Job title: Programme Officer, Youth Volunteering

Location: Remote working in the UK

Responsible to: Head of Youth Volunteering

Salary: £24,000 to £27,000 (plus £2.5k London Weighting where appropriate)

Contract: Full time, 37 hours a week

Closing Date: Friday 11th February

Interview Date: Tuesday 15th February

Please apply as soon as possible, submitting your CV and a one-page covering letter which outlines your specific interest and ability to successfully fill this role, as well as your salary expectations and current notice period.

Why us?

Speakers for Schools is a dynamic, swift-moving and fast-growing charity. We are on a mission to support a million young people across the UK annually by 2023. Having taken the first steps on the road to achieving this, our team has grown tenfold in the past two years. This has supported growth in our employer network from 70 to 700 leading employers and 3800% growth in the number of work experience places offered during the same period.

We want to level the playing field, making sure that all young people can access inspirational opportunities and experiences to fuel their ambition.

We are united and unique in our mission to transform lives by raising the aspirations of millions of young people every year. Each year, 1,500 senior leaders, celebrities and industry experts deliver a difference by sharing their story with students in schools and colleges in every corner of the UK. We connect employers such as Disney, The Bank of England, Spotify PwC and almost seven hundred others to communities to provide access to the top opportunities for all across the UK. With us, you will be part of inspiring a generation to reach higher, broaden horizons and get equal access to the top.

To keep growing our charity and our impact, we need top talent, and we are committed to treasuring, developing and supporting them to thrive within their roles. 

Role Summary

The Programme Officer role is crucial to the support and development of our youth volunteering[CW1]  programme. Speakers for Schools have recently acquired the vInspired platform, and we are now working to reinvigorate it and the vawards as well as integrate it with other SfS’s programmes.

The Programme Officer will support all aspects of our youth volunteering programme, including programme support, strategic partner engagement and management, designing pilots and supporting new projects as required. The Programme Officer will also oversee the day to day running of our volunteering platform and awards and all associated administrative tasks, providing crucial support to young people, partners and internal colleagues.

Key Duties / Responsibilities

• Working independently and within a structured programme plan to meet targets and objectives set by Head of Youth Volunteering
• Developing collateral for internal and stakeholder engagement with youth volunteering and other SfS programmes
• Ensuring consistent and accurate updating of CRM and ensuring proper data management across relevant products
• Support the delivery of a portfolio of interventions to support young people across the UK 
• Supporting measurement of programme impact in line with charity goals and mission 
• Collating programme feedback to assist in development and redesign
• Confidently discussing youth volunteering SfS and our goals aims via email communication, virtual meetings, and telephone

Key skills and experience:

Essential 

• Strong customer service skills, including an ability to communicate clearly and accessibly with young people and organisations
• Excellent organisation and collaboration skills and ability to learn quickly to ensure smooth programme processes 
• Outstanding problem solving and analytical skills and an ability to work within a fast-paced environment
• Experience using Microsoft packages, including Outlook 
• Flexibility and a willingness to get stuck in and help with any tasks the team require support for
• Excel at organising their workload and enjoy driving work forward independently 
• Are sociable and confident and happy building and maintaining relationships with multiple internal and external stakeholders

Desirable 

• Experience in programme support in volunteering or education charities 
• Experience in administrating an app or platform and using backend CMS platforms
• Experience in using CRM software, specifically Salesforce

Benefits offered at Speakers for Schools:

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Morning of your birthday off
• Pension scheme
• CharlieHR perks
• Perkbox
• £500 a year training allowance

Diversity at our core

At Speakers for Schools, we are committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating discrimination. Our aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.

We welcome applications from all, including those where employment has been affected by Covid-19 and those seeking to change careers. Diversity is at our core; join us.

How to apply:

Please submit your CV and a one-page covering letter that outlines your specific interest and ability to successfully fill this role, as well as your salary expectations and current notice period. Please note if you do not provide a covering letter, your application will not be considered.

Appointees are subject to a successful DBS check, as contact with young people is likely.

You must have the right to work in the UK to apply.

