The Young Women’s Movement is looking for a Heritage Research Coordinator, who will develop and lead on their Young Women Remember project, which aims to collect and share stories from their 100-year history as YWCA Scotland.
The Young Women’s Movement is Scotland’s national organisation for young women and girls’ leadership and rights: working collectively, leading meaningful change and creating a more equal society. Young women are at the heart of everything they do. The movement is informed, shaped and led by and for young women. For 100 years, they have been a collective force that has, and will continue to, change things for the better for all young women across Scotland.
The Young Women’s Movement work directly with young women and girls to equip them to lead change on issues that matter to them and create safe spaces where they can gain confidence, knowledge and skills. They support young women to amplify their voices in their communities and in decision-making spaces.
2024 marked 100 years of The Young Women’s Movement, formally known as YWCA Scotland. To mark this momentous event, The Young Women’s Movement embarked on a new project, funded by the National Heritage Lottery Fund, to explore young women’s heritage and stories within the history of our movement.
The Heritage Research Coordinator will continue to develop and lead the 100-year heritage project ‘Young Women Remember’ which has been ongoing for the past 12 months. This will include coordinating project activities, supporting young women volunteers to co-design the project, conduct oral history research and create the final digital archive.