We are hiring three Community Organisers!
Living Rent is continuing to build membership and power across Scotland. And just now, we are hiring a community organiser in Edinburgh, Dundee and Highlands/North East of Scotland.
These posts aim to support members to build power in their community and win real changes locally and nationally. You will be working with the organisers across Scotland to build and support branches of Living Rent in Dundee, Edinburgh and Highlands/North East of Scotland.
Living Rent has gone from strength to strength in recent years and we continue to build power in communities up and down our country. We hope you will consider joining our growing team!
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Dundee Community Organiser
Job title: Community organiser
Location: Dundee
Working hours: 7 hours daily (not including 1 hour’s lunch break) between the hours of 11am and 8pm. Working pattern to be agreed with the line manager. 35h/week.
Contract: 12 months, £22,699 - £23, 427 per annum (£12.47 - £12.87 an hour) dependent on experience and level of responsibility, fixed term, subject to extension.
Start date: July 2024. Ideally, Monday 10th of July.
About the job: Living Rent is hiring a full-time community organiser to support members to organise in their neighbourhoods to challenge the issues they face and to fight for better housing and a system that works for the common good. The role entails outreach (stalls, door knocking, phones), recruiting members, and supporting members to organise meetings, take responsibilities locally, build democratic branches and take part in national structures.
Qualifications: We are looking for someone who is passionate about building real people power and excited about the chance to work for a young, diverse and member-run organisation. Experience in recruitment, training delivery, community education or campaigns is welcome; however enthusiasm, willingness to learn and commitment to social justice are more important than previous experience as training will be provided. This role may suit someone with experience in sales, street fundraising or other customer facing work, and wishes to move into organising. We are looking for someone with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, dedicated to building working class power in Scotland, win real changes on issues affecting our lives, and keen to build Living Rent’s potential.
Application and deadlines:
- Download and fill in the application form (HERE) referring to the person and job specification (HERE)
- Save the completed application form as a word document
- Send it to [email protected] with the subject matter: ‘NAME_Dundee_Community_Organiser’ by Monday 20th of May 6pm. Late applications will not be considered.
- Once you have submitted your application, please complete the equal opportunities monitoring form (here).
Please note, the interview process will take place over two stages. We will hold a first stage of online interviews on the week of 3rd of June which is mandatory to be considered for the position, where we will provide applicants with introduction to the organisation, hands-on collective exercises and an interview.Short-listed candidates will be asked to a second stage hands-on evaluation and doorknocking session which will take place on the week of the 3rd or 10th of June.
Application Deadline: Monday 20th of May 2024 6pm.
1st stage interviews: Thursday 23rd 2024
2nd stage interviews: Week of 3rd of June 2024 or 10h of June
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Edinburgh Community Organiser
Job title: Community organiser
Location: Edinburgh
Working hours: 7 hours daily (not including 1 hour’s lunch break) between the hours of 11am and 8pm. Working pattern to be agreed with the line manager. 35h/week.
Contract: 12 months, £22,699 - £23, 427 per annum (£12.47 - £12.87 an hour) dependent on experience and level of responsibility, fixed term, subject to extension.
Start date: July 2024. Ideally, Monday 10th of July.
About the job: Living Rent is hiring a full-time community organiser to support members to organise in their neighbourhoods to challenge the issues they face and to fight for better housing and a system that works for the common good. The role entails outreach (stalls, door knocking, phones), recruiting members, and supporting members to organise meetings, take responsibilities locally, build democratic branches and take part in national structures.
Qualifications: We are looking for someone who is passionate about building real people power and excited about the chance to work for a young, diverse and member-run organisation. Experience in recruitment, training delivery, community education or campaigns is welcome; however enthusiasm, willingness to learn and commitment to social justice are more important than previous experience as training will be provided. This role may suit someone with experience in sales, street fundraising or other customer facing work, and wishes to move into organising. We are looking for someone with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, dedicated to building working class power in Scotland, win real changes on issues affecting our lives, and keen to build Living Rent’s potential.