The Journey to joining Speakers for Schools:

The closing date for this role is Friday 11th February at 9 am.

Successful candidates will be invited to interview on Tuesday 15th February. Please keep this date free as alternative dates may not be possible.

Our new team member will start ASAP.

If you have not heard from us two weeks after the interview date, please presume your application has been unsuccessful.

About us

Christian Aid exists to create a world where everyone can live a full life, free from poverty. We are a global movement of people, churches and local organisations who passionately champion dignity, equality and justice worldwide. We are the changemakers, the peacemakers, the mighty of heart.

About the role

The Office Coordinator role exists to proactively develop and manage key administrative, operational and finance systems and processes for the Scotland office in Edinburgh. It ensures that procedures are followed and standards are met in the Scotland office and by Scotland staff. The role ensures procedures/systems support the agreed corporate strategies and programme in Scotland. The Office Coordinator role holder administers and maintains the annual budgeting process in Scotland, helps facilitate work across the team and ensures the smooth running of the office. The Office Coordinator takes meeting minutes, schedules meetings for Scotland and the Nations and Church Relations Division. The role supports the administrative needs of the Head of Nations and Church Relations and Division.

The Office Coordinator role exists to proactively develop and manage key administrative, operational and finance systems and processes for the Scotland office in Edinburgh. It ensures that procedures are followed and standards are met in the Scotland office and by Scotland staff. The role ensures procedures/systems support the agreed corporate strategies and programme in Scotland. The Office Coordinator role holder administers and maintains the annual budgeting process in Scotland, helps facilitate work across the team and ensures the smooth running of the office. The Office Coordinator takes meeting minutes, schedules meetings for Scotland and the Nations and Church Relations Division. The role supports the administrative needs of the Head of Nations and Church Relations and Division.

About you

You are organised, good with people and a team player. You have strong administrative and financial skills, demonstrate proficient IT skills and have an ability to cope well with multiple tasks. You communicate clearly and tactfully with people at all levels, both internally and externally. You are proactive and can work independently.

Competency questions

As part of your application you will be asked to demonstrate your suitability by giving answers to the following questions:

Build Partnerships

This set of behaviours supports our values of cooperation and partnership and our organisational commitment to building partnerships. It is about working with others in a spirit of cooperation, recognising that change is brought about through partnership with others. It covers building internal and external relationships, networks and partnerships. This means working collaboratively and overcoming obstacles to achieve mutual aims.

Tell us about a time when you actively consulted with others to ensure that you understood their needs or goals before taking action.

-What was the situation? What different expectations were involved?

-What was expected of you?

-What did you do? How did you take those actions?

-What was the impact? Were you successful? How did you know?

Steward Resources

These behaviours support our organisational commitment to efficient resource stewardship. They are about using wisely the organisation's resources that have been entrusted to us by our donors. They involve ensuring value for money for our donors, supporters, partners and beneficiaries

Please tell us about a time when you were able to take action to end or reduce the inefficient use of resources

-What was the context?

-What was expected of you?

-What action(s) did you take?

-What was the impact of your actions? In what way(s) were you successful?

Deliver Results

This set of behaviours is about being personally accountable for our actions, recommendations and decisions in the context of Christian Aid's vision of ending poverty. This includes organising and planning work, goal-setting, applying judgement, taking accountability and decision-making.

Tell us about a time when you planned, prioritised and monitored your own work to meet the team's objectives to the standards required

-What was your context?

-What was your task/responsibility?

-How did you make your plan? What actions did you take?

-What was the impact of your actions? Were you successful? How did you know

Further information

This role requires applicants to have the right to work in the country where this position is based.

All successful candidates will require either a Basic or Enhanced Disclosure Barring Service certificate (DBS) as part of your clearance for commencing your role with us. Information will be forwarded to you by the HR team with your offer.

We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in its workforce. We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.

Christian Aid is committed to providing a safe and trusted environment for every person connected to the work we do; and to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour including sexual harassment and exploitation, abuse, and financial misconduct. Any candidate offered a job with Christian Aid is expected to share and demonstrate our values and adhere to Christian Aid's Safeguarding policy and sign Christian Aid's Code of Conduct.

