A fantastic opportunity has arisen at Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity to join a team that’s professional, committed and passionate about making a difference to those most in need of our help.We are looking for an experienced Events Manager to join our team in 2023.

Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity is an organisation committed to our vision. We raise funds to help those who tirelessly care for and nurture young lives at their most vulnerable; to invest in equipment, research and continued improvement of facilities and services for children and families in hospital.

As our Events Manager, you will be enthusiastic and passionate about events and have the ability to create memorable event experiences for our guests and participants, while raising funds to support our projects and services at the Children’s Hospital in Glasgow.

As a key member of the Partnerships & Business Development Team, the Events Manager will lead on the planning and delivery of the Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity events portfolio. This includes our Annual Ball, Ladies Lunch and Sponsored Walk, along with other events throughout the year.

The successful candidate will have experience of leading on and delivering large-scale events within tightly controlled budgets, and will thrive in developing a varied event portfolio that will appeal to different supporters.

The Events Manager will also support families, groups and organisations to deliver their own events, ensuring they maximise their fundraising potential and benefit from the knowledge and expertise of our Events Manager.

Want to work in one of the most influential places in Scotland? Now is your chance!

We’re looking to expand our pool of Senior Clerks within the Parliament. This is an excellent opportunity to register with us to be considered for both temporary and permanent opportunities in a key role within the Parliament. As we’re recruiting to a pool, if you’re not available to start with us immediately, you can also apply now to be considered for future opportunities. We particularly welcome applications from candidates from an ethnic minority background who are under-represented at this level. All appointments will be made on merit. We have a values-based culture of respect and inclusion embedded in our organisation, and everyone has the ability to make a difference.

We’re looking for enthusiastic multi-taskers to work within our Committee and Chamber Office as Senior Clerks. As an exceptional leader, you’ll empower those reporting to you, acting impartially and exercising sound judgement in everything you do. You’ll play a key role in supporting the MSPs in inquiring into and debating issues of importance to the people of Scotland, in holding the Scottish Government to account and in deciding on new laws.

You’ll have an acute awareness of Scotland’s political machinery and an interest in topical issues and current affairs. With exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, you’ll use your skills to communicate complex information in an understandable way, investigating current political issues, gathering evidence, assisting members of the public to have their voices heard in the Parliament and providing advice on procedure and protocol to MSPs.

We offer a great range of benefits including: 41.5 leave days (including public holidays), flexible working, paid professional subscriptions, family-friendly policies, Season Ticket advance loans, an onsite gym facility, Health and Wellbeing Schemes including discounted gym membership, a confidential counselling and information service, and the Cycle to Work Scheme.

You’ll also have the opportunity to join the Alpha Civil Service pension scheme, where we’ll offer you an employer contribution of 27.9% of your basic salary.

Want to work in one of the most influential places in Scotland? Now is your chance!

We’re looking to expand our pool of Assistant Clerks within the Parliament. This is an excellent opportunity to register with us to be considered for both temporary and permanent opportunities in a key role within the Parliament. As we’re recruiting to a pool, if you’re not available to start with us immediately, you can also apply now to be considered for future opportunities. We particularly welcome applications from candidates from an ethnic minority background who are under-represented at this level. All appointments will be made on merit. We have a values-based culture of respect and inclusion embedded in our organisation, and everyone has the ability to make a difference.

We’re looking for enthusiastic multi-taskers to work within our Committee and Chamber Office as Assistant Clerks. Working in either office you’ll be part of a team in which you’ll play a key role in supporting the Members of the Scottish Parliament in inquiring into and debating issues of importance to the people of Scotland, in holding the Scottish Government to account and in deciding on new laws.

You’ll have an acute awareness of Scotland’s political machinery and interest in topical issues and current affairs. With exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, you’ll have the ability to communicate complex information effectively and build and maintain a range of relationships, both within and outwith the Parliament. You’ll also have effective leadership skills with the ability to manage and motivate staff. In addition, you’ll have excellent problem solving and organisational skills to manage competing priorities to meet tight deadlines, as well as being able to devise long term plans and strategies.

We offer a great range of benefits including: 41.5 leave days (including public holidays), flexible working, paid professional subscriptions, family-friendly policies, Season Ticket advance loans, an onsite gym facility, Health and Wellbeing Schemes including discounted gym membership, a confidential counselling and information service, and the Cycle to Work Scheme.

