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Cordale Housing Association – Opportunities to join our Management Committee

“Homes and Services that make life better”.

Cordale Housing Association is a registered charity operating in Renton and Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire.

The Association is part of the Caledonia Housing Group.

The Caledonia Housing Group has approximately 6,000 homes within 8 different local authority areas. Cordale Housing Association is a subsidiary of the Group, operating in West Dunbartonshire.

In recent years Cordale Housing Association has undergone considerable change and progress, significantly improving performance, services and results offered to tenants and services users.

The Association has ambitious plans and this is a great time to join us as we embark on the next phase of our development. In 2019 we have opened our new office in the heart of our community, start a large new build programme and progress a Group wide business change programme that is focused on meeting the changing expectations of our customers.

Cordale Housing Association is governed by a Management Committee comprising of a mix of local residents and individuals with specific business skills. The role of the Committee is to ensure the Association is managed well and delivers excellent outcomes for tenants and service users. This involves setting direction, monitoring performance, managing risk and complying with statutory and regulatory requirements.

The Association is looking to recruit new co-opted Management Committee members. Cordale Housing Association is particularly interested in speaking to individuals with strong governance experience and a background in strategy development and/or organisational change.

These are exciting and rewarding opportunities for individuals with the appropriate knowledge, skills and enthusiasm to make a difference. The posts provide the opportunity to gain governance and leadership experience as part of a large, progressive Housing Group, whilst supporting a community based Housing Association committed to providing “homes and services that make life better”.

An exciting opportunity has arisen and we are currently seeking applications for a Lead Inspector within the HM Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland (HMICS) based in Edinburgh.

The post holder will ensure HMICS is able to monitor, assess, inspect and report on the effectiveness and efficiency of Police Scotland and the SPA. They will also be able to co-ordinate an allocated programme of inspection activity including acting as inspection manager for both single and joint inspectorate inspections when appropriate.

Harmeny Education Trust is a sector leading children’s charity, providing therapeutic care and education for children who have experienced trauma in their early years, referred from all over Scotland. As a Grant Aided Special School, we work with children aged 5 to 14, both on a day and all year round residential basis.

The Trust has reached a point where there is real opportunity for growth, including the development of a continuing care service for young people already placed at Harmeny, from the age of 15 to 25, as well as residential-only services for children aged 5 to 14.

We are seeking a highly professional, enthusiastic Project Researcher to scope out a sustainable practice model for the delivery of these new services. Working closely with the Senior Management Team, the postholder will collate and analyse data, consult with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, and produce a detailed proposal for consideration by the Senior Management Team and Board of Trustees.

The successful applicant will have a professional qualification in the field of care, education or social science discipline, proven research or practice management experience, and excellent networking and communication skills. This is an exciting opportunity to support the strategic development of the Trust, and make a real difference in the lives of some of Scotland’s most vulnerable, yet remarkable, children.

Whilst the post will initially be on a fixed term (6 month) basis, there is the possibility of extension for project implementation.

Staf, (the Scottish Throughcare and Aftercare Forum) is the only national membership organisation in Scotland working with care experienced young people and the professionals who support them, with the vision of creating a country where the wellbeing and success of young people leaving care is indistinguishable from that of their peers in the general population.

Our current Board of Directors has a wealth of experience and knowledge of the sector, and bring passion and commitment to supporting Staf in making our vision a reality. As part of succession planning, with pending end of tenure for some Board Members, our Leadership team are now looking to bring additional skillset and experience to the Board, specifically in the following areas:

· Financial qualification/ expertise (specifically for the role of Treasurer)

· HR knowledge and experience

· Fundraising

· Marketing/Sales

· Corporate experience

· Experience as practitioners and Senior Managers from within relevant sectors including Throughcare and Aftercare, Housing, Justice System, Employment, Education and Health

In particular we want to continue to have the experience and voice of care leavers on our Board. If you have skills and experience in any of the above areas and you want to help Staf to continue influencing policy and practice, create platforms for care leavers and practitioners to have their voices heard, and offer opportunities for networking, collaboration and sharing good practice – then please let us know.

We are a voluntary sector organisation that provides information, advice and support service to lone parents and families in need all over Fife.

Our aim is simple: to provide accessible, approachable and non-judgemental support, advice and information to lone parents. We are the only voluntary sector organisation in Fife with charitable status that has lone parent families as the primary focus. Based in Glenrothes, we cover the whole of Fife, providing a variety of services to lone parent families, in their local communities.

We seek to empower lone parents and families in need to promote their wellbeing and opportunities. We offer holistic support through our various projects, working at the pace and timescale that is right for the parent to overcome barriers such as poverty, isolation and poor mental health. Throughout all projects our ethos is the same: Engage – Support – Progress.

Trustees are responsible for the financial and corporate governance of Fife Gingerbread. To oversee the running of the organisation and to ensure we comply with charity law, remain financially solvent, and act within our charitable purposes. We also work to develop and improve the organisation so that we can deliver even better services in future.

