Where the role fits in our organisation

Our Communities and Place team consists of our Community Transport, Employability, Volunteering, Children and Families and Locality teams. The Community Transport team reports to the Head of Communities and Place and works with the other teams to support our sector across a wide range of portfolios.

Where you’ll work

Hybrid – with a base at our Dumfries office

Contract type and hours

28 hours, flexible

Full-time equivalent salary (FTE is 35 hours)

£35,046

What You'll Do

We are looking for a colleague who is passionate about the impact and potential of our third sector and who is excited about leading a new project to success. As the lead for our new 4-year funded project CommunityTransportDG, you will be at the forefront of a different way of working in D&G. You will thrive on building strategic partnerships and relationships to achieve outcomes and will have a clear view of the challenges that this region faces and the many ways that community transport could mitigate those challenges. The successful candidate will be the policy lead for Community Transport across Dumfries and Galloway, working with regional and national partners and leading a small team to deliver outcomes that support local, regional and national challenges.

A detailed knowledge of Transport / Community Transport is not needed for this role – it is a leadership and strategic role and a full handover will be given to ensure all technical knowledge is transferred.

This role would suit a Development Officer or similar with experience of working in a leadership role for a third sector organisation and with ambitions to make an even bigger difference to the people of Dumfries and Galloway through a regional role.

The role will be line managed and supported by our Head of Communities and Place, but will have a high degree of autonomy as to how best to deliver the outcomes for our new model,  CommunityTransportDG. They will be supported by an 80% Development Officer who will work with the Community Transport Operators to enhance their capacity, as well as by the wider TSDG Comms and Business Support teams.  We are advertising for the Development Officer in parallel with this post, so this is an exciting opportunity to join and shape a new regional project in Dumfries and Galloway.

It is principally a 9am – 5pm, weekday role, with very limited evening or weekend working anticipated. A minimum 50% of time would be expected to be in the Dumfries office, with the rest home-working or in the community if preferred. We have a Flexi-time policy that supports this.

• Lead and grow CommunityTransportDG – a new regionwide organisation hosted within TSDG. See all details (including Business Plan) here. Community Transport Dumfries and Galloway | Supporting the Development of Community Transport
• Animate, coordinate and support community transport regionally, working closely with the existing Community Transport Operators.
• Partner with the regional agencies such as SWestrans, D&G Council and Health to understand and work to deliver better regional outcomes through community transport.
• Better understand and communicate thevalue of community transport regionally.
• Work to enhance volunteering and employability opportunities within the Community Transport sector.

More about you

• You will have evidenced experience of leadership, ideally within the third sector or comparable environments.
• You will have the ability to effectively represent TSDG and CommunityTransportDG in region-wide meetings.
• You will be able to act on emerging opportunities to achieve agreed outcomes, displaying good judgment and strategic consistency.
• You will be able to work as part of an internal team, share knowledge and benefit from the experience of others. You will be collegial and committed to our organisational values.
• You will be able to work collaboratively with external partners in order to achieve shared outcomes through influence and relational working.

Closing date

14th June 2026

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