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SHARE Scotland was created by families, for families. Established in 1984, we are, always have been, and will continue to be, a parent-led organisation. Our senior management team is spread across the Central Belt and we’re committed to providing practical, emotional and physical support to people with disabilities.

Share Scotland has an exciting opportunity for a pro-active and highly-skilled leader to take on the role of Chief Executive Officer. Reporting to the board, the CEO will have full responsibility for the charity. They will need to provide strategic direction for the teams and be responsible for the successful management and delivery of a range of services within the organisation.

Key responsibilities will include:

• To lead and oversee the implementation of the Company’s strategy and vision.
• Ensuring overall quality of the organisation’s performance.
• Lead and develop the senior management team.
• To assess risk and implement risk management strategies to ensure the company’s long-term security and stability.
• Manage business growth and development.

The successful candidate must have sound senior management experience, leadership qualities and a clear understanding of financial management. You will be an excellent communicator and have a clear understanding of the charity sector.

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Education, Training and Qualifications team for a temporary Careers and Wellbeing Manager, £37,000pa

The Team

The Careers & Outreach team is part of the Education, Training & Qualifications team at the Law Society. We are a small, dynamic team and deliver a wide range of projects and programmes which are particularly aimed at those at the junior end of their professional careers.

The Role

We are looking for someone to join us for a maximum term of one year to cover a period of maternity leave. We are ideally looking for someone to work full-time and the post is Edinburgh-based, although some working from home provision is available. (Please note the role is currently fully remote due to Covid restrictions).

The careers element of the role involves working as part of the Careers & Outreach team to support law students, trainees and newly qualified solicitors with their career development. This might include planning and delivering events, presentations, 1:1 support, writing articles and website content. The aim is to engage with as many members with quality support as possible, rather than focusing on working with individuals on a long-term basis.

The wellbeing element of the role involves independently leading the Law Society’s wellbeing work which includes delivering an ongoing three-year strategy, creating resources under the Lawscot Wellbeing sub-brand and working with a range of external and internal stakeholders to develop expertise or collaborate on events.

Ordinarily, the post would require you to travel fairly regularly around Scotland to host events, deliver presentations and attend meetings. However, there is now more focus on remote delivery of events which is expected to continue into the year ahead.

The Candidate

An ability to work proactively and independently is one of the most important qualities we are looking for in a candidate. This is a demanding role that would require you to develop your own projects and lead existing initiatives independently. We are also looking for a confident communicator who can turn their hand to anything from speaking to individuals with questions about career development, to speaking at large events and hosting sessions with external speakers.

What will I receive in return?

• 35 hour working week
• 25 (rising to 30 after 5 years’ service) Days Holiday plus Bank Holidays
• Flexitime
• Extensive training is available for the successful candidate

As an organisation our values are respect, openness, progress, inclusion and integrity. We strive to embed these in all our interactions with colleagues, members, stakeholders and members of the public.

Mary’s Meals is a global movement supported by people from all walks of life and we are focused on one goal – that every child receives a nutritious daily meal in a place of education. We continue to change the lives of more than 1.6 million children who today will receive Mary’s Meals.

The Finance Manager will support accounting, reporting and control activities within Mary’s Meals UK to ensure they are carried out efficiently, effectively and in line with good practice.

This role will be responsible for the maintenance of accurate financial records, the integrity of the accounting system and compliance with regulatory requirements.

This role will provide leadership, management and coaching for the finance expenditure team, which may also include volunteers.

Mary’s Meals is a global movement supported by people from all walks of life and we are focused on one goal – that every child receives a nutritious daily meal in a place of education. We continue to change the lives of more than 1.6 million children who today will receive Mary’s Meals.

The Finance Manager will support accounting, reporting and control activities within Mary’s Meals UK to ensure they are carried out efficiently, effectively and in line with good practice.

This role will be responsible for the maintenance of accurate financial records, the integrity of the accounting system and compliance with regulatory requirements.

This role will provide leadership, management and coaching for the finance expenditure team, which may also include volunteers.

The Yard is an award-winning charity that runs adventure play services for disabled children, young people and their families in the east of Scotland. Since we opened in 1986, our services have grown significantly, but we will always retain our holistic approach and ethos of child-centred and child-led play services.

We are seeking an experienced manager who will develop and manage a holiday playscheme and develop our year-round community of support for families in Edinburgh. To be considered for this role you will have experience of managing regulated care or support services to excellent care standards and the ability to develop and implement family support that will bring about real change for our families.

In return you’ll be working with a values led organisation where your colleagues are committed to delivering our purpose. Your salary will be in the range of £35,000 to £40,000 with a defined contribution pension and life assurance. We offer regular development, flexible working and a culture where we strive for each person to be recognised for their contribution.

