Programme Manager (UNCRC Implementation/Education: Maternity Cover)
- Full time
- £32,667
- Edinburgh
- Closing 18th July 2022
- Advertised from 27th June 2022
- Full time – 35 hours per week
Role
We are seeking to recruit a highly motivated and dynamic Programme Manager (UNCRC implementation/Education). The post is for a 12-month period as a Maternity Cover for our current postholder. We envisage a handover period as part of the plan to ensure a continuity in our programme delivery.
The post holder will be able to quickly and effectively take up their role and make an immediate contribution to the organisation.
The Programme Manager (Education) is a critical role, responsible for the management, development, delivery and reporting on a portfolio of education-focused projects.
An excellent manager, communicator and networker, you will contribute to our work to support implementation of the UNCRC and deliver human rights for children.
Application notes
Please read and consider the JOB DESCRIPTION for this post before you start your application. We will prioritise applicants for interview who focus on the requirements outlined in the person specification.
Please complete all sections of this form and return as a word document together with the Equal Opportunities Form by email to: info@childrensparliament.org.uk
Closing date for applications: Monday 18 July 2022 at 12 noon.
Interviews for this post will be held in person in Edinburgh on Thursday 28 July 2022.
If you would like any further information about this post, please contact: Beth Goodyear, Programme Manager Education beth@childrensparliament.org.uk or Colin Morrison, Co-Director colin@childrensparliament.org.uk
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Do you enjoy working with people?
Do you have excellent communication and presentation skills, and experience working with young people?
We are looking for an enthusiastic Project Officer to join Fast Forward’s Going Forward Programme Team. This role will have a focus on formal and informal education settings, and youth participation.
Fast Forward is Scotland’s national youth work agency, focusing on supporting children & young people to make informed choices regarding, and take a harm reduction approach to, risk-taking behaviours, towards reducing the negative impacts of these on their lives and those of their families and wider community.
We promote health through programmes and resources developed by, with and for young people.
Our work is underpinned by the following values:
- Integrity - Our work is dynamic and informed by expertise, lived experience and relevant research
- Forward Thinking - We are brave and bold. We are creative in our approach to identifying and responding to risk taking behaviour.
- Inclusive - We take a person centred approach. We are non-judgemental and
- respectful.
- Collaborative - We coproduce, partner and learn with young people and experts
- from across the field
Going Forward Project Background
Since May 2017, the Going Forward Project has worked with partner organisations to deliver workshop sessions to vulnerable and at-risk young people in formal and informal education settings.
Our sessions focus on core themes of health, wellbeing and risk-taking behaviours, particularly:
- substance misuse (alcohol, drugs, tobacco, e-cigarettes/vaping)
- sexual health and relationships
- online safety
- drink spiking
- consent
- self-esteem and resilience
- gambling harms
Youth Participation
In line with United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), Fast Foward is committed to developing our children and young people's participation work. We want children and young people's experiences, opinions and suggestions to shape all aspects of our work.
This role will play a key part in supporting this development, embedding a child rights approach to our work. This will include developing our children and young people's Shadow Board.
Victim Support Scotland – Empowering People Affected by Crime.
We put victims and witnesses at the heart of everything we do so they are heard, have improved health and well-being, feel safer, more secure, and informed and that we are an effective organisation, that makes a lasting difference.
Who We Are?
Victim Support Scotland provides support and information to people affected by crime and campaigns for victim and witness rights. Regardless of whether a crime has been reported, or when it happened, our services are free, confidential, and tailored to individuals’ needs. Our vision is that people affected by crime – victims, witnesses, and their families – are treated with dignity and respect and are at the heart of the justice in Scotland. Our mission is to ensure that all those affected by crime receive high quality support that will help them to recover from their experiences. All our work is guided and underpinned by our six core principles of being engaging and compassionate; inclusive and accessible; person-centred; adaptive, flexible, and responsive; collaborative; and knowledgeable and skilled. Now is the time to join Victim Support Scotland, helping us work towards the ambitions of our 5-year plan:
VSS is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all of our service users and has a thorough and rigorous recruitment and selection process including PVG scheme checks in place to ensure this commitment is met.
