Top job! Chief Executive
- Full time
- £73,085 – £78,329
- Hybrid working from both home and our office in Edinburgh
- Closing 14th February 2022
Are you an exceptional leader who can develop a highly motivating and innovative culture for a forward-thinking organisation? Do you have a genuine passion for supporting young people to thrive and make the most of their lives as they grow up? Would you like to work in a fast-paced and agile way, with a committed, driven and enthusiastic team?
At Young Scot, we're excited about embarking on a new journey as we begin delivering our new three-year strategic plan. As our new Chief Executive, you will have a unique opportunity to build on our success, lead our strategic direction and management, and help us realise our bold new ambitions. The role is a fantastic opportunity for someone who shares our dedication to young people in Scotland. If this sounds like the right role for you, then please do apply today!
You can read more about what we do on our website. Also, please take a look at our latest Impact Report for a flavour of our most recent work to support young people in Scotland. You can also read more about what it’s like to work at Young Scot and the benefits we offer.
Connect is the long established charity committed to supporting parents and parent groups in Scottish schools and nurseries.
We’re now recruiting a new Executive Director to take over the running of the charity later this year. Passionate about parental engagement in education, driven by strong values and ready for an important leadership role? We have just the opportunity you’re looking for.
Connect plays a critical role in providing membership for Scotland’s parent-led groups and in ensuring parents/carers’ voices are heard in Scottish education and beyond.
If you’ve got the skills, experience and passion to lead Connect into the future, please contact execdirector@connect.scot for an informal chat in the first instance about the role.
Top job! Finance Director & Deputy Chief Executive
- Full time
- Circa £70,000
- Glasgow
- Closing 28th January 2022
Ypeople is a charity which helps to create a positive change in people’s lives. Our work focuses on preventing homelessness for children, adults and families who are going through tough times and are living with the effects of poverty, addiction, or broken relationships. Focusing on a person’s strengths and providing tailored support, we run safe and secure housing services and specialised mentoring and counselling.
Established in 1824, we have a long-standing history of supporting people within local communities. Fast forward to today, and we’ve grown significantly, supporting more than 4,100 people last year to feel happier, more confident, and ready to take the next step in their life. We are continuing to grow and evolve to meet the needs of those we serve. And are now embarking on an exciting new chapter with the launch of an ambitious new five-year strategy and brand development project.
Key priorities in the role include:
• Contributing to the development and delivery of the new organisational strategy
• Ensuring Ypeople, its vision, mission, values and programmes are consistently presented with a strong positive image to relevant stakeholders, both internally and externally
• Developing and implementing appropriate financial strategies to ensure Ypeople’s financial stability and long-term viability
• Directly contributing at a strategic level to the capacity building, organisational development, resilience, sustainability and impact of the organisation
• The development and implementation of new financial reporting and forecasting models to aid both the strategic planning and decision making processes
• Taking direct ownership for the successful development and oversee delivery of key strategic initiatives
• Ensuring the effective management of key governance areas, including contracts, partnerships and investments, business cases, options appraisals and tax.
A Qualified Accountant, you will be a highly visible and collegiate leader and continuous promoter of Ypeople values with a proven track record in financial management, strategic planning and supporting non-financial operational managers within a commercial, public or voluntary organisation. With relevant experience of leading multi-disciplinary teams, it is imperative you also bring direct involvement in contributing to both the strategic and operational planning and decision-making processes.
You will be entrepreneurial in your approach to delivering an excellent, customer focused service, both internally and externally, through our teams and as an accomplished communicator the successful candidate will also have instant credibility when engaging with both internal and external stakeholders
NB: As an organization, Ypeople embrace agile working and whilst their main support office is in Glasgow, there is not a requirement that the successful candidate would need to be based full time in Glasgow.
Top job! Strategy & Research Lead
- Full time
- Circa £50,000
- Home-based/Office-based (15 Hill Street, Edinburgh, EH2 3JP)
- Closing 28th January 2022
Are you a strategic thinker? Do you have experience of leading systems change? If so, this might be the perfect role for you at Forces Children Scotland.
About the role
Forces Children Scotland is looking for someone with the expertise, passion and drive to help support change across the sector. We are looking for someone to help the charity realise its strategic vision of becoming the sector-leading charity when it comes to supporting children and young people from serving, reservist and veteran families across Scotland. Our children and young people can encounter both positive and challenging experiences as part of a service family and we help them grow in confidence, develop new skills and gain valuable experiences. We do this by co-producing projects and services to support mental health and wellbeing, education and learning and put their unique experiences on the radar of civilian audiences. We provide life-changing experiences which forge new friendships and help develop a sense of belonging. We listen and provide financial help in lots of different ways and support those caring for loved ones or a member of the local community as well as those gaining qualifications at college or university.
You will work closely with the Chief Executive Officer, deputising as required, as well as ensuring external policy direction and research influences our work internally within Forces Children Scotland. You will champion our work and maximise its impact by sharing knowledge across organisational functions, our communication channels and externally with strategic partners, government, and professional sectors.
About the person we are looking for
To apply for this role, you will need to hold a professional qualification to post graduate level and have significant experience in a relevant field, such as health, education, social care. In addition, you will need a minimum of eight years’ experience in working with children and young people in a multi-agency capacity. You will need to evidence strong experience of facilitating systems change across multiple sectors related to children and young people as well as experience of establishing and leading cross sector partnerships and translating strategy and policy into practice, based on research evidence including data analysis and voices of lived experience. You will also need to experience of working with academic establishments across the UK and beyond in commissioning and disseminating research as well as experience of working with and influencing Scottish and/or UK Government and policy. Furthermore, you will need to possess experience of managing staff as well as project and service delivery. The role will also require a strong breadth of experience in the fields of mental health and wellbeing and education, as well as an understanding and experience of coproducing new service delivery models.
