Maternity Cover - Communications and Campaigns Officer

Contract: Fixed term (12 months), full time contract.

Hours: 35 Hours per week (1 FTE), Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm. We are open to flexible working options.

Salary: £30,000 - £34,000

Location: Hybrid, anchored to the Glasgow Carers Trust office 1 day a week.

The Communications and Campaigns Officer will play a central role in raising awareness of unpaid carers and Carers Trust's work across Scotland. The postholder will develop and deliver engaging communications and campaigns that generate support for unpaid carers, strengthen the profile of Carers Trust Scotland, and showcase the impact of our network of local carer organisations. Working closely with colleagues across Carers Trust, including the UK Communications and Marketing Team, they will help ensure unpaid carer voice is at the heart of our communications, amplifying lived experiences and supporting campaigns that influence change.

This role is central to advancing our mission by increasing understanding of the challenges and contributions of unpaid carers and helping to build support for lasting change. Through effective storytelling, digital content, media activity and stakeholder engagement, the postholder will help ensure carers' voices are heard by decision makers, partners and the wider public. As maternity cover, the role is essential in maintaining continuity and momentum across our communications and campaigning activity during a key period for the organisation, ensuring we continue to raise awareness, influence policy and demonstrate the impact of our work across Scotland.

As the postholder you will:

• Collaborate with colleagues across Carers Trust - including working closely with our UK Communications and Marketing Team - to deliver effective communications and campaigns in Scotland in line with Carers Trust's strategic plans.
• Support the planning and delivery of annual campaigns, including Young Carers Action Day and parliamentary activities.
• Have a lead role in co-ordinating the day-to-day of Carers Trust Scotland's online/digital communications.

Please download the attached recruitment pack to find out more.

As an equal opportunities' employer, Carers Trust is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join Carers Trust.

Find out more about Working for Carers Trust

We're building a fair world for carers.

At some point in our lives, most of us will care for someone important to us - a parent, partner, child, friend or family member. One day, we may need that care ourselves.

At least six million people in the UK are currently caring, unpaid, for a friend or family member. Many juggle countless unseen tasks each day - from personal care to cooking, managing medication, attending appointments, helping with finances and being there when things feel overwhelming.

Caring is what holds families and communities together. It can be rewarding, but it can also come at a high cost. Too often, carers are left to carry the emotional, physical and financial strain alone, without the support they need to keep going. For many carers, it feels like everything is stacked against them.

We don't want it to be that way. We make it possible for carers to live a full life alongside their caring role. We're a national charity reaching more than one million carers of all ages and backgrounds. We provide practical, emotional and financial support through our local services across the UK - and we're there, where and when carers need us.

Support close to home matters. It means carers can turn to a local organisation that understands their area and their needs. It also creates spaces for local carers to connect with others going through similar experiences.

We believe every carer should find the right support, close to home. No carer should be pushed to crisis point by their caring role. And all carers deserve the same opportunities as everyone else. We won't stop until every carer is seen, heard, valued and supported.

Join us.