Organisation Engagement Managers X 2
- Full time
- £26,000 – £30,000
- Flexible
- Closing 18th November 2021
- Advertised from 20th September 2021
- Permanent
Role
Are you motivated to make a difference with an organisation that supports vulnerable young people to realise their potential? Are you an experienced business development manager who can inspire other organisations to partner with us and support young people across the country?
Award Winning Charity MCR Pathways runs a transformational secondary school mentoring and talent development programme. It supports care experienced and other vulnerable young people experiencing disadvantage to realise their potential through education. MCR’s programme dramatically improves educational achievement, wellbeing and post school destinations.
MCR young people tell their stories far better than us. Hear them in their own words in these short films of young people who have participated in the programme, reflecting on how mentoring has helped them create better futures for themselves mcrpathways.org/jobs/organisation-engagement-managers-x-2
MCR supports over 3,000 young people each week and aims to be an embedded and core funded component of the education system. As we continue to grow, we are looking to recruit 2 Organisation Engagement Managers to work in our Partnership & Relationship team. The roles are exciting and varied ones: working with the MCR team, and our partners (employment, enterprise, university, college) for the benefit of our young people.
The successful candidates will be joining our organisation at a time of exciting growth where we are launching into new local authorities and developing our programme. For these roles, you’ll need to be passionate about the impact of positive mentoring relationships on our young people but also the impact mentoring can have on individual mentors and their organisations. Focused on generating new leads and nurturing established relationships, this role would suit an experienced Business Development Manager. You must have excellent written and verbal communication skills, a professional approach and the ability to build and develop meaningful relationships with regional and national organisations who can support us by providing mentors.
Application notes
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Closing Date: 18th November 2021 at 9am
Interviews: 25th November 2021
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and experienced manager to oversee the day-to-day management of Cruse Scotland West Area, this includes our teams in Ayrshire & Arran; Dumfries; Dunbartonshire; Glasgow & Greater Glasgow; Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire.
Candidates are required to have excellent interpersonal and organisational skills to provide managerial support, which is often provided from a distance.
Excellent communication skills are essential as the postholder is required to respond effectively to a wide range of enquiries which includes bereaved people. You will be required to establish effective working relationships with a range of Cruse Scotland volunteers and staff, as well as statutory funders and grant making trusts. Experience of volunteer management would be advantageous.
Due to the wide geographical spread of the role, the postholder will be required to travel occasionally to each of the service bases within our West Area; and to other locations within Scotland for meetings and training.
Whilst the role can be hybrid, we have recently secured a new office base in Glasgow so there will be a regular requirement to have a routine presence in the office.
Top job! Head of Services – North East
- Full time
- £62,286 – £65,169
- North East Services Office with some flexibility (On site)
- Closing 6th May 2024
Turning Point Scotland is a national social care charity who promote evidence based practice. We provide services in Alcohol and Other Drugs, Learning Disabilities, Mental Health, Justice and Homeless/Prevention.
This is a rare and exciting opportunity to join Scotland’s leading social care organisation in a key strategic role.
About the role
As our Head of Services North East, you will provide operational and strategic leadership with overall responsibility for our services across the North East of Scotland. To achieve this, you will build effective partnerships both internally and externally with stakeholders in delivering our Turning Point Scotland Strategic plan. Your role will include:-
- Direct line management and supervision of Service Managers
- Develop and grow relationships with local partners and commissioners in delivering high quality services for the people we support
- Contribute to tendering, retendering and framework opportunities
- Ensure that all operational systems, policies and procedures are fully implemented, and best practice is maintained
- Work in partnership with Director of Operations, Director of Finance, Director of BDI to ensure the sound and efficient financial management of all services
- Audit and manage significant budgets including making tough decisions regarding budget savings, restructuring or reallocating resources
About You
You will have experience of working at senior management level within the Social Care sector, with the ability to demonstrate leadership characteristics of: vision, creativity and innovation, self-leadership, collaborating and inspiring and empowering your management team.
With your Leadership abilities you will provide management and supervision to your Service Managers. Utilising your knowledge and experience of working within the Social Care Sector from either Homelessness, Alcohol & Other Drugs, Learning Disabilities, Justice and Mental Health.
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.
Partnership Manager
- Full time
- £29,416 – £32,148
- Citywide but based within the GCA office in North Claremont Street, Glasgow (On site)
- Closing 3rd May 2024
GCA deliver services over 6 days per week and throughout Glasgow, East Dunbartonshire and East Renfrewshire
Role:
Elevate is one service with two routes to employability: Elevate Glasgow PSP and the Recovery Employability Service. This role is based within the Elevate Glasgow PSP team. The Elevate PSP team work with those in the earlier stages of their employability journey working on building up confidence, training, education and volunteering. Elevate offer a person-centred approach to individuals in their employability journey. This team are also often out in the community networking with our partners within the drug and alcohol sector.
The Partnership Manager will be responsible for the development, co-ordination and management of the Elevate PSP Team and act as the key liaison and face of Elevate. The Partnership Manager will maintain and develop Elevate ethos to support individuals in their employability journey and deliver performance targets through the team by designing and developing employability initiatives for the benefit of individuals who are in recovery from drugs and/or alcohol.
The Partnership Manager will work closely with the Employability Manager to ensure a cohesive approach to delivering employability support and transition of clients between the service and will be responsible for responding to volunteering applications, volunteer recruitment and co-ordinating volunteer engagement.
In return for choosing to work for GCA, the benefits you will receive are:
- Very generous annual leave entitlement: full time employees start with an annual leave entitlement of 37 days (inclusive of bank holidays) which increases to 38 days after 2 years, 40 days after 5 years and 42 days after 10 years length of service.
- 5 duvet days where employees may take time off at short notice.
- Death in service policy of 2 times salary.
- Cycle to work scheme where employees can save money on a new bike and spread the cost.
- Training and development commitment to help employees perform to the best of their abilities.
- Working for an employer focused on delivering its vision and mission by living its values of Respect, Empathy and Collaboration.
Organisation Profile:
Glasgow Council on Alcohol (GCA) was founded in 1965 and is the oldest established Council on Alcohol in Scotland. GCA is a voluntary organisation working to reduce the harm caused by alcohol misuse through the provision of a range of high quality advice, information, counselling, support, prevention and education and training services.
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