About Scotland's International Development Alliance
What is Scotland's International Development Alliance?
Scotland's International Development Alliance (SIDA) is the membership body in Scotland for everyone committed to creating a fairer world, free from poverty, injustice and environmental threats. Founded in 2000 as the Network of International Development Organisations in Scotland (NIDOS), SIDA today represents over 200 organisations — NGOs, businesses, academic institutions, and public sector bodies — who together operate in more than 100 countries. SIDA is a Registered Scottish Charity (No. SC035314) and Company (No. SC307352).
Where will I work?
SIDA's registered office is at CBC House, 24 Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG. The team works hybrid, with a mix of office-based and remote/flexible working from across Scotland.
What is the SIDA team like?
SIDA is led by Chief Executive Frances Guy, who joined in 2021 after a long career in diplomacy and international development — including roles as British Ambassador to Lebanon (2006–2011) and to Yemen (2001–2004), UN Women Representative in Iraq (2012–2014), and head of Christian Aid's Middle East team (2014–2017). She is supported by Patrick Grady (Head of Policy and Communications, joined December 2024, formerly MP for Glasgow North 2015–2024), Francis Rodgers (Membership Engagement and Development Manager, joined July 2021), Deirdre Muldowney (Finance and Operations Manager), Fatima Shakeel Blair (Evaluation and Impact Officer), Hannah Clyne (Humanitarian Action and Global Citizenship Officer), Kat Court (Communications and Events Coordinator), and Kelly Phillips (Knowledge Exchange Officer, joined January 2025) — eight staff total.
Work-Life Balance
SIDA's work programme spans four areas: influencing policy (Sustainable Development Goals, Shifting the power, the Corporate Accountability Group Scotland, and Wellbeing & sustainable development), exchanging knowledge (including the Leaders Knowledge Exchange Forum), global citizenship education, and humanitarian action (including hosting Scotland's Humanitarian Emergency Fund). The team operates with values of inclusion, transparency, ongoing learning, accountability, and adherence to the "do no harm" principle. (Note: SIDA's 4-day work week status is preserved from prior curation; the live /get-involved/join-our-team/ page currently states there are no open vacancies.)
Perks and Benefits
The live careers page currently shows no open vacancies and does not list specific employee benefits. Schedule preserved from prior curation: 32-hour 4-day work week. See SIDA's /get-involved/development-sector-vacancies/ page for opportunities across the wider Scottish international-development sector.