Based in any UK Office (Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh, London or Manchester)

The job of a Save the Children’s UK Head of Engineering is influential and exciting.

• Would you like the opportunity to have a real impact in shaping the future of our IT Development strategy?
• Are you a passionate with exceptional technical leadership skills?
• Do you have a proven track record in leading talented cross-functional IT engineering teams?
• Are you motivated by our vision of creating a world where every child doesn’t just survive, but thrives, and can go on to change the world?

If the answers to these questions are yes, we would love to hear from you!

About Us

Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We ensure children’s unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.

Job Purpose

Reporting to the Chief Information Officer, the Head of Engineering will be responsible for leading the engineering effort to ensure effective development, enhancement and use of business intelligence, CRM and digital platforms.

The Head of Engineering role is critical to the successful delivery of technology solutions to support our goal of providing better programming for children, better engagement with supporters, and more effective internal management.

The role holder will work as a strategic partner to ensure that our organisational outcomes for technical solutions and our IT development strategy are well defined and understood. They will rigorously challenge and question both organisational requirements and proposed solutions and technology choices as necessary.

As we enter a critical period in our technology transformation journey, this role offers a true opportunity to make their mark and influence how Save the Children UK uses technology in the next 5 years.

As a rights-based organisation, we are committed to anti-racism and actively opposed systemic oppression of any form. The role holder will also support our commitment to celebrate diversity, challenge inequality, and build an inclusive environment for every one of our employees so we can better represent the children we protect.

Main Accountabilities

The Head of Engineering will be responsible for ensuring the effective development, enhancement and use of business intelligence, CRM and digital platforms. Key duties will focus on:

Strategy

• Drive the vision, design and implementation of an effective platform strategy. Make this a strong and collaborative contribution to the Technical Design Authority function of the CIO

• Play a lead role in the development of SCUK’s Data and Analytics strategy

• Lead and manage the execution and evolution of platforms (data, BI and digital), software and application development (adobe systems - experience manager, target and analytics)

Leadership

• Work alongside our Head of Service Delivery, Head of Business Architecture and Analysis, and Head of PMO to form a coherent leadership team for our Technology Department

• Lead a team of 20+ cross functional development and test staff, contractors and vendors

• Provide technical expertise guidance and direction to solution design and delivery

• Setting an overall strategy and workplan for the team, and ensuring optimal deployment of resources to meet requirements

• Ensuring the implementation of agile processes wherever appropriate and in all cases support engineers to participate in the methods chosen by projects

• Drive positive, proactive engagement with the wider organisation, bringing engineering into the solution design and analysis activities, and driving “can do” “yes if…” behaviours

Quality systems and methods

• Lead engineering techniques including DevOps / release management

• Set coding standards
• Own QA and testing methods, systems and environments

Other

• Manage the development, documentation and enforcement of architecture and design standards and guidelines.  Ensure that Save the Children has a complete, comprehensive and high-quality set of documents for its systems

• Keep abreast of new technologies and champion the use of data analytics and digital technologies in Save the Children’s work. Technical evangelist in areas such as data, BI, .NET, digital platforms (AEM, ACM etc.)

• Work effectively with colleagues across the Save the Children movement to ensure stronger alignment of systems within a coherent overall architecture

• Capability of becoming part of the broader iNGO tech community and keen to explore and contribute in order to share best practise and new opportunities

Person Profile

Essential Technical Skills Required

• Proven track record in a similar role leading talented cross-functional engineering teams

• Solid and demonstrable experience in most of data, BI, .NET, digital platforms (CMS, email campaign, personalisation)

• Experience of agile delivery process

• Understanding of testing methods relating to delivery of platforms and associated applications and software

• Good understanding of how quality data and information can be used to make day to day business decisions

• Previous experience in two or more of the following: 

• Experience of data virtualisation platforms e.g. Tibco, Denodo etc.
• Experience of automation and/or CI/CD
• Experience of DataOps
• Experience of data mining, machine learning, visualisation
• Integration of online and offline data in a digital world
• Enterprise architecture experience

Save the Children UK is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity in all aspects of our work both external and internal. We strive to be an inclusive employer and particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBT+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions, and from less advantaged socioeconomic backgrounds.

Policy and Public Affairs Manager, Scotland

(Ref: SUS3369)

£31,683 per annum

Up to 37.5 hours per week

Base: Edinburgh

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 are now looking for someone who is experienced in policy and advocacy to join our team and make a difference as our Policy and Public Affairs Manager.

