BIAS provides professional, 1:1 independent advocacy to a wide range of client groups across the Scottish Borders.

Looking for a highly motivated, experienced Manager to help grow our small, independent charity. Must have experience in a management position. The role involves working closely with our Board of Trustees, representing BIAS externally and you would need proven experience in financial and contract management alongside the ability to provide support to our busy staff team. Based primarily from our Galashiels office, the option of hybrid working may be available.

Background in independent advocacy, health or social care preferred. Clean driving licence and access to own transport required. The post is subject to membership of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme.

Are you a skilled Project Manager who would like to make a real difference?

Would you love a coordination and training role that allows you to support people and faith communities to flourish as they navigate change, conflict, and differences well?

Then this exciting new role might be for you…

Job Summary

The role of Programme Lead (Training and Reconciliation) is a key new position in supporting Place for Hope’s strategic goal of growing our partnerships with faith communities to support and equip more people to reach their potential as peacemakers.

The Programme Lead will co-ordinate all work related to our new 5-year partnership with the United Reformed Church (URC). The partnership will involve two key areas (i) the development and staged roll-out of a mediation team within the URC who will work ecumenically with the wider Place for Hope Practitioner team; and (ii) embedding the understanding, skills, and confidence in how to deal well with conflict, change and difference through a set programme of trainings.

The Programme Lead will draw on the entire Place for Hope team (staff and volunteers) to develop and deliver an agreed 5-year programme plan. The role will also involve supporting the wider work of Place for Hope, particularly working with our training team to deliver our training programme (online and in-person) with a wide range of partners.

Previous experience of project management, training, as well as excellent organisational and communication skills are essential to the role. The ideal candidate would also have an interest in supporting faith communities to transform conflict and a willingness to undertake CPD provided by Place for Hope to build their knowledge and skills in this area. This is an exciting time to join Place for Hope and play a pivotal role in equipping individuals and faith communities to choose peace in times of fear and division.

Organisation Profile

Place for Hope is a Scottish Charity working across the UK, passionate about developing peacemakers in faith communities. We accompany people experiencing conflict and support, equip and train them to navigate change and conflict well and build strong, healthy relationships and communities. To deliver this purpose, we are privileged to have a highly trained, diverse and multi-denominational team of volunteer Practitioners who have expertise in mediation, training, coaching and facilitation. The Practitioners are supported by our small, dedicated staff team.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Place for Hope has a genuine commitment to being a diverse and inclusive workplace. Place for Hope, as an independent Scottish Charity (SCO45224), is an equal opportunity organisation and does not discriminate on the grounds of race, religion or belief, gender, disability, sexual orientation or age.

For more information about us, please visit placeforhope.org.uk

We are looking for an experienced Community Engagement & Fundraising Officer to join our team to promote our organisation and its work by helping to raise awareness of FDAMH, its services and support income generation. Working closely with the Community and Communication team members, you will be involved in community events and fundraising activities within FDAMH and the local area.

The purpose of the role is to ensure that our community is aware of, and benefiting from all of the services that we offer and will maximise income generation by diversifying funding streams that will engage the public and businesses to become supporters of FDAMH.

To be successful in this post you should have a proven track record in engaging with the local community, achieving fundraising targets and securing donations from a diverse range of sources. You’ll also bring lots of energy, be reliable and can confidently use initiative!

At Key and Community Lifestyles, we provide person-centred support to over 2,000 disabled people, across 17 Scottish local authorities, to enable each person to lead full, active lives in their own homes and communities. The people we support have significantly varying life experiences and needs and range from young people still at school through to people in their 90s. Key is also a specialist Registered Social Landlord (RSL) providing over 700 homes specially designed for disabled people and those with long term support needs.

Our workforce is compassionate, talented, and committed to providing high quality, personalised support so that people can live full, active lives in their own homes and communities. Respect for the fundamental dignity of each and every person, regardless of the level of support they require, lies at the heart of our organisation, as do the principles of choice, control, participation and inclusion.

We are excited to be recruiting to this full-time Practice Development Manager position, which is a crucial leadership role in both Key and Community Lifestyles. We are looking for someone who:

• Has experience of successfully supporting individuals with very complex support needs to live good lives in their own homes and communities

• Can contribute to the development of individually designed support services that uphold human rights and enable citizenship.

• Has strong interpersonal and leadership skills, able to work closely with the people we support, their families and teams, as well as multidisciplinary partners, to support and sustain the highest standards of practice.

• Is able to confidentially role model excellent practice in line with our values, through a thriving community of practice leaders and positive behaviour practitioners as well as contribute to external networks and initiatives.

• Has strong project management and IT skills to support the implementation of effective processes, systems and tools which measure and demonstrate the impact of our strategies.

You will have a recognised social care or relevant professional qualification and while a recognised PBS/BILD qualification would be advantageous, this is not essential as we will offer support to attain this.

The post is based in Glasgow but will involve travel to our services across Scotland.

If you think you’re the person we are looking for, and you’d like to discuss the role further, please contact Sheila Hanney, Head of Staff Development, Policy and Practice by email sheila.hanney@key.org.uk