The Wise Group is a leading social enterprise helping to lift people out of poverty across the UK. In 2020 the Wise Group supported over 40,000 people through various services and programmes across three key areas – employability, energy advice & advocacy and community justice. The Wise Group builds better lives, better communities, and stronger businesses in partnership with a diverse range of organisations across the UK.
The fallout from covid has impacted us all and The Wise Group have been working tirelessly to support those in need throughout 2020 and 2021, providing tailored services and embracing new organisational values. They want to attract exceptional people that want to join their winning team. The group have achieved so much in the last 12 months that they are on a high. Revenue has increased by 50% in this period to accommodate the delivery of key contracts and services. The Group expects this growth to continue as their services are in high demand UK wide.
The Wise Group now has an ever-growing pool of opportunity and they are looking to recruit a new Bid Lead. This post will own and manage all aspects of bidding to grow the enterprise income through competitive tenders, grant awards and other sources. The Bid Lead will project manage and continue to develop and improve the bid process whilst producing high quality, engaging proposals.
We are seeking enthusiastic candidates with a strong track record in bid management who can work with a range of stakeholders and lead teams. The role is open to bid experts from any background, if relevance and capability are highlighted within your application.
Top job! Director for Scotland
- Full time
- £56,000
- Scotland, remote working option available
- Closing 30th November 2021
We are delighted to be recruiting a Director for Scotland , this is a key role in leading Place2Be in Scotland.
Reporting to Director of Operations, you will provide strategic leadership for all aspects of Place2Be service delivery in Scotland, ensuring that Place2Be delivers great services to our schools, supporting the needs of children in Scotland.
You will have overall responsibility for leading and developing our mental health services in Scotland.
You will lead, build and develop school-based service management teams, ensuring appropriate professional development, training and succession plans are in place and that resources are available to meet service commitments.
To be considered for this position you will have a demonstrable track record of delivering results with quality outcomes. You will need to be a collaborative team player, concerned with team success as well as individual performance.
You must have experience of financial and budget management including planning, development, forecasting and business development.
The successful candidate needs to have a clear understanding of the requirements of delivering services to schools in Scotland and the stakeholder environment.
What will I be responsible for in my new role?
Following geographical regions:
- Scotland (all areas)
- Scotland East
- Scotland West
- Scotland North
Travel across this region may be required
Main responsibilities:
You will:
- drive and deliver high quality standards in Place2Be schools; ensuring standards are met or exceeded
- ensure policies and procedures are effectively implemented and adhered to
- hold accountability for school retention and development of partnerships with Place2Be schools
- Identify opportunities for growth and development through partnership building with a range of stakeholders
- lead, build and develop effective relationships with the Scotland Business Development Manager and Scotland Clinical Lead to ensure continued delivery and expansion of Place2Be services
- take lead responsibility for safeguarding management and work with the Head of Safeguarding to ensure best practice of all safeguarding issues and concerns in line with Place2Be’s policy
- be accountable for Place2Be service that delivers a whole-school approach to mental health; involving sourcing adequate numbers of trainee counsellors through local colleges, universities and other providers
Diversity and Inclusion
Place2Be is committed to equal opportunities and anti-discrimination practices and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community. We are particularly interested in attracting applications from candidates from diverse groups who are underrepresented.
About You
As the successful candidate, you will:
- possess degree level qualification or equivalent
- have experience leading multi-functional teams at senior management level and fostering a culture of learning, growth and professional development
- have a track record of delivering results with quality outcomes
- have demonstrable experience in leading and developing clinical services for children and young people
- experience of previously building and nurturing strong relationships both internally and externally
- experience of financial and budget management including planning, development, forecasting and setting
- have a proven ability to think strategically, use initiative and to actively seek innovative approaches to problem solving and delivering results
- possess strong interpersonal skills including motivation, negotiating, influencing and networking to build strong internal and external relationships
- have good understanding of quality assurance and effective performance monitoring
Top job! Relationship & Fundraising Manager
- Full time or Part time
- £40,000
- Glasgow, with remote and flexible working considered
- Closing 30th November 2021
INSP (International Network of Street Papers) works to alleviate poverty and build a global movement for social change, leading and supporting a network of street paper organisations in 35 countries worldwide.
The Relationship & Fundraising Manager will lead on building relationships, developing and delivering INSP’s fundraising strategy. It is a strategic and operational role, which will be critical to the sustainability and financial health of our organisation.
We are looking for a candidate with drive and creativity who is willing to work with a level of autonomy, and also able to work closely with our passionate and creative staff and board team. The candidate will lead on building a fundraising culture for INSP and will be prepared to work with us to build the systems to manage this.
