Senior Project Officer, Active Travel NHSScotland
- Full time
- £27,804
- Edinburgh / Glasgow (home working initially)
- Closing 15th December 2021
- Advertised from 1st December 2021
- 37.5hrs per week – happy to talk flexible working and hours over 30 (pro rata)
- SUS3443
Role
This is an exciting opportunity to join our Strategic Partnerships team in Scotland on a 12 month fixed term contract. You will work in partnership with NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) providing guidance and practical support to NHSScotland Health Boards on projects relating to active travel, creating healthier, happier, fairer places that are accessible to all.
You will lead on the project management and delivery of active travel projects with NHSScotland Health Boards including NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and NHS Forth Valley. You will develop and maintain strong working relationships with internal NHS departments such as estates and health improvement, as well as with external bodies in the public, private and third sectors including the Scottish Government, ERZ and Forth Environment Link.
You will work strategically with NHSScotland Health Boards, writing bids and helping increase funding to support the delivery of active travel projects across Scotland.
Within NHS NSS, you will also play a part in influencing sustainability policies and strategies by providing feedback on active travel themes.
This role will require travel and work at locations as necessary to undertake projects on behalf of Sustrans. Currently this role is working from home; however once Covid restrictions lift, you will be based at the NHSScotland offices at either Gyle Square, Edinburgh or Meridian Court, Glasgow, with flexibility for some homeworking. Occasional travel to Sustrans Scotland’s offices in Edinburgh and Glasgow will be required.
About you
We will look for you to evidence your experience in multi partnership projects and ask that you are an excellent communicator, capable of producing persuasive and engaging business cases.
We will look for evidence of your experience in project management and you should be comfortable using various methodologies.
Ideally, you will build relationships with ease. In this role you will proactively engage with national and regional health boards across Scotland, influencing their active travel policies, developing projects and promoting Sustrans. Knowledge of NHSScotland’s internal structures would be beneficial for this role.
Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion. We aim to be a truly inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all parts of the community, in particular from under-represented groups.
What we offer
In return we can offer ongoing working from home (or a nearby Sustrans office when it’s safe to do so) and a truly flexible, supportive and rewarding working environment.
Wellbeing
- 26 days’ leave per annum plus bank holidays for full-time working
- Ability to buy an extra week of annual leave (pro-rata for part-time staff)
- Staff volunteer days
- 24/7 free, impartial and confidential support service
- We are members of the Green Commute Initiative and Cycle Scheme who both offer cycle to work schemes
Financial
- Group Personal Pension scheme with a 4% or 5% of basic salary contribution being matched by Sustrans
- Bike, computer and season ticket loans
- Discount benefits
Family Friendly
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
- Flexible Working practices (full time hours are 37.5 per week, Monday - Friday)
Application notes
Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 23:59, 15th December
Interviews will take place via MS Teams during the week commencing 10th January
To apply, please complete our online application form.
More details of our vacancies can be found at sustrans.org.uk/about-us/vacancies.
About Sustrans
Sustrans is the charity making it easier for people to walk and cycle. We connect people and places, create liveable neighbourhoods, transform the school run and deliver a happier, healthier commute.
Our vision and mission have never been more relevant. Across the UK, governments are pledging investment and action on walking and cycling.
We are working together to make a real difference - creating places where everyone can live and travel happily and healthily, and where nobody is excluded.
Our work wouldn’t be possible without the commitment and dedication of our colleagues.
We are proud of our employee net promoter score, being in the top 20% of all employers across all sectors in the UK, due to our energised, friendly and motivated workforce.
Join Sustrans today and help us get things done, together!
Chief Executive Officer
- Full time
- £32,500 – £34,000
- St Matthews Centre Possilpark G22 6LJ and Hybrid work – Split between work from home/office. (Hybrid)
- Closing 19th April 2024
We are seeking a visionary Chief Executive Officer with exceptional leadership qualities to spearhead our charity, Concrete Garden, though a new and exciting period of growth and transformational change. The ideal candidate will be bold and brave and embody a passion for community empowerment and sustainability, driving forward our community’s ambition and charity mission with dedicated commitment and innovative thinking.
This role presents a unique opportunity to make a tangible impact, leading our community and team towards a brighter future for all those we serve.
Overview of the Position:
The Chief Executive Officer will play a pivotal role in shaping the strategic direction of Concrete Garden, working closely with the Board of Trustees to ensure the organisation's long-term success and impact.
And leading on the recruitment for a number of new posts to build capacity in leadership and drive forward community growth and regeneration. This position demands a dynamic individual with a proven track record in fundraising, asset management, financial management, strategic planning, and team leadership.
Start Date: Immediate or must be able to start by 27th May for a one-month handover with the incumbent CEO.
Reporting to: The Board of Trustees
Members Support and Events Lead
- Part time
- £38,000 pro-rata
- Edinburgh (On site)
- Closing 28th April 2024
The role of ECCAN’s Members Support and Events Lead is dynamic and multifaceted, serving as an important bridge between the members and the organisation. Operating within Edinburgh's four localities, this person will frequently travel and be the primary point of contact for the network’s members, offering project development support and enabling groups to take forward their ideas.
