Location: Flexible (Glasgow/Edinburgh/Kinross)

CHAS is a charity on a mission. We’re determined to be there for every child in Scotland with a life-shortening condition, and their family. To do that, quite simply, we need to raise more money. The Community Fundraising Development Manager is integral to achieving this goal.

Through the implementation of our five year Joy of Giving strategy, this role will lead the community fundraising team across Scotland to achieve our ambitious targets.  Based in any CHAS office, you will work with a dynamic team of staff and volunteers to ensure CHAS fundraising is present in every community in Scotland.

Key Responsibilities

• Team management and leadership

• Team development

• Relationships management

• Working with volunteers

• Community Fundraising Strategy setting

• Budget setting and management

• Represents the Community Fundraising Team both internally and externally

• Contributes to the CHAS Joy of Giving Strategy implementation, and the wider CHAS Plan

About You

You will be a highly skilled fundraiser with experience leading teams and working with colleagues and volunteers to achieve a shared ambition. You will be an excellent relationship builder with highly developed communication skills and significant community fundraising experience. You’ll have knowledge of the processes involved in the successful delivery and follow-up of community fundraising activity, as well as a proven track record of successful fundraising growth. You will have experience in strategy and budget setting, and the monitoring and evaluation of activities. You will be driven and self-motivated, and work with a high degree of autonomy.

About CHAS

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

Further Information and How to Apply

For more information regarding this post, please see the attached documents.

To be part of the future of CHAS, please follow the link to our Website and complete our online application form.

This post is subject to a Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) check.

Strategic Partnerships Manager

c. £35,000 p.a.
This is a permanent full-time role, flexible working available.

The Edinburgh International Festival is looking for a Strategic Partnerships Manager to join the team.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead on our relationships with existing and new public sector and charitable funders.  Working as part of the Development Team, the successful candidate will secure income from diverse public sources to support the programme for the Edinburgh International Festival and its future ambitions.

The Strategic Partnerships Manager will have an excellent track record of obtaining funds from public sector organisations and charitable trusts & foundations, to manage a varied portfolio of supporters and to develop new funding prospects.

For a full job description and to apply online

Closing date for applications is 10am on Friday 6th December 2019.

Interviews will be held the week of 16th December in Edinburgh.

Funded by The City of Edinburgh Council and Creative Scotland.
Registered charity number SC004694.

The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh is looking for a Community Engagement Manager to join our Public Engagement team. The role is a job share 12 month fixed term contract, covering maternity leave (22.2 hours per week). 

Reporting to the Head of Public Engagement, your role will cover working across the Botanic Cottage and Demonstration Garden. You will manage of 2 staff and approximately 30 volunteers. You will be involved in planning and delivering RBGE’s community programme including the Edible Gardening Project. You will also be involved in developing and supporting the strategy and programme for community use of the Botanic Cottage.

 Applicants should be educated to degree level or have equivalent experience, be highly organised, have strong project planning and management experience, confident communicators and have prior budget management experience. You should also have previous experience of managing staff and volunteers. You should have an interest in horticulture and some practical knowledge. It is not essential to have any formal horticultural training.  

A full job description and person specification which outlines the key and specific responsibilities as well as the essential and desirable criteria for this post can be downloaded from our website. 

Applicants should send a CV and covering letter which outlines their suitability for the post along with a completed equal opportunities questionnaire  by noon on 29 November 2019.

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

 No recruitment agencies please.

Senior Research Support Officer

The University of Edinburgh

Ref. 050363

£28,331 - £32,816 per annum (Grade UE06).

This is a full-time, fixed-term post for 12 months.

Edinburgh

Are you interested in social science research and passionate about supporting emerging project ideas? Are you keen to pursue a career pathway in research administration which connects you to a highly successful hub of research activity with broad reach in the UK and internationally? This post requires a confident administrator who will take a lead role providing specialist and expert support to internal and external research grant applications and to facilitate the School’s continued participation in a broad range of funding opportunities.

You will work closely with the School’s Portfolio Manager and the SPS Research Office team, academics and other research stakeholders to provide expert insights to support a diverse range of grant applications, from initial ideas through to the point of successful award. 

To apply, please visit our website.

Closing date: 29th November 2019 at 5pm (GMT).

Living Streets wants to create a walking nation, where everybody has the chance to gain from the health and social benefits this simple act can bring. Living Streets manages innovative national projects, working with schools, communities and workplaces to encourage more people to walk short journeys.