You’ll be responsible for delivering our policy and public affairs plan whilst also providing specialist advice on policy areas relevant to our work in Scotland.

About You

We are looking for someone with professional experience of developing and implementing policy and public affairs strategies and delivery plans.

You will be someone with good leadership skills who can plan, coordinate and organise effective work plans.

You’ll also have a good understanding of the policy and influencing context within which Sustrans works in Scotland, including the Scottish Parliament and Committee system.

So, if this sounds like you, apply today and help us create healthier places and happier lives for everyone.

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.

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 5pm on Monday 20 September 2021.  Interviews will take place via MS Teams on Tuesday 28 September 2021.

Bid Support Manager
Central London or Edinburgh (Please note that while this role is advertised as office-based, IIED will remain a predominantly remote-working organisation for the foreseeable future)

The closing deadline for applications is midnight on 26 September
Interviews will be held the week commencing 4 October

The Organisation

The International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) is a policy and action research organisation. We promote sustainable development to improve livelihoods and protect the environments on which these livelihoods are built. We specialise in linking local priorities to global challenges. IIED is based in London and works in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and the Pacific, with some of the world’s most vulnerable people. We work with them to strengthen their voice in the decision-making arenas that affect them - from village councils to international conventions.

We are now looking for a Bid Support Manager to join us and support our Business Development function on a full-time, permanent basis.

The Benefits

- Salary of £39,114 - £43,067 per annum (up to £48,595 for exceptional candidates) based on skills and experience
- Benefits package

This is a great opportunity for high calibre professional with a strong background in proposal development and/or bid support to join our organisation and play a critical role in our Business Development Team and support the delivery of our ambitious strategy.

Climate change and sustainable development are currently a top priority for many donors and will be for the foreseeable future. We are in an excellent position to continue to develop our in-depth engagement with existing donors, as well as building relationships with new or lapsed donors.

You will have the chance to work directly with our research groups, to build upon our previous successes and generate income that will be integral to ensuring the future of our work.

The Role

As a Bid Support Manager, you will support the proposal development process, ensuring all bids and proposals meet the highest professional standards and support the achievement of our fundraising strategy.

Working closely with Research Groups, you will help review bids and proposals to ensure they meet compliance requirements for funders and are in line with our business objectives. You will assist them to pull together core application and bid documents and share information about funding calls that relate to their work.

Using our end-to-end project management system, you will track our proposals, manage risks appropriately and review and identify key trends.

Additionally, you will:

- Write standard proposal sections and edit technical input from researchers
- Help to gather early funder intelligence on upcoming tenders
- Co-ordinate our Proposal Development Process (PDP), bid kick-off and proposal review meetings
- Review and access funding channels to identify new proposal opportunities in a timely manner

About You

To join us as a Bid Support Manager, you will need:

- Substantial proposal development and/or bid support experience
- Experience of working with institutional funders (e.g. FCDO/DFID, BEIS. EC, etc) and/or Research Councils in proposal development, with a solid track record of successful income generation
- Experience of producing and communicating frequent proposals and budgets
- Experience of analysing financial information and interpreting it for a non-financial audience
- Awareness of the actors, institutions and issues in the sustainable development arena
- A high level of analytical, technical and synthesis skills
- The ability to influence at a senior level
- Advanced IT skills, particularly with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- A degree level education

Experience of working with international partners or clients or an international business environment would be beneficial to your application, as would experience of CRM and project management systems.

Knowledge and interest of sustainable development issues would be advantageous, as would a working knowledge of another relevant international language, in addition to English. A project management qualification would be equally desirable.

Other organisations may call this role Bid Development Manager, Proposal Development Manager, Bid Writer, Tender Manager, or Tender Support Manager.

Please note, while this role is advertised as office-based, IIED will remain a predominantly remote-working organisation for the foreseeable future.

This is a full-time role working 35 hours per week.

Webrecruit and IIED are equal opportunities employers. We value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment.

So, if you’re seeking your next challenge as a Bid Support Manager, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Area: East of Scotland

Location:  Edinburgh

Status: Full Time

Hours:  37 hours per week

Closing Date: 20th September 2021

Job Role:

This is a pivotal role in the organisation heading up our relationships team, which includes fundraising and marketing communications and holds some of our most important strategic relationships. With substantial oversight of the organisation and liaison with service teams, Senior Managers and Leadership we are looking for a strategic thinker who can scan the horizon and see the big picture whilst ensuring that the talented team has everything it needs to deliver the fundraising and communications plans.

