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Reports To: Head of Legal Policy
Location: Edinburgh or Glasgow
You can choose the location that works best for you. We operate hybrid working with the opportunity to work from home some of the time. The role will also require travel between our office locations on a regular basis and throughout Scotland as required.
Working Hours: Part time 24.5 hours (0.7)
Salary: £23,800 (£34,000 FTE)
Contract Type: Fixed term until December 16th 2027 with funding being sought to extend.
About the role
The Legal Policy Manager will play a key role in empowering the children’s sector to use the law to drive systemic change and ensure children experience their rights in practice.
This exciting new role will be central to delivery of an innovative joint project between Clan Childlaw and Together (Scottish Alliance for Children’s Rights), funded by the Human Rights Fund.
Clan Childlaw is a leader in child-centred strategic litigation that drives systemic change, while Together represents over 600 organisations working to promote and protect children’s rights in Scotland.
The post holder will support strategic legal interventions, including the use of the UNCRC, to drive change for children and young people in Scotland.
The project aims to empower and enable Scotland’s children’s sector to use the law to advance children’s rights. These legal interventions may include strategic litigation, and seeking legal opinions, as well as wider measures such as supporting Together members to challenge rights breaches through informal processes etc.
If you’re thinking of applying but would like to have a chat about it first please get in touch at clientrecruitment@worknest.com
Click here to download the job description. You can apply via our online portal here
Closing date for application is noon on Monday 3rd February and we expect interviews to take place on Thursday 13th February.
Clan Childlaw is an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from all qualified individuals regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or any other protected status.
Please note: To become an employee at Clan Childlaw you must be able to produce evidence of your Right to Work and Membership of the PVG Scheme is essential for this role and the successful candidate will be required to apply for the scheme and produce an acceptable PVG Scheme Record.
