National Partnerships Manager, Scotland

(Ref SUS3022)

£31,369 per annum

37.5 hours per week – based in Edinburgh (negotiable)

The exciting challenges of this role including the building and maintenance of effective partnerships with national bodies who can help Sustrans to deliver the Scottish Government commitments on walking, cycling and wheeling.  By identifying and developing new opportunities, you will develop new partnership relationships and approaches and lead a team to delivery shared outcomes.

With experience of delivering complex, multi-partner projects at a senior level and experience of successful and productive partnership working, you will be experienced in delivering to deadline and on budget and in effective networking.  You will have excellent written and verbal communication skills, the ability to diplomatically communicate authoritatively and persuasively and the ability to develop innovative new projects.  You will also have strong effective leadership skills.  You will have good working knowledge of transport planning and be committed to the promotion of sustainable transport.

Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9am on Wednesday 28 October 2020.  Interviews will take place via MS Teams during week beginning Monday 23 November 2020.

Should Sustrans receive an overwhelming number of applications for this vacancy, the decision may  be taken to close it earlier than the advertised closing date, so please ensure your application is submitted as soon as possible.

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. Currently this includes people who identify as having a disability and those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups.

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. 
Crisis works throughout Edinburgh, offering advice, support and access to training and employment opportunities for people experiencing homelessness. 

About the role
This is a 12 months temporary role to cover the secondment of the current Administration Manager to another role within Crisis. 
You will play a crucial role in the Skylights Management Team, overseeing the core administration functions across the service, including education, progression and reception, Events and Christmas and provide effective and efficient customer service function for Crisis Skylight Edinburgh services and members. In addition, in a varied and challenging role you will have delegated responsibility of appropriate budgets and overseeing financial processes such as petty cash and processing of invoices in addition to partnership working with the other organisations and supporting activities running within Edinburgh Skylight and outreach services 

About you
To be successful in this role you must have:

• Experience of developing, implementing and monitoring office administration procedures to support a multi-disciplinary team
• Experience of managing a reception where, at times, people may present with challenging demands
• Ability to manage a busy and diverse workload whilst maintaining attention to detail and accuracy
• Experience of managing a budget and managing financial procedures
• Experience of managing, developing and supporting staff or volunteers
• Ability to use own initiative and proactively contribute to the effective running of the centre
• Excellent interpersonal skills with a high level of written and communication skills
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word/Outlook/Excel)Sound knowledge of health and safety issues and safeguarding procedures to ensure a safe environment is provided for members, staff, volunteers, supports and visitors 

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 on-going development to build your skills, experience and career.

How To Apply 
If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please click on the 'Apply For Job' button below.

Closing date: Sunday 15th November 2020 (at 23:59)

If you need to request an application in an alternative format, please contact the Recruitment Team, contact details can be found on our website. 
We value diversity, promote equality and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.  We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of homelessness

FASD Helpline Advisor

Location: Edinburgh

Salary: £24, 000 FTE

Hours of work: Part Time – 24 hours Tuesday to Friday

Duration: Permanent

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who has a good understanding of issues around adoption, foster care kinship care and Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. You need to be flexible and adaptable and have excellent administrative skills with a great telephone manner

Helpline Advisor Responsibilities:

• Be responsible for operating a helpline and support service which includes online support.
• Be responsible for administrative duties to support the ongoing work and delivery of FASD Hub Scotland services
• Contribute to the design and development of training materials and resources. They will assist in training or webinar delivery sessions.
• Be responsible for the designing, planning and inputting of information and resources for social media accounts that advised and informs the needs of individuals accessing FASD Hub Scotland services.

Helpline Advisor Requirements:

• Good standard of education
• Significant experience in administrative tasks
• An excellent understanding/knowledge of managing social media platforms
• Experience of working in a helpline environment and using a range of IT applications that support customer based services

About our client:

They are the leading charity providing support, awareness and understanding for those parenting or supporting children who cannot live with their birth parents.

Created over 40 years ago by adopters for adopters; now with over 7000 members they provide a strong supportive community and the largest voice of adoption in the UK. Their community is connected by the need to understand the challenges of adoptive parents and to celebrate the rewards together.

