Advertised from 20 August 2025

Role

The Scottish Commission for People with Learning Disabilities (SCLD) is seeking a highly organised and motivated Administration and Compliance Officer to support the smooth running of our organisation. 

This role is key to ensuring effective governance, compliance, and operational efficiency, while also providing vital secretariat support to our Board and Sub-Committees.

You will play a central role in maintaining robust systems and processes, acting as GDPR Data Officer and Health & Safety Officer, and managing our CRM system. With excellent organisational and communication skills, you will be confident in coordinating governance requirements, designing policies and procedures, and ensuring compliance across the organisation. This is a varied role that requires accuracy, initiative, and the ability to balance competing priorities.

This permanent, part-time post (21 hours per week, with flexible daytime hours Monday to Friday) is based on hybrid working between home and our Glasgow office. The salary is £28,000 (FTE) with 37 days pro rata annual leave. If you share our vision of a fairer Scotland where people with learning disabilities live full, safe, and equal lives, we’d love to hear from you. 

About SCLD: 

The Scottish Commission for People with Learning Disabilities (SCLD) vision is of a fairer Scotland where people with learning disabilities live full, safe, loving, and equal lives. 

SCLD is a human rights defender organisation and aims to make a significant contribution to systems and culture change across Scotland to ensure people with learning disabilities are empowered to live the life they choose. 

People with learning disabilities drive the charity’s work and are at the heart of all design and delivery. 

Our key aims: 

• People with learning disabilities champion and defend their own and other people's human rights and lead the work to improve policy, practice, and legislation. 
• People with learning disabilities are confident about what they can achieve and use their voices to lead, participate and influence change. 
• Practitioners and service providers learn from shared experiences, resulting in improved practice and services informed by human rights standards, data, and evidence.

Application notes

Valuing diversity and promoting equal opportunities is at the heart of SCLD’s vision, mission, and values. SCLD encourages and welcomes applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including those with lived experiences that reflect the communities SCLD serves.

SCLD is committed to creating an inclusive working environment where everyone feels free to be themselves and where equity of opportunity is a fundamental principle.

SCLD is a Disability Confident employer, it actively supports and promotes the inclusion of people with disabilities.

To apply for this role, return the completed application form and equal opportunities form to recruitment@scld.co.uk by midnight Monday 15 September 2025

If you would like to arrange an informal chat about the role please email recruitment@scld.co.uk

To find out more about SCLD please visit our website

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