WOW, our year-round walk to school challenge, is perhaps the most notable, capturing the imagination of children in over 3,000 schools. We work with local authorities to help them improve streets and neighbourhoods. And with our supporters we campaign for positive change and public policies that enliven our streets. Join us and together we will create a walking nation.

We’re looking for a creative and confident communications professional to join our dynamic Policy and Communications team at Living Streets, based in Scotland. As part of the team, you’ll play a key role in helping us strengthen the voice for walking and ensuring our message is heard in Scotland. You will be a member of the Policy and Communications department and work day-to-day with the Living Streets Scotland team.

To excel in this role, you’ll need to be organised, collaborative and resourceful and have a good understanding of a variety of communications channels specific to Scotland and Wales. You’ll work closely with our wider policy and communications, project delivery and commercial teams and play a central role in communicating the impact we’re having in our work throughout Scotland. Your role will involve ensuring all our communications in Scotland is on brand and our impact is reflected in the Scottish media. You will also help to raise our profile throughout Scotland via smaller, targeted communications projects and wider stakeholder engagement.

Living Streets is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk; and expects all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be subject to background and criminal records checks as relevant to the job role.

Closing date: 06 December 2019 (midday)

Interview date: 17 December 2019 in Edinburgh

Project Coordinator, Bike Life, Scotland

(Ref: SUS2793)

£27,255 per annum

37.5 hours per week – initial fixed term contract to 30 June 2020

based in Edinburgh

We are looking for a dynamic individual to lead on the successful planning, implementation and delivery of the Bike Life Scotland project. This exciting project, delivered in partnership with Scotland’s local authorities and as part of the UK wide Bike Life project, is a robust assessment of city cycling development. Integrated with Sustrans Scotland other programmes, Bike Life Scotland aims to maximise the impact of urban focused work.

Educated to degree level or equivalent, you will have experience of project management and partnership working. Your excellent written and verbal communication, interpersonal and presentation skills are essential as is your ability to source and write engaging content. You will have knowledge of Scottish Government policies and the context for active travel in Scotland and you will have a good understanding of the important of research led evidence to support behaviour change.  You will be committed to the promotion of sustainable transport.

Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9am on Monday 25 November 2019.  Interviews will take place in Edinburgh week commencing Monday 2 December 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.

Over the past 5 years, the Salvesen Mindroom Centre has grown thanks to a generous donation from Alastair and Elizabeth Salvesen. The Board of Trustees has decided to invest in a fundraising team to diversify income streams and ensure the charity achieves its full potential. The team will be led by a Head of Fundraising who will be the first appointment, giving the successful candidate the opportunity to appoint their own staff. The income target has been set at £300,000 per annum so is highly achievable.

The charity is looking for someone who is very experienced across all forms of fundraising but with particular expertise in major donor and individual giving as well as corporate gifts or partnerships. You should have strong leadership experience and skills as you will form part of the Senior Management Team and must be prepared to be operational as well as strategic. While you do not need to have worked for a similar cause, an empathy and passion for the Centre’s work and beneficiary group will be essential. Getting fundraising off the ground will be as challenging as it is rewarding so you will need to have determination and tenacity to lead this function within the organisation. In return, you will have the support of the Chief Executive (who is also the line manager) as well as the Board of Trustees.

If you, or anyone that you know, would like to find out more about this role, please contact BTA as soon as possible for further information prior to making your application.

Closing date: Midnight, Sunday 17th November 2019

Interview date: Tuesday 3rd December 2019

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full time - 35 hours a week

Location: You will be based in our Edinburgh hub but will have flexibility to travel across the region

The Prince’s Trust specialises in helping young people develop the confidence and skills to live, learn and earn, and has an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic youth worker to join our dynamic team. This permanent position is well suited to an individual that is looking to gain hands-on experience in a thriving and supportive workplace and is as passionate as us about transforming the lives of young people.

Objectives:

You will work directly with young people, volunteers and partners to deliver programmes and activities to support and encourage 11-30 year olds. Working as part of a team within Central and South East, you will work with clear objectives to ‘connect’, ‘progress’ and help ‘transform’ the lives of young people who need us most.

Responsibilities:

• You will predominately be in the delivery team which focuses on Personal and Social development courses including the use of Adventurous Activities.
• You will be on delivery between 3-4 days a week.
• The other days you will be in the office planning courses, maintenance checks of kit training, team meetings etc.