They work closely with their colleagues in local authorities and voluntary agencies to provide the best support, and have recently become Ofsted registered.

They are required to comply with a pre-employment vetting process for all prospective employees. Prospective employees are to meet the following requirements;
• Provide eligibility to work in the UK and identity documentation
• Complete a satisfactory employment/education history check
• Complete a satisfactory basic PVG disclosure check

Benefits:

Pension provision equivalent to 3% of salary, 25 days’ annual holiday rising to 31 with length of service, Enhanced entitlement to sick pay, Enhanced entitlements to maternity, paternity and adoption leave and pay after a qualifying period.

Closing date: 28 October 2020 with interviews expected to be week commencing 02 November

They retain the right to close the advert before the listed closing date based on application volumes

You may have experience of the following: Customer Service Advisor, Customer Service Representative, Customer Service Executive, Customer Service Officer, Call Centre, Contact Centre, Call Centre Operative, Contact Centre Operative, Helpline, Helpline Advisor, etc.

Ref: 94820

Director of Finance, Planning and Governance

Permanent

£71,338 - £94,114 (Executive Grade D)

Edinburgh or Glasgow (*remote working required)

Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS) is responsible for supporting improvements in health and social care in Scotland. We have a broad portfolio of responsibilities from sharing the most up-to-date evidence of best practice, offering improvement support, providing rigorous external quality assurance, and supporting people to have a greater say in the design and delivery of health and social care services.

This is an important time to be joining Healthcare Improvement Scotland.  With changes in the Executive Team, and a growing range of responsibilities in supporting higher quality health and social care in Scotland, this presents a major opportunity to make your mark in a national organisation. 

As the Director you will provide strong, visible and engaging leadership to the Finance, Procurement, Corporate Governance and Planning/Performance Management functions, ensuring that the highest professional standards are maintained. You will have a strong commitment to supporting and motivating people to give their best and in building high performing teams. 

You will provide the core financial accountability role within HIS, supporting the Chief Executive as Accountable Officer. You will also ensure the organisation has a robust financial strategy for the short, medium and long-term which enables the delivery of the organisation’s strategic objectives.

You will be responsible for ensuring effective management arrangements are in place for the corporate governance of the organisation, including support to the Chair and the Board. This also includes the development and oversight of the risk management system. Additionally, you will provide leadership for the development and co-ordination of the planning and performance management function within HIS.

Educated to degree level or equivalent, you must be a fully qualified Accountant, holding CCAB membership with significant post qualifying experience. You will understand the importance of retaining a very firm grasp on the day to day delivery of the directorate’s objectives, whilst influencing and shaping the future strategy of Healthcare Improvement Scotland.  You will have a high level of political acumen and resilience in handling the demanding aspects of the role.

A natural team player, you will also work collaboratively with other members of the Executive Team in supporting the delivery of improvements in health and social care.  You will also be adept at building alliances with a range of stakeholders such as Directors of Finance and Planning within the NHS, and senior staff and colleagues within Scottish Government.

​​​​*Extended periods of remote working will be required until March 2021 at the earliest. Further details will be given at interview.

Director of Quality Assurance

Permanent

£81,863 - £107,527 (Executive Grade E)

Edinburgh or Glasgow (*remote working required)

Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS) is responsible for supporting improvements in health and social care in Scotland. We have a broad portfolio of responsibilities from sharing the most up-to-date evidence of best practice, offering improvement support, providing rigorous external quality assurance, and supporting people to have a greater say in the design and delivery of health and social care services.

This is an important time to be joining Healthcare Improvement Scotland.  With changes in the Executive Team, and a growing range of responsibilities in supporting higher quality health and social care in Scotland, this presents a major opportunity to make your mark as a national leader. 

We have a strong track record in providing national leadership for improving the quality of health and social care, and the work of the Quality Assurance Directorate is an essential part of our future success.  The Quality Assurance Directorate provides inspection and external assurance of health care and regulates the independent health care sector in Scotland.

As the Director you will provide strong, visible and engaging leadership.  You will have a strong commitment to supporting and motivating people to give their best and in building high performing teams. 

