- Advertised from 19th May 2023
- Salary: Grade 3 (£23,000-£28,349, pro-rated to £18,400 - £22,679) Status: permanent, part time 28 hours / week contract.
Role
Are you an HR Administrator ready to take the next step in your HR career?
We have an excellent opportunity for you to support our HR function as HR Co-ordinator.
This position offers the scope for exposure to all generalist HR activities in a great learning environment.
Scottish Book Trust is a national charity that believes books, reading and writing have the power to change lives. A love of reading inspires creativity, improves employment opportunities, mental health and wellbeing and is one of the most effective ways to help break the poverty cycle. We work towards a Scotland where everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive through literacy.
What we offer
- Part time, permanent role
- Competitive salary
- Flexible hybrid working between home and our Edinburgh City Centre Office, with great access by train, bus, and tram
- Generous holiday entitlement
- Company Sick Pay
- Pension with additional 5% employer contributions
- Death in service benefit
- Free access to employee assistance programme
About the job
Working as part of the Operations Team and reporting to the HR Advisor, the HR Co-ordinator will support the HR function by providing high quality administrative and advisory support.
The HR Co-ordinator will support staff with their HR-related queries and will provide advice where possible or escalate to the HR Advisor when necessary. The post-holder will ensure all aspects of the employee life cycle are followed in line with the organisation’s policies and procedures. The HR Co-ordinator will assist with all aspects of the HR function including recruitment, onboarding, annual leave and other absence, issuing contract documentation and maintaining HR records.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide advice and guidance in response to general HR-related enquiries
- Support the end-to-end recruitment process, including analysis of monitoring forms for EDI purposes
- Organise and maintain confidential staff records, including initial audit
- Maintain HR recording systems and HR process systems, e.g. BreatheHR, Monday.com
- Complete pre-employment checks
- Prepare HR documents, e.g. contracts, salary letters, maternity letters
- Co-ordinate induction/onboarding programme, liaising with new starter, line manager, office manager and buddy
- Answer day-to-day staff queries on HR processes and provide training to support staff to maximise use of our HR portal (BreatheHR)
- Collate monthly payroll information, such as new starts, salary changes.
- Maintain template documents, checklists, HR policies and procedures to ensure they remain current and up-to-date, and assist the HR Advisor with the development of new policies and procedures, as required
- Support the development and implementation of HR initiatives
- Support the general work of the Operations Team including providing cover for the HR Adviser or Office Manager as required
You will have:
- CIPD Level 3 or equivalent operational experience and knowledge of HR
- Experience using Microsoft 365 including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams
- Experience of updating and maintaining databases
- Excellent administration and organisation skills
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- High level of accuracy and attention to detail
- Ability to work with confidential information, recognising what constitutes confidential information and always maintaining confidentiality
Other information
Appointment will be conditional on securing basic clearance from Disclosure Scotland.
Application notes
To apply go to: scottishbooktrust.com/about/vacancies
Registered charity SC027669
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Community Development Lead – Community Asset Transfer
- Full time
- £24,500
- Edinburgh
- Closing 3rd July 2023
This new post will lead the administration/ co-ordination of the Community Asset Transfer process and will be a key role in supporting members’ involvement in the exciting plans for WHALE Arts Centre. The post is supported by the Scottish Land Fund
WHALE Arts is a building-based and place-based community-led charity and social enterprise, founded by local people in 1992. Our mission is to be the creative heart of thriving community.
Main Duties:
- To take responsibility for progressing, supporting and documenting the Community Asset Transfer process.
- To build and evidence a tangible sense of community ownership of the newly acquired asset, and to explore ways to consolidate, document and strengthen community involvement in this process.
- To nurture new projects and opportunities locally based on residents’ ideas and interests.
- To build confidence locally so that people feel empowered to take leadership roles in developing new activities and opportunities for the residents of Wester Hailes.
- To work with our two existing Community Development Leads to support membership development, community empowerment and local community-led regeneration more generally.
For full details please see our website whalearts.co.uk
Person Specification
Essential
- Experience of community development, preferably with a suitable qualification and/ or at least 3 years’ experience in a similar role.
- Engaging, positive and supportive people person with excellent communication skills to work with a wide range of community members.
- Experience designing, delivering, and evaluating programmes of activity.
- Skills, experience, and confidence to facilitate groups.
- Able to work flexibly (including evenings, weekends) to meet the needs of the post.
- Knowledge of safeguarding practices and experience of following organisational policies and procedures relating to this.
- Using digital technologies in creative and engagement processes.
- Experience of supporting and managing others, especially volunteers and freelance artists.
- Understand how to proactively build relationships and work with local, regional and national stakeholders and partner organisations.
Desirable
- Experience working or volunteering with a member-based organisation.
- Knowledge of Community Asset Transfer and the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015, Local Place Plans and the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019.
- Knowledge of the Wester Hailes area including local organisations, services and the community.
