Scottish Human Rights Commission

We have laid our Strategic Plan 2024-28 before The Scottish Parliament.   As Scotland’s human rights watchdog, our vision is a fairer Scotland where human rights are respected and understood, and where there is justice when things go wrong.   Our top priorities are: ·     Poverty ·     Places of Detention ·     Access to Justice ·     Rights Most at Risk   In their new blog post, Members of the Commission explain the Commission's approach, and explore their goals for human rights in Scotland over the next four years.   Read the blog on our website here: https://lnkd.in/efYEWYju Read our new Strategic Plan 2024-28 here: https://lnkd.in/e-YC46DZ

The Scottish Human Rights Commission says the human rights of people in rural and island Scotland are being undermined. In her great blog, our Annie McCormack reports that people on low incomes in #Aberdeenshire agree - and want action now. #TARP https://buff.ly/3BQyHnY

Comms, policy, legal, organisational development folk - exciting opportunities to come and help the Scottish Human Rights Commission to promote human rights for all in Scotland 👇 Get in touch with the wonderful Jan if you'd like more info or an informal chat! (closing date 9am Monday 20th January)

🌍 New Blog Alert: Rights at the Heart of Scotland’s Budget? Part 2 🌍 Our latest blog dives into the details of Scotland’s 2025-26 budget, comparing it with the previous year’s allocations through a human rights lens. We explore whether progress has been made—or if rising inflation, cost-of-living pressures, and systemic inequalities are holding Scotland back from fulfilling its commitments under international human rights law. Key questions we address: 👉 Are investments in health, housing, and social security keeping pace with growing needs? 👉 How are rural and remote communities, women, ethnic minorities, and people with disabilities impacted? 👉 Does this budget meet Scotland’s obligations to protect, respect, and fulfill rights? This is the second in our Rights at the Heart of Scotland’s Budget? series, which examines whether Scotland’s fiscal decisions deliver for its people. 💬 Join the conversation, and let us know your thoughts! #HumanRights #BudgetAnalysis #Scotland #Equality #SocialJustice #YourBudgetYourRights Scottish Human Rights Commission

Do you have a passion for #humanrights? Would you like to help the Scottish Human Rights Commission achieve their strategic goals? Then check out their website and find out about their current open vacancies. Deadline for applications is Monday 20th January 👇

"For a government committed to human rights, this budget represents both progress and missed opportunities." We've published the second post in our new blog series "Rights at the Heart of Scotland's Budget?" Read it on our website ⬇️ https://ow.ly/BucY50UAXZY

New job on the list for 2025? We have four excellent opportunities to come and join Scottish Human Rights Commission to deliver the SHRC’s duty to promote human rights for all in Scotland. 👥 As we are working to strengthen the structure of the Commission aligned to our 2024-28 Strategic Plan, we are looking for an experienced People and Culture manager on a short term contract to work with us to shape up our employee policies and operating model. ⚖️🔍🇺🇳We are hiring an interim Head of Legal & Policy to lead our senior experts; who knows their way around Parliament, and the power of strategic litigation to influence policy change. They will manage the delivery of our international human rights monitoring, our spotlight programme, our policy advice, and the use of our legal powers to uphold human rights. 🗣️Joining them on the Senior Management Team will be an interim Head of Comms to manage our strategic stakeholder engagement, messaging and brand to educate about human rights. ⚖️ Finally, we are seeking a lawyer into a brand new Legal and Policy Coordinator role to join our expert team to explore the use of the new legal powers of intervention and own name litigation the Commission has via the UNCRC Act. These are exceptional opportunities for exceptional people to work with us to continue shaping the Commission’s next phase as Scotland’s human rights watchdog. Given the stage the Commission is at as we reshape to deliver our Strategic Plan, all roles are being advertised on a temporary basis initially. They would suit secondment arrangements, and are fantastic opportunities to shape the public body tasked with promoting human rights in Scotland. Please do share to help the Commission find the right people to serve Scotland by upholding all of our human rights. I’m really happy to have an informal chat with anyone who is interested in learning more, so feel free to get in touch!

Very excited to see this next step in our development. Theses are two specialist roles in legal and policy, and in organisational change. Please do circulate across relevant networks.

Fantastic opportunities to do important #humanrights work in Scotland!

🔹 Are you passionate about Human Rights? 🔹 Do you want to help improve the realisation of Human Rights for everyone in Scotland? 🔹 Do you have the skills, values, experience and expertise to help make that happen? 🔹 Are you interested in strengthening Scotland’s National Human Rights Institution? Scottish Human Rights Commission are looking to fill the following posts: 🔹 Interim Head of Legal and Policy £65,800 🔹 Interim Head of Communications and Engagement £54,792 – £65,800 🔹 Legal and Policy Coordinator UNCRC £43,764 – £52,183 🔹 People and Culture Manager (temporary) £43,764 – £52,183 Find out more at https://lnkd.in/eCu5_hVG #Fulltime #Hybridworking #Edinburgh #Policy #Comms #HR