Location:Home based in Scotland

Salary: £22,500 per annum

Contract: Full time (37.5hrs), fixed term contract until 31 March 2022

Would you like to contribute within an innovative and engaging organisation that is working towards bettering the lives of others through cycling? Cycling UK believes that cycling enriches people’s lives and is an essential ingredient in happier, healthier communities. Our mission is to enable millions more people to cycle, and we are looking for an enthusiastic administrator to help up further our goals.

In this role, you will work closely with managers and the head of development in Scotland to support our systems of reporting, grant making, training co-ordination, and events. If you have excellent organisational skills, strong communication skills, and an ability to work across multiple projects, we want to hear from you!

Tell us why you are the person to excel in this capacity.

Head to our website to explore the job description for full details on this exciting opportunity. Complete the application form expressing why you are the right candidate for this opening and send to our recruitment team (contact details of our jobs page).

Focus on gearing your supporting statement to exemplify how your skills and experience match the requirements of the role, directly referring to both the job description and person specification. This enables the selection panel to assess your relative strengths against the specified criteria.

Apply before 9am on 5 October 2021

We are an inclusive organisation and would particularly welcome applications from candidates from a broad range of backgrounds. We strongly believe that diversity strengthens our work. If you are already passionate about cycling, that’s great, many of us are too! But if you are simply really excellent at what you do, no matter what your background, that is what matters most to us.

Location:Home based in Scotland

Salary: £24,000 per annum

Contract: Full time (37.5hrs), fixed term contract until 31 March 2022

The Scotland Cycle Repair Scheme 2.0 is a fantastic initiative which will work with cycle repair organisations across Scotland to enable those most in need to access a cycle repair. The project will support more adults and children to either return to cycling or continue to cycle, especially those least able to afford cycle repairs, an outcome which will further our vision to get a million more people cycling!

This is an exciting opportunity for two highly organised individuals with strong attention to detail, and robust IT skills to enable successes for this high-profile programme across Scotland. We need an excellent team worker with strong communication skills to work collaboratively with our managers and head of Development Scotland to deliver this project successfully.

We are seeking candidates with a good knowledge and experience of Microsoft excel, particularly utilising pivot tables, XLOOKUP functions, and who have the ability to manage large data sets comfortably.

Tell us why you are the person to drive success in this role.

Head to our website to explore the job description for full details on this exciting opportunity. Complete the application form expressing why you are the right candidate for this opening and send to our recruitment team (contact details of our jobs page).

Focus on gearing your supporting statement to exemplify how your skills and experience match the requirements of the role, directly referring to both the job description and person specification. This enables the selection panel to assess your relative strengths against the specified criteria.

Apply before 9am on 6 October 2021

We are an inclusive organisation and would particularly welcome applications from candidates from a broad range of backgrounds. We strongly believe that diversity strengthens our work. If you are already passionate about cycling, that’s great, many of us are too! But if you are simply really excellent at what you do, no matter what your background, that is what matters most to us.

Are you an experienced communicator and connector looking for your next challenge?
Are you interested in working for a progressive and constantly evolving organisation?
Are you passionate about helping create positive change in Scotland and the world by supporting an inspiring network of changemakers?

We’re looking for a Network and Engagement Coordinator to help us build on the growth of RSA Scotland over the past few years, and to drive the next period of impact.

You’ll show a commitment to the RSA’s mission, a passion for creating positive change in Scotland and ideally be able to demonstrate an interest in the key research areas of the organisation. You will have strong organisational skills, the ability to work independently and a desire to engage with a wide range of different people, partners and ideas. You’ll be an excellent time manager and multi-tasker with strong experience working with communications, network building and stakeholder management.

​We offer great benefits, including 29 days holiday (plus bank holidays), additional wellbeing allowance, free fellowship throughout employment and lots more!

To find out more about this role, please visit our website or click on the person specification below.

Apply

In order to apply, please click ‘apply for this job’ on our recruitment page and submit your CV. You will also be required to answer a series of questions. You do not need to submit a cover letter.

Please submit your application through the RSA website. We cannot accept applications via email. All applications will receive an automated response.

The closing date for receipt of applications is 9am 13 October 2021. Interviews are expected to take place online on 25 October 2021.

Please note that we cannot accept late, incomplete applications, and we can only consider candidates who apply through the online application process.

About Us

We are the RSA. The royal society for arts, manufactures and commerce. We’re committed to a future that works for everyone, a future where we all can participate in its creation. With over 250 years of heritage in making significant social impact, we bring together, our rigorous research, proven change process, influential ideas platforms and our global community of over 30,000 problem solvers united in a desire to deliver solutions for lasting change.

