We are excited to be appointing a Self-directed Support Project Officer to contribute to the work of a small team delivering on the Scottish Government’s Self-directed Support project, hosted by Social Work Scotland. The post holder will work closely in partnership with local partnerships, national stakeholder organisations and national government to provide implementation support and develop best practice approaches including a national model agreement for Option 1 Direct Payment.

Essential

Candidates should hold a professional qualification, have experience in the design and delivery of social care services and experience of working in a project.

Enquiries can be made to Calum Carlyle by email to: calum.carlyle@socialworkscotland.org

Social Work Scotland is the professional body for social work managers and leaders. We are a membership organisation with over 350 individual and corporate members. We exist to promote and support the development of the social work profession, and to inform, influence and improve public policy and public services.

Changeworks has been leading the way in delivering low-carbon living and tackling fuel poverty for over 35 years, and we need an experienced Project Manager to help us develop and implement new services for the future. If you are someone with strong organisational and analytical skills, then we need you.

Changeworks is developing and implementing new services to help people reduce their energy usage. That’s where you come in. You’ll use your background in project management in an operational environment, to lead colleagues in the design, implementation, and delivery of these services. You’ll be responsible for the financial and commercial aspects of the projects and ensuring the services meet targets against plans.

Your role will involve working with a number of colleagues and partners to bring new commercially viable energy advice services to life. Your skills and experience in agile methodology and service delivery will be key to the success of the work you do.

You’ll also be confident in leading by example and motivating a project team to achieve their best. This role will involve using your strong communication skills to keep all stakeholders well informed and involved. You’ll be well versed in building strong and effective relationships with teams and partners to ensure the success of different projects.

This role is fixed term for 6 months and reports directly to our Operational Director. Any additional experience you already have in user or service design would be advantageous.

Benefits

Changeworks is a great place to work. We hold Investors in People Platinum accreditation (something only a few organisations in Scotland have), and we were nominated for employer of the year by the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce this year. Our staff overwhelmingly would recommend us as an employer too.

The Climate Emergency has resulted in ambitious national targets to reduce carbon emissions from the built environment and reduce rates of fuel poverty. This has driven a significant increase in the number of pilot and large-scale interventions delivered by Changeworks and external organisations in this area. These include area-based domestic energy efficiency retrofit and decarbonisation projects and programmes.

We are a growing organisation, and this role is crucial to the delivery of our ambitious objectives. We want to decarbonise homes in Scotland on a massive scale, and that needs talented individuals like you to help us deliver on our objectives. You’ll receive full training plus coaching and mentoring.

We offer a wide range of staff benefits including flexible working, bike to work scheme, an excellent pension scheme and 26 days paid holiday plus 9 public holidays per year.

At Changeworks, we welcome and encourage applications from everyone.

Our world is in peril, but it’s not too late to create a world where people and nature can thrive together. The time to save our world is now and you can help make it happen. This is an excellent opportunity to work with an incredibly dedicated team and use your experience of developing and delivering integrated communications strategies and campaigns to deliver clear, engaging, consistent and credible messaging to a variety of key audiences in Scotland.

In this is a new role as Senior Communications & Campaigns Manager for WWF Scotland, you will lead the development and delivery of communications work that will contribute to growing support, building a movement, and influencing change. This will include providing leadership and direction to a committed team. Your remit will involve managing strategy development and the delivery of WWF Scotland’s communications activities across all channels. This will include adapting and executing UK-wide campaigns as well as the development and implementation of Scotland-specific campaigns.

You will collaborate with colleagues to deliver an integrated approach to propositions and comms plans too. We will also look to you to oversee the preparation of communications strategies, work plans and budgets as well as provide accurate monitoring, reporting and evaluation. Important will be the ability to represent the organisation internally and externally, including participating in coalition partner steering and/or delivery groups.