What is the role
This is an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Support Co-ordinator , working 14 hours per week.
- Thursdays 9-6pm
- Saturdays 10-4pm
The successful candidate must have access to their own vehicle and willingness to travel off the islands on occasion (e.g. for training or development activities)
Primary location: Lerwick, however you will be expected to cover throughout the locality is required.
Reporting directly to a Locality Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring, within your Service(s), that VSS’s local service development and delivery plan is being implemented within your geographical area(s). Service delivery is provided by a team of skilled and knowledgeable volunteers, you will be responsible for planning their deployment to ensure that the service delivered meets the desired outcomes of victims and witnesses of crime, our service users. Responsible for all aspects of a volunteer engagement with VSS at your services, including recruitment, induction, learning and development, ongoing performance management and support. Contributing to business planning and co-ordination ensuring that continuous learning takes place to monitor that the outcomes of service users are being met.
If you are looking for a role with a purpose, where you can really make a difference, then this may be the role for you.
What you’ll need to be successful
We are looking for someone who is experienced in a similar role and can evidence of continuing professional development, effective leadership style, able to build confidence, motivate and improve performance. Analytical skills, must be able to understand, collect, analyse, report and present data. The ability to challenge stereotyping, prejudice, discrimination and bias. Good working knowledge of the voluntary/charity sector is required, as is a willingness to be flexible in working hours and able to travel as required.
Further details of this role are available in the Support Co-Ordinator - job description
Please note - This post will be subject to a satisfactory PVG check, references, and proof that you have the right to work in the UK.
What we offer?
When you work for Victim Support Scotland, your wellbeing is important to us. Not only do we offer an enhanced annual leave package of 39 days, but you will also have access to our free health cash plan which includes cover for you and your family across a range of benefits, which include, dental cover, access to a virtual GP, counselling, legal support and discounts on gym memberships, cinema tickets, retail and much more. In addition we offer a generous pension, enhanced maternity and paternity pay and access to a credit union. Supporting employee development is important to us and we offer comprehensive learning and development opportunities.
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Do you believe in the power of data to improve people’s lives and know that working with the public is vital to our mission? Research Data Scotland needs you!
We have an exciting opportunity to work in a multifaceted Business Management role to support the delivery of exemplary governance and operational excellence. This role works with stakeholders at every level in our organisation and as such we are looking to appoint a highly motivated and conscientious individual.
About us
Research Data Scotland (RDS) is a charity set up by the Scottish public sector and leading universities. We help researchers find and make use of data that can improve the lives of people in Scotland. Working in partnership, we do this by widening the range of data available, creating new data assets and providing a single point of contact for safe, secure and effective access to public data in a trustworthy manner.
Data is often locked away in lots of individual systems, across many different organisations, and isn’t in a format that makes access or integration easy. We can help researchers to unlock the potential of this data by giving them information and advice that speeds up and simplifies their work.
RDS aims to provide a step change in the service to researchers, whilst maintaining the high standards of information governance and data security already in place. We aim to work as openly as possible, maintaining standards in transparency and ethics. Our focus is on providing a streamlined service for researchers, as well as extending the range of data available through the service, particularly in the areas of Covid-19, NHS imaging, geospatial data, children and justice services.
Our partners include: Scottish Government, Public Health Scotland, National Records of Scotland (NRS), and the Universities of Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow. We work closely with the national and regional safe havens. And we are in contact with other organisations in Scotland and across the UK in the data research sector, including public sector, research and commercial bodies.
About the job
The Business Manager will work closely with the Chair, CEO and Operations Director to manage, coordinate and schedule the regular cycle of our governance and business activities. This will include coordinating board meetings as well as maintaining our internal registers and ensuring our reporting mechanisms are top-notch! This post will be highly varied and vital to the successful delivery of our Business and Delivery plans.
There is a strong focus on developmental projects, operational risk, records management, governance, improving our performance and delivering our day-to-day charity operations. You’ll be an important member of our Operations Team, sharing your expertise with colleagues and board members, as well as independently leading on activities.
