Job Title: Policy Officer
Company Name: National Trust for Scotland
Location: Edinburgh (Hybrid)
Hours / Days Of Work: 40 Hours Per Week Fixed-Term 12 Month Maternity Cover
Job Type: Full-Time
Salary: £37,563 – £41,552
Job Description:
Initiating/facilitating the development of new Trust policies through consultation with relevant Trust staff and other experts
Promoting the Trust’s policy agenda and raising the Trust’s profile by building sustainable external relationships and proactively engaging with the Scottish Government, its agencies and other stakeholders and interest groups
Contributing to national policy debate on key heritage issues to further Trust policy objectives
Tracking external policy and legislative developments and drafting submissions/responses such that the Trust’s position on heritage issues is widely known and understood, and is influential in shaping government policy and legislation
Alerting colleagues to relevant policy and administrative developments in their areas
Working closely with internal colleagues to ensure that the Trust’s Principles and policies are understood by all staff and volunteers and embedded into Trust-wide decision-making and work-planning processes.
Experience And Qualifications:
his job exists to develop and communicate Trust policy in order to guide conservation and visitor management practice. In addition the post-holder will contribute to the Trust’s role as an advocate for the conservation of Scotland’s heritage, and for access, learning and enjoyment of that heritage.
Application Process:
Apply via link below
Closing Date: 07/09/2025
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