Senior Engineer

£35,362 per annum

(inclusive of a recruitment & retention allowance of £3,993pa)

(Ref:  SUS2966)

37.5 hours per week - based within Edinburgh or Glasgow

Sustrans is looking for a Senior Engineer, who is passionate about sustainability, to help design and deliver innovative cycling and walking infrastructure schemes across Scotland to enable us to achieve our vision of a society where the way we travel creates healthier places and happier lives for everyone.

In addition, you will provide highway engineering advice and design support for community led urban realm schemes and guidance to other engineers and technicians within the team while developing skills in line with Sustrans strategy.

We are looking for Engineers with strong highways background and a flair for delivering high quality infrastructure design. Engineers who can demonstrate a strong track record of working collaboratively with stakeholders and as technical experts within multi-disciplinary teams.  In return we can support you to develop new skills and give you the freedom to express yourself creatively. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a small team where you can make a big impact and where we value the contribution and expertise of everyone.

We look forward to receiving your application.  Closing date for completed applications is 9am on Tuesday 18 August 2020.  Interviews will be held over MS Teams / Zoom during week beginning Tuesday 1 September 2020.

Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion. We welcome applications from people with the appropriate skills from all parts of the community.

Infrastructure Officer

(ref: SUS2968)

£24,691 per annum

37.5 hours per week – based in Edinburgh

 (flexibility for remote/home working)

Sustrans Scotland is seeking to recruit an individual with a passion for place and urban design to join our Infrastructure Team.

Ideally you will have a background on landscape architecture, urban design, planning, civil engineering, community engagement or behaviour change and experience in managing projects. As part of the team, you will contribute to the delivery of high quality urban realm projects with a focus on people and place across Scotland focused specifically at the northern regions.

Joining Sustrans Scotland as an Infrastructure Officer, you will be part of the Places for Everyone team, who support a range of partners to design and develop inspirational projects that restore the balance of Scotland’s streets in favour of people walking, cycling and wheeling.

Sustrans offers a range of benefits including flexible hours and home-working arrangements.

The closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9am on Monday 17 August 2020.  Interviews will take place via MS Teams / Zoom on Wednesday 26 or Thursday 27 August 2020.

Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion.  We welcome applications from people with the appropriate skills from all parts of the community.

Communications Manager

 (ref: SUS2959)

£31,369 per annum

37.5 hours per week - based in Edinburgh

Sustrans Scotland is looking for a dynamic and passionate communications manager to lead a team to make a big impact in Scotland. This is an exciting new role with a variety of responsibilities. You will lead a team to manage communications of our full portfolio of Transport Scotland funded projects. You’ll also provide strategic communications and media support for all Sustrans Scotland’s policy and advocacy work.

You will have experience of mass and specialist communications, of developing and implementing communications plans and of the development and delivery of high-impact communications campaigns. You will demonstrate a thorough understanding of the communications environment through media, digital and marketing. With your passion for our values and the promotion of sustainable transport, you will thrive on using your experience of working with all forms of media, giving advice and support to Sustrans.

Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9.00am on Monday 17 August 2020. Interviews will take place via MS Teams or Zoom during week of Monday 24 August 2020. 

Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion.  We welcome applications from people with the appropriate skills from all parts of the community.

Are you an experienced and enthusiastic fundraiser ready to play a vital part in fundraising for our healthcare projects in Nepal, Malawi and India?

EMMS International is a Christian healthcare charity based in Edinburgh. Our vision is for a just world in which all people have access to good quality and dignified healthcare.

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.

For more details of the role and how to apply please visit our website

EMMS International is a non-denominational Christian charity. It is a requirement of the job that the post-holder will be committed to our Christian beliefs and values.

Link is looking for an experienced, multi-disciplined fundraiser to help deliver our mission of bringing quality education to all children. If you are an accomplished team player with excellent stewardship skills and want to help us build long-term relationships with a diverse range of supporters then we want to hear from you!

The successful candidate will have demonstrable experience in developing fundraising strategies, managing a diverse portfolio of supporters, particularly trusts and foundations, and writing engaging technical proposals.

We’re looking for someone who has a genuine passion and dedication to making a difference. We encourage applications from under-represented groups, in particular those with a right to work in the UK who come from the Global South, and offer a variety of flexible working options to help accommodate our staff’s needs.

For the full job description and applicatio form, please visit the Link website.

