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Rural Jobs Round Up: January 2017
Friday 13 January 2017 - 13:26
In Rural Jobs Round Up, you can find out about current rural vacancies and rural development jobs.
Outer Hebrides LEADER - Project Support Assistant
- Location: Stornoway, Isle of Lewis
- Salary: £11,580 - £12,367 per year
- Hours: 22.20 hours per week
- Contract Type: Fixed Term
You will provide administrative support to the Outer Hebrides LEADER and European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) Local Action Groups, the LEADER Co-ordinator and Development Officers, ensuring the effective delivery of the Outer Hebrides LEADER and EMFF Programme 2014-2020.
Duties include: establishing and maintaining robust administration and recording systems; working with complex spreadsheets and ledger systems to maintain and produce high quality financial and budgetary data; word processing, compiling and updating databases and spreadsheets; receipting, allocating and acknowledging correspondence; taking telephone calls, arranging meetings and travel bookings; updating OH LEADER website; supporting the development of marketing material and assisting with the delivery of events and networking opportunities throughout the islands; ensuring all LEADER grant claims are produced to required high standards and timescales; liaising with internal and external contacts.
Visit the myjob scotland website for more information.
Closing date: 13 February 2017
Development Worker - Barrhill Community Centre
- Location: Cumnock
- 16 hrs flexi
- Salary: £18,200 (pro rata)
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a self-motivated individual to engage with centre user groups of all ages and abilities as well as developing the services within the Barrhill Community Centre. The individual will assist the committee to secure future funding opportunities and develop improvements to the centre.
For further information and application pack contact: secretary@camps.me.uk or telephone 07990 751198
This post is being part-financed by the Scottish Government and the European Union Ayrshire LEADER 2014-2020 Programme.
Auchinleck Community Development Initiative - Centre Manager
- Salary: £15,600 based on 24 Hours (5 days over a 7-day period)
- Location: Auchinleck Community Growing & Resource Garden, Auchinleck
- Contract length: 24 Months subject to a three-month probation period.
The Auchinleck Community Growing & Resource Garden is an exciting community resource based within ex-mining village of Auchinleck, East Ayrshire. Supported by Ayrshire LEADER, Big Lottery, Tesco Bags for Help, the Robertson Trust and ACDI the garden will deliver a: Sensory Garden, a Poison Garden, a living pond, a working nursery, and a BBQ and seating/community play area.
Auchinleck Community Development Initiative is looking to recruit a motivated individual to join our team as the garden’s Centre Manager, who will be responsible for the management and development of this new and exciting community garden.
For an application pack please contact Shona Fleming on: 01290 428477 or email shonaacdi.step@hotmail.com.
For informal enquiries and additional information on the garden and/or post please contact Bill Anderson, email: billacdi.step@hotmail.com or telephone: 01290 428477.
Closing date: 3 February 2017
#Future UnWritten - Project Officer (contract) - Tartan Jigsaw
Girvan Town Team and Tartan Jigsaw have secured funding from Ayrshire LEADER to deliver a new and innovative project to set the stage for Girvan creating better tourism experiences.
Tartan Jigsaw with Girvan Town Team will organise local creative workshops and masterclasses with cultural, 3D designers and producers of augmented reality experiences. During this programme of local sessions, masterclasses and visits to experience various options across the UK, local people will be able to contribute significantly to the development of an Augmented Reality Interpretive Plan will involve all of the arts. Our overall plan is to create an innovative and technologically advanced town based Time Travel Girvan augmented experience in 2018, which is capable of attracting new visitors to Girvan.
They are looking to contract a freelance project officer to help with the development of all of the activities required in the first 12 months of the Time Travel Girvan project, which subject to further funding is expected to commence 2018.
For more information email hello@tartanjigsaw.co.uk for more information.
Closing date 5pm on 1 February 2017
Local Food and Drink Coordinator - Forth Valley and Lomond LEADER
- Location: STEP, Stirling Enterprise Park
- Salary: £31,041 - £32,958 per year
- Hours: 35.00 hours per week
- Contract Type: Temporary
Forth Valley and Lomond LEADER, together with local partners, are looking for an experienced and highly motivated individual to lead on developing and delivering a Local Food and Drink Strategy and Action Plan for the Forth Valley and Lomond region. Candidates will demonstrate their ability to quickly build relationships with different food producers and processors, explore their needs and identify opportunities that will enable growth of the sector whilst improving the sustainability of the sector. The successful applicant will have significant experience of a similar policy and coordination role, a good understanding of the Good Food Nation, Sustainable Food Cities model, Scotland’s Local Food Economy and Scottish Food and Drink sector. Ideally applicants will have good knowledge of previous food and drink work undertaken in the area. The person will be highly organised, with strong communication and interpersonal skills that can foster collaborative working and strong partnerships that will be crucial to the success of this role.
Visit the myjob scotland website for full details.
Closing date: 1 February 2017
Project Team Required for ACT HUBS
ACT Hubs is a new project developed by charity Argyll and the Isles Coast and Countryside Trust to transform community ideas into ready-to-go projects.
The project will run for 15 months and deliver across Argyll and Bute.
Project Officer
- Full time position
- Salary £25,000
Required to lead and manage ACT Hubs.
