Scotland Lead

WEBRECRUIT; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 16,000 - 42,000; Part time

Job summary

A charitable organisation is looking for a Scotland Lead to head a crucial reading initiative across Scotland. This part-time role involves engaging various sectors to mobilise communities for a national reading campaign. The ideal candidate should have strong programme leadership skills, experience in the education sector, and the ability to motivate volunteers. The position offers a competitive salary, various benefits, and flexible working options.

Benefits

Generous leave allowance of 39 days

Pension contributions of 8%

Cycle to work scheme

Employee assistance programme

Health and wellbeing benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in programme leadership and delivery.
• Capable of engaging a wide range of partners.
• Knowledge of research methodologies and impact measurement.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of a UK‑wide reading campaign in Scotland.
• Engage organisations and mobilise communities.
• Manage a project officer and coordinate activities.

Skills

Programme leadership and delivery

Engaging partners

Managing complex relationships

Experience in education sector

Recruiting and managing volunteers

Research methodologies

Job description

Scotland Lead

£42,000 per year pro rata (0.4 FTE) / £16,800 per year

Part‑time, 14 hours per week

Fixed‑term contract to end of March 2027

Based in Scotland as a home‑working role

Our client empowers people with the skills they need to succeed in life. They're helping people change their stories. You could join them to lead the delivery of a mission critical project in Scotland.

What you’ll be doing

2026 will include a once‑in‑a‑generation, UK‑wide campaign to engage new audiences in reading and change the national reading culture for good.

This new role will lead the delivery of the campaign in Scotland. You will be responsible for the strategic engagement and mobilisation of organisations across the public, private and community sectors, and targeted local activation of the campaign. You will be part of a new team structure for this, working alongside existing communities and local areas team, including a team in Dundee.

You will manage a project officer and work with them to engage partners, recruit volunteers in priority areas and deliver events and activities. You will ensure key local and national organisations are included and that our client’s national approach is integrated into planning. There will be a calendar of key moments along with digital assets and activity guides, and partners will have the option to purchase additional resources to help their work and support the overall campaign. You will lead your team to reach families and communities, motivating them to read more, championing the benefits of literacy, and encouraging them to join and use their local library.

This role is based in Scotland as a home‑working role and will involve regular travel across the country. There will also be some national travel – for organisational away days, which take place in London three times per year, as well as approximately three team days per year. All travel expenses will be covered.

Our client welcomes opportunities for the secondment of a candidate with appropriate experience at another organisation in Scotland.

What our client is looking for

You will be experienced in programme leadership and delivery, capable of engaging a wide range of partners and managing complex relationships at a senior and strategic level. You will need experience of working in or with the education sector and recruiting and managing volunteers. You will also need knowledge of research methodologies and impact measurement for large‑scale programmes. Experience of working in or with corporate partners would be an advantage.

Why our client’s work is so vital

Reading and writing change everything.

They give you the tools to get the most out of life, and the power to shape your future. They’re the key to knowledge, confidence and inspiration. They’re better results at school, and better jobs. If children grow up without the tools to communicate, without books to read or opportunities to write, it’s harder to get where you want to go.

Our client helps people overcome these challenges and change their life chances through the power of words – reading, writing, speaking and listening. From first words, through school days to training, jobs and beyond.

• They work collaboratively in local communities, focusing their work in areas of the UK that are facing the biggest challenges.
• They support schools, developing the most effective tools and techniques and providing resources and programmes to engage and inspire children.
• They campaign to make reading and writing a priority for politicians and decision‑makers.
• They support vulnerable adults, people in the criminal justice system and young offenders’ institutions to build their skills.

What our client offers you

Their team are passionate about their mission and they have a strong and positive working culture, based on shared values and respect. They offer a range of flexible working options and promote a workplace where you can be yourself and contribute to the organisation’s success, whoever you are.

As well as a competitive salary, our client offers benefits including a generous leave allowance totalling 39 days (including bank holidays and office closure between Christmas and New Year), pension contributions of 8% of annual salary, a cycle to work scheme, employee assistance programme and other health and wellbeing benefits.

Application details

Our client’s people are their most important asset, and they value and respect diversity in all its forms (seen and unseen). They particularly welcome applications from those from Black and Asian backgrounds, as well as candidates with disabilities and from the communities in which they work. They would like to increase representation of these groups among their staff as they know greater diversity will lead to an even greater impact for their work.

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Closing date: 10am, Tuesday 25 November 2025

Please note our client does not accept CVs. No agencies or recruitment sites.

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