Where the role fits in our organisation

This role reports to our Head of Delivery and Partnerships, who in turn reports to the Chief Executive. You will lead and line manage our team of Sector Development Officers (currently three), and be peer-supported by our thematic Lead Officers: Employability and Skills, Health and Wellbeing, Community Transport, Fairer Funding, and Children and Families. As part of the TSDG Lead Officer Group, you will also take an active part in wider organisational planning and delivery.

Where you’ll work

Hybrid working – Dumfries or Stranraer base, plus home and travel. A minimum of two days a week is required in the Dumfries or Stranraer office, with significant time spent in the allocated locality. If Stranraer is the selected base, a minimum of one day a fortnight is required in the Dumfries office, based around key Leadership meetings. Our flexi-working policies apply.

Contract type and hours

35 hours per week (full-time), permanent

Full-time equivalent salary (FTE is 35 hours)

£35,046 FTE

What You'll Do

We are looking for a colleague to lead our locality support work in communities across Dumfries and Galloway. You will provide oversight and leadership of the Sector Development Officer team, lead the development and effective working of Locality Hubs as part of the Community Planning Partnership, and work with partners in the local authority, NHS and others on matters such as Place Planning and Safer Communities. You will also have personal deliverables of building sector capacity, collaboration, leadership, good governance, sustainability, planning and volunteering in one of three available localities {Wigtownshire/Nithsdale/or Annandale and Eskdale}, as with the other Sector Development Officers.
What you’ll do
• Lead and line manage our Locality Support team of Sector Development Officers, helping this geographically dispersed team work together effectively and feel part of the wider TSDG.
• Understand our commitments to funders and partners in locality support, and work with the team to assure the Head of Delivery and Partnerships that they will be met.
• Develop and oversee delivery of a coherent, equitable, region-wide but place-based plan to support capacity building for third sector organisations across Dumfries and Galloway.
• Lead the development and delivery of Locality Hubs as part of the Community Planning Partnership, and chair the Locality Hub for your allocated area.
• Develop and oversee an annual training and workshop programme for third sector organisations, and deliver it in your locality.
• Ensure the effective provision of consistent, high-quality online and offline resources and advice for the sector on themes such as good governance, sustainability, planning, organisation development, leadership and impact.
• Work with the Head of Delivery and Partnerships to refine and deliver our Volunteering strategy, ensuring a cohesive offer to the sector across our sector support and thematic teams.
• Deliver capacity building, direct advice, connections and signposting to third sector organisations, primarily within {locality}, and introduce and facilitate collaborative working between them.
• Build relationships and knowledge of {locality}, the organisations working there, and their challenges and opportunities.
• Work with our thematic Lead Officers so that locality insights shape thematic events and projects at an early stage, maximising their impact on the third sector in your locality.
• Work with local, regional and national partners to ensure the best possible representation of the third sector in Dumfries and Galloway, and represent TSDG at partnership meetings as requested by the Head of Delivery and Partnerships.
• Use data, insights and evidence to inform our practice, and work with the Sector Development Officers to ensure high-quality end of grant reporting, impact reporting and external publications such as newsletters.
• Contribute to organisational strategy and planning as part of the Lead Officer Group, and support colleagues across TSDG in line with our values.

More about you

• You will be able to show experience of leading programmes of work, and of leading a team for more than 3 years.
• You will have evidenced experience and knowledge of the third sector, and experience of community engagement.
• You will have excellent organisational, planning and prioritising skills, and skills and experience in designing programme outcomes.
• You will have positive relationship building skills and experience, and be able to work collaboratively with internal and external partners.
• You will have effective problem-solving skills, be able to capture and analyse information, write good reports and give good presentations, and use common technology packages including Outlook email, Teams and all Microsoft apps.
• You will be self-motivated, take responsibility for personal outcomes, and be committed to ongoing personal and organisational improvement, with an inclusive, adaptable, pro-active and collegiate attitude.
• You will be able to be consistently and promptly at the Dumfries office, Stranraer office and out in the D&G community at any time within the working week, with flexibility for occasional evening working.
• You may have existing knowledge of {locality}, experience of leading programmes of work within the third sector, and experience of providing advice and support to other organisations on a one-to-one or small group basis.
• You may have a valid driving licence and access to a car with business insurance for work purposes.

Closing date

15th November 2026

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