We’re recruiting for our residents group!
We are bringing together people who live in Edinburgh to decide who is supported by the Regenerative Futures Fund.
The fund aims to support work that tackles the root causes of poverty and racism, reducing the overlapping impacts of these, while restoring the city’s impact on the environment.
Our group members have:
experienced poverty and/or racism
lived in Edinburgh for at least the past year and plan to stay here
Our Residents Group have been meeting regularly since April. We will provide you with training to build your skills and knowledge to enable you to work together with people who have been involved from the start.
By the end of this year, you will be involved in making some important decisions about who will receive support from the fund.
Who we’re looking for
We are already a diverse group but we’re currently want to widen our representation even further.
We’ll ask you to:
Join regular meetings, in-person and online.
Work, learn and share with others
Bring your imagination and hopes to make Edinburgh a happy, healthy home for everyone
We will be holding around 2 to 3 meetings per month in September and October, possibly more during November. Our meetings tend to happen during the day or early evening and can be between 2 and 4 hours long.
We will
Pay for your time, at a rate above the Living Wage (more than £15 per hour). You can read more about payments here.
Pay for things that can make your life better (for you or your career)
Work around you, offering translation, costs of childcare, travel and other things that make it easy for you to join
What’s next?
To apply, click here and answer just a few questions by Monday 11th August.
If you have any questions, we’re Aala (she/her) and Andy (he/him) and we would love to chat!
You can email us: erff@foundationscotland.org.uk
or call/Text/WhatsApp us: 07907 727132
How we collaborate with residents
During the 10-year programme (2025 - 2035)
Residents will be involved in decision-making at the start of the programme. We also plan for residents to be involved long-term who will be there to learn, challenge and hold organisations and groups accountable.
This programme will be designed together with the residents decision-making panel. Any residents who stay involved long-term will be financially compensated for their time in whatever way is most appropriate for them. They will be supported by Regenerative Futures Fund team throughout this process.
During the development phase (2022 - 2024)
Since September 2022 the fund has been co-designed by a group of individual people.
The group we have worked with are from an existing group called End Poverty Edinburgh which includes people with a diverse range of experiences including people with lived experience of living in poverty and citizens who care about poverty across the city. The group has around 12 members who share a common goal that in order to make change, citizens must be involved and listened to from the outset.
Read more about the End Poverty Edinburgh members group here and in the Learning Report on the co-design of the fund.