Top job! Head of Edinburgh Napier Students’ Association
- Full time
- TBC
- Merchiston Campus, 10 Colinton Road, Edinburgh, EH10 5DT.
- Closing 14th June 2020
ENSA is recruiting an outstanding, experienced individual to undertake the role of Head of Edinburgh Napier Students’ Association (ENSA). This is an exciting opportunity for an individual who would like to shape and lead an organisation through an interesting and challenging time for Higher Education, where innovation, collaboration and enthusiasm is key.
The successful post holder will provide excellent, proactive and strategic leadership and management. They will have the necessary drive to harness opportunities, in ways commensurate with the values of ENSA, so that the charity achieves its aims and objectives.
Top job! Assistant Director – Operations
- Full time
- £60,000
- flexible – can be home based but requires considerable travel around Scotland*
- Closing 21st June 2020
Are you an accomplished operational manager with experience of working with communities and partners to develop new initiatives, ideally in the voluntary or public sector? Do you have a desire to play a unique role within a high profile campaigning organisation that’s focused on driving change? Then join Shelter Scotland as Assistant Director – Operations and you could soon be responsible for leading and managing the services we provide in order to tackle Scotland’s housing crisis.
Shelter Scotland has been changing lives since 1968. Through our national network of services, including our website and telephone helpline, we provide vital advice and support to people in housing need across the country. We operate four community hubs in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee and Aberdeen which work with local communities and stakeholders to identify and take action on local housing issues. We’ve also got an ambitious three year strategy in place that’s set clear and bold goals to be achieved in a complex and turbulent environment, so now is the ideal time to seize this career-defining opportunity that will see you drive change to our services across Scotland.
About the role
We’re proud of the services we provide, but we want them to be even better in the future. We want to enthuse and energise local communities and stakeholders to drive change according to the priorities of local people. This role won’t just be about leading and managing our services, it will also be about taking responsibility for a wide range of associated activities. As a key member of our Executive Leadership Team, you’ll help implement organisation wide initiatives, including a culture development programme. We believe change is possible. We know that in every area where we work, people are deeply concerned about the housing emergency. Our role is to empower and inform people so that together we achieve more than any of us could do alone. You’ll be instrumental in helping make that happen.
About you
As well as proven operational management experience and project/change management skills gained at a senior level, you have a flair for innovation when creating or developing services and are able to work collaboratively and cooperatively to improve and sustain change outcomes. You also relish the challenge of making sure that the voice and experience of people who use our services is brought to the fore and that local communities have a real say in how services and campaigns are designed and delivered. What’s more you have the confidence and communication skills it takes to be a spokesperson and ambassador for Shelter and represent us externally as required.
* Because of the wide remit of this role, it involves considerable travel around Scotland and you will expected to spend at least part of each week in Edinburgh.
Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.
Shelter Scotland helps over half a million people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help.
Safeguarding is everyone’s business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.
To find out more about the role and the benefits of working for Shelter Scotland please visit our website.
Edinburgh World Heritage plays a central role in the management and protection of the Old and New Towns of Edinburgh, a UNESCO designated World Heritage Site. Our current Director is leaving us in June to take up a post abroad and the Board of Trustees is looking to appoint a Director who will build on our achievements and lead us in the next stage of our development.
This exciting opportunity is one of the most important leadership roles in the heritage sector in Scotland, if not the UK. The successful candidate will play a key role in partnership with the Board in shaping and contributing to the conversations in the City as we navigate the opportunities and challenges facing the World Heritage Site.
We are seeking a strategic and inspirational leader who can work with the Board and partners to develop our future direction, influence key stakeholders and represent and promote the interests of the charity to a wide range of communities. Key attributes will include the ability to work collaboratively and across organisational and sector boundaries, lead the team, think strategically and follow through to delivery.
Top job! Head of Funding Programmes
- Full time
- £59,539
- Edinburgh, Waverley Gate
- Closing 29th May 2020
A unique opportunity has arisen for an experienced Head of Funding Programmes with Edinburgh & Lothians Health Foundation (ELHF).
Alan Surgeon at AWS is the retained consultant for this position.
Background to the ELHF:
Everything we do is to improve people’s health and wellbeing. We work in partnership with NHS Lothian and other health-related organisations. Together we enhance the experience of patients, families, carers and staff across Edinburgh, Midlothian, East Lothian and West Lothian.
We award grants to wards and hospitals to help save lives, improve the quality of life, support education, innovation and equipment. We support some of the best researchers in the world who are working hard to fight, treat and cure many health conditions through innovative new ways.
We also have three main programmes throughout all the healthcare settings:
Tonic arts – We support live music, patient workshops, exhibitions and artworks and therapeutic design throughout all our sites. We know how much our environment and surroundings can have an impact on how we feel but did you know that it can also help patients recover more quickly?
