Top job! Corporate Performance Manager
- Full time
- £38,410 – £45,215
- Working from home with base at National Park Headquarters, Balloch on easing of COVID restrictions.
- Closing 20th April 2021
Are you looking for an exciting and rewarding opportunity to work in one of the most beautiful and scenic landscapes in the world?
Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park covers over 720 square miles of Scotland’s finest countryside which welcomes over 4 million visitors each year. From the stunning sea lochs and rugged coastline through the majestic glens and breathtaking Loch, Scotland’s first National Park truly is a magical place to live or visit and an incredible place to work.
We are a small organisation that believe our people are our most valuable asset. We want to attract and retain the very best people that represent the communities and visitors we serve. We are keen to receive applications from anyone that meets the essential criteria for the role and to help attract the best people we are happy to talk flexible working, working locations and are part of the disability confident scheme.
This is a new and exciting opportunity within the National Park team. You will be responsible for leading, developing and enhancing our corporate performance and governance to ensure continuous improvement brining an innovative and engaging approach to the development and reporting of our key corporate and operational plans.
An experienced professional, with excellent inter personal skills, you will have a proven track record in corporate and annual planning with an innovative approach. As someone who has strong policy and advocacy skills who demonstrates sound independent judgement you will understand how to approach, advise and influence stakeholders at all levels. You will be confident, credible, proactive and creative when driving quality improvement and good practice.
We offer many benefits such as: a great place to work, cycle to work scheme, generous annual leave allowance, flexitime and very competitive pension scheme.
The National Park Authority is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
Top job! Board and Committee Manager
- Full time
- £31,438 – £37,844
- Working from home with base at National Park Headquarters, Balloch on easing of COVID restrictions
- Closing 13th April 2021
Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park covers over 720 square miles of Scotland’s finest countryside which welcomes over 4 million visitors each year. From the stunning sea lochs and rugged coastline through the majestic glens and breathtaking Loch, Scotland’s first National Park truly is a magical place to live or visit and an incredible place to work.
We are a small organisation that believe our people are our most valuable asset. We want to attract and retain the very best people that represent the communities and visitors we serve. We are keen to receive applications from anyone that meets the essential criteria for the role and to help attract the best people we are happy to talk flexible working, working locations and are part of the disability confident scheme.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic forward thinking individual to join the team and help deliver our National Park Vision. You will facilitate and manage the of Board and Committee affairs to ensuring forward-looking governance with a focus on sustainability, transparency, and equality.
Our ideal candidate is an experienced professional, with excellent organisational and inter personal skills, as someone who has strong policy and advocacy skills who demonstrates sound independent judgement you will understand how to approach, advise and influence stakeholders at all levels. You will be confident, credible, proactive and creative when driving quality improvement and good practice.
This is an exciting time to be part of the Loch Lomond & Trossachs National Park team, if you think you have got what we’re looking for we’d love to hear from you.
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.
This role is being re-advertised.
An exciting opportunity has a risen to play a major part in one of the most ambitious community ecological restoration projects in the UK.
The Langholm Initiative, a community development trust based in Dumfries and Galloway in the Scottish Borders is currently in the process of buying over 5,000 acres of land and 6 residential properties from Buccleuch Estates in what is the South of Scotland’s first large scale community purchase.
The Langholm Initiative is now recruiting an Estate Manager to lead the creation and development of the new Tarras Valley Nature Reserve.
The community purchase is high profile and has been well covered in the media over the past 18 months. In addition to the major funders (Scottish Land Fund, South of Scotland Enterprise, John Muir Trust, Carman Family Foundation, Bently Foundation, Garfield Weston Foundation and the Woodland Trust), nearly 4,000 members of the public donated to the purchase.
The role is offered on a permanent contract with a pensionable salary of £35k per annum.
Business Support and Human Resource Manager
- Part time
- £30,000 – £35,000 pro-rata
- Home working and with visits to VANL’s office when safe to do so and as required
- Closing 23rd April 2021
Do you have previous experience of providing corporate support to manage business support and HR functions? Are you passionate about working within the community and voluntary sector? If so, then we would love to hear from you!
