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Nesta

Top job! Mission Manager – A Sustainable Future

  • Nesta
  • Full time
  • £50,000 – £62,000
  • Edinburgh, Scotland
  • Closing 20th February 2023

We are Nesta, the UK’s innovation agency for social good. We design, test and scale solutions to society’s biggest problems. Our three missions are to give every child a fair start, help people live healthy lives, and create a sustainable future where the economy works for both people and the planet.

For over 20 years, we have worked to support, encourage and inspire innovation. We work in three roles: as an innovation partner working with frontline organisations to design and test new solutions, as a venture builder supporting new and early stage businesses, and as a system shaper creating the conditions for innovation.

Harnessing the rigour of science and the creativity of design, we work relentlessly to change millions of lives for the better. Find out more at nesta.org.uk

Our Sustainable Future Mission

Our mission is to accelerate the decarbonisation of household activities in Scotland and across the UK and improve levels of productivity.

In Scotland, 78% of homes use mains gas to heat their homes. To meet the Scottish Government's 2030 and 2045 carbon emissions reduction targets, heat pump installations need to double every year from now until 2030. Our mission to help decarbonise how we heat our homes in Scotland offers unique opportunities; a more favourable policy environment and a larger social housing stock mean that we can potentially work more closely with the Scottish Government, national agencies and housing providers to test and scale innovative approaches to make change happen. Our impact plan for Scotland has a particular focus on exploring how we can harness social innovation methods to help evidence and scale skills and training opportunities for the provision of low carbon heating in Scotland.

Our goal is that by 2030 the UK will have reduced household emissions by 20 million tonnes of carbon dioxide per year.

The role

This role leads on the scoping, design and delivery of Nesta’s work in Scotland on our Sustainable Future mission. You will work proactively to deliver active projects as well as develop a pipeline of partnerships, collaborations and business development opportunities in support of our Sustainable Future mission in Scotland.

You'll take what you know from your existing experience of social innovation and/or low carbon heating to scope innovative projects to help achieve our mission goals. You'll lead on recruiting Scottish partners to work with to test those ideas, drawing from your existing networks in the field.

You will work with our Head of Nesta Scotland (based in Edinburgh) and Mission Director (based in London) as well as colleagues across Nesta’s innovation practices - such as data science, design and behavioural science) to pull together multi-disciplinary teams to help improve local outcomes in our mission area and deliver demonstrable impact.

As the point person for this mission in Scotland, this is definitely a role for someone who likes getting their hands dirty and can proactively combine scoping, researching and doing.

As a bridge between Nesta in Scotland and the central Sustainable Future mission team, this position will play a critical role in establishing effective ways of working between Nesta’s missions and the team in Scotland, working with the rest of the mission team to ensure the ASF mission has a strong presence in Scotland and that learning from projects in the rest of the UK informs our work in Scotland, and vice versa.

Alongside these core duties you will have the opportunity to support the mission more broadly, either through delivery of projects across the UK and/or through working as a mission representative for critical organisational priorities such as Nesta’s commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.

This role will be expected to:

