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Venture Trust

Top job! Chief Executive Officer

  • Venture Trust
  • Full time
  • Circa £56,000
  • Edinburgh
  • Closing 11th February 2021

Venture Trust is a personal development charity supporting people, aged 16 years and over who are struggling with many and complex circumstances to overcome these barriers and realise their potential. Our strengths lie in the trust and relationships we forge, our developmental approach and in harnessing the transformational benefit of being outdoors and amongst nature.

Working in communities, in greenspaces and journeying through some of Scotland’s most wild places, we actively support people by focusing on individual’s strengths, equipping them with essential life-skills and building confidence. We want everyone to succeed and to continue to do so throughout their lives. We need a CEO to lead Venture Trust on an exciting journey that makes our vision a reality. We believe that with our partners we can beat the challenge of inequality in Scottish society.

The successful candidate will be responsible to the Venture Trust Board for providing strategic and operational leadership to secure the achievement of the organisation’s vision, strategic plans, impact and sustainability goals as set by the Venture Trust Board. You will play a crucial role in nurturing strategic partnerships, securing resources and shaping services and programmes to meet the charity’s objects, reflecting Venture Trust’s mission and values.

You will ensure that Venture Trust develops its position and reputation as the ‘go to’ partner for supporting young people in realising their full potential. You will ensure that the charity is managed effectively, demonstrating sound governance, financial and HR leadership and compliance with relevant legislation. It is important that you naturally lead with a style that reflects our Charity’s values.

To be considered for the role, you will have experience at a leadership level in devising and executing strategy, senior relationship management, securing resources and shaping services and programmes to meet the charity’s objects, reflecting Venture Trust’s mission and values. Experience of senior leadership in a charity and charity governance would be advantageous. We are looking for someone who shares our values and believes in the potential of people.

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CrossReach

Top job! Business Partner – Quality, Compliance and Improvement

  • CrossReach
  • Full time
  • £47,098
  • Edinburgh (Currently working remotely from home but will be based in the Edinburgh office when Covid restrictions allow)
  • Closing 24th January 2021

At CrossReach we have been at the forefront of high quality social care for over 150 years. Today, we are one of the largest providers in Scotland, with more than 1,800 staff and 65 services that include counselling, residential care and education. Together we offer support to all those who need a helping hand, so they can live life to the full whatever their circumstances.

In this unique role you’ll be responsible for maintaining and building upon the high quality standards of CrossReach. Championing and influencing quality throughout our organisation, you will manage and lead the Compliance and Improvement team of three, who are responsible for monitoring and measuring performance, supporting organisational development and maintaining our HR systems. Day to day activities will include process redesign to improve systems, taking a lead role in policy reviews and development, and promoting good record management practices.

As well as a relevant degree, diploma or social care qualification, you will have experience of at least two of the following: quality systems, policy development, organisational compliance, HR systems or monitoring performance. Ideally this will have been gained in a social care environment at management level. You will also have a proven commitment to quality and continuous improvement, combined with a positive attitude and good teamworking skills. Equally important, is the ability to communicate effectively and influence change across an organisation.

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Who Cares? Scotland

Top job! Interim Director of Corporate Services

  • Who Cares? Scotland
  • Full time
  • £45,696 – £57,120
  • Scotland-wide Office base Flexible, but home based in the first
  • Closing 27th January 2021

Who Cares? Scotland is the country’s only national independent, representative membership organisation for Care Experienced people. Our vision is of a Lifetime of Equality, Respect and Love for Care Experienced people. If you have relevant experience and share this vision, this could be the role for you!

The post is a key position within Who Cares? Scotland and will support the Chief Executive in successfully implementing our current strategic plan (2018-2022).

