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  • Country Director - Scotland (The Fostering Network)

    Salary: £53,836 - £59,012

    Location: This is a hybrid role, with travel to our Glasgow office at least once a week.

    Hours: Full time – 35 hours

    Deadline: Sunday 25 January 2026

    This is an exceptional opportunity for a high calibre professional with leadership experience to join their fantastic organisation. This post is one of four Country Directors, working with the CEO to deliver on their organisational strategic objectives in each country

    The post will manage and lead on key initiatives in a specific country, drive forward the monitoring, impact and evaluation of their work and ensure continuous improvement through innovative models of practice.  You will have responsibility for developing and maintaining key stakeholder relationships and be responsible for securing grants, fundraising and engage in activity to promote TFN and respond to the needs of the sector.  A key responsibility for the post holder is to ensure that their services and products are sector leading, evidence-based and child centred.

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  • Participation Worker - Scotland (The Fostering Network)

    Salary: £27,953  - £33,130 

    Location: Hybrid, Scotland with links to the Glasgow office 

    Hours: Full time – 35 hours

    Deadline: Sunday 1 February 2026

    This is an exciting opportunity for someone with great self-motivation and creative thinking to lead on a project in Scotland to improve the lives of young people in foster care and their families. This post will work collaboratively with the Scotland team and other colleagues delivering participation work across the UK.  

    You will lead and coordinate the work of the Young Person’s Advisory Board which supports care experienced young people to campaign for change to children’s social care and lead on the delivery of a programme of activities related to this. 

    This role is vital in ensuring they are the best organisation they can be by listening to those their work affects.  

    This is a great opportunity to bring your expertise to designing and delivering the next stage of this project and make a genuine impact on the experience and outcomes for young people living in foster care and fostering families.  

    For further information visit their website.

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  • Become a Young Advisor to the Commissioner ( Children and Young People's Commissioner's Office)

    Apply now – no experience needed, support given, and your expenses paid

    Closing Date: Apply online by Sunday, 1 February 2026

    Our group of Young Advisors needs new members – and it’s an exciting role that makes a big difference to children’s rights in Scotland.

    The group – human rights defenders aged between 12 and 17 from all over Scotland – plays a vital part in shaping Children and Young People’s Commissioner Nicola Killean’s work.

    What do Young Advisors do?

    They have lots of fun while pushing for change in children’s rights in Scotland!

    They meet to share their opinions, tell us about other children’s experiences, and influence the office’s work. In the past year, they have been supported to:

    For further information visit their website. 

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  • Policy and Campaigns Officer (Forces Children Scotland)

    Salary: £30,160, increasing to £31,500 after probation period

    Location: Remote

    Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week

    Deadline: Friday 6 February 2026

    The Policy and Campaigns Officer will play a key role in delivering the ambitions of the Forces Children’s Rights Charter, driving change to improve the lives of babies, children and young people from Armed Forces and veteran families.

    You will plan and deliver policy influencing, public affairs and public-facing campaigns, helping decision-makers better understand the unique experiences of forces children and why these must be reflected in law, policy and practice. Grounded in strong evidence and co-production, the role ensures children’s lived experience directly shapes influencing activity.

    Working closely with colleagues across learning and development, communications and participation, you will research, write and represent Forces Children Scotland externally, while managing competing priorities and contributing positively to a small, collaborative team.

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  • UNCRC practitioner or researcher (Magic Breakfast)

    Magic Breakfast is excited to share the Invitation to Tender for Magic Breakfast's Morning We Make, a children's rights-based research and advocacy project, centring the lived experience of children and young people during the transition from Primary 7 to Secondary 2 in areas across Scotland. The organisation is looking for an experienced UNCRC practitioner or researcher to support its rights-based engagement workshops.

    The practitioner will be exploring how children's rights are potentially compromised during the morning hours and how morning experiences vary across Scotland's communities, where mornings can look very different for children and young people.

    If you or someone in your network is a UNCRC experienced practitioner or researcher, and would like to get involved, or have any questions, Magic Breakfast would love to hear from you/them.

    The Invitation to Tender is open until 8th February 2026

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