Flexible location

Closing date: Monday 17th August 2020 at 11.30pm 
Interviews: Thursday 20th and Friday 21st August 2020

We’re looking for a commercially aware individual with experience of working in a fundraising/income generation focused product development and innovation environment, to join us as a Community Fundraising National Relationships Manager and play a key role in engaging new and existing supporters.

A home is a fundamental human need, as essential as education or healthcare. Yet millions of people across Britain struggle on a daily basis with homelessness, bad housing conditions, soaring rents, discrimination and the threat of eviction. So, we are striving for change — with individuals, in communities, across society – and leading the way to a safe home. We need ambitious, best-in-class individuals who are passionate about our cause to join us at this exciting time. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.

Part of our hugely successful Income Generation division, Shelter’s Community Fundraising team is a new and, currently, small team but with big plans to grow our numbers to have Regional Fundraisers in 12 cities across England and Scotland. Community Fundraising is a key part of Shelter’s long-term fundraising strategy and investment is being made available to fund it. We have recently appointed a new Head of Community Fundraising and are now seeking to expand our team – it’s a great time to join us.

At Shelter we are committed to tackling systematic inequalities and currently we are looking to increase the diversity within our Fundraising team. We would particularly welcome applications from anyone with a BAME background or considers themselves to have a disability.

About the role
This brand new role involves leading and managing a team and working closely with the Head of Community Fundraising to achieve our strategic and operational objectives. You’ll also play a big part in developing, testing and evaluating new mass activity products and carrying out market scanning and trend spotting. Managing the national stewardship and engagement of supporters will be important too, as will managing a budget to ensure optimal ROIs. Developing and testing supporter journeys, creating and developing assets and materials and using coaching, mentoring and other methods to continuously improve the performance of your team – all are aspects of a role that will also see you work with the Head to develop a culture of innovation across Community Fundraising.

About you 
You’ll need to be an accomplished project manager with a proven track record in a related environment where you employed innovation management tools. You also need a good understanding of Google Analytics, Trello, Miro, DSEO, social media marketing, Indesign and databases. Some management experience is required too, as is a customer focused approach, lots of creativity and innovation and a strong desire to deliver results each and every time. You will be able to demonstrate strong skills and experience around supporter stewardship and supporter journeys. Someone who responds quickly and positively to change, you’re happy to challenge the status quo and introduce new ideas, methods and processes where appropriate. What’s more, you have excellent networking and influencing skills, whether dealing with a variety of internal teams or external suppliers, developers and agencies.

Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.

Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We’re here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own. 

To find out more about the role and the benefits of working for Shelter please visit our website. Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.

Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.

Shelter promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We make employment decisions by matching business needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities),gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We also encourage applications from people, who have been homeless or have been at risk of homelessness. We are facing diverse problems, so need diverse people to tackle them.

We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

Evaluation Manager

Research & Monitoring Unit

£31,058 per annum (Ref:  SUS2955)

37.5 hours per week – based in based in Edinburgh

As a charity, we want to be at the forefront of impact management, not only so we know the difference we’re making, but in order to make evidence-based decisions to improve our work. We support partners to help them understand the impact of their projects and programmes. Our insight aims to influence policy, practice and behaviour.

As a member of our senior leadership team, you will have proven experience of co-ordinating across distributed teams to lead qualitative and quantitative research, monitoring and evaluation, and communicate evidence and learning.

You will be a collaborator, who can work with analysts, researchers, evaluation specialists, engineers and behaviour change experts, alike. Your exceptional relationship building and engagement skills will help us embed a culture of insight-led practice amongst our stakeholders across the UK.

Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9am on Monday 17 August 2020.Interviews will take place in Edinburgh on Wednesday 2 September 2020.

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

We welcome applications from people with the appropriate skills from all parts of the community.

Evaluation Manager

Research & Monitoring Unit

£31,058 per annum (Ref:  SUS2955)

37.5 hours per week – based in based in Edinburgh

As a charity, we want to be at the forefront of impact management, not only so we know the difference we’re making, but in order to make evidence-based decisions to improve our work. We support partners to help them understand the impact of their projects and programmes. Our insight aims to influence policy, practice and behaviour.

As a member of our senior leadership team, you will have proven experience of co-ordinating across distributed teams to lead qualitative and quantitative research, monitoring and evaluation, and communicate evidence and learning.

You will be a collaborator, who can work with analysts, researchers, evaluation specialists, engineers and behaviour change experts, alike. Your exceptional relationship building and engagement skills will help us embed a culture of insight-led practice amongst our stakeholders across the UK.

Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9am on Monday 17 August 2020.Interviews will take place in Edinburgh on Wednesday 2 September 2020.

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

We welcome applications from people with the appropriate skills from all parts of the community.

I Bike Coordinator, Scotland

(Ref:  SUS2960)

£27,528 per annum

37.5 hours per week - Based in Edinburgh / Glasgow / Inverness

The I Bike Programme is an initiative to create a culture of active travel (cycling, scooting and walking) in schools promoting safer, happier and healthier communities. As well as delivering activities which promote active travel across the whole school community, I Bike aims to address two specific issues around cycling to school; the drop off in active travel between primary and secondary school and the gender gap which sees girls being less physically active than boys.

With a good standard of education and committed to sustainable travel through walking, cycling and using public transport, you will be experienced at project management and delivery in the education, community, behavior change or physical activity setting.  Your leadership and motivational proficiency will complement your excellent verbal and written communications and organisational skills.  You will have experience of partnership working and have a good understanding of the I Bike and active travel work.  Line management ability and IT literacy are also required.  Enhanced Disclosure Scotland (PVGS) clearance is mandatory for this post.

Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9am on Monday 10 August 2020.  Interviews will take place via MS Teams / Zoom on Wednesday 19 August 2020.

Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion. We welcome applications from people with the appropriate skills from all parts of the community.

Senior Policy Advisor

 (ref: SUS2957)

£31,369 per annum

37.5 hours per week - based in Edinburgh

This is an exciting role integral to the delivery of the policy and public affairs plan within Sustrans Scotland’s communications, policy and public affairs strategy the provision of specialist advice on policy areas relevant to our work in Scotland.

Using your experience of developing and implementing policy and public affairs strategies and delivery plans, you will support Sustrans public affairs work which will help influence decision makers, engaging with political parties, civic societies and other key national stakeholders.  You will have experience of communicating through all forms of media and of providing specialist advice, briefings and support on relevant policy topics.  You will have responded to policy consultations and have experience of developing policy positions.  By monitoring contact with MSPs, you will be able to highlight gaps and opportunities and consolidate Sustrans presence at political conferences.  You will have the ability to communicate complex policy positions and key research findings and develop productive working relations by effective networking.  You will also have a good understanding of the policy and influencing context within which Sustrans works in Scotland and be passionate about sustainable transport.

Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9.00am on Monday 17 August 2020. Interviews will take place via MS Teams or Zoom during week of Monday 24 August 2020. 

Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion.  We welcome applications from people with the appropriate skills from all parts of the

community.

Engineer, Highway Design

£28,940 per annum

(Inclusive of a recruitment and retention allowance of £1,412pa)

(Ref: SUS2967)

37.5 hours per week - base: Edinburgh or Glasgow

This is a unique and exciting opportunity for an Engineer to join a truly collaborative team which designs and delivers high quality, innovative solutions for walking and cycling infrastructure.

Working together to achieve our strategic priority of Liveable Cities and Towns for Everyone, we are very proud of our portfolio of ground-breaking projects, working hand in hand with local communities reshaping their streets and alongside local authorities and other partners, unlocking the potential of the wider road network to encourage greater active travel. Underpinning all our work is a passion for sustainability and support for our vision of a society where the way we travel creates healthier places and happier lives for everyone.  

We are looking for a talented engineer with a background in delivering quality highway infrastructure schemes and ideally with a track record of working with community groups and partners. Someone who can help us develop and progress feasibility reports, prepare designs and contracts and see our active travel projects through to construction and delivery. In return we can help you to develop new skills and give you the freedom to express yourself creatively. We also encourage professional development with our industry-leading internal multi-disciplinary training opportunities and support towards attaining incorporated or chartered status, including ICE, IHE and CIHT. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a team of people who really enjoy working together and value the contribution and expertise each individual brings.

Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9am Tuesday 18 August 2020.  Interviews will take place via MS Teams / Zoom during week beginning Tuesday 1 September 2020.

Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion. We welcome applications from people with the appropriate skills from all parts of the community.

Senior Communications Officer,

Behaviour Change

 (ref: SUS2958)

£27,528 per annum

37.5 hours per week - based in Edinburgh

This role is ideal for a passionate person who wants to tell the story of the active and sustainable travel initiatives being delivered by the Behaviour Change team using a variety of marketing channels, media outlets, social media and events, ensuring key influencing and consumer audiences hear the exciting news.

