Scottish Women’s Aid is excited to recruit for maternity cover for our External Affairs Officer. The role holder plays an important part in the continued development and delivery of key messaging for SWA, increasing awareness of the organisation and ensuring our core values are reflected in all our communications.

The Organisation

Scottish Women’s Aid is Scotland’s leading voluntary sector organisation working to prevent domestic abuse and promote effective policy and practice responses for women, children and young people who experience domestic abuse. We are the umbrella organisation for 36 autonomous Women’s Aid groups delivering direct services to women, children, and young people across Scotland.

What You’ll Do

The External Affairs Officer will develop and support effective media relationships to ensure awareness and understanding of SWA to a wide target audience. You will create meaningful dialogue with appropriate stakeholders, responding to media enquiries and drafting briefing notes, articles and web content aligned to SWA’s core values and strategic priorities.

What We Need

The successful candidate will have communications experience in a similar role, ideally with a sound understanding of parliamentary, political and policy processes. You will have excellent written and verbal skills with the ability to translate complex information for appropriate media use. A sound understanding of social media, website, and content management systems, as well as impact evaluation and measurement, is essential for success in this position.

We’re looking for someone who has

· A sound knowledge and understanding of the ethical considerations associated with media and communications

· The ability to manage communications in relation to external projects and services

· A positive track record of working to support colleagues with local and national campaign priorities

· Knowledge of communicating a gendered message and understanding of the issues relating to violence against women

· Experience of a range of software such as Mailchimp, Drupal, Survey Monkey, MS Office

We are Scotland’s Armed Forces Children’s Charity

Enable | Empower | Thrive

Young people are at the heart of everything we do. Our ambitious, innovative and impactful projects enable children and young people, from Armed Forces communities across Scotland, to develop in confidence, find their own voice and speak up for what they feel most passionate about. What’s more, our services support our children and young people to realise their potential and explore a wide range of positive futures. Our charity also awards grant funding to Armed Forces families and now, more than ever, we remain passionate and committed to supporting families living through considerable crisis as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic. This is your opportunity to join our charity as a Trustee, and we are looking for your passion, commitment and drive to support Armed Forces children and their families thrive across Scotland, during an exciting period of organisational change and development in services.

About the role

We are looking for Trustees who share our vision and values and who have the energy, integrity, passion and skills to drive forward a successful and dynamic future for our charity. Our Trustees are volunteers, who are responsible for the strategic direction of the charity’s services, business plan and organisational policies as well as monitoring the performance of the CEO and team. Our Board of Trustees meet four times a year and consists of up to nine members.

We warmly encourage applications from the widest possible diversity of backgrounds, cultures and experiences, and we are particularly keen on candidates with knowledge and expertise within children’s social care, young people’s mental health and wellbeing as well as children’s rights. As a military charity, it is also important that we strive to ensure those who have served or have gained considerable experience working within the veterans sector are reflected within our Board of Trustees.

Friends of the Earth Scotland is seeking a new Communications Officer to join the team. Working closely with other FoES staff members, you will play a key role in ensuring the effective communication of the organisation’s aims and objectives to its members, supporters and activists, as well as the media, selected stakeholders and the general public.

Are you passionate about working with young people, interested in access and equality issues in education, and excited about the potential of learning to change young people’s lives? If so, Light Up Learning is looking for new Mentors to join its growing team!

What We’re Looking For:

We’re looking for creative, passionate, experienced Mentors to join our small, dedicated team. Reporting to the Head of Mentoring, the successful candidates will be tasked with mentoring up to 10 students (depending on availability): they will facilitate student-led learning by developing activities based around individual student interests and by guiding the young people as they take charge of their own learning, through self-directed projects. Successful candidates will also be expected to do some related administrative tasks, take part in evaluation exercises, and contribute to community and team meetings and events. We are looking to appoint up to three part-time roles.

Hours of work:

We are a flexible employer and are looking to appoint Mentors who can work a minimum of 7.5 hours a week - ideally this would take the form of one day a week - but dependent on funding we will be offering up to 22.5 hours a week: we would expect to working days to remain consistent week to week.

Location:

Edinburgh and the Lothians, although home-based working is dependent on Covid-19 restrictions.

