• Legal Policy Manager (Together with Clan Childlaw Partnership)

    Salary: £23,800 (£34,000 FTE)

    Hours: Part time 24.5 hours (0.7) 

    Location: Edinburgh or Glasgow

    Closing Date: Monday 3rd February 2025, noon

    The Legal Policy Manager will play a key role in empowering the children’s sector to use the law to drive systemic change and ensure children experience their rights in practice. 

    This exciting new role will be central to delivery of an innovative joint project between Clan Childlaw and Together (Scottish Alliance for Children’s Rights), funded by the Human Rights Fund. 

    Clan Childlaw is a leader in child-centred strategic litigation that drives systemic change, while Together represents over 600 organisations working to promote and protect children’s rights in Scotland.

    The post holder will support strategic legal interventions, including the use of the UNCRC, to drive change for children and young people in Scotland. 

    The project aims to empower and enable Scotland’s children’s sector to use the law to advance children’s rights. These legal interventions may include strategic litigation, and seeking legal opinions, as well as wider measures such as supporting Together members to challenge rights breaches through informal processes etc.   

    Responsibilities include managing Clan’s Strategic Litigation Group, helping Together members identify opportunities for legal intervention, identifying strategic cases for Clan, and developing resources to promote the implementation and advance of children’s rights.  

    For further information visit their website. 

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  • Independent Advocate – My Rights My Say (Partners in Advocacy)

    Salary: £25,392 pro-rata

    Hours: Hours 17.5 per week – days can be discussed with management. £12,332.77 per annum plus mileage/travel expenses.

    Location: Remote: Home based Nation Wide, Scotland, however travel may be required to attend Face-to-Face visits if requested by the advocacy partner.

    Closing Date: Friday 17th January 2025

    Partners in Advocacy has established itself as one of Scotland’s leading providers of independent advocacy, delivering exceptional advocacy services since 1998.

    Thrilled to present a wonderful opportunity within supportive and welcoming Children and Young Persons team. As an independent Advocate you will have the privilege of providing one-on-one independent advocacy to young people in their My Rights My Say Service that supports Children with additional support needs aged 12-15 who want to exercise their own rights within their education. Through this role, you will ensure that young people’s voices and wishes are heard, enabling them to make informed choices, protect their rights and have a meaningful impact on decisions that affect their lives.

    They strongly encourage individuals from diverse backgrounds to apply. If you believe your skills, experience, and expertise align with the criteria outlined in the person specification, they would be delighted to hear from you.

    For further detail visit their website. 

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  • Chief Executive Officer (Children's Law Centre)

    Salary: Starting £65,344

    Hours: 35 hours per week

    Location: Belfast

    Closing Date: Noon, Monday 10 February 2025

    Who are they:

    Founded on the principles laid down in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), they were established in 1997 to provide legal advice to children and young people. They have since developed into the leading children’s rights legal charity in Northern Ireland, helping thousands of children vindicate their rights each year, ensuring their access to services and equality of treatment.

    Who they’re looking for:

    They are looking for a CEO who will shape, manage and represent the full range of CLC’s resources to ensure that it is fit for purpose and remains so in the future; providing strategic leadership in support of the Senior Management Team, Board and colleagues in the CLC team; and overseeing the charity’s HR, Fundraising and Operations functions.

    For further information visit their website. 

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  • Membership and Grants Administrator (Girlguiding Scotland)

    Salary: £24,500 – £26,000

    Hours: Salary depending on experience. Permanent. 35 hours per week.

    Location: Hybrid: Edinburgh

    Closing Date: Friday 31st January 2025

    The main purpose of this role is to provide administrative support to the membership development and growth team. The post holder will be a key part of the team, helping to ensure the successful delivery of their development projects and grant-giving programmes as well as providing consistent, high-quality advice and customer service. In doing so, they will help to ensure volunteers across Scotland get the support they need to deliver amazing opportunities for girls and young women.

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  • Policy and Parliamentary Manager (Close the Gap)

    Salary: £37,185 pro-rata

    Hours: £30,623 - 28 hours per week. Fixed term, funded until 31 March 2026 with a potential extension, depending on funding.

    Location: Hybrid: Glasgow

    Closing Date: Sunday 9th February 2025

    They’re looking for someone who has experience in a similar role, who understands the Scottish and UK political systems and can lead on Close the Gap’s parliamentary engagement work. You’ll have experience in policy advocacy, and be able to think creatively to identify opportunities for progressing their policy priorities in innovative ways. You’ll be a core part of their team, who’s proactive about getting things done, and willing to take the lead on key projects and policy areas. Committed to an intersectional approach to women’s labour market equality, you’ll also be supporting research projects which aim to gather evidence on the experiences of women who are most marginalised in the labour market.

    Purpose

    To effectively influence policy development around women’s labour market equality by producing policy analysis, briefings and consultation responses, and participating in strategic policy work. To lead on Close the Gap’s parliamentary engagement work, influence parliamentary processes, and shape Close the Gap’s approach to progressing its policy advocacy priorities. A key part of this role is building strong relationships and working collaboratively with organisations, parliamentarians, and government officials to influence and promote Close the Gap’s policy priorities.

    For further information visit their website. 

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