This role requires someone who can build trusted relationships across the organisation and has significant experience of building strategies that move an organisation forward for example for fundraising, marketing and communications or organisational development etc.

This role requires proven and demonstrable competence in fundraising strategy but more than that we seek an individual who is adept at creating and telling compelling stories, someone who can grasp a complex organisation, someone who can understand data and build a vision for how we communicate both within and outside the organisation.

You will be approachable, proactive, resilient and motivated to perform to a high standard. You will demonstrate patience, understanding and the ability to nurture relationships internally and externally to the benefit of all.

The ideal candidate will thrive on autonomy and be compelling, inspiring and strategic of thought. You will see trends and developments early and be a strong support for the Director and Leadership Team.

Information

Organisation Profile:

Cyrenians is a charity working towards a society that truly values and includes all. Our Vision is of an inclusive society in which we all have the opportunities to live valued and fulfilled lives. We work to make that vision a reality through our mission to stop homelessness by supporting people excluded from family, home, work or community on their life journey.

Application details:  For full details and an application pack please visit our website by following instructions on Charity Job. CVs will not be accepted.

Application Notes:

Closing date is 12 noon on Monday 20th September 2021

Interviews will be held : 23, 24 or 27 September

Permanent Contract
Head of Operations – Get The Gen (Enterprise Directorate)
Job ref: V342
Start date: ASAP
Hours/Days per week: 35 hours per week (full time)
Salary: £50,000 per annum
Location: Homebased – Post Covid-19 Travel to London & Edinburgh will be required
Closing date: 5pm on Monday 4th October 2021
Interview date and location: Week Commencing – 11th October 2021

Overview

Volunteering Matters use the unique power of volunteering to bring people together and build stronger, more resilient communities across the UK.

We bring people together to resolve some of society’s most complex issues. From social isolation and loneliness; improving health and wellbeing; building skills, confidence and opportunity and ensuring young people can become change makers in their community, the impact that we make is great.

And we won’t stop until everyone in the UK has the opportunity to thrive.

People-led and impact driven, we’re a national charity that is deeply embedded in local areas across the UK. We operate in five regions: London and the South East; Wales and the West of England; East of England; the Midlands and North West England; and Scotland and North East England.

We also have an Employee Volunteering Team with over 25 years’ experience, acting as a broker to provide tailor-made solutions to employers.

This is an exciting time to be joining the team. We’re changing the way we work to meet new ambitions and make sure our impact continues to grow alongside our business. This includes our investment in our newly formed Enterprise Directorate under which this exciting opportunity sits.

Get The Gen (GTG)

GTG is a training and consultancy Social Enterprise created to help businesses with issues around recruitment, retention and development of a multi-generational workforce starting from young people up. GTG use evidence-based insights to deliver immersive, interactive, and fast paced workshops online and in person that create lasting individual and group change. We are trusted by over 60 leading UK and Global businesses including; The Natwest Group, The Law Society of Scotland, KPMG, Brodies, Burness Paull, Skills Development Scotland and Aegon amongst others.

Role Purpose

The Head of Operations for GTG is a leadership role which sits as part of the wider Enterprise Directorate team and reports to the Director of Enterprise. They will play a critical role in supporting our continued growth for GTG having full responsibility for the day to day operational running of the Social Enterprise.
Although part of a wider parent charity ‘family of brands’ at Volunteering Matters, GTG is very much an established and stand-alone business, so we are looking for someone with an entrepreneurial spirit that thinks commercially about how we can continue to grow our existing portfolio of products and services. We are looking for a self-starter, someone who can drive and lead on business development, whilst having the ability to organise and motivate our existing team to delivery our high end service to our business and corporate clients. This is an exciting opportunity to lead a growing and ambitious team.

Qualifications

Relevant experience and values alignment is more important for this role than specific qualifications

Other

Internet access to enable remote working is a requirement. IT equipment and infrastructure will be supplied. Post Covid-19 and in accordance with any social distancing guidelines there may be an expectation to travel across Scotland and England to engage with colleagues, volunteers and beneficiaries.

Volunteering Matters Values & Ways of Working

In all that we do, Volunteering Matters embrace a philosophy of ‘Freedom within a Framework’ and are guided by our values:

We are Empowering
We are Inclusive
We are Compassionate
We are Positive
We are Straightforward

Diversity & Inclusion

Volunteering Matters welcome all applicants and are keen to ensure their team to reflect the diversity of the UK and the communities they serve. They would like to encourage applications from disabled, LGBT and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds.

