Place Associate for Our Future (Kirkcaldy)
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- Location: Based in or very close to Kirkcaldy. There must be a willingness to get involved in work in other locations for key events and busy periods, and attend evening or weekend events as needed.
- Salary: £30,000-40,000
- Status: Permanent Contract
- Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week. We are open to flexible working requests, including compressed hours across 4 days, and will consider these on a case-by-case basis in line with the needs of the role.
- Reports to: Senior Place Lead, Kirkcaldy
- Closing Date: Monday 30th November 2026 at 5pm
- Interview Dates - Week commencing 7th December
Welcome from the CEO
I am so thrilled that you are interested in joining us to do, what I believe, is the most important work of our lifetime – building a future that we will be proud to hand to future generations, one where every community thrives.
This work is both hugely ambitious and practical. Our vision and dreams are transformative and our belief is that we will only get there by doing the work, getting stuck in, demonstrating that a better alternative is possible and there is a route to get there.
For those of us doing the work, we therefore have to hold both of these things in tension at all times:
+ The big ambition and opening up a space of ambition for others
+ Practically delivering quality exemplars of this work
One of my aims from the outset was that the experience of engaging with this work needs to be joyful. Social change can be very earnest and at times quite “hair shirted”. We want to create spaces that capture the joy of coming together and untap people’s sense of the possible. While this work is hard, we hope that if you join us, you will also find it joyful, life affirming and that you will enable others to feel that too.
In the places we work, we’re proving what’s possible when local people lead and the system gets behind them. We started in Grimsby and have since expanded to Rochdale. Kirkcaldy will be Our Future’s first location in Scotland.
We hope that, if you join us, when you look back on your life this will be one of the things you are proudest to have been part of. We’re excited to build something transformative together.
Onwards,
Emily Bolton
CEO and Co-Founder
In every town, brilliant people are working to make things better. They spot what’s needed, bring others with them, and start creating change. But too often, they’re doing it in spite of the system, not because of it.
Our Future exists to change that. We help local people take control of their town’s future, together. We support the creation of a shared vision, connect energy and ideas, and help long-term funding flow to what matters most, as decided by the people who live there. At the same time, we use what we learn on the ground to influence national policy and funding so that it better supports citizen-led, place-based change.
In the places we work, we’re proving what’s possible when local people lead and the system gets behind them. We started in Grimsby and have since expanded to Rochdale. Kirkcaldy will be Our Future’s first location in Scotland.
We’re looking for a committed and personable Place Associate to support the delivery of Our Future’s work in Kirkcaldy. This is a hands-on, community-facing role, working closely with the Senior Place Lead to help turn plans into action on the ground.
You’ll be a visible, trusted presence in Kirkcaldy – attending events, building relationships with local people and organisations, and helping deliver activity that builds trust and momentum in the town. You’ll also organise and manage events, handle local communications, and provide day-to-day administrative support that keeps the work running smoothly.
This is a great opportunity for someone who cares about their community and wants to build experience in place-based change, community engagement and events.
Please contact Alan Surgeon or Donna McKay at AWS Executive to arrange a confidential discussion about the role.
Please submit a tailored CV and covering letter via the Apply box below, demonstrating how your knowledge, skills and experience align with the requirements outlined in the relevant job pack.
Please note that applicants must have the right to work in the UK.
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