Manor Estates Housing Association is committed to providing good quality affordable housing. We manage over 1000 tenanted properties and provide factoring services to over 1700 residents.

A vacancy has arisen for a part time Retirement Housing Manager within our Housing Management Team. Based at one of our Retirement Housing developments. Hours of work are 9am to 12pm, Monday to Friday (hours to be agreed).

The post holder will be report to the Housing Officer who manages the Retirement Housing developments and, will be responsible for a wide range of duties including:

- Managing the site including Health & Safety and Fire safety inspections;

- Responding to property related calls and supporting the Housing Officers and Technical Inspectors;

- Visiting new and existing tenants on an ongoing rolling programme to provide advice and assistance on tenancy related issues;

- Promoting use of the community facilities and facilitating events within the community.

For an informal chat about the post please contact Graeme Plews at either gplews@manorestates.org.uk or 0131 510 8540.

We are looking for an experienced individual to fill an exciting role within our Business Services team.

Cairn has an ambitious change agenda. As the Strategic Projects Manager you will support our Executive Team to deliver the Group’s business objectives. This involves leading and coordinating all matters relating to the achievement and successful delivery of strategic projects identified within our Business Plan. The initial focus of this role will be to manage a Transfer of Engagements, plus other business transformation projects.

Due to the nature of the role there are a few things we require of you: it is essential that you are educated to degree level or equivalent or extensive experience in a similar role and have a wide experience of project management on strategic projects.

Please download the job description for full details on the role.

A Basic Disclosure Scotland check is required for this post.

Also due to the location of Cairn properties, travelling around Scotland is an essential part of this role therefore it is essential that you hold a full UK driving licence and have access to a vehicle.

Could you make a difference for members of the LGBT+ community in Edinburgh and beyond?

The Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive has grown out of Scotland’s first LGBT+ bookshops, Lavender Menace (1982-87) and West & Wilde (1987-97). They sold what we now call queer books – by, about or for LGBT+ people – at a time mainstream bookshops would not stock them. The bookshops also provided openly queer meeting places, where LGBT+ people were able to connect and felt affirmed and welcomed.

Bob Orr and Sigrid Nielsen, the owners of the original Lavender Menace Bookshop, in 2019 founded the Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive to keep this valuable LGBT+ book heritage alive and share it with the community. Through its amazing collection of books, the archive tells the story of queer people’s resistance, and the rise of what is now known as ‘queer pride’. These books told the stories of queer lives; they were written honestly and positively for the first time, and they changed lives.

We are looking for a creative and highly organised Community Programme Coordinator to work on all aspects of planning and delivering a wide range of projects and activity for the delivery of Lavender Menace’s Community Heritage Project activities, which aim to engage the LGBT+ community with the archive’s heritage and promote understanding of the early years of an out and proud queer community.

The Community Project’s key activities are:

• The Archive: to provide the LGBT community with regular access to the queer books archive, focused on books spanning the 1970-2000 period.
• Author readings and events: to deliver a programme of in-person and online events, run with a range of partners, which connect people to the archive’s collection and this heritage.
• Discussion and reading groups: to run groups and classes developed around particular themes in the collection and/or aimed at different sections of the LGBT community (e.g. older lesbians reading group, trans representation).
• Volunteering programme: to work with a team of volunteers involving them in all aspects of the archive’s work including community outreach, communications and social media, groups and events.

These activities build on the work Bob and Sigrid have developed with the team of volunteers. The post holder will thus be able to tap into their experience, contacts and knowledge in taking this work forward.

In addition, over the course of Year 2 and Year 3 the plan is to run a small-scale Oral History Project and Exhibition, focused on the impact and legacy of the Lavender Menace and West & Wilde Bookshops, which operated in Edinburgh between 1982 and 1997. We will be seeking partners and additional funding to help deliver this project.

Employee benefits package

• 35 days of leave (pro-rata including public holidays)
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Flexible working options
• Training and development opportunities

We are looking to recruit a skilled, motivated and enthusiastic IT professional, with a customer focused attitude coupled with the ability to “get the job done”, adding real value to our IT team. Working within our Business Support IT team you will play a vital ‘first point of contact’ role, shaping the service provided to our internal customers.

Key responsibilities will include providing an outstanding customer focussed ICT support service to over 200 users across sites in Edinburgh and Fife. You’ll field support requests via e-mail, phone and in person. This varied role also involves maintaining our servers and networking infrastructure as well as supporting our older applications as they are phased out and replaced. This job is about more than just supporting our technology; it’s about empowering our people to get the most from it. You’ll recognise and respond sensitively to individual needs to ensure a quality service at all times.

You should have:

• Ideally an ICT related qualification and or at least 2 years’ proven experience in a similar role.
• Experience of supporting ICT and networks in multiple sites.
• Outstanding communication and people skills.
• A commitment to customer care and continuous improvement.
• The ability to work independently and prioritise tasks.
• Experience of supporting MS Office, Windows Server, Azure, MS SQL server
• A full driving licence.

The successful applicant will be required to complete a Standard Disclosure check.

In return you will receive:

• 7 weeks holidays including public holidays
• Generous training opportunities
• Attractive pension scheme
• Refer a Friend Scheme
• Blue Light Card Discount Access
• Free Parking

About us

Viewpoint Housing Association is a registered non-profit making organisation providing a range of general needs housing, supported housing and care services for older people in Edinburgh, the Lothians and Fife.

The successful applicants will be required to complete a PVG check and Viewpoint will cover the PVG fee.