Digital Communications and Engagement Officer
- Full time
- £26,000 – £30,000
- Remote / blended (We are all currently working from home due to COVID-19 restrictions. As restrictions ease we may ask you to meet or work from our Glasgow office a day or two per week. Full-time homeworking is an option for accessibility reasons)
- Closing 15th November 2021
- Advertised from 20th October 2021
- Salary depending on experience. 35 hours per week. 2 years fixed-term contract.
- plus benefits
Role
We exist to make Scotland a better place to live and work with a more inclusive economy.
Social Enterprise is increasingly viewed as an important source of economic growth, a vital source of support for vulnerable communities and a critical path of the reform of public services in Scotland. We respond by providing tailored business support and services to aspiring, emerging and growing social enterprises. CEIS offers tailored consultancy support and services to help third sector organisations to succeed and grow.
Looking forward, we have created this new position to help us to tell our story and the stories of our clients. We know there is so much great work happening within the sector and the clients that we work with, and we want to find someone who can help us to share this impact and raise our profile within the sector. We are looking for someone who is passionate about change, can tell our story, is an excellent communicator, and has experience in digital communications. You will also be comfortable using your initiative to find a story and working across multiple teams within the Group.
Job Description
You will join our Events and Marketing Team, working across all areas of the CEIS Group. This role will be pivotal to our success in telling our story and will focus on engaging with others across the sector as well as with our own teams within the Group. You will be a strong team player but will also be comfortable working independently, setting your own schedule, and adhering to deadlines.
Sharing our Story- You will be responsible for the creation and implementation of our content plan using story-telling techniques to share our work with the world. Sharing our impact and ensuring that impact is measured regularly across the Group. Designing mechanisms to capture success stories and building strong relationships with contacts across the group to create content.
Building our Network - Our work is wide reaching and varied, and you will lead on the creation of all key messages about CEIS including the work of Enterprise and Communities, DSL, CEIS Ayrshire, and CEIS Events. You will manage our presence with a particular focus on online and will be responsible for growing our online community. Raising awareness of CEIS and our Group services both nationally and internationally by managing all Group social media accounts and designing and executing a content plan.
Team Engagement - Our staff are our most asset; they are the people directly impacting change within the sector. You will support our team engagement strategy ‘CEIS Connect’ by designing regular communications and events for staff engagement throughout the year including a monthly newsletter and weekly staff engagement events.
Skills, Experience and Qualifications
Essential
- Experience of content planning, content creation, and analytics
- Experience of managing organisation/company social media communities
- Creative communication skills and copy writing experience
- Experience of digital marketing tools, design software, and analytical tools
- Ability to work effectively and flexibly as a member of a team
- Ability to manage own workload, work independently and remotely, and adhere to deadlines
Desirable
- Interest in social enterprise or social impact
- Marketing, Media, Communications or Design qualification
- Digital design experience
- Interviewing skills/Video creation skills
- Video editing skills
Application notes
Send your cv, a cover email/letter or video statement and provide examples of relevant work, either those you have carried out or those that inspire you to marketing@ceis.org.uk. The cover email/letter or video statement should specify why you believe you are suitable for this role, against the Skills, Experience and Qualification outlined above.
The closing date for applications is Monday 15th November at 9am GMT
Long-list Interviews: Monday 29th or Tuesday 30th November
Short-list Interviews: Monday 6th December
Start date: Monday 10th January 2022
Community Enterprise in Scotland (CEIS) recognises the positive value of diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented throughout CEIS. We also welcome applications from, LGBTQ+ candidates.
We have made a positive commitment to employing people from under-represented areas and guarantee to interview all candidates who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role as set out in role profile.
For those who are successful in reaching interview stage, CEIS would be happy to discuss reasonable adjustments for disabled candidates, such as sending a copy of the interview questions in advance.
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EATS Educates Gardener - EATS Educates: Children and Families Growing and Eating
- Part time
- £23,997 pro-rata
- Rosyth (On site)
- Closing 22nd April 2024
Do you have experience as a gardener or horticulturalist and have a passion for growing fruit and vegetables and inspiring others? This is an exciting opportunity to join a new project that aims to actively improve the health of children and their families, and their understanding and interest in the environment and biodiversity. The project will span four Primary Schools in Rosyth. Where children will learn and participate in their schools sowing, planting, growing, harvesting, tasting, and cooking fruit and vegetables. They will take this learning home – growing and cooking and eating fruit and vegetables at home.
You will join an Education Officer and a Project Support Officer and be supported by the General Manager of EATS Rosyth. The gardener will lead on the planning, creating and maintaining of the growing spaced in the 4 Rosyth Primary Schools . Example of some of the main duties will include:
- Work with the Education Officer and schools to design and create the growing spaces.
- Prepare the growing aspects of the project, with the Education Officer, and plan to meet the agreed timescales of the education programme.
- Maintain the growing spaces within each school and manage the soil fertility, crop rotation, sowing, irrigation, pest and disease control etc.
- Prepare for the education programme lessons so that the Education Officer has the necessary equipment and materials ready to use with the children.
- Work with the Project Administrator Officer to support how the project is communicated, for example taking photographs for promotion on social media.
- Involve families and carers in the project and work with them through out.
Please see the job description for more details and we warmly welcome inquiries by email at info@eatsrosyth.org.uk or by phone to Charlotte Oakley (General Manager) Tuesday – Thursday on 07396734859 or 01383 341260
Do you want to help make a difference to Roma community members lives? Do you want to challenge discrimination & poverty? Are you passionate about making change happen? Then we really want you to apply for this role!
Please Note: Applicants must be able to speak a language relevant to Roma Community members e.g. Slovak/Romanian.
Children & Family Worker
- Part time
- £26,138 pro-rata
- The Base, Glenavon North Maryhill and surrounding areas. (On site)
- Closing 24th April 2024
We are looking for a family worker to deliver sessions, clubs and activities for our children, and families. The delivery will be varied and will always be driven by the needs of the community.
You will also be responsible for working on trips and holiday programs.
There will also be the remit of devising and implementing new projects and clubs as guided by funding requirements and service user’s needs.
You will work in partnership with local organisations and schools and build up strong positive community links.
The Base is a place based project your will be expected to work alongside and supporting local volunteers.
You will work to enhance the lives of local children by ensuring activities are provided to develop their mental, emotional, physical and social well-being needs.
You will also be committed to ongoing personal development and undertake training or other professional development activities as required.
All other reasonable duties will be required to be undertaken as and when required and agreed with the Project Manager.
YoMo’s Walk & Talk service is looking for a new support officer, this post is funded for 6 months but has been included in the next 3 years funding application. YoMo’s Walk & Talk program is a one-to-one youth work approach to support young people experiencing a range of challenges including loneliness, isolation or mental health issues. This program has been very successful in supporting young people coming out of covid and the ongoing youth mental health crisis.
The post offer wellbeing package of support for the successful candidate.
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