At the SPFL Trust we believe in the power to use football for good, to get to, and inspire change in the heart of communities in a way that others can't. Our work is primarily delivered through a network of community organisations most of whom are registered charities associated with the Scottish Professional Football League.

This is an exciting time for our charity as we continue to work through our ambitious Football Powered strategy.

4.5 million people live within 10 miles of an SPFL ground, and our research tells us that they are 3 times more likely to experience poverty.

We are now looking to recruit a new trustee to join our board and help us achieve the strategic objectives detailed in our Football Powered strategy. Trustees have the opportunity to make strategic decisions, learn new skills, and most importantly help improve the lives of people across Scotland.

It's a fantastic opportunity and you will get to be part of a brilliant team!

We're looking for people who understand the role of a non-executive board to provide strategic leadership, challenge and council to our CEO and her team.

But, we're not just looking for people who ‘sit on boards’.

We are looking for someone who has experience of poverty and/or the charity sector.

In particular we are looking for candidates with experience in communications and PR, and those with experience working in sport, in particular football.

Scottish Professional Football League Trust - Overview

The Scottish Professional Football League Trust is the charitable arm of the Scottish Professional Football League and was established to lead and co-ordinate community engagement activities across all 42 member clubs.

SPFL clubs have a track record of credible and sustained activity, using football and physical activity as a tool to deliver positive life changes in the communities they serve. The SPFL Trust seeks to build on this reputation and co-ordinate projects that will be centrally funded and operate within and across the clubs.

Purpose

The successful candidate will be responsible for leading the direct delivery of The SPFL Trust’s Cashback Off the Bench projects at a small number of SPFL.

You will work closely with colleagues from delivery clubs, on site, to delivery Cashback off the Bench - a unique employability programme which harnesses the power of Football to help engage, educate, inspire, and support young people into employment, education, or training.

You will play a pivotal role in the project, working closely with our nominated communities and clubs to understand their needs for the project and to help facilitate the delivery of the 8-week programme at each of the sites. Additionally, you will develop relationships with key stakeholders and other partners to ensure that young people taking part in the programme are supported to achieve specific outcomes.

Job Description

We are looking for an enthusiastic Delivery Officer with a proven track record delivering engaging and interactive educational programmes to young people between the ages 16-25.

The successful candidate will work closely with our Employability and Inclusion Lead to ensure the successful and efficient delivery of the project in line with project aims and objectives. This will include, but is not limited to, the preparation and implementation of programme delivery, delivering and evidencing of SQA qualifications, working collaboratively with clubs and key partners, and assisting with project reporting. Most importantly, the successful candidate will work to directly support the young people taking part in the project, and help move them towards positive destinations.

To succeed in this role you should be enthusiastic, passionate about helping others and supporting young people to thrive. You will have excellent attention to detail, organisation, written and communication skills allowing you to effectively deliver to participants and collaborate with partners will help contribute to the successful delivery of Off the Bench.

Scottish Professional Football League Trust - Overview

The Scottish Professional Football League Trust is the charitable arm of the Scottish Professional Football League and was established to lead and co-ordinate community engagement activities across all 42 member clubs.

SPFL clubs have a track record of credible and sustained activity, using football and physical activity as a tool to deliver positive life changes in the communities they serve. The SPFL Trust seeks to build on this reputation and co-ordinate projects that will be centrally funded and operate within and across the clubs.

Job Purpose

This role comes at a crucial time for the organisation, as we seek to further strengthen our medium to longer term financial stability, in pursuit of our strategic objectives. We set a clear vision in our Football Powered strategyto reduce the impact of poverty within our communities, using the unique power of professional football.

Your job will be to work with the CEO and Operations Manager to help us achieve the income we need to improve the lives of people across Scotland and create places where people can thrive.

Primarily, you’ll take responsibility for securing medium to large sized grants, so we're looking for someone with a track record of successfully securing six figure funding from trusts and foundations. As well as writing high quality, comprehensive and persuasive funding applications, you will successfully engage with and oversee some wider fundraising tasks

*Remote working will be considered for the right candidate.

Scottish Professional Football League Trust - Overview

The Scottish Professional Football League Trust is the charitable arm of the Scottish Professional Football League and was established to lead and co-ordinate community engagement activities across all 42 member clubs.

SPFL clubs have a track record of credible and sustained activity, using football and physical activity as a tool to deliver positive life changes in the communities they serve. The SPFL Trust seeks to build on this reputation and co-ordinate projects that will be centrally funded and operate within and across the clubs.

Purpose

To manage effective delivery of SPFL Trust Health projects against agreed outcomes by co-ordinating project schedules, resources and information and liaising with partners to meet project requirements, scope and objectives; ultimately contributing to the successful delivery of projects within your remit, achieving agreed outcomes.

We are looking for a responsible Health Lead to comprehensively organise and manage projects which focus on improving health & wellbeing and mental health; and are designed to meet the identified social needs of people in Scotland.

The successful candidate will work closely with our Operations Manager, FFIT Officer and Wellbeing Officer to deliver action plans and evaluation plans. You will perform various tasks working with key stakeholders, undertaking project management. To succeed in this role you should have excellent time management, organisation and communication skills, allowing you to effectively collaborate with partners and internal teams to deliver results.

A full Job Description is available for download below.

At the SPFL Trust we believe in the power to use football for good; to get to and inspire change in the heart of communities in a way that others can’t.

