Fundraiser
- Part time
- £26,738 pro-rata
- Home-based, hybrid with some travel
- Closing 19th February 2023
- Advertised from 26th January 2023
- Salary £10,695 (FTE £26,738 - pro-rata) – salaried or freelance negotiable.
Role
Are you a great communicator with a passion for inclusive communities and social enterprise?
We’re looking for a part-time Fundraiser, 2 days per week, to complete grant applications and undertake fundraising activities to help the Grassmarket Community Project (GCP) flourish.
The GCP is based at the Grassmarket Centre on Candlemaker Row in the heart of Edinburgh’s Old Town. The role is flexible and can be mostly carried out from home and tailored to you current life or work commitments. Ideally you will be able to visit to learn about and enjoy the community’s wide range of activities, events and support. An appropriate working pattern can be agreed.
We are looking for someone with excellent written and verbal communication skills to best present our community to prospective and existing funders, donors and friends. Reporting to the CEO, you will be responsible for applying and reporting on grant funding and managing existing and prospective funder and donor relations. As part of the team, the role may also involve community fundraising initiatives, partnerships (e.g. groups undertaking sponsored events, or corporate firms), and delivering talks to visiting groups and supporters involving a wide variety of different needs and abilities. You will be able to work on your own initiative, manage deadlines and prioritise your workload to take advantage of opportunities as they arise.
Application notes
Please send your CV (max 4 pages) and a covering letter (max 2 pages) explaining what attracts to you to this role and why you are a good match for it in terms of your values, skills, qualifications, interests and experience.
Please send these to jonny@grassmarket.org by midnight on Sunday 19th February
Shortlisting will take place on Monday 20 February and interviews will take place for those shortlisted on Wednesday 22nd or Thursday 23rd February.
Please indicate in your covering letter if you will not be available to attend 22nd or 23rd February (or any part thereof).
Background
Grassmarket Community Project takes an innovative approach to providing sanctuary and support to participants many of whom are amongst the most vulnerable of our citizens. Through mentoring, social enterprise and education in a nurturing environment, the project develops skills enabling participants to develop to their full potential and reconnect with themselves, others and the wider community.
Through mentoring, social enterprise, training and education in a nurturing environment, the project develops skills enabling participants to develop to their full potential and move away from cycles of failure.
We work with over 500 people a year and deliver on average 800 hours of support per month. Our vision is to create an environment where:
• People can realise their full potential and re-connect with themselves, others and the wider community.
• People feel valued and every person is given dignity.
• People feel cared about and can move towards independent living without feeling abandoned or isolated.
• People can be confident to trust and value their own decisions, overcoming a poverty of expectation and ultimately realising their own potential.
• People can build a life which reduces dependence on others, gaining self-reliance.
Key to the way we work is to break down the barrier between volunteers and those seeking support – all are Members and we encourage people who initially feel they are “service users” to become volunteers and therefore contribute to, rather than receive from the project.
Core intended social impact outcomes
• To create an inclusive community for all individuals facing social exclusion by lack of opportunity, skills and aspiration, where they can achieve greater self-esteem, improved employment skills and a purpose in life.
• To create an inclusive community where individuals can, through membership and volunteering, contribute to the wellbeing of those facing social exclusion.
• To manage and sustain the building which provides the home for the Grassmarket Community Project, moving the project towards self-sufficiency through social enterprise.
• To maintain and sustain the Grassmarket Community Project as a partnership comprising Greyfriars Kirk, the Grassmarket Mission, statutory and voluntary agencies, local businesses and residents.
We measure and evaluate our social impact in many ways and according to best practice in the charity and social enterprise sector. Using a mixture of self-reporting, observations, the Edinburgh-Coventry-Well-being scale and statistical data based on attendance information and members profile on arrival to the project we produce an impact report.
For further information go to grassmarket.org:
grassmarket.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Grassmarket-Community-Project-2022-Annual-Report.pdf
grassmarket.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Grassmarket-Community-Project-2022-Impact-Report.pdf
grassmarket.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Business-Plan-2021-23.pdf
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Finance Officer
- Full time
- £31,153
- Hybrid remote or office based in Prestonpans (Hybrid)
- Closing 28th April 2024
About the role
ELCAP is a Scottish charity which provides care and support for individuals who live with learning disabilities, physical disabilities and mental health problems.
A vacancy has created a rare opportunity to join our back-office team at an exciting time in our organisation’s development. Reporting to our Business Manager, our Finance Officer will provide a payroll service to 300 staff and be responsible for ensuring invoices are raised and payments made on time.
We are looking for someone who enjoys working in fast paced environment and has excellent attention to detail.