For this role, you must have a track record of developing and delivering integrated communications strategies and campaigns, designed to secure organisational objectives. This will have given you a strong understanding and solid experience of using online, digital, and social media tools for engaging, mobilising, influencing, and growing key audiences. Effective at managing a brand, you will possess excellent communication, interpersonal and relationship building skills. Good at overseeing projects, you will also be results driven, keen to share ideas and able to inspire those around you to produce of their best. You will have in-depth knowledge of Scotland’s institutions and political structures too.

If you are excited by the prospect of developing your career in communications and campaigning in an organisation at the forefront of driving global change, we would love to hear from you.

This is a UK based contract and as such, you are required to have the Right to Work in the UK. Evidence of your Right to Work will be checked prior to interview.

If you are an effective project manager who excels at ensuring programmes are planned, managed and delivered effectively, this is an incredible opportunity to use your expertise to save the planet.

WWF is a global environmental organisation working to protect some of the world's most vulnerable wildlife, places, and people, tackle climate change and address the unsustainable consumption of precious natural resources. Our work in Scotland has a well-deserved reputation for effectiveness and innovation and has impact across the UK and internationally. Now you can join the team in this new role as Programme Manager and lead on the delivery of WWF Scotland’s strategy, steering annual planning and ensuring we are meeting our objectives.

As Programme Manager, you will drive excellent project management and planning as well as ensure good processes and governance to effectively enable cross-team and cross-organisational working. This will involve ensuring clear accountabilities against activities and holding workstream owners and project managers to account to guarantee delivery against workplans. Your remit will include leading on risk management, working directly with the Director and senior management team to mitigate risks and to provide effective budget management too. You will manage compliance with external policies and regulations as well as embed a Diversity, Equity & Inclusion approach in all our activities. You will also assist colleagues with project management and planning. You will build capacity and understanding of Project Management principles and practices, such that PM excellence becomes the norm too.

You must have experience of managing programmes in a matrix/multi-team environment and a track record of making sure programmes are planned, managed, and delivered effectively. You will also possess sound knowledge of project and programme management methodology. In addition, you will be highly organised and possess strong communication, problem solving and interpersonal skills.

A good understanding of Scotland, its institutions, political structures, stakeholders and environment would be desirable but not essential.

If you are excited by building a movement for nature in an organisation at the forefront of driving global change, we would love to hear from you.

This is a UK based contract and as such, you are required to have the Right to Work in the UK. Evidence of your Right to Work will be checked prior to interview.

The fate of our planet is not a done deal. At WWF we are determined to save it by finding solutions to the greatest environmental problems facing our planet. As a global environmental organisation, we are working to protect some of the world's most vulnerable wildlife, places, and people as well as tackling climate change and addressing the unsustainable consumption of precious natural resources.

Our work in Scotland is growing and as a result we are looking to build our capacity to raise funds and to manage new as well as existing relationships. We have a Fundraising & Partnerships Manager in place but have created this new position, so together you can oversee fundraising from trusts, foundations, statutory sources, and major donors as well as supporting the UK legacy strategy in Scotland.

As our second Fundraising and Partnerships Manager, you will increase support for our work from Scottish sources. This will involve coordinating the development and management of key relationships and opportunities with major donors, charitable trusts, and partnerships. We will look to you to develop and deliver the strategies across multiple sources to diversify income and convert significant potential into growth. You will collaborate with colleagues to plan and implement funding-related public, corporate and internal communications strategies, as well as design and execute fundraising strategies, activities and events. In addition to maintaining relationships with existing supporters, you will proactively research and pursue new funding opportunities. You will also network in the fundraising, environmental and wider third sectors to maximise opportunities for growing support. You will oversee the delivery of a calendar of bespoke events, updates, reports and proposals too. Important will be the ability to keep up to date on good practice, legal and ethical compliance, sector debates and monitor effectiveness.

