We believe in a world where every child has equal access to safe surgery
That doesn’t seem like such a big ask. Every child has a right to life and that shouldn’t be taken away by an injury or illness that can be easily fixed. Children who battle cancer and undergo chemotherapy shouldn’t get to the end of that process only to be denied the surgery that will offer them the chance of survival. Children who break an arm or a leg shouldn’t live the rest of their lives in disability.
Babies who need simple procedures in the first hours of life shouldn’t be left to die, and children born with urological conditions shouldn’t be denied an education because they can’t access the simple operation they need.
Our vision is for a world where every child is treated equally
Our mission is to support local doctors, through the provision of training and infrastructure, to ensure they can use their incredible talents to care for their nation’s children. The number of children we need to reach is overwhelming. They urgently need our help.
About the Role
Kids Operating Room is at an exciting time as we invest in our Communications team to raise awareness of our work for children. This new role is a critical role within our ambitious plans. This role is responsible for initiating and driving forward our communications strategy to raise awareness of the need for global surgery for children and the profile of KidsOR.
This is a unique opportunity to join one of the UK’s fastest growing charities and help shape the direction of its communications. The role will focus on delivering the digital strategy, producing robust content and to increase engagement through social media platforms and our website. You will be at the heart of helping to build Kids OR’s online presence to drive our fundraising and advocacy activities.
Leading our PR, building and boosting our brand, and developing marketing materials you will maximise opportunities to increase KidsOR’s profile and reach.
Working across our organisation, liaising with global partners you will effectively communicate with diverse stakeholders and audiences.
About You
An ambitious and dynamic communicator, you will have proven experience of bringing ideas, energy and skills to deliver impactful communications campaigns. You will be adept at ensuring organisational messages are communicated in a clear, consistent and credible way. To be successful in this role you will be:
Key Tasks and Responsibilities
Planning and management
Digital
PR and Media
Brand and identity
Person Specification
Experience
Knowledge and Skills
Personal Qualities
UNICEF ensures more of the world’s children are vaccinated, educated and protected than any other organisation. We have done more to influence laws and policies to help protect children than anyone else. We get things done. And we’re not going to stop until the world is a safe place for all our children.
This is a great opportunity to join the UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK) as part of our ambitious and successful Scotland Team.
The partnership lead role is a key position for the UNICEF in Scotland Team. You will join a team of high-performing colleagues, aiming to maximize income and support for UNICEF in Scotland. This will be achieved through building high value relationships with new donors and enhancing existing partnerships. You will directly manage the newly created partnership manager role.
You will succeed in this role if you have a track record in personally securing donations from philanthropic sources, at the five and six figure level. You will also have proven team management experience; with a good track record of supporting line reports to feel empowered, valued and able to work on their own initiative. You will be passionate about what UNICEF is trying to achieve for children.
We are excited to be appointing a Self-directed Support Project Officer to contribute to the work of a small team delivering on the Scottish Government’s Self-directed Support project, hosted by Social Work Scotland.
The post holder will work closely in partnership with local partnerships, national stakeholder organisations and national government to provide implementation support and develop best practice approaches including a national model agreement for Option 1 Direct Payment.
Essential
Candidates should hold a professional qualification, have experience in the design and delivery of social care services and experience of working in a project.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a global environmental organisation and work on a variety of complex issues to save our planet. Join us as Head of Communications & Fundraising for WWF Scotland and work to maintain our reputation, raise funds and ensure we meet organisational objectives. You will play a vital role in ensuring our work is communicated in a manner which is clear, consistent, and credible.
A key member of senior management team, you will lead the delivery of communications and fundraising strategies in Scotland. You will collaborate with senior colleagues and provide advice and strategic decision-making affecting communications and fundraising initiatives. You will motivate a small team to develop and deliver our communications and fundraising work as well as take the lead in designing and implementing public-facing campaigns in Scotland. We will look to you to build our visibility in Scotland with key audiences, ensuring we influence and engage with journalists as well as inspire supporters, the wider public and other NGOs. You will also act as our brand champion and take responsibility for developing strong working relationships with funders, businesses, and NGOs to help deliver WWF’s objectives.
You must have a proven track record of developing and delivering communications and/or advocacy campaigns. This will have given you hands-on expertise in using online, digital, and social media tools for engaging, mobilising, influencing key audiences. You will have a sound knowledge and understanding of news media and politics, particularly in Scotland. You will also have been involved in fundraising, particularly from corporate, statutory, and other organisational sources.
An effective project manager you will be used to overseeing multiple stakeholder relationships and building high performing teams. You will also possess excellent communication, interpersonal and brand management skills. Critically you will be hands-on and capable of producing well designed content.
If you have the ideas, energy, and skills to help us tackle some of the world’s biggest challenges, we would love to hear from you. Please visit our website via the link, complete the online registration and submit a copy of your up-to-date CV with the Supporting Statement highlighting what makes you a good fit for us.
The Association for the Protection of Rural Scotland (APRS) is the charity which promotes the care of all of Scotland’s rural landscapes. APRS is a registered charity, No SC016139. Further information about the work of APRS is at aprs.scot.
Our current Director John Mayhew retires at the end of 2022, so we plan to appoint a new Director by August to allow sufficient time for a handover period, probably during November. This will be an exciting time to lead this dynamic organisation, as there is great potential both to build on its recent successes and to grasp new opportunities.
Role
The Director leads and manages all aspects of the work of APRS on behalf of its Executive Committee. Key responsibilities include:
The successful candidate will have a thorough understanding and experience of Scotland’s political, landscape and planning systems. Chartered Membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute is highly desirable; a background in communications, landscape architecture or public affairs is also advantageous. They will have experience of working with politicians and senior government officials to achieve positive policy change, of developing and delivering successful projects and of managing small staff teams. Candidates should display a high level of communications and presentation skills, and a proven ability to deal diplomatically with strongly held opposing views.
Purpose
To provide leadership and direction to YWCA Scotland - The Young Women’s Movement, enabling the organisation to thrive while fulfilling its charitable objects and its mission to create spaces for Scotland's women and girls to lead social change.
Responsible for:
● Providing leadership and strategic direction to The Young Women’s Movement. Ensuring it aligns with the charity’s mission, vision, strategic objectives and annual performance targets
● Managing Board meetings and translating the Board’s strategic vision into our day to day work and practice
● As acting Company Secretary, responsibility for ensuring that all legal and procedural matters of the charity are met
● Ensuring the ongoing financial sustainability of the charity, by developing income generation plans for grant funding and business development and overseeing their implementation
● Developing national opportunities through strong working relationships, partnerships and networks. Managing relationships with funders and partners
● Embedding young women’s voices in programme and product design and delivery. Overseeing research projects e.g. the Status of Young Women in Scotland
● Acting as a champion and advocating for The Young Women’s Movement mission, building and maintaining effective stakeholder relationships in order to maximise our reach and impact
● Representing The Young Women’s Movement in public appearances at various key internal and external events, in national and local media and on various social media platforms
● Leading campaigning, influencing, and public policy work around gender equality. Coordinating responses to public policy consultations on behalf of The Young Women’s Movement
● Tracking and reporting on achievements and lessons learned. Overseeing monitoring and evaluation activity
● Overall responsibility for the management of a team of 10 (and growing!). Overseeing HR strategies, HR compliance, and ensuring our team are supported, skilled, and developed. Direct line management of executive team members in Glasgow and Edinburgh offices
● Overall responsibility for finances and resources. Monitoring the organisation’s financial position, results and drafting budgets. Agreeing and signing key contracts/documents
● Engaging as part of the worldwide YWCA Movement
Person Specification - Essential
● A good standard of education in relevant field or demonstrable equivalent skills through continued professional development
● Passionate about achieving gender equality and advancing young women’s leadership ‘for and by young women’
● Value fit with YWCA Scotland – The Young Women’s Movement
● A successful leadership record within a similar organisation
● Evidence of leading change in the charitable sector
● Experience in developing and implementing strategy within a small and growing organisation
● Strong experience of fundraising, managing grants, and reporting to funders
● Experience of building new income streams and leading successful business development
● Evidence of sound financial management and charitable governance
● Experience of empowering, motivating and building teams through exceptional people leadership and interpersonal skills
● Experience of raising the profile of an organisation
● Evidence of effective communication and relationship management with a wide range of stakeholders, able to develop successful partnerships and encourage support
● Experience of building and maintaining relationships with policy makers within the women’s sector
● Experience in hosting online and in person events and training
● Understanding of good charity governance
● Up to date awareness and understanding of charity fundraising and business development
● Understanding of accounts, finances and budgets
● Knowledge of legislative frameworks and good practice that supports ethical fundraising
● Understanding of the Scottish policy landscape around gender equality and young people’s rights
● Ability to manage small and agile teams through periods of growth and change
● Excellent verbal and written communication skills
● Comfortable using a range of communication methods, including digital and social media
● Ability to work under pressure and prioritise workload for yourself, team members, and the organisation as a whole
● Ability to work with a diverse range of stakeholders
● Experience of working in women-only spaces, with a focus on young women
Person Specification - Desirable
● Experience in women’s rights activism and advocacy
● Passionate about achieving gender equality and advancing young women’s leadership ‘for and by young women’
● Previous director experience or similar role
● Experience of designing and leading participatory research projects
● Experience of generating income through training and consultancy
● Experience of setting up or managing a policy think tank
● Experience of delivering inclusive and engaging social media and digital communications
● A track record of growth; building an organisation and significantly increasing income
● Understanding of trends in digital and social media marketing and engagement with young women
● Understanding of participant-led research
● Understanding of U.K. and International policy landscape around gender equality and young people’s rights
● Experience with Xero
Additional Information:
● We operate a 4-day working week with full time hours of 28 hours per week on a Monday to Thursday basis. However, it will be necessary at times to work evenings or weekends to meet the demands of the role. The workday pattern is flexible.