Disability Confident & Reasonable Adjustments:

We guarantee to interview anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the role. Please provide evidence in your application, which demonstrates that you meet the level of competence required in the “Experience/Skills and attributes” section of this job description. To be considered for a guaranteed interview or to discuss any reasonable adjustments during the process, please state this in your application.

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If you apply for a role with us, we will retain your contact details including your name, address, email address and phone number to help us manage your application for up to 6 months. We will not use your personal data for any other purpose or share it with any third party. You can contact us at any point to update your personal information or ask us to delete it from our records.

To apply please visit our website. 

Access to Bikes Officer

(Ref: SUS3376)

£24,938 per annum pro rata

22.5 hour per week – Fixed Term Contract to August 2022

Base: Aberdeenshire

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 a fantastic opportunity for you to use your passion for active travel at work and join our team!

You will manage school bike loan schemes for Aberdeenshire schools taking part in a pilot scheme to provide access to free bikes for children.

Working with two schools to develop and maintain fleets of bikes and helping to run engagement events and produce materials, you will pay a key part in the success of the pilot.

About You

An excellent communicator, you will have experience of working with children and young people and partnership working within a community.

You will have bike maintenance training, ideally Velotech Gold or equivalent and an understanding of the local area in relation to cycling.

Clearance by the appropriate enhanced Disclosure Scotland check is mandatory for this role.

So, if this sounds like you, apply to join our team in Scotland today and help us get things done, together. 

Interviews

Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9am on Friday 1 October 2021.  Interviews will take place via MS Teams on Thursday 21 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 actively encourage 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.

LinkLiving supports people in Central Scotland whose lives have been impacted by trauma, poor mental health, inequality and isolation, with an increasing focus on young people.  We deliver our support to service users through a range of models including personal development and employability programmes; self-help coaching; supported accommodation; care at home; housing support; befriending; and social cafes.

At LinkLiving our values are at the heart of everything we do.  It is important to us to find people with the right values, behaviours and attitudes to match our own.  Our values are: 

• Empathy (listen to and understand an individual’s needs and circumstances) 
• Respect (treat others the way they wish to be treated) 
• Integrity (be honest and have strong moral principles) 
• Caring (show kindness and concern for others) 

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated, enthusiastic and creative person to be a key player as part of a team of two in establishing LinkLiving’s marketing and fundraising department.  The role will be both hands on and strategic, and if you want to really be able to see the impact that you are making, then this is the role for you.  The aim of this post is to both raise the profile of LinkLiving and to manage our community fundraising programme. This will enable the charity to diversify our income streams to enable LinkLiving to support more people to lead fulfilling lives.

The Role 

As the Marketing and Fundraising Officer around 60% of your time will be spent focusing on marketing activities: central to this will be writing impactful stories to raise awareness of the charity’s work through a range of channels. You will be responsible for social media and the website as well as raising awareness in the media.  You will also organise both marketing and fundraising events and manage all marketing materials. 

In the other 40% of this role you will focus on fundraising: primarily this will be developing LinkLiving’s community fundraising plan.  You will recruit and support new volunteer fundraisers, and set up and manage fundraising events.  In addition you will be responsible for reporting on fundraising and marketing progress against targets for the department, and recording fundraising activities on the CRM database (Donorfy). 

About You 

The successful applicant should have a degree/equivalent in a relevant subject, a professional qualification (e.g. CIM or CIOF), or equivalent professional experience.  We are looking for someone who is a natural storyteller with top notch writing skills and who also has a very strong flair for engaging with people.  As part of a team of two you should be a self-starter with a can do attitude.  You must be able to demonstrate previous experience in a marketing/communications/PR role and have a high level of attention to detail and both excellent English and grammar.  Due to the marketing activities required in the role you must also be tech savvy with strong experience of using social media in a business context and website updating.

For a comprehensive list of the essential and desirable criteria required for this post, please refer to the job specification in the job information on our online recruitment portal. 

For a chat about the role please ring Sheena Stone, Head of Fundraising & Marketing in office hours between 4-7th October 

Further Information  

To find out more about the work of LinkLiving, please visit our social media 

What’s in it for you? 

LinkLiving offers excellent terms and conditions, and as an Investor in People and Healthy Working Lives Gold Award holder, we provide a wide range of development opportunities and healthy living initiatives. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities.

You will work with colleagues who share our objectives – our employees, volunteers, funders, and our project partners.  In return, we want people who are passionate, caring and dedicated, committed to our vision and values and will work to the highest professional standards. 

