Member Job Vacancies

Advocacy Worker (Maternity Cover) (Forth Valley Rape Crisis Centre)
Hours: Full time

Salary: £30,610

Location: On site: Stirling, with some travel throughout Scotland

Closing Date: Monday 30th June 2025

This post will require a good understanding of the criminal justice system and a passion to support and empower survivors throughout the criminal justice process, and to be there for them whatever the outcome.

The successful applicant will be passionate, knowledgeable, diligent, and highly resilient with the ability to manage their own workload and to work with all different types of people including varying levels of vulnerability.

Should the successful applicant be available to start from 8th September a full handover from the postholder will be available but a good understanding of the justice system, a clear intersectional feminist understanding of gender-based violence, and some experience of support or advocacy type work would be highly advantageous. The ability to work collaboratively with other agencies and services to centre a survivor’s needs will be essential.

For further information visit their website.

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- Application Form (word doc)
Participation Lead (CYCJ Scotland)
Hours: Full time

Salary: £46,735 - £57,422

Term: Fixed (until 31/03/2027)

Location: Lord Hope Building, John Anderson Campus, Glasgow

Closing Date: Sunday 29 June 2025

Do you want to help to improve how Scotland responds to children and young people who come into conflict with the law? Do you have a track record of delivering effective participation activity and working with key stakeholders? Are you approachable, courageous, optimistic, compassionate, innovative and determined? Then this exciting opportunity to work as a key part of CYCJ is for you. 

As the Participation Lead, you will lead on the delivery of an ambitious participation strategy for CYCJ, supervising the participation staff; overseeing partnership projects/funding applications; and have a strategic vision for future development.

You will have proven ability in leading on participation work and building effective working relationships at all levels and a demonstrated ability to work autonomously. You will be able to communicate effectively to manage a staff team and engage with children and young people with experience of the care and justice systems to amplify their voice and support systems change.

You will be part of the CYCJ leadership team, contributing to strategic decisions for the Centre, with specific responsibility for participation and engagement. You will contribute to the development of the team, by creating different partnership opportunities and applying for additional sources of funding to expand and grow the team. You will be a self-starter who likes to be part of a team and who relishes challenges. You will require flexibility in your approach, including working outside of an office environment.

For further information visit their website.

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- Further information about the role (PDF)
- Apply via their website
Communications and Engagement Manager (Scottish Child Law Centre)
Hours: Part time

Salary: £32,000 pro-rata

Location: Hybrid: Govanhill

Closing Date: Monday 30 June 2025

Are you an experienced communicator and passionate children’s rights advocate? If so, they would love you to hear from you.

They are looking for a communications manager to drive forward the Scottish Child Law Centre’s communications and to further raise their external profile and demonstrate their impact.

Ideally, you will also have experience of children’s policy and/or have worked with children and young people. Public affairs experience would also be valuable.

For further information visit their website.

Important Details Below!
- Please submit a CV and covering letter to enquiries@sclc.org.uk that is no more than two pages, stating how you meet the criteria and why you are interested in the role.
Bairns Hoose Rights, Advocacy & Trauma Recovery Worker (Children First)
Hours: Full time

Salary: £35,850 -£41,150

Location: North Aberdeenshire

Closing Date: Monday 23 June 2025

Children First Bairns Hoose is based on the European Barnahus model, designed to deliver a child-friendly, multidisciplinary, and interagency model of justice, care and recovery for children who are victims and witnesses of all forms of violence. Children receive a coordinated trauma responsive plan to support their journey through the care, protection, and justice system.

Taking a child-centred approach, you will work to ensure the safety of children and young people by protecting and promoting their rights. Providing professional, high quality, trauma sensitive and responsive recovery focused support for the children, young people, and their families following trauma. Ensuring that the therapeutic recovery support for children, young people and their families within the Bairns Hoose Team achieves the desired outcomes in relation to care, protection and justice, in particular preventing re-traumatisation, supporting and facilitating recovery and upholding the rights of the child.

For further information visit their website.

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- Apply via their website
Support and Information Service Manager (Families Outside)
Hours: 28 hours per week, covering Monday – Thursday

Salary: £37,827 pro rata (0.8 FTE)

Location: Head Office base at 17 Gayfield Square, Edinburgh, with flexibility for some hybrid working.

Closing Date: Sunday 6 July 2025

Are you passionate about making a real difference in the lives of families affected by imprisonment? Are you a skilled leader with a heart for helping others and a head for managing vital services? If so, we they to hear from you!

Within the Support & Information Services Manager role you will:
- Lead and contribute towards the delivery of their national service through managing and coordinating their Helpline, ensuring it is always adequately staffed, supervised, and operating to the highest standards of care and confidentiality.
- Inspire and support their dedicated team, providing regular line management and supervision.
- Drive quality and innovation of their service, utilising data and feedback to help them continue to shape how they support families.
- Ensure families impacted by imprisonment have access to a range of support and information.
- Be a voice for families, and work to promote and represent Families Outside at key events and forums, ensuring the voices and experiences of families are heard where they matter most.
For further information visit their website.

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Advocacy Manager - Scotland (Amnesty International UK))
Hours: 35 with flexibility options

Salary: £50,828.00

Location: Edinburgh EH2 1EL, hybrid within UK

Closing Date: Monday 30 June 2025

The Nations and Regions team help them achieve their goal of protecting, defending and advancing human rights at home and around the world. The Advocacy Manager – Scotland (fixed-term cover) is accountable for Amnesty’s advocacy at the Scottish Parliament and with various Scottish Government departments. You will work with colleagues in the Nations & Regions team and their UK and international headquarters to develop and deliver advocacy strategies with MSPs, MPs in Scotland, civil servants and other government and public body officials.

For further information visit their website.

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- Job Description (PDF)
Participation and Programmes Officer (Scottish Youth Parliament)
Hours: 35 hours per week (with flexibility for evening & weekend work)

Salary: £27,325 – £31,678

Location: Hybrid: Edinburgh

Closing Date: Thursday 3 July 2025

SYP has a proud history of championing youth-led projects and campaigns that drive meaningful policy change. Their programmes and participation activities use a youth work ethos to support young people across Scotland to develop skills and experiences, discuss the issues that are important to them, and influence change.

Working within SYP’s youth-led structure, their Participation and Programmes Officer will work with young people and the Participation and Programmes team to plan, deliver, amplify, and evaluate their activities, in line with the organisation’s strategic objectives.

If you are passionate about amplifying young people’s voices and have the skills to support young people’s meaningful participation in decision-making, they would love to hear from you.

Find out more via their website.

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- Job Description PDF
- Application Form (Word Doc)