This is a unique and challenging role in a dynamic organisation. The right candidate will be able to manage multiple moving parts and think strategically across different relationships, opportunities and networks. We are looking for a strategic and energetic individual who shares our commitment and vision to develop the potential from existing relationships, as well as having the ability and experience to harness and maximise the huge potential from our international community.
As an employer committed to diversity and flexible working, we will consider a range of options for the successful candidate, including part time, flexi-time, job sharing, compressed hours and remote working.
Main duties:
Relationship management:
- Identify, develop and maintain relationships with all existing and potential individual donors, including major donors.
- Devise and implement ways to connect and engage companies, individuals and trusts & foundations in the difference they’re making/could make.
- Secure meetings, face to face and virtual engagement with potential corporate partners, individual donors and trusts & foundations.
- Strategically plan events to encourage conversations with potential supporters and organise events so attendees get the best experience and impression of INSP.
- Support the Chief Executive, and other staff and trustees with relationship fundraising approaches, conversations and asks.
Planning and prospecting:
- Create an annual fundraising delivery plan with clear milestones and targets.
- Work with the Chief Executive and other staff to develop and execute INSP’s fundraising strategy and build a robust fundraising culture.
- Develop specific strategies for donor relations and cultivation, corporate sponsorships, events and communications.
- Research connections, network and identify opportunities to form new relationships with major donors, foundations and trusts and companies.
- Implement prospecting processes.
General:
- Develop an understanding of the key aspects of INSP’s work and be able to articulate the vision and impact of the organisation in a clear, passionate and confident way.
- Work with team to ensure that INSP’s external communications and online presence is optimised to encourage donor engagement.
- Act as an ambassador of INSP at public engagements and supporter events, and where necessary, deliver speeches or presentations to a wide range of audiences.
Administrative:
- Use and develop the Salesforce CRM to record, plan and analyse all major donor activity and contacts.
- Provide verbal and written reports as required and update plans where necessary.
- Adhere to the Scottish Fundraising Code of Practice and ensure that all team members are up to date with current practice.
- Ensure all data is processed within the framework of the Data Protection Act (1998) and GDPR.
Glasgow Centre for Inclusive Living is run by disabled people and aims to empower disabled people by providing a variety of housing, employment, training and Self-Directed Support services.
This is an exciting opportunity to work with us and our other Take Control teams in establishing a new service in North Lanarkshire delivering a specialist advice and support service to individuals either in receipt of or eligible for a Direct Payment from Social Services. When we can do so safely, the service will also provide a supported environment to encourage service users to come together to share ideas and experiences.
We are looking for our new Take Ctrl team to work closely with GCIL staff and our existing Take Ctrl teams in East Dunbartonshire and South Lanarkshire to quickly establish our presence and service in North Lanarkshire.
As part of a small team you will deliver a specialist advice and support service to individuals either in receipt of, or eligible for Self Directed Support (SDS) from Social Work Services. This is an exciting opportunity to join our new team delivering the service in the North Lanarkshire area.
Post is funded for 3 years.
Please note that initially you will be required to work from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This post will require PVG scheme membership.
· 25 days annual leave increasing to 30 days after 5 years
· 12½ public holidays
· 6% Pension contribution
· Employee discount scheme
· Death in Service Benefit
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We are currently increasing our pool of Art Therapists as demand for delivery of children’s Art Therapy across Glasgow and North Ayrshire has increased. Our Art Therapy services are targeted at those children most in need of support, including those experiencing significant trauma, those living with parental substance misuse and those residing in kinship care. We support high tariff child protection cases and as such require skilled art therapists who are experienced in working with this client group, of working closely with statutory services to provide holistic care and for whom following robust safeguarding procedures is of utmost priority.
Opportunities for work are available across the Glasgow and North Ayrshire regions and delivery will take place in a variety of settings including:
- Impact Arts’ offices in Glasgow and Irvine
- Schools across the areas
- Community venues
The purpose of the Art Therapist post is to provide Art Therapy for children identified and referred through the Art Therapy Programme, to assess children for suitability for individual therapy/ group therapy and/or Dyadic therapy with a parent or carer and to provide therapy and psychotherapy interventions for children on a 1:1 basis or in groups of 4-6 children.
Caseload numbers will be discussed with the Programme Manager and will depend on the availability of the art therapist.
Responsible for managing the Take Ctrl staff team and office on a day to day basis and for assisting individuals in a specific local authority area in receipt of Self Directed Support (SDS) funding from Social Work Services to manage their own support arrangements effectively. When appropriate, the Coordinator may also be required to provide a service to people appointed by or for individuals.
We are seeking an experienced administrator to support our Take Control team. You should have at least 2 years relevant experience providing administrative support in a busy office environment. This role requires a high level of communication and computer skills, and you should be able to work on your own initiative.
Posts are funded for 3 years.
Please note that initially you will be required to work from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
These post will require PVG scheme membership.
