Membership Development Officer (Scottish Lib Dems)

Job Description: Membership Development Officer

Reporting to:         Senior Operations Manager

Contract:                Full time 

Salary:                           £28,000

Purpose of Post: To support the party in growing its membership and talent pipeline, developing its membership offer, and supporting local parties and candidates to do the same. This is an opportunity for a self-starting individual to trial fresh approaches and take ownership of membership projects.

Closing date:         Monday 14th July 2025 at 9am

Tasks and Responsibilities 

• To help local parties and the Scottish Liberal Democrats recruit new members against an agreed target
• Dealing with membership queries and liaising with local parties
• To provide relevant training, mentoring and support to members and local parties
• Developing membership growth and retention plans in partnership with the Federal Party
• To build two-way engagement with our members and establish journeys for individuals to become activists, super activists and candidates
• Create and maintain a regular communication with members
• Support local parties and membership officers to develop local plans to engage and recruit new members, and to talent spot new party officers and candidates of the future
• Provide a structured journey to convert supporters into members, activists and regular donors
• Help devise new engagement and development tools
• Make regular reports to the Finance & Membership committee
• Supporting the recruitment of volunteer members to key party functions
• Other projects as reasonably requested

• During election periods, to assist the Party in any way reasonably requested. 

• To assist the Operations Executive in the delivery of the Party’s internal elections

Person Specification  

Essential  

• Excellent attention to detail.  

• Able to effectively manage competing demands.  

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills  

• Experience of managing stakeholders 

• General administrative skills 

• Share the values of the Scottish Liberal Democrats  

• Able to work without supervision. 

Desirable  

• Understanding of data protection legislation (inc. GDPR)

• Experience of using databases, CRM’s etc. 

• Experience of working with volunteers. 

Interview/Start Dates

Interviews will be scheduled quickly.

We are looking to appoint someone to the role as soon as possible and potentially before the closing date. 

Application Details

To apply for this role, please submit your CV with a covering letter outlining your reasons for applying and detailing your relevant skills to Ed Thornley, Senior Operations Manager, at edward.thornley@scotlibdems.org.uk

Informal questions about the role may also be sent to Ed Thornley.

Website:  www.scotlibdems.org.uk