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society is the charity that was established by artists to act as the custodian of the Fringe. We exist to support, advise and encourage everyone who wants to participate in the Fringe, provide information and assistance to audiences, and promote the Fringe and what it stands for all over the world.

We are seeking a Head of External Affairs to shape and deliver the engagement and advocacy strategy of the Fringe Society.

We are looking for an experienced and highly effective Head of External Affairs who has the knowledge and know how to plan and deliver an impactful external affairs strategy. The right candidate will be a solutions focused, strategic thinker, capable of leading on external affairs who has the flexibility and adaptable skillset to take a big picture view of the Fringe Society. You will become part of and add value to the Senior Leadership Team of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society, reporting directly to the CEO and will not have a unique department but will plan an added value approach with the senior managers that includes support of project teams and staff cross departmentally as agreed against an advance plan of action.

The EIS is Scotland’s largest and most influential trade union and professional association for teachers and lecturers, with over 60,000 members working in all education sectors.

Join us in pursuit of a key aim captured within our motto- ‘for the promotion of sound learning’- through national policy development, advice and support to EIS members. Contribute to the promotion of quality comprehensive education for Scotland’s young people, and the provision of properly funded, widely accessible Further and Higher Education.

Duties of this post will include the development of EIS policy, supporting the servicing of relevant EIS committees; representing the EIS at national seminars, conferences and meetings with external partners; and advising EIS colleagues, local associations and the wider membership, as appropriate, on EIS policy in relation to educational, professional and curricular matters.

Applications from candidates with a background in teaching or lecturing, and previous or current involvement in a trade union. are particularly welcome.

As a trade union employer, the EIS is committed to the principles of social justice and equality. We therefore welcome applications from women, men and non-binary people of all ages; black and minority ethnic people; disabled people; and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, to work with us.

Advance HE is delighted to announce an exciting, flexible opportunity for a programme manager/policy and programme adviser in Scotland, within the Membership and Accreditation Directorate.

We would encourage applications from candidates who wish to work full-time or part-time, as a Policy and Programme Adviser, or with additional responsibility as Programme Manager.

Advance HE is committed to supporting diverse talent within its organisation and we would particularly welcome applications from BAME candidates.

The successful applicant will primarily support the delivery of Advance HE’s strategic equality and diversity programme of projects with Scottish universities and colleges, supported by the Scottish Funding Council.

We are looking for candidates with a collaborative and supporting personal style, a commitment to quality assurance and a high level of integrity. They should have excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to build effective relationships at all levels of an institution and a willingness to provide constructive challenge. Whilst the candidate will work regularly from the Edinburgh office, home-based candidates are encouraged to apply. Some travel to London and York will also be necessary.

This is a fixed term contract through July 2021.

The EIS is Scotland’s largest and most influential trade union and professional association for teachers and lecturers, with over 60,000 members working in all education sectors.

A key aim captured by our motto is ‘For the promotion of sound learning’. We believe that the full realisation of this aim requires an education system that has equality and social justice at its heart, for the benefit of pupils and students, teachers and lecturers alike. Join us in seeking to achieve it.

Duties of this post will include the promotion of equality in the interests of EIS members and learners within all sectors of Scottish education; national policy development, policy advice and support for EIS members on equality matters; supporting the servicing of the relevant EIS committees; representing the EIS at national level at meetings, conferences and seminars; and providing support to the EIS Equality Representatives network.

Applications from candidates with a strong background in equality policy, campaigning or advocacy, and previous or current involvement in a trade union, are particularly welcome.

As a trade union employer, the EIS is committed to the principles of social justice and equality. We therefore welcome applications from women, men and non-binary people of all ages; black and minority ethnic people; disabled people; and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, to work with us.

The NSPCC is the leading children’s charity dedicated to fighting child abuse and neglect in the UK. We help children who have been abused to rebuild their lives, protect those at risk, and find new ways of preventing abuse and neglect.

We have a unique opportunity for an exceptional senior children’s services manager to be at the forefront of the development and delivery of Together for Childhood and make a real impact in working for the NSPCC in Glasgow.

Together for Childhood is a place-based, long-term project to prevent child abuse and neglect. It aims to transform how the community of Govan in Glasgow raises its children by creating a powerful partnership with local people and agencies.

The Strategic Service Manager will lead the NSPCC Govan service centre and fulfil a key role in the partnership.You will be an experienced children's services professional committed to improving the lives of children, with the ability to lead a multi-disciplinary team and to work collaboratively across agency boundaries. Strategic leadership and highly developed communication skills are a must as you will seek to work with partners at a senior level as well as engage with children, families and professionals across the community.

You will lead the NSPCC’s direct work in the Glasgow Service Centre, providing line management for a group of Team Managers and a Development Manager, who manage a well-established and experienced multi- disciplinary team including mental health professionals, social workers and community development staff. We provide services to children and families focusing on early child development and the prevention of abuse and neglect in families with young children.

You will use your substantial experience of managing child protection work to ensure high standards of practice are maintained in all aspects of service delivery.