We’re currently looking for an enthusiastic Development Officer to join our busy ceremonies team to support the growth and development of Humanist Society Scotland’s ceremonies. The role requires excellent communication skills, confident use of IT and Social Media channels, and entails working widely with our Celebrants, stakeholders and members of the public.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver promotional activities and resources for all ceremony types
• Create content and engage with the public on social media channels
• Be a front facing ambassador for humanist ceremonies, through platforms such as Facebook Live and Instagram Stories
• Update ceremonies related content on the Humanist Society Scotland website as directed
• Support the co-ordination of the annual celebrant gathering
• Co-ordinate and support national wedding exhibitions
• Work as part of the Humanist Society Scotland team

This is not an exhaustive list of activities and the post holder may be required to work in other areas of the organisation as required.

Person Specification

Essential

• Experience using social media channels in a professional capacity (especially Facebook and Instagram)
• Experience of creating eye catching content; including videos, presentations and written content
• High level of verbal and written communication skills, including confident presentation skills
• Experience of event planning
• Experience of customer service and responding to members of the public
• Experience using Microsoft applications such as Word and Excel, or Google Docs and Sheets
• Attention to detail
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Ability to prioritise workload
• Work well in a team, and happy to help others a required
• Ability to maintain confidentiality, and an understanding of GDPR principles
• Willingness to learn new software packages

Desirable

• Empathy with the aims and values of Humanist Society Scotland
• Experience of the wedding or funeral industries
• Experience using Google Workspace
• Experience tracking effectiveness of social media posts using analytics
• Experience using CiviCRM, or other similar CRM systems
• Experience editing website content created using WordPress or similar.

A copy of our strategic plan and most recent annual report is included below for information.

Developing the Young Workforce, Edinburgh, Midlothian and East Lothian are hiring!

‘Young people are key to our future economic success so it is crucial we do as much as we can to prepare them for the world of work and open up job opportunities for all’

Do you want to lead a team connecting employers with young people and working with partners to make this happen? Our DYW Senior Project Officer role may be just right for you.

If you would like your working day to include activities like:

• Leading a school based team to co-create employability, enterprise and wider curriculum learning opportunities with employers, educators and partners

• Networking with the business community in our region to deliver the ambitions of DYW and the Young Persons Guarantee

• Working in partnership to make things happen for young people

And some of the day to day expectations that come with this…

• Managing people, monitoring performance and reporting

• Keeping up to date with labour market changes

• Collaborating and flying solo

• Overcoming challenges

If you are:

• A leader with a track record of supporting teams to achieve

• Passionate about helping young people to be Informed, Inspired and Hired

• Organised, enjoy planning, creative and innovative

• A great communicator, networker and influencer

• A collaborator, strategic thinker and doer

We would love to hear from you!

This is a fixed term role available from now, 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Fixed Term Contract to March 31st 2022* with a view to extend contracts on a yearly basis pending funding agreement. You will be based in central Edinburgh with travel throughout our region. We are also accepting applications on a secondment basis.

The role is classed as ‘Regulated Work’ A Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) membership is required (application to the scheme may be made by us upon conditional offer of the post).

We are seeking a part-time General Manager (maternity cover) for 11 months, to manage finance, HR, business operations and administration. The post-holder will work with the CEO and other members of the Senior Management Team (Artistic Director, Fundraising Manager) to deliver the business plan, deliver existing programmes and develop new programmes/projects.

It is an exciting time to work with the organisation, as we move forward in the next stage of our development, implement strategic plans, grow our services and build our relationships with the people we serve and our funders.

At Hearts & Minds we believe that meaningful human connection is vital for wellbeing. We help vulnerable people overcome feelings of powerlessness, anxiety and isolation through the art of therapeutic clowning.

We are a Scottish arts-in-health charity that works in collaboration with paediatric healthcare units, respite centres, schools for learners with complex additional support needs and Dementia units to deliver laughter, friendship and support to those who need it most.

Our Clowndoctors Programme supports children and young people to cope with life in a hospital, hospice or respite care setting and in schools for learners with complex additional support needs.

Our Elderflowers Programme helps people living with dementia or dementia-related conditions in hospitals and residential care homes. Through playfulness, smiles and laughter, we help all of these vulnerable people to deal with the anxiety, fear, confusion and sadness that their situations and conditions may bring.

We are looking for someone who has experience of working in a General Manager role or Senior Management role in a small and/or charitable organisation. The post-holder must have the drive and commitment to push Hearts & Minds forward and to raise the profile of arts-in health in Scotland.

The Edinburgh International Festival is looking for an experienced, enthusiastic and highly organised Executive Assistant to join the team. We want you to help us to deliver this unparalleled celebration of the performing arts, which brings some of the most exciting and creative artists working today to audiences from around the world.

We believe that being inclusive and diverse across all areas of our work helps us bring the best international festival to Edinburgh.