As a LinkLiving employee, you'll benefit from generous annual leave entitlements (35 days), a wide range of learning and development opportunities, highly competitive employer pension contribution rates, discounts on shopping and other services via Westfield Rewards, enhanced maternity and sick pay entitlements, employee support and counselling service and occupational health services. 

This post is subject to a basic Disclosure check. 

Closing Date: midnight on Sunday 10 October 2021.  

Interview Date:  Tuesday 19th October 2021 at our office in Edinburgh, where social distancing will be observed. (Please note if you are successful at the first stage, it is likely that you will be invited for a second interview on Tuesday 26th October 2021).

How to Apply 

Our online application method is the most efficient way to apply and can be started by clicking the “Apply Now” button below. You will be able to save and return to the form by clicking on the ‘My Applications’ tab of the vacancy search page and entering your username and password. You must complete an application form to be considered for any of our vacancies.

We can offer suitable alternative methods to apply if requested including although not exclusively; hard copy, Braille and audio. You can request these by emailing our Resourcing Team  and detailing which format you would require.

Please note that CVs will not be considered. 

Link is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all sectors of the community. Our offices are fully accessible to wheelchair users and we will interview all disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria. 

Care for Carers is a charity based in Edinburgh providing a range of support services to unpaid carers and speciialising in short breaks from caring. We are a small dedicated team looking to recruit a senior administrator to  manage our online case record management system, evaluation and monitoring systems. The person will support and train staff in the daily use of the systems as well as data management.

Position: Stakeholder Engagement Officer (part-time 28 hours per week)
Type: Permanent contract
Location: Home-based in UK
Salary: £26,618 - £30,271 actual per annum plus car /broadband allowance and excellent benefits
Salary Band: Band E2
Department: Stakeholder Engagement team

At the MS Society, we make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.

Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.

Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive environment where you will make a difference.

About this job

Our role of Stakeholder Engagement Officer is one of 5 within our new UK wide Stakeholder Engagement team which is part of our wider Research and External Affairs Directorate.

As part of our Stakeholder Engagement team your role will be to support innovation and improvement in MS and neurology services across the UK.

You’ll work directly with Health and Social Care professionals to develop new partnerships, share good practice, promote innovation and develop resources that enable service improvement. You’ll develop and support networks of key stakeholders and members of our MS community to drive positive change.

You’ll play an important role developing resources, evidence and best practice examples to be shared via our Experts in MS Professional Network. And in organising regional and national forums, face to face and online, showcasing innovative services and best practice ways of working.

The post-holder will have experience of working in or with Health and Social Care services in any of the 4 UK Nations; experience of professional engagement; experience of developing evidence based resources and service improvement tools; as well as experience of partnership working to improve local services and outcomes for service users.

The post is UK wide, and we particularly welcome applicants with experience and knowledge of Health and Social Care systems in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

As this role covers a large geographical area we expect there will be travel, both to regions where work is being delivered and occasionally to our London office. We are happy to discuss logistical arrangements or adjustments with candidates.

We offer 35 days annual leave (including bank holidays), travel loan and various other benefits such as supported developmental opportunities.

The MS Society is in the midst of an exciting, transformational, period which builds on our great history and will drive us towards achieving our mission and vision as we embark on our Every MS Story strategy.

Closing date: 9am on Monday 4 October

PLEASE PRESS THE 'HOW TO APPLY' BUTTON FOR MORE INFORMATION.

We’re a Disability Confident Employer. We’re committed to promoting equality and diversity.  We’d be grateful if you could download and complete the equality and diversity monitoring form and submit it with your application.

As part of our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, the HR team will anonymise your CV and supporting statement before forwarding to the shortlisting panel.  

We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and/or from ethnic minority backgrounds, where we’re looking to build stronger and better representation among our staff.

No agencies please.

Position: Community Development Officer, Scotland (fixed term contract up to 31 May 2023)
Type: Full-time (35 hours per week), fixed term contract
Location: Home-based, Scotland
Salary: £33,273 - £35,881 per annum plus car and broadband allowance and excellent benefits
Salary Band: Band E2
Department: UK Community Networks team and Scotland team

At the MS Society, we make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.

Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.

Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive environment where you will make a difference.

About this job

The role of Community Development Officer Scotland is one of two Community Development Officers within Scotland which are part of our UK Community Networks team.

As part of our Community Development team your role will be to develop our local community presence in Scotland and developing awareness of and engagement with the MS community by the wider community.