Reports to Operations Director
About you
You are a self-starter, with experience of working with stakeholders at every level. You’ll understand the importance of engaging well with board members, senior leaders and your colleagues to get their input into your work and support great governance. You are highly organised and thrive on managing multiple projects with different deadlines. You are keen to deliver, with an eye for detail and the pragmatism to understand our context and environment.
Life at RDS
We are a small friendly and highly engaged team of people. We promote continuous learning and work hard to build an inclusive and supportive workplace culture. We live our values of; integrity, transparency, courage, collaboration and humility.
Our people typically work a 35-hour week, with hybrid working on offer from day one. You can choose to work flexibly from home or use one of our desks in the Bayes Centre in central Edinburgh. The whole RDS team meets one day per month in-person in Edinburgh or at an off-site away day in the Central Belt. Individual teams organise their own in-person days to collaborate, develop and socialise together.
We offer 33 days’ annual leave (including public holidays) and have no set closure days. We have a generous pension and enhanced pay for parental/adoption leave. This list of benefits is being added to as the organisation develops, and you can help shape it as part of the team. Our Culture Group helps us seek feedback from colleagues across the organisation to make RDS an even better place to work.
Top job! Head of Programmes & Operations
- Full time
- £40,000 – £45,000
- Edinburgh (Hybrid)
- Closing 6th May 2024
The Young Women’s Movement is Scotland's national organisation for young women and girls' leadership and rights.
Young women are at the heart of everything we do and we work collectively to equip with them the resources, networks and platforms to lead meaningful change and create a more equal society.
We exist because we believe in a society where young women and girls’ needs and rights are fully met. We will continue to strive until that society is secured.
To help us achieve this, the role of Head of Programmes & Operations has been created to:
- To lead the Operations and Finance functions of the Young Women’s Movement to provide effective, efficient and business-focused support that drives our work into the future
- To innovate, deliver and grow high quality feminist programmes and initiatives across Scotland that are led by the voices, experiences and needs of young women and girls
Everyone who works at Young Women’s Movement:
- Has equality at the heart of everything they do
- Takes a participatory approach to our work. We are for young women and by young women
- Builds communities of friendship and support networks, finding joy in our collective actions and connections
- Understands the impact of challenging inequality on those most affected by it. We lead with kindness and empathy, putting collective wellbeing at the core of our organisation
- Delivers our work with integrity and are proud of the work we do
- Is bold and brave. We do not shy away from challenging the status quo and taking radical steps to make gender equality a reality in Scotland
How you'll help to create a fairer Scotland for young women and girls:
Leadership and Governance
- As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, contribute to the leadership and delivery of the Young Women’s Movement strategic and operational goals
- Lead and inspire the Collective Voice & Action; Learning and Engagement and Business and Finance Team’s workload and activities, including direct line management of the Collective Voice & Action Lead; Learning & Engagement Lead; Business & Finance Coordinator
- Work with the CEO, Treasurer and external accountant on the Management Accounts for the quarterly Finance Subcommittee; and contribute towards papers for the Quarterly Board meetings
- Support the CEO with contributions to the overall organisation strategy and development
- Within your areas of responsibility and supporting the wider organisation, ensure compliance with all related policies and procedures e.g. HMRC, Pensions Regulator, Companies House & OSCR
- Provide additional management cover when necessary
Operational Management
- Work with the CEO, Leads and young women to develop and expand our existing programmes and ensure we are constantly innovating in programme and product development to meet the needs of the young women we support
- Replicate and expand existing programmes across Scotland whilst also adopting a proactive and strategic approach to developing new and innovative programmes
- Develop excellent relationships with the YWM team and the young women we work with to drive positive outcomes and ensure our work is led by the experiences, voices and needs of young women
- Support the Leads with strategic planning for the Collective Voice & Action; Learning and Engagement and Business and Finance Team’s team including the setting and monitoring of objectives and targets
- Oversee the monitoring and evaluation activity for the Collective Voice & Action; Learning and Engagement and Business and Finance Teams
Finance
- Work with the CEO to set, manage and monitor organisation and project budgets
- Work with budget holders to manage and monitor budget lines and authorised expenditure within delegated limits and YWM financial policies and procedures