● Annual leave entitlement of 28 days per year. This includes public holidays
● Access to a stakeholder pension scheme to which YWCA Scotland and employees contribute
● All appointments are subject to a minimum three-month probationary period
Friends of the Earth Scotland is seeking a value-driven and collaborative Director to lead and guide our dynamic and creative organisation. This key role will lead and promote Friends of the Earth Scotland’s unique role in the urgent and critical context of the climate and ecological emergency. Working closely with the Senior Management team, together with the board and staff team, you will initially focus on the development of a refreshed organisational strategy.
The ideal candidate will be passionate about securing climate and social justice and committed to system change. You will be an excellent communicator, with sound political judgement, and the vision to galvanise the movement to achieve tangible impact for people and the environment. You will have a good understanding of the Scottish political context, social movements and how change happens, and a track record of securing change. You will bring significant experience in the third sector, in a senior or leadership role, and of financial management and governance. You will value and prioritise ongoing reflection and learning, both on a personal and organisational level. You will have a naturally collaborative leadership style and a strong track record of developing and implementing effective cross-organisation strategy.
This is an exciting opportunity to work at Scotland's leading environmental campaigning group, working to help people in Scotland look after the planet for everyone’s future.
The Strategic Business Manager is an exciting role.
You will be responsible for delivering strategic planning, business planning and organisation performance for Sustrans in Scotland, ensuring that our activities on the ground deliver against our strategic vision for active travel and our commitments to our partners. Key to this role is building and maintaining relationships with internal colleagues and teams, communities, central and local government, active delivery partners, Transport Scotland and other key stakeholders.
This role will require travel and work at locations as necessary. Candidates will have the flexibility to work from home, with travel expected to a nominated hub/office base in Edinburgh or Glasgow on occasion.
About you
You should have experience delivering planning and performance in a complex organisation, with an emphasis on strategic and business planning in active travel.
You will be able to communicate clearly and effectively, with a diverse range of partners and have experience of collaborating with multiple external agencies to understand best practice.
Knowledge of best practice in business and strategic planning and performance management is key, allowing you to implement and embed changes to drive results.
We aim to be a truly inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all parts of the community, in particular from under-represented groups.
Sustrans has a long-term commitment to being a charity for everyone - reducing inequality, valuing diversity, enabling inclusion and ensuring all people are treated with dignity & respect.
What we offer
In return we can offer ongoing working from home (or a nearby Sustrans office when it’s safe to do so) and a truly flexible, supportive and rewarding working environment.
Wellbeing
Financial
Family Friendly
The Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland (QNIS) is a small charity making a big difference. QNIS supports, develops and inspires Scotland’s community nurses and midwives to be agents for health improvement and catalysts for social change. We help them develop their expertise to drive positive action to build a healthier, kinder, fairer, greener Scotland.
About the role
We are looking for a great communicator, well versed in digital media, to support the work of the charity. This will be a wide-ranging role that will see you involved in a variety of activities, from updating our website, maintaining our social media presence and developing our brand, to being the first point of contact for everyone contacting QNIS. Being a small team, we need someone who enjoys rolling up their sleeves up and pitching in, scanning documents, packing boxes, or running to the shops when required.
The post is 37.5 hours a week, 9am – 5pm Monday to Friday with a 30-minute lunch. The post is based mainly in our office in central Edinburgh, with some scope for flexible working from home. We are offering a salary of £21,963 - £24,835 depending on experience.
For more information about the role and the organisation, please download the Excellence Profile and visit the QNIS website.
About you
With an aptitude for digital media, you will have excellent writing skills, as well as be highly organised. You will be able to demonstrate highly proficient IT skills and an ability to cope with several tasks at once and constant interruptions. Crucial to success in the role is a high level of self-awareness, and the ability to communicate patiently, cheerfully and tactfully with everyone. This is an excellent opportunity to develop transferable skills within a small team whilst expanding your creative portfolio in digital communications. We work on Microsoft365 using the full suite of MSOffice programmes, the website is on WordPress. Familiarity with Adobe Creative Cloud applications desirable, though not essential.
For more information about the role and the organisation, please download the Excellence Profile below or visit the QNIS website.
RE:SET is a key component in Apex Scotland’s delivery of effective and time appropriate services with young people experiencing difficulty in and outside of the school setting. Using the key pillars of Getting It Right For Every Child (GIRFEC) and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) our innovative practice supports national policies and local strategy to ensure young people have equal access to opportunities and positive experiences, regardless of their social context or personal needs. We engage with young people, often with complex needs and vulnerabilities, to help all children and young people overcome the barriers they face.
Apex now has an opportunity for the right candidate to lead the RE:SET initiative and join the senior management team of Apex Scotland on a one year contract. We require a Temporary Service Development Manager (SDM/YPS)
During this year the focus of the role will be to:
The successful candidate will be a self starter who can demonstrate excellent skills around the design and delivery of services and their application to commissioner needs, strategy and policy.
You will be responsible for overseeing the development and running of the service as well as line management responsibility for staff to ensure the effective delivery of our school services to contract specifications. You will have responsibility for the overall operational management to ensure that the RE:SET service, currently in secondary schools within multiple local authorities, meet their strategic goals and performance targets. You will also maintain and develop relationships with funders, schools and partner agencies to maintain and expand the service.
You will have excellent communication skills, an understanding of report and bid writing, supervisory experience with the ability to motivate staff and knowledge of local and national strategies for working with young people. Knowledge of funding initiatives and local provision in any of the areas covered would be an advantage.
The post is currently being offered on a one year basis with the potential for this to be extended. The post holder will contribute towards the sustainability of it.
The Nazareth Trust is one of the largest charities in Scotland, with its main operations based in Nazareth, Israel. Following the teaching and example of Jesus of Nazareth, the Nazareth Trust aims to reach out to the local population of Nazareth and to the wider world, irrespective of faith, political persuasion, or tradition, through healthcare, education, Biblical proclamation, and service.
We employ over 800 staff, with four main operations in Nazareth, Israel. We maintain our small Head Office and Communications Team in Edinburgh, with the responsibility for supporting the Board and the CEO and developing wider support for an interest in TNT through individuals and organisations in the UK and internationally.
For more information visit nazarethtrust.org.
This role is very hands on, and you will report directly to the CEO. There is a strong emphasis on digital activity and developing social media engagement.
