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Vacancy: Early Years Project Manager (Community Engagement)
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Job title: Early Years Project Manager (Community Engagement)
Contract: Fixed term, 6-month secondment cover, starting January 2026
Salary: £30,975 per annum
Closing date: 10 November 2025
Location: Flexible hybrid working between home and our Edinburgh City Centre office, with great access by train, bus, and tram
Benefits
- Flexible hybrid working between home and our Edinburgh City Centre Office, with great access by train, bus, and tram
- Generous holiday entitlement
- Company Sick Pay
- Pension with 5% employer contributions
- Death in service benefit
- Free access to employee assistance programme
About the job
Key responsibilities
- Review, update and develop resources to support the network of Bookbug trained practitioners
- Review, update and develop resources for parents and carers to support families who need the most support to access the benefits of book sharing and singing
- Manage the Quality Assurance and support the Community Engagement Administrator with the registration of Session Leaders and Bookbug for the Home practitioners via Learning Management System
- Support local authorities to run multi-disciplinary shared practice events
- Responsible for analysing data and case studies for Bookbug Sessions and Bookbug for the Home
- Oversee Bookbug Session data system
- Manage Bookbug at Home kits project and associated budget
- Project manage targeted EY projects and support the EY Community Engagement Manager and fundraising team to identify and apply for new funding
- Supporting EY Community Engagement Manager with project reporting
- Develop strategic support and guidance for Bookbug Sessions and Bookbug for the Home
- Develop and maintain strong working relationships with relevant stakeholders across Scotland (e.g. health, social work, education and library services, and third sector organisations)
- Assist the EY Community Engagement Manager with the evaluation of projects to demonstrate the effectiveness of the Bookbug programme
- Support community engagement as required with chairing local Bookbug steering groups
Knowledge, skills and experience
You will have:
- Excellent project management skills including working to multiple deadlines, with a small amount of budget management
- Excellent project management skills including working to multiple deadlines, with a small amount of budget management
- Significant professional experience in the Early Years field
- Experience of developing resources for parents and practitioners
- Knowledge of current early years policy in Scotland and current research in the fields of early years and child development
- Experience of quality assurance processes and developing guidance documentation
- Experience of leading achievement of project objectives and excellent team working, in line with SBT’s values
- Excellent written communication and presentation skills
- Ability to work with minimal supervision
- Good IT skills, including Microsoft office programmes and video conferencing software
- Excellent people skills and ability to work well with others
- Experience in organising events
- A passion for books and extensive knowledge of children’s picture books
Other information
- The post is a hybrid role with regular attendance at Scottish Book Trust offices in Edinburgh.
- The post-holder must be prepared to undertake travel across Scotland, from time-totime travel elsewhere in the UK, including occasional overnight stays.
- This appointment will be conditional upon securing a Level 1 clearance from Disclosure Scotland
- Flexible working options are available