As part of the Executive Office, the Executive Assistant with provide pro-active professional and confidential assistance and administration support to the Festival Director, Executive Director and the Executive Office team. The successful applicant will have excellent communication skills and the ability to foster good relationships both within the organisation and externally.

We’re currently looking for an enthusiastic administrator to join our busy staff team who will support activities, as well as supporting meetings of our board of trustees. The role requires excellent communication skills, confident use of IT, and entails working widely with our membership database.

Key responsibilities

• Carry out general administrative duties including manual and electronic filing system and minute taking as required
• Assist in maintaining membership database, resolving membership queries and updating information as advised by email and phone
• Be responsible for recording donations, ensuring appropriate thanks are sent, and following up Gift Aid declarations
• Carry out activities to help maintain the integrity of membership data
• Assist in membership and supporter contact through mail-outs, phone calls etc
• Assist in financial administration tasks as required
• Respond to all general enquiries including telephone, email and paper correspondence
• Assist in support of any national events such as the annual conference and AGM
• Provide administrative support to the Chief Executive and Senior Management team including assistance with diary management, travel arrangements, expenses claims, meeting coordination and drafting of correspondence
• Assist with upkeep of office environment and ordering stationery
• Provide administrative support for Board of Trustees & committee meetings, including meeting coordination and production of minutes (this will require occasional evening work, a few evenings per year)
• Other miscellaneous admin tasks as required

Person Specification

Essential

• Experience of office administration
• High level of verbal and written communication skills including a good telephone manner
• Experience of customer service and responding to public
• Minute taking experience
• Experience using Microsoft applications such as Word and Excel, or Google Docs
• Attention to detail
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Ability to prioritise workload
• Strong team ethic – willing to help others
• Ability to maintain confidentiality, and an understanding of GDPR principles
• Willingness to learn new software packages
• Demonstrable aptitude for utilising digital technology

Desirable

• Empathy with the aims and values of Humanist Society Scotland
• High level of computer literacy, including Word and Excel
• Experience working in a membership organisation and/or third-sector
• Experience using CiviCRM, or other similar CRM systems

A copy of our strategic plan and most recent annual report is included below for information.

The Children’s Service Co-ordinator has responsibility for working with volunteers to deliver Positive Help’s Study Buddies and Befriending services to children and young people affected by/ living with HIV or Hepatitis C. Positive Help is looking for an enthusiastic and proactive individual to join our team who enable adults and children to access the treatment and support they need.

This exciting position is for someone who has excellent interpersonal and communication skills and is able to lead and motivate volunteers. You will be responsible for building strong positive relationships with children, young people and their families and liaising with statutory and voluntary organisations.

The Children’s Services Co-ordinator also be involved in recruiting and training volunteers for all services working in partnership with other staff members.

Positive Help are committed to delivering a person-centred service and enabling service users to achieve their personal outcomes. These may include enhancing engagement in education, increasing social contact and improving wellbeing. Will you help us give POSITIVE HELP?

Please see the job description/person specification for full details of the role.

For an informal discussion about this role please contact Gillian Frayling–Kelly.

The job will play a critical role in supporting the organisation’s day-to-day operations with a strong focus on volunteer support and development. This role will work across the range of functions to make sure we have the right administrative and project management support in place for our volunteer team, the Development and Operations Manager and trustees.

This role will also assist the development and growth of our Leaders Network. The Leaders Network allows Young Leaders, past and present, to build knowledge, develop projects, collaborate with others, share skills and lead climate action towards a just and sustainable society. You will be a flexible individual, able to co-ordinate people, processes, and projects with confidence and quickly be able to build rapport with stakeholders.

The role will be essential in administering and co-ordinating the activities of 2050 Climate Group. The role will work closely with volunteers, therefore flexibility with working patterns is required to support some evening and weekend work.

Engender, Scotland’s feminist policy and advocacy organisation is seeking a Development Officer for a one-year post to work on improving women’s political representation in Scotland.

Purpose:

To increase the representation of diverse women within political parties by working directly with political parties and equalities organisations to identify opportunities for online activism and organising though the Equal Representation in Political Parties tool.

Specific duties:

• To establish relationships with key figures in political parties, including women’s and equality officers and national and regional level;
• To host webinars to demonstrate how to use the tool;
• To provide ongoing support for parties to enable them to use the tool effectively;
• To collate qualitative evidence about use of the online tool;
• To gather information on any other inclusion initiatives being undertaken by political parties;
• To chart the impact of the tool;
• To update the online tool and app to reflect best practice and include case studies.