Application and deadlines:
- Download and fill in the application form (HERE) referring to the person and job specification (HERE)
- Save the completed application form as a word document
- Send it to [email protected] with the subject matter: ‘NAME_Edinburgh_Community_Organiser’ by Tuesday 21st of May 6pm. Late applications will not be considered.
- Once you have submitted your application, please complete the equal opportunities monitoring form (here).
Please note, the interview process will take place over two stages. We will hold a first stage of online interviews on the week of 3rd of June which is mandatory to be considered for the position, where we will provide applicants with introduction to the organisation, hands-on collective exercises and an interview.Short-listed candidates will be asked to a second stage hands-on evaluation and doorknocking session which will take place on the week of the 3rd or 10th of June.
Application Deadline: Tuesday 21st of May 2024 6pm.
1st stage interviews: Tuesday 28th of May 2024
2nd stage interviews: Week of 3rd of June 2024 or 10th of June
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Highlands and North East of Scotland Community Organiser
Job title: Community organiser
Location: Inverness/surroundings
Working hours: 7 hours daily (not including 1 hour’s lunch break) between the hours of 11am and 8pm. Working pattern to be agreed with the line manager. 35h/week.
Contract: 12 months, £22,699 - £23, 427 per annum (£12.47 - £12.87 an hour) dependent on experience and level of responsibility, fixed term, subject to extension.
Start date: July 2024. Ideally, Monday 10th of July.
About the job: Living Rent is hiring a full-time community organiser to support members to organise in their neighbourhoods to challenge the issues they face and to fight for better housing and a system that works for the common good. The role entails outreach (stalls, door knocking, phones), recruiting members, and supporting members to organise meetings, take responsibilities locally, build democratic branches and take part in national structures.
Qualifications: We are looking for someone who is passionate about building real people power and excited about the chance to work for a young, diverse and member-run organisation. Experience in recruitment, training delivery, community education or campaigns is welcome; however enthusiasm, willingness to learn and commitment to social justice are more important than previous experience as training will be provided. This role may suit someone with experience in sales, street fundraising or other customer facing work, and wishes to move into organising. We are looking for someone with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, dedicated to building working class power in Scotland, win real changes on issues affecting our lives, and keen to build Living Rent’s potential.
Application and deadlines:
- Download and fill in the application form (HERE) referring to the person and job specification (HERE)
- Save the completed application form as a word document
- Send it to [email protected] with the subject matter: ‘NAME_North_ East_Community_Organiser’ by Wednesday 22nd of May 6pm. Late applications will not be considered.
- Once you have submitted your application, please complete the equal opportunities monitoring form (here).
Please note, the interview process will take place over two stages. We will hold a first stage of online interviews on the week of 3rd of June which is mandatory to be considered for the position, where we will provide applicants with introduction to the organisation, hands-on collective exercises and an interview.Short-listed candidates will be asked to a second stage hands-on evaluation and doorknocking session which will take place on the week of the 3rd or 10th of June.
Application Deadline: Wednesday 22nd of May 2024 6pm.
1st stage interviews: Wednesday 29th of May 2024
2nd stage interviews: Week of 3rd of June 2024 or 10th of June
If you have any questions about the roles, please contact Living Rent at [email protected]
About Living Rent: Living Rent is Scotland’s Tenants and Community Union. We are people campaigning for better rights for tenants, protections against rent increases, evictions and poor-quality housing and we represent and defend our members when they are having housing problems or problems in our community. We are not affiliated to any political party and only answer to our members.
By building power and challenging decision-makers collectively, we not only win for our members but we also fight for a housing and political system that puts people before profit. We believe in the collective power of members to fight for their rights together and use diverse tactics – including direct action – to achieve this. Living Rent is affiliated to ACORN International and the International Union of Tenants. We work closely with ACORN England and Wales.