For this role, you must have a background in charity fundraising, including partnership management and new business development. You will have a track record of winning bids and funding as well as meeting financial targets too. Good at building relationships, you will used to developing and delivering complex projects with multiple internal and external stakeholders. You will also possess experience of leading on the development and delivery of fundraising-related communications, including exceptional proposal and impact report writing. Naturally, you will have a strong understanding of the fundraising landscape in Scotland. In addition, you will be highly organised and possess strong communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.

If you are excited by the prospect of developing your fundraising skills in an organisation at the forefront of driving global change, we would love to hear from you.

This is a UK based contract and as such, you are required to have the Right to Work in the UK. Evidence of your Right to Work will be checked prior to interview.

If you have an understanding of how policy is developed and influenced coupled with a record of successfully developing policy, this is a unique chance to use your experience to protect the environment and help people and nature to thrive.

WWF is a global environmental organisation working to protect some of the world's most vulnerable wildlife, places, and people, tackle climate change and address the unsustainable consumption of precious natural resources. Our work in Scotland has a well-deserved reputation for effectiveness and innovation and has impact across the UK and internationally. Now you can join the team in this new role of Senior Policy Manager and prioritise and steer our policy work – currently focussed on climate change, agriculture, land use, the food system, marine and fisheries.

As Senior Policy Manager you will drive excellence in policymaking and influencing as well as provide day-to-day guidance and support to the team of Policy Managers and Advisors. You will help prioritise and implement the policy direction for our work in Scotland as well as ensure work is integrated with the UK and international network to maximise our external policy impact. You will also collaborate with colleagues to develop project, policy, and advocacy propositions for funders and campaigns. You will oversee budgetary forecasting and embed a Diversity, Equity & Inclusion approach in our policy and projects too. Important will be the ability to represent the organisation internally and externally, including participating in coalition partner steering and/or delivery groups.

You must have an understanding of how policy is developed and influenced as well as experience of working with others to successfully identify opportunities, and secure funds, for policy and project work. You will have a track record of delivering or commissioning research and managing significant research budgets too. In addition, you will be highly organised and possess strong communication, problem solving, and interpersonal skills. Of course, you will possess strong knowledge and a deep understanding of government and politics in Scotland.

Having strong networks across the third sector, politics, government, and business in Scotland would be desirable, or the proven ability to develop these.

If you are excited by building a movement for nature in an organisation at the forefront of driving global change, we would love to hear from you.

This is a UK based contract and as such, you are required to have the Right to Work in the UK. Evidence of your Right to Work will be checked prior to interview.

We have an exciting opportunity to join Eczema Outreach Support (EOS) as its new Chief Executive Officer.

EOS is a UK-wide charity supporting children and young people with eczema and their families. Originally set up in Scotland in 2011, they now support over 3,500 member families living across the UK.

There is no clear cause of eczema, yet it affects 1 in 5 children in the UK, with severe cases often having devastating results. A child with eczema can spend hours every day treating their inflamed skin, only to face unbearable itching and uncomfortable flare- ups. There are endless sleepless nights, matched with unbearable days unable to concentrate, all compounded by the overwhelming isolation: being singled out just for looking different. Eczema Outreach Support want every child and young person with eczema to thrive and are looking for a new Chief Executive Officer to lead their small and impactful team to realise this ambition.

If you share the charity’s commitment to children with eczema and their families and are a confident, inclusive and compassionate leader with the skills we are seeking, then we’d love to hear from you.

Application

Scottish Attachment in Action is looking to recruit an innovative, passionate, and relational leader to take the organisation forward. Building on our work and success in recent years, the Director will work closely with the Board of Trustees to provide leadership of Scottish Attachment in Action, and hold responsibility for the charity’s impact, development, management, and sustainability.

The Organisation

Scottish Attachment in Action is a small charity with a significant reach and reputation and an exciting range of current areas of influence and work.