To achieve this, we ask everyone – our staff, our Fellowship, our collaborators, our partners and wider society – to commit to our values and world view, and strive to achieve genuine positive impact in our lives. This isn’t something we can achieve overnight. But we are asking you to join us all on this journey. The commitment you make now, is a commitment to be with us, to shape us, to challenge us, and to stimulate us all, to find better ways of thinking, acting and delivering change.

It represents the pact you sign when you join us. A pact that represents everything we do, every decision we make, and every action we take.

And it represents how we act. In a way that represents out values, with rigour and proven processes. A relentless spirit. Open minds, and an open door.

We bring to life our Commit to Impact brand idea through every organisational touchpoint, so we can ask everyone who interacts with us: will you?

We invite you to be part of this change. Join our community. Together, we’ll unite people and ideas to resolve the challenges of our time.

Project Coordinator (Barnsley, Liverpool, Glasgow)

Main Purpose of the Role 

We’re looking for a passionate, experienced, delivery focused Project Coordinator, to join our growing team. The Project Coordinator will support, develop, and grow our network of projects across the UK.

Working directly to the Head of Operations, the Project Coordinator will be responsible for supporting local projects through engagement with our local delivery partners. This will include working closely with children’s centres and community organisations to support project delivery as well as identifying opportunities to grow the scheme with existing and new partners. The post holder will also be responsible for the development and maintenance of local retailer relationships including engaging with Market Management Teams, supporting individual traders and retailers who are members of the scheme, and helping to identify new retail opportunities.

The post holder will be a part of our Operations Team made up of the Projects Officer, Project Coordinator (London), Impact & Evaluation Manager and the Head of Operations. The individual will work closely with team members, in particular the Impact & Evaluation Manager who will be responsible for developing and delivering the charity’s Evaluation Framework and implementing new methodologies for measuring impact.

The post will be focussed on our projects in Barnsley, Liverpool and Glasgow and the individual must be willing to travel between the three areas and ideally live within proximity to project locations. The post holder will also be expected on occasion to travel to Brighton, where a number of key staff are based and where the charity’s main office is located. All costs related to such travel will be covered by the charity. 

The post holder must be comfortable working in collaboration with many partners and stakeholders and have good communication and relationship management skills. A structured approach to work and attention to detail will be essential to help support the work of the charity over the coming years. 

The Project Coordinator role supports the charity’s ambitions to achieve our Five-Year Strategy for 2020/21 to 2024/25 which outlines our aim of growing from seven projects to twelve by the end of the five years while increasing the number of families we support from 1,900 to 5,000. The post holder will therefore, play an important part in ensuring we can develop our operations to support existing project partners, alongside growing the projects in line with the targets set in our strategy and by our funders. 

About Alexandra Rose Charity

Since 2014 Alexandra Rose Charity (ARC) has pioneered the use of financial incentives to improve access to healthy food and combat food poverty through the development of the Rose Vouchers for Fruit & Veg Project. The Project has grown from two small pilots in London with 45 families, to support over 19,00 families every week in seven areas across the UK – four London Boroughs, Barnsley, Liverpool and our newest project in Glasgow. 

We want our organisation to reflect the diversity of the communities we work in and we welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. ​

Please upload your CV and covering letter (no more than two sides of A4) outlining your suitability for the role based on the Job Description and Person Specification in the attached document. 

There will be a two-stage process to recruitment and interview. If selected, you will be invited to an initial phone call interview. If your call is successful, you will then be invited to a formal online interview.  

Closing date: Monday 11th October. However, we will be interviewing as and when suitable applicants apply, so please submit an application as soon as possible, as the role may have been filled by the closing date.

The role

You will play a key role in the development and implementation of an organisation-wide strategy for engaging with healthcare professionals involved in the breast cancer pathway, such as breast care nurses, oncologists, radiologists and surgeons. Working across the organisation, you will be responsible for identifying current and new opportunities to engage and work with healthcare professionals, as well as helping to coordinate our healthcare professional engagement activities.

This is an exciting time to join us, with a new organisational strategy in which healthcare professional engagement has been identified as a key driver in helping us deliver our charitable aims.

This role can be based in any of our offices: London, Cardiff, Sheffield or Glasgow.

About you

Are you experienced in working with a variety of healthcare professionals, from front-line NHS staff to national leaders? You will be able to demonstrate the ability to develop and manage strong relationships at all levels and highly skilled at working across teams and departments. You will also have experience of strategy development and successful delivery, and effective engagement mechanisms.

About us

We’re Breast Cancer Now, the charity that’s steered by world-class research and powered by life-changing care. We’re here for anyone affected by breast cancer, the whole way through, providing support for today and hope for the future.

We’re that trusted friend that people affected by breast cancer turn to for caring support when they need it most. The expert authority on breast cancer research who is making breakthroughs and driving forward progress. And a vehicle for change, acting now to make sure anyone affected by breast cancer gets the best possible treatment and care.

