Volunteer recruitment officers

• Hybrid/ Remote: Home based, with the option to work from our headquarters in Edinburgh part of the time
• Closing: 12th March 2025
• Advertised from: 20th February 2025
• Salary depending on experience. 3-year fixed term contract. 35 hours per week

Role

We are hiring for 3 new volunteer recruitment officers to join our membership development and growth team!

Location: This is a home-based role, with the option to work from our headquarters in Edinburgh part of the time. There is a requirement for regular travel throughout Scotland (including evenings and weekends with occasional overnight stays). You will also be required to participate in monthly in-person staff meetings, plus additional ad hoc project meetings and staff trainings at Girlguiding Scotland Headquarters, 16 Coates Crescent, Edinburgh, EH3 7AH.

Purpose of the role

As a volunteer recruitment officer, you will play a key part in transforming how we advertise volunteering opportunities, work with external partners, and welcome more volunteers into guiding. You will work with the head of membership development and growth, other volunteer recruitment officers, and volunteers throughout the Girlguiding Scotland network to identify opportunities to improve how we recruit and welcome volunteers.

If you would like to have a conversation about the role before applying, please contact Louise Henderson, head of membership development and growth on 07984245387 or email recruitment@girlguiding-scot.org.uk.

Girlguiding Scotland values inclusivity, so we welcome requests for support or reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process. If you need any support to complete your application or with any other part of the recruitment process, then please get in touch on 0131 609 0203 to discuss how we can support you.

Join our team!

We’re looking for someone who really knows their stuff on all things digital to join our team. Your primary role will be to look after our social media channels, our Scouts Scotland website, and handle email communications to both our members and marketing audiences.

You’ll be a creative storyteller, be a whizz at social media, keep up with digital trends, and have a marketing mindset. We don’t expect you to tick every box, but we’re looking for someone enthusiastic and eager to learn.

Scottish Policy & Research Exchange (SPRE)

SPRE is seeking new trustees to help shape the organisation as it moves into the next phase of its growth. SPRE exists to support more equitable public governance and positive outcomes for people and the environment in Scotland through capacity strengthening activities aimed at supporting meaningful connections and learning.

We aim to recruit 5-7 Trustees, including a new Treasurer. We welcome applicants with experience in setting up financial systems and good governance in a new, small organisation.

About Us

Zero Tolerance is a Scottish charity working to end men’s violence against women by promoting gender equality and challenging attitudes which normalise violence and abuse. We are committed to diversity and challenging all forms of inequality alongside gender inequality.

Our aims:

1. Lead campaigning in Scotland to end all forms of violence against women and girls (VAWG).
2. Challenge and support key institutions to embed VAWG prevention in their work.
3. Advance and share the evidence base on preventing VAWG.
4. Make Zero Tolerance a place where feminist leadership happens.

What you’ll do

We are looking for a Support Officer to join our team to support Zero Tolerance’s work to promote gender equality and primary prevention of men’s violence in youth work, education, and the early years.

This is a fixed term post to 31st March 2026. You will support the development and delivery of the Zero Tolerance Under Pressure programme for youth workers and support the Children and Young People: Policy and Practice Officer to monitor current trends and concerns for youth workers in the area of violence against women and girls (VAWG).

What we need

The successful candidate will have experience of organising training or events and developing resources, with knowledge and understanding of violence against women and gender equality. You’ll be a skilled communicator with the ability to create accessible resources and present complex ideas to a variety of audiences.

• Organisational skills, managing both reactive and planned work
• Attention to detail

What do we offer?

Competitive salary with annual pay progression, 28 days annual leave plus 10 public holidays (pro-rata), and a flexible working hours policy.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join Citizens Advice Scotland as Transformational Change Manager to support delivery of work during a period of maternity cover. As a key member of the transformational change team, you will support the delivery of strategies and initiatives designed to foster a supportive, inclusive, and high-performance organisational culture.

Employee benefits

Citizens Advice Scotland offers excellent terms and conditions, including a 35-hour full-time working week, 40 days annual leave, genuine flexibility in working hours, and hybrid working opportunities for every role.