GLAD (Grassroots Leadership Awards) Project Lead (Fixed Term 3 years)

The Robertson Trust; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 25,000; Part time

Job summary

A charitable organization in Glasgow is seeking a Project Lead for the Grassroots Leadership Awards initiative. This role involves managing a program to support emerging changemakers who tackle issues of poverty and trauma in their communities. The ideal candidate will have experience in grassroots social change and excellent interpersonal skills. The position is fixed-term for three years, offering a salary of £24,662 (pro rata) and comprehensive benefits including flexible working options.

Benefits

Salary £24,662 (£41,104 FTE)

35 days annual leave (pro rata), inclusive of public holidays

Pension - 10% employer contribution

Attractive benefits package under review

Qualifications

• Experience working with individuals and communities at grassroots level.
• Commitment to reducing poverty and trauma.
• Ability to build trusted relationships with peers and partners.

Responsibilities

• Develop and support changemakers to take action towards social change.
• Manage GLAD aligned to purpose.
• Lead collaboration aligned to vision and values.

Skills

Knowledge of grassroots social change initiatives

Excellent inter-personal skills

Project and budget management skills

Cultural competence

Adaptability

Job description

The Robertson Trust is looking for a Project Lead to play a central role in our new Grassroots Leadership Awards (GLAD) initiative. This person will help shape and deliver the programme - building strong relationships, supporting participants, and ensuring the work is rooted in compassion and care.

The Robertson Trust is looking for a Project Lead (0.6 FTE, fixed-term for three years) to manage our new Grassroots Leadership Awards (GLAD).

This initiative will support 1214 emerging changemakers with lived experience, helping them tackle the issues of poverty and trauma that matter most to them and their communities - creating long-term, meaningful change.

As Project Lead, you will work directly with changemakers, as individuals and as a cohort, identified as a good match for the initiative by nominating partners. The role will involve understanding the needs and goals of participants, developing timely and practical support which removes barriers and enables them to achieve their plans.

The role holder will work as part of a cross-team group at TRT, benefit from specialist coaching support from Ten Years Time , engage with peers and the appointed learning partner, and work with an advisory circle of nominating partners and stakeholders.

For more details on the project and role, please use the dropdown sections below.

The closing date for applications is Monday, 25th August (5PM) .

GLAD (Grassroots Leadership Awards) Project Lead (Fixed Term 3 years)

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and support changemakers to take action towards social change

• Manage GLAD in ways aligned to purpose

• Lead collaboration aligned to vision, mission and values

• Develop trusted relationships with peers and partners

• Manage risk and to build assurance
  
  

The Person

We are looking for someone who has a commitment to our mission to prevent and reduce poverty and trauma in Scotland and who will embody the values of The Trust.

You should have knowledge and experience of grassroots social change initiatives, and a track-record in working with individuals and communities at grassroots level.

Experience of working in a strong Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging environment is essential, alongside excellent inter-personal skills, demonstrating a high degree of adaptability as well as cultural competence, care, consistency, and presence in working with people from diverse backgrounds.

You should have excellent project and budget management skills in taking primary responsibility for delivery of this fund. We are also looking for someone who is strategic, creative, and clear in their planning, day-to-day work, and communication.

We are an Equal Opportunities employer. We want to encourage applicants with diverse backgrounds to work with us. We believe that greater diversity of experience, skills and ways of thinking will challenge our thinking and practice on poverty and trauma and broaden our collective knowledge and networks. We encourage applications from suitably qualified candidates from all parts of the community, regardless of age, disability, race, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief or socio-economic background. We also encourage applications from those with experience or knowledge of how poverty or trauma impact on peoples lives.

Benefits

• Salary £24,662 (£41,104 FTE)
• Annual leave (pro rata based on FTE 35 days), inclusive of public holidays, which can be taken on a flexible basis apart from the Christmas and New Year holiday when the Trust closes.
• Pension - 10% employer contribution or 14% if employee contribution is 7%
• Additional employee benefits an attractive benefits package on offer, which is currently under review.
  
  

The Robertson Trust is committed to hybrid and other forms of flexible working. The Trust is open to reasonable adaptations to overcome barriers. We are a Living Wage employer accredited by the Living Wage Foundation.

About GLAD

Our mission at The Robertson Trust is to prevent and reduce poverty and trauma in Scotland. Through our work, weve seen that those with first-hand experience of these issues often have the clearest sense of what needs to change and how to make it happen.

GLAD is about backing those individuals. People who are already active in their communities, already building solutions, and who are ready to grow their impact.

Rather Than An Open Application Process, GLAD Takes a Relational Approach. Working Closely With Ten Years Time, Weve Invited Five Trusted Organisations To Act As Nominating Partners

• Inspiring Scotland
• Sistema Scotland
• Dundee Fighting for Fairness/Faith in Community Dundee
• The Poverty Truth Community
• Social Action Inquiry
  
  

These partners are deeply connected to community- driven change and well-placed to identify people already showing strong grassroots leadership.

Over the last year, weve co-designed the programme with people who have lived experience of poverty and trauma, alongside our partners.

What GLAD Offers

Participants will receive tailored support over two years, including:

• Up to £25,000 flexible funding to support their community work and/or personal development
• mentor
• Monthly peer learning sessions with other participants
• public speaking, advocacy and systems change
• Access to trauma-informed wellbeing support, plus up to £5,000 for caring responsibilities, travel, specialist training or accessibility needs
  
  

While everyones pathway will be different, GLAD focuses on more than just individual growth by nurturing the shared resilience and connections that drive lasting change.

Find out more about GLAD here .

How to apply

To apply please email with your CV and covering letter explaining why you want to work for The Robertson Trust and how you are suited to each point on the person specification for this role, along with a completed equality monitoring form . The equality monitoring form will be treated with the strictest confidence and will not be used to make any decisions within the recruitment process.

The closing date for applications is Monday, 25th August (5PM) .

Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.

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