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As Operations Manager for Edinburgh, you will help deliver our ambitious plans to provide the very best support to the young people in Central and South East Scotland. You will be responsible for the line management of a team of executives who engage directly with our young people, partners and volunteer colleagues.

As we embark on our new strategy we have an ambition to become the very best organisation within the sector. You will be required to continually innovate, review and adapt our operations to ensure we deliver the very best for young people across Central and South East Scotland. You will effectively manage those areas of operations assigned to you and support and develop our operations executives to do their best work.

You will collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders and ensure that our delivery commitments are achieved in our effort to reach more young people through the highest possible quality provision that delivers impact.

You will be responsible for the accurate planning, phasing and resourcing or our regional activity. You will effectively manage assigned budgets and support contract delivery as well as supporting fundraising colleagues with various reports, visits and events.

We are particularly interested in applicants with experience of supporting young entrepreneurs and business start-ups.

To learn more about the role, please click here the job description or go to our website.

About The Prince’s Trust

We are a youth charity whose mission is to help young people transform their lives by developing the confidence and skills, to live, learn and earn. This year we will support more than 70,000 young people through a range of proven programmes, with three in four achieving a positive outcome!

We have a bold ambition to extend the reach and impact of our work and help one million more young people transform their lives over the next ten years. Our job is to inspire them, support them and release their potential, so that they can thrive and society can prosper. We will focus on innovation, to ensure we adapt and remain relevant in a rapidly changing world. We owe it to ourselves and the young people we serve, to do the best work of our lives and to help give them an increasing stake in our economy and society. They are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us.

The Prince’s Trust is committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the welfare of the children and young people we work with. Successful applicants to roles at The Prince’s Trust will be subject to criminal vetting checks, and where necessary for the role, a check at an enhanced level will be required.

The Edinburgh International Festival is looking for an experienced, passionate and dedicated Public Affairs Manager to join the team. We want you to help us deliver this unparalleled celebration of the performing arts, which brings some of the most exciting and creative artists working today to audiences from around the world.

The successful applicant will develop and deliver a public affairs programme for the Edinburgh International Festival. Working with colleagues across the Festival to identify and promote opportunities for external strategic, policy and funding partnerships.

We are growing, grow with us.

Pilotlight is a dynamic, fast-growing social enterprise with establishes bases in Central London and Edinburgh, which uses the skills of the business sector to help charities and social enterprises be more effective. Through a managed process of coaching and mentoring by teams of our business professionals (Pilotlighters), we help our charities and social enterprises to develop their strategic knowhow, strengthen their organisations and, ultimately, increase their impact. We are currently supporting over 150 charities and social enterprises – working on a diverse set of issues such as homelessness, domestic violence, mental health, education and youth work and support services for the elderly - using the skills of over 500 Pilotlighters.

We are looking for a Regional Partnerships Manager responsible for creating new partnerships with businesses in Edinburgh and Glasgow, which will enable us to support a greater number of charities in Scotland. Whilst being an exceptional ambassador of our work, you will look for new opportunities and partnerships to maximise the number of Pilotlighters who participate in our programmes.

Working closely with our Senior Project Manager in Scotland, you will be involved in all aspects of our work, including profile-raising activities, deepening relationships with charities and meeting key stakeholders. You will need to be a self-starter and be willing to travel to meetings in Glasgow and Edinburgh regularly. You will be innovative, target driven and ambitious. We are looking for someone who has a track record of developing key relationships and meeting significant new-income targets.

This is a tremendous opportunity to be part of our strategic growth. You will be working as part of a talented, dedicated, friendly team, targeting relevant opportunities and driving growth through existing networks.

Scottish book publisher and charity Floris Books is looking for an organised and pro-active bookkeeper and office manager to join our team of eighteen people.

The job is 30 hours per week and is based in our office in Edinburgh. It is a key role, reporting directly to the Chief Executive: it anchors everything we do in the office. The successful candidate will be reliable and motivated, with a can-do attitude. The heart of the job is bookkeeping and office management, but you should enjoy working in a small team with the added responsibilities and flexibility that are needed when every day is different. You will need excellent computer skills and communication skills, written and spoken.

Key elements of the job

• Responsibility for all aspects of bookkeeping in Sage, including management of our annual audit, supplier invoices and payments, raising some customer invoices (most are handled by our third party distributor), annual royalty payments, journals, bank reconciliation and VAT returns. You should have at least two years’ solid experience in Sage.
• Liaison with key partners and suppliers, such as distributors
• All aspects of office management, including reception, maintaining office supplies, arranging appointments, maintaining schedules
• Logistical support for evening events, from time to time
• Any other support activities which might be required in a small office from time to time

About Floris Books

We produce award-winning children’s fiction and beautiful picture books alongside adult non-fiction on alternative and holistic living. Knowledge of publishing is not required but an interest in books and reading may be an advantage.

Please note that this is not an entry-level position for publishing. Please only apply if you have the relevant bookkeeping and administrative experience.

For more information about the role, pleasevisit our website.