Position: Policy and Public Affairs Officer (Scotland)
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours a per-week
Contract: Permanent
Location: Home Based in Scotland
Salary: Starting from £26,384 per annum plus excellent benefits
Salary Band and Job Family: Band 1, Charity
You will start at our entry point salary of £26,384 per annum, increasing to £28,033 after 6 months service and satisfactory performance and to £29,682 after a further 6 months.
About us
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 strategy is based on what people affected by MS have told us is important to them. It gives us a clear and determined focus.
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 working environment where you'll be able to make a difference.
About this job
We’re looking for an enthusiastic and talented policy and public affairs professional to join our team. You should have experience of working to develop policy and have the ability to communicate our position to a wide range of audiences across Scotland.
In this exciting role you will work with the MS community to influence change in public policy, continuing to make the case for improvements in the treatment, care and support of people affected by MS.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who understands the political and policy environment in Scotland, who has experience in external facing influencing roles, who is outcome-focused and delivers tangible results. The successful candidate will work closely with the MS community, the Scottish Policy and Communications team as well as key external partners such as MSPs and their teams.
Closing date for applications: 9:00 on Monday 1st of June
Interested?
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Equal Opportunities
We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and or from ethnic minority backgrounds.
We’d be grateful if you downloaded and completed the equality and diversity monitoring form and submit it with your application.
Disability Confident Employer
We’re a Disability Confident Employer and we’re committed to promoting equality and diversity.
You can ask for reasonable adjustments as part of both our recruitment and new starter on-boarding processes.
If you need any help or adjustments to apply for this role, please contact us. You can also ask for the application materials to be sent to you in a different format. Such as for them to be sent to you by email or in a larger word format.
More about our employee benefits:
We have a wide range of employee benefits including (but not limited to):
Encouraging work life balance
- 38 days paid annual leave (including bank holidays), pro-rata for part-time
- More annual leave entitlement, based on length of employment
- Smart working options (with the opportunity to work remotely and find a smart working pattern that suits both you and us)
- Flexible working options
Caring for you and your family
- Generous sick pay entitlement
- More sick pay entitlement, based on length of employment
- Opportunity to buy and sell annual leave in each calendar year
- Free access to a GP virtually 24 hours a day/7 days a week allowing you unlimited advice, reassurance and where appropriate diagnosis
- Enhanced leave for new parents
- Free access to a confidential 24 hours a day/7 days a week helpline service for both you and your family with a specialist range of support and information
- Special leave options (such as up to 5 days paid leave for domestic or personal emergencies a year)
- 10 days paid disability leave a year, pro-rata for part-time
- 10 days paid carers’ leave a year, pro-rata for part-time
- Cycle to work scheme
- Death in service scheme
- New family-friendly benefits, including paid leave:
- In the event of miscarriage or still birth
- To support fertility treatments
- For antenatal appointments for both parents
Thinking about your finances
- Enhanced salary sacrifice pension scheme
- Discounted season ticket loan and interest-free emergency loans
- Give as you earn to support other charities of your choice before tax
- New employee portal including lifestyle savings vouchers and personal wellbeing
Enriching your life at work
- Personalised development plans with a wide range of training courses and opportunities to source additional training options with your line manager
- Yearly internal apprenticeship opportunities
- New, modern offices that embrace working together both in-person and remotely
- Various opportunities to influence how we internally operate (including surveys, and focus and committee groups)
- Active and supportive internal employee networking groups for collaboration and peer support
- 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering for MS Society activities during normal working hours (such as fundraising events, or campaigning in the local community)
- 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering with other charities during normal
Safeguarding
We’re committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone who uses our services and we come into contact with.
This is regardless of Gender, Race, Disability, Sexual orientation, Religion or belief, Pregnancy, Gender reassignment.
We recognise our particular responsibility to make sure vulnerable adults and children are protected.
We have measures in place to protect everyone we come into contact with from abuse and maltreatment of all kinds.
Your right to work in the UK
You must have the right to work in the UK to work in paid employment with us. You’ll need to share documents showing you’re eligible to work in the UK if we offer you employment.
You can find the UK visas and permits granting you the right to work in the UK on the UK Government website. We currently don’t have a Sponsor Licence agreement with the Home Office and aren’t able to support you with your visa applications.
No agencies please.
Registered Charity
101 - 500
To fund world-leading research, share the latest information and campaign for everyone's rights. Together we are a community. Together we can stop MS
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Artswork is looking for a Data Protection & Impact Manager to lead Artswork’s approach to data so we operate safely and legally, and so that data informs every area of our work, shapes our planning, and enables us to demonstrate the impact of our programmes. This role works closely with the Evaluation & Impact Manager, and focuses specifically on data protection, data analysis and data reporting e.g. to funders.
We are looking for someone to lead on data analysis and data protection within Artswork, embedding a data-led approach to our work. Working closely with the (part-time) Evaluation & Impact Manager, you will not only provide expertise in data generation across the organisation but also insightful analysis of the data to feed into the organisation’s strategic decision-making. You’ll be skilled in using tools that enable us to aggregate, manipulate and visualise data. You’ll be able to generate reports at different levels, from overviews to granular detail, and you’ll be willing and able to do accurate, capable data entry when needed (for example onto funders’ reporting platforms). You’ll liaise with other teams around their data requirements, particularly the Co-CEOs, Fundraising and Sales & Marketing. You’ll also lead on Data Protection for the organisation, training team members, generating ‘how to’ guides for colleagues and ensuring that our data protection policies and procedures are updated and compliant with current legislation.