  • Lead on the design and delivery of practical innovation projects within this mission field in Scotland.
  • Direct and work on the end-to-end project cycle, for example:
    • Overseeing, conducting, and reviewing the outputs of primary research. For example: interviews, observations, data analysis.
    • Leading on the establishment of a project theory of change to explain how an intended outcome would be achieved through a particular solution.
    • Leading on identifying, shortlisting, testing, and selecting appropriate solutions for implementation and evaluation.
    • Working with colleagues from Nesta’s various practices to devise an appropriate evaluation design for any solutions being implemented and ensuring the technical details are fit for purpose in the local operating context.
    • Coaching partners through each innovation or prototyping cycle and the wider change needed inside the organisation to make it successful.
    • Owning relationships with stakeholders sponsoring the project and making sure they value and enjoy working with Nesta.
  • Work with the UK wide Mission Director and Deputy Directors, as well as Head of Nesta Scotland, to scope new projects for this mission in Scotland and set up effective teams to deliver this work. This includes scoping and agreeing the formal, technical parameters for each project (e.g. budget, team, deliverables), as well as building an effective culture for delivering the project (e.g. joining up well with central Mission team colleagues in London and building effective and impactful ways of working).
  • Represent Nesta’s sustainable future mission to external audiences in Scotland including to stakeholders and the media
  • Critically assess whether live projects are on track, and suggest / put in place mechanisms to realign the work plan as necessary.
  • Quickly get to grips with the Scotland specific context that mission projects take place in. Working across a variety of projects means you will need to be able to develop contextual competence fast and build effective working relationships with key local partners and stakeholders.
  • Proactively develop a pipeline of partnerships, collaborations or business development opportunities in support of this mission in Scotland
  • Provide line management to team members, both permanent staff and other team members who are part of the project on a temporary basis as needed/required. This includes delegation and oversight of work, as well as personal and professional development.

Minimum qualifications

  • At least three years’ experience delivering relevant programmes, projects or research work specifically and directly in Scotland in areas related to our A Sustainable Future mission focus.
  • A detailed understanding of the Scottish operating environment in relation to the Sustainable Future mission.
  • Experience in the practice or policy context for our Sustainable Future mission - E.g. good knowledge of the low carbon heating sector in Scotland, understanding of Scotland’s heat in buildings strategy, green skills agenda or the wider focus on the policy and practical implications and opportunities of the national agenda of a just transition to net zero by 2045 in Scotland.
  • Project/ programme management skills: you can proactively plan work, execute against the plan, identify and act on risks and issues, ensure that key stakeholders are engaged throughout, and keep track of spend against budget.
  • A proven track record of delivering high impact projects and programmes using innovation methods and/or familiarity working with agile project management methodologies.
  • Stakeholder management skills: you can present ideas persuasively and navigate complex stakeholder discussion to keep focussed on impact, maintain project momentum, build strong working relationships, and drive better work through including more voices in the planning, designing, delivery and criticism of it.
  • Ability to proactively develop a pipeline of business development partnerships or collaborations opportunities in support of this mission in Scotland
  • Ability to build contextual competence quickly (e.g. learn what key jargon means, be credible in conversation with stakeholders, understand what is measured and what is important) quickly.

Preferred qualifications

  • Facilitation skills, e.g. leading workshops and public speaking
  • Research skills: you understand the fundamentals of exploratory research and evaluation. For example, you can interpret research findings, understand common statistics (such as standard deviation, confidence intervals, p values, and correlation coefficients), assess the strength of evidence for something, understand good practice for key research activities (such as interviewing)and analyse data sets to pull out key summary statistics and trends
  • Excellent writing skills to tailor content to different audiences
  • Comfortable working alongside and commissioning colleagues with skills in behavioural science; design thinking; data science; arts and culture methods.

What we offer

Salary: £50k-£62k plus array of benefits, including health cash plans, dental insurance, the ability to buy and sell annual leave, eyecare vouchers and more

Location: This role is based in Scotland, Edinburgh - hybrid working arrangement. This role is based out of Nesta’s Edinburgh office. We offer flexible working to fit around your personal commitments or lifestyle (including part time hours, compressed hours and early start/early finish days etc) as well as remote working for part of the week (full time until the pandemic ends), so you could be based anywhere but we would likely expect you to work at least 2 days a week in our Edinburgh office, and up to 2 days a month in our London HQ.

Hours:This is a full-time role but we offer a range of flexible working arrangements and encourage our people to take advantage of them. Many do.

Reports to:Head of Nesta Scotland

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Shetland Islands Citizens Advice Bureau

Top job! Bureau Manager

  • Shetland Islands Citizens Advice Bureau
  • Full time
  • £40,993 – £43,752
  • Market House, Market St, Lerwick, ZE1 0JP
  • Closing 3rd February 2023

About the Role

There’s never been a more important time to work for CAB. Join us to lead on the ongoing development of Shetland CAB and play a vital role in supporting the local community.

