Self-Employed Project Lead - Global Majority Engagement and Network Development (Glasgow)

Are you passionate about climate action and giving a voice to communities whose voices are least often heard? Do you come from a Global Majority background and have experience leading projects, delivering workshops, and engaging diverse communities? If so, we would love to hear from you.

We are seeking a confident and proactive Project Lead to drive climate engagement initiatives with Global Majority communities who have experienced migration in Glasgow. You will serve as a bridge between community organisations, local authorities, and volunteers, ensuring inclusive and meaningful climate action.

What You’ll Do

• Lead the programme in partnership with 12 charities, Network with Global Majority organisations across Glasgow to create a steering group of organisations that are bought into the programme and will help steer it.
• Design and deliver workshops from scratch, exploring what a Climate Charter could achieve and ensuring accessibility for all participants.
• Build and maintain strong networks across Glasgow, including charities, community groups, and public representatives.
• Recruit, train, and support volunteers from refugee, asylum-seeking, and Global Majority communities to assist with workshops, translation, and facilitation.
• Facilitate steering group meetings and use feedback to shape project delivery.
• Represent the organisation at public events, community forums, and stakeholder meetings.
• Support the upskilling of volunteers and refugee/asylum-seeking women in Glasgow through participation and climate engagement.
• Approach challenges with a learning mindset, reflecting on outcomes, sharing lessons, and continually improving practice.
• You will also be responsible for developing and supporting Global Majority communities to volunteer within the organisation

What We’re Looking For

• We are looking for a confident, proactive and experienced Project Lead to drive climate engagement initiatives with Global Majority communities with lived experience of migration in Glasgow (essential)
• Proven experience in project management, community engagement, and delivering workshops.
• Experience bringing organisations together and building collaborative networks.
• Experience recruiting, training, and supporting volunteers.
• Strong leadership, organisational, and interpersonal skills.
• Passion for climate action, social inclusion, and community empowerment.
• Commitment to integrity, kindness, learning, and ethical practice.

Desirable

• Experience working with migrant, refugee, or asylum-seeking communities.
• Knowledge of climate change, climate justice, or sustainability initiatives.
• Experience engaging with local authorities or public sector stakeholders.
• Additional languages spoken by Global Majority communities.
• Experience supporting volunteer upskilling and delivering volunteer training.
• Understanding of grassroots community engagement.

Our Values

We expect all staff to embody our core values:

• Learning Mindset – curious, reflective, and always improving.
• Hope – acting with optimism and imagining a better future.
• Kindness and Boundaries – compassionate while maintaining professional boundaries.
• Integrity – truthful, responsible, and accountable.
• Passion – emotionally engaged and committed to change.
• Rooted in Community & Tackling Oppression – centring community voices and advocating for climate and social justice.

Contract Details

• Self-employed, 2.5 days per week for 42 weeks
• 12 May 2026 – 31 March 2027
• Total payment of £21,000