Core Purpose
To develop and oversee TNT’s Head Office communications to ensure current supporters are informed of our work and to attract potential new supporters. TNT has a broad support base in the UK, Israel and worldwide, and we work alongside two partner organisations in the US to further support our work. We need a Communications and Marketing Manager who will work closely with the CEO to support our external communications across all channels and raise awareness to support our organisational delivery. The postholder will manage the small UK office and review office needs so that the UK office is proficient in the following areas:
Web and Digital – a simplified identity across all digital and social platforms to strengthen the identity and brand of the Trust, with harmonised, consistent messages that are accurate, compelling, and frequently updated.
Supporter Data and CRM –use of available data to identify donors’ preferences, behaviours, and wider networks to achieve maximum lifetime value (LTV). A relational, donor-centred approach is to be embedded.
Print Communications, Appeal Collateral– present a united message regarding the identity and aspirations of TNT, with each area of need having a clear case for support.
Networking and Fundraising Events – planning a programme of events, to extend the outreach and public awareness of TNT.
Department: Communications & PR
The Role
Scottish Women’s Aid has an exciting opportunity to join their busy and thriving Member Services team. Based in Edinburgh, the Organisational Development Coordinator will be responsible for supporting the large network of local Women’s Aid services, and coordinating and delivering a range of opportunities for the Network to engage in development opportunities specifically in relation to good governance.
Background
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 34 autonomous Women’s Aid groups delivering direct services to women, children and young people across Scotland.
What You’ll Do
Working closely with a range of stakeholders, the role holder will support our member groups to improve governance and management structures. You’ll support the Women’s Aid network to ensure collaborative work, learning and development takes place whilst always striving towards the provision of effective support for women, children and young people.
What We Need
We’re looking for someone with experience of third sector governance and organisational development and experience of working with a wide range of partners at both a strategic and operational level. It’s important that the role holder can facilitate organisational processes to support the development of improvement plans.
We’re looking for someone who has;
• An understanding of a gendered analysis of domestic abuse and the impact on women children, young people
• Knowledge of the Office of the Charity Regulator requirements for Women’s Aid groups
• The ability to manage a diverse workload and align work plans with strategic priorities
• The skill to interpret and present complex issues to a wide range of audiences
• Excellent working knowledge of MS Office packages, email and internet research techniques
Museums Galleries Scotland (MGS) is the National Development Body for Scotland’s museums and galleries sector – this includes 440 museums and galleries of all sizes and organisational types. We are an inclusive, agile and forward-looking organisation that seeks to lead and support positive change in the sector.
The Grants Assistant supports the delivery of MGS’s grants programmes, and helps capture their impact. This is an exciting opportunity to join a grants team working in a fast-paced environment, delivering a programme designed to support a diverse range of museums to build resilience and engage communities with their collections.
Assisting across all elements of the grants process, responsibilities will include dealing with enquiries about the grants programme, supporting applicants and grantees to engage with grants processes, assisting with eligibility and financial checks, processing claims, maintaining database information, and supporting analysis and reporting on grants impact.
You will have experience supporting and maintaining processes and a keen attention to detail, with a strong customer focus, great communication skills and a can-do approach. Comfortable working with databases and data, you will have experience interpreting financial information and excellent organisational skills. Collaborative working is an essential part of the role.
In particular this role requires someone with a positive attitude who collaborates well, makes effective decisions following appropriate criteria, deals promptly with enquiries and organises their work efficiently.
The successful candidate will manifest our core values: collaboration, integrity, passion for museums, and courageousness.
MGS welcomes applications from all sections of the community and is an equal opportunities employer. We are a Disability Confident Employer and hold Living Wage and Investors in People accreditation. We are developing a hybrid working approach and are happy to talk flexible working.
We are recruiting a Senior Evaluation Consultant to join our growing team at Matter of Focus.
Full time (35 hours per week) or 4 days per week
We need someone who has a passion for helping organisations use evidence to drive change, along with strong facilitation and evaluation/research skills. This is a new post working with and for our clients who are public service organisations across sectors, or voluntary organisations, or research centres. This is a mix of service delivery, policy or practice influencing, systems change, partnerships, and other organisations. You will be working across multiple clients and projects on different sizes and scales
We believe that evaluation is best when it is used for learning, improvement, reflection, and storytelling.
Our approach builds on logic models or theories of change as tools for planning, organising, and reflecting on data. We want our clients to have the evidence they need to deliver as best they can for people and communities.
Matter of Focus was set up in 2017 by Ailsa Cook and Sarah Morton and is a consultancy and tech company. We are a B Corporation, on a mission to help organisations use data and evidence to improve outcomes for people and communities.
We work with organisations to:
We have a highly refined process of working with clients that includes setting out outcome maps, identifying and improving data, and reporting that is based on our extensive experience, and builds on Contribution Analysis. This is brought to life through our software OutNav.
Mission Statement
To prevent youth homelessness and to support young people to build better futures.
Context
We are looking to recruit a flexible and project-management minded professional into our team. You will need to be comfortable leading on a wide portfolio of project activities for the organisation, and working with senior managers and the board of Trustees in an executive and governance support role. This role is suited to someone who can take an idea or brief and develop it into a workable solution or product. You will need to have problem identification and analysis skills – being able to spot an area for development, and then actively work to improve it.
This is a great role for someone who is ready to develop their career in business services and project management, and will suit individuals from a business, administration or development background.
In addition to the responsibilities in the Job Description, the successful candidate will be able to
demonstrate the following key competencies:
Reporting to: People and Business Support Manager
We are looking for an enthusiastic, proactive, and experienced individual, ideally with a charitable organisation background, to join us to support and promote the work of Families Outside through our HR function.
Families Outside is the only national organisation in Scotland working exclusively on behalf of families affected by imprisonment. The organisation exists because the negative impact imprisonment has on the children and families left behind, often leading to longer-term hardship and exclusion. Our purpose is to improve outcomes for children and families affected by imprisonment so they can live lives free from stigma and disadvantage.
The HR Advisor role provides employee-focused advice and support, utilising excellent communication, coaching and influencing skills to drive employee engagement.
The successful candidate will have substantial and demonstrable generalist HR knowledge and experience covering all major HR functions including recruitment and selection, induction, learning and development, employee engagement and reward, performance management, and employment legislation. You will provide a generalist in-house HR service and work closely with managers and employees across the organisation, offering advice and support where required. Ideally this experience would include a third sector environment.
This role will be based in our Edinburgh office, but Families Outside has introduced a blended working policy to allow our staff to balance their time attending the office with time working from home. The number of days you will be expected to attend the office each week can be discussed as part of the recruitment process.
We offer a wide range of staff benefits including hybrid working, travel expenses, access to a pension scheme, laptop and mobile phone, and 25 days paid holiday plus 10 public holidays (pro rata).
If you are this person and are interested in finding out more, then we want to hear from you.
We have an exciting new opportunity to join our Midlothian Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Team. This post is commissioned by the Corra Foundation on behalf of the Scottish Government.
Responsibility and Tasks
The successful applicant will facilitate group work for residents of homeless hostels in Midlothian. You will offer time managed, outcome focused group work. You will work in a person centered and strength-based way. Group and one to one peer support will be delivered in homeless hostels, and at various community venues across Midlothian. Support will also be provided via telephone and video platforms such as Zoom.
You will provide and promote group peer support to people recovering from substance misuse, alcohol problems and mental health difficulties . Experience of delivering one to one and group support is essential.
Delivery of Role
All staff are working in a blended way with access to an office base for essential work alongside risk assessed community work, and homeworking. Travel is required across Midlothian. Flexibility in working hours will also be expected to meet the needs of people we support.
Health in Mind’s Counselling Services are looking to recruit a Team Leader. The Team Leader will be responsible assisting the Counselling Services Manager with the day to day management and ongoing development and delivery of Counselling Services which include – North East, South East, Trauma Counselling including Lothian Men, Wellbeing Therapies, Trauma Counselling Line Scotland and Lothian Deaf Counselling (LDCS). LDCS is specifically targeting the following communities: people who are D(d)eaf deafened or hard of hearing.
We have an exciting new opportunity to join our Midlothian Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Team. This post is commissioned by the Corra Foundation on behalf of the Scottish Government.
Responsibility and Tasks
The successful applicant will support the delivery of a rapid response service working in partnership with the Midlothian Substance Misuse team. You will offer short term, outcome focused one to one and group peer support. You will work in a person centered and strength-based way. One to one peer supports will be delivered in various community venues across Midlothian as well as via telephone and video platforms such as Zoom.
