Role Summary:

This is an outstanding opportunity for a forward-thinking marketing professional with many ideas to join our passionate organisation. In this highly rewarding and engaging role, you will be given the platform to harness your creativity to support and attract service users to benefit from our programmes. What’s more, when you join us, you’ll discover a warm, friendly team driven by the same purpose.

The Sales & Marketing Manager will spearhead online and offline marketing initiatives, elevating brand visibility and attracting new supporters and donors for Bike For Good. This role entails orchestrating diverse campaigns, liaising with external partners and contributing to content creation across various channels.

As a Bike for Good work colleague, you will be part of our vision for a healthy and inclusive environment where everyone in the community benefits from more people cycling. Your role is to advance our Young People programme successfully.

Your primary responsibilities are to develop, coordinate and deliver a programme of cycling and bike mechanics activities for young people aged 14 to 21. The Training & Employability Coordinator (Young People) will also be responsible for the delivery of our weekly Fix Your Own Bike sessions. You will be required to collect data and participant feedback and prepare reports as part of your role.

The Women and Non-binary Coordinator will oversee the successful delivery of the specific projects and cycle training for this group.

The post holder will directly support women and non-binary people with their training, they will also engage with community groups and other minority groups.

They will also manage the coordination of training in a wide range of settings which will include on-road cycle training, group rides and e-cargo bike training. Developing strong partnerships with individuals, and community-based services are key to this role.

The National Autistic Society is the UK’s leading charity for autistic people. Since 1962, we’ve been transforming lives, changing attitudes and helping to create a society that works for autistic adults and children.

We transform lives by providing support, guidance and practical advice for the 700,000 autistic adults and children in the UK, as well as their three million family members and carers. Autistic people turn to us at key moments or challenging times in their lives, be it getting a diagnosis, going to school or finding work.

We change attitudes by improving public understanding of autism and the difficulties many autistic people face. We also work closely with businesses, local authorities and government to help them provide more autism-friendly spaces, deliver better services and improve laws.

We have come a long way but it is not good enough. There is still so much to do to increase opportunities, reduce social isolation and build a brighter future for people on the spectrum. With your help, we can make it happen.

Who we are looking for:

We are looking for a highly motivated and results driven individual with extensive experience of volunteer management, to join our team as a Senior Branch Engagement Officer – Scotland.

Our network of Branches are entirely volunteer run by parents, carers and autistic individuals who want to make a difference to autistic people. They are local, community led and entirely responsive to the needs of autistic people in their area.

In this role, you will be responsible for supporting these branches to implement policies and procedures to keep activities safe and legal and become more sustainable.

To be successful, you will have good communication skills and have strong leadership qualities. You will need to have a good knowledge and understanding of volunteer management and be educated to at least university degree level in an appropriate discipline or proven track record in the field.

Where you will be working:

This role will be home based, so you must be able to work remotely (IT equipment will be provided). Candidates must be based in Scotland.

This is a permanent contract working 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

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What we can offer you:

• Pension scheme
• 25 days annual leave (pro-rata)
• Excellent induction, training and development programme including training about autism and opportunities to attend our conferences
• Online staff discount scheme for a range of benefits (cycle to work scheme, season ticket loan)
• Access to a 24-hour employee assistance programme
• Access to the Headspace App