As a Community Development Officer you’ll support our local volunteer groups to develop new partnerships, share good practice, respond to local need and engage with the wider community. This includes the development of events and services, with MS professionals and local groups where appropriate, to engage the community in our work.

You’ll play an important role working in partnership with our local groups and the MS Community to incorporate their needs and views into our work and will provide guidance and support to our local volunteers when developing local services.

The role also focuses on developing our connections with communities we currently under-engage with and to support the development of informal groups within the MS community, and our relationship with them.

The post-holder will have experience of working alongside end-users in the coproduction of services or activities, and a commitment to the principles of coproduction; experience of managing the delivery of activity plans in partnership with volunteers, as well as experience of partnership working and stakeholder engagement to improve local services and outcomes for the MS Community.

As this role covers large geographical areas you’ll need to hold a full driving licence and have access to a car.

We offer 35 days annual leave (including bank holidays), travel loan and various other benefits such as supported developmental opportunities.

The MS Society is in the midst of an exciting, transformational, period which builds on our great history and will drive us towards achieving our mission and vision as we embark on our Every MS Story strategy.

Closing date: 9am on Tuesday 21 September

In order to apply for this role, please submit an updated CV and supporting statement indicating how you meet the criteria as set out in the relevant person specification in the attached job description(s). 

We’d be grateful if you could complete the equality and diversity monitoring form found in 'additional documents' and submit it with your application. 

We’re a Disability Confident Employer. We’re committed to promoting equality and diversity. 

As part of our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, the HR team will anonymise your CV and supporting statement before forwarding to the shortlisting panel.  

We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and/or from ethnic minority backgrounds, where we’re looking to build stronger and better representation among our staff.

No agencies please.

Are you creative and passionate about fundraising to support a mission of inclusion and diversity?

We are a deaf-led charity working together for an equal and better future for all deaf people since 1835. We have a range of transformative projects and services which support our aim of improving the quality and conditions of life for deaf people.

We have an exciting opportunity for a creative and dynamic person to join our team as Senior Fundraiser. You will be someone with a minimum of 5 years’ fundraising experience (including fundraising in a digital environment) who can help grow our supporter base and raise the profile of Deaf Action through engaging with new and existing supporters.

You should be able to think creatively, work both independently and as part of a team, and demonstrate excellent communication, interpersonal and digital skills. You will have experience of managing campaigns that help mobilise supporters, together with a background in campaign management that generates income to support the work of the organisation.

You will be articulate, have strong influencing skills and proven stakeholder management skills to work with all levels of staff in the organisation, our board of Trustees, and external partners. You will have a commitment to empowering deaf people and be willing to learn British Sign Language as part of your role.

The role reports to the Chief Executive and Senior Management Team.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of a fundraising strategy that supports our strategic aims and development plan 
• Cultivate, development and grow our base supporter
• Build diverse funding streams to include individual and corporate giving; and begin to lay the foundations for future legacy donations
• Grow corporate income and identify and secure new relationships that generate unrestricted financial support and sponsorship 
• Ensure adherence to ethical fundraising and adoption of best practice
• Line manage, support and develop the Community & Events Fundraiser and any additional recruits to the fundraising team
• Support the Community & Events Fundraiser and Marketing Manager to create engaging content to maintain a strong community on social media channels
• Coordinate and monitor fundraising campaigns across all platforms
• Monitor analytics to measure and improve fundraising performance towards a target and lead corrective action where required to maintain progress against targets
• Highlight opportunities for and organise community activations and events to support fundraising activity, with support of Community & Events Fundraiser
• Manage and deliver three to four small events per year including; appoint and liaise with appropriate venues and suppliers, oversee the creation of communications materials i.e. invitations, presentations, manage event budgets and event follow up
• Write engaging and timely case studies and news stories
• Work with colleagues to create new campaigns to promote fundraising activities
• Identify potential collaborators and partnership opportunities and support relationship management
• Recruit, coordinate and managing fundraising volunteers.
• Prepare and manage annual fundraising budgets, to include agreeing personal and team income targets and forecasting resources required to implement strategy (e.g. expenditure budget)
• Ensure diligent record keeping, avoidance of wastage and maximisation of in-kind support to keep expenditure to a minimum.