Requirements:

To support our delivery requirements across Edinburgh, we are particularly interested in receiving applications from individuals with some of the following:

• To be able to engage in challenges with optimism and resilience.
• To be adaptive and flexible, ready to embrace change and innovation.
• Experienced in providing one-to-one support and delivering high quality learning and development sessions through a variety of mediums including adventurous activities.
• Natural and effective communicator, passionate about delivering excellent customer service and making the right decision for young people.
• A sound understanding of how Outdoor Education can be adjusted and applied in an urban setting.
• Good outdoor group management experience
• A minimum of two NGB qualifications from: Summer Mountain Leader/Walking Group Leader assessed – Rock climbing Instructor/Climbing Wall instructor – Paddle Sport Leader or Instructor – MIA S Level 2 or British cycling Level 2.
• Skills or training evidence in a third adventurous/outdoor activity
• First Aid qualification with outdoor focus and relevant to other qualifications (BASP, REC, etc)
• D1 driving license.

Perks of working at The Trust:

• 25 days annual leave entitlement rising by 1 day per year to 30 days, plus bank holidays
• Generous life assurance cover (4 x annual salary)
• Interest free season ticket loans
• A contribution of 5% of your salary by The Trust to the Trust Pension Scheme
• Flexible, family-friendly policies (maternity, adoption, paternity, shared parental leave)
• Opportunities to volunteer for and/or attend events e.g. music festivals, The Prince’s Trust Awards, active events etc.
• In-house and external training opportunities available throughout the year
• You will be supporting young people to develop skills for life – confidence, communication, teamwork.
• You will be supporting young people to gain qualifications
• You will be supporting young people to set and achieve their goals
• You will be supporting young people to move into positive destinations – employment, education, diversionary activities or further development opportunities
• Work in a challenging, fast-paced but fun and supportive environment
• Working with a diverse team of people.

For more information, please download the job description.

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

To apply for this vacancy please go to our website and complete the online application.  To help you with the supporting statement section, you may want to download a copy of the Prince’s Trust Behavioural Framework.

About The Prince’s Trust youth charity

This year we will support more than 70,000 young people through a range of proven programmes, with three in four achieving a positive outcome.

We have a bold ambition to extend the reach and impact of our work and help one million more young people transform their lives over the next ten years.  Our job is to inspire them, support them and release their potential, so that they can thrive and society can prosper.  

We will focus on innovation, to ensure we adapt and remain relevant in a rapidly changing world.  We owe it to ourselves and the young people we serve, to do the best work of our lives and to help give them an increasing stake in our economy and society. They are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us.

A NOTE FOR RECRUITMENT AGENCIES

We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a preferred supplier list for when we'd like a helping hand. We'll be in touch if we need you.

Imagine not being able to move, sleep, or smile. Feeling anxious or depressed, struggling to think or remember. Your body not feeling like your own. This is what Parkinson's can feel like. 

Your mum, son or friend. Anyone can get Parkinson's, young or old. Every hour, two people in the UK are told they have Parkinson's - a brain condition that can turn lives upside down. It get worse over time and there's no cure. Yet. 

We're close to major breakthroughs. Funding the right research into the most promising treatments, we get closer to a cure every day. 

Until then, we're here for everyone affected by Parkinson's. Fighting for fair treatment and better services. 

We are Parkinson's Uk. Powered by people. Together we'll find a cure. Join us! 

About the role

 We are looking for a Regional Fundraiser to work across East Scotland. To be working at Parkinson’s UK at this time could well be a career high and a life event for all of us. We’re moving fast now to deliver better treatments and maybe a cure for Parkinson’s within years, not decades, and you would be part of the team dedicated to providing support and advice to thousands of individuals, groups, local businesses and event participants across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to create the funding to make this possible. What could be a better career reward than that?

What you'll do 

• Develop and deliver ambitious local fundraising plans and budgets
• Support, network , motivate and manage a portfolio of individual supporters to fundraise for Parkinson’s UK
• Lead on the development and delivery of a portfolio of local fundraising events
• Develop streams of local fundraising in allocated area, including community support, local corporate activity and some major donor work

What you'll bring 

• Demonstrable experience of general fundraising principles in at least two of the following disciplines: events, community, corporate, major donor. 
• Experience of networking/people skills and volunteer management
• Experience of setting and managing budgets to achieve agreed target and working effectively to plan and organise work to meet deadlines.
• Effective communication and listening skills and the ability to work in a modern workplace

This is an exciting time for Parkinson’s UK and we would love you to join us! To find out more about this role, please click on the Apply button.

Closing date: 24 November 

Interviews will be held on 5 December in Perth 

Parkinson's UK promotes a healthy work life balance with generous holiday allowance, flexi-time and flexible working. For more information on our benefits, please visit our webiste.

