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Friends of the Earth Scotland is looking for a Parliamentary Officer to join our friendly and successful team in Edinburgh. This is a key role aimed at delivering the political engagement needed for our new Oil and Gas Campaign.

Managed by FoES’ Public Affairs Manager you will work closely with the FoE Scotland Director, Head of Campaigns, Campaigners, Communications and Activism staff, focusing on our campaign to end North Sea oil and gas production.

You will be an excellent communicator, with a flair for policy and sound political judgement. You will have held a relevant policy or parliamentary role within an organisation or have direct experience working in the Scottish Parliament or Government. You will have a naturally collaborative working style, and will thrive in a growing, dynamic and creative team. You will be motivated by our vision for a world in which everyone has a healthy environment and a fair share of the world’s resources.

This is a 4-days-a-week role with some flexible working required.

We are a diverse, modern city which is re-imagining the role culture can play in bringing people together. Coventry is a city of welcome, a city of activists and pioneers, a city of peace and reconciliation, a city of innovation and invention, a City of Culture.

The Trust is committed to:

• Welcoming 2.5m additional visitors to Coventry in 2021/22
• 80% of the city’s residents experiencing at least three events in 2021/22
• Increasing audience attendance from under-represented communities by 20%
• Activating more than 16,000 volunteers and participants
• Making long-lasting, tangible social change in Coventry
• Transforming who holds the power to create and curate in the city
• Starting a wave of cultural investment across the region

Coventry’s City of Culture programme will start in May 2021 and run for 12 months, allowing us to keep our promise to the city and region - to deliver an extraordinary year and to tell the story of the city that moves.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Trust is looking to appoint a Disability Inclusion Manager managed by the Head of Team Development to ensure that all aspects of the Trust’s activities are fully accessible to D/deaf, disabled* and/or neurodivergent employees, artists, audience members, stakeholders, participants, or volunteers.

*We are defining disability based on the Social Model approach, which, by focusing on the disabling barriers imposed by society, embraces all physical, sensory, and invisible impairments, learning disability, mental health, neurodivergent and fatigue conditions.

THE ROLE

• To provide knowledge, expertise, and support to our team in developing their disability confident practices and helping to review and develop inclusive systems and processes
• To work with the Head of Team Development and key colleagues and stakeholders to plan, deliver and review Disability Inclusion focussed action plans
• To support the work of HR & Team Development to deliver disability inclusion focussed training and development activity and events
• To lead the development of the city-wide Access & Attitudes Forum, held bi-monthly
• To work with marketing, communications, delegates, ticketing, and visitor experience colleagues to ensure that the visitor invite, welcome and offer is accessible and inclusive
• To collaborate with producers and production managers to ensure that all performances and events are accessible and inclusive
• To support the Trust’s ambitions to have a leading role in promoting best practice in access and inclusion
• To oversee the booking of provision for accessible performances
• To report key initiatives and activities to stakeholders and to the monitoring and evaluation team
• To be an advocate for our disability inclusion work, internally and externally, including public speaking
• To actively engage with the organisation’s vision and mission and strategies regarding artistic ambition, equal opportunities, diversity and accessibility, participation and engagement, environment and sustainability and evaluation and monitoring
• To be aware of, and undertake to comply with and to help develop, the Trust’s policies and procedures including, but not limited to, GDPR, Health and Safety, Safeguarding and Diversity and Equality and Inclusion Policies

PERSON SPECIFICATION

• Experience of leading disability inclusion activity from planning and delivery to review and within a creative and cultural context
• Experience of ensuring that accessibility requirements are met for projects, programmes, events, and performances within a creative and cultural context
• Experience of delivering training and development activity for teams and external stakeholders
• Experience of providing advice, guidance, and support to help promote best practice
• Experience of reporting to colleagues, Boards, and funders
• Working knowledge of current access best practice
• Excellent organisation skills, with the ability to balance and prioritise a diverse workload
• A can-do attitude to working in busy team structure, with experience of working with and influencing multiple partners with competing demands
• Competent across IT and software, including a strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office, and willingness to learn other software programmes
• An effective communicator, able to build and maintain relationships with colleagues, agencies, and partners
• Attributes of diplomacy, confidentiality, trust and respect for colleagues and partners
• To be based in, or able to move within commuting distance of Coventry

Reports to: Head of Team Development

GENERAL

Coventry is one of the most diverse cities in the UK and we want our Team to reflect that diversity. We value the benefits of a diversity of life experiences, cultural and social knowledge and are particularly keen to hear from candidates from currently under-represented groups, including those with disabilities.

