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We have an exciting opportunity for you to become an Energy Adviser within the Services Delivery team based in our Edinburgh office. You will be primarily responsible for providing energy advice to households that will motivate and enable them to take action to reduce their fuel bills, cut carbon emissions and make their homes warmer and more comfortable.

Working on a shift pattern covering a combination of normal and ‘out of hours’ periods each week, your total working hours will be 37.5 hours a week. This will range from providing energy advice out of office hours between 8-9am or 5-8pm Monday-Friday and 9-5pm Saturdays. During normal office hours (9 -5pm Mon-Fri.) you will be required to support our Services Delivery team answering enquiries about a variety of grant and loan programmes which we manage on behalf of the Scottish Government and other funders.

The role has a real focus on customer service and delivering an effective customer journey is essential to the role.

You will speak with a wide range of customers on the phone and online and your ability to listen, empathise and then enable customers to take action will be critical.

Bike for Good is seeking an experienced communication professional to join our award-winning team and help us change lives through cycling!

The successful candidate will lead the creation of a comprehensive Communications Strategy that will aid Bike for Good to achieve our vision, mission and values. The Communications Officer will focus on increasing the reach and awareness of our Community Outreach Programme which includes services for those underrepresented in cycling and/or new/returning to cycling.

We need someone with a creative approach who can promote Bike for Good, interact with the public and establish productive relationships with key stakeholders. Candidates should be passionate about increasing the number of people who choose to cycle as their main mode of travel and raising awareness of the benefits of cycling.

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of success in the integrated digital & communications sector or related field, as well as excellent written and verbal communication skills.

A one year contract is available with potential for extension subject to funding. The opportunity is available thanks to support from the Smarter Choices, Smarter Places Open fund.

If you’re a Fundraising Assistant with 1 year+ experience in community fundraising activities and commercial link-ups OR individual giving, and looking to move up into a sole fundraiser post, this is an exciting opportunity to work with a charity which provides a diverse set of services to children, young people and adults across the city.

Cyrenians Farm, at Kirknewton is a working organic farm producing local fruit, vegetables and eggs, and is also home to a community of vulnerable young people, many with backgrounds of homelessness. Cyrenians also runs a Good Food Programme in Edinburgh which is home to several food related services including FareShare Central and South East Scotland which collects excess food form local outlets and redistributes to other organisations working with people in need and Food Education services offering cooking classes and creating clubs alleviating isolation and loneliness.

Working with the Head of Enterprise and the Farm team, this role will oversee the Farm operation including the implementation of new initiatives in the growth plan. These tasks include promoting the enterprise and the Good Food Programme, developing effective marketing and communications with the support of the central team, manage the Farm facility ensuring maintenance within Health and Safety requirements, manage the Farm team of staff and volunteers to deliver operationally and ensure compliance with all legislative requirements.

You should also be an effective team player, with excellent organisations skills and business experience in the food sector. You will be trustworthy and responsible, and able to demonstrate Cyrenians values of compassion, respect, integrity and innovation in the work that you do.

The Glasgow Canal Coop was established in Feb 2018 as a collaborative initiative to enhance the canal corridor between Port Dundas and Firhill in north Glasgow. Our aim is to create a vibrant neighbourhood for people to live, work and visit. Funding has now been secured from Scottish Enterprise and Heritage Lottery Fund to hire a motivated and proactive Project Manager to coordinate, develop and deliver against the key actions to support the overall objective of strengthening the canal corridor as a creative and active place.

A full Job Description is available for download below.

We are seeking a Volunteer Manager to join our team as a new position. Our team and Volunteers help people across Scotland open their gardens to the public to raise money for charity.

Our Volunteer Manager will coordinate and oversee the work of our core Volunteers ensuring they are empowered and have the necessary support, skills and materials to carry out their roles effectively and in line with our organisation’s aims and goals, and ultimately to have a positive experience throughout their work with the Charity. Our Volunteer Manager must stay informed of best practice and provide support and guidance to colleagues on the effective management and support of volunteers and to be champion and ambassador for volunteering both internally and externally.

