Senior Officer - Campaign (Maternity Cover)

>     Job title: Senior Officer – Campaigns (Maternity Cover)

>     Location: Edinburgh or Glasgow

 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. You will be required to work a minimum of 1 day per week in the office. This is a minimum, but you may opt to be office based up 5 days per week.

>     Hours per week: Full time /35 hours per week (will consider part time/28 hours per week)

>     Type of contract: Fixed term contact for 12 months (maternity cover)

>     Salary scale: (Job Level 4) £32,081 - £39,210 per annum (pro rata), commensurate with skills and experience.

>   Closing date: 15 June 2025

>   Interview date: 25 June 2025

The Citizens Advice network across Scotland helped almost 190,000 people in 2024-25, unlocking £142 million for people to use in their local communities. The advice we provide is life-changing and often live-saving. Moreover, we use this unique and unparalleled insight and evidence to advocate for people and secure change. 

Our brand is the most trusted of any advice network in Scotland and we want someone to build on this achievement, create compelling campaigns that not only support our network of advisers but also make politicians and decision-makers sit up and pay attention to the changes we need.

This role is a rare opportunity to develop and deliver campaigns to our targeted audiences to make a real difference to the lives of people across all corners of Scotland.

The ideal candidate will be attuned to emerging trends within the third sector and campaigning space and be dedicated to delivering meaningful and impactful communications.

We’re looking for someone that will protect and enhance our brand and be alert to both risk and opportunity. We will need you to be an expert in terms of cultivating the relationships and platforms we need to tell those stories effectively and persuasively. 

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 - Senior Officer (Campaigns).

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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.