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This is a rare opportunity to join our organisation as Strategic Manager.

The Strategic Manager of Fife Gingerbread will ensure the smooth, efficient and effective running of the organisation in meeting the support needs of lone parent, vulnerable and disadvantaged families across Fife.

They will be responsible for working with the Board of Directors to provide strategic direction and organisational leadership for Fife’s largest independent family charity.

They will drive the aims of the organisation by keeping abreast of all relevant local and national policy, welfare and economic developments and new opportunities, and assessing the impact of these policy decisions on lone parents, vulnerable and disadvantaged families.

The Strategic Manager will have overall responsibility for providing support to and managing the performance of staff and volunteers in the organisation. They will ensure the views and interests of lone parents and vulnerable families are forefront in the planning and delivery of services, and that the appropriate financial and administrative systems are in place.

Background:

Established in 1998, Staf (Scottish Throughcare and Aftercare Forum) is a membership organisation for all those working with young people leaving care. Staf is a national organisation which represents all 32 Local authorities in Scotland and is funded by membership fees, events and grant funding.

At the centre of all our work is the voice of our membership and the workforce who support young people leaving care, working towards our vision of a Scotland where their wellbeing and success is not determined by their care experience. Everything we do is consistent with our three values: We listen, We care, We love.

The Role:

This position requires an inspirational leader with the drive, understanding, vision, gravitas and political awareness necessary to engage, motivate and enable others to thrive and flourish.+

The CEO holds accountability and responsibility for:

• providing leadership to the organisation within the strategic framework established by the Board;
• developing and maintaining relationships with senior stakeholders including our members, other national organisations, key funders, the Government, Opposition and other political parties, relevant government departments and associated agencies, other voluntary organisations and sponsors.
• supporting the Board in the performance of its governance functions;
• ensuring that the contribution of Board members, staff and volunteers is coordinated effectively so that Staf objectives, short term and long term, are achieved in a manner consistent with its statement of values.

Our mission at Victim Support Scotland is to ensure that those affected by crime receive high quality support that will help them to recover from their experiences. We want victims and witnesses to be at the heart of everything we do so they have improved health and well-being, feel safer, more secure and informed and that we are an effective organisation, that makes a lasting difference. We aim to do this by adhering to our own organisational values of being supportive, striving for excellence and offering personalised and accessible services and these are reflected in the behaviours expected of all staff and volunteers.

We are looking for a number of dynamic senior managers to join our Corporate Leadership Team and have a key role developing future strategies and business planning to ensure that the needs of victims and witnesses are being met.

Head of Service Delivery will lead a team of Locality Managers across a geographical area and be responsible for the overall delivery of service provision to victims and witnesses of crime through our community and court based services. You will have a key role in developing partnerships at a regional level with key stakeholders to ensure the voices of victims and witnesses are heard.

You will be responsible for ensuring, within your area of responsibility, that VSS’s strategic objectives are being implemented and met

This post will be subject to a PVG Check.

The Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal have a skills element called the Integrated Regional and Employability Skills. This post has been funded to lead the Integrated Employer Engagement theme but will also be required to link into the other City Region themes where relevant. The Edinburgh and South East Scotland is a change fund, to bring better regional alignment and facility change on how we work together and make better use of opportunities and economic growth. This approach is about getting existing employability and related services to work better collectively and bring about genuine, joined up and sustainable integration. It requires significant regional partnership working to be at the heart of all approaches.

Established in 2016, Future Pathways supports people who experienced childhood abuse or neglect while living in care in Scotland. Our vision is that each of the people we work with has support to live full, healthy and independent lives. Our innovative and trauma informed staff work together with each person to identify their needs, what is important to them and the specific outcomes they wish to achieve. Relevant support is then explored and put into place. This might range from help to access courses or training, purchase of material items or purchased services.

The Practice Learning Manager will lead, manage and supervise the work of small teams of support coordinators, supporting staff to deliver a high quality service. The Practice Learning Manager will be a key support to evolving practice guidance and monitoring performance in line with our performance framework and ensuring that the service is available timeously to applicants.

Passionate about the principles of person-centres support, your ability to recognise and support good practice will be complemented by good listening skills and an uncommon ability to create space for joint work. Knowing how important wellbeing is to resilience, you will prioritise self-care and hold boundaries in all areas of work and encourage others to do the same.

An element of direct support to individuals is envisaged to enable appreciation and responsiveness to the full range of demands on the service.

You should be a member of the PVG scheme.

About National Lottery Community Fund

The National Lottery Community Fund is the largest community funder in the UK and we’re proud to award money raised by players of The National Lottery. Last year we distributed over half a billion pounds of National Lottery funding to over 11,000 community projects across the UK, enabling even more people and communities to bring their ideas and ambitions to life.

At the heart of everything we do is our belief that when people are in the lead, communities thrive. National Lottery funding is open to everyone and we’re privileged to be able to work with the smallest of grassroots groups through to large UK-wide organisations.

About the role

We have a unique opportunity for an experienced and collaborative leader to be part of our senior management team, leading our Scotland Directorate.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the National Lottery Community Fund’s activity in Scotland, leading a team of c. 100 people, primarily based in our Glasgow office. This is a pivotal role, engaging at the most senior level with a broad range of stakeholders including leaders across the voluntary public and private sectors.

