North East Regional Manager | Scottish Land & Estates

Are you passionate about helping rural Scotland thrive?

As a membership organisation, Scottish Land & Estates is responsible for championing and supporting businesses that provide economic, social and environmental benefits. From estates to campsites and from community owners to farmers, our members represent a diverse cross section of Scottish life.

An opportunity has arisen for a self-motivated individual to become our new Regional Manager – North East. Home-based in the North East/Aberdeenshire and working remotely with the full staff team and membership, you’ll build the profile of our organisation, create and maintain relationships with a variety of individuals and organisations and support our members’ businesses and community projects.

You will need to be a great communicator, skilled at bringing people together to deliver shared goals, possess a full driving licence, and most importantly, be excited about seeing rural Scotland thrive!

If this opportunity is of interest and you think you can help us achieve our goals, then we’d love to hear from you.

Title: North East Regional Manager

Line Manager: Head of Regions and Regional Chair

Based at: Home-based/NE Scotland – Aberdeenshire – with regular travel across the region

Salary Scale: £29,049 - £34,858 (pro-rata)

Hours: Part-time: 21 hours per week

Holidays: 32 days per year including 6 bank holidays pro-rata

Benefits: Employee Assistance Program, Training and CPD allowance, time off in lieu allowance, contributory pension, free parking at office, supportive and friendly working environment.

To apply, please send your CV and a covering letter detailing your suitability for this role to Ania Rytel-Dunn (ania.rytel-dunn@scottishlandandestates.co.uk) by Friday, 18 April 2025.

Job Description	Events Co-Ordinator
Location	Home based in the North East – covering Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire – with regular travel across the region. Also, occasional travel to national events and SLE office in Musselburgh.
Reports to	Head of Regions and Regional Chair
General overview	The Regional Manager will work with the local Chair, North East committee, local member hubs and SLE Regional, Policy, Communications and Business teams to deliver an agreed regional workplan. Key areas of regional activity to deliver are: • Engaging with members, supporting their businesses and representing their interests • Promoting the positive contribution of the members • Building the profile of membership and the organisation • Promoting best practice
Main duties and responsibilities	• To build and strengthen effective relationships with the membership in the region, and develop a good understanding & knowledge of their businesses and views • To raise awareness of the social, economic and environmental contribution of rural land managers. • To support the regional chair in mobilising the membership in the region • To assist with the retention of membership • To support member hubs across the region – geographic and topic based • To work with members to produce content for various regional communications and marketing outputs • To communicate regularly to members in the region through a variety of channels, including social media • To support effective networking amongst the membership • To arrange member meetings, estate visits and regional events. • To act as a contact point between SLE and local representatives of Scottish Government departments, its agencies, local authorities and branches of relevant rural organisations within the region • To support the Regional Chair and committee in the delivery of regional political engagement
Other Duties & Responsibilities	• To work with the regional chair to produce regular reports on regional activity • To represent SLE at appropriate events in the region • To represent SLE on key regional stakeholder groups or provide support to members who represent the organisation on such groups • To provide administrative support to the Regional Chairman, Regional Committee and other regional groups.

Person Specification	Essential	Desirable
Experience:	Experience of working both on your own and in a team environment. Experience of working in the rural sector Experience of organising meetings and events Experience of organising and prioritising a demanding and varied workload Experience of using a range of communication tools including social media Experience of political engagement Experience of working with local authorities and other partners	Sales or recruitment Experience of working in a membership organisation
Skills/Knowledge	Ability to build good relationships with a wide range of individuals and organisations Ability to manage own workload with steer/direction on priorities Ability to produce accurate work to tight deadlines Ability to produce accurate minutes Knowledge of rural issues Familiarity with key land management issues Good computer skills and experience of using Outlook, Word, Excel PowerPoint and Teams	Knowledge of Scottish political scene and political processes
Aptitudes/Attributes	Self-starter Confidence to build relationships with members and stakeholders Strong communicator, verbally and in writing Proactive approach and experience of delivering results
Other Job Requirements:	Full driving licence and access to own car