Voluntary Action North Lanarkshire is recruiting a part time, temporary Business Support and Human Resource Manager to manage VANL’s internal Business Support and HR functions and to help with the development of a Business and HR support service for the NL Community and Voluntary sector.
Voluntary Action North Lanarkshire is the umbrella support organisation for the community and voluntary sector and volunteering in North Lanarkshire. Please visit our website here for more information.
Senior Officer, Income Generation
- Part time
- £27,000 – £32,000 pro-rata
- Home working and with visits to VANL’s office and other locations in North Lanarkshire when safe to do so and as required
- Closing 23rd April 2021
Do you have previous experience of fund-raising or generating income for a charity or social enterprise? Are you passionate about working within the community and volunteering sector? If so, then we would love to hear from you!
Voluntary Action North Lanarkshire is recruiting a part time, temporary Senior Officer to support our income generation activities, including researching funding opportunities and preparing proposals.
Voluntary Action North Lanarkshire is the umbrella support organisation for the community and voluntary sector and volunteering in North Lanarkshire. Please visit our website here for more information.
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
The Soil Association, formed in 1946, is the only UK charity which works across the spectrum of human health, the environment and animal welfare. That’s because we cannot tackle these issues in isolation.
We campaign for change, we support farming innovation, we serve healthy food in communities, we support and grow the organic market and we protect forests. We couldn't do any of this without our supporters, partners, donors and dedicated staff. We make a difference in the world where it’s needed the most.
About the opportunity
This is an exciting opportunity to join our friendly and close-knit Food for Life Scotland team and to lead our external communications, extending the profile, reach, impact, and engagement of the Food for Life Scotland programme.
We work in partnership with local authorities and the food and drink industry to connect producers and caterers, putting more freshly prepared Scottish food on the table using the Food for Life Served Here award as a framework for change.
We believe good food holds the key to a healthier population, a greener environment and a thriving economy.
Food for Life Scotland is a programme of Soil Association Scotland – find out more about who we are here.
About you
We’re looking for
- an enthusiastic, team player with experience of leading successful communications using a mix of communications tools and platforms.
You’ll have
- A strong track record of partnership working and the ability to collaborate well as part of close-knit team
- An interest in sustainability, food systems and behaviour change
The Soil Association, formed in 1946, is the only UK charity which works across the spectrum of human health, the environment and animal welfare. That’s because we cannot tackle these issues in isolation.
We campaign for change, we support farming innovation, we serve healthy food in communities, we support and grow the organic market and we protect forests. We couldn't do any of this without our supporters, partners, donors and dedicated staff. We make a difference in the world where it’s needed the most.
About the opportunity
This is an exciting opportunity to join our friendly and close-knit Food for Life Scotland team and to deliver our external communications, extending the profile, reach, impact, and engagement of the Food for Life Scotland programme.
We work in partnership with local authorities and the food and drink industry to connect producers and caterers, putting more freshly prepared Scottish food on the table using the Food for Life Served Here award as a framework for change.
We believe good food holds the key to a healthier population, a greener environment and a thriving economy.
Food for Life Scotland is a programme of Soil Association Scotland – find out more about who we are here.
About you
We’re looking for an enthusiastic team player with:
- Experience of delivering effective communications across the ‘mix’ – including marketing, PR, digital and social media
- Experience of creating rich content for digital communications and social media
- Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud suite, SEO, Google Analytics, Umbraco and CRM systems
- The ability to collaborate well as part of close-knit team
- An interest in sustainability, food systems and behaviour change
Senior Project Officer – Shift
- Full time
- £26,000 – £28,000
- Homebased - Scotland
- Closing 19th April 2021
Advance within this innovative and engaging organisation, working to better lives through cycling.
Shift is a fantastic initiative, focusing on supporting community organisations deliver behaviour change activities to enable people to swap the car for a cycle for everyday journeys. This influential role is essential to the success of the Shift programme in compelling change and it will be up to you to use your excellent organisational and communication skills to manage and implement the project plan with your team of six development officers.
Tell us why you are the person to drive impact in this capacity.