You will provide and promote peer support to people recovering from substance misuse, alcohol problems and mental health difficulties . Experience of delivering one to one support is desired.
Delivery of Role
All staff are working in a blended way with access to an office base for essential work alongside risk assessed community work, and homeworking. Travel is required across Midlothian. Flexibility in working hours will also be expected to meet the needs of people we support.
Health in Mind’s Counselling Services are looking to recruit a Counselling Services Manager. The Counselling Services Manger will be responsible for managing and developing a range of counselling services in Edinburgh, Lothians and nationally, ensuring that they are delivered to a high standard and within the required legal and regulatory frameworks. Counselling Services include – North East, South East, Trauma Counselling including Lothian Men, Wellbeing Therapies, Trauma Counselling Line Scotland and Lothian Deaf Counselling (LDCS). LDCS is specifically targeting the following communities: people who are D(d)eaf deafened or hard of hearing.
The Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland (QNIS) is a small charity making a big difference. QNIS supports, develops and inspires Scotland’s community nurses and midwives to be agents for health improvement and catalysts for social change. We help them develop their expertise to drive positive action to build a healthier, kinder, fairer, greener Scotland.
About the role
We are looking for a brilliant organiser with a keen interest in nursing and befriending, who can coordinate our network of retired Queen’s Nurses who trained before 1969. These are inspirational people who have served the communities of Scotland for decades. It is a wide-ranging role that will see you developing supportive relationships with this community and managing a database which enables us to communicate well. The post involves providing thoughtful support to retired nurses, their families and the volunteer visitors who support them. This may be through telephone calls, sending cards to mark significant birthdays, newsletters, hardship grants or organising events across the country. Being a small team, we also need someone who from time to time is happy to roll up their sleeves and pitch in with whatever’s required.
The post is offered 15 hours per week, based at home with occasional travel to events and team meetings in Edinburgh. We are offering a salary of 27,706 (pro rata). We offer a 10% contributory pension, 38 days leave (pro rata including public holidays) and flexible working.
About you
With a strong interest in nursing, befriending and experience of safeguarding you will be highly organised and able to balance deadlines with a high level of attention to detail. You will be able to demonstrate effective project management and an ability to coordinate a range of activities despite interruptions. Crucial to success in the role is a high level of self-awareness, the ability to communicate patiently, cheerfully and tactfully with the retired Queen’s Nurses, and the wider QNIS community. You will be someone who enjoys bringing people together for fellowship and support and creating ways to capture the stories of the past and share them with a new generation. Familiarity with the suite of Microsoft Office packages and database management would be an advantage.
For more information about the role and the organisation, please download the Excellence Profile or visit theQNIS website.
As Development and Enterprise Manager, you will join us at a crucial and exciting time, as we look forward to a return to more normal operations, and work to re-engage with audiences, stakeholders and supporters across the city and beyond, to raise the profile of Collective and our new home in the City Observatory.
Following the success of our initial capital redevelopment fundraising campaign from 2013 to 2018, we have now entered a new phase, where ongoing support from trusts and foundations, donations and individual giving will be key to our sustainability. A recent report by Cause 4 indicated that we have significant potential to grow in this area, and the Development and Enterprise Manager will play a key role in supporting this ambition.
The new role will work closely with the Director to generate new income streams for Collective, with an emphasis on growing support from Trusts and Foundations, corporate sponsors, individual giving, and maximising the potential of our trading enterprises.
Do you have a passion for enabling individuals to make a positive change in their lives? We’d love to hear from you.
We’re excited to have the opportunity to recruit a new Outreach Worker covering the Edinburgh & East Lothian regions.
Who we are:
Venture Trust works with people experiencing complicated life circumstances. Through the provision of wilderness-based personal and social development programmes, we equip them with the confidence, motivation and core life skills that they need to make positive changes in their lives.
The role:
Our Outreach Workers:
For the full job description and person specification, please click here.
What we offer:
We also offer a great working culture that embraces our core values of courage, care, curiosity and collaboration in all we do.
Do you have a passion for enabling individuals to make a positive change in their lives? We’d love to hear from you.
We’re excited to have the opportunity to recruit a new Outreach Worker covering the Fife region.
Who we are:
Venture Trust works with people experiencing complicated life circumstances. Through the provision of wilderness-based personal and social development programmes, we equip them with the confidence, motivation and core life skills that they need to make positive changes in their lives.
The role:
Our Outreach Workers:
• work in the community with participants predominately aged 16-40 from various backgrounds
• deliver high quality participant support across the range of Venture Trust programmes
• engage with participants in dynamic and progressive community and wilderness-based personal development opportunities
For the full job description and person specification, please click here
What we offer:
• Annual starting salary of £22,250 per annum
• 28 days annual leave and 9 public holidays
• Joint contributory pension scheme
• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements
We also offer a great working culture that embraces our core values of courage, care, curiosity and collaboration in all we do.
The Lyceum is seeking for an enthusiastic individual to join our Development Team. The Development and Database Administrator will support the Development Director and the Development Team in the delivery of strategies to develop income growth. The postholder will also contribute to the overall fundraising aims and objectives of the department.
The Lyceum is seeking for an enthusiastic individual to join our Development Team. The Development and Database Administrator is a key post and will support the team by ensuring that all record keeping is up to date and in line with fundraising best practice; that administration of gifts and communication with donors is timely; that accurate reporting supports planning and reporting to the board; and that development events run smoothly. The post holder will show an eye for detail and will work closely with colleagues across the company including the Box Office, Front of House, Stage Door, Finance, and Marketing.
Looking for a new challenge in your counselling career?
Are you a BACP/COSCA qualified counsellor in individual and/or couple therapy?
Would working with a growing charity providing counselling to individuals and couples across Edinburgh and the Lothians appeal to the vocational aspect of your practice?
Our counselling team are self-employed counsellors, qualified to work with individuals and couples. Our team includes practitioners in Sexual Relationship Therapy and trauma informed counselling.
If you are interested in working with a minimum of 10 clients a week for Bright Light, we offer –
Bright Light is committed to making affordable counselling available and accessible. We want to better reflect the people who use our services and are actively seeking counsellors from a range of backgrounds and experiences.
The National Road Victim Service is looking for dedicated caseworkers who can genuinely make a positive contribution to the lives of those traumatically bereaved or seriously injured as a result of road traffic collisions.
A rare and exciting opportunity to help us to help others
Do you want to make a genuine difference to people’s lives and be part of an enthusiastic, energised, and dynamic team delivering world class support services to people at a time when they are most vulnerable? Can you help us reach greater numbers of people in need and build upon an established foundation to create an enduring legacy? Are you capable of working in emotionally challenging scenarios, delivering support to people suffering the horrendous consequences of road death and serious injury, whilst providing high quality care?
Did you know that every 20 minutes, someone is killed or seriously injured on our roads? The impact of that on individuals and their wider families is profound and far reaching and it can happen to any of us, at any time.
This is definitely not the average 9 to 5 job, and it is not every day that opportunities like this come along. You could be playing a significant part in our commitment to roll out our clinically developed, trauma informed support services across the country.
Who we are
We are Brake, the national, acclaimed road safety charity which provides the National Road Victim Service (NRVS). We have been supporting victims of the carnage on our roads since 1995. We also campaign for positive change to prevent future collisions and save lives.
Who you are
We are embarking on an exciting period of expansion with the creation of a number of new roles across the country which will involve the face-to-face provision of emotional and practical support to bereaved or seriously injured people. We need energised, self- starters who are passionate about helping others, to join our fantastic team.
We are looking for people who have a background in providing emotional support and practical research and advocacy for vulnerable people after a serious psychological trauma such as the death of a loved one in violent circumstances.
Specifically we are seeking candidates with:
• experience of frontline care for people in crisis with acute vulnerabilities and risks
• research and advocacy skills – you get crucial things done through liaison with external agencies
• significant resilience, and willingness to be professionally developed and clinically supervised
• a full UK driving licence, with access to your own transport and willing to use it for work purposes (we reimburse travelling expenses). Employees are subject to driver licence checks. If you drive, please note we do not accept applications from serious traffic offenders due to the nature of our work.