See whalearts.co.uk/vacancies for more information.
Organisation Details
Capital City Partnership (CCP) is an arm’s length company of the City of Edinburgh Council and is tasked with the operational development, management and support of local and regional employability and poverty reduction measures. It takes a flexible approach to changing economic conditions, needs and opportunities but its core functions comprise:
- The management of all employability related grants and contracts awarded to external providers by the council and other key partners.
- The management of assessment processes related to bids received for such grants and contracts and making recommendations for funding.
- The provision of policy advice, research, and development support (including secretariat functions) to the city’s Jobs Strategy Partnership and partners
- The development and maintenance of common communications and management information infrastructure for the Jobs Strategy Partnership
- Development and support of the Joined Up for Jobs network and the Joined Up for Business partnership
- Provision of support to the Edinburgh and South-East Scotland City Region Deal skills programme.
Job Purpose
Joined Up for Business (JUfB) is co-ordinated by Capital City Partnership (CCP) and is a collaborative group of public sector organisations which brings together a range of employer services under one framework, making it easier for businesses to find and access the support they need.
It works on a "no wrong door" approach and offers a bespoke, free recruitment and training service, as well as a business growth support service for SMEs and help businesses to identify funding initiatives that can support across these areas. We also support contractors in meeting their employability focused community benefits targets across the city.
JUfB directly links with the city’s employability network, Joined Up for Jobs (JUfJ) to create, maximise and simplify access to high-quality employment and training opportunities for Edinburgh citizens.
JUfB also develops and runs a number of employer led support initiatives, including skill centres around large scale recruitment opportunities, notably with retail focused locations Fort Kinnaird, FUSE at St James Quarter and our upcoming MacMillan Skills Hub which will be based within Muirhouse in North-West Edinburgh.
This new post is to support Capital City Partnership’s JUfB team in its employer focused activities and projects; assisting Edinburgh businesses with recruitment, training, identifying funding incentives and community benefits delivery in line with the Scottish Government’s No One Left Behind (NOLB) framework and Fair Work principles.
The Business Support Assistant will work across all JUfB projects, acting as a central single point of contact for the wider team to help support and co-ordinate daily activities and projects across the department. This role will have key responsibility for accurately maintaining our CRM system and associated administration to track progress and evidence outcomes.
We are looking for a Website Manager to lead on the design, development and delivery of Scottish Book Trust’s websites.
This is an exciting opportunity to work on a wide range of website projects, and to lead on areas including website strategy, SEO and digital accessibility.
Scottish Book Trust is a national charity that believes books, reading and writing have the power to change lives. A love of reading inspires creativity, improves employment opportunities, mental health and wellbeing and is one of the most effective ways to help break the poverty cycle. We work towards a Scotland where everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive through literacy.
What we offer
- Full time, permanent role
- Competitive salary
- Flexible hybrid working between home and our Edinburgh City Centre Office, with great access by train, bus, and tram
- Generous holiday entitlement
- Company Sick Pay
- Pension with additional 5% employer contributions
- Death in service benefit
- Free access to employee assistance programme
This post supports the Head of Digital by leading on the design, development, delivery and measurement of website projects. This post sits within the Digital team and is responsible for the development and maintenance of Scottish Book Trust’s websites, including scottishbooktrust.com, readingschools.scot and other programme and internal sites.
The Website Manager role combines project management with expertise in areas including accessibility, content strategy, search engine optimisation (SEO) and analytics. The role oversees the web elements of the organisation’s digital roadmap and ensures projects are prioritised and delivered efficiently.
The Digital team sits within Marketing and the role will work closely with other team members including the Digital Officer, CRM Manager and Digital Marketing Manager. The post works with all teams across the organisation, helping staff to identify, scope and deliver website projects to ensure the continued impact of Scottish Book Trust’s programmes and activities.
The Edinburgh International Festival exists to bring world leading artists together with audiences. It was established in 1947 as a world class cultural event to bring together audiences and artists from around the world. For three weeks in August, Scotland’s capital becomes an unparalleled celebration of the performing arts and an annual meeting point for people of all nations. The Edinburgh International Festival presents a programme featuring the finest performers and ensembles from the worlds of dance, opera, music, and theatre. Our impact extends beyond the annual programme; our community learning and engagement and professional development programmes run throughout the year, reaching the widest possible audiences, and contributing to the cultural and social life of Edinburgh and Scotland.
An amazing opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and experienced Strategic Fundraising Manager to join the team at the Edinburgh International Festival. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and implementing fundraising strategies to secure income from a range of sources including individuals, trusts and foundations, corporate sponsors and government grants.
To be successful in this role you will have strong project management skills, excellent communication and interpersonal skills and preferably experience in the not for profit or arts and cultural sector. You should also have experience in identifying and cultivating relationships with potential donors.
This role offers a hybrid model of working, with three days in the office in Edinburgh and two days from home. During the Festival period you will be expected to work full time from the office.
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