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Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations is the membership organisation for Scotland's charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises. Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.

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Interim Scottish Parliamentary Engagement Officer

Quakers in Britain
Part time
Remote: Home Based/ Edinburgh
£35,596
24.5 hours per week. £24,917 per annum. Fixed term until 31 October 2026
Closing 22 July 2025
Advertised from 25 June 2025

Role

We are looking for an interim member of staff to hit the ground running and cover this exciting role, engaging with Scottish political parties to advocate for Quaker priorities during a period of staff parental leave. 

The role covers a range of advocacy tasks, and this period will include the Scottish Parliament elections. 

The role will be home based if you have a suitable working environment, or at an agreed, rented workspace. You will need to travel to Edinburgh when necessary.

Application notes

For details of how to apply, please visit our website.

Closing date: 8.00am on Tuesday 22 July 2025.

Interviews will be held in Edinburgh on Thursday 31 July 2025.

Quakers are committed to equality and welcome applicants from all identities and backgrounds. Selection is based solely on skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities. We aim to prevent age, belief, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, neurodivergence, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or social class from being a barrier to employment. We aim for an equitable, user-friendly application process, and reasonable adjustments can be made if needed. As a Quaker organisation we expect all applicants and employees to uphold our values. 

We are committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. All candidates will undergo pre-employment checks in line with our Safer Recruitment guidelines.