Here is your weekly round-up of content from our website, www.fva.org.

We're quickly heading into one of FVA's busiest months of the year - with Volunteers' Week and our awards held 01-07 June, followed up by Carers Week 08-14 June.

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We’re hiring! Join the team at FVA and help shape the future of peer support across Fife.

Are you passionate about peer support, co-production and empowering communities? This could be the perfect opportunity for you!

We're looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Co-ordinator to help develop and grow a thriving Fife Peer Support Network. In this exciting role, you’ll work alongside partners, organisations and volunteers to champion the values of hope, empowerment, authenticity, mutuality and shared experiencee.

You’ll help build a stronger understanding of peer support across Fife while co-producing inspiring training programmes, workshops and events that embed peer support practice throughout the statutory and third sectors.

We’d love to hear from you if you:

• Have experience in peer support and/or co-production
• Enjoy working collaboratively with people and communities
• Have experience supporting volunteers
• Can confidently lead and coordinate projects
• Are passionate about making a real difference in Fife

If you’re ready to help create positive change and strengthen peer support across Fife, we’d love to hear from you!

Closing date: 11.59pm on Sunday 24 May 2026

There are two important data updates for the third sector following changes introduced by the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025, which came into effect in February 2026.

The first is that all charities must have a process in place for handling data protection complaints by Tuesday 19 June 2026. These new requirements are set out in the Data (Use and Access) Act and mean organisations must establish a clear process for managing complaints relating to data protection, although some exemptions apply.

The second update relates to direct marketing, allowing charities to send electronic communications — including emails, texts, and social media messages — to people who have expressed interest in, or support for, their charitable purpose, without needing prior consent in certain circumstances where strict requirements are met.

This change is expected to create new opportunities for the sector by providing charities with a further way to engage with individuals who have already shown genuine interest in supporting their work.

Fife's Volunteering Development Summit offers an engaging learning and development opportunity for anyone in the third sector who involves, supports, and manages volunteers in Fife.

Come along to hear the latest updates on volunteering development, take part in hot topic discussions to ensure your voice is heard, and make connections with other volunteer coordinators and managers. Learn about strategies, tools, frameworks and resources which you can use to improve and enhance your practice. 

Speakers include:

• Bethany Sikes, Research and Policy Manager at Volunteer Scotland
• Fraser Clark, Project Manager at Youth VIP

Attendees at this session will:

• Hear first-hand at "table hops" from a range of service providers
• Hear the latest updates on Volunteering Development and issues affecting Fife
• Input to discussions on key issues for the sector in Fife

Lunchtime Learning - Local Heat and Energy Efficiency Strategy

Thursday 21 May, 12.00 - 1.00pm, online

Join the session to find out what the strategy is, how it will affect your organisation and service users, how Fife are prioritising actions.

Lunchtime Learning: Fife Job Contract and Life Chances

Thursday 28 May, 12.00 - 1.00pm, online

Stuart Don from the Fife Job Contract team will give an overview of the key types of funding and available and how to access it.

1 day Course: An Introduction to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Tuesday 26 May, 9.30am - 4.00pm, New Volunteer House Kirkcaldy

This course is for professionals working with children which will help them to understand the principles of the therapy, describe the theory, practice experiential exercises, and apply strategies to support trauma-related emotional distress.

Roles and Responsibilities of a Trustee/Committee/Board Member

Wednesday 27 May, 6.00 - 9.00pm, Caledonia House Glenrothes

This free training session is designed to help new or potential Trustees to understand their role and responsibilities so that they can enjoy and thrive in their role free from stress or worries by understanding what they can and should be doing. 

Volunteering Development Summit

Thursday 04 June, 10.00am - 3.30pm, Caledonia House Glenrothes

Come along to hear the latest updates on volunteering development, take part in hot topic discussions to ensure your voice is heard, and make connections with other volunteer coordinators and managers. Learn about strategies, tools, frameworks and resources which you can use to improve and enhance your practice. 

DWP Connect

Wednesday 10 June, 9.00am - 12.30pm, Caledonia House Glenrothes

DWP Connect is a Know Your Network-style event at which participants will find out more about multiple individual Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) projects and services via the ever-popular table hops. 

PVG/Disclosure - Introductory Session

Thursday 11 June, 9.30am - 1.00pm, Caledonia House Glenrothes

Following the updates from the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020, the course will provide up-to-date information on different types of disclosure checks, regulated roles, how to process checks, and safe recruitment.

Voluntary Sector Children‘s Services Forum - May

Thursday 28 May, 10.00am - 12.00pm, New Volunteer House Kirkcaldy

The Forum meets regularly to provide updates, networking opportunities, problem solve, respond to consultations, raise concerns for representatives/FVA to progress and to get updates from FVA and representatives about what's happening at the many partnerships, networks and groups across the Children's Services Partnership in Fife and beyond.

Carers' Providers Forum

Tuesday 02 June, 2.00 - 4.00pm, Caledonia House Glenrothes

This forum provides a platform for management-level carer providers from Fife's third sector to network, discuss ideas, share best practice, and much more.

RESCHEDULED - Fife Employability Forum

Tuesday 09 June, 9.00am - 12.30pm, Caledonia House Glenrothes

The Fife Employability Forum is held quarterly and brings together staff and managers involved in employability services from all sectors - aiming to help organisations to work together to improve employment outcomes for people in Fife.

Fife Befriending Forum

Thursday 11 June, 1.00 - 3.00pm, Caledonia House Glenrothes

The Befriending Forum is an opportunity for members to share learning, develop positive working relationships, and gain support. This is an open invitation for all befriending support services within Fife.

LandAid: Young Futures Fund

The fund focuses on projects that increase access to safe, secure and affordable housing, alongside the support young people need to keep their homes and move towards independent living.

Closing date: 22 May 2026

CEMVO: Ethnic Minority Development Fund

The EMDF offers funding for various projects that benefit ethnic minority people and communities in Scotland.

Closing date: 26 May 2026

The Henry Moore Foundation

The Foundation supports the growth and development of sculpture through its grants programme.

Closing date: 01 June 2026

Museums Galleries Scotland: Museum Development Fund

The Museum Development Fund is designed to support accredited museums to make strategic steps towards becoming more resilient organisations.

Closing date: 17 June 2026

The Radcliffe Trust - Music

The trust supports classical music performance and training, especially chamber music, composition and music education.

Closing date: 31 July 2026

Edinburgh Airport Community Fund

Priority will be given to applications which reflect the four pillars of the airport’s Greater Good sustainability strategy - Zero Carbon, Enhancing Scotland, Scotland’s Best Business and Trusted Neighbour.

Closing date: 28 August 2026

Team Leader - Rock Trust

35 hours per week, £31,137.89 - £35,066.32 per annum

Closing date: 20 May 2026

Housing Advisor - Frontline Fife

36 hours per week, £31,412 per annum

Closing date: 20 May 2026

Governance and Executive Support Associate - Kingdom Housing Association

36 hours per week, £30,129 - £32,760 per annum

Closing date: 24 May 2026

Community Corner and Volunteer Supervisor - CLEAR Buckhaven & Methil

18 hours per week, £14.25 per hour

Closing date: 28 May 2026