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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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Political Adviser (Scotland)
Uplift
Full time
Hybrid: Based in Scotland, with ability to regularly attend Holyrood
£42,283 - £48,694
Standard working hours 9.00 - 17.30, with availability to attend external events which may fall outside these hours. Flexible working requests will be considered. Fixed 12 month contract with strong likelihood of renewal
Closing 19 August 2026
Advertised from 4 August 2026

Role

About us

Uplift supports efforts to create a rapid and fair transition away from oil and gas production in the UK.

We urgently need to phase out oil and gas drilling to stay within safe climate limits. Yet, despite having renewable resources in abundance, the UK remains Europe’s second largest oil and gas producer.

We can and must be ambitious about moving past oil and gas production, while empowering and supporting workers and communities who rely on the industry for their livelihoods.

Working with everyone from policy-makers and Parliamentarians, to academics and campaigners, Uplift undertakes research, analysis and campaigning to support a rapid and fair transition away from oil and gas production in the UK.

Role summary

As one of Uplift’s Political Advisers, you will play a central role in building political support for a fair transition away from oil and gas extraction in the UK. Your role will sit within Uplift’s Politics Team and support the Senior Political Adviser (Scotland) to create political impact for Uplift in Scotland.

This role will involve working closely within political networks across Holyrood and occasionally also at Westminster. You will be a skilled communicator able to support the implementation of Uplift's political strategy, and use your initiative and political instincts to further the political debate on phasing out fossil fuels and securing a fair transition for workers and communities in Scotland.

Application notes

For further information and to apply, please visit our website.

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