Top job! National Director – Scottish Association of Social Work
- Full time
- £53,356 – £70,755
- Edinburgh office or home based subject to discussion & Covid requirements
- Closing 30th June 2020
BASW (the British Association of Social Workers) is the independent professional association for social workers across the UK. We are seeking to appoint our next National Director for Scotland to lead the SASW, the Scotland team.
The role is focused on driving the development and growth of the Association in Scotland, providing leadership to develop the engagement of and support to members and recruiting social workers to the association. The ND will be proactive in building stakeholder networks and creating a presence in the media, influencing and being the independent, profession-led voice on social work policy in Scotland. The post holder will also develop our professional education and events activities and deliver the SASW business plan.
SASW has a small staff team of professional social worker and administrative colleagues, and a well-established, enthusiastic committee of members that are driving the growth and development of BASW in Scotland. With an office and meeting base in Edinburgh (subject to Covid restrictions), SASW is excellently placed to reach out to more social workers and work in closer collaboration with partners and stakeholders across the sector to improve social work, the work experience of practitioners and the lives of people needing social work support.
At the current time, all BASW staff across the UK, including in SASW, are working from home, and using BASW’s excellent online facilities, resources, and equipment to continue in our work. BASW is responding to the Covid crisis creatively while prioritising safety for staff and members and will continue to do so.
Applications for the ND post are invited from qualified social workers who have the energy, determination, leadership, and management skills to develop and deliver our ambitions for SASW. The ideal candidate will have excellent interpersonal skills as well as the confidence and credibility to represent SASW at Government level and in the media. You will understand accountability within a member-led organisation and be able to facilitate communications and relations between SASW members’ committee and staff.
Leading a committed team of staff who may be working from home or from other locations much of the time, the role requires a high degree of autonomy, self-organisation and ability to seek and use support. Candidates should be self-motivated whilst capable of working consistently and flexibly as part of a UK-wide organisation. We are looking for someone who is passionate and knowledgeable about social work and who is committed to high standards of professionalism underpinned by BASW’s Code of Ethics for Social Work.
If you would like to be part of this dynamic, motivated team renowned for its dedication and professionalism while working in a challenging environment. You will need:
- Knowledge of the current social work policy and political agenda and landscape, particularly in Scotland.
- Leadership experience at senior practitioner and/or management level.
- Significant social work experience and be registered with a UK regulator, or willing and eligible to register with the appropriate regulator.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Experience of working in challenging, senior leadership situations with conflicting time scales and priorities.
- Willingness to work collaboratively, including via virtual environments and digital communications.
- A demonstrable commitment to the BASW Code of Ethics.
- Ability and willingness to work in a member-led organisation and to support and facilitate the good functioning of the SASW committee of members.
The work is fast paced but you will be well supported and guided by experienced, supportive colleagues across the UK and in Scotland to ensure you reach your full potential and are able to deliver the best outcomes for members.
If you believe you have the skills, motivation, and determination to succeed in this role we would like to hear from you.
The Scottish Trades Union Congress is seeking to recruit a Policy Officer (Equality) to support its work. The post is a full-time permanent position.
The Policy Officer (Equality) will work as part of the Policy, Political Relations and Equality team, assisting with the development and promotion of STUC Policy, with a particular focus on Equality. They will provide Secretariat support and advice to the STUC Equality Committees (Black Workers’ Committee, Disabled Workers’ Committee, LGBT+ Workers’ Committee and Women’s Committee). They will support STUC relations with Government at all levels; prepare draft submissions to policy consultations; prepare briefings, content for speeches and other articles promoting STUC policy and supporting political relations.
The post holder will be working primarily from the Glasgow STUC office though there is a requirement for attendance at external meetings and occasional out of hours work.
Candidates must have a commitment to trade union values.
About Samaritans
Every six seconds, Samaritans answer a call for help. We’re here, day or night, for anyone who’s struggling to cope, who needs someone to listen without judgement or pressure.
Samaritans is not only for the moment of crisis; we’re taking action to prevent the crisis. Our influencing work is at the heart of our efforts to reach more people and make suicide prevention a priority.
Thanks to the passion and commitment of more than 20,000 volunteers, the hard work of our staff and the generosity of our partners and supporters we can be there for people who have nowhere to turn.
We’re looking for new talent to join our Scotland team. In this job you can make a significant contribution to the vital work we do to influence Scotland’s policy and political landscape on suicide and self harm and support our frontline services.
The Role
We are seeking an Influencing Assistant to join our Scotland team. This is a brand new role to help us make a step change in our public-facing activity. You will support us in our influencing work across channels, partner organisations and our large volunteer base so that fewer people die by suicide. And you’ll also help us keep the Scotland office running effectively.
You’ll be an excellent communicator with experience of working or volunteering in media relations, policy or campaigning. A particular focus of the job will be on supporting us to develop our Scottish digital activity, so you’ll need to demonstrate experience of effective use of social media. You’ll be able to represent the organisation professionally and you’ll need proven organisational and administrative skills to ensure the team can deliver together, effectively.
We are a small team looking to have a big impact, so we want you to share a commitment to positive social change. This is an opportunity to make a real difference with opportunity to develop your influencing skills.
The post will normally be based in our office in central Edinburgh; however staff are currently home-working due to COVID-19.