We are seeking someone who is

  • a strong and effective leader
  • passionate about delivering a quality service to those most in need
  • a strong team player, with an eye for detail, and great people skills
  • experienced in the effective management of an organisation and its projects
  • committed to supporting our staff and volunteers and contributing to their development
  • skilled in partnership working and strategic development

You’ll need excellent communication skills, experience in budget setting and control, strong IT skills and the ability to be flexible, problem-solve and adapt quickly in a pressurised and changing environment.

About the Employer

Shetland Islands CAB is a member of the Scottish Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux. We deliver free, confidential, impartial and independent advice to the people of the Shetland Islands.

We are the only advice organisation in Shetland. We support over 1500 clients annually and achieve an annual client financial gain of over £1million. Our principal funders are the Shetland Charitable Trust and Shetland Islands Council. We deliver a number of services on behalf of Citizens Advice Scotland and regularly secure a range of external funding to develop projects to meet local need.

Shetland Islands Citizens Advice Bureau is committed to equal opportunities both in service provision and in employment. We offer a competitive salary, excellent terms and conditions of employment, 36 days annual leave, and 6% employer pension contribution. Shetland Islands Citizens Advice Bureau is an inclusive employer considering flexible working arrangements where appropriate.

For more information about living and working in Shetland, see shetland.org.

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Water Witness

Top job! Global Investigations Lead

  • Water Witness
  • Full time
  • £40,577 – £46,687
  • Edinburgh HQ
  • Closing 9th February 2023

Water Witness works at the frontline of the global water crisis to shine a light on its impacts, to understand its root causes and to activate an effective and lasting response. Our ambitious 2030 Strategy sets out five imperatives for a water secure future: accountable governance, progressive financing, redefining corporate responsibility, confronting climate change and activating people power.

This is new and exciting position will lead the design and delivery of global investigations, research, and advocacy to end the abuse of water - and the communities and ecosystems which depend on water - in our globalised supply chains.

They will be responsible for rigorous research, documentation, and analysis of the water impacts (pollution, depletion, degradation, conflicts, inadequate WASH access, exacerbation of droughts and floods) caused by the production of food, clothing, and consumer goods.

Working with our civil society partners in Africa, Asia and South America they will generate the chain of evidence needed to hold corporations, investors and governments to account for responsible water use, and will stimulate media attention, citizen demand and political will for water justice in both the global north and south. We are particularly keen to recruit a future global leader in the struggle for a more sustainable and just world, and are committed to developing the post holder to help realise their full potential.

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Unison East Ayrshire Branch

Branch Administrator

  • Unison East Ayrshire Branch
  • Part time
  • £26,900 pro-rata
  • New Unison Office, 44 Titchfield Street, Kilmarnock
  • Closing 13th February 2023

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work with the biggest Union in East Ayrshire and the biggest union in the U.K., UNISON.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and hard working individual to become the administrative support for the branch. This is a varied and challenging role that can range from writing our branch minutes to updating our social media to representing the branch at recruitment events. Therefore we are looking for someone with experience of administration roles and / or experience of working within the trade union movement.

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The Ferret

Business Manager

  • The Ferret
  • Part time
  • £35,100 pro-rata
  • Scotland
  • Closing 16th February 2023

The HR Booth is supporting our client The Ferret Media Ltd in recruiting for a Business Manager.

The Ferret Media Ltd is an award-winning multimedia cooperative based in Scotland producing independent, not-for-profit, investigative journalism that holds power to account and empowers its readers. Formed in 2015 to provide a sustainable platform for original investigative journalists, we are looking for a part-time (3 days per week) business manager to partner with our co-editors, ensure the smooth running of the business and to support our ongoing development.