We are Scotland’s LGBT Inclusive Education charity, founded in 2015 and incorporated in 2018. We take an educational approach to tackling the prejudice, stereotypes and stigma that can lead to homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying behaviours. Our goal is to raise awareness, increase knowledge, and foster good relations through educational inputs designed to tackle prejudice and bullying, and advance social change and equality. To achieve this; we work with national decision-makers and partners, deliver services to educators and young people in schools and communities, and develop teaching and curriculum resources. Our national campaign for LGBT Inclusive Education in schools was successful in 2018 and resulted in Scotland becoming the first country in the world to adopt such an approach. Our core work now focuses on leading on the development and implementation of this educational framework. In addition, we provide community outreach focused on increasing understanding of equalities, rights, and addressing prejudice, and we support others with the skills to amplify their voices to make social change.

Role Overview and Responsibilities

Following receipt of our first core funding grant, an exciting opportunity has arisen for an Operations Manager to liaise with Directors on the organisational design of how we operate, our culture and to embed the systems we need to grow from a volunteer charity to building a team of staff to lead on our core work. This appointment is pivotal to the day to day operations of the charity, so you'll be passionate about diversity and inclusion; have a strong track record in HR and financial management, organised, diligent and able to think on your feet. You will be responsible for:

1. People, Culture and Talent Development

• Responsible for contributing to how our culture is shaped, by engaging all stakeholders in the team to participate in its development.
• Personal and professional development of our staff team, to attract and retain the best talent. You will also have an eye on succession planning for key posts as we scale and grow our team.
• Overseeing, and developing additional HR policies and procedures, to ensure we are compliant with legislation.

2. Systems, Operations and Admin

• You'll develop IT systems to ensure we are agile, efficient and compliant with GDPR. Our systems will make our external and internal communications effortless to enable flexible and remote working at all times, and support efficient project management. Key communication tasks will include regular newsletters to schools, stakeholders, and supporters.
• We travel around Scotland delivering workshops and inputs in schools and communities - our diary is busy! You'll ensure bookings are organised, confirmed with all travel and events logistics in order. This will involve communicating with schools to ensure events are resourced and joining instructions are made clear, and responding to inquiries and service requests.

3. Finance, Governance and Reporting

• Working alongside the Directors, Trustees and an outsourced bookkeeper, you'll monitor budgets and staff expenses and ensure that monthly management accounts are prepared in a timely and accurate manner. This also involves day-to-day expenses management.
• You’ll work with the Directors to prepare a regular operations report for the Board of Trustees for quarterly board meetings.
• Working with the Directors and Trustees, you’ll contribute to developing fundraising strategies and approaches for the charity.

What’s in it for you?

We are determined to apply the same TIE philosophy, which motivates and guides everything we do, to our team and workplace. Rather than take a top-down approach where we make all the decisions, the successful candidate will play a central role in shaping the culture, policies and initiatives, with others on the team. This will ensure we create a thriving and exciting workplace, where employees can flourish and reach their potential. Your voice matters.

We are:

• A Living Wage accredited employer
• A multi-award winning charity with a national reach
• Committed to making a difference and achieving true social change
• A modern organisation who will remain agile and open-minded to the needs of our team

We have:

• An easily accessible management team and Trustees who are available to support you at all times
• A modern and innovative workplace environment in Glasgow City Centre, with private and co-working space, and excellent transport connectivity links
• A desire to create a workplace where everyone feels valued, and can flourish

We will:

• Invest in your growth and development with your personal development plan - including regular skills and training specific to your passions with a progression pathway
• Provide mandatory refreshed training opportunities, including in Child Protection and Safeguarding
• Hold frequent listening sessions where you can voice your ideas, and help shape the direction of the organisation
• Unequivocally prioritise your mental health and well-being with regular initiatives, including a full free employee subscription plan for Headspace
• Support trade union membership - and we have a recognition agreement with UNISON, the public service trade union
• Provide flexible working opportunities where applicable, including hybrid and multi-locational working

Salary:£32,000 - £35,000 per annum, paid in arrears on the last working day of each month.

Holiday Entitlement: 30 days paid holiday entitlement, with select public holidays in addition.

Pension:The charity provides an automatic pension scheme to employees.

Leave:Maternity, Paternity, Adoption, Parental and Bereavement leave.

Safeguarding:Time For Inclusive Education is committed to safeguarding and child protection. The successful applicant will be required to undergo a Disclosure Scotland check prior to an offer being confirmed.

Contract: Permanent, initially funded until March 2022 and dependent on renewed grant funding thereafter.