In this role you will have strategic responsibility for overseeing a team of diverse specialisms in the areas of Governance, Human Resources, Workforce Development, Fundraising, Business Support, Communications and our Helpline and employability activity. You will lead on strategic management of stakeholder communications and on Who Cares? Scotland’s brand and organisational identity. You will have an oversight of Who Cares? Scotland Board and Committee liaisons, governance processes and charity regulators in partnership with the Chief Executive. You will direct and hold responsibility for the success of the fundraising strategy and associated pipeline for 2021 and beyond, working in partnership with the Chief Executive and Senior Management peers to achieve this. With a lead on the organisation’s Business Support and Communications function, you will ensure that the tools and resources available are supporting the workforce across Scotland and are adequately enabling our programmes to be implemented safely, communicated confidently and with success.

You will have experience of working at a senior level in an organisation or service in the voluntary sector with experience of developing and implementing Fundraising strategies and meeting financial targets in excess of £500k per annum, managing and reporting on multiple budgets with a combined minimum value of £5million. You will also be able to demonstrate success as a lead in the tendering process in relation to Local Authority, Central Government, and private sector funding streams and contracts, and of being accountable to funders, boards and other stakeholders for the delivery of complex pieces of work including reporting on progress, performance monitoring and evaluation.

If this sounds like you, and you want to be part of delivering change for Care Experienced people across Scotland, we’d love to hear from you. For an informal conversation about this opportunity please call Marie-Claire Jones, Director of Corporate Services on 07715 312015.

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PF Counselling Service

Operations Manager

  • PF Counselling Service
  • Full time
  • £23,000 – £32,000
  • Edinburgh
  • Closing 8th February 2021

The Operations Manager is a key role at the PF which ensures that all aspects of our business, service delivery, and operations are carried out successfully, efficiently, safely, and cost effectively.

The role crosses a number of areas of our business, from everyday appointment administration to our policies and procedures, IT systems and the management of our building. It is a wide ranging, busy job with multiple priorities. As such, we need someone who is efficient, process minded and able to juggle competing demands to support a large team of committed volunteers.

The Operations Manager must be an excellent communicator and able to forge positive relationships with a wide variety of people, bringing staff and volunteers on board with new systems and processes, and ensuring they work within existing policies and procedures.

Organisation profile:

The PF Counselling Service is a COSCA Recognised voluntary counselling agency which offers both short and long term therapy to people over the age of 18, irrespective of where they live or their ability to pay. It was established in 1986 and is now the largest independent charity providing voluntary counselling services in Edinburgh.

The PF offers over 12,000 sessions of counselling a year to over 750 clients, provided by around 100 professionally trained volunteer counsellors. The staff team of four is responsible for all aspects of delivering the service.

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Hearts & Minds

General Manager (Maternity Cover)

  • Hearts & Minds
  • Part time
  • £30,000 pro-rata
  • Working from home and at the office in Edinburgh
  • Closing 31st January 2021

We are seeking a part-time General Manager (maternity cover) for 11 months, to manage finance, HR, business operations and administration. The post-holder will work with the CEO and other members of the Senior Management Team (Artistic Director, Fundraising Manager) to deliver the business plan, deliver existing programmes and develop new programmes/projects.

It is an exciting time to work with the organisation, as we move forward in the next stage of our development, implement strategic plans, grow our services and build our relationships with the people we serve and our funders.

At Hearts & Minds we believe that meaningful human connection is vital for wellbeing. We help vulnerable people overcome feelings of powerlessness, anxiety and isolation through the art of therapeutic clowning.

We are a Scottish arts-in-health charity that works in collaboration with paediatric healthcare units, respite centres, schools for learners with complex additional support needs and Dementia units to deliver laughter, friendship and support to those who need it most.

Our Clowndoctors Programme supports children and young people to cope with life in a hospital, hospice or respite care setting and in schools for learners with complex additional support needs.

Our Elderflowers Programme helps people living with dementia or dementia-related conditions in hospitals and residential care homes. Through playfulness, smiles and laughter, we help all of these vulnerable people to deal with the anxiety, fear, confusion and sadness that their situations and conditions may bring.

We are looking for someone who has experience of working in a General Manager role or Senior Management role in a small and/or charitable organisation. The post-holder must have the drive and commitment to push Hearts & Minds forward and to raise the profile of arts-in health in Scotland.

