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Legal Policy Manager (Together Partnership)
Salary: £35,360 pro-rata

Location: Hybrid: Edinburgh or Glasgow*

Hours: Part time, 24.5 hours (0.7) £24,752 per annum. Contract Type: Fixed term until December 16th 2027 with funding being sought to extend.

Deadline: Sunday 10 May 2026

The Legal Policy Manager plays a key role in empowering the children’s sector to use the law to drive systemic change and ensure children experience their rights in practice.

This role is employed by Clan Childlaw and is central to delivery of a jointly funded partnership project between Clan Childlaw and Together (Scottish Alliance for Children’s Rights), supported by the Human Rights Fund. The post holder will work closely across both organisations to deliver shared objectives.

Clan Childlaw is a leader in child-centred strategic litigation that drives systemic change, while Together represents over 600 organisations working to promote and protect children’s rights in Scotland.

The post holder will support strategic legal interventions, including the use of the UNCRC, to drive change for children and young people in Scotland.

The project aims to empower and enable Scotland’s children’s sector to use the law to advance children’s rights. These legal interventions may include strategic litigation, and seeking legal opinions, as well as wider measures such as supporting Together members to challenge rights breaches through informal processes etc.

Responsibilities include managing Clan’s Strategic Litigation Group, helping Together members identify opportunities for legal intervention, identifying strategic cases for Clan, and developing resources to promote the implementation and advance of children’s rights.

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Country Director - Scotland (The Fostering Network)
Salary: £53,836 – £59,012

Location: Hybrid: Glasgow

Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week

Deadline: Wednesday 6 May 2026

This is an exceptional opportunity for a high calibre professional with leadership experience to join their fantastic organisation. This post is one of four Country Directors, working with the CEO to deliver on their organisational strategic objectives.

The post will manage and lead on key initiatives in a specific country, drive forward the monitoring, impact and evaluation of their work and ensure continuous improvement through innovative models of practice. Have responsibility for developing and maintaining key stakeholder relationships and be responsible for securing grants, fundraising and engage in activity to promote TFN and respond to the needs of the sector. A key responsibility for the post holder is to ensure that their services and products are sector leading, evidence-based and child centred.

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Participation and Rights Worker (East) – Maternity Cover (Forces Children Scotland)
Salary: £27,885 – £29,000 pro-rata.

Location: Remote: first with regular travel across Edinburgh City & Penicuik - delivery will take place at strategically located sites near Armed Forces bases.

Hours: Part-time, 21 hours per week.

Deadline: Tuesday 26 May 2026.

Children and young people from Armed Forces families face unique experiences, and their voices are often unheard.

In this role, you will provide an opportunity for them to share their experiences and inform policy and practices in our work and influence those in the Ministry of Defence, Local Authorities, and the Scottish Government.

You will work directly with children and young people to facilitate a broad range of participatory and engagement opportunities.

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Trust and Foundations Fundraiser (Forces Children Scotland)
Salary: £30,160 – £31,500

Location: Remote: Home based

Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week.

Deadline: Tuesday 26 May 2026

In this role, you will implement their agreed fundraising strategy while collaborating across the team and externally with key partners to maximise funding from a variety of sources, predominantly trusts and foundations.

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