We are looking to build a team of people from a range of backgrounds and range of experiences. We can provide mentoring and training/support to less experienced candidates. Training and talent development within the Trust team and within the wider sector is central to our approach. All postholders are expected to participate in training and development activity and to contribute time and expertise to supporting our training programmes on site and occasionally off site.

We are committed to being an Equal Opportunities Employer for all roles and contracts; we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, gender, disability, culture, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age. As a disability inclusion focussed role, we encourage disabled applicants to apply. If you are unsure about applying, please talk with us about any concerns you might have.

The Trust will undertake to meet reasonable adjustments as required and will support with making specific access requirements requests via Access To Work.

This list of responsibilities is not exhaustive and team members will be required to perform duties outside of this as operationally required.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

This is a fixed term post until June 2022

• The post is working 39 hours (excluding 30 minute/1-hour lunch) per week Monday – Friday at hours to be agreed between 9am and 6pm with frequent evening work to see shows and events
• Flexible working may be agreed, including the potential for part-time working, a job share or any other necessary adjustments including ensuring support needs and access requirements are met
• The salary is paid monthly in arrears
• If asked to work additional hours at the weekend, Time Off in Lieu will be given if approved in advance with the Line Manager
• Pension auto-enrolment is applicable and employer contributions are currently 3%. The Trust’s appointed pension provider is NEST. Further details are available
• Holiday 33 days per annum including public holidays. Holiday must be taken at a time to suit all colleagues
• Main place of work is the Trust’s Office with frequent attendance at meetings offsite. However, given current government guidelines all Trust employees are currently homeworking. The successful candidate will be welcomed into the Trust and supported through a remote onboarding process
• There is a probation period of three months during which time the notice period is one week; on confirmation of appointment the notice period is one month
• On appointment the successful candidate must be able to provide the correct documents as proof of their right to work in the UK for duration of the contract
• The candidate’s contract of employment with the Trust does not come into force until the first day of work

For more information about the Coventry 10-year Cultural Strategy visit covculture.com and for more information about Coventry UK City of Culture 2021 visit coventry2021.co.uk

Barnardo's Rights and Advocacy service has been established in Fife for over 15 years. After a recent successful recommissioning process, from April 1st 2021, Barnardo's Children's Rights and Advocacy service will continue to provide all Rights and Advocacy work for children and young people in Fife. As a result of this process, the service is looking to expand the team to meet the requirements in the new service brief.

The service is looking to employ 2 Project Workers to continue the Rights/Advocacy work that it currently undertakes. This involves ensuring that the rights of Looked After Children are adhered to in decision making forums like Children's Hearings and LAC reviews. It also involves advocating on behalf of children and young people at these meetings. You will also be required to support the development of the Participation and Engagement aspect of the service brief which may involve some groupwork or gathering the views of children and young people.

You will have a passion for Children's Rights and Advocacy work and ideally some experience in this area would be helpful. An understanding of the legal frameworks and systems involved with Looked After Children would be advantageous.

At Barnardo's we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. Our safer recruitment processes mean that the safety and welfare of the child is paramount at every stage of the process and therefore, we adopt rigorous scrutiny in our pre-employment checking. This post is subject to a range of pre-employment checks including a Criminal Records Enhanced Disclosure for the successful candidate.

About Barnardo's

At Barnardo's we believe in children – no matter who they are, what they have done or what they have been through. Please read about our basis and values following the link below. You will be asked questions relating to them as part of the recruitment process for this role.

Barnardo's is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce for staff and volunteers. We actively encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic and male candidates as they are under-represented within Barnardo's.

The Service

The Health, Safety and Sustainability Team work across all companies within Hillcrest providing support, advice and guidance on all matters pertaining to health, safety and environmental management.

The Role

This position is a pivotal role in the business, helping to support the growth of a positive and dynamic health, safety and environmental culture. The post holder will maintain open communication with key stakeholders to support company objectives and provide solution focussed advice to ensure compliance with all relevant legislation and regulations across Hillcrest.

You Will

• Have a minimum of NEBOSH Certificate or equivalent
• Have a proven track record of health, safety and environmental management working in a multi site environment
• Have previous experience of undertaking comprehensive audits and risk assessments; delivering training and report writing from a health, safety and environmental perspective
• Be skilled in gathering data for analysis of HSE related trends
• Have excellent communication skills with the ability to build strong customer and team relationships
• Have an action orientated approach, applying a sense of urgency, high energy and enthusiasm to all aspects of work
• Participate in environmental management activities and act as a role model for best practice in this area

Company Benefits

• Disclosure costs paid in full
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Free core training provided on site
• Savings Scheme
• Pension Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Death in Service Benefit
• Comprehensive Health and Well-being Package
• Organisational Recognition and Reward Scheme

Action on Smoking and Health Scotland (ASH Scotland) is the independent Scottish health charity working for a Scotland free from the harm and inequality caused by tobacco.

