Charity registered in Scotland SC008540
The Catholic Archdiocese of St Andrews & Edinburgh is seeking to appoint a Chief Operating Officer.
The Archdiocese covers an area from the Borders to Fife, encompassing East and West Lothian, Stirlingshire and East Dunbartonshire. It comprises 110 Parishes, over 90 Schools and twenty-nine Religious Communities.
Reporting to a Board of Trustees, the Chief Operating Officer is responsible for the overall leadership and line management of support services teams encompassing Finance, Safeguarding, Property (including Mount Vernon Cemetery), Health and Safety, Communications, Chancery and Education. These services are provided from within the structure of the Archdiocese Curia which is tasked with providing the necessary support to enable the Archdiocese to achieve its stated objectives.
Applicants should possess an appropriate professional qualification and/or be educated to degree level or equivalent. Previous experience should include a relevant leadership and management role at a senior level in a diverse organisation and sound financial and business management knowledge. Applicants should also have a good knowledge of Scottish Charity legislation. An empathy for the work of the Catholic Church in Scotland is also crucial.
The role is based at the Archdiocesan Offices, 100 Strathearn Road, Edinburgh EH9 1BB.
The Archdiocese of St Andrews & Edinburgh is seeking to appoint a Finance Officer to work within the Finance Team supporting the financial administration and reporting of the Archdiocese and individual parishes.
The role holder should have accountancy experience with relevant qualifications and training (e.g. AAT Bookkeeping). Strong IT skills and experience of SAGE are preferred. Good communication skills and self motivation will also be key to success in the role and experience of working in the charity sector would be advantageous.
Estates Surveyor
- Full time
- £31,500 – £35,000
- 100 Strathearn Rd, Edinburgh, EH9 1BB
- Closing 1st March 2024
The Archdiocese of St Andrews & Edinburgh is seeking to appoint an Estates Surveyor to support the Director of Property in all aspects of property management, development, letting, acquisitions, and sales of property.
The role holder should have significant property related experience and ideally be RICS qualified. The role is varied and requires strong organisational skills to deliver the different aspects of the role in a timely and proficient manner.
The Archdiocese of St Andrews & Edinburgh is seeking to appoint an Administrator to provide administrative support to the Chancery and Catechetics departments within the Archdiocesan offices.
The role holder should have administrative experience and have strong communication skills, good attention to detail, efficient IT skills and an ability to prioritise and organise their work, while also supporting other team members as required.
A full job description is available on archedinburgh.org
Top job! Director of Property
- Full time
- £45,000 – £48,000
- 100 Strathearn Rd, Edinburgh, EH9 1BB
- Closing 29th June 2023
The Archdiocese of St Andrews & Edinburgh is seeking to appoint a Director of Property to provide management and oversight of all church properties within the Archdiocese and also of Mount Vernon Cemetery.
The role holder should have significant property related experience with relevant qualifications and training in a property related discipline such as surveying, architecture or engineering. The role is multi-faceted and will be both strategic and hands on. Strong communication skills, organisational skills and initiative will be key to success in the role, as will experience of managing a small team.
Finance Officer
- Full time
- £26,000 – £29,000
- 100 Strathearn Rd, Edinburgh, EH9 1BB
- Closing 21st January 2023
The Archdiocese of St Andrews & Edinburgh is seeking to appoint a Finance Officer to work within the Finance Team supporting the financial administration and reporting of the Archdiocese and individual parishes.
The role holder should have accountancy experience with relevant qualifications and training (e.g. AAT Bookkeeping). Strong IT skills and experience of SAGE are preferred. Good communication skills and self motivation will also be key to success in the role and experience of working in the charity sector would be advantageous.
A full job description is available on archedinburgh.org
Administrator (Support Team)
- Full time
- £21,000
- 100 Strathearn Rd, Edinburgh, EH9 1BB
- Closing 12th December 2022
The Archdiocese of St Andrews & Edinburgh is seeking to appoint an Administrator to provide support to the Property Director and general administrative support within the Archdiocesan offices.
The role holder should have strong communication skills, good attention to detail and efficient IT skills, especially in Excel. They should be proactive, flexible and have the ability to prioritise and organise their work, while also supporting other team members as required. Experience or a qualification in Health and Safety would be beneficial.
Top job! Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser
- Part time
- £45,000 pro-rata
- 100 Strathearn Rd, Edinburgh, EH9 1BB
- Closing 2nd September 2022
The Archdiocese of St Andrew’s and Edinburgh is seeking to appoint a Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser to lead a professional safeguarding service for the Archdiocese. The role of the Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser is to advise and assist the Archbishop in meeting his safeguarding responsibilities. This includes ensuring standards of safe recruitment for all church personnel, clergy, and lay volunteers, and implementing the mandatory Safeguarding training programme. The Advisor will also be responsible for responding to any complaints of a safeguarding nature in accordance with agreed National Catholic Safeguarding guidelines.
You should have extensive experience of delivering safeguarding services gained from either a social work, police, education, health, or legal setting. With strong leadership and organisational skills, you will be responsible for casework and be experienced in direct contact with clients and members of the public. You will also be confident in co-ordinating and chairing meetings and in line-managing two team members.
Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser
- Part time
- £45,000 pro-rata
- 100 Strathearn Rd, Edinburgh, EH9 1BB
- Closing 25th March 2022
The Archdiocese of St Andrew’s and Edinburgh is seeking to appoint a Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser to lead a professional safeguarding service for the Archdiocese. The role of the Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser is to advise and assist the Archbishop in meeting his safeguarding responsibilities. This includes ensuring standards of safe recruitment for all church personnel, clergy, and lay volunteers, and implementing the mandatory Safeguarding training programme. The Advisor will also be responsible for responding to any complaints of a safeguarding nature in accordance with agreed National Catholic Safeguarding guidelines.
You should have extensive experience of delivering safeguarding services gained from either a social work, police, education, health, or legal setting. With strong leadership and organisational skills, you will be responsible for complex and challenging casework. You will also be confident in co-ordinating and chairing meetings and in line-managing two team members.
Diocesan Safeguarding Officer
- Part time
- £25,000 – £30,000 pro-rata
- 100 Strathearn Rd, Edinburgh, EH9 1BB
- Closing 2nd May 2021
The Archdiocese of St Andrew’s and Edinburgh is seeking to appoint a Diocesan Safeguarding Officer to assist the Safeguarding Adviser in providing a professional safeguarding service to and on behalf of the Archdiocese.
You should have relevant experience of delivering safeguarding services, including face-to-face and online training; be confident in using IT systems and be well organised, flexible and self-motivated. You will have good communication skills and be confident in working with volunteers.