Helpline Development Officer (Scotland-wide)
- Part time
- £25,530 pro-rata
- Scotland wide
- Closing 4th October 2021
- Advertised from 14th September 2021
- 24 hours per week. Initially until 30th September 2024 (likely to be extended subject to further funding)
Role
Founded on the principles of community development, our work with Muslim and Black, minority ethnic women (BME) is underpinned by community empowerment and co-production. Amina offers a range of services with the aim of creating a more inclusive environment, building community resilience, and tackling inequalities.
The post holder will be responsible for the promotion, development and effective running of Amina’s helpline, which includes recruiting, training and supporting volunteers and sessional staff. She will also Identify women’s groups, classes, informal gatherings to actively engage with Muslim and Bme women with the helpline and development work across Scotland.
If successful candidates are based in Glasgow, the roles will be based in the Amina Glasgow office or hybrid, if based elsewhere in Scotland, the roles will be based and managed remotely.
Application notes
Closing date for both applications: 9am, Monday 4th October 2021
Interviews for this post will be held on 18th October 2021.
To apply for any of the above, please download an application pack from our website:
mwrc.org.uk/jobs-opportunities-2
Completed applications to be sent to recruitment@mwrc.org.uk
All women, with the relevant skills and experience and the right to work in the UK,
are encouraged to apply
(These posts are exempt for women only under Schedule 9, Part 1 of Equality Act 2010)
Top job! Head of Smart Works Scotland
- Full time
- £44,000 – £50,000
- Based across our Scotland centres in Edinburgh and Glasgow (Hybrid)
- Closing 19th April 2024
About Smart Works
Smart Works is a dynamic, high profile and fast-growing UK charity that dresses and coaches unemployed women for success at their job interview. We empower each woman by giving her the clothes and the confidence she needs to succeed. After visiting Smart Works, 69% of clients secure a job within a month, gaining financial independence and transforming their lives.
More information about who we are can be found on our website.
About the role
Smart Works is volunteer-powered and exists to empower all women who need help getting into work. As such, a fantastic opportunity has arisen for a proactive self-starter with outstanding leadership skills to take on the pivotal role of being the Head of Smart Works Scotland. Reporting to the Chair of the Trustee Board, the role is responsible for developing and delivering our core strategies and for the overall operation of our two centres in Glasgow and Edinburgh.
In practice, this involves leading a small staff team to thrive in their roles and deliver outstanding results, with direct line management responsibilities for 3 team members out of 8. It also includes representing our charity to a range of stakeholders across the region, contributing to our ambitious client targets and unlocking vital funds to deliver the Three Year Plan.
A major focus of this role will be to deliver, and support team members to aid delivery, of our annual fundraising target (c. £400k) via, grants and trusts, corporate partnerships, fundraising events, and identifying new income streams.
The Head of Smart Works Scotland must build strong working relationships with the staff team and Board of Trustees, foster excellent collaborations with a variety of stakeholders and have significant experience across multiple fundraising streams.
Whilst the successful individual will be supported by the Chair, Board of Trustees and colleagues in other centres, they will be expected to work autonomously and confidently in carrying out their duties. There may be occasional evening and weekend work in order to support fundraising, networking and key events as required.
The role will be based in our Edinburgh or Glasgow centre, and flexible working options are available.
If you are passionate about supporting women, are flexible, have excellent organisation and prioritisation skills and can liaise confidently and successfully with a broad range of stakeholders, then this is an ideal opportunity.
Duties and responsibilities
- Leading a staff team of 8 across two centres, ensuring all team members are thriving in their roles and continuing to develop their skills.
- Supporting each direct report with project deliverables and identifying continuous improvement opportunities in our ways of working.
- Oversee the smooth running of both centres, ensuring all client and service delivery targets are on track and all protocols such as safeguarding and governance are adhered to.
- Setting and delivering our core strategies, across all functional areas.
- Working with various staff members on targeted campaigns and corporate partnerships, providing guidance and support on the annual fundraising target c. £400k via our three revenue streams - Corporate, Community and Events, Grants and Trusts.
- Manage the day-to-day costs of the budget, contributing to timely process reconciliation with the Board Treasurer and Group Finance Team.
- Delivering financial activities to target, maintaining an up to date database with relevant income tracking and pipeline information to facilitate regular financial reporting to the Board of Trustees and timely process reconciliation with the Board Treasurer and Group Finance team.
- Supporting the team to raise awareness of our charity and increase our supporter community through social media campaigns and in-person events throughout the year.
Personal Specification
Essential Criteria
- Outstanding interpersonal and team management / leadership skills.
- Significant experience of generating income from a variety of sources, including Events, Trusts, Foundations, Community and Corporate sponsorship.
- Demonstrable experience of securing new business and onboarding new partnerships.
- Experience of managing four figure+ partnerships across the following activities: employee fundraising, sponsorship, commercial or grants.
- A strong networker, with relationship management experience across seniority levels and sectors.
- Strong presentation skills, with prior experience delivering engaging sessions to large audiences.
- Experience of balancing changing priorities and responding to delivery needs.
- Proactive approach to problem solving, with an entrepreneurial attitude towards fundraising strategy.
- Ability to work autonomously and also have a strong team focus and ethic.
- Good working knowledge and experience using Microsoft Office, Excel, Word, CRM systems.
- Target driven, with excellent organisation and time management skills to meet deadlines and monthly / quarterly KPIs.
Desirable Criteria
- An understanding of the employment and skills landscape in Scotland.
- Experience of working collaboratively with volunteer teams and / or in the not for profit sector.
- Financially aware, able to interpret basic financial accounts for reporting purposes.
