Rural jobs round-up

Check out some of the latest rural vacancies across Scotland:

Isle of Canna Community Development Trust - Administrator

Supporting a wide range of projects, the candidate will need excellent administration and communication skills and be keen to be involved in community development and fund-raising. Find the full job description below and to apply, please send your CV and a covering letter explaining why you're suitable for the job to theisleofcanna@gmail.com. Applications close 20 September.

Scotland's Census - Area Managers (across Scotland)

Enthusiastic and organised Area Managers required to manage a team of Census Team Leaders and Census Enumerators within an assigned fieldwork area. Contracted 25 hours per week however flexibility is required during the period of the contract (Dec 21 - May 22), between 08:00 – 20:00 Monday - Sunday, a combination of daytime, evening, weekend and possible public holiday working. For further details and to apply, visit the Census website.

Loch Lomond & Trossachs Countryside Trust – Health Walk Co-ordinator

Join the Walk in the Park team on a self-employed basis. Candidates are likely to have a background in community engagement and development, exceptional interpersonal skills, strong ability to motivate, good understanding of the needs of walkers and volunteers, and most of all a strong commitment to supporting the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities through access to the natural world. For further details and to apply, visit the Trust's website

3 Glens Community Care - Development Officer (PT)

Do you have the skills and experience to develop resources and initiate new services to benefit the communities of Fort Augustus, Glenmoriston and Glengarry? 

The postholder will perform, coordinate and oversee a wide variety of duties to improve quality of life, health, well-being and independence and to reduce social isolation of people in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability or social circumstances, as well as working closely with the Sunflower Home Care/3 Glens Care Coordinator.

Closing date: 23 September. Full details here.

Paths for All - Walking for Health Manager

This role offers the rare opportunity to lead Paths for All's Walking for Health team and help support more people to be active in their communities. This role will manage and further develop work relating to the Scottish Health Walk Network. It will provide leadership to a high performing team, who deliver guidance, training, funding and resources to a large network of partners and stakeholders.

This post will be blended working between the office in Stirling and home based.

Closing date: 26 September. Full details here.

RSABI - Chief Executive 

The Trustees of RSABI, the charity supporting people in Scottish agriculture, are looking for a new Chief Executive.

RSABI offers a diverse range of services, providing practical help, financial assistance, and emotional support to anyone that has worked or is currently working in farming, crofting and occupations related to Scottish agriculture.

Leading a team of ten, and supported by a group of volunteers, the Chief Executive is the principal ambassador of RSABI.

As the Chief Executive you would provide leadership and operational expertise to ensure RSABI continues to meet its strategic goals, growing RSABI’s reach and influence in order to encourage more clients to use our services, increase our income and ensure an effective range of support services are available. 

Closing date: 8th October.  Full details here.