Performance and Impact Advisor (Delivering Equally Safe)
- Part time
- £28,000 – £32,000 pro-rata
- Riverside House, Gorgie Road, Edinburgh EH11 3AF
- Closing 16th December 2020
- Advertised from 20th November 2020
- Hours: 0.8 FTE (28 hours per week)
Role
Inspiring Scotland is a registered Scottish charity and one of the world’s largest venture philanthropy organisations. We support over 360 charities across 16 social-impact funds, manage over £30m of charity grant-making per annum and have 49 full and part-time employees. We are passionate about addressing inequality and improving the lives of people living in Scotland’s most vulnerable communities.
We are currently recruiting a part-time Performance and Impact Advisor to support charities funded through Scottish Governments Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) and Rape Crisis Specific Funds to effectively deliver and report on funded projects.
As a critical friend you will oversee project payments and monitoring and coordinate additional capacity building support. You will support Fund Managers by helping to co-ordinate learning from funded projects, facilitate peer support opportunities, support new Fund development and wider sector development.
Over the next year the VAWG and Rape Crisis Specific Funds will evolve to a new programme called Delivering Equally Safe. The Performance and Impact Advisor will contribute to support for applicants and the assessment process for Delivering Equally Safe, continuing their role managing a caseload of funded charities when new funding commences in October 2021.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with programme management experience to work directly with a range of essential charities supporting their innovation, development, and performance. You will be contributing to an exciting new programme that is at the forefront of Scottish Government and COSLAs ambitions to prevent and eradicate all forms of violence against women and girls in Scotland.
Application notes
For more information please go to inspiringscotland.org.uk/who-we-are/team/vacancies-performance-and-impact-advisors
To apply, please send to ehrenquiries@inspiringscotland.org.uk
- your CV with two references
- a supporting statement outlining relevant skills and experience and personal attributes needed to deliver the role. Please refer to the person specification when completing your supporting statement.
- a completed equal opportunities monitoring form
All applications should be submitted by midday on Wednesday 16th December. No applications will be considered that are received after this date.
Interviews: Wednesday 6th – Friday 8th January 2021
We are currently recruiting for two Performance and Impact Advisor positions to work on different programmes. You are welcome to apply for both roles with one CV and equal opportunity monitoring form however you may wish to provide two supporting statements.
Please tell us clearly in your covering email if you want to be considered for either:
- Full-time Performance and Impact Advisor – Supporting Equality and Human Rights, or
- 0.8 FTE Performance and Impact Advisor – Delivering Equally Safe or,
- both positions.
Please note applications will be accepted from women only for the PIA Delivering Equally Safe position under Schedule 9, part 1 of the Equality Act 2010.
Inspiring Scotland is committed to promoting equality and diversity. Applications are welcomed from all sections of the community. Applications will be accepted from women only for the PIA Delivering Equally Safe position under Schedule 9, part 1 of the Equality Act 2010.
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Grant Advisor (Challenge Fund & PDI)
- Full time
- £30,306
- Based in Edinburgh (working from home during lockdown)
- Closing 5th February 2021
We are looking for a passionate and committed individual to join Corra Foundation’s Core Grants Team.
The post holders will work as part of the Grants Team to support the delivery of the Corra’s grant-making programmes and the contracts delivered on behalf of other funders, including the Scottish Government. The role will work closely with colleagues across the organisation, with the Grant Advisor role reporting to the PDI Manager.
The successful candidate will have strong organisational skills, excellent communication skills, experience of working collaboratively, good ability using Microsoft Office 365 including Word, Excel, and Outlook, consistently professional and helpful, and excellent teamworking skills.
This role offers an exciting opportunity for someone who shares Corra Foundation’s vision and is a chance to contribute to real change in Scotland.
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- Full time
- £26,796 – £28,835
- Edinburgh
- Closing 29th January 2021
RESPONSIBLE TO: Young Person Guarantee Manager
These posts are funded by The City of Edinburgh Council as part of their No One Left Behind remit. The ambition is to support young people into a positive destination as part of a collective effort to tackle youth unemployment as a result of COVID impacts.
The successful candidates will have a strategic and operational remit, including engaging directly with young people and engaging with employers and key stakeholders, linking young people to emerging opportunities to ensure successful outcome. Partnership working and networking will be a key element of a successful approach and the Officers will be expected to engage with a wide range of agencies, linking to national, regional, and local offers.
We envisage the three-officer posts as follows:
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- Full time
- £37,590 – £41,081
- Edinburgh
- Closing 29th January 2021
RESPONSIBLE TO: Deputy Chief Executive, Capital City Partnership
This post is funded by The City of Edinburgh Council as part of their No One Left Behind remit. The ambition is to support young people into a positive destination as part of a collective effort to tackle youth unemployment as a result of COVID impacts.
The successful candidate will have a strategic and operational remit, linking with the wider Edinburgh Guarantee for All and Developing Young Workforce initiatives, and co-ordinating a quarterly Youth Employment Partnership. Linking to national, regional, and local offers will also be critical, including supporting employers and accessing Kickstart and other wage subsidy schemes.
The Young Person’s Guarantee Manager will manage a small team of up to five support officers, each with a focus on achieving positive destinations for young people including: job outcomes, work experience/internships, vocational training, volunteering and further and higher education. There will also be a further focus on supporting client groups facing additional barriers, including those with experience of mental health, post FE/HE students, BAME, young people with a disability, and those who are care experienced.
Secondments will be considered. Successful candidate will be required to pass a PVG check.
The Edinburgh Remakery is a social enterprise and charity. Our mission is to create a zero waste society by diverting reusable resources away from landfill, and sharing valuable repair and reuse skills with the people in our community.
We have a shop fronted premises where we specialise in refurbishing donated IT equipment and selling it at affordable prices through our on-line shop.
As of August 2020 we have pivoted our business model to focus on key business priorities. To this end the premises at Leith Walk has now become our E-Waste and Education Hub. This centre will concentrate on two streams; the first being our IT Disposal Service for both businesses and individuals and the refurbishment of IT equipment - with sales through our online shop. The second, our Education model..
We are seeking an exceptional individual to join our team, responsible for researching and identifying opportunities for Edinburgh Remakery, and for writing compelling funding applications to a variety of trusts, foundations and other relevant grant funders. This is an exciting opportunity to develop and broaden your fundraising skills in support of an innovative social enterprise. The successful candidate will be motivated by our vision and align with our values and will enjoy working within a small, supportive, friendly and committed team.
This role is pivotal to our ambitions to mitigate the impact of Covid19 on our works streams. We seek a highly skilled and creative storyteller who can write compelling grant funding bids. The role is responsible for securing funding from a wide range of sources and will involve taking ownership of securing funding to support activities across our E-waste and Education Hub.
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