This is an exciting opportunity for an individual who is passionate about community engagement to support the development of community climate action plans, climate resilience plans, or local place planning for groups, organisations, and neighbourhoods in Edinburgh.
You will be a hands-on, adaptable and approachable coordinator who can diligently curate and distribute resources, ensuring their relevance and accessibility for ECCAN’s membership while also designing and administering feedback mechanisms to sustain member participation.
This will include planning and delivering in ECCAN’s in person and virtual events of different scales throughout the year and building capacity of member organisations to deliver compelling climate and social justice activities of their own.
This will involve conducting outreach talks and workshops for groups, managing and collaborating effectively with volunteers, liaising with speakers and trainers, and delivering sessions on carbon literacy and other pertinent topics across Edinburgh's localities.
Hours of Work: 28 hours a week flexible with some evening / weekend work (for which time off in lieu is provided). Potential for job share or compressed hours.
Additional Requirements: The post holder will be subject to a Disclosure Scotland check.
Location: You will be based in member premises in the heart of the city, working closely with other agencies and colleagues across Edinburgh. Flexible hot desking is possible in various community locations as well as home working.
Responsible to: ECCAN Network Lead
Community Link Worker
- Full time
- £32,300
- ELGT office in Edinburgh & GP Practices (On site)
- Closing 29th April 2024
The Community Links Worker programme, funded by EVOC & Edinburgh Health & Social Care Partnership, is delivered in partnership with GP Practices and the 3rd sector to support people to live well through strengthening connections between community resources and primary care.
The Community Link Worker will be employed by Edinburgh & Lothians Greenspace Trust and will work as part of three practice teams (Gracemount, Liberton and Inch Park) in the South East locality of Edinburgh to provide 1:1 person-centred and practical support to people in contact with the GP practice team.
Taking a person-centred approach, you will work with individuals to enable them to identify personal outcomes and priorities for their health and well-being and link them to local, city and national activities and support services.
The postholder must have experience of working with people who are facing complex social and emotional circumstances, a strong understanding of the challenges affecting people living in areas of disadvantage in relation to living well, extensive effective interpersonal skills in working with people on a 1:1 basis as well as experience in networking and relationship building with other professionals and organisations.
PVG: This post requires membership of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. Application will be processed for the successful candidate.
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Top job! Senior Consultant
- Full time
- £42,996 – £46,644
- Edinburgh or Inverness (Hybrid)
- Closing 7th May 2024
Changeworks has over 35 years’ experience in delivering high impact solutions for low-carbon living. We work collaboratively with partners, organisations and householders to drive transformation in energy efficiency and to tackle fuel poverty. An opportunity for a Senior Consultant has come up in our busy and growing consultancy team.
This role is based within our Consultancy Team and will report to the Principal Consultant. The team work across the sustainability agenda for internal and external clients. They specialise in energy efficiency, heat decarbonisation and renewables in the built environment, fuel poverty and pro-environmental behaviour change. As Senior Consultant you will grow Changeworks involvement in the low carbon energy transition, making a telling strategic contribution and developing and delivering related service, project and business opportunities.
You will develop and deliver services that build on building data analysis and incorporate best practice in energy efficiency retrofit, low carbon heat and wider energy systems to decarbonise homes. Identifying and developing business opportunities and securing work for Changeworks and the Consultancy team will be a key aspect of this role.
Using your project management skills you will manage the delivery of high quality services and projects. You will allocate work, lead, oversee, monitor and sign off on the work of the team. You will manage projects, ensuring they achieve their aims and objectives and are delivered on time and to budget.
You will have at least 3 years’ experience delivering in a relevant professional and/or project management role. Experience of working in a relevant environment is also essential (e.g. academic, business, technology or community).
You’ll be joining Changeworks at a very exciting time as we continue to drive forward our strategy to help us scale our work and achieve our ambitious goal of decarbonising homes across Scotland.
Changeworks is a great place to work. We hold Investors in People Platinum accreditation (something only a few organisations in Scotland have), and we were nominated for employer of the year by the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce this year. Our staff overwhelmingly would recommend us as an employer too.
The Climate Emergency has resulted in ambitious national targets to reduce carbon emissions from the built environment and reduce rates of fuel poverty. This has driven a significant increase in the number of pilot and large-scale interventions delivered by Changeworks and external organisations in this area. These include area-based domestic energy efficiency retrofit and decarbonisation projects and programmes.
We are a growing organisation, and this role is crucial to the delivery of our ambitious objectives. We want to decarbonise homes in Scotland on a massive scale, and that needs talented individuals like you to help us deliver on our objectives. You’ll receive full training plus coaching and mentoring.
We offer a wide range of staff benefits including flexible working, bike to work scheme, an excellent pension scheme and 26 days paid holiday plus 9 public holidays per year.
At Changeworks, we welcome and encourage applications from everyone.
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