Finance Officer
- one day per week
- Salary £21,000 (pro rata)
Required to provide financial and administrative support, using SAGE accounting system.
Marketing Officer
- one day per week
- Salary £21,000 (pro rata)
Required to provide marketing, social media and organisational support for the project.
For full details and application form, please contact Julie Young on 01546 602755 or email julie@act-now.org.uk
Visit the ACT website for more information.
Closing date: Thursday 26th January 2017
Outside the Box vacancies
Outside the Box provides community development support to people and groups who want to make changes in their communities.
They are recruiting two part-time Development Workers who will each focus on the new Rural Wisdom project in a local area. This project is funded by The National Lottery through the Big Lottery Fund.
They are also recruiting a full-time member of staff to work alongside a range of local groups and projects.
You can find the full details of each post and how to apply in the job descriptions below.
Visit the Outside the Box website for more information.
Closing date: 20 February 2017
Scottish Association of Young Farmers Clubs (SAYFC) - Regional Events Manager (East Region) and National Communication and Events Manager
Two full-time roles are available with the Scottish Association of Young Farmers Clubs (SAYFC), based at the Young Farmers Centre, Ingliston, Edinburgh.
Both positions offer the opportunity to work closely with SAYFC volunteers, members and staff.
For more information check out the SAYFC website, email penny@sayfc.org or call 07747 865291.
To apply for either position a covering letter and CV should be sent to penny@sayfc.org.
Closing date: noon on Friday 27 January 2017
Royal Highland Education Trust (RHET) - Project Co-ordinator RHET Forth Valley
RHET are seeking an enthusiastic, organised and flexible individual with a passion for the countryside to work from home on a self-employed basis helping young people learn about the countryside, food, farming and their natural heritage.
The majority of hours will be within term time. The role involves organising farm visits and classroom talks for school groups in the Stirling, Clackmannanshire and Falkirk areas, encouraging them to foster an understanding of rural life, Scottish farming today and opportunities for careers in the countryside and agricultural sector.
For more info visit the RHET website.
To apply, please send a CV with a covering application letter to rhetinfo@rhass.org.uk.
Closing date: noon on Monday 23 January 2017
Stranraer Development Trust - Development Officer
- 12 month fixed-term
- 21 hours per week
Stranraer Development Trust is looking for a project officer to develop and manage the first Stranraer Oyster Festival which will take place in September 2017.
They are looking for someone who has a passion for Stranraer and surrounding area, who is flexible, positive, willing to learn and committed.
Please see the Stranraer Development Trust website for further details or email your CV along with a letter to stranraerdevelopmenttrust@gmail.com.
Closing date: 22 January 2017
Forestry Commission Scotland - Woodland Officer
- Location: Dingwall
- Salary: £29,401- £32,486
Forestry Commission Scotland are looking for someone to assist in the delivery of grants and regulation functions in Highland & Islands Conservancy and in the implementation of the Scottish Forestry Strategy. Further information is available on the Civil Service Jobs website.
Closing date: 29 January 2017
Wave Energy Scotland - Project Engineer
- Location: Inverness (other locations considered)
- Salary: £41,154 - £49,114
Wave Energy Scotland are seeking a Project Engineer to join the Research and Innovation team, working alongside an Energy Technology Partnership (ETP) Marine Energy Research and Business Development Manager.
An in-depth understanding of the needs and challenges associated with development of wave energy technology is essential for this role. Candidates should have a strong technical background, with a clear understanding of technology research and development.
Visit the HIE website for more information.
Closing date: Sunday 15 January 2017
West Highland College UHI - Digital Marketing Officer
- Location: Auchtertyre (other locations considered)
- Salary: £19,790
- Maternity Cover
West Highland College UHI is looking for a creative and self-motivated individual to provide support for the college marketing operation, in developing and maintaining its website within the One Web UHI system, taking responsibility for college social media sites, and the design and production of marketing materials for internal and external use to a high standard.
For more information visit the UHI website.
Closing date: Friday 20 January 2017
Marine Harvest (Scotland) - Graduate Management Training Programme, Lochaber, Argylle and Bute, Western Isle, Skye
- Starting salary: £21,000
Marine Harvest are looking for talented graduates who are interested in the environment, fish and food production to join their two year graduate management programme providing experience in every part of the salmon farming business including service departments and finance, fish-processing and production systems, fish health and also overseas postings.
For more information visit the Hijobs website or contact vicky.ferguson@marineharvest.com
Lismore Gaelic Heritage Centre - Café Manager (full time) and Assistant Manager (part time)
Seasonal vacancies to run this modern, excellently equipped café.
Heritage Centre is on the Isle of Lismore, only a 5 minute ferry from
Port Appin Lismore Ferry
or 50 mins from Oban, so easily commutable from the mainland.
Call 01631 760030 for an information pack.
Closing date: Friday 27 January 2017
Highland Folk Museum - Seasonal Vacancies
- Location: Newtonmore
Love working with people and history? The Highland Folk Museum is recruiting for various 2017 seasonal roles in the café, visitor services, security and historical interpretation. Visit the High Life Highland website for more information or pop along to the Open Morning at Am Fasgadh 1000-1200 on Thursday 19 January 2017.