You can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits, including a generous holiday allowance, a season ticket loan, and flexibility that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance.

Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home is looking to recruit its first Digital Fundraising Lead – someone who loves new technology and innovation with the knack for engaging online communities for good causes.

This role will be responsible for growing the Home’s cryptocurrency philanthropy programme, its gaming and streaming activities, as well as leading on crowdfunding campaigns and raising funds through social media and other digital channels. The successful candidate will also play an advisory role on all things digital fundraising to the rest of their fundraising colleagues, sharing their expertise to grow all income streams for the Home.

This role sits within our fundraising and communications department, who help to generate over £2 million every year to run Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home. As our charity directly supports pets and their owners, many of our events are pet friendly and we work with office dogs, therefore you must be happy to work in an environment where you will occasionally be in direct contact with animals.

This role has been made possible by the generosity of our crypto partner Pawthereum, who have pledged to make a donation which will cover the first six months salary of this role. You can read more about Pawthereum and their mission to advance animal welfare through crypto philanthropy at Pawthereum websiite. 

System Tester & Documenter (Scotland)

£22,389 per annum (pro rata for part time hours)

(Ref: SUS3451)

Up to 37.5 hours per week – happy to talk flexible working and compressed hours

Base: Edinburgh with the flexibility to work from home on occasion

About the role

As the new System Tester and Documenter, you will be the lead in user acceptance testing (UAT) new functionality on the Sustrans Portal system, and in creating automated testing scripts. 

You will provide feedback to the developers, and update user documentation to reflect any changes made to the system. You will use software such as TestCafe Studio, Camtasia, Visio and Office 365, and will use JavaScript as part of the automated test script creation.

You will filter user support requests and either allocate technical request to the relevant programmer, or respond directly on assistance requests via phone and email by providing instructions on how to complete tasks on the Portal.

This role will require travel and work at locations as necessary to undertake projects on behalf of Sustrans. Candidates should be based within Scotland with regular travel expected to the Edinburgh Office.

About you

You should be competent using Javascript or similar programming languages and in addition have working knowledge of at least 1 the following softwares: TestCafe Studio, Camtasia, Visio and Office 365.

You will have created easily understandable user documentation, ideally including video aids.

You will be able to communicate clearly and effectively, enabling those with less IT knowledge to use all documentation with ease. 

We aim to be a truly inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all parts of the community, in particular from under-represented groups.

Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion.

What we offer

In return we can offer ongoing working from home (or a nearby Sustrans office when it’s safe to do so) and a truly flexible, supportive and rewarding working environment. 

Wellbeing

• 26 days’ leave per annum plus bank holidays for full-time working
• Ability to buy an extra week of annual leave (pro-rata for part-time staff)
• Staff volunteer days
• 24/7 free, impartial and confidential support service
• We are members of the Green Commute Initiative and Cycle Scheme who both offer cycle to work schemes

Financial

• Group Personal Pension scheme with a 4% or 5% of basic salary contribution being matched by Sustrans
• Bike, computer and season ticket loans
• Discount benefits

Family Friendly

• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Flexible Working practices (full time hours are 37.5 per week, Monday - Friday)

Additional information

• Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 23:59, 2nd February.
• Interviews will take place via MS Teams during the week of 14th February

To apply, please complete our online application form. 

About Sustrans

Sustrans is the charity making it easier for people to walk and cycle. We connect people and places, create liveable neighbourhoods, transform the school run and deliver a happier, healthier commute. 

Our vision and mission have never been more relevant. Across the UK, governments are pledging investment and action on walking and cycling. 

We are working together to make a real difference - creating places where everyone can live and travel happily and healthily, and where nobody is excluded.

Our work wouldn’t be possible without the commitment and dedication of our colleagues.

We are proud of our employee net promoter score, being in the top 20% of all employers across all sectors in the UK, due to our energised, friendly and motivated workforce.

Join Sustrans today and help us get things done, together!