Please download our full person specification for further information.
Angus Carers Association (trading as Angus Carers Centre) is an organisation established by carers, for carers. The Association was established in October 1996 and became part of the Royal Princess Trust for Carers network in November 1997, then becoming known as “Angus Carers Centre”.
Angus Carers Centre is a well-regarded and successful charity/organisation providing tailored information, advice, emotional and practical support to young people and adults who care for a relative or friend who, due to illness, disability, mental health conditions or addiction, could not manage without their care and support.
Today Angus Carers Centre has 20 staff, 50 volunteers, 1,500 registered adult carers and 90 young carers.
Role Purpose
Reporting directly to the Board of Directors through the Chair, the Chief Executive Officer is accountable for ensuring Angus carers Centre provides the highest quality support to unpaid carers, always seeking to achieve and improve on the services provided through out Angus. The Chief Executive Officer is accountable for providing senior leadership and operational management including overall responsibility for the delivery of all support delivered. In partnership with the Chief Finance Officer accountable for financial and administrative functions.
A full Job Description is available for download below.
We currently recruiting for a Communications Assistant to support our CashBack for Communities team.
About the Role
CashBack for Communities is looking for a great communicator who can support the team to communicate the Programme’s impact and grow its profile across key stakeholders and the general public. The Communications Assistant will manage digital channels – including website and social media channels – and create engaging content sharing CashBack and its partners’ news, best practice and key successes. The role will be supported by the Inspiring Scotland Communications team and line managed by the Communication Manager.
If you are interested in the work of CashBack for Communities and would enjoy creating creative content to help bring to life the impact of the programme the we would like to hear from you. This is an ideal role for someone looking to grow their experience in this area of work and can be delivered flexibly.
Find out more about our values and the way we create a positive working environment where the resources, talent and skills of all employees are maximised.
Responsibilities & Key Tasks
- Work closely and actively engage with colleagues in CashBack for Communities team to develop and implement communication plans and campaigns.
- Manage and maintain CashBack for Communities social media channels - creating engaging content and proactively planning and seeking ways to develop these.
- Manage and maintain CashBack for Communities Website (English and Gaelic versions).
- Write, edit, and design a range of materials which will include news stories and case studies.
- Use software such as Canva/ Adobe Creative Suite to create and edit content which may include short videos.
- Support the production of the annual report content and dissemination.
- Produce newsletter content and managed the distribution of this.
- Stay informed of Cashback funded partners activity and identify suitable opportunities for promotion.
- Provide support for events (online and in person).
- Support the monitoring and evaluation of communications activity.
- Maintain communications systems such as photography, case study log and print and media log, in line with GDPR guidelines.
- Adhere to policies, procedures and working practices.
Reports To: Communications Manager.
Fund: CashBack for Communities.
Purpose of the post:
To provide an age appropriate quality service to children and young people who have experience of domestic abuse. In doing so, meeting legal requirements and DWA standards and policies.
To promote the work of DWA in the local and wider community.
To work with a range of children and young people who may have complex needs.
To support the CYP Manager, CEO and colleagues in achieving team and DWA objectives and in identifying areas for improvement.
Women only need apply under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010. The successful candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme. Dundee Women’s Aid positively welcomes applications from women within all sections of the community.
Spartans Community Football Academy is a charity and social enterprise in North Edinburgh, focusing on community engagement and participation and delivering social impact through the power of people and sport. You can find out more about the organisation at spartanscfa.com
Key Objective: To provide high quality coaching in all football sessions, to lead the development of new sessions to target new participation and provide a supportive environment for youngsters to develop their skills.
A full job description is attached below.
The Spartans Community Football Academy are re-defining what is possible for a football club in terms of community engagement and participation by delivering positive social impact through the power of people and sport. As a social enterprise and charity we reinvest our profits into delivering much needed youth work, education and health and well-being programmes within our local community of North Edinburgh. We aim to change lives through sport.
Key Objective: To be responsible for the operations of The Spartans Community Football Academy facility, ensuring the health and safety of staff and customers, and guaranteeing the highest standards of customer service. This includes the supervision of staff and volunteers to enable the smooth and safe operation of the facility. Reporting to Facilities Development & Maintenance Manager Liaises with All SCFA Staff, Volunteers, Customers and General Public.
A full job description is attached below.
Discovery, Learning and Engagement Officer
- Full time
- £25,000 – £27,000
- Perth
- Closing 25th February 2022
Perth and Kinross Countryside Trust (PKCT) negotiates access to land, builds paths, helps care for Scotland’s most spectacular woodlands and trees, and works on conservation projects all to improve and promote access to the countryside for walkers, cyclists and horse riders. We work in partnership with other organisations and community groups to help make Perthshire one of the most accessible destinations in Scotland. We want visitors and regular users to have a rewarding, memorable experience, whilst making sure that the natural environment and natural and human heritage is protected and enhanced.
Key to this is education. We believe that the outdoors is for everyone, and that developing understanding through education will in turn lead to care of the natural environment. As a brand new position for the Trust the Discovery , Learning and Engagement Officer will conduct educational activities that support our conservation and access strategies. They will work closely with partnership organisations and the Conservation and Path Officers to achieve this. The role will include engagement with formal education across the region (e.g. schools), and will also develop discovery and learning opportunities for youth, adult, and community groups, including those in vulnerable groups.