Business Development Sustainability Manager

Location: Edinburgh or Glasgow office

Please note that the team is based in Edinburgh and, in this case, regular attendance in our Edinburgh office will be required.   

Workplace type: Hybrid working - min 1 day a week at the office. This is a minimum, but a successful candidate can opt to be office based 5 days per week.

Hours per week: 35 

Type of contract: Fixed- term contract until 30th Jun 2027. Potential extension subject to further funding.

Job Level and Salary Scale: Level 6, £39,210 - £47,924 per annum *

*The successful candidate’s salary will be determined in line with their skills and experience. New employees are normally appointed at the lower end of the salary scale and potential candidates should not expect to be appointed above the midpoint of the salary scale.

Closing date: Please ensure you submit your application no later than 12 June 2025, midnight.

Interviews: Interviews for this role will take place on 20 June 2025.

This Citizens Advice Network in Scotland is committed to continuous improvement in all aspects of our operations to ensure our services remain relevant and are delivered in a responsible and sustainable way.

This role will be vital in ensuring the sustainability of our services both now and into the future.  The role will support CAS and the Network to maintain our leadership position, understanding and responding to societal change and stakeholder priorities that reflect that change, adapting policies and approaches in a variety of areas. The role will bring together and develop the skills, tools, knowledge and expertise within CAS and the Network.  The priority will be our Network’s decarbonisation journey to net zero, and the scope will encompass varied developmental areas. 

This role offers you the opportunity to work at the heart of supporting Scotland's largest independent advice network and to make an invaluable contribution to citizen’s lives.

For more information about the role, please refer to the Job Pack - BD Sustainability Manager.

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Employee benefits

Citizens Advice Scotland offers excellent terms and conditions. We want our people to have a great work life balance and we have designed our working practices and benefits to support this. Here are some of things our employees benefit from: a 35-hour full time working week, 40 days annual leave, genuine flexibility in working hours with a flexi-time system, and hybrid working opportunities for every role. For more details of some of the other benefits on offer to our employees, please see the section on employee benefits in the job pack.

Citizens Advice Scotland is committed to promoting diversity and inclusion. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies and flexible working arrangements to support all our staff. We are also committed to equality of opportunity for all and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

CAS provides options for hybrid working to allow employees to balance their time attending the office with time working from home. The number of days you will be able to work from home each week will be dependent on your job role and can be discussed as part of the recruitment process.

Before you apply

Our aim is to make ensure our application assessment process is fair, objective and transparent.

As such, please do not include on your CV or candidate statement the following information: your address, a photo, hobbies, age, date of birth, marital status, nationality.

The candidate statement

The candidate statement plays a very important part in the application assessment process. It is a free space for you to showcase your skills, competencies, and experiences relevant to the role. Please include examples which demonstrate how you meet the requirements.

The candidate statement is expected to be up to 1-2 page(s) A4 long.

You have the option to upload your candidate statement as a separate document or you can write your candidate statement in the section below. Please choose the option that best work for you.

Please note that applications without the candidate statement will not be considered.

While we recognize AI can be a helpful tool for starting your application, and may help you by sparking an idea more easily than starting with a blank page, we really want you to show in your application who you are and how you think. AI will never replace the important human element at the application stage.  It is very obvious when candidates have used AI alone to complete their application and so, for your own benefit, please make sure that you write your written statement yourself and don’t rely on AI to write it for you.