What is the VF?

The VF is a charity passionate about supporting the vulnerable veterans and it has paid out in grants over £20M since inception in 2016. It operates as an independent grant-making foundation offering targeted support to a broad range of charities and charitable organisations that support those in need among serving armed forces’ personnel, veterans, operationally qualified seafarers, and their immediate families.

Funded projects include those that tackle homelessness, increase employment, overcome poverty, and provide welfare and medical support. It also supports initiatives that increase confidence and social integration, as well as reducing dependence on alcohol and drugs.

The VF gives priority to well-run small and medium-sized charities and organisations in need of funds that help the target beneficiaries.

To date the majority of funds raised by the VF have come from the highly successful Veterans' Lottery (VL). However, individual donations are growing significantly and show potential for further development. We now need a member of staff to support the VF’s Fundraising Manager in building a broader fundraising base.

More information about the VF can be found at: veteransfoundation.org.uk.

A summary of the VF’s work can be seen here: Impact Film 2024

About the post

The position of Fundraising Assistant has been created to support the Fundraising Team with administrative tasks, working with our donors and volunteer fundraisers to raise funds. The postholder will work under the direction of the VF’s Fundraising Manager, as well as working closely with other team members in the VF and partner organisations.

Every day people with chest, heart and stroke conditions leave hospital scared and alone. You can be part of our mission to make sure that there is no life half lived in Scotland.

By joining Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland (CHSS) as the Advice Line Lead Coordinator you can be the difference between people just surviving and really living.

You will be part of Scotland’s leading charity providing support to people with chest, heart and stroke conditions to live life to the full again. The Advice Line practitioners provide a qualified, supportive listening ear and all our health advice is based on current Scottish and UK medical guidelines.

The role of the Advice Line Lead Coordinator is to manage and develop a team of Advice Line Coordinators and Volunteers ensuring high quality and effective service delivery.

We are seeking an enthusiastic individual with a qualification in Health or Social care and/or evidence of demonstrable experience within health and social care settings and who has experience /skills in a management role. Management qualification desirable but not essential.

CHSS employees enjoy a variety of organisational benefits including: Company pension scheme, generous holiday allowance, company sick pay, employee welfare support and life assurance.

Every day people with chest, heart and stroke conditions leave hospital scared and alone. You can be part of our mission to make sure that there is no life half lived in Scotland.

By joining Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland (CHSS) as a Living Well Coordinator you can be the difference between people just surviving and really living.

You will be part of Scotland’s leading charity providing support to people with chest, heart and stroke, including Long COVID conditions to live life to the full again. The Advice Line service is a free and confidential helpline that supports people living with our conditions to ensure that live no life is half lived.

The role of the Living Well Coordinator is to manage and develop a team of living well volunteers who will provide a telephone support service to people affected by our conditions who are experiencing issues affecting their well-being.

We are seeking an enthusiastic individual with a minimum of a diploma in counselling - achieved at a validated facility by a recognized professional body.

Registered with the BACP or equivalent professional body.

CHSS employees enjoy a variety of organisational benefits including: Company pension scheme, generous holiday allowance, company sick pay, employee welfare support and life assurance.

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.