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The Chief Operating Officer post is a new role that will support the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to provide strategic leadership of RUTS.
Who we are:
RUTS is a charity committed to supporting young people develop skills for work and skills for life for over 40 years by providing employability support and practical, vocational training. Through these activities tangible outcomes are achieved including re-engaging participants with school/further/higher education and sustained work placements and/or employment. There is also a specific focus on developing soft outcomes that support personal development, such as building confidence, resilience, and motivation.
MAIN ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The Chief Operating Officer is responsible for leading the charity’s client facing activities, policies and systems. They are responsible for implementing the organisation strategy and business plan
The critical leadership role has three primary functions:
- Operational management: the Chief Operating Officer manages the infrastructure of the organisation, our HR/People, Culture, Finance, IT and facilities. Whilst leading the operations they will also work across all divisions to ensure operational excellence and the highest standards of business operations at all levels empowering a committed and passionate workforce.
- Strategic delivery: this role is responsible for helping develop and managing the implementation of our strategy and strategic objectives across the organisation. They will support our business planning process. They ensure we are being the best we can be, helping the most people we can, in the most impactful way we can.
- Special projects: the Chief Operating Officer will lead special projects across the organisation, particularly in new emerging areas for the organisation associated with growth, development, and reputation. The post holder will oversee the development and delivery of income generating projects. The focus in the first 12 months of the role will be to scope the current employability landscape and identify opportunities for RUTS.
They will also be an external face of RUTS and, as such, are encouraged to speak proactively on behalf of the organisation. They should demonstrate strong, visible and influential leadership of RUTS.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Governance
- Responsible for keeping the highest standards of governance and compliance with key funding partners such as Inspiring Scotland
- Support in leading the organisation with transparency and integrity, providing clear and demonstrable leadership to your team and our people.
- Ensure an effective and efficient system is in place to manage RUTS policies and procedures, maintaining compliance with all relevant regulatory and legal requirements including a code of conduct that is clearly communicated to all staff and reflective of the organisation’s values.
Finances
- You will be responsible for management of RUTS operational budget
- Assist in forecasting, financial reporting and financial updates to the board.
- You will be expected to improve RUTS commercial performance by creating new and innovative opportunities for revenue generation via sponsorships and partnerships.
Strategic Management
- Assist in the development, implementation and monitoring of RUTS Strategic Plan
- Develop and implement the Operational Plan; track and report progress against targets
- Maintain awareness of risks and changes in the external environment that affect the organisation
Strategic Relationships
- Maintain the organisation’s performance and how it is perceived by all relevant stakeholders
- Facilitate the development of partnerships and collaborative working generally, including with businesses where appropriate to advance the organisation’s objectives
Business Development
- Participate actively in the strategic planning process to support the growth of RUTS vocational programmes
- Lead the delivery of the organisation’s operational business plan and engage proactively in business development through existing and new finance streams.
- Lead on/input to the planning and development of projects (both existing and new).
People Development
- Work closely with direct reports, supporting their personal development
- Review and develop training and development plans to support individual and team capability development aligned with achieving the organisation mission and aims
Operational Responsibilities
- Provide strategic development support to the CEO and deputise for the CEO
- Develop case studies and other evidence to illustrate the impact and value of our work.
- Keep up to date with national, regional and local developments.
- Ensure that data is entered into the CRM so that case management can be effective across the organisation
- Work in accordance with our values, policies and procedures.
- Work in accordance with our equal opportunities and diversity framework.
- Work in accordance with our safeguarding of children and adults policy and practice.
- Use ICT for general administrative duties including work processing, spreadsheets, emails and databases.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Previous Experience
- Proven track record in a leadership position commensurate with the responsibilities of the Chief Operating Officer role.
- An understanding of the policy and funding environment of the third sector.
- Strong track record of cultivating effective relationships among partners and stakeholders including government and local authorities.
- Experience of implementing a successful strategic plan aligned to performance people-management.
- Experience of budget management
- Experience of public speaking, ideally including experience in handling media.
Skills and abilities
- Ability to engage and form partnerships within the public, private and/or third sector.
- Ability to engage with public sector funding bodies, potential new funders in the private sector to develop new financial streams for RUTS, as well as understand the nuances of the third sector.
- Ability to act as a valued ambassador and champion for RUTS.
