Top job! Chief Executive
- Full time
- £37,099 – £41,732
- Students’ Union, Queen Margaret University, Musselburgh, EH21 6UU
- Closing 12th June 2023
- Advertised from 26th May 2023
Role
This is an amazing opportunity to lead a charitable organisation in a unique, interesting and diverse sector. We focus on representation, support and activities for students at Queen Margaret University, promoting a positive student experience. We need an experienced leader who is enthusiastic, people focused and loves a job where no two days are the same. If that sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you!
Application notes
More information on the role can be found here. More information about the Students’ Union can be found on our website qmusu.org.uk
Closing date Monday 12th June
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Top job! Chief Executive
- Full time
- £42,000
- Edinburgh office base, with potential for remote working
- Closing 5th June 2023
Can you help us achieve our vision: ‘a Scotland where all parents and families are valued and supported to give children the best possible start in life’?
This an exciting opportunity to lead a small yet powerful charity dedicated to influencing policy and practice for parents, children, and families.
Parenting across Scotland (PAS) is offering an exciting opportunity for someone with senior leadership skills and vision to lead the organisation and to put our new strategy into action.
You will work alongside a supportive board to lead and to motivate PAS to realise its vision: a Scotland where all parents and families are valued and supported to give children the best possible start in life.
PAS is an important influencer in supporting and improving the lives of children and families. A small organisation, our reach is considerable because of our members and partnerships with other organisations in the third and public sectors that are working with and for parents. Since forming in 2004, we have had considerable success in promoting the voices of parents and caregivers in order to shape national policy.
This appointment comes at a time when the PAS board has been working on refreshing its strategy and needs a committed and experienced chief executive to finalise the key priorities and to lead the strategy.
This post will give you the chance to be a visible leader, to make your mark and to put your own stamp on an organisation which is held in high regard across the sector. You will have the scope to develop relationships with member organisations, the parenting sector, academia and statutory sector stakeholders. You will be able to build your own network to inform and support the work. You’ll have a unique opportunity to strengthen and apply your skills in strategic thinking and in generating income to enable PAS to flourish.
You should already be a senior leader, although not necessarily a chief executive. You should know about the parenting/children/families sector; how to promote the concerns of parents; and how to engage with, critique and contribute to policy development. You need to have the necessary skills and attributes to influence and persuade with authenticity, diplomacy, and commitment. You need to be a ‘horizon scanner’, able to navigate the many and complex issues facing both the sector itself and parenting policy and practice. You should have demonstrable experience in building strong partnerships and be able to generate grant and charitable income.
You will need to use your skills to manage PAS and its interests now and as the organisation develops. As well as having experience and knowledge of charitable governance, strategy, financial management and people management, you should be adept at engaging at various levels and with different interests such as those of local and national government, colleagues, partners, and parents/families.
Head of Representation & Leadership Development
- Full time
- £27,900 – £30,780
- Edinburgh with hybrid working
- Closing 31st May 2023
**ENSA employees are currently on a 36.25 hour work week; however, this will be reduced to 35 hours from 1 July.
Edinburgh Napier Students’ Association (ENSA) exists to enable students to make the most of their university experience. We do this by representing, supporting and developing Edinburgh Napier students to be successful in their studies; to try out new things; to engage in, and contribute to, university life; to be healthy and happy; to bring about positive change; and to have fun.
As Head of Representation and Leadership Development you will empower students to shape their university experience through facilitating representation and democratic processes; support Elected Officers to ensure the student voice is heard; develop students to be effective leaders and contributors; and promote student opportunities.
• Location: You will normally be based at ENSA’s main office on the Merchiston Campus with travel between the Sighthill and Craiglockhart campuses. If business needs change, you may be asked to work regularly at one of the satellite offices. Some home working is permitted (up to two days a week or as business needs allow) with the permission of the line manager.
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification PDF below for more information.
Would you like to come and work at the number one Union in Scotland (as voted in the recent Whatuni Student Choice awards)? Strath Union is looking for a talented Representation Coordinator to join our growing team.
We are looking for someone with relevant experience to develop our academic representation system and energise student engagement with representation. The role will include training and supporting student reps and working in partnership with the University of Strathclyde to amplify the student voice.
We are looking for applicants who have a positive approach, are pro-active, and thrive in a busy workplace.
If this sounds like the role for you, we look forward to receiving your application.
About QNIS:The Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland (QNIS) is a small charity doing big things to promote excellence in community nursing to improve the health and wellbeing of the people of Scotland. We support, encourage and inspire nurses employed by the NHS, independent or charitable sector who work in a huge range of roles across Scotland to really make a difference for the communities they serve.We do this by supporting nurses and midwives to:
1.initiate and lead community projects that tackle health and care inequity, sustainably and in partnership with local people
2.be compassionate, creative and courageous leaders in their communities by providing challenging and inspiring transformational development programmes
3.build connections with a wide range of stakeholders to co-produce hopeful, research-informed responses to Scotland’s public health challenges
4.demonstrate their extraordinary scope and impact on Scottish societyby advocating for the professions
5.focus on their own wellbeing and promoting the fellowship of retired Queen’s Nurses
QNIS Council:QNIS Council includes up to 15 Trustees. It meets four times per year to discuss governance issues, and an AGM takes place usually in November. The meetings are currently held online during working hours, although we are planning at least one meeting this year in Edinburgh. Council papers are sent out a week in advance.
The role:The Institute is currently looking for a new Chair to oversee the highest standards of governance for a flourishing organisation in line withOSCR’s Guidance on Charity Trustee Duties. We are looking for a Chair who will lead this ambitious small charity as it seeks to unleash the potential of nurses across Scotland’s communities.
The role of the Chair is to:
·Lead the Council of Trustees, ensuring that collectively there are the right skills and expertise for good governance.
·Work with Trustees to make sure that the charity is operating sustainably, strategically, effectively and there is sound financial governance.
·Establish a great working relationship with the Chief Executive and Nurse Director providing support and advice while respecting executive responsibility.
·Facilitate meetings with energy and good humour so Trustees enjoy their governance role.
Further information can be found on the QNIS website
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