We believe that we can change the future of breast cancer and make sure that, by 2050, everyone diagnosed with the disease lives – and is supported to live well. But we need to act now.

Although the role is based in our London, Cardiff, Sheffield or Glasgow office, we are following a blended approach between office and home working with a minimum or two days per week in the office for full-time staff members. Should you have any queries with regards to this please email us in the first instance, using the contact details provided within the apply button.

Breast Cancer Now is an inclusive employer committed to developing a diverse workforce.

Closing date Monday 4 October 2021 at 09:00am

Interview date Week commencing Monday 11 October 2021 (Virtual)

Infrastructure Coordinator

(Ref SUS3383)

£27,804 per annum (pro rata for part time hours)

Up to 37.5 hours per week –

Contract fixed term to 31 March 2022

Sustrans office in either Edinburgh or Inverness

About Sustrans

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!

About the Role

We now have an exciting opportunity for you to join us as one of our Infrastructure Coordinators.

As part of the Infrastructure Team, you will help support the successful delivery of Sustrans Paths for Everyone vision through dynamic leadership of a team of Infrastructure Officers ensuring all projects meet and exceed best practice.

More specifically, you’ll work directly with partners to support the design and delivery of exciting new projects across Scotland by providing advice on best practice approaches on urban design and community engagement, leading a team which directly assists partners in project delivery.

You will also have the opportunity to draw on your passion for sustainable travel and help us seek to restore the balance of Scotland’s streets in favour of people walking, wheeling and cycling.

About You

We believe in collaboration so are looking for somebody who can build successful working relationships with a diverse range of project partners.

You will be somebody with experience in multiple project management and delivery, in design, delivery and development of cycling and walking infrastructure projects and used to having a significant level of community involvement.

Somebody with experience/understanding of urban design, transport planning, civil engineering or traffic engineering or in a related field.

So, if this sounds like you, apply today!

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a team where you can make a big impact and where we value the contribution and expertise of everyone.

What we Offer?

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)

Interviews

Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9am on Monday 4 October 2021.  Interviews will take place via MS Teams during the week commencing Monday 11 October 2021.

To apply, please complete our online application form. 

Equality, diversity and inclusion

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

We welcome applications from people from all parts of the community, particularly where we are under-represented. This includes people who identify as having a disability, and those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups.

Location: Home-based in Scotland

Salary: £26,520 per annum

Contract: Full time, 12-month contract with possible extension if funding secured

Would you like to excel within an innovative and engaging organisation that is working towards bettering the lives of others through cycling? Cycling UK believes that cycling enriches people’s lives and is an essential ingredient in happier, healthier communities. Our mission is to enable millions more people to cycle, and our development projects across Scotland are a vital part of achieving that mission.

The Bothy is a network of 5 place-based projects across Scotland aimed at supporting and encouraging walking, wheeling, and cycling. With activities such as led rides, health walks, bike loan schemes, hands-on support and guidance for individuals, organisations and businesses, the Bothies are embedded in their locations to help people make active travel choices and feel confident walking, wheeling, and cycling in their local area.

We are looking for a self-motivated, entrepreneurial individual to lead the success of The Bothy. Supporting your team of development officers, you will ensure that our impact is captured and communicated across a broad audience as we change lives for the better.

Tell us why you are the person to drive impact in this capacity.

Visit our website to explore the job description for full details on this exciting opportunity. Complete the application form expressing why you are the right candidate for this opening and send to our recruitment team (contact details available on our weebsite). 

Focus on gearing your supporting statement to exemplify how your skills and experience match the requirements of the role, directly referring to the person specification. This enables the selection panel to assess your relative strengths against the specified criteria.

The closing date for applications is 9am on 04 October 2021.

We are an inclusive organisation and would particularly welcome applications from candidates from a broad range of backgrounds. We strongly believe that diversity strengthens our work. If you are already passionate about cycling, that’s great, many of us are too! But if you are simply really excellent at what you do, no matter what your background, that is what matters most to us.

If you think that this describes you and you are excited by the prospect of joining our team, please do get in touch to find out more.

The preferred location for this role is Glasgow, but remote working from anywhere in the UK will be considered. 

Mary’s Meals is a global movement supported by people from all walks of life and we are focused on one goal – that every child receives a nutritious meal in a place of education. We continue to change the lives of more than two million children who today will receive Mary’s Meals.

The communications officer is part of a team responsible for mass communications with existing and potential supporters, donors, and the media. This role will have a key focus on generating media coverage and developing compelling content for use across media and other channels, including case studies and supporter stories. Applicants will need strong writing and media relations skills and the ability to create and write engaging news stories to promote Mary’s Meals campaigns and key activities.