Main Responsibilities:
Strategy
- Embed a data-led approach across Artswork, ensuring data is used to inform organisational planning, prioritisation and decision-making.
- Collaborate with the Evaluation & Impact Manager to align data generation, evaluation activity and reporting cycles, ensuring coherence across programmes.
- Develop, maintain and continuously improve organisational data systems, tools and processes so that they are fit for purpose, efficient and scalable.
- Provide insight and recommendations based on analysis, highlighting trends, opportunities, risks and areas for improvement in our work directly with children and young people.
Data analysis and treatment
- Lead on organisation-wide data aggregation and analysis, ensuring accurate interpretation of programme, audience/participant and organisational data.
- Collaborate with the Evaluation & Impact Manager to support the design and improvement of data collection methods (e.g. surveys, forms and CRM processes), ensuring data is robust, consistent and useful.
- Clean, validate and audit datasets to maintain high data quality, including addressing gaps, duplicates and errors.
- Maintain and improve data structures (e.g., spreadsheets, CRM exports, dashboards), enabling analysis at overview and granular levels.
- Use appropriate tools to analyse and visualise data efficiently (e.g., Excel/Power Query, Power BI, dashboards), and document processes to support consistency and continuity.
- Carry out accurate data entry when required, including into funder platforms and monitoring systems.
- Liaise with colleagues across teams (particularly Co-CEOs, Fundraising and Sales & Marketing) to understand their data needs and provide analysis in usable formats.
Impact reporting
- Collaborate with the Evaluation & Impact Manager to produce clear, accurate and timely reporting for internal and external audiences, working together to translate data into insight and narrative.
- Support consistent reporting cycles (quarterly/annual as required), including monitoring returns and KPI reporting.
- Contribute data and insight to funder reporting, including accurate entry onto funders’ platforms and the production of supporting evidence.
- Generate reports at different levels (headline dashboards through to detailed breakdowns) to support operational planning and strategic decisions.
- Work with Fundraising and Sales & Marketing to align impact evidence with funding priorities and communications needs, providing statistics, summaries and insights.
Data Protection compliance
- Lead on Data Protection for the organisation, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and internal policies and procedures.
- Maintain, implement and regularly review data protection policies, procedures and guidance, ensuring they are practical and compliant.
- Train and onboard staff on data protection requirements, creating accessible ‘how to’ guidance and providing ongoing support to colleagues.
- Support and advise on appropriate data handling, including lawful bases, consent, retention, deletion and secure storage.
- Work with the Finance & Operations team and external IT provider to review and implement new data security requirements, including mapping software use and implementing new data protection controls.
- Review data protection clauses and data sharing agreements for organisational contracts with third parties especially in relation to tenders and new business.
- Manage subject access requests, data protection breaches, internal investigation & documenting, external responses and organisational learning.
- Liaise with teams to ensure their data practices (including fundraising and communications activity) meet legal and regulatory requirements.
Administration and Legal compliance
- Maintain positive professional relationships with our participants, partners and stakeholders.
- Adhere to Artswork’s values and its policies and procedures, i.e. Equalities, Health and Safety, Data Protection, Safeguarding and Environmental policies.
- Be a committed champion for Artswork’s Anti-Discrimination Charter.
- Maintain and develop personal skills and knowledge through appropriate training.
- Perform own administrative duties.
Application Procedure
Applicants should complete the Artswork application form, available below. CVs will not be accepted, and applicants should not attach CVs or other supporting documents.
Applications must arrive by 12:00 Monday 8 June 2026 using the online form provided.
We would be grateful if applicants could also complete Artswork's equal opportunities monitoring form using the link provided at the bottom of this page. This is separate from your application form and not viewed by the shortlisting or interviewing panel. It is submitted anonymously and is only used for monitoring purposes.
Benefits:
We provide a range of benefits for employees including:
- Flexible working options
- Generous 29 days holiday pro rata plus bank holidays, including guaranteed time off between Christmas and New Year
- Access to the Sage Employee Benefits programme
- Stakeholder pension
- Additional wellbeing time, which allows you to take 25% of your hours back when you really need it
- Enhanced Parental Leave and Carer’s Leave Policies to help maintain a positive work life balance that recognises caring commitments
- 3 paid volunteering days a year, including 1 dedicated to environmental activities
We champion continuous professional development and offer all employees access to training opportunities, as well as investing in your learning and nurturing your aspirations with a £500 annual budget to be spent on training of your choice.
Accessibility and flexible working:
Artswork values the diversity of its employees and is committed to creating an inclusive working environment. We help everyone to work in a way that is best for them and have an Adjustments Policy to enable us to support employees by implementing measures that remove barriers and make working easier.
Artswork’s flexible working policy includes compressed hours, flexitime, staggered hours and reduced hours or a combination of these arrangements. We support remote working for all roles.
We welcome requests for adjustments and flexible working at any stage of the recruitment process. These are not considered as part of our scoring or decision making when assessing candidates for the role.
Closing date and interviews:
Applications must be made by 12:00 Monday 8 June 2026 using the online form provided on our website
Interviews:
Interviews will take place on Tuesday 23 June 2026 on Teams.
This will be a standard interview. Candidates who are selected for this stage will be informed no later than 5pm on Tuesday 16 June. If you are successfully shortlisted, the interview questions will be sent in advance to support you. If you require any further support please let us know.
We regret to say that we will not be able to provide feedback to candidates who have not been shortlisted. Thank you for your interest in this post.
Registered Charity
21 - 50
We empower young people to lead change through creativity – for themselves, their communities and the world.
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