We are a membership charity aiming to ensure that everyone can understand the fundamental importance of attachment relationships throughout life by:

• Providing training and consultancy in attachment and trauma to practitioners, parents, carers, and the wider community

• Providing information through educational resources, conferences, events, research, social media, website, and newsletters.

We have an exciting and dynamic period ahead including delivering work through investment from the Promise Partnership (CORRA) and Robertson Trust, and in influencing and contributing to policy improvements for children, families, and communities in Scotland.

The Person

We are looking for a leader whose values and ambition align with that of Scottish Attachment in Action. The Director will be able to demonstrate proven success in delivering within a people focused organisation, and able to build and sustain positive relationships with individuals, partners, and communities.

If this opportunity aligns with your passions and expertise and you wish to find out more, please look at the Job Description. You can also and get in touch with our Chair, Judy Furnivall at info@judyfurnivall.co.uk or our Development Manager, Maggie McManus, at saiamaggiemcmanus@gmail.com for an informal discussion and more information.

Today, Ochil Tower School is a thriving educational and residential community, where 27 children and young people, aged 8-21, with special and complex additional support needs live, learn and grow together.

The aim is always to create a beautiful and calm experience. Ochil Tower School is set in seven acres of stunning Perthshire countryside. This enables its children and young adults to feel more relaxed and better able to forge relationships with peers and staff. They are then more able to build self-esteem, confidence and their capacity for resilience.

The School provides excellent care and education and is not short on ambition. In October 2018, it opened a new Life Skills Centre. This facility is for young adults aged 18 – 21 and is designed to help them so that they are better prepared for the challenges of living an independent adult life by developing their skills in learning, life and work. Ochil Tower School is now focussed on extending the residential provision to 52 weeks. The Board of Trustees have a commitment to further enhancing and developing their residential houses and plans to build new educational facilities for the school.

Ochil Tower School is now looking for a Registered Care Manager who will form a key part of the care team, working under an experienced and ambitious Head of Care. The Registered Care Manager will work to oversee the delivery of high quality care in accordance with relevant legislation, regulations, including the care inspectorate. You will be responsible for the smooth and efficient management of the four on-site houses as well as being a supportive line manager to the four house coordinators. The Registered Care Manager will be heavily involved in making operational decisions. The ability to lead and influence others and negotiate positive outcomes is crucial to this role.

The Registered Care Manager will have significant experience doing a similar role in a similar setting. We are ideally looking for someone who has experience of working with children and young people who have special or complex support needs. You will have a clear understanding of the principles and the operational implementation of safeguarding and child protection legislation and guidance. As Registered Care Manager you will bring substantial management experience in children’s residential care, alongside a Level 5 Diploma in Leadership & Management or willingness to work towards it. Equivalent qualification in Health, Social Care or Social Work will be considered.

This is a unique opportunity to join Ochil Tower School therefore, if the role of Registered Care Manager sounds like something you have done before, get in touch to find out more.

We’re looking for a CEO to lead Tailor Ed Foundation in our mission to support autistic children and their families to be empowered and included, able to live the lives they want to and access the day-to-day experiences that other families take for granted.

Established in 2008, the last 15 years has seen our services grow and develop so that we now support around two hundred families each year, across Edinburgh and East Lothian. We’re seeking a capable and compassionate individual who can work collaboratively and who brings a determination to achieve real change.

Tailor Ed is a dedicated team of passionate and skilled professionals who work directly with autistic children and young people, alongside their families, in home, community and education settings. Our practitioners are excellent communicators committed to supporting children make progress they care about, that leads to lifelong outcomes. Our CEO needs to understand and respect the autistic community and work to ensure our services operate within our organisational values, best practice guidance and legislation. Our staff team are our greatest asset and so we’re looking for a CEO who can provide supportive leadership to them, creating an environment that promotes on-going learning. Finally, to best support the families and staff delivering our work, the CEO will strive to create stability through strategic planning of financial and organisational systems.

Take on this challenging role within a talented and supportive team and make a real difference to autistic children and their families.