About the role

The business manager role looks after many of the non-editorial duties required to run The Ferret, partnering with the co-editors and the board on elements such as fund development and co-publishing agreements. This includes:

  • BUSINESS PLAN & BUDGET - Lead the development of the business plan and budget, collaborating closely with the staff and board to agree a plan and track progress throughout the year.
  • FUNDING & OTHER INCOME GENERATION - Help identify funding opportunities and track progress on applications and responses. This could include completing grant applications or supporting journalists applying for project-specific funding, as well as identifying opportunities for board members to assist where useful. Assist in reporting for grants.
  • MEMBERSHIP - Initiate and lead membership recruitment campaigns and work with staff and board to deliver the AGM and other member events as needed. Support the organisation to develop a membership strategy that can be implemented across operations and editorial teams.
  • OPERATIONS - Manage contracts for co-publishing deals, ensure financial tasks like invoices and accountants are managed, and other administrative tasks as required.
  • COMMUNICATIONS - Act as a point of contact for non-editorial communications for the organisation, resolving queries directly or referring them to the appropriate part of the business as required. Collaborate with co-editors, operational lead, and social lead to streamline communications where possible.
  • MONTHLY & ANNUAL REPORTING - Work with operations and financial leads to ensure organisational performance reporting is tracked and shared with board and staff. This includes financials, membership, and reach and engagement of content.
  • BOARD SUPPORT - Support the board of directors, including the coordination and production of papers for discussion, occasionally attending/presenting to the board (4-6 times per year)

While The Ferret is non-hierarchical, each role in the organisation is supported by an assigned line manager, in this case the chair of the operations committee.

Person specification

Essential experience

  • Good understanding of the media landscape and passion for independent journalism.
  • Demonstrable experience managing projects and using influence to keep things on track.
  • Demonstrable track record of successful fundraising, ideally in the context of media and a member-led organisation.
  • Excellent written and verbal communications skills, confident in working with a broad range of people.
  • Experience of financial management
  • Competent with Google Suite and other cloud tools such as Slack and Trello.
  • Self-starter, entrepreneurial mindset, able to work with minimal supervision.
  • Experience of organising events.
  • Ability to work from home.
  • Commitment to promoting equality, inclusion and diversity across the organisation.

Desirable experience

  • Experience developing membership growth and engagement strategies.
  • Experience supporting a voluntary board working in a related sector, such as media, non-profits, social enterprises or co-operatives.
  • Experience administering accounting and HR software.

Our Values

We are a value-driven organisation. We believe in transparency, we treasure accuracy and our journalism is non-partisan. Our new business manager will need to have a clear understanding of our culture, and a shared belief in the importance of what we are trying to do, and the way we are trying to do it.

In return we offer the chance to be part of a dynamic and driven organisation at a critical and exciting time in our development, with the potential to help shape the future of the media in Scotland.

Our Offer

This is a rolling freelance contract, for three days a week at a day rate of £135 per day (£35,100 pro-rata). The successful candidate will work as a contractor, with 18 days paid holidays, travel expenses and sick leave. The Ferret also provides an annual home working allowance.

The position is remote, though there is a community newsroom in Glasgow where team members can work. The team will meet in person in Scotland (usually Glasgow or Edinburgh) quarterly. Reasonable travel expenses for in-person meetings can be reimbursed. Team members must have permission to work in the UK as The Ferret cannot provide sponsorship.

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The Royal Society of Edinburgh

SAHA Policy and Communications Officer

  • The Royal Society of Edinburgh
  • Part time
  • £33,840 pro-rata
  • Hybrid working
  • Closing 2nd February 2023

The Scottish Arts and Humanities Alliance (SAHA) is a joint initiative of 14 Scottish Higher Education institutions, the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) and the Scottish Graduate School for Arts & Humanities (SGSAH).

As SAHA’s Policy and Communications Officer, you will be an organised collaborator who can drive forward the day-to-day work of the Alliance and support the delivery of its policy and communications strategy.

