Top job! Resources & Procurement Manager
- Full time
- £42,978
- Office base in Stirling, but homeworking anticipated
- Closing 10th May 2021
- Advertised from 23rd April 2021
Role
Aberlour is Scotland’s largest, solely Scottish children’s charity with over 40 services across Scotland. We have a strong reputation for supporting some of Scotland’s most vulnerable children and young people to achieve positive outcomes, helping them to fulfil their potential.
We are seeking an experienced professional, initially for a 12-month contract, to lead on the provision of an effective, efficient and high quality property and facilities management service and deliver an effective corporate procurement function, ensuring all purchasing is compliant with legislation, follows best practice, and delivers optimum value for money.
Aberlour has ambitious plans for a sector leading environmental strategy, meanwhile we continue to open new properties as we expand services and explore potential economies of scale across the organisation or with other third sector organisations in shared services opportunities.
You will be an excellent communicator with the ability to effect change through collaboration, negotiation and problem solving. You will be educated to degree level within a relevant field such as property management, procurement, supply chain management, logistics or business administration. You will have demonstrable wide experience of managing both facilities and premises along with procurement and supply chains.
We have an office base in Stirling, but regular travel across Scotland to services may be required and therefore we are very flexible about homeworking.
Application notes
Please go to our website aberlour.org.uk/jobs where you can apply on-line. If you have any queries, please e-mail: jobs@aberlour.org.uk. Applications are welcome from diverse ethnic minority and cultural communities, and under-represented faith and religious groups.
Aberlour is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our service users and uses a thorough and rigorous recruitment and selection process including PVG Scheme checks to ensure this commitment is not compromised.
Applications to be returned by: noon on Monday 10 May 2021
A Scottish Guarantee Co No: SC312912 Scottish Charity No. SC007991
Finance Business Partner (2 Posts)
- Full time
- £36,678 – £39,330
- Stirling (Hybrid)
- Closing 21st April 2024
About Aberlour …
We are a values driven organisation delivering over 40 services across Scotland supporting children, young people and families.
We continue to grow year on year and central support functions such as our finance team, are critical in ensuring our services can provide the best care possible.
The post holder can work from home but will be expected to attend team meetings in Stirling and may require some travel to services.
What we are looking for...
You will support, guide and provide financial expertise across a portfolio of services. You will prepare and monitor budgets giving guidance around budget management. You will prepare forecasts, projections and costings in conjunction with budget managers. You will conduct internal financial reviews, while working collaboratively with managers to ensure that any significant budget variances are identified.
You will have experience of working in a similar financial environment and be able to demonstrate a broad knowledge of financial systems. Advanced excel skills are essential. You will ideally be AAT qualified or have equivalent knowledge acquired through previous extensive work experience.
Here is what a current member of our finance team has to say about working for Aberlour:
“In Aberlour no two days are the same – but that’s what makes it an exciting place to work. There’s genuine care and passion in the work we are doing and as a Finance Business Partner you are there to help guide and advise your colleagues on many aspects of the organisation and finance. You’re able to use your skill with numbers and systems to really make a difference in the decision making across various departments and services, which ultimately help young people & families. There is a shared sense of achievement, and when a service or project wins funding or gains accreditation/good grading, it’s a success that’s celebrated by all in the organisation.”
What we offer...
As well as a supportive team, we want all our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, an excellent employer pension scheme, life assurance worth 3x salary and a range of deals and discounts across various retailers.
Rights & Participation Manager
- Part time
- £42,471 – £45,565 pro-rata
- You can complete work from home or utilise a local office base but you may be required to travel to support in-person participation events or attend team meetings. (Remote)
- Closing 21st April 2024
About Aberlour …
We are a values driven organisation delivering over 40 services across Scotland supporting children, young people and families.
The rights of children and young people are at the forefront of decision making and policy development in Scotland thanks to the introduction of the Promise and the UNCRC. Our work aims to ensure the voices and views of children and young people we work with are at the centre of decision making and policy development within Aberlour and across Scotland.
What we are looking for...
You will support Aberlour’s commitment to elevate and amplify the voices of children, young people and families. Working alongside other members in the team you will develop and lead on specific rights and participation programmes of work.
You will also support staff to ensure that all Aberlour services are able to demonstrate the active and meaningful participation of children, young people and families in decision making, policy making and service planning.
You will have experience of working in a social care environment supporting children and young people and you will have a track record working directly with children and young people to amplify their voices and views. You will have a good understanding of children and young people’s rights and the UNCRC. You will also have experience of managing and motivating staff. Please see the job description on our website for further details about the role along with the required qualification level and knowledge.
What we offer...
As well as a supportive team, we want all our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, an excellent employer pension scheme, life assurance worth 3x salary and a range of deals and discounts across various retailers.
Policy and Participation Officer
- Part time
- £38,512 – £41,297 pro-rata
- You can complete work from home or utilise a local office base but you may be required to travel to attend meetings. (Remote)
- Closing 21st April 2024
About Aberlour …
We are a values driven organisation delivering over 40 services across Scotland supporting children, young people and families.
We have a strong record of using knowledge and evidence from our work to campaign for the rights of children, young people and families across Scotland. Furthermore, the views of our children, young people and families are critical in shaping the support they receive as well as helping us shape internal polices and influence national policy makers.
What we are looking for...
You will work with our rights and participation team to identify appropriate ways for children, young people and families to share their views and experiences to help influence and inform Aberlour’s policy, influencing and campaigning work.
You will help analyse the political landscape to assess legislative and policy changes that impact the work of Aberlour.
You will have knowledge of the current Scottish political systems at a national and local level particularly relating to policy areas that impact on children and young people such as the UNCRC and The Promise. You will have experience working in the third sector along with skills in research and analysis. You will have a track record working directly with children and young people to amplify their voices and views to influence policy and decision making.
Please see the job description for further details on our website about the role along with the required qualification level.
What we offer...
As well as a supportive team, we want all our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, an excellent employer pension scheme, life assurance worth 3x salary and a range of deals and discounts across various retailers.
About Aberlour …
Aberlour is Scotland’s leading children’s charity. Our strategy is to be bold and brave, to ensure that every child in Scotland has an equal chance.
As an organisation we are ambitious to deliver real and lasting change for children, young people and families. Our reach and impact has grown exponentially over the last few years and we are proud of the impact we have had. We recognise however that there is more to do – child poverty is deepening, the fiscal pressures are increasing and in some areas the implementation gap is widening. We are committed to continuing to doing all we can to make the greatest difference to children and families.
That’s why we are investing in a strategic lead who will deliver on our vision and ambition. This new leadership role work will work alongside key partners to- lead Policy into Practice (The Promise, UNCRC), extend and deepen our impact, create new opportunities for change and design services with and for children and families ensuring they get the right help and support for as long as it takes.
What we are looking for...
A confident, values driven and inspiring leader who can create a vision and build strong strategic partnerships.
A leader with extensive experience in social care, ideally Children’s Services, who can confidently manage complexity and a range of different service types to help Aberlour develop our continuum of care model.
A changemaker who can create new opportunities –
- who can help and support senior operational managers design new services to meet the needs of children, young people and families across Scotland, while also provide strategic oversight of the evaluation and impact of services, sharing learning and helping put policy into practice.
- who can relentlessly focus on creating opportunities for and with children and families.
Please see the job description on our website for further details about the role.
What we offer...
As well as a supportive team, we want all our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, an excellent employer pension scheme, life assurance worth 3x salary and a range of deals and discounts across various retailers.
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