You will understand the importance of retaining a very firm grasp on the day to day delivery of the directorate’s objectives, whilst influencing and shaping the future strategy of Healthcare Improvement Scotland.  You will have a high level of political acumen and resilience in handling the demanding aspects of the role.  You will be as comfortable in bringing innovation and fresh ideas to improvement as you are in offering robust but constructive challenge to inappropriate variation in the quality of care.

A natural team player, you will also work collaboratively with other members of the Executive Team in supporting the delivery of improvements in health and social care.  You will also be adept at building alliances with a range of stakeholders including our key statutory partners such as the Care Inspectorate and NHS Education for Scotland.  Ideally, you will already have a leadership role and senior level experience in the health or social care sectors.

This is a rare and exciting opportunity to strategically shape and further develop our profile nationally, making a real difference for those who access health and social care services across Scotland.

*Extended periods of remote working will be required until March 2021 at the earliest. Further details will be given at interview.

Managing Lawyer - Biodiversity and Climate Law Projects

Hours: Full time, but with full flexible and remote working.

Location: Anywhere in the UK (outside of UK also considered)

We are hiring a dynamic, passionate and ambitious lawyer to join The Lifescape Project, to play an integral part in our environmental law projects.

Who we are:

Lifescape Project is a start-up charity which designs and undertakes projects that support wildlife, rewild landscapes, and help to provide a future for all life on earth. We focus on ambitious projects that look at new ways of solving complex problems and bring together the skills and expertise of the public and private sectors.

Our legal work:

Lifescape’s legal work focuses on applying the law to solve problems facing the protection of biodiversity, the environment and the rewilding of landscapes. At present, this covers three specific projects: (1) International Litigation Against Forest Biomass Energy, (2) Threatened Species Protection, and (3) Legal Mechanisms to Protect Nature.

Your role:

The successful candidate will be in an exciting and dynamic position as the second employee of Lifescape, with the opportunity to help shape the future direction of the Lifescape Project as a charity. You will be responsible for running litigation and legal projects, reporting directly to the CEO, and for expanding the legal arm of the charity.

The candidate will therefore play a fundamental role in Lifescape’s development. Candidates will need to be comfortable with taking on significant responsibility, guiding the direction of a new and expanding NGO, and managing teams of professionally qualified volunteers.

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION

If you would like to find out more about this position, please download a copy of the job description. To apply, please submit a cover letter and CV by clicking the Apply button.  

Closing date: Friday 23 October 2020. Late applications may still be considered.

Do you want to work somewhere that no two days are the same?

Where you make a difference to people`s lives?
...and one that values yours?

Yes? Work for us - The WEA. Create real change, and be a part of something bigger.

We have a new and exciting role for an ICT Product Owner.Key areas of responsibilityThe ICT Product Owner will be responsible for supporting the WEA in growing their I.T platforms, and managing the coordination and delivery of the in house Agile team.

You will be expected to work closely with the business and the IT department gathering requirements, converting these requirement into User Stories, managing the ICT roadmap and Agile backlog and ensuring the Agile capability within the WEA is developed and delivered effectively across the organisation.

This role will include occasional travel across England and Scotland.About youAre you a passionate, ICT Product Owner looking for a new role? If so, we would love to hear from you.

This is a fantastic opportunity to play an active part in a vibrant educational movement.

Gambling Treatment Practitioner

Full time at 35 hours

Office based, Central Belt (Edinburgh), travelling required, UK 

Salary: £25,000 - £28,000 Dependent on experience

Permanent

GamCare is the UK’s leading provider of information, advice and support for anyone affected by gambling-related harms.

GamCare is now looking to recruit a Gambling Treatment Practitioner to work within our new problem gambling treatment service in Edinburgh. The post holder will be required to work in partnership with GamCare’s partner agency RCA Trust, who are proving gambling treatment in other areas of Scotland.

You will be working with problem gamblers and others affected by problem gambling to support them in reaching their recovery goals.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Providing face to face and telephone advice, assessment, brief or structured interventions and group programmes to help clients achieve their recovery goals;
• Providing case management and working within an integrated care pathway;
• Ensuring safeguarding issues are managed effectively.
• Work in partnership with local services

You should have significant experience in individual client work in the field of addictions, mental health or a social care setting with adults or young people. You should be flexible in using a range of low and high-intensity interventions and modalities including Cognitive Behavioural (CBT) tools.