We are at a critical time for Scotland’s public health. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted stark health inequalities and statistics show that in our most hard-pressed communities, a huge 32% of people smoke (compared to 6% in more affluent areas).

Things need to change.

The upcoming Scottish elections and the new Scottish Government offer an opportunity to start improving lives in communities.

Do you want to help us push that change?

We are recruiting for a fixed term Policy and Public Affairs Officer to cover maternity leave for up to 12 months. If you have public affairs and policy experience, we’d love you to join our team at an exciting time. There is much to play for.

Want to help us make a difference?

We currently have a fantastic opportunity for a Participation Officer to deliver a 12 month project developing a comprehensive culture and practice of participation with the children, young people and families that includem support, in line with the aims of The Promise. This will be achieved by reviewing current policies and practices in promoting the views, experiences and rights of the children, young people and families and the development and implementation of a participation framework.

At includem we value and celebrate peoples’ diversity and believe this strengthens our team. As an organisation serving children in care and care leavers, we are keen to receive applications from people with experience of care and recognise the importance of having care experienced staff within our team. We are seeking an individual who is committed to promoting children’s rights, hearing the voices of those we support and ensuring that they can influence the decisions and structures that affect them. We believe that the life experience of the Participation Officer will be key to delivering the change we need to best promote children’s rights.

What does the role involve?

• Review relevant includem policies, processes and practices to ensure that children, young people and families are able to contribute to decision making, policy making and service planning which affects them in an informed and supported way, and in a way that support and promotes their rights.
• Review and enhance participatory skills and confidence of staff at all levels of the organisation to ensure meaningful participation of children and families in activities, consultations and events in order to represent their views and experiences of the care and support they receive.
• Model participation practices by working alongside support delivery staff and directly with children and young people and families, to identify appropriate and accessible ways for them to participate meaningfully in activities designed to help them share their views and experiences and influence practice across all levels of the organisation.
• Ensure that processes are identified and agreed to ensure the views of those children and young people about includem services and issues affecting them are recorded and considered in planning and decision making at an individual and service level.
• Develop, along with children, young people and families and support delivery staff a participation framework, with consideration to the strengths, gaps and challenges identified in the review period of the project, framework to ensure that this will represent the views, opinions and experiences of children and young people both in internal service development and improvement and to a range of external audiences, including decision makers and policy makers at a local and national level.
• Develop an agreed method of consultation and involvement that supports the wider work of includem in supporting children and young people to contribute to includem’s campaigning and influencing work.
• Recommend changes to policies and practices to ensure that participation of children, young people and families is embedded across all of includem’s services.
• Work with staff across all roles of the organisation to ensure that all includem services can demonstrate the active and meaningful participation of children and young people in decision making, policy making and service planning.
• Develop, in conjunction with relevant staff, appropriate methods of recording, monitoring and evaluating the views and opinions of children and young people to inform decision making, policy making and service development.
• Recognise the confidential and sensitive nature of personal information relating to children, young people and families, and how this should be communicated, used, published, shared, recorded and handled appropriately.
• Become a member of the PVG (Protecting Vulnerable Groups) Scheme (paid for by includem)

Person Specification

• Demonstrate an awareness and understanding of effectively supporting and promoting children and young people’s meaningful participation
• Knowledge and understanding of, and commitment to, equality of opportunity, anti discriminatory practices, and inclusion
• Good verbal and written skills and the ability to communicate clearly and sensitively
• Self-motivation, team working and ability to use initiative
• Experience of working in a social care setting within one of the following areas:
• Youth work
• Community learning and development
• Children and young people with disabilities services
• Children and young people in either a residential or community setting
• Experience of group facilitation to promote meaningful activities and events for children and young people
• The ability to work in partnership with a wide range of agencies
• Flexibility to work weekends and evenings when required and to travel to includem offices across Scotland

We value our staff and employee benefits include:

• A full and robust induction programme
• Holiday entitlement of 28 days rising to 31 with length of service and 9 public holidays
• Enhanced Employer Pension Contributions
• Free Confidential Employee Counselling Service
• Access to Mental Health First Aiders across the organisation
• Company Mobile Phone and Laptop
• SCVO Credit Union
• Discounted gym membership
• Discounted holidays and associated benefits
• Access to discounts for charity workers

We are actively seeking to bring more diversity of perspectives and experience and especially welcome applications from people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities who are currently underrepresented in our organisation.