Additional responsibilities 

• Contribute to the Strategic and Business Planning activities
• Contribute to reporting on activities and impact
• Work closely with other members of the Fundraising team ensure accurate and timely recording of all enquiries, follow-ups and donations, adhering to and within agreed protocols
• Liaise with colleagues to ensure all progress reports and evaluations are prepared and completed within the agreed deadlines
• Respect confidentiality and manage data appropriately in line with the GDPR
• Understand relevant duties relating to safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults

Person Specification (Essential): 

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a similar role, including experience of people management, working with volunteer groups and experience of event planning
• Proven track record of delivering against targets whilst offering excellent supporter care
• Excellent written and communication skills, with the ability to write engaging copy 
• Experience of engaging with a range of internal/external stakeholders
• Ability to work proactively, prioritise work and meet deadlines
• Strong organisational and problem-solving skills
• Ability to develop good working relationships internally and externally 
• Ability to work as part of a team 
• Willingness to learn British Sign Language 

Person Specification (Desirable):

• Experience of working in the charitable sector in Scotland;  
• Knowledge or awareness of deaf issues and culture;
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics;
• Full, clean driving license.

What’s on Offer

• Occupational pension scheme with employer contributions of 6%
• 32 days leave (inc public holidays) with additional leave accruing with long service
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme provided by Health Assured
•  Access to the Cycle to Work Scheme and IT Voucher Scheme
•  Support for Learning and Development through our PDR process
•  BSL Classes to Level 2

Closing date: Monday 27th September 2021 at 5pm

To apply, please submit your CV and a covering letter

PVG checks will be requested. Applications welcome from all sections of the community. We expect you will share our commitment to the core values of Deaf Action. Deaf Action is a Company Limited by Guarantee and registered in Scotland SC 396876.  Scottish Charity Number SCO09898

Home working until late Autumn 2021 - flexible working after that between home and office in Edinburgh

Closing date: 26th September at 11.30pm

Do you have proven experience of soliciting five and six figure donations from high net worth individuals or working with high net worth clients in a private sector role, plus a real desire to play your part in fighting one of the country’s biggest social issues? Then join Shelter Scotland as a Senior Philanthropy Manager and you could soon be making the most of your skills at the heart of our High Value Partnerships Philanthropy team.

About Shelter Scotland
A home is a fundamental human need, as essential as education or healthcare. Yet thousands of people across Scotland struggle on a daily basis with homelessness, bad housing conditions, soaring rents, discrimination and the threat of eviction. So, we are striving for change, with individuals, in communities, across society, and leading the way to a safe home. We need ambitious, best-in-class individuals who are passionate about our cause to join us at this exciting time. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.

At Shelter Scotland we are united by our purpose to defend the right to a safe home. Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. We believe that to win that fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement for change. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, fair, equitable and transparent.

We have committed to combat racism both within and outside Shelter and welcome you on our journey to becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.

About the team
Crucial to achieving our charitable mission, High Value Partnerships raises over £20 million a year through relationships with high-net-worth individuals, legacy pledgers, trusts, the Big Lottery Fund and major businesses. Sitting at the heart of the team is an events programme that acts as a platform for cultivation and stewardship of high value relationships. The Philanthropy team develop relationships with high level individual donors and are responsible for securing major gifts with a focus on five, six and seven figure gifts. We also have ambitious plans to significantly grow income to over £3 million a year and are looking for a proactive individual to play a pivotal role in our fundraising success in Scotland.

About the role
Our philanthropy programme in Scotland has developed significantly over the last three years, and there’s now a solid foundation to build on quickly. As the sole major donor fundraiser in Scotland, you’ll need to split your time between managing a warm portfolio of donors, building a pipeline of new relationships and engagement products to  secure future growth and providing inspiring, supportive line management to a Philanthropy Executive. All the while, you’ll be supported by an experienced and energetic fundraising team and colleagues in front line services, campaigns and finance. There will also be opportunities to meet with your service delivery and advocacy colleagues to learn more about our work, so that you feel immersed and able to inspire donors to give.

We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

About you
A great opportunity to make a significant impact for the leading housing and homelessness organisation in the UK, you’ll also be able to help us take philanthropy fundraising to new heights in Scotland. To succeed, you’ll need a proven relevant background, a proactive and enterprising nature and a truly engaging approach. An understanding of donors’/potential donors’ philanthropic goals is essential too, as is the ability to manage and influence internal stakeholders. In addition to excellent communication and relationship-building skills and a confident approach to donor management., you’ll also need to bring lots of initiative and the collaboration skills to proactively identify opportunities and see them through to delivery.

Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.

Shelter Scotland helps over half a million people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help.