· 25 days annual leave increasing to 30 days after 5 years
· 12½ public holidays
· 6% Pension contribution
· Employee discount scheme
· Death in Service Benefit
Funded by the National Lottery, the Shettleston 100 project brings together key partners in Shettleston, led by Fuse Youth Café. It aims to raise awareness of climate change and help reduce wasteful and unsustainable consumption, showing that people can reduce their climate impact whilst also saving money. Shettleston residents will be asked to volunteer to complete purchase, consumption, and waste diaries, which will identify how households can change behaviours to reduce their costs and environmental impact. Individual reports will be produced, highlighting these changes as well as quantifying potential carbon and financial savings.
Following this, volunteers will then be asked to complete diaries for a further period to provide an understanding of the before and after picture.
Community engagement will be supported through filming a selection of the diaries, telling the story of what has worked, the benefits of taking part, the challenges, and how they have been overcome. This material will be used in a digital and social media campaign over the life of the project, involving social media advertising, podcasts, and appearances in existing local media.
A pop-up shopfront will be established to showcase the project and people’s experiences including opportunities for people in the wider community to reduce their wasteful consumption and their carbon footprint. This will also be a venue in which the wider community will come together for events and activities, such as climate cafes, workshops exploring specific themes, or discussions around experiences and findings. In the final three months of the project, a future strategy will be co-produced for waste reduction and consumption in Shettleston.
This is an opportunity to take a 12-month post and turn it into a career. There is no doubt that this work is needed, and the post-holder will receive the full backing of Fuse. The community needs this service, it is a core objective for us and increasingly funders are willing to support Climate Change projects. We just need someone to work with us to develop it further.
Family Outreach Worker (full or part time)
- Full time or Part time
- £21,963 – £24,559
- Central belt based with national travel (three of the five Secure Centres are based in the West of Scotland)
- Closing 10th December 2021
Are you passionate about making a difference for some of Scotland’s most at risk children and young people? Do you have experience of providing relationship support to families?
Cyrenians Keeping Families Together is an exciting on-going project with the specific purpose of supporting young people (12+) in secure accommodation across Scotland who are at greatest risk of spiralling further into the criminal justice system. We work with young people at the point of admission and also those who are in the process of returning home. We provide intergenerational support for whole families to build positive supportive relationships.
Building on our award-winning model of mediation and support, we offer 1-to-1 support from skilled mediators, practical support for each family member, and conflict resolution workshops. The project helps build relationships, promotes better communication, and reduces the potential for future conflict.
We are looking for motivated individuals with excellent communication skills and experience of supporting children young people and/or families. You should be committed to children’s rights and have the ability to demonstrate our values of compassion, respect, integrity, and innovation in the work that you do.
2 positions are available: Full time (37 hours/week) and Part time (14 hours/week).
Talented Production Manager
- Full time
- £28,500
- We’re in Glasgow. If you’re not, we will consider candidates based elsewhere who could work remotely.
- Closing 12th December 2021
Talented Production Manager with a social conscience, for a small ethical agency making video, animation and digital design.
Location: We’re in Glasgow. If you’re not, we will consider candidates based elsewhere who could work remotely.
Flexibility: We’re open to flexible working, flexitime, compressed hours, a mix of working in the office and WFH. This job might suit a parent, someone with caring responsibilities, or anyone who wants redress their work/life balance
Skills and experience:We need someone with skills and experience; but aptitude is more important than formal qualifications. If you’ve had an unusual or interrupted career path, but you can persuade us that your skills are transferable to this role, get in touch.
We positively value diversity, so we specially welcome applications from people under-represented in our industry.
media co-op is a well-established ethical business based in Glasgow, running successfully since 2004. We work exclusively for the Third Sector and Public Sector, on communications projects to promote social justice.
We make non-broadcast video and animation, social media content, graphic design, digital design, and occasional TV documentaries on social issues.
We’re a busy office with many concurrent projects at different stages of production.
Start date
Ideally January 2022, but negotiable.
About you
Background
You might be a Production Manager in a corporate video company, or a factual indie company.
You might be a very experienced Production Coordinator, ready to step up.
You might have an admin or management role in a charity, and a strong interest in comms and video.
Ethics
We’re looking for a new colleague who has a demonstrable commitment to social justice. That could be through your professional work, or volunteering for a charity or a campaign.
Professional skills
We are looking for a Production Manager with flair, expertise, creativity and enthusiasm in:
• Budgeting
• Scheduling
• Contracting
• Fluency in digital tools eg MS Excel, Google Docs, Slack, using a macbook
• Excellent negotiating skills
• Critical thinker/problem solver
• Excellent organisational and time-management skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Working on own initiative and organising own workflow
• And personal integrity
A full Job Description is available for download below.