Person Specification

Essential Criteria:

• A sound understanding of how political parties function;
• Experience of designing and delivering training;
• A sound understanding of intersectionality and how women experience multiple discriminations;
• Experience of developing effective partnerships;
• Ability to collate and analyse data;
• Clear writing style, and ability to communicate complex issues simply;
• Excellent inter-personal and communication skills;
• Verbal communication skills, including delivering presentations;
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise workloads and meet targets;
• Ability to evaluate resources and initiatives.

Desirable Criteria:

• Experience of networking at a national and local level;
• Experience of political activism;
• Demonstrable commitment to equality across all protected characteristics.

Responsible to: The Head of Development

Location: 10 Old Tolbooth Wynd, Edinburgh, EH8 8EQ (home working during the Covid-19 pandemic)

The Scottish Independent Advocacy Alliance (SIAA) is the only national organisation with a remit to promote, support and defend independent advocacy. We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our small team.

SIAA, over the years has made significant advances in influencing legislation and policy in Health, Social Care and Welfare. We are looking to recruit a Development Manager to support the development and growth of independent advocacy across Scotland.

Underpinned by human rights principles, the SIAA wants a society where anyone who needs independent advocacy is able to access it.

We are looking for a resilient, professional and self-motivated individual who will help make change happen. With an office base in Edinburgh, the SIAA has a flexible approach to blended working and is keen to embrace the new models of operation that the current circumstances have introduced us to.

Aditi - Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Women’s Well-being Service

We are looking for Women’s Support Workers from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds to deliver direct practical support interventions for Sacro’s new BAME Women’s Well-being service. You must have experience of cross-cultural work, be an effective communicator in English as well as in another language prevalent in Scotland’s Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities, highly organised and have effective casework management skills.

You will be responsible for delivering direct support and mentoring interventions to BAME women affected by domestic abuse and Honour-Based Violence (HBV) and for maintaining accurate case notes. You will operate within the Scottish Government’s Equally Safe Strategy as well as Sacro’s policies and procedures and will escalate any safety/well-being concerns around adult and child protection to the Service Co-ordinator/Service Manager. You will be responsible for monitoring women’s well-being throughout their journey within the service and for making appropriate follow-on referrals to relevant services. You will also be required to organise, deliver and participate in group community activities.

Membership of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme is a requirement this post. We particularly welcome applicants from BAME communities for this post, and applicants must be female. Funded by the City of Edinburgh Council.

If you would like an informal chat about the requirements of the post, please contact Angela Voulgari by email at AVoulgari@sacro.org.uk or by telephone on 0131 624 7266.

The Edinburgh International Festival is looking for an experienced, passionate and dedicated Digital & Campaigns Manager to join the team. We want you to help us deliver this unparalleled celebration of the performing arts, which brings some of the most exciting and creative artists working today to audiences from around the world.

As part of the Marketing & Campaigns team, the Digital & Campaigns Manager will develop and implement an effective digital campaign strategy and continue to grow the Festival’s digital position in a vibrant arts landscape.

Waverley Care are recruiting a Communications Manager to help us build awareness and support for our work across Scotland.

The successful candidate will join us at a crucial time in our history as we work towards hepatitis C elimination, zero HIV transmissions and improved sexual health education for all in Scotland.

Leading a small Communications Team, you will be responsible for developing and delivering a new communications strategy to effectively tell our story to stakeholders, including service users, supporters, funders, professional partners and media.

You will also work closely with the Chief Executive and Senior Management Team to ensure the charity has highly effective internal communications systems, ensuring all staff are well informed about all aspects of our work.

The role sits within the charity’s Corporate Services function which brings together our Fundraising, Finance and Head Office functions. You will line manage our part-time Communications and Public Affairs Officer.

We’re looking for a dynamic, creative and experienced communications professional, who thrives on challenge. You’ll have an eye for a story and an ability to work with colleagues to help tell it with impact.

If that sounds like you then we would love to hear from you. In return, we offer a supportive and valuing work environment with encouragement to develop personally and professionally.

Rocket Science is a specialist research and consultancy organisation focusing on poverty and welfare, health and social care, and employability and skills. We work across the UK from our three offices in Edinburgh, Newcastle and London. We work closely with our clients including central and local government, charities and community organisations to review and evaluate services, conduct social research including understanding needs, exploring lived experience, setting strategies and governance structures and conducting quantitative impact analysis such as cost benefit analysis and SROI.

We are looking for a consultant to join our Edinburgh and Newcastle Team to support contracts across the UK. We are looking for an enthusiastic team member with experience in research, social research, or in one of our specialist areas. This post will be based in either our Edinburgh or Newcastle office depending on the preference of the successful candidate.

