# Career opportunities in advocacy

Advocacy services form a huge part of the work of the charity and voluntary sector in Scotland accounting for a [quarter of job vacancies](https://goodmoves.org/search?sort=&keywords=advocacy&location=&distance=8.04672&lat=&lng=&workplace=&salary_min=&salary_max=&roles%5B%5D=information-advice-advocacy) on [www.goodmoves.org](http://www.goodmoves.org) These services work with a range of people including those who are experiencing mental ill health or sexual violence, people in the criminal justice or asylum system and children and young people.

**What is advocacy?**

**Advocacy ensures people:**

*   feel listened to, understood and know their options
*   have their rights are upheld and voices heard
*   are involved in decision making

Advocacy are run by the charity and voluntary sector in Scotland, independent from NHS, social and local authority services, provided free and confidentially by passionate and committed staff and volunteers across the country!

To celebrate this vital area of work and promote the rewarding careers it can provide goodmoves will be holding a **free** webinar at 2pm on 23 April. We’ll be joined by advocacy professionals from across the sector who will share their expertise and real life experiences The session will give you the opportunity to learn more about the work of the advocacy sector, job and volunteer opportunities and different career paths! You’ll also get the opportunity to put your questions to the experts.

So whether you’re completely new to the idea of working in advocacy or already working in this area and looking to progress your career why not join us for an interesting and informative session! [You can sign up here](https://scvo.scot/events/a1vP1000004YamlIAC/career-opportunities-in-advocacy)

[Watch our webinar on careers in the environmental sector](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSPv5IMLMaw&list=PLD_XS4xNFQV7ataYFl8PT0iIymPqP-CHS)

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## About SCVO

SCVO (Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations) is the national membership organisation for Scotland's voluntary sector.

Our role is to champion the role of voluntary organisations in Scotland and to support them to do work that has a positive impact.

SCVO supports members and the wider voluntary sector with all aspects of setting up and running a voluntary organisation. SCVO represents the needs and concerns of the voluntary sector to the Scottish government in Holyrood and UK government and Westminster. Through our learning and events programme SCVO offers training and development opportunities to the sector.

Members access an extensive membership benefits package including specialist, in-depth, 1-to-1 guidance from our Information Services team and from professional service partners.

Access to exclusive membership networks (including comms, employers, governance and policy) supports members to grow their connections, stay up to date, exchange ideas and views with peers, and learn through tailored learning opportunities.

SCVO members enjoy free access to Funding Scotland Premium to stay on top of funding opportunities to support their organisation’s financial resilience.

Discounts and savings on SCVO products and services (including our HR service, managed IT support, payroll service and events and training) and partner offers provide members with support to allow them to focus on delivering their organisation’s goals. Further SCVO products and services include [extensive digital support](https://scvo.scot/support/digital), a climate action resource [Growing Climate Confidence](https://climateconfident.scot), a voluntary sector publication [Third Force News](https://tfn.scot) and a voluntary sector jobs and recruitment service [Goodmoves](https://goodmoves.org).

For more information on SCVO membership, visit [SCVO membership](https://scvo.scot/membership)