We are interested in receiving applications, not to the exclusion of others, from people with a track record and references relating to backgrounds of working with people who have suffered sudden bereavement or working with people with heightened vulnerabilities.
The greatest reward comes from knowing you have made a real positive difference to someone’s recovery from psychological trauma, and the emotional or practical challenges presented by their sudden bereavement or serious injury.
If you are seeking out a new challenge and think you have the skills, passion, and commitment that we are looking for, we would be interested in hearing from you.
NRVS Regional Manager quote:
“I love my job because we share the same vision and are all committed to supporting people who are experiencing traumatic loss. This creates a warm and energising team spirit where everyone is there for each other. The Charity is constantly evolving, and I feel privileged to be a part of this process. I am trusted to deliver, and I work hard to maintain that level of trust, which ultimately allows me to deliver my very best to the people we support.”
Are you a budding fundraiser with a passion for equality, diversity, and inclusion? Our supporters are at the heart of what we do at Deaf Action and the Fundraising Executive role offers a unique opportunity to work with our fantastic supporters daily.
We are a deaf-led charity working together for an equal and better future for all deaf people since 1835. We have a range of services which support our aim of empowering deaf people of all ages to fulfil their potential and thrive.
You will be someone experienced in fundraising, delivering first-rate supporter care and relationship building, ideally in the Third Sector. To succeed in this role, you will be a multi-tasker and a proven team player, with communication skills, a creative mind, and the ability to problem solve. You will be self-motivated and able to effectively prioritise whilst delivering excellent supporter care. This is the perfect opportunity for an ambitious fundraiser who is keen to learn and develop new skills whilst advancing their career. You will have a commitment to empowering deaf people and be willing to learn British Sign Language as part of your role. The role reports to the Fundraising Manager.
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Applications from people with lived experience are strongly encouraged.
What’s on Offer
Are you an experienced CRM Executive with a passion for diversity and inclusion? Effective and engaging communication is vital to what we do, and our new CRM Executive role offers a unique opportunity to engage with our audiences and advance our mission.
Who are we?
Deaf Action is a deaf-led charity, supporting and celebrating deaf people. We were established in 1835 and work with deaf people across Scotland and the South of England. Our work is geared towards empowering all deaf people to achieve their potential and fully participate in society, with equality of rights, access and opportunity. You can find out more about us here.
About you
We have an exciting opportunity for meticulously organised CRM Executive to join our team. You will be someone with marketing, communications and CRM experience who can deliver effective communications to engage with our diverse audiences. You should be able to think creatively, work both independently and as part of a team, and demonstrate excellent communication, interpersonal and digital skills. We're looking for someone with experience of data management and can use those skills to leverage our brand. As part of our commitment to inclusion, you need to be willing to learn British Sign Language as part of this role (bonus if you already know sign language). Applications from people in the deaf community are welcomed.
About the role
This role is part of the development team, supporting our online marketing efforts across our services and fundraising. This is a new role as we have recently invested in a new CRM system, so you’ll have the opportunity to develop email communications and customer journeys for services across the whole organisation, making a real impact. This is an exciting time for Deaf Action, as we have recently restructured our team and are about to embark on a company-wide rebrand, of which you’ll play a vital role in the roll-out.
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What’s on offer
This role reports to the Marketing Manager.
An opportunity has arisen to join Access to Industry’s project encouraging people into work in the data sector. You will be a self-starter and be creative to engage and support eligible clients across Edinburgh. Your role will include developing confidence and skills to progress into continued learning & employment and/or increase in-work prospects. You won’t necessarily know about the data sector or have those skills yourself, but you will have an interest and see the opportunities the sector can provide to clients.
The post holder is responsible to the Service Manager for the administration and facilities functions of OPFS Families House in Dundee.
Key Tasks
The job description is a broad picture of the post at the time of preparation. It is not an exhaustive list of all possible duties. It is recognised that jobs change and evolve over time.
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We seek to recruit an experienced Marketing and Communications Officer. We are looking for someone who is confident about taking the lead on delivering our marketing strategy. You must also be comfortable taking the initiative with content and innovation, being proactive in your approach to the development of our messages. .
This post shall report directly to the CEO.
The post can be a combination of home & office based in either Edinburgh or Perth. Some occasional travel in Scotland will be necessary.
We are seeking an experienced Maintenance Officer to work within the Church of Scotland National Offices. The successful candidate will provide general maintenance and an upkeep service to the offices while working within the Facilities Management team on matters such as fire safety, waste and energy management.
You should understand health and safety issues and statutory compliance and have experience of overseeing external contractors and Risk Assessments Method Statements.
VHS is Scotland’s leading intermediary and network for the voluntary health sector. We work with our members and wider networks to address health inequalities and help people live healthier, fairer lives.
Since April 2021, VHS has been funded by Scottish Government’s Primary Care Directorate to support the establishment of the Scottish Community Link Worker Network, a national network for primary care community link working in Scotland.
The Policy and Research Officer is a new role, designed to further develop and strengthen the profile, capacity, impact and influence of the Scottish Community Link Worker Network. The role will champion the community link worker agenda at a national level and be a resource that supports and enables the Network to engage with policy opportunities.
You will need to demonstrate direct experience of designing and conducting research projects. You will have an understanding of the Scottish policy landscape and its relevance for community link workers (including mental health link workers) and for their work with patients, primary care and their community. Some knowledge and understanding of community link working/primary care and current health and social care issues in Scotland would be an advantage. You will have excellent verbal and written communication skills and you will thrive on working collaboratively and flexibly, both internally and externally.
We would love to hear from you if this role excites you and matches your skills and experience. This is a fantastic time for the right person to join VHS as we build on the success of our influencing activities and look to expand our reach.
Benefits include 15 days annual leave, 6 public holidays and floating days, 6% employer contribution to pension, and death in service insurance.
Light Up Learning (LUL) is a registered Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation providing one-to-one mentoring for high school students to help them ignite a love for learning.
We’re looking for creative, passionate, experienced Mentors to join our small, dedicated team for the next school year (starting August 2022). Reporting to the Head of Mentoring, the successful candidates will be tasked with mentoring up to 10 students (depending on availability): facilitating 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. For full details of what the role entails, please refer to our application pack available to download below.
As this post involves day to day work with young people, you will be required to obtain PVG scheme membership through Disclosure Scotland if successful at interview. We will process this for you: employment will be confirmed after successful completion of this and any other necessary checks, including references.
Job description: The Supporter Relations Team plays a pivotal role in building relationships with our supporters and supporting our fundraising team to raise vital funds that will support our mission to beat blood cancer within a generation. The main purpose of this role is to deliver excellent customer service to our supporters from the beginning of their journey with Blood Cancer UK. Our processes need to be as efficient and effective as possible to get the best from our supporters. This role will take responsibility to help build lasting relationships through written and verbal communication with our supporters and ensure efficient administration of donations and maintaining accurate data on our CRM system.
As Marketing and Communications Manager you will lead work across digital, social media, print and advertising to continue to grow engagement with Collective’s unique offering, and to build our reputation and profile as a platform for artists and a meeting place for ideas, working alongside, and managing our Communications Coordinator. The full job description can be accessed here.
Light Up Learning (LUL) is a registered Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation providing one-to-one mentoring for high school students in Edinburgh and the Lothians to help them ignite a love for learning. As we rapidly expand the size of our organisation, we now have a vacancy for a Development Manager to support the growth and delivery of our service.
The Development Manager role will support the growing administrative workload at Light Up Learning created by our expanding network of schools and will assist the Head of Mentoring and Operations in the day-to-day running of the organisation. The Development Manager will also play a key role in our grant management and fundraising, as well as assisting with our ongoing evaluation processes and support our expansion into new schools.
The Development Manager will have four key areas of responsibility:
● Administration: Supporting with the day-to-day administration of the organisation as well as managing and maintaining records of our service take up and evaluation.
● Fundraising: Supporting with fundraising efforts and grant management, including maintaining records, communicating with funders, gathering information for funding bids and monitoring targets.
● Development: Working with the wider Light Up Learning team to achieve our long-term strategy by providing support with events, networking, recruitment and assisting with communication to new partner schools.
