Jobs
Senior Transport Campaigner
Location: Hybrid working arrangements with weekly attendance at one of our offices (Edinburgh and Aberdeen). You will also be expected to undertake regular travel within Scotland.
Reporting to: Head of Campaigns
Hours: Full time (5 days per week or 35 hours) preferred; 4.5 or 4 days per week will be considered.
The post will require some work outwith office hours, including weekends, for which time off in lieu is granted. There will be no payment of overtime.
Duration: This is a 2 year contract initially, which may be extended subject to available funding
Salary: £35,000 (Full-time equivalent)
Other: You will receive a pro-rata share of 28 days annual leave and 11 days statutory holidays. Friends of the Earth Scotland operates a Company Pension Plan with NEST, which includes an ethical option.
How to apply:
Please send a completed application form highlighting your experience and explaining why you would be a good fit for the role, to recruitment@foe.scot. We would be grateful if you can also complete an Equal Opportunities form and send it alongside the application form, but this is entirely voluntary.
Candidates who have been selected for interview will hear shortly after the closing date.
The recruitment process will include an in-person interview in our office in Edinburgh. Please let us know if you have any access needs during the selection process.
Closing date: Monday 12th January 2026 at 12 noon
Interview date: Wednesday 28th January 2026
Start date: February – March 2026
About the Senior Transport Campaigner role:
This role is key in building power in our movement to win a better transport system in Scotland – one that cuts climate emissions, connects communities and is run in the interests of passengers, not profit.
Transport is Scotland’s largest polluting sector, so tackling the transport system is vital for cutting fossil fuel use and climate emissions.
The focus of this role is our campaign for better buses. Our vision is of an accessible, extensive, publicly-owned bus network that’s free for everyone. A comprehensive, reliable bus network is essential for tackling climate change and reducing inequality – connecting communities and getting people out of private cars. However, the current network is run by private operators, often expensive and unreliable with routes cut and standards declining.
Friends of the Earth Scotland is committed to building a powerful movement for system change, and we believe that communities must take the lead in the transition away from our car-dominated system, so that what replaces it works for all of Scotland.
The successful candidate will have experience and skills in local organising or supporting volunteers. We are looking for someone who can bring new people into the movement, and support and motivate volunteers and local organisers in their communities.
We’re looking for someone with excellent listening skills, who can build relationships with people and organisations and support them to campaign for change in their communities.
If you think you are a fit for this role, you can find more information about it in the recruitment pack.
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Working at Friends of the Earth Scotland
“Our vision is of a world where systems of power and resource use are transformed so that all living beings and ecosystems have what they need to flourish, now and in the future.” (Friends of the Earth Scotland – Strategy 2024 – 2026)
We are Scotland’s leading environmental campaigning group and work to help people in Scotland to look after the planet for everyone’s future. Working with us will give you the opportunity to be part of a strong and collaborative team that is tackling head-on one of the biggest challenges facing our society.
You will help us deliver transformative solutions to climate change and other environmental problems. Whether campaigning for a Just Transition or working behind the scenes in our Operations Team, your work will enable and empower people to take individual and collective action.
We are looking for people who share and will uphold our values throughout their employment with Friends of the Earth Scotland.
From the first step you decide to take with us, we will make sure you get all the support you need to be the best you can be as part of our team. If you are considering applying for a role with us, our Recruitment Pack [coming soon] will give you an insight into what to expect throughout your journey.
We are an Equal Opportunities Employer
We are committed to offering equal employment opportunity for all and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment.
We are committed to finding the right people for the jobs that we advertise. All employment and recruitment decisions are based on organisational needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, colour, religion, sexuality, gender identity or belief or any other status protected by the Equality Act 2010.
We are committed to increase the diversity of our team and encourage applications from people currently under-represented in the climate and environmental movement. We are working hard to create a space in which people from all walks of life see themselves. We therefore particularly encourage you to apply if you belong to one of these groups or sit at the intersections of multiple systems of oppression.
We monitor Equal Opportunities at Friends of the Earth Scotland as part of the application process. All Equal Opportunities forms are removed from applications prior to short listing.
Volunteering opportunities
We will, at times, offer volunteering opportunities for specific occasions, such as helping during events. This can be a great way to meet like-minded people and practice engaging the public in environmental issues. All training and relevant information will be provided ahead of time.
All opportunities are advertised on this page when they become available.