- Work collaboratively with the CEO and Business and Finance Coordinator to ensure a strong synergy between organisational planning and financial and resource sustainability
- Lead on the annual production and audit of the organisation’s statutory accounts, including preparation and completion of the statutory accounts in accordance with charity and accounting standards, and submission of annual returns to the Charity Commission and Companies House
- Oversight of the charity’s investments; including providing regular and timely advice to the Board on investment management and delivery
HR, Culture and People
Overseeing HR strategies, HR compliance, and ensuring HR strategies that mean our team are supported, skilled, and developed
- Maintain and develop strong cross-team relationships within YWM
- Using external experts as required, co-ordinate and interpret advice on any human resource issues arising
- Support the Business & Finance Coordinator to ensure the consistent delivery and quality of HR processes including staff recruitment, induction and development, monthly payroll and pensions, annual objectives and professional development plans
IT, Administration and Business
- Oversee the YWM’s information management, incorporating legal and regulatory requirements (GDPR), data security, and use of data and insight to deliver the objectives of the movement
- Ensure implementation of YWM’s Activity and Organisational Health and Safety policies and processes in line with legislation
- General office management oversight
Other
- Keep up to date with the latest developments in the charity, political and commercial sectors and identify key opportunities for YWM
- Undertake any other duties that occasionally arise
Let’s talk about you - you will already have or be working towards:
Essential:
- A good standard of education in relevant field OR demonstrable equivalent skills through continued professional development
- A track record of delivering organisational plans as part of a management team
- An understanding of the issues facing young women, especially those facing the greatest inequalities and at risk from systemic discrimination
- Excellent relationship management skills and experience of line management and professional development
- Professional expertise to implement team strategy and a strong track record of efficient and effective delivery of objectives
- Previous experience of effectively setting, managing and monitoring budgets (annual budgets exceeding £500k preferable)
- The ability to work independently and to deal with often complex and non-routine issues
- Ability to think creatively and strategically, using a solution-focused approach
- A flexible and adaptable approach with the ability to operate and prioritise within a constantly evolving environment where targets and deadlines may change
- Commitment to own continuing professional development
Desirable
- Experience of working in women-only spaces with a focus on young women and girls
- Experience of working in a similar role in a charity or not-for-profit environment
- Advanced skills in MS Excel, Word, Customer Relationship Management System (CRM) and finance software - Xero desirable
- Experience of managing an HR function - BreatheHR desirable
- Experience in and understanding of good charity governance
- Experience of participatory models of working with young women and/or youth work experience
- Knowledge and understanding of feminist themes within equity, diversity and inclusion and the roles a support function plays in this
Why you should want to work with us!
- We operate a 4-day working week, which means full-time is 28 hours
- We offer flexible working options and patterns, including the option to work hybrid from anywhere in Scotland (our co-working space is in Edinburgh)
- Our annual leave entitlement is 28 days a year, including public holidays
- We provide 1 additional day of annual leave for your birthday (or to take another time that you would like to celebrate)
- All staff members are enrolled in our Employer Life Assurance Scheme
- You can access a range of benefits and discounts through our life assurance app.
- We are committed to supporting staff development through training and coaching opportunities
- Wellbeing and mental health support are a priority, all of our staff can access counselling through our EAP provider.
- We have a number of feminist policies to support our staff e.g. fertility and menopause policies
- You’ll be joining a team that will embrace your ideas and support and encourage you to bring your whole self to work
Due to the nature of our work with children and young people, successful applicants will be required to undergo a disclosure check through the PVG Scheme.
At The Young Women’s Movement we are an intergenerational team and we value and celebrate diversity. We welcome applications regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, religion, sexual orientation or gender identity.
Don't meet every single requirement?
Studies show that women and Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic people are less likely to apply for a job unless they meet every qualification. So, if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with the job description, we'd love you to apply anyway. You might just be the perfect person for this role, or another role within The Young Women’s Movement family.
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