This is a new position and we have a commitment of funding for an initial contract of three years. We hope that the person assuming this new role will develop it into a valuable and long long-term position.

Please download the job description below for more details about the position.

Our Charity

Scotland’s Gardens Scheme, established in 1931, raises money for charity through opening gardens to the public. Most of our gardens are privately owned and are supported by committees of Volunteers across the country. We have a small office staff of four but a wide reach with over 150 Volunteers and a network of about 700 gardens. We annually open over 500 gardens each year which donate to over 250 charities and have raised over £1 million for charity in the last four years. We are extremely proud of our contribution to health and wellbeing through promoting gardening, garden visiting, and volunteering and we strive to ensure that our charity experience is rewarding, inspiring and enjoyable.

We are seeking a Marketing Manager to join our team helping people across Scotland open their gardens to the public to raise money for charity.

Our Marketing Manager will coordinate and oversee implementation of our Marketing strategy within specific budgets and in line with our organisation’s aims and goals. Our primary focus is to raise awareness of Scotland’s Gardens Scheme and the beneficial impact of its raised funds. Our Marketing Manager will lead our media presence across various platforms as well as help lead our Volunteers’ localised promotional work. Our Marketing Manager must also stay informed of upcoming trends and developments within digital and traditional media and lead change as appropriate.

Please download the job description below for more details about the position.

Our Charity

Scotland’s Gardens Scheme, established in 1931, raises money for charity through opening gardens to the public. Most of our gardens are privately owned and are supported by committees of Volunteers across the country. We have a small office staff of four but a wide reach with over 150 Volunteers and a network of about 700 gardens. We annually open over 500 gardens each year which donate to over 250 charities and have raised over £1 million for charity in the last four years. We are extremely proud of our contribution to health and wellbeing through promoting gardening, garden visiting, and volunteering and we strive to ensure that our charity experience is rewarding, inspiring and enjoyable.

Friends of the Earth Scotland is looking for an Administrative Asssistant to join our friendly team in Edinburgh. This is a new role, required due to an expansion of staff numbers and organisational activity.

You will work closely with the Membership and Office Manager and the other Administrative Assistant to provide general administrative and financial support and to help look after our members and supporters in Scotland. Additionally, you will provide administrative assistance to the Director and Head of Campaigns, and organise our Board meetings.

The community-led SHRUB Co-op invites applications for Circular Economy Programme Coordinator of our Zero Waste Edinburgh project - set in the heart of Scotland’s capital. The role is a part of our Zero Waste Edinburgh project team.

The team will work alongside our Climate Challenge Fund funded project staff running to end of March 2020 and are challenged with transforming the habits of the community to reduce local and global carbon emissions and re-skill people with capacity to repair and upcycle.

The main purpose and activities of the Circular Economy Programme Coordinator post are:

• To coordinate the overall delivery of the workshops and collections activities of the project, including a suite of engagements and events for Material Matters Event Cycles, both at SHRUB and in partnership with schools and university accommodation services.
• To support the Material Matters Research Teams and Events and Project Coordination volunteers with the aim of developing a circular economy within the community.
• To establish new end-of-term community collections and related outreach and engagement activities with the local permanent and student community, in partnership with City of Edinburgh Council and local organisations.
• To oversee SHRUB Space workshop space with volunteers.

Successful applicants must have experience and skills in the following areas:

• Managing teams of volunteers - experienced in how to delegate to and empower them
• Educated to HNC / HND, plus 2 years relevant work experience - or equivalent
• Able to engage effectively with internal / external stakeholders to solve problems
• Strong communication and teamwork skills for a fast-paced working environment
• Experience of organising events and project management skills
• Able to work on own initiative and organise own time / workload
• Full proficiency with Google Accounts and familiar with Microsoft Office e.g. Excel
• High level of empathy and respect for people with different backgrounds and ability to use inclusive, non-stigmatising and respectful ways of communication

This is a fixed term contract until March 2020, working on the Zero Waste Edinburgh project.

The Zero Waste Edinburgh project is funded through the Resource Efficient Circular Economy Accelerator Programme Fund, which is administered by Zero Waste Scotland on behalf of the Scottish Government. This is part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).