Scottish Women’s Rights Centre Administrator
- Part time
- £26,400 pro-rata
- Glasgow (On site)
- Closing 29th April 2024
The Scottish Women’s Rights Centre is a unique collaborative project between Rape Crisis Scotland (RCS), JustRight Scotland and the University of Strathclyde Law Clinic offering legal and advocacy services to women survivors of gender based violence in Scotland. RCS seeks to recruit an Administration and Communications Worker for the Scottish Women’s Rights Centre project.
This post is funded until 31st March 2025 in the first instance.
We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace and especially welcome applications from women of colour and those under-represented in the workforce.
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DIWC is looking for a Volunteer Coordinator to join our team.
If you have experience working with volunteers and working with women from BME communities, we'd love to hear from you.
Please note that this role is open to women only under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1.
Learning & Engagement Worker
- Full time
- £23,575 – £26,500
- Edinburgh/Glasgow with travel across Scotland (Hybrid)
- Closing 6th May 2024
The Young Women’s Movement is Scotland's national organisation for young women and girls' leadership and rights.
Young women are at the heart of everything we do and we work collectively to equip with them the resources, networks and platforms to lead meaningful change and create a more equal society.
We exist because we want young women and girls’ needs and rights to be met. We believe in a society where everyone has the opportunity to live their lives to their fullest and we will continue to strive until that society is secured.
To help us achieve this, the Learning & Engagement Worker role has been created to:
- Extend our reach to even more young women and girls through a range of engaging youth work programmes that build skills and create change
- Support the delivery of our programmes and training for both young women participants and our volunteers
- Create safe spaces for young women to engage and learn, encouraging supportive and meaningful relationships to develop
Everyone who works at Young Women’s Movement:
- Has equality at the heart of everything they do
- Takes a participatory approach to our work. We are for young women and by young women
- Builds communities of friendship and support networks, finding joy in our collective actions and connections
- Understands the impact of challenging inequality on those most affected by it. We lead with kindness and empathy, putting collective wellbeing at the core of our organisation
- Delivers our work with integrity and are proud of the work we do
- Are bold and brave. We do not shy away from challenging the status quo and taking radical steps to make gender equality a reality in Scotland
How you'll help to create a fairer Scotland for young women and girls:
- Deliver our Learning and Engagement programmes e.g. Empowering Pathways using a youth work approach to reach more young women and girls and support their participation in the movement
- Support the development, session planning and delivery of new youth work initiatives and activities that support young women & girls
- Support the Learning & Engagement Coordinator to reach and engage young women and girls in our spaces and services
- Work with young women and girls on our programmes and signpost them to opportunities for their continued engagement both within our movement and in communities/wider society
- Assist the Learning & Engagement Coordinator with support to our volunteers
- Undertake administrative tasks to support the planning, onboarding, preparation, delivery and evaluation of our Learning & Engagement programmes
- Gather Learning & Engagement content to share with our Comms Team e.g. photographs, stories, videos etc.
- Create safe, sustainable spaces with and for young women
- Commit to an intersectional feminist approach and break down the barriers to young women’s participation, ensuring our spaces and programmes are accessible and inclusive to all
- Comply with the YWM’s procedures and practice including Health and Safety, Safeguarding and Data Protection
- Work collaboratively across the organisation, and where appropriate support colleagues in other teams
- Undertake any other duties that may arise
Let’s talk about you - you will already have or be working towards:
Essential
- Experience working with young people
- Knowledge and commitment to an intersectional feminist way of working
- Commitment to delivering high quality and meaningful experiences for young women on our programmes and our volunteers
- Passionate about enabling change for young women and girls through a range of learning interventions and programmes
- Strong time management and organisational skills
- An engaging and warm facilitation approach to build confidence and opportunities for young women that have the potential to create positive change, locally and nationally
- Willingness to work flexibly and travel across Scotland when necessary - our delivery is often in the evenings or weekends. Currently most of our programmes are delivered in Glasgow and the surrounding areas
- Commitment to own continuing professional development
- A flexible and adaptable approach
Desirable
- Experience and knowledge of youth work principles and approaches
- Experience of youth participation / delivering programmes that are co-designed with and for young women
- Ability to evaluate projects meaningfully and effectively for maximum impact.
- IT skills and experience of using Microsoft Teams, Word, PowerPoint & Excel, and Canva
- Experience of using social media platforms for awareness raising and system-changing campaigns
- A full, clean driving license and access to a vehicle
Why you should want to work with us!
- We operate a 4-day working week, which means full-time is 28 hours
- We offer flexible working options and patterns, including the option to work hybrid from anywhere in Scotland (our co-working space is in Edinburgh)
- Our annual leave entitlement is 28 days a year, including public holidays
- We provide 1 additional day of annual leave for your birthday (or to take another time that you would like to celebrate)
- All staff members are enrolled in our Employer Life Assurance Scheme
- You can access a range of benefits and discounts through our life assurance app
- We are committed to supporting staff development through training and coaching opportunities
- Wellbeing and mental health support are a priority, all of our staff can access counselling through our EAP provider.
- We have a number of feminist policies to support our staff
- You’ll be joining an intergenerational team that will embrace your ideas and support and encourage you to bring your whole self to work
Due to the nature of our work with children and young people, successful applicants will be required to undergo a disclosure check through the PVG Scheme.
Don't meet every single requirement?
Studies show that women and Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic people are less likely to apply for a job unless they meet every qualification. So, if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with the job description, we'd love you to apply anyway. You might just be the perfect person for this role, or another role within The Young Women’s Movement family.
Reporting to: Learning & Engagement Lead
Location: Hybrid – Our co-working space is in Edinburgh with delivery taking place across Scotland, specifically Glasgow and the surrounding areas.
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