Community Engagement Coordinator
Company: Quality Meat Scotland
Salary: £33,711 per year
Date posted: 31 March 2025
Apply before: 16 April 2025
The Job:
We have an exciting opportunity within our Communications & External Affairs department for a Community Engagement Coordinator, who will assist our Reputation Manager to coordinate QMS’s outreach work with schools, higher education institutions, sports and other community organisations, as well as work closely with partners such as the Royal Highland Education Trust (RHET) to deliver exciting and educational events for people throughout Scotland. The post-holder will also lead on Quality Meat Scotland’s community engagement initiatives such as the Meat Voucher Scheme, be involved in the planning and delivery of educational sessions by our team of Quality Meat Scotland Scotch Ambassadors, right across Scotland, and work closely with Scotland’s professional rugby teams to deliver our community engagement partnerships.
For more information or to apply for the position please email applications@qmscotland.co.uk.
- Location: Scotland
- Industry: Agriculture, Business, Food
- Job type: Permanent, Full-time, Work from home

The Company:
Quality Meat Scotland is the public body for Scotland’s red meat sector. We work with people across the Scottish red meat supply chain to deliver and promote our authentic, trusted brands, built on quality assurance; foster innovation and develop key markets to drive productivity and profitability; and build Scotland’s global reputation as THE choice for premium red meat.
The Candidate:
- Are you educated to HND level in a subject related to one of: agriculture, human nutrition, sustainability, education, communications and marketing, events management or other relevant subject?
- community engagement or education community in Scotland/GB: 1 year (required).
- Scottish farming production knowledge and: 1 year (required).
- Passionate about working with Scotland's wider communities to share learning about our red meat supply chain.
The Package:
- Company pension
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Enhanced paternity leave
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
- Work from home
This is a field-based role, requiring travel to support various community engagement sessions and events across Scotland accordingly. Travel to monthly all staff meetings at our main office on the outskirts of Edinburgh will also be required.
For more information or to apply for the position please email applications@qmscotland.co.uk with your CV and working background.
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