It’s about the extraordinary, unifying way that the football community brings people together in friendship, and enables them to find the courage to overcome barriers to make a difference.

Our work is primarily delivered through a network of community organisations - most of whom are registered charities - associated with SPFL clubs.

Through these partnerships we have been successful in delivering positive public health outcomes since 2010, something we are hugely proud of.

This is an exciting time for our charity, with an ambitious new strategy emerging in 2022 after detailed analysis over the last 12 months.

Our approach will focus on some of the challenges Scotland faces as it moves beyond the pandemic.

Almost one in five people already live in poverty in Scotland and for children it is worse at one in four. Our recent research tells us that those living near an SPFL club are even more likely to experience poverty.

The success of our partnerships and our experience and understanding of the unique role football can play, gives us the confidence that we can step up.

We also know that our partner community trusts and associated SPFL clubs can and will play a critical role in what happens in the years ahead.

They’re nimble and action focused, and so we believe that working together we can all be champions for change.

Now we are looking to recruit new trustees to join our board, to help us achieve our ambitious new strategy.

In doing so, trustees will have the opportunity to make strategic decisions, learn new skills and most importantly help to improve the lives of people across Scotland. It’s a brilliant opportunity – and you will also be part of a fantastic team.

The Scottish Professional Football League Trust is the charitable arm of the Scottish Professional Football League and was established to lead and co-ordinate community engagement activities across all 42 member clubs.

SPFL clubs have a track record of credible and sustained activity, using football and physical activity as a tool to deliver positive life changes in the communities they serve. The SPFL Trust seeks to build on this reputation and co-ordinate projects that will be centrally funded and operate within and across the clubs.

Purpose

To support effective delivery of SPFL Trust projects against agreed outcomes by co-ordinating project schedules, resources and information and liaising with partners to meet project requirements, scope and objectives; ultimately contributing to the successful delivery of projects within your remit, achieving agreed outcomes.

The Scottish Professional Football League Trust is the charitable arm of the Scottish Professional Football League and was established to lead and co-ordinate community engagement activities across all 42 member clubs.

SPFL clubs have a track record of credible and sustained activity, using football and physical activity as a tool to deliver positive life changes in the communities they serve. The SPFL Trust seeks to build on this reputation and co-ordinate projects that will be centrally funded and operate within and across the clubs.

Purpose

To provide efficient, high quality and proactive support to the Board and CEO, which is supportive to their needs and will contribute to making their roles effective in ensuring that the SPFL Trust achieves its vision, mission and values maintaining high quality service to its beneficiaries and key stake holders.

The Scottish Professional Football League Trust is the charitable arm of the Scottish Professional Football League and was established to lead and co-ordinate community engagement activities across all 42 member clubs.

SPFL clubs have a track record of credible and sustained activity, using football and physical activity as a tool to deliver positive life changes in the communities they serve. The SPFL Trust seeks to build on this reputation and co-ordinate projects that will be centrally funded and operate within and across the clubs.

Purpose

To support effective delivery of SPFL Trust projects against agreed outcomes by co-ordinating project schedules, resources and information and liaising with partners to meet project requirements, scope and objectives; ultimately contributing to the successful delivery of projects within your remit, achieving agreed outcomes.

The Scottish Professional Football League Trust is the charitable arm of the Scottish Professional Football League and was established to lead and co-ordinate community engagement activities across all 42 member clubs.

SPFL clubs have a track record of credible and sustained activity, using football and physical activity as a tool to deliver positive life changes in the communities they serve. The SPFL Trust seeks to build on this reputation and co-ordinate projects that will be centrally funded and operate within and across the clubs.

Job Description

We are seeking to appoint an experienced Bookkeeper to support the Chief Executive and Company Treasurer in their duties and to help ensure the smooth processing of purchase orders, expenses, accounts payable, accounts receivable, day-to-day financial management and reporting both organisationally and on a project basis.

Other associated, ad hoc general office administrative tasks (answering the telephone, printing etc) as may be required.

This position reflects the need to maintain robust financial controls across the organisation.

The position is permanent and part-time likely 4 days per month to be agreed and can involve a mixture of home working and office based work.

Both personal and book keeping references will be required.

Key Responsibilities

• Post financial transactions to Sage 50 Accounts: purchase invoices; bank payments; credit card expenses; staff expense claims; sales invoices; monthly payroll journal entry; management fees journal entries
• Upload supplier and other payments to bank for approval
• Monthly bank and credit card reconciliations
• Run departmental reports showing income and expenditure with restricted and unrestricted funds balances across multiple funded projects
• Prepare bi-monthly budget vs actual reports
• Provision of cash flow forecasts and ad-hoc financial reports as required
• Assist with annual budget and liaise with auditors re production of audited accounts

Qualifications & Experience

• A recognised accounting / bookkeeping qualification or with significant proven bookkeeping experience
• Minimum 5 years’ experience of charities accounting
• Minimum of 3 years’ working with Sage 50 Accounts or similar and experience of departmental reporting

Skills

• confident use of Windows based IT systems
• competent user of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• highly numerate
• an eye for detail and precision
• good use of English language
• a positive attitude to work
• the ability to work alone
• to maintain the corporate identity of the company at all times, and to maintain strict commercial confidentiality

Reporting to:SPFL Trust Chief Executive