- Leadership skills to motivate and inspire our people.
- Innovative, with the ability to identify and recommend business opportunities when they arise.
- Ability to build effective relationships with team members, colleagues, Board members and external stakeholders.
- Excellent organisation and planning skills to cope with a varied workload and ability to handle change, take decisions and prioritise workloads effectively to meet deadlines
Knowledge
- A demonstrable understanding of how youth work and vocational training programmes operate.
- A knowledge of the youth unemployment landscape and its diverse stakeholders, including at community level, is desirable.
Values
- Motivated, enthusiastic, and self-starting with a commitment and drive for organisational development.
- Committed to ensuring high standards, efficiency, and outstanding customer service
- Committed to values of RUTS and in particular equality, inclusion, and diversity.
- Confident in own abilities to work as part of a team or on own initiative.
- Ability to work under pressure and prioritise work to meet deadlines and take decisions
Qualifications & Training:
- Hold a relevant managerial / business qualification or equivalent experience.
- Driving licence required
REPORTS TO: CEO
LINE MANAGER: CEO
Top job! Head of Fundraising and Communications
- Full time
- £38,000 – £40,000
- Mayfield
- Closing 14th October 2022
SiMBA is here to support anyone affected by baby loss. We help bereaved families create precious memories with their baby and offer beautiful ways to honour and remember them.
It’s an exciting time of growth at SiMBA, and we are looking for a Head of Fundraising and Communications to grow this flourishing area of income. This hands-on role brings lots of opportunity to shape and develop the income stream.
If you are a team player who is able to engage with people at all levels, establishing relationships with all key stakeholders and has proven experience across the fundraising and communications functions, then we want to hear from you. You must be passionate about working with the fundraising and communications team to engage with every fundraiser and donor to ensure they receive a high quality and consistent supporter journey.
The Head of Fundraising and Communications will be responsible for the smooth running of the day-to-day fundraising and communications function, leading a small, newly established team to deliver on our fundraising target and strategy. This role is largely operational in its focus but will require you to support the CEO and our Board at a strategic level. You will work very closely with your team to deliver on operational activities, whilst still able to focus upon setting and monitoring progress against the fundraising and communications strategies and establishing effective processes and systems.
This role would therefore be ideally suited to an experienced Fundraising Manager looking to take on more responsibility in the management of a small team or applying skills learnt as a departmental lead in a larger charity to a “Head of” function role in a smaller organisation.
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Top job! Management & project accountant
- Full time
- Circa £36,000 – £45,000
- Edinburgh
- Closing 30th September 2022
We are looking to recruit a management & project accountant to join our team. You will be responsible for preparing the monthly management accounts including the trial balance, programme reconciliations, and year end statutory accounts. You will also be responsible for efficient and effective budgeting, forecasting, and reporting.
A key part of this role is to work with project teams across GALVmed to provide financial support for projects that have a direct impact on the lives of small-holder farmers through Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia.
As a small finance team, you will also be involved in different projects across the organisation, supporting one-off activities to achieve our strategic objectives. We are keen to encourage applicants from those who would be enthusiastic about playing a central part in our team and in improving financial systems and procedures.
Key Responsibilities
a. Project Finances
• Responsible for delivering the budgeting and forecast process, including preparing the organisation’s core budget.
• Projects – project budgeting including providing financial project support through the preparation of project reports & analysis, regularly liaising with project staff and attending project meetings.
• Funders – donor reporting, satisfying complex funder reporting requirements including programme reconciliations.
• Data – data manipulation and analysis.
b. Month End Reporting
• Responsible for overseeing production of monthly management accounts and drafting of narrative for Finance Report and any other ad hoc reports.
• Liaising with international offices (Kenya and India) on internal reporting.
• Preparing monthly key account reconciliations & assist with day-to-day processing.
c. Audit
• Involvement in the year-end process, including preparation of statutory accounts, supporting audit information and liaising with external auditors.
d. Other
• Responsible for preparation of international payroll.
• Support implementation and improvement of processes and controls.
• Support the Finance Manager with ad hoc duties when required.
About GALVmed
Global Alliance for Livestock Veterinary Medicines (GALVmed) is a charity with a mission to seek transformational improvement in the well-being and economic progression of small-scale livestock producers through Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. We do this through:
- Research and Development - GALVmed harnesses the best available expertise and capabilities in academia, public research institutes and the commercial pharmaceutical sector to develop vaccines, medicines and diagnostics for the major livestock diseases impacting small-scale producers.
