Engaging Communities and Volunteering Officer - Scotland in London

As Engaging Communities and Volunteer Officer for Scotland, you will join us at an exciting time as we expand our work to more effectively reach out to, engage and support more people to live well with all types of diabetes, to prevent or delay the onset of Type 2 diabetes and ultimately to achieve our vision of a world where diabetes can do no harm. We’re working to build and grow a powerful movement of people helping to achieve a world where diabetes does no harm. The Engaging Communities and Volunteering Officer will be part of a team, working alongside the diabetes community, which empowers people, communities and organisations to raise awareness, influence change and support people affected by diabetes to live well and access better care.

Role Responsibility

• Engaging and building sustainable links across diverse communities to tackle the inequality that can exist in diabetes care and support.
• Deliver our ambitions across community engagement and volunteering in line with Scotland team plans.
• Collaborate with the diabetes community, and develop relationships with new partners, co-creating opportunities to work together and grow the movement of people working to create a world where diabetes does no harm.
• Continuously improve our impact through test and learn approaches to community engagement and volunteering.
• Support the capacity building of people and volunteers drawing on their strengths and skills, empowering them to act, support others and influence change capturing their insight and experience to inform our thinking and work.
• Inspire and motivate people and organisations to get involved in our work through volunteering, fundraising and campaigning.

The Ideal Candidate

• You will be a dynamic and inspiring individual experienced in all aspects of project management.
• You will be skilled in developing and delivering programmes which support people in challenging circumstances, working with people and communities to improve life outcomes.
• You will be experienced in recruiting and motivating volunteers.
• You will understand the needs of diverse groups and be passionate about ensuring that support is developed collaboratively with people with lived experience enabling them to live well and access better care.
• You will have excellent communication and engagement skills which enable you to grow and nurture relationships with a complex set of stakeholders, including people with lived experience, volunteers and community organisations.

We have a friendly and inclusive working environment here at Diabetes UK and are proud of our hybrid approach which allows great flexibility in the way that we work. This means that you can balance your working time between home and the office, subject to the needs of your role.

Interview date: 16 February 2026 (In Person – Glasgow Office)

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Package Description

We have some amazing benefits available which we are proud to be able to offer. We have a health cash plan available, early finish Fridays, access to an incredible Learning and Development offer, and much more. Please refer to the job description pack to find out more about what benefits you can access if you become an employee of Diabetes UK.