Jobs

We are looking for a leader who is passionate about organisation effectiveness and development. The successful candidate is likely to have sound experience of finance planning, management and policy and may also have had experience in other relevant areas of business development, governance or people practice. Ideally the post holder will have worked in, or… Read more »

We are looking for a colleague who is passionate about employability and lifelong learning and who recognises the important role the third sector plays in achieving great outcomes for people across Dumfries and Galloway. You will lead our portfolio of work across employability, skills and lifelong learning, working with colleagues in third, public and private… Read more »

Joining our new Economic Development and Enterprise Team, we’re looking for a colleague who is passionate about local participation with an interest in supporting the building of strong local/social enterprising activity. Our new colleague will support the delivery of our Social Enterprise Strategy through the development of resources and models of advice for new and… Read more »

We’re looking for a colleague passionate about wellbeing who will support third sector organisations to contribute to building community health and wellbeing across Dumfries and Galloway. Our new colleague will be central to supporting our developing activity across a significant sector, including developing materials and resources, coordinating events and communicating with the sector and our… Read more »

We are looking for an effective programme management expert to support the delivery of a new model of community transport across Dumfries & Galloway. The successful candidate will bring experience of programme and/or project planning, building activity and outcome timelines, gateways and reporting mechanisms and building effective relationships with partners. To be effective in the… Read more »

We are looking for a passionate community advocate who can get to know the third sector across their area, provide the necessary advice and support and can connect with communities and encourage involvement. The successful candidate will enjoy building new connections and relationships, be resourceful and apply problem solving skills and make links across the… Read more »

Would you like to be part of our dedicated team who are driving our vision to be a leading socially responsible organisation providing holistic, high quality and accessible advice and representation for all citizens of Dumfries and Galloway? In joining us you will be part of the team that make a real and empowering difference… Read more »

We are looking for an enthusiastic, empathic person with a passion for supporting people living with mental illness and poor mental health to join Change Mental Health and help us continue to deliver excellent mental health services through our resource centre in Castle Douglas. As a Project Worker, you’ll be responsible for facilitating group work… Read more »

To assist the manager with the day-to-day paperwork able to work with excel spreadsheets, To be prepared to be trained on applying for funding To provide an annual budget to update any policy documents as and when required To be flexible and available to cover for staff on holiday or sickness – this may include… Read more »

Purpose of the role: Home-Start Dumfries is a registered charity providing family centred, non-judgemental support to families with at least one child under five. The Family Support Worker would provide intensive family support, helping to strengthen parent/child relationship, reduce isolation, develop parenting skills, increase access to family services, and improve physical and emotional health &… Read more »

Are you passionate about making a positive impact in the lives of young people? Do you have the energy, creativity, and dedication to inspire the next generation? If so, we want YOU to join our team as a Youth Work Coordinator! At Newton Stewart Initiative, we believe in empowering young people to reach their full… Read more »

We have an additional need for someone to manage and coordinate our Friendly Faces Volunteers. Friendly Faces is our project name for volunteers who meet refugees who are living in Dumfries and Galloway and continue to keep in touch in a safe way, by having conversations and offering friendship and support as they explore their… Read more »

The chief responsibility of our Volunteer Co-ordinator is to manage our team of volunteers and their relationships with employees, trustees and service users. This will include engagement and onboarding and monitoring activity of all our volunteers and assessing outcomes against need, and recognising the great work that all our volunteers do. Please refer to the… Read more »

We’re looking for an Event Assistant to support the preparation and delivery of the Wigtown Book Festival. The Event Assistant will assist the Event Coordinator in all logistical aspects of the festival. This will include setting up venues, liaising with technical teams, coordinating hospitality, health & safety and event pack down at the end of… Read more »

Wigtown Festival Company is looking to appoint a Young People’s Engagement Officer to develop and run our year-round programmes with 15-25-year-olds. This is an exciting opportunity to help shape a fresh way of working with our target group of 15-to-25-year-olds at Wigtown Book Festival and around the year. We are seeking a dynamic and imaginative… Read more »

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a unique Community that provides care and support in an inclusive, vibrant and holistic way. This is an opportunity for someone who revels in taking personal and professional responsibility and accountability for quality assurance and compliance in social care within an inclusive community setting and ethos…. Read more »

Have you ever wished to be involved at the start of a major project that will transform a building into a community hub, positively impacting the lives of the local community? Then this opportunity with Dumfries Historic Buildings Trust (DHBT) could be right up your street. You will have the opportunity to help shape how… Read more »