● Financial: Assisting with the financial management of the organisation including supporting our processes for invoices and expense claims and providing information for our annual accounts and budget.
For full details of the job description and person specification, please refer to the application pack attached.
Exciting opportunity to join our Board and contribute to ensuring that Edinburgh’s World Heritage status is a dynamic force that benefits everyone
We are looking for new Board trustees with drive and enthusiasm who are:
Our mission is to connect people to their heritage in everything we do – whether through the conservation of historic buildings, delivering improvements to the public realm, developing our new climate emergency programme or engaging people directly with the rich heritage of their city.
As a trustee you will be responsible for the strategic direction of the organisation and stewardship of public and charitably given funds, supporting and adding value to the work of its professional team in conservation, engagement and capacity building.
We wish to attract people from a broad range of backgrounds, demographics and cultures to steer and inform our work. We are aiming for inclusivity, richness of experience and diversity in our workforce and on our Board, to ensure that Edinburgh World Heritage reflects the diversity of the world we live and work in, We particularly welcome applications from young people or those interested in applying for their first trusteeship. Appropriate support, including induction and training, will be given.
Board meetings occur five times a year. Board trustees are also expected to play a role in at least one the organisation’s committees or groups.
Action on Smoking and Health Scotland (ASH Scotland) is the independent Scottish health charity working for a Scotland free from the harm and inequality caused by tobacco. We are looking for an experienced organisational manager to join our senior management team, and to manage and lead our business support.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate about human rights, has a strong track record of influencing policy, and who excels in working well with others.
In this new and senior role, you will be part of influencing debate and developments around ambitious new human rights law in Scotland. At a UK level, major changes to human rights law are planned, and the Consortium will play a key role in helping to raise Scottish civil society voice about these changes.
We are committed to working in partnership in all that we do. You can expect to work closely with our member organisations, bringing their experience and voices directly to the decision-making table. You will be an excellent communicator, accessible and engaging in all that you write and say.
You will have an initial focus on influencing around access to justice. You can also expect to be involved in influencing around many other crucial aspects of the policy, culture and law that impact rights realisation.
The Consortium is a small team, but flexible and impactful. We learn all of the time, always challenging ourselves to listen, to change, and to do all that we can to promote a human rights culture in Scotland. Come and help us promote and defend human rights for more people in Scotland!
SIS is entering the third year of its Building An Impact Economystrategy, and we now require a proactive, curious and organised Data and Insight Manager, to join our team and support in achieving SIS’s ambitious goals.
SIS activity spans loan and equity investment, market building (webinars, workshops, training) and influencing those around us to operate with responsible business practices.
The Data and Insight Manager will work across SIS teams, particularly supporting the Head of Impact and the leadership team with data and policy analysis and impact assessment, monitoring and reporting; helping to drive strategic projects and new service development through findings.
Why apply for this role?
As communications lead, you will be responsible for developing and managing both our internal and external communications strategy. You will have the opportunity to be at the heart of delivering our organisational vision and our change agenda.
The role is critical in enabling and supporting communications relating to our commitment to reform, delivery of ‘The promise’ and children’s rights, care and justice. You will have the opportunity to be at the centre of delivering hearings system re-design and bringing the internal volunteer community with us on a journey of significant transformational change. Your insight and vision will be crucial in helping to win hearts and minds through this change process and facilitating their engagement and feedback. Please find instructions on how to apply at the bottom of the page.
Key Responsibilities
• Develop and embed our communications policy and strategy to support our strategic ambitions
• Promote a consistent brand across all communications, ensuring colleagues are trained and supported in corporate style/brand guidelines
• Lead and manage internal / external communication plans
• Management and development of our internal communications tools (MS TEAMS)
• Creative input and development of national campaigns
Our Communications team
Our communications team comprises of an in-house graphic designer, internal and external communications officers and the communications lead. The role of the team is to engage with our 3,000 strong volunteer community, and to raise the profile of who we are and what we do. We live and breathe our vision, mission and values, and the team is passionate about delivering quality, creative communications. You will lead this small and dynamic team while collaborating with other departments and teams across the wider organisation.
Life at CHS
Our 2,500 volunteer Panel Members take part in children’s hearings in their local areas, making decisions with and for infants, children and young people. Our organisation also supports a network of 22 Area Support Teams made up of 400 volunteers who support Panel Members in their local communities.
As an organisation that works within the children’s hearings system, we are passionate about making a positive contribution to improving outcomes for Scotland’s infants, children and young people.
You can read more about our core values HERE as well as view an introductory video to our organisation. We also offer a generous benefits package from hybrid working, flexi hours and a fantastic pension scheme - you check out our full benefits summary HERE.
Diversity and Inclusion
CHS is an equal opportunities employer. We encourage diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We actively encourage applicants from all protected characteristics and are committed to providing any reasonable adjustments required during application and assessment process, and upon joining us.
We are recruiting for a People-led Policy Officer to support the People-led Policy Panel to co-produce the reform of adult social care support policy alongside the Scottish Government and other key stakeholders, ensuring the voice of lived experience is embedded as an essential part of an equalities and human rights based approach. This is a unique opportunity to work with a National Disabled People’s Organisation, playing a key role in the reform of adult social care support policy and practice, including the creation of a National Care Service.
The successful applicant will be subject to a PVG disclosure check.
Creative Carbon Scotland (CCS) believes in the power of the arts and culture to help achieve sustainability in Scotland and the world. The arts inspire, illuminate, communicate, educate, entertain and encourage new ways of thinking and shared experience – all attributes needed to tackle climate change. That’s why we support individuals and organisations in the arts and culture sector to be sustainable themselves and to lead and influence climate action through their creative work, including by collaborating with environmental experts and organisations working directly on climate change.
We are a nimble, positive, influential and growing charity in a dynamic field. We are experiencing great demand and enthusiasm for our work in carbon emissions reduction and climate change adaptation from both the cultural and the climate change sectors. Our founding partners are the Edinburgh Festivals, the Federation of Scottish Theatre, and the Scottish Contemporary Art Network. We receive significant long-term funding from Creative Scotland, the public body that supports the arts, screen and creative industries in Scotland.
We recently worked with Creative Scotland to help write its bold and ambitious Climate Emergency and Sustainability Plan, which places the creative and cultural sectors as key agents of change in the transformation to a sustainable Scotland. It will shape Creative Scotland’s funding, policy and work until 2045, and ours as well.
The culture/SHIFT team
The culture/SHIFT team within Creative Carbon Scotland works with artists, cultural and climate change organisations to harness the power of our arts and culture and support the sector to lead and influence on climate change through its creative work. We do this by demonstrating the value of embedding artistic practices in collaborative climate change projects and developing the capacity of artists and cultural organisations to make this contribution to transforming society. The culture/SHIFT programme has a number of key strands:
· Building the capacity of the arts community and people working on climate change to instigate and participate in cultural and climate change collaborations through projects such as our Green Tease event series event series and the Library of Creative Sustainability
· Developing and delivering special projects which support artists, cultural and climate change partners to collaborate on climate action such as Climate Beacons for COP26,, the Seas of the Outer Hebrides project and embedded artist projects
· Undertaking research and development to better understand the role of culture in tackling climate change, grow the programme and our methodologies, and share our learning with national and international audiences
Main purpose of job:
To develop and deliver events, produce resources for the Creative Carbon Scotland website and elsewhere, and support new connections and collaborations between artists, cultural organisations and climate change organisations to harness the role of Scotland’s arts and cultural sector in addressing the climate emergency.
Creative Carbon Scotland (CCS) believes in the power of the arts and culture to help achieve sustainability in Scotland and the world. The arts inspire, illuminate, communicate, educate, entertain and encourage new ways of thinking and shared experience – all attributes needed to tackle climate change. That’s why we support individuals and organisations in the arts and culture sector to be sustainable themselves and to lead and influence climate action through their creative work, including by collaborating with environmental experts and organisations working directly on climate change.
We are a nimble, positive, influential and growing charity in a dynamic field. We are experiencing great demand and enthusiasm for our work in carbon emissions reduction and climate change adaptation from both the cultural and the climate change sectors. Our founding partners are the Edinburgh Festivals, the Federation of Scottish Theatre, and the Scottish Contemporary Art Network. We receive significant long-term funding from Creative Scotland, the public body that supports the arts, screen and creative industries in Scotland.
