Are you an experienced fundraiser with a passion for relationship development, and the drive to recruit and steward strategic corporate partnerships? Then we need you to join our expanding team to transform the provision of children’s palliative care across Scotland and keep joy alive for every child and family that needs us.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed professional with creativity, fantastic communication skills, and corporate knowledge to join our successful Corporate Partnerships Team. This is a unique opportunity for an experienced fundraiser to take their development to the next level - ensuring we capitalise on CHAS’s compelling case for support and strong prospect pool to attract, cultivate, and retain high-level transformational corporate partners.

You will be an innovative and tenacious individual with a real team-working ethic that identifies with CHAS’s core values, vision and purpose.

Role responsibilities

· Attract and Retain new high level, transformational corporate partners through effective relationship management.

· Supporting the Corporate Partnerships Manager on strategy development.

· Lead on acquisition of transformational corporate partnerships.

· Prepare, develop and deliver professional high quality and persuasive pitches and present them to key corporate contacts.

· Act as the central contact for large national partnerships, helping to develop a national fundraising strategy for the company to be supported by the Corporate Partnerships team.

· Support the Corporate Partnerships Manager in the development and improvement of fundraising practice in the area of corporate fundraising.

· Develop relationships with key stakeholders, supporters, and Senior Staff in order to involve them appropriately in our Corporate Partnerships programme

About You

· Acts as an engaging and inspiring ambassador for CHAS and displays positive behaviours

· Self-motivated with proven ability to engage and motivate others

· Professional and proactive attitude with a real pride in quality of work

· Forms meaningful relationships with others

· Accountable for own actions and decisions

· Commitment to ongoing learning and development

· Commitment to CHAS core values, vision and purpose

· Commitment to working with/supporting volunteers

· Views change as a natural, positive and continuing process

About CHAS

At CHAS, our ambition is to reach every family in Scotland who is living with the heart-breaking prognosis that their child is dying, and offer them our care and support to empower them to make the most of the short time they have together. As a Senior Corporate Partnerships Executive, you will be instrumental in achieving this vision and shaping the future of CHAS.

Children’s Hospices Across Scotland – better known as CHAS – is Scotland’s national children’s hospice service.

Following the expansion of our services, we have an Administration Assistant vacancy at Rachel House in Kinross, one of the two hospices run by CHAS. This position involves providing a full range of administrative support to the Diana Children’s Nurses (DCN) alongside the Team Administrator. Please note this is a temporary role for up to one year.

CHAS employs the Diana Children’s Nurse Team to provide inspirational, strategic and professional nursing leadership across multi-professional services. They work alongside hospital and community based staff leading and supporting to ensure there is the necessary knowledge, skills and expertise to deliver high quality palliative care. The assessment, planning and delivery of direct care integrates palliative care for babies, children, young people and their families across all sectors.

Role responsibilities

· Provide support and assistance to the Diana Children’s Nurses (DCN), including reviewing and maintaining diaries, emails and computer based filing.

· Create documents as requested using Microsoft Office e.g. presentations, letters and reports.

· Create and maintain databases and children’s records, ensuring accuracy and confidentiality.

· Act as the first point of contact for the DCN, dealing with general enquiries and providing information in a tactful and sensitive manner.

· Welcome internal and external visitors in a friendly and professional manner, liaising with other departments as required.

· Reconciling credit card statements, coding team invoices and completing expenses.

About You

In order to support the Diana Children’s Nurses in providing a high standard of care to children and families, and to help CHAS achieve its objectives, you will have:

· Administrative or secretarial qualification to SVQ level 3 or equivalent

· Knowledge of administrative practices and procedures

· Working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite packages including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

· Experience in a busy office setting

· Experience of diary management and travel planning

· Developed planning and organisational skills

· Commitment to a high quality service

· Good degree of accuracy and attention to detail

The following would also be desirable:

· Experience of working in the public or voluntary sector

Scripture Union Scotland is a registered charity that aims to help all of Scotland’s children and young people explore the significance of Jesus Christ for their lives.

We have vacancies for Trainee Instructors based at both of our activity centres in Scotland. Lendrick Muir is set in 120 acres with accommodation for 150 guests.

