Scottish Drugs Forum (SDF) is Scotland’s national resource of expertise on drugs and drug-related issues. A membership-based registered charity, which works towards the reduction of drug related harm in Scotland through a range of varied programmes of work. Including programmes of work on:

• work relating to the prevention of drug-related deaths; the prevention of blood-borne virus transmission and improved sexual and reproductive health for people who use substances
• workforce development and a training and employment programme to help people gain employment in substance use and related services
• peer research and supporting living experience groups; supporting and empowering people to be involved in policy and practice development
• conferences, webinars and policy briefings for a full range of stakeholders.

SDF was established in 1986 and has over 45 staff members.

This is a unique opportunity to work in a dynamic, challenging and stimulating environment with a range of stakeholders in the drugs sector including Government, elected representatives, the media, statutory and voluntary sector services and people with lived and living experience of problem substance use.

You will bring extensive experience of managing projects and people in the area of substance use or a related field. You will have worked at a strategic level as well as having a strong track record of designing, developing, securing funding for and managing the delivery of projects.

The CEO’s role is to

• lead and manage the organisation, working with the Board to ensure that organisational structure and accountabilities are aligned with strategic and operational requirements
• develop SDF’s strategic and work plans.
• provide vision and communicate a clear and inspiring strategic direction to staff and external stakeholders.
• motivate and align staff with SDF’s strategic direction
• model behaviour that is an exemplar of SDF’s values.

This is a national post that involves working from home and from a Glasgow office base.

SDF aims to recruit the best candidates and to help achieve this offers an attractive sector-standard salary, pension contribution and broader terms and conditions.

Transforming the lives of those to whom all of us owe an enormous debt.

Combat Stress has been in existence since 1919 and, without doubt, provides a life-changing and, on occasion, life saving service.

For more than a century it has provided support to veterans from every service and every conflict. On average, it takes a veteran 13 years to ask for help after leaving their job and, for many, it is their darkest hour and they’re in a crisis situation. Combat Stress offers specialist support to deal with mental health conditions like post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and depression. It offers a range of services and therapy programmes across the UK. In Scotland, it offers residential and community-based care, together with online services, delivered by multi-disciplinary teams working across Scotland.

The charity is at an exciting time of its growth and is seeking a Head of Operations for Scotland who will provide forward thinking and inspirational leadership throughout this period and beyond.

You must be a registered professional, perhaps in occupational therapy, social work, mental health nursing, or clinical or counselling psychology, who can provide the highest quality strategic and operational leadership for Combat Stress in Scotland. The post holder will be the senior manager responsible for both representing and promoting Combat Stress across the country and build positive and productive relationships with statutory and third sector colleagues.

Combat Stress is looking for someone with the skills, experience and drive to support the Deputy Director of Operations to build on its current achievements and develop excellent quality services and support across Scotland.

The successful candidate will have considerable senior operational management experience delivered within a multi-disciplinary context; you should be strategic, have significant understanding of, and experience in, the field of mental health, have a robust understanding of the Care Inspectorate scrutiny framework and a desire for high quality and continuous improvement.

This is a role with considerable breadth and will exert change both within the charity and at a national level. You will have the opportunity to influence Scottish Government policy, represent Scotland at UK wide events and contribute to the growth and development of a national organisation. In addition, you will gain experience and expertise in the delivery of trauma-informed focused services, provide leadership for a multi-site national service ensuring regional equity, and provide high quality, effective and evidence-based care to Scotland’s veterans.

If you want to be part of the senior team at Combat Stress, providing specialist treatment and support for veterans with complex mental health issues; if you want to be part of the life-changing and unique work the charity provides and you’re able to demonstrate commitment to their values, then please contact us for the Candidate Pack today. In return, you will know that your daily endeavours are transforming the lives of those to whom all of us owe an enormous debt.

Would you like to be part of a professional Executive Team helping to improve lives?

Can you be a great leader and be supportive, creative, and excellent at what you do?

Then why not join our fantastic organisation and be part of a first-class team.

Reporting to the CEO, you will:

• Lead the Finance function
• Set budgets including timetabling
• Co-ordinate a new payroll system change
• Be responsible for the Finance, contracts and the IT function
• Work closely with Executive Team colleagues to build organisational strategies
• Act as the Company Secretary for the organisation ensuring matters are operated to the legal framework of a UK registered charity, maintaining good governance procedures

• You must have:
• Experience of running a finance team within a similar sized organisation, ideally within the third sector or social care environment with a strong technical background.
• The ability to challenge external stakeholders and board members therefore experience on boards and reporting into a board is ideal.
• Experience of leading and facilitating change processes in finance and payroll
• The ability to multi-task and work to competing deadlines

The Finance Manager will provide full financial management support for the charity. This will include strategic finance support to the Board of Trustees, CEO and projects. Responsibility for line management and technical oversight of finance and IT and other systems and processes working closely with the Human Resources Manager, the Central Support Manager and other key operational staff.

Around since 1923, SAMH is Scotland’s national mental health charity. We have represented the voice of people most affected by mental health problems in Scotland for almost 100 years. Today, in over 60 communities we work with adults and young people providing mental health social care support, services in primary care, schools and further education, among others.

These services together with our national programme work in See Me, respectme, suicide prevention and active living; inform our policy and campaign work to influence positive social change. SAMH is dedicated to mental health and wellbeing for all: with a vision of a society where people are able to live their lives fully, regardless of present or past circumstances.

