Sustrans is the charity making it easier for people to walk and cycle, by connecting people and places, creating liveable neighbourhoods, transforming the school run and delivering a happier, healthier commute.  Take the next step on your Sustrans journey by joining our Infrastructure team in Scotland:

Infrastructure Manager, Places for Everyone

(Ref: SUS2770)

£31,028 per annum

37.5 hours per week – based in Edinburgh

This exciting role will have the responsibility of managing the delivery of the Places for Everyone challenge fund. Supported by Scottish Government, Places for Everyone is an annual challenge fund for the delivery of safe and attractive infrastructure that enables more walking, cycling and wheeling for everyday journeys. In this role you will manage the delivery of a wide range of projects and will work in partnership with an equally wide array of partners. Projects can range from rural paths, to urban crossings, to town wide strategy development and all require an open, fair and robust application process which this role will review and strengthen.

With substantial experience overseeing the planning, development and delivery of projects in the urban environment, including the co-ordination of  funding bids and budget management, you will have previously worked in partnership with other groups and organisations and have the ability to influence key decision makers, politicians and transport directors. To achieve this, your written and verbal communications skills will be excellent as will be your negotiation and advocacy skills. You will also have a good understanding of Scotland’s political and physical geography and be committed to the promotion of sustainable transport.

Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9am Friday 25 October 2019.  Interviews will take place in Edinburgh on Friday 1 November 2019.

The Fife Coast and Countryside Trust (FCCT) is an organisation driven by a passion for Fife’s coast and countryside and committed to seeing people benefit from access to this valuable resource. We believe that our team are our greatest asset and look to employ people who bring a positive, energetic, constructive, and committed attitude to the work place.

We are currently looking for a new and enthusiastic member of our Senior Management Team based at Harbourmaster’s House in Dysart. The post holder will play a key role in the development and delivery of the Trusts Community engagement strategy.

Essential Characteristics

• A degree or equivalent professional qualification in a subject relevant to the post.

• Experience of managing staff and a demonstrable ability to lead, motivate, and develop diverse teams.

• A knowledge and understanding of the National Standard of Community Engagement.

• A basic understanding and experience of the legal framework, roles of partner agencies, and other stakeholders with a focus on strengthening participation and community engagement, particularly in the context of the Community Empowerment Act.

• The capacity to work independently and as part of a close team;

• Experience of project and budget management with a track record of delivering projects on time and on budget.

• A clear ability to take initiative, support a vision and drive innovative approaches to influence the actions of others.

• A full UK driving licence or access to a driver if disability prevents driving.

I Bike Coordinator, Scotland

(Ref:  SUS2776)

£27,255 per annum

37.5 hours per week - Based in Edinburgh

The I Bike Programme is an initiative to create a culture of active travel (cycling, scooting and walking) in schools promoting safer, happier and healthier communities. As well as delivering activities which promote active travel across the whole school community, I Bike aims to address two specific issues around cycling to school; the drop off in active travel between primary and secondary school and the gender gap which sees girls being less physically active than boys.

With a good standard of education and committed to sustainable travel through walking, cycling and using public transport, you will be experienced at project management and delivery in the education, community, behavior change or physical activity setting.  Your leadership and motivational proficiency will complement your excellent verbal and written communications and organisational skills.  You will have experience of partnership working and have a good understanding of the I Bike and active travel work.  Line management ability and IT literacy are also required.  Enhanced Disclosure Scotland (PVGS) clearance is mandatory for this post.

Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9am on Monday 4 November 2019.  Interviews will take place in Edinburgh on Thursday 21 November 2019.

Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion. We welcome applications from people with the appropriate skills from all parts of the community.

Women’s Programme Team Leader

England, Scotland or Wales

Full time position, fixed term until 31st March 2021. 

This role could be based at GamCare’s headquarters in London, at one of GamCare’s partner offices or from home, depending on the location and preference of the successful candidate.

Salary: £28-33K per annum pro rata

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There is a perception that problem gambling is only a ‘male issue’.  This is not true - gambling related harm affects women too, and the impact can be particularly severe for some of the most vulnerable women in our society.  Despite this, women do not come forward for treatment and there are few organisations that specialise in supporting women have robust pathways into gambling related treatment.

GamCare has received funding to help change this and is delivering a programme to build a nationwide network of local public sector and third sector organisations that work with women. The programme supports those organisations to enhance knowledge about gambling related harm to women, awareness of where help is available, and the skills to support their service users impacted by gambling related harm.

The Programme is delivered by a team of Outreach Officers based throughout all regions of England, Scotland and Wales.  The team is currently led by a Team Leader, highly supported by a Programme Manager and GamCare’s senior team.  As we expand, we are recruiting a second Team Leader to work collaboratively.  Are you the person to be able to lead, motivate and inspire this team? 

The Team Leader role will be critical to the success of this national flagship programme, making sure that all remote-working Outreach Officers feel well supported, and ensuring that all learning is spread across everyone who works with women and girls, and fed back into the national picture.  

You will be responsible for ensuring cohesion, consistency and collaboration across the different workstreams and will support the team by developing and coordinating service user engagement structures, training systems and learning resources.  You will lead on data and evaluation processes for the Programme, being responsible for making sure that local work is effective and delivering against its targets and objectives.  You will also role model good practice by delivering training yourself.

Passion, enthusiasm and commitment for the work will help to you to make sure that this important issue is given the attention it deserves.  Working closely with the Programme Manager and other Team Leader, you will also need to champion this important work internally and externally.

The successful candidate will need to be able to be an effective and supportive line manager, have good attention to detail and enjoy taking responsibility for processes.

If you are committed to seeing better support for vulnerable women and girls and think you would love to be a part of an innovative and dynamic initiative, then we would love to hear from you!