Join the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) in our mission to lead the fightback for plants, the planet, and our future at this critical moment for our natural world. The new Head of Membership will play an important supporting role in delivering a range of projects and programmes, including the high-profile Edinburgh Biomes project, a hugely ambitious estates masterplan that is central to our response to the climate emergency and biodiversity crisis. The project offers an exceptional opportunity to build our donor and member base and engage with new and existing audiences.

RBGE is one of the top four botanic gardens in the world and home to one of the world's best living collections of plants (13,500 species), a herbarium of three million preserved specimens and one of the UK's most comprehensive botanical libraries. With specialist expertise and resources built over 350 years, gardens across Scotland, and research and conservation programmes across the world, our aim is to understand, protect and restore the world's plant species and ecosystems, providing scientific solutions to safeguard our planet for future generations.

Harris Hill is delighted to be working in partnership with RGBE to recruit a new Head of Membership. The postholder will deliver high quality membership management, regular giving appeals, and services to underpin the delivery of the organisation's mission, vision, and strategy.

Key details
Job title: Head of Membership
Salary: 39,502 - 44,054
Location: within reach of Edinburgh office but remote/hybrid working may be considered
Closing date: 25th February 2022

The main duties of the post will include:
- As a senior member of the Development management team, work collaboratively with colleagues to achieve RBGE's Corporate Strategy and Plans.
- Lead the delivery of a membership services and development function, ensuring it promotes a culture of philanthropy throughout RBGE and continually develops for the future.
- Significantly grow membership numbers and income.
- Generate significant member value.
- Devise and implement creative member acquisition, renewal, upgrade, and retention strategies.
- Lead alumni relations at RBGE, working in partnership with education to build and sustain strong, lifelong relationships between RBGE and its global community of former students and staff.
- Manage the Regular Giving and Digital Fundraising Officer role, and one Development Administrator.

You will have the following skills and experience:
- Proven experience of business development, marketing and/or fundraising.
- Experience of working in a membership development role.
- Experience (or knowledge) of regular giving/mass fundraising.
- High degree of skill in cultivating long-term relationships and strategic partnerships.
- Expertise in managing people and teams.

We encourage applicants who are from underrepresented groups with protected characteristics, as we value having a diverse pool of applicants to find the best candidate.

If you would like to receive an information pack for this role with details on how to apply, please send an expression of interest and (optional but appreciated) a CV or professional profile in confidence to our consultant Nick Shanks at [email protected]

For an informal and confidential conversation about this position, please contact Nick at the above address with your number and suitable times to speak. You can also call on 0207 820 7334 but please be aware the line can be busy, so a pre-arranged call is the best way to ensure availability.

Please note responding to this advertisement will not in itself be considered an application. We will need a CV and a supporting statement addressing the full person specification in the information pack.

Title: Supporter Relations Officer

Salary: £18,432 per annum

Hours/Contract: Full Time, 35 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Based: Links Place, Edinburgh

Closing date: 1st February 2022

Interview date: TBC

As a Supporter Relations Officer, you will provide fundraising and administration support across the Fundraising directorate. This involves managing supporter enquiries and registrations for fundraising appeals and campaigns, as well as the full range of fundraising events.

Excellent communication and customer service skills are a must, together with the ability to self-motivate and manage your time effectively. You will have fantastic interpersonal skills together with exceptional levels of integrity. You will be expected to deliver a first class Supporter Service, both in terms of quality of service and in terms of supporter satisfaction.

In providing administrative support, you will be called on to manage a number of ongoing activities simultaneously, resolving issues as they arise by communicating effectively and efficiently with colleagues across the charity. You will also need to deal with external response handlers and fulfilment partners to ensure comprehensive and rapid supporter service.

What we are looking for:

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office packages
• Excellent written, verbal and oral communication skills
• Experience in customer services
• Ability to multi-task and prioritise workload

What's in it for you:

• Continued access to NHS Pension Scheme (subject to eligibility)
• Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Loan schemes for bikes; computers and satellite navigation systems
• Continuous development
• Industry leading training programmes
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Flexible Working

For more information or an informal chat please contact our Supporter Relations Team Manager Rowan Jones at

Marie Curie is committed to its values, which underpin our work. We take stringent steps to ensure that the people who join our organisation through employment or volunteering, are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. This includes our staff, volunteers and all those who use or come into contact with our services. We are dedicated to creating not just a safe place to work but also a supportive and rewarding one.

