Director for Scotland

The Role

Director for Scotland
Office based in Edinburgh with flexibility to work remotely
£71,997

There are over 17,000 people with MS in Scotland. This makes MS more common in Scotland than most other countries in the world.

Services delivered in Scotland include:

• Emotional health courses
• Online LivingWell events
• MS Helpline
• Local groups

You can also find more information on campaigns in Scotland at:

https://www.mssociety.org.uk/about-us/contact-us/scotland/campaigns-in-scotland

The Director for Scotland role is to provide leadership and management of the MS Society’s work in Scotland and to act as the principal representative and spokesperson of the MS Society in Scotland. The position is an active member of the MS Society’s senior leadership team reporting to the CEO.

Some key responsibilities for the role include:

• Representing the MS Society and engaging with senior stakeholders to actively influence policy and support for the MS community in Scotland in line with the MS Society’s key campaigns and priorities
• Building and maintaining successful strategic partnerships
• Acting as an inspiring and articulate spokesperson to all key audiences
• general management and/or co-ordination of all activities and operations of the MS Society in Scotland
• Line management of 6 staff focused on policy, campaigns/communications, press/PR and community development and overall co-ordination with the Scotland fundraising staff that are line managed by Executive Director Engagement and Income Generation

Please refer to detailed job description and person specification below.