We are hiring a Living Wage Projects Officer

We’re excited to share an exciting opportunity to join the Living Wage Scotland team at the Poverty Alliance to help us expand our employer engagement activities and increase our impact.  

Living Wage Scotland was established in April 2014 by the Poverty Alliance with the aim of increasing the number of employers in Scotland who are recognised for paying their staff the real Living Wage.  It is a partnership with Living Wage Foundation, with Scottish Government as a key funder.  

The high profile campaign has been hugely successful in accrediting more than 3000 Living Wage employers in Scotland, who have delivered pay uplifts to the real Living Wage to more than 60,000 workers. Living Wage accreditation has delivered more than £365 million of extra wages to low paid workers in Scotland, and we have since our expanded our engagement with employers on additional schemes that support fair work.  

The Living Wage Projects Officer will play a crucial role contributing to increasing our engagement with Scottish employers on a range of projects delivered through Living Wage Scotland that support fair work. Projects include Living Wage employer accreditation, Living Hours accreditation, Living Wage Places recognition and Living Pensions.  

The post holder will support employers to enhance their participation with Living Wage Scotland activities and projects and will contribute to the development of processes to record impact and progress of projects as they expand.  

• Closing date: 12pm on Thursday 3rd August 2023
• Interviews will be held in Glasgow on Thursday 17th August 2023

Job Description 

Application Form

Equal Opportunities Form

Enquiries relating to the role should be directed to the Living Wage Scotland Manager: lynn.anderson@povertyalliance.org

 To apply for the post please complete and return the application and equal opportunities form to judit.preiss@povertyalliance.org

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