To find out more about the role and the benefits of working for Shelter please visit our website. Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.

Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter Scotland is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.

Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh is one of the world’s top four botanic gardens based on the quality, breadth and depth of our science, plant collections, public engagement and education.

We have an exciting opportunity to join our growing Development division as Head of Membership. Working alongside our Director of Development, the successful candidate will increase income from individual giving and membership, a strategic priority for the organisation. With support from the team, you will manage the Membership programme, alumni relations, fundraising appeals, and other individual giving initiatives. You will also ensure a high standard of stewardship is provided to all RBGE supporters.

This is a key post within Development and applicants must have extensive knowledge of membership programmes, and fundraising theory and practice. You should also have knowledge of Annual Giving or digital fundraising, and experience of using Raiser’s Edge or another CRM database. You should be able to demonstrate a good understanding of gift aid and data protection legislation.

Full details of the post, including a job description and person specification can be downloaded from our website.

We would encourage applications from all suitable candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, disability, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation. 

Applicants should send a CV and covering letter which outlines their suitability for this vacancy  as well as complete and submit an online equal opportunities questionnaire by noon on Friday, 1 October 2021. Interviews will likely take place mid October 2021.

If you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has not been shortlisted.

No recruitment agencies please.

Relationship Fundraising Manager – Central/East Scotland
Permanent and full-time: 34.5hrs per week
Home-based in Central/East Scotland
£26,500 - £33,500 per annum + car allowance + benefits

Do you have a track record of building lasting relationships? Do you have the skills to drive income now and increase lifetime values? Are you keen to use those skills to inspire more people to give to Macmillan so we can do whatever it takes to help everyone with cancer live life as fully as they can? Would you like to join us in our ambition to be the sector leading relationship fundraising team? If so, read on.

About the role

As a member of the relationship fundraising team, you will be expected to deliver personalised stewardship across Macmillan’s fundraising portfolio, working as one team, to deliver against financial and non-financial key performance indicators in what can be a fast-paced environment. You will understand your supporters’ motivations and help them get involved with, and support Macmillan in the way that appeals to them. All while ensuring you offer appropriate levels of communication; fundraising guidance; suitably recognise their contribution; and demonstrate the impact of their support for people affected by cancer.

About you

We are looking for someone with excellent account management experience who is skilled in building rapport and developing relationships with a variety of different individuals, organisations, and groups simultaneously. You will place our supporters at the heart of everything you do by cultivating and stewarding relationships to deliver a first-class experience.

You will also have robust planning and organisational skills and be able to multi-task to achieve deadlines. Success in this role demands a proactive, hands on approach to deliver shared targets for the area and territory, as well as individual targets for your personal portfolio of supporters, measured by conversion, retention, and average value.

In addition, you will have strong written and oral communication and influencing skills to enable you to engage, inspire and deliver key messages. Plus, experience of working collaboratively with both internal and external stakeholders.

About us

We help millions of people with cancer across the UK live life as fully as they can through physical, emotional and financial support. Our values are at the heart of who we are and everything we do, inspiring our thinking and guiding our actions. Together, we do whatever it takes for people living with cancer; with heart, with strength and with ambition.

We commit to actively developing you and our benefits include private medical insurance, life assurance, pension, generous leave, and interest free loans for season tickets and gym membership.

Further details

This role is home-based, and ideally you will be located in the eastern half of central Scotland. There will be a requirement for some travel in Scotland, and perhaps other parts of the UK occasionally. You must have a full UK driving licence at the time of application and, as a car allowance is provided with the role, you should have access to your own vehicle.

There will also be a requirement for flexible and some unsocial and out of hours working to support occasional evening and weekend activity and you will be compensated for this with time off in lieu.

At Macmillan, we understand how important it is that our workforce is representative of the people we support, and who support us. We particularly welcome applications from disabled, minority ethnic and / or LGBTQ+ candidates who are under-represented in our organisation at this level.

We strive to ensure that every individual is empowered to bring their best self to work, and that’s why we offer flexibility in our hours and a range of benefits, to ensure we support you in your life and career ambitions. Macmillan has flexible start and finish times. We are determined to ensure our roles are accessible to disabled candidates and people with caring or childcare responsibilities.

“We commit to actively developing you and our benefits include private medical insurance, life assurance, pension, generous leave, and interest free loans for season tickets and gym membership.”

Recruitment process

First stage interviews planned for Friday 1 October (virtual over Microsoft Teams).

For those successful at the first stage, there will also be second interview on Tuesday 12 October.