The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE) is a world leading youth charity which gives all 14-24 year olds the chance to develop skills for life and work. We engage, inspire and empower over 300,000 young people a year across the UK and from every possible background.
The DofE Award is a game-changer. We know that perseverance and passion for long-term goals is linked to success in education, life and work. Our structured programme of volunteering, physical and skills based challenges inspire, guide and support young people to achieve.
We believe that anything is possible and the possibilities are endless. The positive effects of the DofE are proven and far-reaching. Communities are enriched with passionate and driven volunteers, businesses benefit from work-ready, competent recruits and young people are given the confidence to shine.
We are looking for a replacement Director to join our Scotland Office in Edinburgh.
Purpose of the role
- Provide leadership and direction for all DofE activity in Scotland ensuring it aligns with DofE’s mission, vision, strategic objectives and annual performance targets
- Oversee the delivery of high quality DofE programmes to growing numbers of young people in Scotland, through effectively licensing and supporting DofE centres.
- Act as a champion and advocate for the DofE mission in Scotland, building and maintaining effective stakeholder relationships in order to maximise DofE’s reach and impact.
- Contribute to the overall leadership and direction of DofE through active engagement and collaboration with other Directors and as a member of the UK Executive Team.
Are you community focussed, fun, inspiring and passionate about supporting children, young people and families impacted by poverty?
Do you believe in the power of play, arts, volunteering and leadership in reducing inequality?
Do you have experience of successfully leading and managing a staff team?
Do you have experience developing and implementing organisational infrastructure?
Then PEEK would love to hear from you.
PEEK is seeking to appoint a Head of Operations. This role is a key leadership role within our organisation and is vital to the development of our organisation over the next five years and as we celebrate our 20th birthday this year.
We are looking for an experienced leader who can support, nurture and develop a diverse, energetic and committed staff team to deliver high quality and long-term impactful projects with children, young people and families across Glasgow whilst also developing our organisation’s policies, procedures, systems and processes.
The Head of Operations will embrace a fast paced environment and a can-do, will-do culture and will be able to operate at both an operational and strategic level.
PEEK- Possibilities For Each and Every Kid is an award winning children and young people’s charity operating across Glasgow since October 2000.
Check out our latest annual report here - youtu.be/USP0lSISinc
Are you community focussed, fun, inspiring and passionate about supporting children, young people and families impacted by poverty?
Do you believe in the power of play, arts, volunteering and leadership in reducing inequality?
Do you have experience of successfully leading and managing a staff team and service delivery and development?
Then PEEK would love to hear from you.
PEEK is seeking to appoint a Head of People and Programmes. This new role is a key leadership role within our organisation and is vital to the development of our organisation over the next five years and as we celebrate our 20th birthday this year.
We are looking for an experienced leader who can support, nurture and develop a diverse, energetic and committed staff team to deliver high quality and long-term impactful projects with children, young people and families across Glasgow whilst also supporting the income generation of the organisation.
The Head of People and Programmes will embrace a fast paced environment and a can-do, will-do culture and will be able to operate at both an operational and strategic level.
PEEK- Possibilities For Each and Every Kid is an award winning children and young people’s charity operating across Glasgow since October 2000.
Check out our latest annual report here - youtu.be/USP0lSISinc
Fast Forward is recruiting a new Chief Executive
Would you like the opportunity to lead an established and respected national organisation which plays a key role in promoting the health and wellbeing of young people in Scotland?
This is an amazing opportunity for an experienced professional who is highly motivated to lead and develop Fast Forward on a national scale following the retirement of the current post holder.
You will be a dynamic leader who will maintain the momentum of Fast Forward’s varied project work, consolidate our position as a leading provider in informal education approaches to health and wellbeing, and provide sound strategic and financial direction. You will be a person with enthusiasm, determination, vision and excellent team building skills. We will expect you to provide confident engagement with our funding partners and stakeholders, creating trust and giving clarity to our vision and mission.
We would be delighted to hear from you if you believe your skills and leadership experience as a CEO or at a senior level make you a great candidate for this post.
We are recruiting for an amazing Director of Communications to lead and develop our global communications strategy to inspire and grow our movement across all mediums.
We are currently feeding 1,504,471 of the world’s poorest children, every School day, in 18 countries across Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our organisation is named after Mary the mother of Jesus and shaped by Christian spirituality. We are focused on one goal - that every child receives a nutritious daily meal in a place of education. This meal provides the energy and opportunity to learn, giving children the chance of a brighter future.
Communications is at the heart of everything we do, and this critical role is key to our ongoing mission. Reporting to our CEO, you will have responsibility for overseeing all digital, editorial, content and internal communication activities within Mary’s Meals, and key priorities include:
• Developing and implementing a global communications strategy, embedding communications best practice across the Mary’s Meals movement
• Developing and maintaining relationships with all Mary’s Meals Affiliates, providing support in the creation of bespoke and impactful campaigns and building in-country capacity
• Developing and delivering an internal communications plan that ensures effective information sharing across the global family
• Providing strategic and operational leadership to the communications team, fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement
With relevant communications experience, ideally within a global or international environment, you will be able to demonstrate a strong commitment to our vision, mission and values. Skilled in managing brand positioning and messaging for an organisation, you will also be able to demonstrate:
• Relevant experience of developing and implementing innovative communications strategies and projects coupled with the ability to translate these into actions and activities
• Proven staff management experience and the ability to lead and develop high performing teams
• The ability to effectively engage with and manage relationships with a wide range of stakeholders
• A strong vocational attitude that shows competence, commitment and contribution to the global movement
We offer so much more than a role; you will have the opportunity to support our global movement in a dynamic and inclusive environment with a real focus on flexible working and personal development.