You will be responsible for supporting and advising funding decisions and recommending future portfolio direction, working closely with colleagues across the Fund to ensure that our ambition to put ‘People in the Lead’ is realised.

As a Director at the Fund, you’ll need to view things from a broad perspective, demonstrating a wide and deep understanding of our work across Scotland and the UK as a whole. An inspiring leader, you’ll play a key role in shared responsibility for the Fund’s strategy, working closely with your colleagues to implement our strategic operating plan, and initiatives. You will be adept at skilfully handling competing priorities and operational challenges, assessing and managing risk, and influencing and communicating our vision both across the Fund, and externally.

Scope of the role

• 18/19 grants awarded = £41.7m
• 19/20 grant funding budget = £50.7m
• 19/20 operational budget = £2.97m
• Team of 95 team members based in Glasgow office
• UK travel as required

About you

We’re looking for someone who can embody and promote the culture of our organisation, one that puts people and communities at the centre of our work, and one that encourages collaboration innovation and continuous improvement.

You will be an experienced leader, with experience of leading and inspiring a multi-functional operation. Self-aware with high emotional intelligence, you will support our culture of openness, trust, empowerment and delegated accountability. You will be a strategic thinker and persuasive negotiator who understands the broader political landscape, exercising sensitive judgement in response.

Essential Experience, Knowledge and Skills:

• Demonstrable experience operating in a leadership role
• Experience of managing a substantial operating budget
• Able to demonstrate effective leadership and development of management teams
• Experience of strategic partnership working and stakeholder management, including excellent influencing and negotiating skills
• Outstanding analytical and communication skills
• Ability to work across and within complex governance structures
• Experience and understanding of the third sector in Scotland, the wider political and regulatory environment in Scotland and across the whole UK
• Credible and able to command respect internally and externally, while demonstrating the gravitas and decision making necessary to deliver change

As our current CEO is retiring, Partners in Advocacy is looking to appoint a CEO to provide leadership, ensure the successful delivery of independent advocacy and live and breathe our mission.

The Citizens Advice network in Scotland is the largest independent advice service in the country. Citizens Advice Scotland is a charity within this network – we act as a national organisation supporting and representing the service as a whole and the interests of citizens.

We are looking for a highly motivated Programme Manager to join Citizens Advice Scotland to have direct responsibility and accountability for the delivery of multiple projects from inception through to the successful operational running. The full time post is being offered on a one year fixed term basis, with the possibility of extension.

The role includes identifying resources required, planning the work to realise the expected benefits as well as managing dependencies, workloads and timetables. As a part of the role you will co-ordinate the execution of work to help individuals deliver their part consistently and effectively, while establishing risks, contingency planning and formulating exit strategy processes.

The Programme Manager has also an element of oversight and co-ordination between the different projects and assists each team with project planning and management.

You will have a track record in successfully managing and delivering large-scale projects and/or programmes as well as have strong leadership and communication skills to work with cross functional teams to meet internal and external commitments. To be successful, you will also have an excellent knowledge of business processes, key trends and value drivers and the ability to use this knowledge to generate or influence new ideas to optimise effectiveness.

This role offers an exciting opportunity to work at the heart of supporting Scotland's largest independent advice network.

Employee benefits

Citizens Advice Scotland offers excellent terms and conditions, including a total of 40 days leave (including public holidays) and a pension scheme with an 8% employer contribution. We have a flexitime scheme which enables our employees to work flexibly in line with organisational requirements, and as an inclusive employer we are happy to consider other flexible working arrangements where appropriate.

We’re Scotland’s national human rights institution, promoting and protecting human rights for everyone in Scotland.

A key member of the Commission’s management team, the Head of Corporate Services leads the delivery of our corporate services, organisational administration and business management, supporting the Commission to achieve its strategic and operational objectives.

The Head of Service - Epilepsy will report directly to the Chief Executive, and will be responsible for developing the William Quarrier Scottish Epilepsy Centre (a unique, world class independent hospital) and our Epilepsy Field Work Services potential and extending their influence in Scotland.

We are seeking a highly motivated Health and/or Social Care professional with significant leadership experience and a proven track record of managing and developing health and/or social care services.

The successful candidate has a number of key objectives and accountabilities including:

• To lead and further develop the William Quarrier Scottish Epilepsy Centre (WQSEC) and Epilepsy Field Work Services (EFW).
• To ensure that the WQSEC is a sustainable, recognised centre of excellence for epilepsy in Scotland delivering the best possible diagnosis and treatment for people with complex epilepsy, to make the service more accessible for people with additional needs thus converting more referrals into admissions.
• To ensure Quarriers significantly extends its reach and importance as the leading Scottish charity supporting and working with people with epilepsy across Scotland.

As a member of the Senior Leadership Team you will have regular interactions with the Executive Team and our Board of Trustees.

Central to this role is the ability to work across boundaries ensuring we continue to transform the lives of those with epilepsy.

To be considered for this highly visible role you will have the ability to inspire and motivate staff. You will also have excellent, well developed interpersonal and strategic skills.

For informal discussion about this role contact: Alice Harper CEO 01505 616080.