Both centres regularly host school groups participating in residential experiences and youth groups enjoying weekend breaks. We offer a range of outdoor activities to our guests, and use outdoor classroom concepts with schools. The centre supports SU Scotland’s strategy – facilitating residential events that help and enable young people in Scotland to explore the Christian faith.Classroom Outdoorsis our highly regarded programme of school ‘residential experiences’ and we are well placed to build on this and further develop the range of activities that we offer.

As a Trainee Instructor you will be working as part of the programme team and be trained to lead activity sessions for our guests and to help maintain the activity equipment and infrastructure, in time taking responsibility for an area. During school residential experiences you will be involved in all aspects of caring for our guests, including some evening work.

Applicants for this post should have a desire to work with young people and have a demonstrated interest in outdoor activities. They should have some previous experience of working with young people. Registration with a National Governing Body (NGB) award training scheme and a full UK Driving Licence would also be beneficial, but not essential.

To gain the most from this post, applicants should be willing to commit to 2 years, during which time we will support them in developing their instructional and group work skills and by working towards NGB awards – climbing and trail cycling are often the first choice.

For this post, it is important that you are committed to SU Scotland’s ethos, working principles and vision and are able to demonstrate this through your commitment and motivation. It is also an Occupational Requirement (Equality Act - part 1, schedule 9), that the post-holder is a committed Christian.

The successful applicant will be required to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Scheme and the appointment will be subject to a satisfactory PVG Scheme Disclosure.

SU Scotland is a national charity, with around 100 staff and over 2,000 volunteers. Our vision is to see the children and young people of Scotland exploring the Bible and responding to the significance of Jesus.

We currently have a vacancy for a Centre Support Worker – Schools, based at Lendrick Muir near Kinross, our largest residential centre. Lendrick Muir is a stunning mansion house set in 120 acres of land, offering accommodation for groups of up 165 and a broad range of outdoor activities. During term time we run school residentials, offering outdoor learning experiences to school pupils from all over Scotland. At weekends and during school holidays we host SU groups, youth groups, church groups and SU Holidays.

School residential programmes are designed in partnership with schools, to support their delivery of the Curriculum for Excellence through outdoor learning. We offer a range of outdoor activities, mostly on-site, and excursions to Edinburgh and Glasgow.

This role will involve working across all teams at the centre throughout the year but with a particular focus on helping prepare and host school residentials and activity days during term time.

Applicants for this post should have some previous experience working or volunteering with young people and have a demonstrated interest in outdoor activities.

For this post, it is important that you are committed to SU Scotland’s ethos, working principles and vision and are able to demonstrate this through your commitment and motivation. It is also an Occupational Requirement (Equality Act - part 1, schedule 9), that the post-holder is a committed Christian.

The successful applicant will be required to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Scheme and the appointment will be subject to a satisfactory PVG Scheme Disclosure.

SU Scotland is a national charity, with around 100 staff and over 2,000 volunteers. Our vision is to see the children and young people of Scotland exploring the Bible and responding to the significance of Jesus.

Lendrick Muir, near Kinross, is our largest facility, a stunning mansion house set in 120 acres of land, offering accommodation for groups of up 160 and a unique mix of activities to experience. Primarily focussed on hosting children and young people, the centre welcomes groups of all sizes from schools, churches, youth organisations and other agencies, as well as hosting SU Holidays.

We currently have a vacancy for a Centre Support Worker - Facilities, based at Lendrick Muir. The role is for a Christian who is keen to share their faith in a community environment. Experience in DIY or a practical role such as a construction trade would be preferable. It would also suit someone with an interest in construction and maintenance and can demonstrate that with relevant school or college courses. Good hand skills, problem-solving abilities and a willingness to learn new skills.

Working as part of the Facilities Team, you will help in making sure the building and services work harmoniously together to support the core work of Lendrick Muir. This includes proactive and reactive maintenance, equipment and facility safety checks, seasonal tasks – ie grass cutting etc, some basic plumbing and joinery work and other tasks as required.

As a Centre Support you will work within the Lendrick Muir staff team helping across all teams to prepare and host residentials and activity days to all visiting groups.

For this post, it is important that you are committed to SU Scotland’s ethos, working principles and vision and are able to demonstrate this through your commitment and motivation. It is also an Occupational Requirement (Equality Act - part 1, schedule 9), that the post-holder is a committed Christian.

The successful applicant will be required to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Scheme and the appointment will be subject to a satisfactory PVG Scheme Disclosure.