Further information about the programme is available on the Gamcare website, or for further information about the role, please contact:

Marina Smith, Programme Manager

Please complete the application form on our website

Closing date for applications: 9.00am, Tuesday 22nd October 2019

Interviews are likely to take place W/C 28th October 2019

Finance Business Partner (ref: SUS2748)

£35,388 per annum

37.5 hours per week - based in Edinburgh

As a senior member of Sustrans’ finance team, this role ensures that finance and the way we use and think about our money is front and centre of the transformation agenda for the charity, as we move into a new strategic plan period. This role will also work as part of Sustrans’ senior leadership team in Scotland, leading the financial and accountancy support for the c£60m government-funded Scottish active travel programme.  

Sustrans Business Partners provide a comprehensive professional accountancy and general financial advisory service to leaders, managers and staff within the areas of the organisation for which they are responsible. Finance is brought out of the back office and an active partnership between finance and operations is created. This includes providing 'real time' financial support and analysis, being a trusted adviser, providing information which enables effective decision making and informing the development of strategic and operational plans.

Educated to degree level or equivalent and part-qualified in Chartered accountancy – ICAEW, CIMA, CIPFA, ACCA – you will have substantial experience in a related position and proven experience of providing finance advice and support to budget holders.  You will also have experience of the preparation of budgets and management accounts and in the interpretation of accounts.  You will be accurate, organised and methodical, be able to prioritise your workload to meet deadlines whilst using your excellent communications and interpersonal skills to build effective working relationships.  A knowledge of accounting for charities and a commitment to the promotion of sustainable transport would be an advantage.

Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9am Monday 28 September 2019.  Interviews will take place in Edinburgh on Wednesday 6 November 2019.

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

 We welcome applications from people with the appropriate skills from all parts of the

community.

Sustrans is the charity making it easier for people to walk and cycle, by connecting people and places, creating liveable neighbourhoods, transforming the school run and delivering a happier, healthier commute.  Take the next step on your Sustrans journey by joining the Infrastructure team in Scotland:

Partner Development Support Officer, Places for Everyone

£21,947 per annum (Ref:  SUS2768)

30 to 37.5 hours per week to be worked in 4 or 5 days – based in Edinburgh

This exciting new role will support partners within and/or applying to the Places for Everyone (PfE) programme, to design, organise and deliver events and activities that support the development of PfE projects. The Places for Everyone programme provides grant funding to all 32 Scottish local authorities, statutory bodies and educational institutions for the creation and improvement of cycling, walking and wheeling infrastructure. This role will provide administrative support to the programme ensuring potential applications are recorded and monitored efficiently, and will assist the smooth running of PfE by planning judging panels and steering groups for most ambitious project applications. 

With a good standard of education, you will have experience of building and maintaining good working relationships with partner organisations and individuals and of developing administrative processes. With excellent written and verbal communications skills, you will have good presentation skills and strong time-management skills with the ability to plan and prioritise your own workload. You will also be committed to the promotion of sustainable transport.

Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 09:00am on Monday 21 October 2019.  Interviews will take place in Edinburgh on Monday 4 November 2019.

Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion.  We welcome applications from people with the appropriate skills from all parts of the community.

Women’s Programme Outreach Officers

London, East Midlands, Scotland and Nationwide

(Roles may be based at home, within GamCare services, or our partner network services)

Full time position, fixed term contracts until 31st March 2021

Salary: £25-28K per annum pro rata

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There is a perception that problem gambling is only a ‘male issue’.  This is not true – ‘gambling related harm’ affects women too, and the impact can be particularly severe for some of the most vulnerable women in our society.  Despite this, women do not come forward for treatment and there are few organisations that specialise in supporting women that have robust pathways into gambling related treatment.

GamCare has received funding from the Tampon Tax Fund specifically to help change this and is setting up the UK’s first ever programme designed specifically to address the issue of women and gambling. We will build a nationwide network of local public sector and third sector organisations that work with women and enhance their knowledge about gambling related harm and where help is available and give them skills to support their service users impacted by gambling related harm.

We are excited to recruit an Outreach Officer for the East Midlands and an additional Outreach Officer from any region in England (North East/North West/Yorkshire and Humber/West Midlands/East Midlands/East England/South East/South West/London).  You will join our new team and collaborate effectively with and be well supported by an enthusiastic and friendly national team. Outreach Officers will create excellent local links and embed themselves within the regional community to ensure there is national coverage for this flagship programme.  All roles are full time.

Candidates will need to demonstrate the ability to build successful relationships with partner organisations, deliver training, coordinate and facilitate networking opportunities and be a passionate advocate for both the programme and the treatment support services delivered by the wider GamCare partner network.  The work will not always be easy, as we will be working with partner organisations that have competing priorities and a constant demand on their time.  Passion, enthusiasm and commitment will help to you to make sure that this important issue is given the attention it deserves.

Successful candidates will be confident, self-motivated communicators, have good attention to detail and enjoy persuading and influencing. Working with a wide range of stakeholders, both internal and external, you will champion the work. 

If you are committed to seeing better support for vulnerable women and girls and think you would love to be a part of an innovative and dynamic initiative, then we would love to hear from you!

The role is a fixed term post, full time until end March 2021.  We are open to discussion about where the roles will work from in each region; some may be based in GamCare’s partner organisations, some home based.

This post may be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

We do not accept CVs

Further information about the programme is available on the Gamcare website, or for further information about the role, please contact:

Marina Smith, Programme Manager

Please complete the application form on via our website

Please note, we are running a rolling recruitment process, so an early application is welcome and we reserve the right to close the application process when posts are filled.

If you have not heard from us by the end of October please assume you have not been successful on this occasion.