and your role
• The Trust will contribute 5% of your salary to the Trust Pension Scheme
• You can volunteer for and/or attend events – music festivals, The Prince’s Trust Awards, active events etc.
• Generous life assurance cover (4 x annual salary)

The Prince's Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment, we undertake basic disclosure checks in accordance with the Codes of Practice for all roles within the Trust, and for our roles working directly with young people, at an enhanced level. Having a criminal record will not automatically exclude applicants.

ABOUT US

The Woodland Trust is the UK’s leading woodland conservation charity.  We want to see a UK rich in native woods and trees, for people and wildlife. The Trust aims to engage and inspire people about woods and trees to help us meet our vision of creating, restoring and protecting woodland.

THE ROLE

The Public Affairs Officer role will work to increase the Trust’s influence through public affairs and policy work, building strong partnerships with environmental NGOs, politicians at local and national government level and relevant stakeholders. An integral part of this role is the ability to lead on the Trust’s advocacy relationship with local authorities and the two national parks across Scotland to ensure policy support and resource allocation for woodland protection, creation, and restoration. In particular, the Public Affairs Officer will support planning policy influencing at the local and national government level. 

THE CANDIDATE

You’ll possess outstanding written and verbal communication skills and a good understanding of how to deploy them within a political context. Working experience of Scottish politics and environmental policy, and a keen interest in current affairs are a must alongside the ability to be a good advocate for the Woodland Trust's mission. You must be able to travel for site visits and meetings, sometimes in remote areas of Scotland, and with some overnight stays. 

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT

There’s no other organisation like the Woodland Trust. Whatever you do here you will be supporting our work to protect and enhance woods and trees. In return we recognise and value our people. You'll have our full support, training and opportunities for professional development, along with a contributory pension, life assurance and good holiday entitlement.