Advertised from 26 June 2026

Role

Do you enjoy working with people?  

Do you have excellent communication and presentation skills, and experience working with young people? 

We are looking for a Project Officer to join Fast Forward’s existing Scottish Gambling Education Hub. This role will have a focus on working in the community with young people, practitioners and families living and working in the Highlands and Islands. 

We are looking for an enthusiastic practitioner with excellent communication skills and robust track record of working in the community with young people, practitioners and families. 

The Hub was Scotland’s first gambling education and prevention programme focusing on protecting young people from gambling harms. Its work includes delivering training to practitioners, staff, schools and youth groups, developing resources, as well as partnership building with national organisations.

Organisation profile

Fast Forward is Scotland’s national youth work agency, it is a force for change supporting children and young people to make informed decisions about risk taking behaviours. We take a harm reduction approach to reduce the negative impacts of these behaviours on their lives and those of their families and wider community. 

The team’s work is dynamic, challenging and rewarding in developing innovative programmes to address risk-taking behaviours that often goes unrecognised. You will find creative ways to engage with partners, adapting and creating resources to enable them to better deliver meaningful harm reduction and prevention education around harmful gambling and gambling harm. 

Our work is underpinned by the following values:

Integrity - Our work is dynamic and informed by expertise, lived experience and relevant research 

Forward Thinking - We are brave and bold. We are creative in our approach to identifying and responding to risk taking behaviour. 

Inclusive - We take a person-centred approach. We are non-judgemental and respectful. 

Collaborative - We coproduce, partner and learn with young people and experts from across the field

Application notes

An application pack is available for download below.

If you would like to discuss this vacancy, contact Dina Subasciaki, Project Manager, dina@fastforward.org.uk  

Please complete all sections of the application form and other documents and return to dina@fastforward.org.uk by noon on Monday 27th July 2026.

Candidates will be invited to meet members of the Fast Forward staff team digitally on Tuesday 4th August 2026.

Interviews will be held in person on Tuesday 11th August at the Inverness Chamber of Commerce, 31-33 High St, Inverness, IV1 1HT.

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