We are committed to a world where everyone can thrive and fulfil their potential. We are devoted to the social justice imperatives and organisational benefits of full diversity, inclusion and equity in the workplace, and are a Stonewall champion. We actively encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early. Agencies need not apply.

About Us
Every day of your life matters - from the first to the last. When you work for Marie Curie, you understand that better than ever. We're a passionate, committed, and diverse team of more than 4,400 staff and 12,000 volunteers, here for people living with any terminal illness, and their families. We offer expert care, guidance, and support, to help them get the most from the time they have left.

Everyone knows our daffodil, but it's our warmth, creativity and care that touch lives. Here, we take the time to really get to know the people we care for and those who love them. And we do whatever it takes to give them the final days and hours they deserve.

We are looking for a Business Development Coordinator who will play an important role within our Business Development team.

Business Development Coordinator
Contract type: Fixed term contract until 31st March 2023
Hours: Full time: (35hrs/week), Monday to Friday
Location: Currently 100% home-based due to prevailing pandemic conditions, on a permanent basis the post will be undertaken through home and office-based working (London, Salford, Cardiff, Edinburgh or Belfast)
Salary: £28,000 – 35,000 per annum

Into Film is an education charity that puts film at the heart of children and young people’s educational, cultural and personal development. We are proud to say that over half of UK schools engage with our exciting programme of film clubs, cinema screenings, resources and training.

The Business Development team is responsible for maintaining the excellent relationships we already have with our funders and stakeholders, within the youth, education and film sectors and for identifying and building new partnerships to help us deliver the programme.

Reporting into and working closely with the Corporate Partnerships Manager to deliver Into Film's unique new film release marketing offer. Into Film has built relationships with the marketing teams of the UK’s key film distributors and offers a schools facing marketing service creating bespoke, branded film education materials that are promoted to teachers, students and parents in the run up to a film’s theatrical or home entertainment release. The role also provides general administration support to the Business Development team.

The successful applicant will have experience of working within a creative communication, marketing and/or partnerships role and will have excellent administrative and project coordination skills with the ability to work collaboratively within a team yet be self-motivated to work under their own initiative. Confident and clear communications skills and the ability to manage tasks effectively, coordinate multiple projects simultaneously and focus on delivery within a busy work environment is also a pre-requisite for the role.

The closing date for applications is 10am on 1st February, with interviews anticipated to be held w/c 14th February 2022.

To Apply and for More Information:

If you would like to find out more about this position, please click the apply button to be directed to our website. 

The successful applicant will need to undertake and maintain enhanced DBS clearance, which will be arranged by Into Film.

APPLICATION FORMS ONLY - NO CVs OR AGENCIES PLEASE.

Home based within easy reach of Glasgow or Edinburgh

Are you a dynamic and organised individual who has a passion for supporting children and young people? Whizz-Kidz is looking for a Support Officer in Scotland to coordinate and deliver our services.  This is an exciting time for Whizz-Kidz as we are launching new programmes across the Country and this role is key to working with young wheelchair users already engaged in Whizz-Kidz services as well as engaging new young people and their families.

 You will be part of a national services team delivering activity programmes, employability sessions and coordinating Wheelchair Skills Training. Experience of working with volunteers and trainers would be beneficial.

The role is home based (Scotland) and will require some travel to services. It is part time for 21 hours per week. £25,000 pro rata

Closing date: Monday 21st February 2022

Interviews: Wednesday 2nd March 2022

We’re looking for a Customer Experience Manager (Journey and Automation), who will be known internally as the Supporter Journey Manager

Salary:  £40,000

Base: Central Edinburgh

Hours: Permanent. The working week will be 35 hours with core working hours between 10am - 3pm, Monday to Friday, with a one-hour lunch break. A flexible working policy is offered. The office is open from 7am – 7pm daily and we are currently undergoing an initial test of hybrid working.  All full-time, office-based staff are required to work at least two days per week in the office. 