Person Specification

Essential Criteria

• Experience in Human Resources management, practices, and procedures, including organisational development and design
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Highly motivated and proactive with strong organisational, diary management, and IT skills
• Acute and meticulous attention to detail
• Strong research and analytical skills
• Ability to coordinate a nationwide programme of events
• Competent in coordinating a communication strategy with beneficiaries, donors, and stakeholders
• Ability to work as part of a team, and alone in a dynamic and fast-paced working environment
• Proficient as a strategic thinker - forward planning and generating innovative ideas for the future of the organisation
• Sense of initiative with the foresight to plan for future problems and opportunities taking a holistic overview and solutions-based approach
• Passionate about social change and social justice
• A broad and demonstrable understanding of equality and human rights

Desirable Criteria

• CA qualified in accountancy
• Experience working with intergovernmental organisations
• Experience in effective charity fundraising strategies and approaches
• Experience in graphic design and digital development
• An understanding of Scottish education
• An understanding of equality and human rights legislation and approaches
• An understanding of the third sector and awareness of effective fundraising
• A current full and clean UK Driving License

Are you an experienced L&D professional looking for your next career opportunity?

Could you design, shape, and deliver a creative learning strategy across all levels of our Organisation?

Then this could be the perfect role for you!

We are currently looking to recruit a L&D professional with experience of managing and developing L&D strategies in a large third sector or regulatory organisation with experience in training delivery designed to meet regulatory working requirements for staff within a social care environment and core operational staff (front line and back-office support) aligned to SSSC and Care Inspectorate qualification requirements and other regulated bodies.

This is an exciting opportunity where you can shape our L&D strategy and vision for the future through undertaking needs analysis to design and implement appropriate cost effective, high quality learning and development solutions for Sense Scotland.

You will be partnering senior management to execute and embed effective learning and development strategies that meet overall business objectives to support all social care and core operational staff (front line and back-office support) within Sense Scotland.

We are looking for you to have sound judgement, an engaging management style and a clear focus on L&D delivery to support your team to achieve results, while offering an engaging learner experience.

We are looking for someone with significant experience of training delivery and course development along with a track record of managing successful SVQ training programmes and an understanding of managing successful learning projects through a variety of learning methods to meet the needs of all our employees within operational and non-operational roles.

This is a fantastic role which you can really make your own and provides a platform to showcase your L&D ideas, experience, and management capabilities while delivering a robust learning remit that meets the needs of Sense Scotland.

Columcille is a nurturing and creative environment which offers a wide range of activities for adults with learning disabilities. These include gardening, crafts, drama, music, dancing, and joinery. Our guiding philosophy, which is to address the needs of the whole person by providing opportunities for creativity and active participation, is based on Social Therapy principles as developed by Rudolf Steiner.

We are seeking a General Manager to lead the centre and its workforce. This is an exciting position with the potential to shape Columcille’s direction in a post-Covid world. The post holder will be well-supported by our Council of Management and committed, highly-skilled workforce.

The successful candidate will have previous management experience in the third sector, as well as extensive experience of working with individuals with learning disabilities. They will be committed towards Social Therapy principles. We are looking for someone who can lead, inspire, and advocate for others within the ever-changing external context of this sector.

A full job description and person specification is available and should be read before applying.

musicALL has been delivering high quality music opportunities for disabled young people since 2013 and is focused on the creation of a society that ensures everyone has access to opportunities that enable them to enjoy their rights and fulfil their potential.

Due to the impending retiral of its founder, musicALL’s Board of Trustees are looking to recruit into the critical role of Director, who will:

• Continue the delivery of musicALL’s high quality offer.
• Develop, in conjunction with the Board, and oversee the delivery of a new strategic plan.
• Ensure the ongoing financial sustainability of musicALL, identifying and securing new funding streams.
• Oversee the development and implementation of a blended model of delivery, recognising both the significant benefit and impact of face-to-face interaction and the opportunities associated with new and emerging digital technologies.
• Develop and oversee a strategic and proactive approach to extending musicAll’s service provision, reach and, ultimately, its impact across Scotland.
• Develop and maintain positive strategic partnerships with local authorities, schools, care homes, funders and other third sector organisations to ensure all have access to music opportunities that enable them to enjoy their rights and fulfil their potential.

With an awareness and experience of the positive impact music can have on people’s lives, you will bring relevant strategic and operational management experience, experience of effectively managing resources and budgets, and strong stakeholder management experience. With compassion, patience and empathy, and a willingness and ability to operate at all levels within the organisation, the successful candidate will also be able to demonstrate:

• A strong commitment to musicALL’s vision to contribute to the creation of a society that ensures everyone has access to opportunities that enable them to enjoy their rights and fulfil their potential.
• Direct experience securing funding from various sources, including securing commissioned contracts and trust and foundation applications, and, ideally, experience of leading an organisation operating within tight financial constraints.
• A proven track record in building and maintaining a wide range of collaborative relationships and partnerships.
• A strong understanding of, and commitment to, the key principles of safeguarding at an organisational and practice level.
• Demonstrable awareness of the opportunities that emerging digital technology offers in transforming frontline service delivery and engagement with children and young people.