Green health – Fresh air, open spaces and places to sit and walk help all of us in our emotional and physical wellbeing. We support green health activities including therapeutic gardening, community gardens, public greenspaces and health walks across all sites.
Volunteering well – We are the main funder of NHS Lothian’s Volunteering Well programme. This supports all the amazing volunteers who give their time, expertise and compassion in many ways including befriending, transport, and giving information and support to patients and their loved ones.
Main Responsibilities:
Working closely with the Director and Senior Management Team (SMT), take a lead in forging strong working relationships with key stakeholders and ensuring the Foundation’s funding priorities are closely aligned with the strategic priorities of NHS Lothian.
To be responsible for the effective development and delivery of the Foundation’s Grant making Strategy and the management, development and evaluation of the portfolio of funding programmes.
Oversee the effective management and control of Specific Funds in close liaison with the finance and fundraising teams, and NHS Lothian’s senior management and clinical leadership.
Develop and direct an appropriately skilled staff resource and provide support and effective management of the funding and grants team to deliver funding objectives and impact measurement and reporting.
Educational Background:
· Educated to degree standard or equivalent professional experience.
· MBA or other relevant professional qualification or equivalent levels of experience.
Experience:
· Senior level experience required in the following areas: project management / delivery, grants management and administration, developing and implementing effective grant programmes or projects, report writing, impact evaluation.
· Experience of and confident in using / managing online grant application and project management software.
· Experience of working in a charity specifically within a healthcare or medical research setting.
· Experience of effectively communicating clinical or scientific information to a lay audience.
· Experience of recruiting and managing staff teams and working with contracted staff and agencies.
Skills:
· Strong leadership and management skills, able to negotiate, collaborate and work constructively across organisational boundaries.
· High degree of numeracy and analytical skills (specifically proposal assessment, project evaluation and grant programme statistical analysis).
· Excellent report designing and writing skills, and able to coach others in writing quality
proposals and evaluation reports.
· Strong organisational skills to manage a varied workload and ensure competing priorities are achieved to agreed timescales.
**Please note that the salary stated is non-negotiable and interviews may take place via Zoom**
We are seeking a number of confident and supportive individuals who value the concept of social equality and have a willingness to support people with learning disabilities and/or autism to maximise their potential and life opportunities.
You will be joining an innovative and creative environment to support people to live in our community, within their own tenancies, in both shared and individual houses. You will work as part of a team to support each individual to maintain their tenancy, build relationships and have a meaningful, happy life.
Furthermore you will be supporting people to access a range social and cultural experiences and meaningful work to enhance their life experience and holistic wellbeing.
The hours of work are variable depending on the individual needs of our members, but will involve evening and weekend work.
(Please note that in response to coronavirus, we are working in smaller groups and reducing cross over between service users and houses.)
In return you can expect a competitive salary starting at £18,339.75 per annum (subject to pay review 2020) and a generous 36 days paid leave.
Tiphereth, is a unique charity in the Colinton area of Edinburgh. We are a Camphill Community consisting of residential care, social enterprises and a growing day service.
All post holders will be required to join the PVG scheme and register with the SSSC within the first six months of employment. Ideally candidates will have previous work experience in a similar setting and hold a professional qualification at SCQF level 6.
Grants & Relationships Officer
- Full time or Part time or Flexible
- £25,000 – £27,000
- Edinburgh based
- Closing 12th June 2020
Are you passionate about supporting very young children and their families? We at Cattanach are looking to recruit a Grants & Relationships Officer to join our team. Together, we want to drive positive change for very young children in Scotland and hope to strengthen our support for frontline Early Years organisations. For more information on our work and team, visit our website: https://www.cattanach.org.uk/.
As Grants & Relationships Officer with Cattanach, you will be liaising directly with registered charities across Scotland who support families with very young children (pre-birth to about 3 years of age) as part of our proposal and evaluations process. Working closely with the Chief Executive and Business & Development Officer, you will provide support to charities in working on their proposals or evaluations and growing their Early Years practice; this will include visits to settings as and when this becomes possible again. You will feed into reports for our Grants Committee and Board and support the Cattanach team in keeping our grants management system and wider database up to date. As part of a small but ambitious team, your work will be varied and may look very different day-to-day – ranging from support with social media to attending Funder Fairs or organising training for grantees.
We are specifically looking for a motivated and enthusiastic qualified Early Years practitioner with a passion for improving the lives of very young children who can bring an understanding of Early Years work and how Scottish Government policies (such as Getting It Right for Every Child) are translated into practice. Cattanach will provide comprehensive training to support the transition into the grantmaking world. We ask that all candidates demonstrate their understanding and commitment to the four Cattanach values:
- integrity – We strive to be fair, ethical and accountable.