You’ll also have the opportunity to join the Alpha Civil Service pension scheme, where we’ll offer you an employer contribution of 27.1% of your basic salary.

Do you want to become an Agent for Change and be part of a vibrant youth work movement that wishes to create social action in communities?

Then ask yourself, are you energised to work alongside and create exciting and rewarding experiences for children and young people? Are you passionate about children and young people’s rights and are you committed to the principles of the UNCRC.

If this is the case, then?

Through funding awarded by Children In Need, #IWill and the Hunter Foundation, the Jack Kane Community Centre is looking to recruit an experienced and innovative Development Worker to work alongside a group of children and young people between the ages of 10-15 years old.

With a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, you will place their rights central to interactions, you will also ensure that all work undertaken will be carried out with a view to maximising inclusive and participatory experiences, all of which, seek to make a new home for children and young people’s rights within their communities.

Think you’ve got what it takes then please get in touch!

For more information regarding this post then please contact Sylvia Hawthorne:

mc@jackkanecommunity.org

S.M.I.L.E Counselling is a leading children and young person’s counselling Charity currently based in Livingston. We are now looking for a Treasurer to join our team. This is a voluntary position.

As a Treasurer at S.M.I.L.E. Counselling, your responsibilities will be:

• Fulfilling the duties of a trustee of a Scottish charitable company

• Keeping the accounts; completing and recording financial transactions

• Financial Reporting: keeping the Board and the membership informed of the financial position of the Charity

As such the treasurer should have an understanding of financial matters and be committed to the aims and objectives of the Charity.

Time commitment -: Approximately 3-6 hours per month including attending monthly Board meeting.

Travel expenses will be reimbursed along with membership of the Employee Assistance Scheme.

Board meetings (4 per annum) currently online at 5.30pm, intention to hold one in-person annually in central Scotland

We are seeking to appoint some additional Trustees to the Board of our organisation, a small SCIO looking for opportunities to grow and extend the reach and impact of the quality training and listening services developed over 10 years by Listen Well Scotland (LWS).

To take us successfully through a period of significant change we seek people with skills and experience to contribute in areas of financial management, human resources, legal and educational fields. Most of all though we hope to attract those who feel enthusiastic about our work and are prepared to commit time to the wider responsibilities of trustees in addition to Board meetings.

If you are passionate about how you can make a difference to people’s well-being, resilience and mental health you will be joining an organisation that has an ethos of listening well and empowerment, and a commitment to diversity.

Are you interested?

If you feel you have relevant experience to bring to LWS I’d love to hear from you, so please email to arrange an initial discussion: Linda@listenwellscotland.org.uk (Chair of LWS Board of Trustees).

To find out more about the work of Listen Well Scotland you are encouraged to visit our website. listenwellscotland.org.uk

We are looking for someone to join our dynamic Human Resources team in the role of Recruitment Administrator. In this role, you would be our main point of contact for candidates in the early stages of the recruitment process, helping them to have a positive experience and start their employee journey on a good note.

We are a tight knit team of enthusiastic HR practitioners who are committed to the work we do. We are looking for a colleague who is resourceful, takes initiative and has excellent administrative skills including careful attention to detail. We also need someone with strong organisational skills and a passion for customer care.

This is a great opportunity for someone with administration experience who is looking to start their career in HR.

The Action Group is an Investors in People Platinum Award winning organisation, and we demonstrate our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion by being a Disability Confident Leader and a proud Stonewall Diversity Champion. The Action Group is accredited as a Living Wage Employer.

The successful candidate will be a skilled administrator who provides vital support to an organisation committed to ‘no barriers – for all of life’. This role is all about ensuring a positive experience for our candidates and employees while maintaining high standards of HR practice.

The successful candidate also requires excellent written and spoken communication skills. They should be organised and flexible as the needs within the HR team can change rapidly. Previous experience in an administrative role is essential but this does not have to have been within an HR context.

We are looking for someone to join our dynamic Human Resources team in the role of Recruitment Officer.

In this role, you will provide a comprehensive and professional recruitment support service to candidates joining The Action Group and to the managers in the organisation who are hiring.

We are a tight knit team of enthusiastic HR practitioners who are committed to the work we do. We are looking for a colleague who is resourceful, takes initiative and has excellent administrative skills including careful attention to detail. We also need someone with strong organisational skills and a passion for customer care.