Benefits: Pension scheme with a 10% employer contribution. 33 days’ paid holiday annually, plus four public holidays as paid leave days each year over Christmas and New Year. A Cycle to Work scheme is available.

Who are we?  Worldwide Cancer Research is the UK charity that will end cancer by starting cancer cures worldwide.

Sadly, 1 in 2 people in the UK will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. For us, that’s 1 in 2 too many.

Being a small charity with currently 44 employees allows us to be open, honest and personal with our supporters. Everyone who works for the charity plays a significant role – without them we wouldn’t exist.

Worldwide Cancer Research is a small charity with an immense ambition – to end cancer by starting new cures. We find and fund discovery research to start new cancer cures around the world, and we are committed to opportunity without barriers. All applicants will receive equitable, fair treatment, and we have pledged to ‘Show the Salary’- because our team members are at the heart of everything we do.

We welcome applications from all communities to help build an inclusive team - as diverse as the scientific community we fund and the families whose lives we impact.

Scientists across the world are ready to conquer cancer. To help start more cancer cures and save lives, we are looking for a Supporter Journey Manager to join the Marketing and Fundraising team at Worldwide Cancer Research, to help the charity deliver outstanding supporter journeys.

Key information about the role

Our Supporter Journey Manager will be responsible for collaborating with the wider organisation to champion the delivery of outstanding supporter journeys, which keep the supporter at the heart of everything we do. Plans, implements, and optimises journeys, which will drive engagement, growth, and Supporter Lifetime Value.

Contract Type: a mix of Permanent and fixed-term (12 months) roles

The Prince’s Trust Scotland is currently going through an exciting period of development and this is a great opportunity to join our local Service Delivery team in the East of Scotland.  We have ambitions to grow our offer to young people by providing a blended approach of face-to-face and digital delivery and support.

To help us on this journey we are looking for passionate and motivated  Youth Development Leads based in the Edinburgh area, to join our dynamic team in the following roles: 

Casework

This role involves managing a caseload of young people aged 16-30 into sustainable outcomes  through our core  Employability, Enterprise & Personal Social Development programmes, with a blended approach of working 121 with young people directly and working closely with other Youth Development colleagues delivering programmes and group sessions.

Delivery

This role is delivery focused and involves supporting groups of young people aged 16-30 through Employability, Enterprise & Personal Social Development programmes. 

You will work with partners to plan, lead and develop these courses, while providing mentorship and 1-2-1 support to help young people achieve quality outcomes across Edinburgh, Fife, Forth Valley, the Lothians and the Scottish Borders.

We are looking for people who:

• Are natural and effective communicators, passionate about delivering excellent customer service 
• Have experience in supporting young people aged 16-30 within The Prince’s Trust target groups 
• Will thrive in a busy and dynamic role and are able to engage in challenges with optimism and resilience 
• Are able to work efficiently and effectively to manage multiple priorities and deadlines 
• Have experience of working on their own initiative to achieve individual and team objectives   
• Have fine attention to detail and can process paperwork and computerised administration tasks in a timely and accurate manner 
• Have a strong understanding of the challenges young people from within The Trust’s target groups might face 

We have a mixture of fixed-term and permanent roles available and they will be home-based with a blended approach of both digital and face-to-face working. 

For more information and to apply, please click 'apply now' to be directed to our website.

Shop Assistant Manager

Location: Kinross

Salary: £18,525 per annum pro rata

Contract: Permanent Part-Time (22.5 hours per week)

Closing Date: 9th February 2022

Introduction

Children’s Hospices Across Scotland, or as we are better known, CHAS, is a charity on a mission. We’re determined to ensure that wherever there’s a child in Scotland with a life-shortening condition we’re on hand to support them and their family. We want to make sure that no matter how short their time together, it is filled with moments of joy.

Three children die in Scotland each week from an incurable condition. Presently, CHAS is only able to reach one of those children and their families. We are determined to change that.

We are looking for a Shop Assistant Manager to join our Kinross shops to help us deliver a high level of service to the public, maximise vital income and raise awareness of CHAS.