This role is integral to the delivery of SAHA’s vision and will require you to be knowledgeable of Scotland’s arts and humanities sector, confident in policy formulation, effective at communications and marketing and able to manage the secretariat of SAHA’s Steering Group and committees

SAHA was established in 2019 to promote the value of arts and humanities to society and provide a collective voice for the community within higher education. The strategic direction and activity of the Alliance is determined by a Steering Group comprising representatives from contributing organisations. This role is hosted and line managed by the RSE but with strategic direction of activity from the Steering Group. You can read more about the Alliance here saha.scot

We are looking for a talented individual to:

  • Working with the SAHA co-chairs and RSE Head of Communications, develop and embed the Alliance and work with leading academics within the arts and humanities field in Scotland
  • Support the development of SAHA’s strategy and help to build and maintain its communications network and profile.
  • Deliver a policy advice strategy which ensures Scotland’s arts and humanities have an influencing voice and affect change with policy makers
  • In conjunction with RSE Communications, identify appropriate opportunities to amplify SAHA’s work in external media channels
  • Support SAHA leadership’s participation in engagement activities by providing thorough and comprehensive briefing materials
  • Provide logistical and administrative support to SAHA leadership and committees and new members of the Alliance

If you are a dynamic, organised and driven individual who can help SAHA make a positive impact on Scotland’s arts and humanities sector, then we'd love to hear from you.

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Winning Leishman Ltd

Prospect Researcher & Data Entry Assistant

  • Winning Leishman Ltd
  • Full time
  • £23,000
  • Edinburgh – hybrid working
  • Closing 10th February 2023

Main Purpose of Job

Winning Leishman are seeking a Prospect Researcher and Data Entry Assistant to join our team. This post will involve collecting, interpreting and entering fundraising data, and maintaining records to keep track of funding proposals, reports and other communications on behalf of Winning Leishman’s clients using a database. You will also support the identification of trust and foundation funding opportunities through research. You will receive comprehensive training.

Position in Organisation

Report to the Winning Leishman Directors.

Responsibilities

  • Create and maintain accurate database records
  • Maintain a schedule of applications and reports
  • Independent working to meet targets
  • Match funder motivations with client opportunities
  • Support the identification of trust and foundation funding opportunities through searches

Person Specification

Skills & Experience

  • Minimum 1 years’ experience in charity/fundraising sector (essential)
  • Reliable and well organised with good time management skills
  • Impeccable attention to detail and a systems thinker with a methodical approach
  • Excellent IT skills, Excel and MS Office, with a working knowledge of database systems
  • Proactive and able to stay motivated whilst undertaking methodical data entry tasks
  • Understanding of data protection and GDPR
  • Professional, courteous, respectful and confident

Qualifications

  • Degree (in any subject), studying towards a degree or equivalent (essential)

Experience: A minimum of 1 year of experience working in administration or prospect research within charity or fundraising sectors.

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The Croft

Volunteer Board Member(s)

  • The Croft
  • Management Board
  • Unpaid
  • Glasgow
  • Closing 8th February 2023

Do you want to help make a difference to the lives of families affected by another’s imprisonment – this is a group of people often marginalised and severely impacted, practically, emotionally and financially by the actions of another. Want to learn new skills in the process? - you can by becoming a volunteer Board Member for the Croft HMP Barlinnie’s Visitors Centre.

Background

In 2012 local churches and the community recognised that the families of prisoners in HMP Barlinnie had nowhere to go for help on what was happening to their loved one, how to go about arranging a visit, what information and support was available to their family and them.

The Croft Visitors Support and Advice Centre was established as a charity whereby volunteers and support workers met with families prior to and after their visits to get the support and information they needed on whatever issues they were facing. As time has gone on there is now a support service at every Scottish prison, core funded by Scottish Government. The Scottish Government recognised the importance of the centres and created the National Visitors Centre Framework for Scotland which we all follow, stating that -

The service they provide is accessible to all family members and visitors to the prison including those who do not go into the prison to visit their family member.