For Scotland’s Mental Health

About the Role

At SAMH, we pride ourselves on the high quality of our support services across Scotland, and as we roll out our new organisational strategy, we are looking to recruit to the role of Senior Service Manager. These roles will lead our services to continue to build on their success and shape new developments and innovation across the organisation.

With overall responsibility for high quality delivery across a range of internal and external standards, and delivery across a number of social care services, within one of the geographic locations above, you’ll demonstrate your energy, drive, leadership and enthusiasm for excellence in mental health support and social care.

What we are looking for

An accomplished communicator, you will have instant credibility when engaging with both internal and external stakeholders and local partnerships and your experience as a senior manager, will enable you to lead, develop, and support and guide your service managers to build positive and effective environments and deliver outstanding quality services.

Experience and knowledge of the Social Care sector is preferred but not essential.

If you share our passion and vision for a society where people are able to live their lives fully, regardless of present or past circumstances we would be delighted to receive an application from you.

What we will provide for you

You will work in a supportive environment and will be provided with a full induction and training opportunities. You will be given the chance to develop your knowledge and skills, as well as develop professionally. Some of our benefits include;

• Fully funded SVQ qualification to meet the conditions of your SSSC registration Reimbursement of PVG, Disclosure & SSSC annual fees and registration costs.
• Funded continuous learning and development opportunities, access to over 100 courses online in addition to classroom and virtual training sessions
• 30 days annual leave rising to 33 after 5 years’ service
• 4 public holidays
• 2 paid wellbeing days off per year to use on what matters to you.
• Team wellbeing budgets
• Workplace pension scheme
• Life Assurance policy
• Employee Assistance Programme

We're looking for a skilled fundraising professional to join our ambitious team in our Glasgow centre.

Your responsibilities

• You are an accomplished relationship-builder with excellent communication skills and a proven track record of successfully leading a team to build partnerships and income within a not for profit or business environment.
• As Centre Fundraising Manager at Maggie’s Glasgow, you will lead a team to generate funds and awareness through high-value events, activities and partnerships, helping to create unique fundraising opportunities and working closely with our lead volunteers to influence and generate significant income for Maggie’s.
• A strong communicator, you will also be expected to have substantial experience in a fundraising or development role and will need to demonstrate excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills, proven leadership skills and an ability to manage budgets and identify opportunities to achieve desired outcomes.
• Experience of contributing to organisational strategy and a proven record of working successfully with high level volunteers and supporters is highly desirable.
• You will be commercially aware, enthusiastic and creative in your approach as you use your expertise to engage and inspire our supporters and develop lasting relationships with a range of partners.

Benefits we offer

In addition to a highly rewarding career, we offer a range of staff benefits including:

• a unique, experiential induction based in one of our centres
• a competitive holiday entitlement
• workplace pension with the option to apply to continue NHS pension
• the option to apply for a Bike Loan, Travel Card Loan and Ride to Work scheme and much more.

Are you searching for a position with purpose where your time will be transformational? A role to make a radical difference for young people disadvantaged through no fault of their own. This leadership role is challenging but deeply rewarding. It combines growth and development with the need for detail and consistent delivery across multiple locations. One where you lead but where success is entirely down to your frontline team. If you love how that sounds, read on.

We are recruiting a Programme Director/Operations Director for Scotland to lead and support the delivery of the MCR programme in schools across the country. Someone who's worked in a leadership role across multiple disciplines and locations; is both strategic and hands-on. A senior manager who has built exceptional relationships, teams and partnerships but also able to build the platform for your young people to be heard and to realise all their potential.

A dynamic leader who will also help recruit an army of volunteer mentors to support 1000s of young people each week, and the caring relationships that make the difference. Someone who can serve their team and who understands education and its power. A motivated, committed and resilient person who can lead from the front and be the Scottish champion for the MCR cause, young people, schools, mentors, their employers and the communities we serve.

Role summary

Responsibility for leading, delivering and scaling a mentoring programme with proven impact. Leadership of our school based and school facing team. Management of relationships with key education stakeholders, Headteachers, local authorities and corporate parents.

This is a very exciting time for MCR Pathways as we grow our programme into schools across Scotland. As such, we are looking for an inspiring leader; passionate about exceptional quality and impact, and highly motivated by developing others.

The Scotland Programme/Operations Director will form part of the Executive Team, reporting directly into the CEO.

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The Bridges Programmes supports the social, educational, and economic integration and inclusion of refugees, asylum seekers, migrants, and anyone for whom English is a second language living in Glasgow. Their programmes enable their clients to reach their full potential and contribute to Scotland’s economy. They provide a supportive and inclusive environment for learning new skills and build strong social networks for socialising with their peers. The Bridges programmes help its clients to gain the confidence and qualifications they need to participate in all aspects of community life and become active and engaged citizens. They also provide essential information and advice on housing, healthcare, education, and other issues that are relevant to their clients’ lives in Scotland.

This post has become vacant due to the departure of the long-serving founder and CEO, Maggie Lennon, who has been at the helm of The Bridges Programmes since its inception 21 years ago. The post of CEO has been and will continue to be very well supported by the Board of Trustees.

To be a candidate of interest, you must be passionate about refugee and migrant integration, have strong links with the employability landscape in Scotland, be familiar with National Procurement systems, and have senior leadership and management experience.