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Simon Community Scotland

Trustees

  • Simon Community Scotland
  • Management Board
  • Unpaid
  • Glasgow
  • Closing 12th February 2021

Would you like to be part of ending homelessness in Scotland?

Simon Community Scotland is a Scottish charity wholly focussed on tackling the causes and effects of homelessness. We have over 50 years’ experience of partnership working, responding to the complex needs of people who’s journey towards homelessness often began at an early age.

We are a wholly values-driven provider of specialist street outreach services in Glasgow and Edinburgh, intensive community outreach support emergency and supported accommodation services, and we are the largest provider of specialist homelessness provision for women experiencing homelessness. Our services are spread across 4 Local Authority areas, along with a national programme bringing digital inclusion to the very heart of homelessness provision. We have a team of over 300+ staff and volunteers delivering personalised solutions for over 5000 people per year.

Skills & Experience

We currently have a vacancy for 2 Trustees to join our Board and contribute to our respected pool of expertise. Ideally, applicants will have a range of relevant skills and a keen interest in combating the causes and effects of homelessness. We are particularly keen to receive applications from individuals with expertise in:

● HR (Employment Law)

● Mental Health/Addiction

● Fundraising

● Property

● PR/Communications/Marketing

Trustee/Board Requirements

● Tenure is initially for 3 years (up to a maximum 2 terms of 3 years).

● Attend 6 Board Meetings per year on the last Tuesday (evening) of every 2nd month

(commencing in January), via video-conferencing (during Covid).

● Join one Sub-Committee - (Finance, HR & Governance, Property & Investment or Digital

Strategy).

● Visit 2 services per year.

● Play an active role in the work of the Board and Sub-Committees, including Strategic

Planning and ensuring good Governance.

● Get to know other Board members and help build a collegial working relationship that

contributes to consensus.

● Constructively challenge the Simon Community Scotland team and fellow Board members,

contributing to debate and discussion that enhances the work.

● Trustees have the opportunity to support the work of the charity by participating in internal

and external events. Email response/exchange will also be an integral part of the role.

● Training will be provided where necessary and you will be reimbursed for reasonable

expenses incurred in connection with your role.

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Bethany Christian Trust

HR Trainee

  • Bethany Christian Trust
  • Part time
  • £18,798 pro-rata
  • Edinburgh
  • Closing 1st February 2021

As HR Trainee, you will be an integral and core team member and work proactively in our People Development and Relationships Team.

This is a true generalist role in which you will gain excellent experience in the full remit of HR work. The role is very varied and the post holder will require to be both reactive and sensitive to the HR issues arising within the organisation at any given time. This post is developmental and is an excellent opportunity for someone keen to develop in HR to gain valuable experience. We are looking for someone who is CIPD qualified or equivalent.

We need you to be innovative, proactive, comfortable working on your own initiative, adaptable, supportive, diplomatic and discreet, with strong time management skills. We are also looking for an individual with the ability to build and develop good relationships at all levels. In return, you will have the opportunity to contribute to the success and growth of this respected charity and gain fantastic HR experience as part of our small, friendly team.

Above all you will be motivated by the work of Bethany Christian Trust and of being part of our on-going work to meet the needs of homeless and vulnerable people in our country.

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Ypeople

HR Business Partner

  • Ypeople
  • Full time
  • £31,723 – £35,135
  • Glasgow
  • Closing 28th January 2021

Do you share our commitment to supporting positive change in people’s lives?

Ypeople has over 200 staff and volunteers and supports hundreds of people every day in our homelessness, young people’s wellbeing and out of school care services.

About the role

The HR Business Partner will work closely with Managers and key stakeholders to help build organisational and people capability as well as shape and implement effective people strategies and activities within the organisation.

We would love you to apply for this role if...

