Vacancies

Scottish Development Officer

The Scottish Liberal Democrats and ALDC are recruiting a new Scottish Development Officer.

The successful candidate will help Liberal Democrats in Scotland develop their campaigning skills and their capacity and win more local elections, and support Liberal Democrat councillors, and council groups, in their work.

The post is full-time, 35 hours a week and will be part of both the Scottish Liberal Democrat campaign team, and the ALDC team. You will report to the Scottish Chief Executive and be part of the Scottish Lib Dem team, as well as developing a close working relationship with ASLDC. ALDC employs four Development Officers to cover England and Wales so you will be part of a wider team enabling you to share ideas, resources and expertise.

The post will be appointed on a scale of £28,598 to £36,363, depending on experience. There is also an employer’s pension contribution of 8%.

Please contact ALDC’s Head of Development, Richard Cole (richard.cole@aldc.org), if you want further information or you can  download for a job pack here.

 

The closing date for this role is Friday, 10th July, with interviews on the afternoon of the 16th July. 

Work experience

We will have regular volunteer work experience opportunities in our Ancoats office in central Manchester throughout 2026.

These are usually for a week or two full-time, or they could take place as a specified day/s for a number of weeks working on a specific project.

The positions are unpaid but provide a lunch allowance and travel expenses within Greater Manchester.

If you’re looking to learn then all we ask is that you share our values of an open, tolerant and united Britain (active Liberal Democrat members will be given priority for placement).

We want more great new Lib Dems through our doors so if you want to find out more just email abi.bell@aldc.org with your questions and a copy of your CV, or call 0161 302 7532.

Internship opportunities

ALDC has a proud record of hosting some of the brightest and best as interns.

Our paid internship positions last for one year and are based at ALDC HQ in Ancoats, central Manchester.

Interns learn about campaigning and planning; and work on office tasks at ALDC.