We recently worked with Creative Scotland to help write its bold and ambitious Climate Emergency and Sustainability Plan, which places the creative and cultural sectors as key agents of change in the transformation to a sustainable Scotland. It will shape Creative Scotland’s funding, policy and work until 2045, and ours as well.
Main purpose of job:
Leading the development and delivery of training and events within the Green Arts unit, in particular with members of our flagship Green Arts Initiative, and contributing to the wider Green Arts programme
Responsibilities:
• Designing, delivering and evaluating training and events for cultural organisations addressing the climate emergency (40%). Training topics will include:
o Carbon management for culture (aligning with the work of the Green Arts development officer)
o Adapting to climate impacts through cultural work
o Working with cultural influence among artists and audiences to achieve environmentally positive outcomes
• Working with the Green Arts and Edinburgh Festivals officer to support the development and growth of the 350-member Green Arts Initiative, Creative Carbon Scotland’s membership community for cultural organisations (40%) through:
o Providing high-quality virtual, physical and hybrid events and spaces for members across Scotland to connect with each other to share skills and experience
o Working with members to platform their knowledge and experience in case studies and resources
o Holding one-to-one meetings with GAI members to understand and respond to their specific environmental needs
• Providing support for cultural organisations with required environmental reporting, including one-to-one meetings and workshops (10%)
• Contributing to the wider Green Arts programme including our Carbon Management for Culture and Beyond Scotland work strands through giving talks and presentations and bringing together relevant research and knowledge (5%)
• Contributing to the wider Creative Carbon Scotland team in response to the organisation’s strategic and administrative needs (5%)
We are looking for an experienced Counsellor to join our staff team. You will provide counselling sessions as well as providing supervision for a number of volunteer counsellors who assist the service. More information can be found in the job description below.
To find out more about Ps & Gs Church, visit their website: psandgs.org.uk.
We are looking for an experienced youth leader to develop and lead our youth ministry, inspiring and working with volunteers and staff to help young people aged 11-18 within, and beyond the church, to encounter God and engage with Jesus.
More information can be found in the job description below.
To find out more about Ps & Gs Church, visit our website: psandgs.org.uk
Could you use your knowledge and understanding of current asylum, refugee and migration issues to work with congregations of Scottish churches as they seek to support the integration of refugees and asylum seekers and the building of multi-cultural cohesive communities?
Through your strong facilitation and communication skills you will equip congregations to increase their capacity, awareness, and ability to welcome and support New Scots.
With a background of working with churches, voluntary groups or in an ecumenical or multi-faith environment, your ability to connect and network with a wide range of people will encourage best practice amongst Churches, and the wider community, in creative and innovative ways.
CAP has a growing and influential Scottish debt help service. This brings definitive obligations with regards to government regulation and a requirement for good practice. The Policy & Compliance team contains quality assurance and compliance officers, trainers, researchers, project and compliance managers, and data protection officers, and increasingly supports other areas of the charity.
The CAP Scotland team is dedicated to providing our Scottish debt advice service, tailored specifically to the needs of people in Scotland. This team is responsible for managing and developing CAP’s network of centres and the staff that run those centres. It is committed to empowering the local church and therefore invests in the support required for a church to run a CAP service well.
The role
The role of the Debt and Financial Wellbeing Specialist will be two fold. First to provide support, training and specialist knowledge for debt advisors delivering Scottish-specific solutions and to Debt Centres teams in local Churches who provide in person support to those in debt and on low incomes.
The role will work to ensure we deliver high quality debt advice and holistic, person centred support to our clients through further developing Debt Operations policy and keeping abreast of government regulations and industry good practice. The role will also work closely with our network of debt centres to explore and develop new initiatives that will help and benefit our clients across Scotland.
Please see the attached job profile for further details.
Who we're looking for
We're looking for someone who enjoys learning and sharing information with others. Intelligent, decisive, self-motivated and a good communicator who loves finding solutions to difficult challenges. Likes exploring the needs of staff and clients, developing policy and bringing positive change. Enjoys making their work fun. We do all our work in a highly relational way; striving to always work with excellence and compassion.
CAP celebrates the value of diversity and our aim is for our workforce to be as inclusive as possible as well as representing the communities we serve. With this in mind, we welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from candidates from black and ethnic minority backgrounds. We are committed to continue building an environment that embraces diversity and includes all.
CAP offer a generous Rewards & Well-being package, including:
- CAP 6.5% employer pension contribution
- 34 days annual holiday (including flexible bank holidays)
- 1 additional days holiday for each full year of service (up to a max of 5 additional days)
- 2 paid Mental Health (duvet) days and up to 5 days Family Emergency leave per year
- Paid 'Revive' days to take time out with your team during the year
- Enhanced paid maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Healthcare cover
- Gym membership discount
- Flexitime from day one! (start/finish earlier or later in the day, accrue extra time off & achieve that work/life balance!)
- plus many more! (see rewards brochure below on our website under 'related documents' for further information)
Location
Scotland - working from our Edinburgh office 2 days out of 5
Disclaimer
This role is a 2 year Fixed Term Contract until 31st June 2024.
Please note that to be considered for this role you will be based in Scotland and will be required to work from our Edinburgh office a minimum of 2 days a week.
Are you looking for a new challenge that makes a positive difference? You don’t need to have specific experience in the Care environment as full training and support will be provided as part of the role. If you are empathetic, caring and a good communicator we would love to hear from you.
We offer excellent benefits including 7.6 weeks’ annual leave, a staff discount scheme, an occupational pension, a health plan and family-friendly policies.
We are looking for:
• Enthusiastic and caring individuals to join our team and become part of a leading care and support provider across central Scotland;
• You’ll need no previous experience, but a positive outlook, patience and willingness to go the extra mile for the people we work for are essential;
• Someone to have effective communication skills and demonstrate initiative;
• You to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme and register with the Scottish Social Care Council (SSSC), but we can help you with these applications;
• Basic IT skills;
• A relevant SVQ qualification is desirable.
In this flexible role, you will work directly with the people we work for, allowing them to make positive changes in their life and be part of their community.
At Wheatley we are always looking to improve diversity within our teams, we want to create an inclusive environment where everyone can contribute their best work and develop to their full potential. We celebrate our differences and recognise the importance of our teams reflecting the communities we serve. So, we would welcome applications from any underrepresented groups.
As the Learning & Development Business Partner for Sustrans in Scotland you will work across Programmes and Functions, working closely with Heads and Managers in Scotland, to identify learning and development requirements. A main focus of the role is to support colleagues who are moving into new roles, identifying internal and external training opportunities and developing packages of learning for colleagues.
You will work closely with the HR Business Partner for Scotland as well as Learning and Development colleagues based elsewhere in the UK to ensure that Scotland gets access to UK learning and development opportunities and avoids duplication.
This role may require travel and work at locations as necessary to undertake training on behalf of Sustrans. Candidates should be based within Scotland, with travel expected to a nominated hub/office base in Glasgow or Edinburgh and the flexibility to work from home available.
About you
You will be a skilled and effective communicator, with proven experience of an inclusive approach to learning and development in a complex organisation.
You will have previously developed and delivered an action plan for learning and development in an organisation, working collaboratively both externally and across the organisation, to understand and embed best practise.
We aim to be a truly inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all parts of the community, in particular from under-represented groups.
Sustrans has a long-term commitment to being a charity for everyone - reducing inequality, valuing diversity, enabling inclusion and ensuring all people are treated with dignity & respect.
What we offer
In return, we can offer ongoing working from home (or a nearby Sustrans office when it’s safe to do so) and a truly flexible, supportive and rewarding working environment.
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The Scottish Human Rights Commission’s role is to promote widespread awareness, understanding of, and respect for human rights.
The SPCB is seeking to appoint 3 part-time members who must be able to spend 48 days per year on commission business.
We are looking for talented individuals who are working at a senior level who have excellent networking and interpersonal skills, have the ability to influence decision making, have a track record of delivering results and who are interested in human rights.
The daily fee rate is £280.20. The appointment is for a fixed term of 6 years.
The successful candidates will be expected to take up office in summer 2022.