- love – We recognise the importance of nurturing relationships, with kindness and compassion at the heart of all our work.
- consideration – We are mindful of the challenges, hopes and aspirations of others.
- hope – We are passionate about enabling change through our work with partners and the organisations we support.
Work can be organised flexibly to suit you and the charities we work with. Please note that the post entails significant travel across Scotland although overnight trips are rare. We are keen to honour our staff’s needs and preferences; while we do offer office-space, remote-working is always an option and supported with suitable equipment. Due to COVID-19, the entire organisation is currently working remotely. We provide a competitive benefits package and on-going attractive training opportunities. If you would like to have an informal chat before applying, please contact our Chief Executive Sophie Flemig (sophie@cattanach.org.uk).
Policy & Engagement Officer
- Full time
- £35,586 – £44,322
- Based in Edinburgh with regular domestic and international travel
- Closing 15th June 2020
Passionate about children’s human rights? Want to use your expertise to make a real difference to the lives of children and young people? Then we want you to join us to promote and safeguard the rights of children and young people in Scotland.
Role Summary:
This is a high-profile domestic and international policy role within the children’s human rights sector in Scotland. You will be a fierce champion to promote and protect children’s human rights. As part of the Strategy Team you will work proactively to identify and address human rights issues and use your skills, knowledge, networks and expertise to influence law, policy and practice.
You will put children and young people at the heart of our policy and engagement work, in order to inform and shape the agenda in Scotland and internationally. You will develop positions based on sound human rights principles and communicate them using a wide range of tools including speeches, reports, briefings, consultation responses, parliamentary evidence, social media content and press statements.
Supporting the Head of Strategy, you will be responsible for monitoring and reporting on Scotland’s progress on international human rights treaties, and working closely will colleagues in Commissioner’s offices across the UK, Europe and internationally.
Fundraising & Development Coordinator
- Part time
- Circa £27,000 pro-rata
- Edinburgh
- Closing 14th June 2020
LSA was founded and continues to operate as a charity aiming to encourage and welcome all those who want to learn about art and design, irrespective of age, ability or personal circumstances. Our Charitable Activities include an Assisted Places Scheme; Community Classes; Graduate Residency programme; and Schools Outreach Project. These activities open the door to many for whom the opportunity to learn about, and practise art, would otherwise be beyond reach.
As Fundraising & Development Co-ordinator you will work closely with the Principal and the Business Manager. You will also be working closely with the administrative team at LSA, and key in engaging staff to become invested in fundraising. Initially your focus will be on:
- Building and developing relationships with individual donors, including Patrons and Friends
- Researching, planning and writing funding propositions to help grow income from corporate partners, charitable trusts and foundations;
- Developing the School’s digital fundraising strategy and:
- Developing and implementing a strategy to increase income from legacies
Your contribution will align with the overall vision, strategy and development of LSA, which is being driven by the senior management team and Board of Directors.
This will translate into development of current and new income streams, increase in voluntary income, securing new and effective partnerships which is key in today’s competitive fundraising climate, and maintaining and building relationships with our valued supporters.
This is a challenging and rewarding role with the prospect to make a real and lasting contribution to the future of Leith School of Art.
We are looking for an experienced service manager for the delivery of three Edinburgh based services that make a difference to peoples’ lives.
As a Service Manager you will combine a thorough knowledge of social care practice with leadership, team management, achieving financial targets and service development.
Our Service Managers are responsible and accountable for maintaining high quality standards across services and the leadership and management of teams to ensure safe and effective provision of support through the promotion of outcomes focused person-centred approaches. Ensuring compliance with relevant, legislation, contracts and service specifications, policies and ensuring practice reflects the requirements of key stakeholder and external partnerships.
If you think you have what it takes to join our team, we would like to hear from you, we welcome applications from all sections of the community.
Dunedin Canmore, part of Wheatley Group, provides affordable housing and outstanding services for people in its communities across Edinburgh, the Lothians and Fife.
Dunedin Harbour provides temporary accommodation to individuals who are homeless. Staff provide 24 hour support for people with a range of needs and help them develop independent living skills to enable them to sustain future accommodation. The service is managed by Dunedin Canmore Housing in partnership with the City of Edinburgh Council.
We now have a great opportunity for a Project Worker to join our team at Dunedin Harbour.
As a Project Worker you will work as part of a team providing high-quality support to service users and ensure there is a supportive and safe living environment for all.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, customer service skills, IT literacy and the ability to manage a night shift pattern are essential to this post. A professional qualification in housing / care support or allied discipline is desirable, experience of paid or voluntary work at a similar level is essential.
The position is subject to a PVG check.