Principal duties include: 

• Grow the profile of Mary’s Meals by writing news releases and feature pitches, and engaging proactively and reactively with a wide range of journalists.
• Continually look for new stories and opportunities to create new relationships with journalists, including regular scanning of key media.
• Support the donor/volunteer experience and increase engagement through the creation of meaningful content in keeping with Mary’s Meals’ distinct storytelling style.
• Contribute to the creation of creative campaigns and content that tell the Mary’s Meals story and build support for our vision.
• Secure the support of and liaise with celebrities and other high profile people.
• Ensure that all communications and media work accurately protect the reputation of Mary’s Meals and promote our brand values, style and key messages.
• Liaise with colleagues in Mary’s Meals International (MMI) to secure case studies and other content from our school feeding programmes for digital, print and broadcast platforms.
• Utilise a range of digital platforms to engage UK supporters, including Mary’s Meals’ social media channels, email marketing platform and website – including content production for all channels.
• Regularly monitor and review data across the various communications channels and contribute to evaluation reports.
• Perform ad hoc duties as required to support the department.

Please see the recruitment pack for further information on our website, by following the Apply link on Charity Job.

Closing date: Monday 11th October 2021.

Visitor Experience Area Consultant (Maternity Cover)
Reference: AUG20216096
Location: Flexible
Salary: £27,574.00 - £30,590.00 Per Annum
Benefits: Pension, Life Assurance, Annual Leave
Duration: Maternity Cover

This role will cover: North West England & Scotland

This is a maternity cover for up to 12 months contract working 37.5 per week

We showcase nature and people thriving together where nature lives….

To achieve a world where all people are living harmoniously alongside nature; the RSPB must broaden its appeal and enable more diverse people to act for nature.

We inspire everyone to thrive harmoniously alongside the natural world by offering inclusive, memorable, and emotive, nature-based experiences, enhancing the lives of our visitors, wildlife, and special places we protect.

Our Nature Reserves are windows into the wildlife and habitats we are fighting to protect. They showcase the wonderful conservation work we’re delivering, and should inspire, enable, and empower everyone to play their part in the fight against the nature and climate emergency.

We are looking for someone who will provide leadership in visitor experience, ensuring a world class experience across RSPB nature reserves for everyone.

We are creating a new strategy for new ways to engage and excite our audiences through innovative events and experiences across RSPB nature reserves. We are looking for someone with expertise in creating amazing visitor offers and striving for excellence across visitor operations. We would welcome applications from the cultural arts, visitor attraction and tourism sectors to spearhead this new approach to our annual events and experiences programme across our nature reserves.

You will:

• Set the expected standards on reserves for visitor experience providing direction to underpin a high-quality visitor offer and a consistent experience on our nature reserves – leading on profitability, exemplary customer service and infrastructure; ensuring reserves are front and centre of RSPB brand.
• Drive the implementation of the visitor experience strategy across allocated geographical areas. Working collaboratively with nature reserve teams, you will support them in achieving their ambitions. This role will also work closely with country and central teams.
• Create a step change in our third-party programme delivery across our nature reserves, someone who can collaborate and negotiate with external businesses and organisations in any third-party activity that is delivered on site is profitable for the RSPB and builds positive working relationship with partners. This is an exciting opportunity to help us shape the visitor experience for everyone visiting our nature reserves.
• Provide consultancy support to RSPB nature reserves in shaping the visitor experience and deliver strategy across teams.
• Be a leader, working collaboratively across UK countries and departments, with a broad skillset who will support nature reserve teams across the UK in achieving their ambitions.

What we want to see:

• Expertise in visitor experience/operations/engagement to position RSPB nature reserves as world class visitor destinations, following our vision of being the UK’s leading choice for nature experiences.
• The ideal candidate will have an excellent understanding of visitor attractions, tourism, or public engagement and how to and how to plan and deliver events, as well as working with external parties to achieve this, whilst having excellent commercial knowledge. We are looking for someone with a broad skillset who is willing to drive this area of visitor experience and support RSPB nature reserves in achieving their ambitions.
• Using your expertise and your excellent interpersonal and organisational skills, you are able to produce effective guidance, support and toolkits for reserves in their planning as well as leading on national initiatives working with external parties.

What you can expect:

• A supportive, dynamic, and high-performing team of talented individuals around you, who want to make the world a better place than we found it.
• The chance to lead and get involved with exciting new plans to support our nature reserves in a step change in how we drive visits, create amazing experiences connecting people to nature and making a real difference in ensuring the protection of our incredible places for wildlife and people.
• Access to excellent learning and development opportunities and employee benefits package.
• Opportunities to travel across all four countries of the United Kingdom and get closer to our amazing wildlife, all while you play your part in safeguarding its future.

No two days are the same! We are looking for someone who is flexible and willing to travel. Some days you will be based at home or in the office, others you will be visiting some of the most beautiful places in the UK.

Closing date: 23:59, 06 September 2021

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the Apply button to be directed to our website where you can complete your application for this position.

No agencies please.