You will form part of an enthusiastic clinical treatment team working from several locations across Scotland, London, Home Counties and Lincoln as well as online. You should be versatile and adaptable and committed to on-going development.

We are looking for individuals to work full time which include weekend and evenings.

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check

To apply, please complete go onto the GamCare website. 

If you would like acknowledgement that your application has been received, please ensure the application is attached and put the following subject in your email:

Job application: <NAME OF VACANCY>

Please note that if the subject is not correct, you may not receive a confirmation.

For further information, please contact Lisa Patton, Team Leader.

Please note we do not accept CVs.

GamCare is committed to processing your personal data fairly, lawfully and transparently in line with GDPR. For further information on GamCare’s recruitment privacy notice please refer to our website.

Closing date for applications: Monday 02 November at 9.00 am

Interviews will be held via video conference

The history of CrossReach stretches back 150 years to the formation of the Church of Scotland Committee on Christian Life and Work in 1869. Throughout this time CrossReach and its predecessor bodies have worked in communities all over Scotland and beyond, providing social care for those most in need. Over the years the services provided have been vast and varied, which have been adapted as time moves on to respond to the needs and requirements in current times.

In 2005 the name of the organisation was changed to CrossReach. The name Crossreach was chosen to convey the need and desire to reach out to people across Scotland who require support, all while making it clear that faith is the motivation for their work. As mentioned, CrossReach offer a wide variety of services that are currently broken down into three key areas adults, older people, children and families. Within each key area, there are various different support services available ranging from early years through to care homes, mental health support, creative art groups and everything in between. All services provided are working towards CrossReach’s overall mission which is ‘In Christ’s name we seek to support people to achieve the highest quality of life which they are capable of achieving at any given time’ while keeping in line with their ethos which is ‘We aim to show the practical side of our Christian faith by reflecting Christian love to those we support, through our leadership, management and working relationships’.

As the Head of Fundraising you will take the lead role in writing the fundraising strategy and supporting the team to deliver against all targets. You will also be part of the senior management team so strong strategic as well as operational acumen is required.

CrossReach aspires to grow its fundraised income so you will need to show that you have the skills, experience, tenacity and determination to succeed in this role while proving that you have overseen growth in voluntary income in a previous role. Experience in a similarly sized and complex organisation would be an advantage.

You will be CrossReach’s fundraising expert and will need to have the broad range of skills associated with a Head/Director of Fundraising role. This includes everything from creating the strategy, structure and skilled team required for successful fundraising as well as reaching new audiences, devising creative campaigns and writing compelling Cases for Support that engage and motivate donors. You will also be adept at managing a budget and producing fundraising reports for the CEO and Board.

This is a high profile role for a national charity which is greatly valued by those who benefit from its services. You will have the opportunity to make your mark by taking fundraising from a relatively low level to new heights.

All while demonstrating and sharing Christian love and support including sharing with others the leading of worship in accordance with CrossReach policy and by ensuring all staff meetings are opened with prayer and Bible reading.

It is important to note that as the work CrossReach do and their work in Christ’s name this job requires you to have a Christian faith and be able to work within and uphold our Christian Ethos (this is an ongoing occupational requirement under the Equality Act 2010).

How To Apply

Please contact BTA to request an information pack, full job description and person specification.

You are advised to get in touch well in advance of the closing date to give us time to consider your application and pre-interview the strongest applicants.

Closing Date: Midday, Friday 30th October

Interview Date: Wednesday 11th November

This search is being conducted exclusively for the CrossReach by BTA (Bruce Tait Associates). Our leadership team has all worked in the voluntary sector and we use this experience to match organisations and individuals to create great appointments.

My Name’5 Doddie Foundation was established in November 2017 by Doddie Weir and close friends and supporters. The Foundation invests in motor neuron disease research and supports patients living with MND. In three years, MN5DF has established itself as a key stakeholder in the MND community and been widely recognised for its fundraising and ability to raise awareness around motor neuron disease. We are looking for an enthusiastic and organised individual who can represent the Foundation, champion our cause and ensure our current and potential new fundraisers are given a high level of support and appropriate levels of care and recognition.