The Action Group is an Investors in People Platinum Award winning organisation, and we demonstrate our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion by being a Disability Confident Leader and a proud Stonewall Diversity Champion. The Action Group is accredited as a Living Wage Employer.

The successful candidate will be a skilled administrator who provides vital support to an organisation committed to ‘no barriers – for all of life’. This role is all about ensuring a positive experience for our candidates and employees while maintaining high standards of HR practice.

The successful candidate also requires excellent written and spoken communication skills. They should be organised and flexible as the needs within the HR team can change rapidly. Previous experience in an administrative role is essential but this does not have to have been within an HR context.

Fife Women’s Aid are delighted to be launching a new service for women experiencing domestic abuse and are looking to recruit two full-time support workers to develop this service.

The roles will involve providing ongoing flexible support to women in their own accommodation, with a focus on harm reduction and tenancy sustainment within the community. The service will work in accordance with the Housing First and will enhance our existing service provision for women who have experienced domestic abuse.

Applicants should have good communication skills and a passion for supporting recovery from domestic abuse.

The successful applicants will have at least SVQ Level III or equivalent level of qualification in health and social care or other relevant subject, or a willingness to work towards a qualification.

The successful applicants will be able to demonstrate a high degree of motivation and have the ability to work on their own as well as part of a team.

Please join us for an online session to find out more about FWA women’s services. This will be at 6.30pm on Wednesday 14th December..

Please confirm your attendance to info@fifewomensaid.org.uk and we will send you details of the zoom meeting. We hope to see you there.

Fife Women’s Aid is a feminist organisation and strives to be a supportive and empowering employer offering competitive terms and conditions.

Membership of Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme is a requirement for this post.

Energy Saving Trust is an independent organisation working to address the climate emergency.

Energy Saving Trust is a leading and trusted organisation, dedicated to promoting energy efficiency, low carbon transport and sustainable energy use. We aim to address the climate emergency and deliver the wider benefits of clean energy as we transition to net zero.

At Energy Saving Trust we don’t just offer jobs – we offer careers. For our people, being part of the effort to address the climate emergency makes working for us truly meaningful and rewarding.

As well as investing in our mission, we invest in our people and culture. We’re committed to creating an engaging, supportive and inclusive workplace for all and providing opportunities for development, training and growth. We also provide a range of benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme and a wellbeing allowance. Please see our careers page for more information on why Energy Saving Trust is a great place to work.

The role

We have a brilliant opportunity for an experienced programme manager to join the renewables team on a permanent basis. We’re looking for someone who has significant experience in programme and project management and building-level efficiency and decarbonisation/renewable energy. This role will lead delivery of a suite of domestic renewables and energy efficiency schemes for the Scottish Government as part of the ambition to create a net zero society.

What you’ll do

You’ll lead our Scottish home renewables team to deliver a number of Scottish Government-funded schemes predominantly aimed at helping homeowners in Scotland decarbonise their homes, save energy and save money. These schemes provide specialist advice, delivered via Home Energy Scotland, funding support through loans and cashback, online information including through online tools. There is a particular focus on increasing the number of low and zero emission heating systems in homes to help meet Scottish Government targets and you will be key to making this critical change happen.

You will have an immediate team of three people to manage and much larger task teams comprising internal staff and contractors. You’ll need to plan activity and deliver against targets, manage budgets and stakeholder relationships, report on activity, identify and implement improvements and be creative in finding solutions in changing circumstances.

What you’ll bring

You will be a confident manager of programmes and people who can collaborate effectively with distributed teams and contractors. You will need to have ideas to solve problems and foresight to identify opportunities for us to have even more impact. You will have determination to keep pushing forward to ensure targets are met. You must have excellent communication skills to build positive and productive relationships and be comfortable interacting at various levels.

You will need to be good at analysing data and other information and you must have excellent writing skills, underpinned by fluency with Microsoft Office products. This will allow you to create compelling management information and reports for senior management, programme funders and others working in the sector.

This is a full-time permanent position. Our standard weekly hours are 37.5 hours, Monday to Friday. We are open to flexible working patterns including blended (home and office-based) working. Some travel to the Edinburgh office and occasional travel around Scotland is likely to be required. In the future, depending on the needs of the work we deliver at the time, travel within other parts of the UK may be required.