🎉We are hiring! ⚖️We're looking for a Programme Officer to work on gender-sensitive employment practice & preventing #VAW 📢We're also hiring a Comms Manager to help us create new & engaging approaches to promoting our work 💡Find out more: closethegap.org.uk/jobs

The view from the 'office' today Isle of Eigg

The Scottish Government has announced that recruitment is open for two new Land Commissioners and a new TFC to join our board. You can find out more about the role register to join our online information session on the 18th of July. Links below 👇

One day left to apply for this role!

"Until surprisingly recent times, spaces of human freedom existed across large parts of our planet." Great piece by David Wengrow about the ongoing revolution in our understanding of the human past. aeon.co/essays/an-arch…

In fact very few local groups have actually *used* them - most transfers have been voluntary, in part due to the overly bureaucratic nature of the CRTB process. So make sure you feed in to this review, & help make the process better.

Great 4.5 days a week opportunity working on rural affairs, agriculture and land use issues - at the heart of Scotland's democracy Scottish Parliament - advert only open until Sunday, check it out - careers.parliament.scot/vacancies/677/…

Job Opportunities at the Highland Archive Centre in Inverness. Come and join our team! #Archive #archivist

Glad to be running on Ubuntu this morning #Linux

For those frustrated by the common use of 'two-child benefit cap' to describe the two-child limit check out and consider sharing our briefing into how the TWO policies (the benefit cap and the two-child limit) interact largerfamilies.study/publications/b…

There's been a few of us on a campaign to convince the media & political parties to use accurate terminology - two child limit. Today the brilliant Martin Lewis listened and went as far as making a video explainer. Sometimes endless tweeting works! Today is one of those days!

Seeking your views on opportunities and challenges for the Highlands and Islands. The Regional Economic Partnership (HIREP) has launched a consultation on their draft strategy. The survey is open until noon on Tuesday 13 August. Find out more: ow.ly/9O5r50SG35X

Continuing our focus on small-scale land use, we have published a Land Lines paper authored by Woodland Crofts Communities Housing Trust and Eilidh Ross discussing the benefits and barriers to landlord-provided croft housing. 📷Many thanks to John MacPherson for generously allowing us

Very pleased and excited to have been offered and accepted this amazing opportunity 👇 Looking forward to working with the hugely knowledgeable and experienced members of the commission, the Social Justice and Social Security Committee and Shirley-Anne Somerville

Do I know any policy people looking for a job? A great opportunity to work for a great organisation- doing vital work at the moment.

Sweeney's Bothy on the Isle of Eigg New SEPTEMBER AVAILABILITY from Sat 14th to Sat 21st September. Book at eiggtime.com/sweeneys-bothy…

Short 🧵: There's a lot of chat right now about devolved & local welfare (inc from me!) In Scotland this conversation grew due to the Smith Commission's devolved powers. Today is an e.g. of why devolved welfare needs to be understood alongside intergovernmental relations (1/9)

Carbon neutral commuting on Eigg thanks to a bike loan from Cycling UK in Scotland and Isle of Eigg electic renewable generation.

Just a few more days to apply for this fantastic role Improvement Service working on #RuralChildPoverty ! The role is also available as a secondment opportunity! Details on how to apply are below: #ChildPoverty #PolicyRole