A Job Description is available for download below.
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.
Policy Officer (1 year post)
- Full time
- £25,461
- 10 Old Tolbooth Wynd, Edinburgh, EH8 8EQ (home-based while COVID-19 lockdown measures are in place)
- Closing 6th July 2020
Engender, Scotland’s feminist policy and advocacy organisation is seeking a Policy Officer to join our busy team working for a gender-equal Scotland. They will be experienced in producing analysis and policy briefings, and committed to feminist principles.
To work within a team advocating for policymaking that advances women’s equality by researching and writing briefings and consultation responses. To engage with MSPs, staff, and committees to make sure that gender matters in the Scottish Parliament.
To work with communications and engagement colleagues to make sure our members and stakeholders are up to speed with the critical issues around women’s equality, and that women’s voices are heard wherever policy is made.
Specific duties:
- Analyse government and public policy and produce ‘gender edits’ of key large policy and political documents.
- Produce research and writing for consultation responses, parliamentary briefings and advocacy materials aimed at a range of audiences, including for Engender’s blog and social media platforms.
- Maintain Engender’s presence in policy networks within Scotland, and engage with civil servants and other key stakeholders with regards to Engender’s policy work.
- Work with the Engender communications and engagement team to engage with communities of interest, third sector organisations and other stakeholders to ensure that our policy analysis reflects women’s lived experience, including experts on sexual harassment for a funded project.
- Work closely with the Executive Director and policy colleagues on research and information gathering to inform Engender’s advocacy and policy priorities.
Person specification
Essential:
- Experience of producing policy analysis and/or briefing materials for policymakers, parliamentarians, or third sector organisations.
- Experience of working in the Scottish political context to influence change, including some engagement with Scottish parliamentarians, and/or Scottish Parliament committees and staff.
- Solid understanding of intersectional feminist analysis and its application to public policy.
- Clear writing style, and ability to communicate complex issues simply.
- Verbal communication skills, including delivering presentations.
- A strong commitment to equality and human rights.
- Experience working in a small team, including on individual and collaborative projects.
Desirable:
- Experience in writing for a range of audiences in a variety of styles from academic to informal.
- Experience of using social media in a policy and advocacy context.
- Experience of participatory policy development processes and research methods.
Download this job description and person specification as a pdf here.
Research and Evaluation Manager - Scotland
- Full time
- £30,000
- Home based or office based in Glasgow/Edinburgh
- Closing 8th June 2020
Purpose of Role:
To manage and deliver the monitoring and evaluation of Cycling UK projects in Scotland, providing research and analysis expertise where required, to show the impact of our work
Scope of Role: The postholder will work with the Head of Development Scotland, Project Managers, Development Officers and the Director of Behaviour Change and Development to plan and deliver the monitoring, evaluation and research aspects of our behaviour change projects – including Big Bike Revival, Play Together on Pedals and WheelNess – that seek to support more people to cycle in communities across Scotland.
If you have Research and Evaluation experience then we'd love to have you join our team in Scotland.
Research and Evaluation Manager - Scotland (home based)
- Full time
- £30,000
- Home based or office based in Glasgow/Edinburgh
- Closing 8th June 2020
Purpose of Role:
To manage and deliver the monitoring and evaluation of Cycling UK projects in Scotland, providing research and analysis expertise where required, to show the impact of our work
Scope of Role: The postholder will work with the Head of Development Scotland, Project Managers, Development Officers and the Director of Behaviour Change and Development to plan and deliver the monitoring, evaluation and research aspects of our behaviour change projects – including Big Bike Revival, Play Together on Pedals and WheelNess – that seek to support more people to cycle in communities across Scotland.
If you have Research and Evaluation experience then we'd love to have you join our team in Scotland.
Programmes Lead
- Full time or Part time or Flexible
- £20,000 – £25,000
- Edinburgh
- Closing 8th June 2020
HIV Scotland is excited to advertise this new role to help lead a new programmes strand of our work. In the main, these programmes have been started in response to COVID-19, but we hope they will become a permanent part of our work supporting people living with and affected by HIV. It is an exciting and unique opportunity to lead on programmes such as HIV Self Test Scotland, Life Coaching and a whole suite of new initiatives focused at improving wellbeing and reducing social isolation among people that we service. We want to make a real and lasting difference to the lives of people living with and affected by HIV.
You will work closely with the rest of our small team – feeding in to fundraising, policy, research, events, community engagement, volunteering and communications to help grow our programmes, shout about our success and share learning and best practice. You will be a good team player with a flexible approach and excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Conditions
We are offering extremely flexible conditions for this role – you will be working from home for the foreseeable future and you can choose the hours that suit you. We can offer full-time, part-time or job-share opportunities for this role. You will receive 25-day annual leave entitlement, with up to 10 public holidays (depending on when they fall). Our workplace focuses on performance, not hours at the desk – making HIV Scotland a truly flexible work environment. We offer a full employment benefit programme, which can include discounted gym and spa membership at our partner – the Kimpton Charlotte Square Hotel. HIV Scotland also offers an Employer Pension Scheme with 6% employer contributions.
Accessibility
HIV Scotland is an equal opportunity employer. Access to the office is only via a staircase. We apologise for this barrier but if it does causes any concerns please don’t hesitate to contact us to discuss options.