- Commercial Development - GALVmed’s market development activities work to make this portfolio of animal health products available to smallholder livestock producers. This is underwritten by the willingness of small-scale livestock producers to pay the market price for effective livestock health products (particularly vaccines). Small-scale producers’ awareness, as well as vaccine distribution and vaccinator networks, first need to be developed on a small scale in pilots and field projects. Once these have demonstrated economic viability, larger market initiatives can be developed to bring in the private vaccine manufacturers to achieve and sustain the scale that can reach millions of small-scale livestock producers.
We are a small team with a head office in Edinburgh, and further offices in India and Kenya.
Fundraising Assistant
- Part time
- £21,659 pro-rata
- The administrative base is in Dalkeith. Travel throughout Midlothian and East Lothian including operating from other venues, may be required.
- Closing 3rd October 2022
Midlothian Young Peoples Advice Service (MYPAS) promotes the health and wellbeing of young people across East Lothian and Midlothian and currently focuses on working in the areas of mental health and substance use. MYPAS is a community-based organisation with charitable status and based in Dalkeith.
Working as part of busy Core Team, the post holder will provide fundraising and administrative support to the MYPAS Business Development Manager. The role will focus, initially, on supporting community and trusts activity as well as individual giving and challenge events but will grow and develop with the individual and needs of the organisation.
Responsible to: Business Development Manager
Special conditions:
• The post is funded for an initial fixed term for one year – continuation dependent on securing additional funding
• The post may involve evening and occasional weekend working.
• You must be able to travel across Midlothian and East Lothian if required.
Charity Administrator
- Part time
- £20,327 pro-rata
- The administrative base is in Dalkeith. Travel throughout Midlothian and East Lothian including operating from other venues, may be required.
- Closing 3rd October 2022
Midlothian Young Peoples Advice Service (MYPAS) promotes the health and wellbeing of young people across East Lothian and Midlothian and currently focuses on working in the areas of mental health and substance use. MYPAS is a community-based organisation with charitable status and based in Dalkeith.
Working as part of the MYPAS Core Team, the post holder will offer organisational, administrative and clerical services to MYPAS management and service teams designed to contribute towards its aims and objectives. The key areas of focus for this role are:
- Administrative support
- Meeting and events support
- Production of reports and resources.
The successful candidate will have experience of providing administrative support in a service-based organisation, a good knowledge of general office procedures, excellent IT and literacy skills, and the ability to accurately manage databases and spreadsheets.
Responsible to: Business Development Manager
Special conditions:
- The post is funded for an initial fixed term for one year – continuation dependent on securing additional funding
- The post may involve evening and occasional weekend working.
- You must be able to travel across Midlothian and East Lothian if required.
Project Worker post – (Young People’s Drug and Alcohol Service)
- Full time
- £31,082 – £32,905
- The administrative base is in Dalkeith. Travel throughout Midlothian, including operating from other venues, will be required
- Closing 3rd October 2022
MYPAS promotes the health and wellbeing of young people and currently focuses on working in the areas of mental health and substance use. MYPAS is a community-based organisation with charitable status and has premises in Dalkeith (Midlothian) and Tranent (East Lothian). The post will continue to develop and provide young people focussed, needs-led, friendly, confidential and non-judgemental drug and alcohol service for:
• Young people (aged 12 to 21) in Midlothian
The service will offer:
1. Individual support for young people
2. Group work programmes
3. Staff training
4. Support for families
There is no specific qualification required; however, the post holder will be expected to be educated to degree level. This should be in a relevant field such as Health, Community Education, Social Work or Education, but significant equivalent experience will also be considered. The post holder will work within a multi-disciplinary service and work effectively with other agencies in partnership settings. This post will require regular evening and occasional weekend work.
Special conditions:
• The Project Worker post is funded to the end of March 2023. We are confident that continuation funding will be forthcoming and the contract with be extended beyond this date.
• The post may involve evening and occasional weekend working.
• Post holders must be able to travel across Midlothian. The post holder will require a driving license and it is essential that they have access to their own vehicle.
We are seeking an exceptional individual to lead the Board of Directors at what is an incredibly exciting time for the College as we work to develop our vision for the future.
