The Edinburgh Conservative and Unionist Association is recruiting for the full-time position of Organising Secretary.

The successful candidate will be primarily responsible for: providing campaigning support for MSPs and Councillors; fundraising; maintaining membership records; and office administration.

We are seeking an experienced enthusiastic, well-organised, computer-literate self-starter and team player, who is able to work efficiently in a voluntary environment. The successful application should be someone enthusiastic and ambitious, who thrives on a wide-range of competing challenges. Political and campaigning priorities can change quickly, so working hours will of necessity be varied and flexible. This is a “rolling-up-the-sleeves”, do whatever needs to be done, frontline campaigning role. Strong social media and digital skills would be advantageous.

The varied role of Organising Secretary includes responsibility for the following:

• Building the profile of the Party and candidates locally
• Developing an on-going programme of incumbency activities with elected representatives
• Recruiting volunteers and building campaign teams
• Basic office administration and providing secretarial support for the Association
• Ensuring membership records are kept up-to-date
• Driving an on-going voter contact programme, including phoning and door-to-door canvassing
• Organising high-profile political meetings and events
• Co-ordinating a comprehensive fundraising programme and keeping records of funds
• Building and expanding delivery networks
• Maintaining and expanding a presence on multiple social media platforms
• Writing association literature, such as a regular members’ bulletin

A Campaign Manager must:

• Be a self-starter
• Be well organised, professional and punctual
• Have strong written and verbal communication skills
• Have excellent computer skills
• Be able to lead and motivate colleagues and activists
• Be able to work as part of a team

The successful applicant will be based in our Edinburgh office full-time. It is essential that applicants are able to have a flexible approach to their work and hours, to ensure that the varied needs of the Association, elected representatives, and candidates can be met. The successful applicant should have a full, clean driving licence and access to a car.