Our Activity Centres provide innovative and person-centred services and support to veterans struggling with sight loss. This job exists in order to provide tailored support to veterans carrying out woodworking projects. You will work alongside the veterans to identify abilities, share ideas and plan projects within the activity Centre. You will ensure that the support provided is person-centred, tailored to their needs and is the right support for them. You will support the leadership team to coordinate and manage the activities provided within and from the Activity Centre which will support the overall wellbeing of the veterans and their families. You will work closely with colleagues across the organisation and external stakeholders to ensure that veterans can access the relevant support.

About us

We're one of Scotland's oldest charities - for more than two centuries, we've been supporting and empowering people with sight loss to live fulfilling lives. We're proud of all we've achieved in the past - but we have our sights set firmly on the future.

We're determined that no-one should face sight loss alone. We're committed to improving, diversifying and growing our services to make sure we can reach many more people with sight loss - when and where they need us.

Interested in leading and supporting the business functions of the ALLIANCE?

The ALLIANCE has an opportunity to join our Corporate Services team as a Finance and Corporate Services Manager, with management responsibility for finance, HR, office management, facilities and IT.

You will provide high level administrative, strategic planning and operational support; manage financial matters and help with budgets and financial projections; help develop policies, rules and guidelines for the whole organisation; offer advice and support to senior management; prepare reports and submissions about the ALLIANCE's resources and operations and help with staff management.

You will have:

• Accounting qualification, ideally Chartered (ACCA)
• Proven experience of working in corporate services
• Previous experience of using Sage Line 50 accounts
• Ability to horizon scan to identify opportunities and risks
• Excellent organisational skills
• Experience of staff management within an organisation
• Experience of day-to-day management of the finance function
• Experience of managing the IT function within an organisation
• Experience of preparing budgets and quarterly management accounts, including variance analyses and reforecasting
• Experience of preparing and submitting VAT returns
• Experience of month end, quarter end and year end finances
• Demonstrable skills in business administration and leadership skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Experience of office management and ability to establish, oversee and develop the organisation’s infrastructure
• IT skills in word processing, spreadsheets, databases and financial packages
• Flexible approach

It would be desirable for you to have experience of:

• Understanding of membership organisations
• Experience of working with Boards and Committees
• Experience of working in the third sector

As an ALLIANCE employee you will benefit from:

• 210 hours annual leave (equivalent of 30 days)
• 91 days public holiday (equivalent of 13 days) that can be taken flexibly
• Additional leave between Christmas and New Year
• Contributory pension scheme
• Open to flexible working (formal and informal)
• Hybrid working – opportunity to work from home for part of the week
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Enhanced sick pay
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Learning and development opportunities
• Corporate rates for gym membership
• Time off in lieu
• Cycle Scheme
• Carer Positive Employer

The ALLIANCE is a healthy working lives employer and encourages a healthy work life balance and is happy to talk flexible working.

The ALLIANCE recognises that in real life, great people don’t always ‘tick all the boxes’. Even if you don’t meet every point on the job description, if this role and our organisation feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you.

Please note, this role is subject to a 6-month probationary period.

SDS Forth Valley, a project of the Independent Living Association and is increasing its staff team to support the increasing number of individuals, families, children and unpaid carers who are looking to management their own support having received a budget from their local Health and Social Care Partnership. We are the local disabled persons support organisation covering the whole of the Forth Valley area.

Having received funding for 3 years we are looking for a Project Development Manager to enhance our current team. Based in Alloa, the role is to manage and develop a project for the dissemination of SDS information to a range of people who are looking for community care support either for themselves or for the person they care for. The aim is to ensure a wide range of people are aware of the SDS and Carers legislation and of the rights that these pieces of legislation afford them.

In this role, we require the applicant to take a hands-on approach, leading, managing, and nurturing the Projects team. The key responsibilities will encompass leading service excellence, establishing operational performance benchmarks, optimising project initiatives, boosting efficiency, and cultivating a high-performance environment. Your leadership, persuasive abilities, and relationship-building skills will be essential in driving change, and your essential talent for motivating, nurturing, and maximizing team potential will be invaluable.

We are looking for a full-time Team Leader to join our dynamic team in Edinburgh.

In this position, you will lead a team of Project Workers as they provide support and opportunity to the adults who attend Upmo.

On a day-to-day basis, Team Leaders supervise and coordinate activities on site, provided support to staff, ensure onsite operations are in line with policy and procedure and assist Team Managers with case and site management. We are looking for a confident communicator with excellent leadership skills and the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.

This Team Leader position is primarily based in our service in Edinburgh, where we offer workshop activities to adults with learning disabilities and autism from Links House in Leith, and St. Margaret's House at Meadowbank.

The starting salary for this position is £24,100.

No formal qualification is necessary, but experience of working in social care is preferred.