As we embrace a period of change with a new internal system we are delighted to welcome a new colleague to join us.
Job context
The purpose of the post is to work as part of a team to support the effective and efficient management of ELCAP finances.
The post has four areas of responsibility:
- Providing accounts and finance services.
- Providing payroll services.
- Supporting the management of the charity’s human resources.
- Recording and Reporting
This is a permanent post of 35 hours per week operating Monday to Friday.
Essential
- Demonstrated experience in a finance administrative role
- Relevant qualification on finance / book keeping / accounts
- Experience in payroll or willing to undertake training
- Experience in invoicing and purchase ledger
Skills
- Very good interpersonal skills, with the ability to relate well to people from a range of backgrounds and experiences.
- Very good communication skills, in verbal and written forms.
- Ability to work well within a team and work on your own initiative
- Competence in recording and reporting and analysis of data
- Excellent IT skills across the main Microsoft products, ideally with Sage accounts and Sage payroll
- Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise tasks and work well under pressure in order to meet internal and external deadlines
- Ability to consistently demonstrate the highest levels of personal and professional integrity and accountability, including consistent attention to detail.
- Ability to be resourceful and solutions focused with enthusiasm and a positive outlook.
Experience
- Experience of working in a busy and varied finance post.
- Book keeping experience
- Experience in payroll
- Experience in Purchase ledger, invoicing and reconciliation
- Experience of online business banking platforms
- Experience in data inputting, retention and maintaining database information
- Experienced / willing to keep abreast of legal frameworks that impact on our finance department
Key relationships
- ELCAP Executive Board and Committees
- Chief Executive
- Business Manager
- Registered Manager
- Operational Leads
- Development Workers
- Support Practitioners
- Individuals who receive support
Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme
The post requires a degree of contact with children and vulnerable adults. The successful candidate will be required to join the Protecting of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. The PVG Scheme is managed and delivered by Disclosure Scotland.
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Health & wellbeing programme
Business Development Manager
- Full time
- £47,000
- Home or office based with occasional travel (Hybrid)
- Closing 3rd May 2024
The Richmond Fellowship Scotland (TRFS) is Scotland’s largest third sector provider of high-quality care and support services. As the Business Development Manager, you will have an integral role focused on expanding our reach and the positive impact that we bring to people’s lives.
We are seeking to appoint a Business Development Manager who shares our values and who will contribute to the overall development and strategic growth of the organisation as a member of the Development Team. It is important to have a working knowledge of the social care and health landscape (including commissioning and funding practices) and direct experience of success in a business development focused role.
You will also lead important organisational initiatives, and will bring the creativity and strategic focus required to develop and grow key programmes and projects.
Excellent communication, analysis, influencing and partnership working are amongst the core attributes that are vital for this post. If you have these, and the other essential skills and experiences detailed in the full Job Description, then we look forward to receiving your application for this exciting and important role!
For an informal and confidential discussion about this role please contact Stephen Plunkett (TRFS Head of Development) at splunkett@trfs.org.uk who will respond during the week beginning 15th April.
Presbytery Pioneer Worker – Kirkcaldy, Kingdom Park
- Part time
- £28,815 – £32,575 pro-rata
- Presbytery of Fife (On site)
- Closing 27th May 2024
Could you be part of something different? We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to use their gifts, skills and experience to make a difference to the lives of the people in our parishes and communities.
We are looking for someone who will help grow a vision for Pioneer outreach in Kingdom Park, and the surrounding Kirkcaldy area, by developing and initiating plans for an appropriate form of Christian witness and community. This successful candidate will have experience of planning and leading effective mission and outreach and/or implementing projects.
This role requires that the post holder is a committed Christian with a live church connection which is a Genuine Occupational Requirement in terms of the Equality Act 2010.
It is essential you have the right to work in the UK before applying to work with us. You will be asked to provide proof of your eligibility to work and remain in the UK if you are invited to attend for an interview.
IT Systems Support and Projects Engineer
- Full time
- £34,230 – £37,800
- Edinburgh (Hybrid)
- Closing 29th April 2024
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced IT Systems Support Engineer to work as part of The Church of Scotland, IT team to provide support for both onsite and offsite requests. To effectively assist end-users and maintain our core applications and services, you will require a combination of technical knowledge, problem solving skills, and strong interpersonal abilities.
The successful candidate will have a proven track record of working within an IT technical environment. Demonstratable working knowledge of Microsoft cloud and Office 365 environments. As well as excellent communication skills and organisational skills you will have the ability to work with minimum supervision.
It is essential you have the right to work in the UK before applying to work with us. You will be asked to provide proof of your eligibility to work and remain in the UK if you are invited to attend for an interview.
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