As Chair of the Board of Directors you should have the ability to influence and lead other stakeholders, set high ambitions and standards for our college system whilst promoting the highest standards of governance to improve the learning experience and outcomes for our students.
If you would like further information about the role, to arrange a discussion or to receive any of the documentation in an alternative format, please contact Pauline Donald, Board Governance Advisor (interim) paulinedonald@nac.ac.uk.
Remuneration:
The post is not remunerated; however, reasonable expenses will be reimbursed.
Chair of Board of Management and Trustees
- Management Board
- Unpaid
- Dalkeith
- Closing 30th September 2022
We are looking for a new Chair with the vision to lead the charity through a new phase of development.
We are pleased to report that recently secured funding from the Tudor Trust, National Lottery Community Fund, and the Scottish Government’s Victim at the Centre Fund has effectively tripled AMIS’s turnover, and potential impact, for the next three years. We will therefore have greater stability, increased capacity and new services to better support those who need our help.
As an expanding organization we have engaged with the Cranfield Trust to help us bring additional skills and expertise to the board; building our team to meet the demands of our new situation.
This is an exciting time for a new Chair to help build and lead a committed team, and guide our new projects to maximise the very real difference AMIS can make to the lives of men across Scotland who experience domestic or partner abuse, and to their families.
Remuneration
The role of Chair is a voluntary position although reasonable expenses for travel, etc, may be claimed.
Location
The head office of AMIS is located in Dalkeith. Meetings may also be held elsewhere or via Zoom using a hybrid flexible working model.
Time commitment
There are currently six board meetings per year (including an AGM) plus six focus meetings. The current board comprises six trustees. At present board meetings are held every second month; with a focus meeting in alternate months. As AMIS is a small organization trustees are expected to take on some management responsibility. The Chair is expected to communicate regularly with the CEO.
The next AGM will take place in November 2022.
About AMIS
Founded in 2010, AMIS provides Scotland’s only national specialist helpline, involving longer-term casework if needed, for men experiencing domestic or partner abuse. We support individuals aged 16+ who identify as men, and anyone with concerns about such men. AMIS also provides training for other services wishing to learn more about supporting male victims, and engages with policy makers to highlight the need for support provision for all victims and survivors of domestic abuse in Scotland.
AMIS currently employs one full-time and two part-time members of staff. We are utilizing our recently secured funding to recruit new staff members (2.2 FTE equivalent) to increase helpline capacity, launch a new community based support project and increase advocacy work.
Further background information on the charity; its work, challenges and successes may be found in our Annual Report 2021, available from our website
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
Vision and leadership
- Provide leadership to the charity and its board
- Be aware of opportunities and risks applicable to the charity
Governance
- Ensure that governance arrangements are working in the most effective way for the charity, within the agreed constitution and aligning with the purpose and core values of the organisation
- Develop, in partnership with the CEO, the knowledge and capability of the board trustees. the purpose and core values of the organisation
- Contribute to trustee recruitment
External Relationships
- Act as a spokesperson and representative for the cause and the charity at external events
- Maintain relationships with external stkeholders including media, government, funders, etc
Efficiency and effectiveness
- Chair meetings and manage the board effectively
- Maintain a productive working relationship with the CEO
Early Intervention Income Maximisation Worker
- Part time
- £29,327 pro-rata
- Penicuik
- Closing 30th September 2022
Dynamic, motivated person required to develop and deliver a new project delivering Income Maximization advice and support to families supported by Hawthorn Children and Family Centre in Mayfield, Midlothian
The post holder will be required to improve the financial circumstances of the families supported by Midlothian Council’s Hawthorn Children and families Learning Centre and improve the outcomes for the children. The client group will be:
- Families with children with placements at Hawthorn Children and Family Centre
- Parent’s attending family group work at Hawthorn Children and Family Centre
Based at the Centre and Penicuik CAB, the worker will provide help and assistance with checking benefit entitlement, completing benefit applications and challenging benefit decisions. The work will also include income maximisation, budgeting advice and some assistance with debt issues (including housing debt).
A working knowledge and understanding of welfare benefits and good interpersonal skills are essential. The post holder will be responsible for developing and delivering the service to meet the needs of the families.
Please note that this post is subject to a satisfactory Basic Disclosure check