- Advertised from 25th January 2023
- £21,060 for three days per week
Role
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.
Application notes
Please apply using the link - Business Manager job - Scotland - The HR Booth (livevacancies.co.uk) please include your CV and a letter noting how you would approach the role and highlighting relevant experience or expertise related to funding, business planning or membership organisations, and working with a voluntary board.
We particularly welcome applications from people from under-represented and marginalised backgrounds including those from the Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities, disabled people, LGBT people and women.
Please keep in mind these important dates:
- Sun, Feb 19th - Application deadline
- Mon, Feb 27th - Applicants will be notified
- Mon, Mar 6th - Mar 7th - Interviews with advancing applicants. If you cannot make either of these dates, please note in your application.
Interviewees will not be required to create presentation slides, but will be asked to speak about how they would approach the role and their vision for the organisation.
This is an exciting opportunity to lead our Regional Family Support Team to ensure the delivery of high-quality support to people who are living across the East of Scotland who have a family member in prison.
Our Regional Manager will:
- Lead a team of staff and social work students to provide 1:1, family work in family homes, community venues, prison, and/or prison visitor centres.
- Liaise and contribute to key local and community forums such as Community Planning Partnerships, Third Sector Interface meetings, or Local Authority partners’ meetings.
- Create and develop a range of support services to meet the local need across the East of Scotland.
About You
It is important that our Regional Manager is:
- Experienced in leading others.
- Passionate about developing high quality family support practice.
- Trauma-informed and rights-focused in all they do.
- Pro-active and skilled in building strong, effective relationships with staff, local and regional partners, and stakeholders.
- Skilled in creating support to meet the most challenging issues that impact families affected by imprisonment.
- Confident, resilient, and respectful when dealing with challenging situations.
If you are an experienced professional with managerial experience in social work, community work, family support, or other appropriate experiences and are passionate about making a difference for families impacted by imprisonment, then we want to hear from you.
Staff Benefits
- 25 flexible leave days plus 10 public holidays
- 4% matched contribution workplace pension scheme
- Hybrid & flexible working
- Employee Assistance Programme (Health Assured)
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Laptop and mobile phone for all staff
Family Support Team Lead – North of Scotland (maternity cover)
- Part time
- £27,694 pro-rata
- Home-based (must live in the North or North East of Scotland). (Remote)
- Closing 27th May 2024
You will be helping disabled people feel unstoppable. As Family Support Team Lead in the North of Scotland you will be delivering vital support to families affected by spina bifida and hydrocephalus.
You will be the person who will empower them to reach their potential, offering one to one support and coordinating chances for people to get together, make friends and build their support network.
You will be the person that raises awareness of spina bifida and hydrocephalus within the community and with service providers to ensure that no one affected by our conditions feels alone.
What Spina Bifida Hydrocephalus Scotland can offer you
Flexibility – We offer flexible working, including the opportunity to work from home or around caring responsibilities.
Motivated and supportive colleagues – Staff scored SBH Scotland as 9 out of 10 for motivation and a supportive work environment.
An opportunity to express yourself – Staff scored SBH Scotland as 8 out of 10 for being supportive in taking risks with new ideas.
We also offer: Workplace pension scheme, salary sacrifice scheme, death in service benefit, childcare voucher scheme, 30 days annual leave entitlement and 4 days Public Holidays.
Role reports to: CEO
Key duties and responsibilities:
To be as unstoppable as the people we support.
- To coordinate the delivery of engaging social groups for our children, young people, adults and their carers.
- To provide one to one support to people with spina bifida and hydrocephalus and their families – offering specialist information and advice.
- To work with families and people with spina bifida and hydrocephalus to help them advocate for services and support.
To be a team player who unifies people around our cause.
- To liaise and work in partnership with other statutory and voluntary organisations to respond to and develop resources to meet the needs of service users.
- To manage and motivate a small team of sessional workers and recruit volunteers.
- To work with fundraising and communications colleagues in identifying stories that can promote the work of the charity and motivate our service users, supporters and staff.
A commitment to continuous learning and improvement.
- To provide regular analysis of the service’s impact.
- To ensure that reporting and recording of all service user intervention is accurate, up to date and secure.
- To gather data and feedback to learn from failures and apply learning to improve processes and service delivery.
- To ensure all Safeguarding disclosures and regular updates are notified and recorded as per current SBH Scotland guidelines.
Edinburgh Young Carers is seeking a suitably experienced and qualified applicant to co-ordinate our awareness-raising, training and support to schools and Higher Education (HE)/Further Education (FE) establishments across Edinburgh, with the aim to develop whole-school, sustainable approaches in the identification of, and support to, young carers.
The post-holder will promote, manage and develop ‘We Care: Schools for Young Carers’ award to schools across Edinburgh, and nationwide (funding dependent), and will work in partnership with Capital Carers and Space to ensure consistent delivery of schools and HE/FE work across the four localities of the City.
The candidate will need to be experienced in working with children and young people in formal or informal education settings, with experience of project set-up, management and reporting and in developing and delivering presentations and running training events/workshops for young people and professionals.
Organisation Profile:
Edinburgh Young Carers Service is a voluntary organisation working with and on behalf of young carers throughout Edinburgh. We are one of the largest and most well established independent young carers organisations in Scotland. We have a strong commitment to the rights of children and young people.
Benefits
We take good care of our staff and offer a benefit package including: 27 days’ annual leave plus all public holidays, 6% pension, free healthcare through Benenden Health, hybrid working, flexible hours, Cycle to Work scheme and extensive training opportunities.
Business Manager
- Full time or Part time
- £34,000
- Glasgow or Edinburgh (Hybrid)
- Closing 10th June 2024
Clan Childlaw is Scotland’s law centre for children and young people. Clan Childlaw is a team and everything that everyone at Clan Childlaw does to deliver our services and keep things running all helps to protect and strengthen children’s rights and improve their lives.
Purpose of the role:
You will provide professional and efficient business management to Clan Childlaw’s operations functions. Supporting the senior management team in ensuring quality delivery of our strategic aims, you will be responsible for fostering an environment of continuous improvement for all our business operations. This is a vital role in a busy team that provides essential support for all the important work of our ambitious organisation.
Person Specification:
This is a great role for an experienced senior administrator or business manager who really wants to get to know how a charity operates across all departments. As you’ll be the lynchpin of our organisation, working with everyone across Clan and interacting with key external stakeholders you will be a confident and effective communicator in a variety of settings and formats, including both verbal and written communication. In this varied and fast paced role, you will use your critical thinking and problem-solving skills to overcome challenges and your ability to think outside the box to come up with new ways of doing things. You will utilise your people management skills to support and develop the Operations team to deliver their best. To find out more about the role please download the job description here.
Membership of the PVG Scheme is essential for this role and the successful candidate will be required to apply for the scheme and produce an acceptable PVG Scheme Record.
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