* On site: Ideally within commuting distance of Glasgow/Edinburgh to enable attendance at staff meetings and Scottish Government/ Parliament meetings and events (applications from outwith this geographic area will be accepted)
* Closing 21st April 2025
* Advertised from 19th March 2025
* 37.5 hours per week.
Role
Introduction
Community Land Scotland is a membership organisation which represents the interests of community landowners throughout Scotland and which currently has over 130 Members. It is the national voice for community ownership and land reform in Scotland, the aim of which is to diversify the pattern of land ownership to ensure many more people can benefit from Scotland’s land. Land ownership matters because it significantly influences how land is used and crucially who benefits.
Community Land Scotland operates by taking the real lived experiences of communities and using it to influence positive change.
About the role
Community Land Scotland has a UK wide reputation for promoting community empowerment through the democratic ownership of key assets in local economies, building community wealth and resilience. We are regularly asked to speak nationally within Scotland, within the UK and internationally, on land reform and community empowerment. We are the only civil society organisation that exists to fulfill this advocacy function.
This role would suit a recent graduate or someone with similar experience. The role is envisaged as relatively entry-level in which training and development will take place alongside gaining a wide range of experiences, all of which will support career development.
As Policy Support you will have a specific role within the policy and communications team to help research and shape policy development whilst sharing our message with a wider audience.
We are looking for a Policy Support Officer who is a strong oral and written communicator with strong organisational and administrative skills, who can digest and synthesise complex information and then present it in an engaging format and who has a passion for community-led approaches and land reform.
The main objectives of this post, and outcomes to be delivered are to:
* Help support the organisation’s busy policy agenda with a focus on developing policy to deliver more community ownership, further land reform in Scotland and to help communities deliver their sustainable development objectives.
* Promoting awareness and benefits of community land ownership across all communities in Scotland and particularly spreading our message to new demographics.
* Demonstrate how more community ownership creates more communities in control of their own sustainable development.
* Develop, facilitate and promote networking among a range of partner organisations that promote community ownership and land reform in Scotland.
* Work with the Director of Policy to represent Community Land Scotland’s members from Holyrood to local political discussions and in wider forums.
See full details and person specification in Policy Support Job Description linked below.
Closing date: 12:00 on Monday 21st April.
Corra Foundation’s vision is for a society in which people create positive change and enjoy fulfilling lives. At Corra we are committed to increasing the diversity of our team and encourage applications from all backgrounds.
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