They achieve positive outcomes for prisoners’ families and friends and for prisoners themselves by fulfilling three core functions:

  • They improve the visits experience for people visiting their family member or loved ones in prison.
  • They help families access independent and impartial advice, information and practical support, which meets their needs.
  • They voice the needs of families affected by imprisonment to the prison they work alongside.

The Croft provide a wide range of support to visitors on an emotional, practical and informative level and are looking for volunteer Board Members to help govern the charity and shape its future whilst making a different to the lives of families affected by imprisonment and often punished for a crime they did not commit. We are looking to redesign our services and expand our provision so this is an ideal opportunity to help shape the future of the charity.

What we are looking for

We are looking to recruit a number of Board members. We welcome applicants from any background and experience but are particularly looking for people with the following skills –

  • Treasurer - Accounting/Finance
  • Branding
  • Fundraising / Funding Applications
  • Lived experience of being a family member impacted by another’s imprisonment

What you get from being a Board Member

  1. The chance to give something back into the community and make a real difference to the lives of families impacted by imprisonment - Becoming a Trustee is a fantastic way to give something back to a cause you care about. You’ll be playing an integral part in the way the charity is run, ensuring it remains sustainable and financially viable. The help you provide will be invaluable.
  2. Meet new people - joining a new organisation or charity is a fantastic way to meet new people from a range of different personal and professional backgrounds. There will be annual meetings to attend, day-to-day tasks to complete with other volunteers and staff at the charity, events or activities to do within your local community, as well as many other opportunities to meet new and interesting people.
  3. Learn new things - getting involved as a charity Trustee is a great way to put your professional skills to use, but can also be a fantastic opportunity to learn new things. You’ll get great insight into what’s involved in the management of charities and gain skills on working well within a leadership role.
  4. Improve your CV and enhance your professional development - from learning how organisations are run to planning finances and attending meetings, this experience can be the perfect way to boost a CV and set you apart from the crowd.
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Scottish Legal Aid Board

SNSIAP Peer Reviewers

  • Scottish Legal Aid Board
  • Part time
  • Sessional
  • Home-working
  • Closing 19th February 2023

Scottish National Standards for Information and Advice Providers (SNSIAP) Peer Reviewer contracts

Are you an experienced Scottish based money & debt adviser, supervisor or trainer interested in making a difference?

If you are, would you like to become a SNSIAP peer reviewer?

Scottish Legal Aid Board (SLAB) are recruiting new SNSIAP peer reviewers in money & debt. We are looking for people who are confident in their subject knowledge of money & debt advice who can be objective about other people’s work and who appreciate that there are many different ways of delivering quality advice.

You must have good written English and be able to make and justify difficult decisions; be open and responsive to constructive feedback and be able to give the same feedback to others. Applicants must work in Scotland and be knowledgeable about Scottish debt solutions. Attention to detail and good time management skills are also essential.

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Water Witness

Business Support Officer

  • Water Witness
  • Full time or Part time
  • £24,201 – £26,645
  • Edinburgh HQ
  • Closing 9th February 2023

Water Witness works at the frontline of the global water crisis to shine a light on its impacts, to understand its root causes and to activate an effective and lasting response. Our ambitious 2030 Strategy sets out five imperatives for a water secure future: accountable governance, progressive financing, redefining corporate responsibility, confronting climate change and activating people power.

We are seeking a well-organised and motivated professional, with strong administrative and financial management skills to support the Business Manager and colleagues across the wider organisation, including in our offices in Africa.

The Business Support Officer will play a key role in effective delivery of our strategic objectives and will be responsible for a range of administrative and financial management duties including processing transactions and reporting, supporting audits, fundraising, facilities, and asset maintenance, supporting meetings, correspondence, convening, monitoring, evaluation, and compliance with internal policies.

The Business Support Officer will be based in our Edinburgh headquarters with some flexibility for those wishing to work part time. This is an exciting opportunity to join a world-leading team for those seeking to develop their skills and experience in international development, or for a seasoned office support or financial management professional.

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