Key Responsibilities

Reporting to the Shop Manager you will be responsible for ensuring the efficient day to day running of the charity shops.

You will:

• Promote a service driven culture, providing excellent customer service to help maximise sales, donations and the profitability of the shops
• Assume full responsibility for the day to day running of the shops in the absence of the Shop Manager
• Be an ambassador for CHAS in the shops, bringing to life the communication of key activities, messages and the wider CHAS strategy
• Help to maintain a high standard of visual merchandising and display throughout the shops
• Initiate and promote improvement activity opportunities to grow and develop the business
• Promote the CHAS values and behaviours to motivate and engage staff & volunteers

About You

In order to effectively support CHAS and its fundraising activities, you will:

• Be enthusiastic and energetic, passionate about the values, vision and purpose of CHAS

• Deliver excellent customer service and enjoy working in retail

• Have excellent communication and inter-personal skills to build effective relationships with staff, volunteers and the general public

About CHAS

At CHAS, our ambition is to reach every family in Scotland who is living with the heart-breaking prognosis that their child is dying, and offer them our care and support to empower them to make the most of the short time they have together. As a Shop Assistant Manager, you will be instrumental in achieving this vision.

Further Information and How to Apply

Further information can be found in the attached documents.

For an informal chat about the position, please contact Kenneth Doig, Retail Development Manager.

For any queries regarding the recruitment process, please contact our Recruitment Team.

To be part of the future of CHAS, click ‘Apply now’ to visit our CHAS Careers website and complete our online application form. Please note that we are unable to accept CV’s.

This post is subject to a Disclosure Scotland Basic Disclosure check.

Shop Assistant Manager

Location: Dunfermline

Salary: £18,525 per annum pro rata

Contract: Temporary for 6 months, Part-Time (22.5 hours per week)

Closing Date: 9th February 2022

Introduction

Children’s Hospices Across Scotland, or as we are better known, CHAS, is a charity on a mission. We’re determined to ensure that wherever there’s a child in Scotland with a life-shortening condition we’re on hand to support them and their family. We want to make sure that no matter how short their time together, it is filled with moments of joy.

Three children die in Scotland each week from an incurable condition. Presently, CHAS is only able to reach one of those children and their families. We are determined to change that.

We are looking for a Shop Assistant Manager to join our Dunfermline shops to help us deliver a high level of service to the public, maximise vital income and raise awareness of CHAS.

Key Responsibilities

Reporting to the Shop Manager you will be responsible for ensuring the efficient day to day running of the charity shops.

You will:

• Promote a service driven culture, providing excellent customer service to help maximise sales, donations and the profitability of the shops
• Assume full responsibility for the day to day running of the shops in the absence of the Shop Manager
• Be an ambassador for CHAS in the shops, bringing to life the communication of key activities, messages and the wider CHAS strategy
• Help to maintain a high standard of visual merchandising and display throughout the shops
• Initiate and promote improvement activity opportunities to grow and develop the business
• Promote the CHAS values and behaviours to motivate and engage staff & volunteers

About You

In order to effectively support CHAS and its fundraising activities, you will:

• Be enthusiastic and energetic, passionate about the values, vision and purpose of CHAS

• Deliver excellent customer service and enjoy working in retail

• Have excellent communication and inter-personal skills to build effective relationships with staff, volunteers and the general public

About CHAS

At CHAS, our ambition is to reach every family in Scotland who is living with the heart-breaking prognosis that their child is dying, and offer them our care and support to empower them to make the most of the short time they have together. As a Shop Assistant Manager, you will be instrumental in achieving this vision.

Further Information and How to Apply

Further information can be found in the attached documents.

For an informal chat about the position, please contact Kenneth Doig, Retail Development Manager.

For any queries regarding the recruitment process, please contact our Recruitment Team.

To be part of the future of CHAS, click ‘Apply now’ to visit our CHAS Careers website and complete our online application form. Please note that we are unable to accept CV’s.

This post is subject to a Disclosure Scotland Basic Disclosure check.