About us

Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it.

About the role

The Skylight Operations Lead is a new, senior position in our Edinburgh service. You’ll play a key role in ensuring the leadership of the Edinburgh team reflects our culture and values. Working across a multi-disciplinary team, you will utilise project management approaches to ensure the delivery of complex services. This is a role requiring a proactive approach and an ability to see the big picture when working with key stakeholders, both internally and externally. You will also provide organisational and administrative support to the Director, deputising when necessary. This is a big opportunity for someone with the confidence to make a new role their own.

About you

Naturally in such a key position, we’re looking for someone who drives success. You will be known for your proactive approach and first class organisational skills. An ability to manage projects is essential along with experience of inspiring teams and translating strategic goals into high quality operations. This is a great new role in a fantastic team!

Benefits

As a member of the team you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:

· Interest free loans to purchase a train season ticket or a bike or for a deposit to secure a tenancy
· Mandatory pension scheme, with an employer contribution of 8.5%
· 25 days’ annual leave which increases with service to 28 days

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career.

How to apply

If this sounds like the opportunity for you please apply on our website. The job description is available on our website by clicking on the 'Vacancy Details' button.

Closing date: Sunday 17 November 2019 (11.59pm)
Interview date: Week commencing 25 November 2019

If you would like to request any additional information about the role, please contact the HR Team. Contact details can be found on our website.

We value diversity, promote equality and encourage and applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of homelessness.

Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094

Could you lead us?

The Centre has ambitious plans and so is looking for a Chief Executive Officer to push forward the aims of the Trustees.

The role provides an excellent opportunity for a strong leader who believes in the benefit that the natural world can provide to a wide range of people; while leading on the strategic development of The Ecology Centre, as well as managing the organisation on a day to day basis.

We are looking for a leader who has an understanding of the third sector, along with a strong commercial focus, so as to balance both our charitable and enterprise aims. An interest in the environment would be essential in order to understand the Centre’s work and to identify with what we aim to achieve.

In return, a generous remuneration package is offered to the right person, which includes 35 days holiday per year (of which 2 weeks at Christmas and New Year when the Centre is closed).  After two years an extra day’s holiday is given for each additional year worked, up to a maximum of 5 extra days.  The government’s auto enrolment pension scheme is in place.

What to do next

If you think you have the skills and determination to be our CEO, we’d love to hear from you!

Senior Evaluation Officer, Research & Monitoring Unit

(SUS2786)

£27,255 per annum

2 vacancies - 37.5 hours per week – based in Edinburgh

Sustrans Research & Monitoring Unit provides evidence on sustainable and active travel that is transparent and authoritative and which influences and shapes policy, practice and behaviour across the UK.  These two roles will play an important part in developing our understanding of active travel in Scotland with responsibilities for evaluating our work focused on behaviour change and community engagement.  Duties will include developing and managing a small team as well as overseeing aspects of our wider programme of monitoring, evaluation and appraisal work.

We are seeking creative, passionate and experienced individuals to join our team of over 50 people based across the UK.  If you have a good understanding of best practice in monitoring and evaluation techniques, have demonstrable project management skills and are a great communicator with the ability to present technical information in a clear way this could be the opportunity for you.  You will be able to draw on a wide range of research methods and apply them to real world projects, have strong analytical skills, experience of working with partners and clients and know how to get the best out of others both through line management and task supervision.  You will also be committed to the promotion of active and sustainable travel.

Sustrans offers flexible working patterns and generous annual leave.

Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9am on Monday 18 November 2019.  Interviews will take place in Edinburgh during week beginning Monday 2 December 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.

Are you an experienced Fundraiser with a passion for building relationships and raising funds in your local community? Do you have a knack for identifying opportunities and maximising support? If so we need you!

Due to an internal promotion, an exciting opportunity has arisen in the fundraising team at Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home to join us as Community Fundraiser. Covering Edinburgh and the Lothians you will be responsible for generating support for the Home through volunteering, community events, building relationships with individuals, local business, groups and schools as well as growing our Companion and kennel/cat pen sponsorship programmes within your patch.

This is an incredibly busy role so we are looking for someone with strong organisational skills who can prioritise and build volunteer support to help them maximise opportunity in their area. To succeed, you will need to be a real people person with a passion for animal welfare.

Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home is one of Scotland’s oldest and most loved animal welfare organisations. Established in 1883, every year we rescue, reunite and rehome hundreds of lost, stray and abandoned dogs and cats in Edinburgh, the Lothians and beyond.