Mary’s Meals is a values-driven organisation; we believe in the innate goodness of people, respect the dignity of every human being and family life and believe in good stewardship of the resources entrusted to us. In line with our values, Mary’s Meals is fully committed to a culture of safeguarding.
This is an incredible opportunity to use your talents to positively impact the lives of hungry children all over the world and with 64 million children still out of school and millions more attending classes too hungry to learn, our work has only just begun.
Experienced Senior Youth Worker required to lead development and delivery of a high-quality face to face youth work service. Y2K+ aims to meet the identified needs of young people aged 11-18 through 1:1 support, group work sessions and open-door evening provision.
Are you:
- Enthusiastic about working with young people
- Experienced in providing 1:1 support and group work with hard to reach young people
- Able to work as part of a team & using own initiative
- Experienced in supporting youth participation & engagement
- Confident in your understanding of child protection issues
The Edinburgh College Development Trust is a charity that exists to support students of Edinburgh College across all campuses and all subjects by disbursing funds given by donors. With three Trustees’ term of office ending this year, we seek new members to build on our success and widen the work and impact of the Trust. Since its foundation in 2014, the Trust has secured funds from corporate, individual and trust sources for a range of scholarships, student-led initiatives, projects and campus improvements.
The Trustees are required to share expertise and provide governance on one or more of 5 key areas:
- Charity governance
- Donor relations
- Grant making
- Financial reporting
- Alumni relations
If you have experience in the above areas, an interest in education and career development for young people, and can engage with donors and beneficiaries, then you can find out more in the Role Description below.
Getting Better Together, Shotts Healthy Living Centre are recruiting for a Youth Support worker who will lead local radio clubs, and effectively support disadvantaged young people to create radio content and help steer the development of Listen Lanarkshire community radio station. The post-holder will work closely with The Radio Development Worker and Youth Development Worker, and partner organisations through-out the Fortissat ward of North Lanarkshire.
This post is funded by Young Start for 2 years.
The Robertson Trust is one of the leading grant-making charitable trusts in Scotland. Our overall aim as an organisation is to improve the quality of life and realise the potential of people and communities in Scotland. In 2018/19, the Trust awarded over £18 million in grants to Scottish charities and bursaries to students at university and further education college. In late 2019, The Barracks conference centre and charity hub was opened in Stirling adding to the existing charity hub and meeting room space available in Robertson House, Glasgow. In 2020 we will be introducing a new strategy for the organisation.
Job Purpose
To work as part of a team to ensure a consistently high standard in how visitors and telephone calls are welcomed to Robertson House, Glasgow and maintain the meeting room booking system.
·The Robertson Trust require an experienced Receptionist / Administrator reporting directly to the Facilities & ICT Manager. As our Receptionist / Administrator is the first point of contact for visitors and incoming calls, to be successful in this role you must be professional and approachable with a ‘happy to help’ and ‘can do’ attitude, always providing excellent customer service. The role is to ensure that reception runs smoothly as well as dealing with admin and facilities elements of the role. Flexibility to work additional days on an ad hoc basis to cover holidays / illness at Glasgow and Stirling sites.
You will be responsible for the following:
·Welcoming visitors in a courteous, friendly and professional manner directing them accordingly
·Operate switchboard directing incoming calls in a prompt and professional manner
·Maintain safety and security by complying with procedures and regulations, and controlling access - manage visitor logbook and issue visitor badges and security fobs
·Manage booking system for the Barracks Conference Centre and all meeting rooms for both internal and external users
·Support tenants by distributing incoming mail and deliveries
·Manage contractors, by gathering tenders and ensuring quality of work
- Manage facilities helpdesk and assign/action tasks
- Organise first aid and fire safety training sessions
·Chief Fire Warden and First Aider (training provided)
·Ensure reception area is tidy and presentable
·Various adhoc duties, as required
Personal Skills
·Proven work experience as a Receptionist or front of house role
·Excellent communication and organisational skills
·Excellent time-management skills and ability to multi-task
·Ability to be resourceful and proactive when issues arise
·Have a professional, flexible and adaptable attitude
·Composed under pressure
·Proficiency in Microsoft Office
·Experience of room booking software (VenueOps or similar) - desirable
What you can expect:
·£19,584 FTE
·35 days holiday per calendar year FTE
·Pension - 10% employer contribution or 14% if employee contribution is 7%
·Death in Service 4 x salary or 8 x salary if employee contribution to pension
Trauma-Informed Senior Development Worker
- Full time
- £25,200 – £28,000
- Edinburgh
- Closing 14th February 2020
Move On works in Scotland to unlock the potential of vulnerable young people, enabling a positive future and improving people lives.
From our bases in Glasgow and Edinburgh we provide a range of services including mentoring, employability, training, peer education, volunteering opportunities, support, advice and information.
This is an exciting opportunity to develop our highly successful Mentoring service by working alongside our Mentoring team to establish Move On as a Trauma-Informed organisation. Move On’s Mentoring for Wellbeing will build on our expertise in mentoring disadvantaged young people in Edinburgh, through increasing the capacity of our staff and volunteer mentors to support young people to improve their wellbeing and mental health.