You will have demonstrable experience of working in a communications environment in either marketing, PR or similar and experience of writing / editing content for publications, press releases and website and using social media in a professional environment.  With a good understanding of the communications environment including media, digital and marketing, you will lead on the commissioning of promotional photography and video content and be part of the team creating engaging and dynamic content promoting Sustrans behaviour change projects in Scotland.  You will also be committed to the ideas of sustainable transport.

Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9.00am on Monday 17 August 2020. Interviews will take place via MS Teams or Zoom during week of Monday 24 August 2020. 

Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion.  We welcome applications from people with the appropriate skills from all parts of the

community.

Flexible location

Closing date: Monday 17th August 2020 at 11.30pm 
Interviews: Thursday 20th and Friday 21st August 2020

We’re looking for a well-organised and outgoing individual with experience of working within projects teams in a fundraising, events or marketing environment join us as a Community Fundraising Coordinator and help us develop our fundraising offering.

A home is a fundamental human need, as essential as education or healthcare. Yet millions of people across Britain struggle on a daily basis with homelessness, bad housing conditions, soaring rents, discrimination and the threat of eviction. So, we are striving for change — with individuals, in communities, across society – and leading the way to a safe home. We need ambitious, best-in-class individuals who are passionate about our cause to join us at this exciting time. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.

Part of our hugely successful Income Generation division, Shelter’s Community Fundraising team is a new and, currently, small team but with big plans to grow our numbers to have Regional Fundraisers in 12 cities across England and Scotland. Community Fundraising is a key part of Shelter’s long-term fundraising strategy and investment is being made available to fund it. We have recently appointed a new Head of Community Fundraising and are now seeking to expand our team – it’s a great time to join us.

At Shelter we are committed to tackling systematic inequalities and currently we are looking to increase the diversity within our Fundraising team. We would particularly welcome applications from anyone with a BAME background or considers themselves to have a disability.

About the role
As part of our Community Fundraising National Relationships team, you’ll be responsible for helping to develop and deliver new and existing mass activity products and stewarding supporters. Assisting with the evaluation and reporting of those products will be important too, as will creating and designing materials such as posters, fundraising packs etc. And, when we need someone to help develop, write and review Community Fundraising procedures or ensure databases and evaluations are accurate and up-to-date and income is coded correctly, again, we’ll count on you.

About you 
As well as a proven relevant background, you’ll need experience of using databases. (we use Raisers Edge) and proficiency using Microsoft Office applications. Commercially aware, customer focused and creative, you’re great at starting and building relationships and have the communication skills to effectively tell the story of why people should support Shelter’s fight to end homelessness and bad housing. What’s more, you’re not afraid to challenge the status quo and try new ideas when appropriate. 

Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.

Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We’re here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own. 

To find out more about the role and the benefits of working for Shelter please visit our website. Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.

Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.

Shelter promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We make employment decisions by matching business needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities),gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We also encourage applications from people, who have been homeless or have been at risk of homelessness. We are facing diverse problems, so need diverse people to tackle them.

We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.
Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

Thanks to the commitment and generosity of our supporters, the Scottish Bible Society is a charity that helps people in over 200 countries and territories around the world to receive Bibles in a language they understand and a format they can use.  We are involved in transformative projects that include teaching people how to read using the Bible, contributing to education programmes for children and much more!

We have an exciting opportunity for a creative and strategic leader who excels in a senior management position and as part of a senior leadership team.  You will be someone with communications, marketing and PR experience that can raise the profile of the SBS brand, engage audiences to respond by supporting the SBS mission, and motivate a staff team to deliver the organisational objectives.  You will have experience of managing campaigns that help meet fundraising targets for a charitable organisation, or a background in campaign management that drives sales for a commercial organisation.

The role reports to the Chief Executive.  You will be articulate, have strong influencing skills and proven stakeholder management skills to work with all levels of staff in the organisation, our board of directors, and external partners.  This is a senior role in an organisation with a strong Christian ethos, therefore there is an occupational requirement that the post holder is a practising Christian.

• Full-time role based at Bible House, Edinburgh near Haymarket train station.
• Out of normal business hours or occasional weekend work may be required, with time off in lieu in return.
• Some UK and overseas travel from time-to-time may be required, with time off in lieu in return.
• Salary depending on experience.
• Closing date for applications is 5pm on Friday 14th August 2020.
• Interviews will take place during the first half of September 2020.

For the full job description please visit our website.