The Action Group is about ‘no barriers – for all of life’. We offer support and advice to over 1700 children, young people and adults across East Central Scotland: Edinburgh, Falkirk, West Lothian, Midlothian and East Lothian.
We are a big team and our Support Workers play a vital role in the lives of the people we support to encounter no barriers in their chosen lifestyle, and to follow a path of choice and enrich their opportunities.

• We have full-time, part-time and casual vacancies available.
• £20,376 – £21,189 per annum, pro rata and based on 39-hour work week. 
• Casual hourly rate: £10.02 per hour. 
• Sleepover payment of £80.16. Sleepovers are not counted as part of your contracted hours, and are paid in addition to your regular salary.

We are looking for people who are caring, fun, motivated, creative and great at problem solving.  The people we support want workers who are friendly, practically minded and are great communicators. The ideal candidate will be fully committed to The Action Group’s values of equality, inclusion and opportunity for all. 

We tailor the support we provide according to each person’s needs and wishes. The job can include anything from supporting people to get out and about, taking care of themselves and their homes, and going about their lives in general, to support with work, health and well-being, or attending and participating in activities. 

No experience is required since we will provide bespoke training and support you in achieving relevant qualifications. In fact, many of our support workers go on to complete formal qualifications in social care as they develop their professional skills!

Benefits include:

• Pension
• 24/7 employee assistance programme, with access to free legal advice and counselling
• Good annual leave entitlements
• Ongoing support, bespoke training and development opportunities
• TAG Rewards – our exclusive discounts and savings programme
• Travel time payable where applicable
• Mileage allowance where applicable

About us

Stop It Now! Scotland is the only national charity dedicated exclusively to preventing and responding to child sexual abuse.  Well respected in the field, we are part of The Lucy Faithfull Foundation, a UK wide charity focusing on the prevention of child sexual abuse through engaging with both protective adults and those who present a risk to children.  Our work is vital and has real impact.

We are looking for a dynamic and talented part time Fundraising Manager to join our Scotland team on a fixed term contract for 2 years (with potential to extend, funding dependent).

About the role

As our Fundraising Manager, you will be responsible for the development and delivery of Stop It Now! Scotland's fundraising strategy.

You will cultivate new funder relationships with a focus on trust and foundation fundraising, statutory fundraising, private philanthropy and corporate fundraising.  You will take responsibility for stewarding donors so as to deepen their engagement with our work.  You will project manage reports in relation to grants and develop structures so reporting is effective and timely.

You will help take our work to protect children to the next level, developing new income streams, setting challenging but realistic annual targets and fostering a culture of collaboration and support.

If you have significant experience in fundraising and are eager to make a positive difference in your next role, this is a superb opportunity to join our charity and drive our ambitious plans forward.  You will be instrumental in helping us reach more of those who need us by growing our income and raising awareness of Stop It Now!

About you

You will need:

• A demonstrable track record of success in fundraising within a third sector organisation
• Significant evidenced experience in gaining grant funding from trusts and foundations and/or statutory bodies
• Proven experience of developing and managing donor relations
• Excellent analytical, communication, organisational and interpersonal skills, with a strong eye for detail.

You will be:

• Organised, self-motivated and able to manage a large and varied workload
• A creative thinker who champions new ideas and approaches to fundraising
• Understanding of the need to 'pitch-in' and do whatever is necessary, as a member of a small team
• Committed to deliver our vision of a world free of child sexual abuse.

The benefits

• Salary of £30,000-£34,000 per annum (pro rata based on 22.5hrs, dependent on skills and experience)
• A strong sense of purpose knowing your work makes a real impact
• 25 days leave plus public holidays (pro rata)
• Up to 5 days learning and development each year (pro rata)
• Nest pension
• Company sick pay (after probationary period)
• Family friendly policies
• Benenden medical cover

At The Lucy Faithfull Foundation we believe in creating a positive environment where our differences are respected and each of us feels valued for our contribution.  Treating people fairly is part of our values and at the core of our culture.  As an inclusive employer, all qualified candidates will be considered regardless of race, ethnicity, religion or belief, age, socioeconomic background, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity and caring responsibilities, marital status, nationality and disability including invisible disabilities and neurodiversity.

Interviews will be held on 18th February 2022