Working for a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP)

MSPs are employers in their own right. Under their employment, you will become part of a team supporting them in carrying out their duties. You’ll work in a dynamic and fast paced environment to provide an outstanding service for constituents.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone with managerial and communications experience to join the Green Parliamentary Group and help make life better for people across the Highlands and Islands.

Job Purpose

In this role, you will be responsible for managing the team, operations and aspects of casework as well as carrying out regional communications and campaigns.

You will be expected to have a strong collaborative ethos, a willingness to share workloads across the team, and be self-motivated with the ability to work on your own.

A full Job Description is available for download below.

Scottish Greens Parliamentary Group are looking for a Communications Manager to join their team.

Part time and job share applications welcome.

The Scottish Green MSPs have a four-day working week policy, with full time positions equivalent to 30 hours per week.

This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate and experienced communications professional to join the Scottish Green Group in Parliament. You will work as part of the central team that supports the work of the Green MSPs in Parliament and lead our communications operations across print, broadcast and digital media. This is a fast-paced, challenging and rewarding role that will put you at the heart of our efforts to create a fairer, greener Scotland.

This is an exciting opportunity to work with the Edinburgh and West Lothian Greens campaign team to help us run a successful election campaign for the upcoming local elections in May 2022. We are aiming to elect at least 12 councillors in the City of Edinburgh Council and at least 1 councillor in West Lothian Council - our most ambitious local election campaign plan to date.

The Local Elections Campaign Coordinator is a key post in the election campaign. It requires exceptional organisational and team-working skills and the ability to work under pressure with competing priorities.

The Local Elections Campaign Coordinator will provide overall coordination and organisation for the campaign, working closely with our campaign team of volunteers, our Green candidates, and our local teams and our various volunteer-led working groups. They will also have a role in helping to communicate to our Edinburgh and West Lothian members, with local media and to the wider public.

Location: The person will need to be based in or near Edinburgh. The position will be remote working, with opportunity to work in the Scottish Green Party Office in Leith, should covid rules allow.