If you would like to be part of a passionate, dedicated and supportive team where no two days are ever the same, this may be the position for you…

ESUB is a Scottish Charity, based in Edinburgh. We support families experiencing financial hardship by providing school uniform and other essentials required for the school day. Our aim is to enable youngsters to get the best from their education and to reduce the risk of isolation, bullying and associated poor self-esteem and mental health issues.

ESUB is looking to recruit an experienced and enthusiastic Operations Coordinator to join our busy team of volunteers. We are based in the Crewe Toll area of North Edinburgh and some homeworking will also be considered. We welcome applications from individuals with transferable administrative and logistics skills and experience. If you genuinely have an eye for detail and are committed to superlative customer service then we would love to hear from you.

To find out more about ESUB, please visit our website edinburghuniform.org where full details of the job description can be found.

The Position:

• To coordinate the day to day work of the Charity;

• To coordinate and schedule the work of our growing group of volunteers;

• To organise and participate in: packing of bags of uniform; arranging and sorting incoming donations; managing stock.

• To maintain records in line with GDPR requirements.

• To work within agreed budget guidelines and maintain, report and update the Trustees on the Charity’s financial affairs.

Our Benefits:

• Generous base salary up to £25,000 (pro rata) dependant on experience;

• Provision of work laptop and mobile phone;

• 25 days per year plus 8 public holidays (pro-rata);

• Some flexibility of work hours;

• Remote / site based to suit the needs of the Charity.

• Initial 12 month contract, renewable suject to funding.

We’d love to hear from you if you have the following:

• great organisational skills and attention to detail;

• proficiency in using Excel, Word, OneDrive and Email;

• high level of administration skills and logistics;

• ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team;

• excellent written and verbal communication skills in English;

• experience of monitoring budgets and resources.

Heriot-Watt University has five campuses: three in the UK (Edinburgh, Scottish Borders and Orkney), one in Dubai and one in Malaysia. The University offers a highly distinctive range of degree programmes in the specialist areas of science, engineering, design, business and languages.

Role:

The Development and Alumni Office (DAO) comprises the Development, Alumni and Development & Alumni Services teams. The DAO works to empower Heriot-Watt University to achieve its strategic aims by building productive and enduring relationships between the University and its network of supporters, philanthropists and organisations, in order to support priority initiatives and developments. The team seeks to build on the strong foundations in place in order to maximise the philanthropic and engagement potential of Heriot-Watt’s stakeholder groups. This post is part of the Development team, which is led by the Head of Development and also includes three Senior Development Executives, a Development Executive (Regular Giving) and a Stewardship Officer.

Detailed description:

This is an exciting role to raise philanthropic funds in support of the University’s strategic aims and priorities and build momentum for the launch of the Bicentennial Campaign in 2021. The post-holder will be responsible for raising income from Trusts and Foundations and companies through philanthropic. The post-holder will be responsible for developing and managing prospect pools; developing relationships internally with academics in order to build fundraising pipelines; developing innovative and compelling proposals and cases for support in order to cultivate and solicit philanthropic gifts and help steward relationships thereafter. We are seeking individuals who are self-starters, highly organised, engaging communicators with excellent negotiating skills and who have a passion for connecting Trusts and Foundations and companies to new thinking, opportunities and partnerships at Heriot-Watt.

Key responsibilities and duties:

Work with the Head of Development, the senior development team and academics to plan, co-ordinate and support the University’s fundraising approaches to Trusts and Foundations and corporates to meet an agreed annual target. This will include an overview of the Trusts and Foundations and corporate portfolios, managing a pool of Trusts and Foundations and corporates, scheduling approaches, liaising with colleagues on project information, meeting with administrators, trustees and corporate representatives, arranging visits to the University and writing effective proposals to secure gifts.

Harmeny Education Trust is a sector-leading children’s charity providing therapeutic care and education for children with complex additional support needs. We currently work with children of primary up to early secondary stage, both on a day and all-year-round residential basis.

Harmeny is situated in a beautiful 35-acre woodland estate, which includes residential and education accommodation, community garden, orchard, wildlife habitats, children’s play areas and a mountain bike track. Harmeny is located in Balerno on the outskirts of Edinburgh, at the foot of the Pentland Hills; we are easily accessible by bus and there is ample parking.

We are seeking three new Trustees to join our Board and oversee the governance of our organisation, preferably with knowledge and experience in one or more of the following areas:

· Health

· Marketing and/or communications

· Finance

If you think that you have knowledge and experience in another area that may be of benefit to our organisation, we would like to hear from you using the contact details below.

Trustees are expected to prepare for and attend around six meetings per year (currently held remotely), and be involved on ad hoc basis otherwise, for example to join a sub-committee or working group, take part in a recruitment panel, attend Harmeny events or support Harmeny’s work externally.

Harmeny is committed to equality of opportunity and the promotion of diversity, including in relation to its Board. While we welcome applications from all parts of society, we are particularly interested in receiving applications from candidates from black and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, younger candidates and those who are care experienced (such as someone who has been in care or the parent or carer of such a person).

This is an exciting opportunity to join a team of Trustees in a friendly organisation making a difference to the lives of vulnerable children in Scotland. Support and mentoring can be provided to those who are interested but may be early in their careers and/or lacking experience in acting as a board member.

We encourage anyone, and particularly those from the groups mentioned in bold above, to contact us to discuss whether they might be suitable.

A fuller job description and person specification can be found using the link below. Harmeny is a values-led organisation and a good fit with our ethos is as important to us as having relevant experience.

There is no remuneration attached to the role but out-of-pocket expenses will be reimbursed.

If you would like to find out more about this rewarding opportunity, please contact Neil Squires, Chief Executive on 0131 449 3938.