The Commission is based in Edinburgh.
If you are an experienced project manager who is used to reporting to external funders this is a tremendous opportunity to have real world impact on the future of Scotland and help save the planet.
As the world’s leading independent conservation organisation, we are working to create a future where nature and people can thrive. We are facing a climate and nature emergency in the ocean with the loss of coastal ecosystems and fisheries, with significant knock-on impacts on livelihoods. In Scotland we are working to repair the damage done and the Restoration Forth programme is a key project in our strategy. As Project Manager you will help establish a blueprint for community-led marine restoration. The start is to mobilise local people to help restore seagrass beds and native oysters in an area of the Firth of Forth. Overtime we expect to extend the project to the whole region as well as use its undoubted success to inspire marine restoration in other communities around Scotland.
Day-to-day, you will work with a range of local and national partners to deliver a programme of coastal habitat restoration and community engagement. You will head the project steering group and take responsibility for partnership grant management. We will look to you to create project plans, assess risk, monitor progress and control budgets. You will oversee stakeholder engagement too, liaising with colleagues to provide regular updates and high-quality reports to donors. You will also contribute towards the wider WWF Scotland strategy as well as work with our seascape programme team to save critical habitats across the UK. Important will be the ability to develop programme learning that can be used as evidence to underpin our overall advocacy and campaigning.
To join the fight for our planet, you must have successfully delivered projects and programmes to time, budget and quality standards. You will be used to monitoring and evaluating delivery too. You will also possess a good understanding of marine and/or coastal environments. Critically, you will be experienced in bringing together a wide range of stakeholders and creating a culture of collaborative working. A strategic thinker, you will possess strong communication and influencing skills as well as the ability to prioritise and meet deadlines.
Digital Development Officer: Young People Leading Digital Change 3-year funded project.
Crew is an award-winning national charity, based in Edinburgh, at the forefront of tackling new and emerging trends in substance use. Crew seeks to reduce harm from drug use and improve public health without judgement with people who take drugs and drug services, working with a wide range of local, national, and international partners.
We’re looking for a youth worker with strong digital communications skills to develop our new online service offering low-threshold drug and sexual health information, advice and support, working collaboratively with young people, the Drop-in and wider Crew teams. You’ll facilitate opportunities for peer education for young people aged 12-25, working with Crew’s volunteer peer educators, as well as responding to enquiries from the public.
Our growing charity needs a suitably experienced person to lead Creative Carbon Scotland's financial and operational sustainability, efficiency and effectiveness whilst maintaining our creative and collaborative nature.
The finance and operations director is a new post created to help us deftly navigate an increased workload extending from our work to support Creative Scotland’s Climate Emergency and Sustainability Plan and new initiatives stemming from COP26 in Glasgow in 2021.
We need a friendly and experienced multitasker with skills in administration, finance, management, HR, IT and fundraising.
Stramullion work with women who have presented homeless. We provide practical, emotional and social support to women with multiple, over-lapping needs. We work with young women who are in transition from care, women who do not currently have functioning support systems, those who have experienced the Justice System, and those for whom alcohol or drug use has become unmanageable. We offer support to enable each woman to build the personal skills and resources they feel they need – equipping them to move on from homelessness in a positive, healthy and self-directed way.
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Please note: only female candidates are eligible to apply for this post due to Genuine Occupational Requirement (Schedule 9; Equality Act 2010).
Organisation Profile:
Rowan Alba Ltd is a Scottish Charity supporting homeless and vulnerable individuals towards a more stable life.
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:
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.
Scottish Greens Parliamentary Group are looking for a Communications Manager to join their team.
Part time and job share applications welcome.
The Scottish Green MSPs have a four-day working week policy, with full time positions equivalent to 30 hours per week.
This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate and experienced communications professional to join the Scottish Green Group in Parliament. You will work as part of the central team that supports the work of the Green MSPs in Parliament and lead our communications operations across print, broadcast and digital media. This is a fast-paced, challenging and rewarding role that will put you at the heart of our efforts to create a fairer, greener Scotland.
Impact Arts has a long history across Edinburgh and the East Coast delivering high quality youth engagement. We have recently been awarded funding through Edinburgh City Council’s Young Persons Guarantee to deliver a year round hub, offering creative and employability workshops to young people across Edinburgh. The role of Employability Youth Worker is essential within our organisation and reflects the increased need for specialised youth support within our employability work.
The role of Youth Worker has been designed to give our young people varying levels of support, from 1-2-1 conversations, group work, accreditation prep and ultimately, to support them to take their next positive steps.
We are looking for someone who is dynamic, who will bring considerable youth and/or employability experience, energy and passion to the role and who wants to join our mission in tackling inequalities across Scotland.
We use the arts and creativity to tackle social inequalities, but this role does not require the candidate to have any previous experience or qualifications in the arts. Our delivery teams are always made up of one artist and one youth worker to provide a balanced and rounded experience for our participants.
Purpose
An experienced and resourceful manager is sought for this new role setting up and managing a Christian bookshop adjacent to St Mary’s Roman Catholic Cathedral, Edinburgh.
The role holder will have experience of retail and customer service and a knowledge of Christian literature. Strong communication skills, enthusiasm and initiative will also be key to developing this new venture.
Organisation Profile:
St Pauls bookshop is an activity of the Society of St Paul (stpauls.org.uk), an international religious congregation which engages in evangelising the world through the means of communication—internet, TV, radio, publications, press, bookshops and educational institutions.
Creative Carbon Scotland (CCS) believes in the power of the arts and culture to help achieve sustainability in Scotland and the world. They shape the ways in which we live in the world and so have an essential role to play in addressing the climate crisis. That’s why we support individuals and organisations in the arts and culture sector to be sustainable themselves and to lead and influence on climate change through their creative work. We do this by connecting artists and cultural organisations interested in climate action with each other and with organisations working directly on climate change.
We are a nimble, positive, influential and growing charity in a dynamic field whose services are very much in demand by both the arts and cultural world and, increasingly, by policy- and change-makers tackling the climate emergency. We work on both carbon emissions reduction and climate change adaptation to forge a sustainable, equitable, climate-adapted Scotland. Our founding partners are the Edinburgh Festivals, the Federation of Scottish Theatre, and the Scottish Contemporary Art Network. We receive significant long-term funding from Creative Scotland.
We are experiencing enormous demand and enthusiasm for our work. We recently worked with Creative Scotland to help them write their bold and ambitious Climate Emergency and Sustainability Plan, which places the creative and cultural sectors as key agents of change in the transformation to a sustainable Scotland. It will shape their funding, policy and work until 2045.
The Green Arts team
The Green Arts team within Creative Carbon Scotland works with cultural organisations to support them in addressing the climate emergency through practical action on emissions reduction, adapting to climate impacts, and working with their wider influence among artists and audiences. Main programme strands are:
• Green Arts: Providing tools, resources and training that equip and enable cultural organisations to reduce emissions and adapt to climate impacts in the context of a just transition to a lower carbon future. The main vehicle for this is our flagship 350-member community of practice and knowledge-sharing network the Green Arts Initiative.
• Carbon Management for Culture: Providing best practice guidance, tools and resources for cultural organisations to understand and manage their greenhouse gas emissions as well as direct support and coordination of environmental reporting for some groups of organisations with reporting requirements
• Beyond Scotland: Sharing our knowledge and experience and learning from others within the UK and internationally about how culture can practically address the climate emergency.
In 2022 we’re relaunching the Green Arts Initiative, holding a Green Arts Conference to bring the sustainable arts community together, developing digital tools and resources and supporting organisations with environmental reporting.
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The One World Shop was established over 30 years ago and has played a lead role in the Fair Trade movement in Scotland, including helping Edinburgh and Glasgow become Fair Trade cities. As well as running a thriving city centre shop, we have an online shop and we support schools, faith groups and local businesses to learn about and sell fair trade products. We currently employ 7 paid staff and over 20 volunteers. Our aim is to reduce poverty in deprived areas of the world through trading fairly and we are committed to reducing our carbon footprint and promoting low-carbon living.
We are seeking to appoint a number of new voluntary Management Committee members; we are particularly looking at people with skills and experience in any of the following:
Board meetings are held every two months in the evening in central Edinburgh or by Zoom.