  • You are guided by the Ypeople values and committed to creating an environment that promotes inclusiveness.
  • You are CIPD qualified
  • You have knowledge of current legislation, policies and strategies relating to Employment Law
  • You have experience of developing plans and strategies for service delivery
  • You would love to work in this role if...
  • You are keen to develop strong working relationships with Ypeople Managers, staff and relevant external bodies
  • You will take pride in promoting a positive and approachable image of the HR Department both internally and externally
  • You are excited to bring your people expertise and experience of developing solutions to help the organisation to deliver its strategy
  • You are excited to work in an organisation that celebrates your participation and offers you development opportunities

What you will be doing

  • Influencing and building relationships with people around the organisation
  • Developing and implementing people strategy in line with the overall organisation strategy
  • Managing the impact of HR practices to ensure that they are appropriate and fit with wider organisational needs
  • Work closely with management and employees to improve work relationships, build morale and increase productivity and retention
  • Talent development, through identifying training needs for teams and individuals
  • Ensuring HR Metrics have an impact on services and organisational development and growth
  • Support the development and maintenance of a performance management culture within Ypeople
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Ypeople

Wellbeing Manager

  • Ypeople
  • Full time
  • £27,369 – £29,981
  • Glasgow
  • Closing 28th January 2021

Do you share our commitment to supporting positive change in people’s lives?

Ypeople has over 200 staff and volunteers and supports hundreds of people every day in our homelessness, young people’s wellbeing and out of school care services.

About the role

The Wellbeing Manager will manage and administer policies and programs to promote employee wellbeing throughout Ypeople. This will relate to all aspects of working life, from the quality of the physical environment, to how workers feel about their work, their working environment, the climate at work and work organisation.

We would love you to apply for this role if...

  • You are guided by the Ypeople values and committed to creating an environment that promotes inclusiveness.
  • You have a relevant professional qualification or comparable experience in work related to the role.
  • You are an experienced Manager
  • You are experienced in report writing and producing management reports
  • You would love to work in this role if...
  • You will be passionate about ensuring that the wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do
  • You are keen to work together with individuals to identify key health and wellbeing needs, and to create health profiles
  • You will strive to continually develop knowledge and understanding of relevant
  • You are excited to work in an organisation that celebrates your participation and offers you development opportunities

What you will be doing

  • Create a culture that values individual team members and their wellbeing
  • Create positive working environments where individuals and the organisation can thrive
  • Capture the moments in employees experiences that really matter to both employees and the organisation
  • Ensure that we provide support for employees in both personal and professional transitions
  • Understand Psychological Informed Environments (PIE) throughout organisation
  • Promote physical health and mental wellbeing practices
  • Ensure that reflective practice is embedded into the organisation
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Sight Scotland

Board Member

  • Sight Scotland
  • Management Board
  • Unpaid
  • Edinburgh
  • Closing 1st February 2021

Sight Scotland and Sight Scotland Veterans Board Members

We are looking for three new Board Members to join Sight Scotland and Sight Scotland Veterans to work with us to meet our ambitious new strategy of reaching as many people with sight loss as possible across Scotland, no matter what their age or stage of visual impairment.

Our aim is that no-one should face sight loss alone. At Sight Scotland we already offer expert care, education and support but we want to do more by reaching out in new ways across all of Scotland to many more communities and people with sight loss. Sight Scotland Veterans supports around 1,400 veterans, providing innovative and valuable support to keep them independent through our outreach service, rehabilitation and activity centres.

Our Board plays a key role in supporting our strategic direction and ensuring good governance, supporting us as we work to meet our ambitious new strategy, therefore it is essential that you have an interest in better outcomes for people with sight loss.

We are particularly keen to see applications from those with strategic level experience in one or more of the following areas:

  • Community Engagement or Co-production
  • Equality, Diversity and Human Rights
  • Additional Support Needs or Visual Impairment Education
  • Knowledge and Understanding of Veterans’ Issues
  • Human Resources / Organisational Development
  • Fundraising
  • Digital Transformation
  • Property
  • Medical Research

Sight Scotland and Sight Scotland Veterans are sister charities and are the new names for Royal Blind and Scottish War Blinded. Board Members are Trustees of both organisations.

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