We are now looking for a consultant to join our Edinburgh/Newcastle team. Our Edinburgh and Newcastle based staff work closely together to support primarily Scottish and NE England contracts but also participate in projects across the UK.

We offer a highly supportive work environment centred around an intent based leadership approach that empowers Rocket Scientists to be leaders in everything they do. In 2019 we were accredited at Gold level as both Investors in People and Investors in Young People. We were one of the first companies to sign up to the Scottish Business Pledge and we are an accredited Living Wage employer.

Help us to lead Sacro into the future

Sacro is a national charity working with people who are caught up in the criminal justice system in some way, or simply struggling to get support. We work in a holistic way with people locally, in partnership with local authorities and other providers to provide help and hope.

Sacro is celebrating its fiftieth anniversary in 2021 and we are in the midst of our Project 50, delivering our new strategy and some big changes for the future, to keep us at the leading edge of practice in community justice, working with people to deliver life changing services ensure that no-one struggles alone.

We are seeking a new trustee to join the Board as we lead Sacro into a new phase of its development and ensuring that we are a sustainable, inclusive and people focused organisation. Sacro recognises the positive value of diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination. To this end, we welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.

We want to ensure that our Board has a diverse membership. Whilst we would value applications from people with an understanding of the issues facing the Scottish justice system, applications are also welcome from those with experience of business development or wider community safety and mediation. The most important thing is your passion to support the people we work with.

We now operate meetings virtually so geographical location should not be a barrier. The role is voluntary and not remunerated with board meetings four times each year and other committee meetings scheduled.

Responsible for coordinating and developing the work of a highly skilled team offering counselling and complementary therapies for people wishing to address their stimulant drug use.

Who are we?

The SSC has been creating memories that last a lifetime since 1912.

We run week-long, inclusive summer camps for young people between 10-18 years olds. Our campsite is based in Perthshire, Scotland and we welcome young people from all over the world.

We pride ourselves on being something a bit different in helping young people build on their own confidence, learn new skills and make friends for life!

Management Committee

The SSC is staffed on a volunteer basis - with the exception of our organiser which is a paid position. We have a Management Committee made up of 5 members including our Chair, Secretary and other Executive members.

Treasurer role

We're currently looking for a Treasurer to have a watchdog role over all aspects of financial management, working closely with other members of the Management Committee to safeguard the organisation finances.

In summary, the Treasurer is responsible for:

• General financial oversight
• Financial planning and budgeting
• Financial reporting
• Control of fixed assets and stock

Given these responsibilities, the Treasurer typically acts as an information and reference point for the Chair and other committee members: clarifying financial implications of proposals; confirming legal requirements; outlining the current financial status; and retrieving relevant documentation.

Key contacts

Accountant who is responsible for Banking, bookkeeping and record keeping.

Organiser and Fundraisers who are responsible for Funding, fundraising and sales.

Time commitment

In "normal" times the committee tries to meet once a month in person and have a call in between. It would be great if the treasurer could come to the majority of these calls (usually last around 1 hour on a weekday evening) however there's no pressure to attend. The number of hours required per week will vary depending on the projects we're working on. There will be more of a time commitment in the lead up to our AGM (usually mid-November) and in the run up to camp (mid-July).

The Supported Housing Worker role requires assisting in the management of the development thus ensuring the tenants are able to enjoy an acceptable standard of living in an environment which is clean, safe and friendly. You will be responsible for overseeing the wellbeing of the tenants and for assisting them in maintaining their independence.

As housing care worker your role will involve working with our tenants to ensure they receive the support and personal care identified in their care plans. You will directly support tenants in their homes by providing individual advice, practical housing support assistance and personal care.

Both roles are to ensure that we are able to offer the best service to our tenants and make it possible for our tenants to continue enjoying as much independent living as they’re able.

As well as a competitive annual salary, our valued team also benefits from:

• competitive hourly rates of £9.30 - £9.76 per hour;
• guaranteed rota hours working between 7.30am & 10pm
• generous annual leave entitlement;
• a choice of pension scheme with employer contributions;
• flexible working policies;
• access to extensive paid training and development opportunities; and
• a supportive and inclusive culture.

We also have opportunities with our Trust Staff Agency - for employees who want to work across different locations, in various roles, with highly flexible hours to suit family commitments - it's a great opportunity with the same training and development that our other roles benefit from.

Previous experience working in social care or the housing sector would be an advantage but this is not always necessary. Our ideal candidate is someone with enthusiasm, a caring nature and willingness to learn as full training, support and ongoing development will be provided.