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We are looking for a full time Youth & Events Coordinator to join the team.
Reporting to the Head of MAF Scotland, this role is aimed at highly collaborative team players, who will deliver in their areas of responsibility helping to organise and deliver events, coordinate volunteers, connect with our head office and overseas missionaries, and deliver MAF Youth activities.
The successful candidate will be an outstanding communicator and influencer, passionate about the work of MAF with a strong ability to plan, organise and prioritise tasks, projects or events as well as engage, enthuse and motivate volunteers.
This role will be working alongside the MAF in the Community Team for Scotland, and the wider UK Youth Team, the main aim will be to increase awareness and stimulate new growth within MAF Scotland, with a focus on youth and young people.
You will be involved in helping to organise and deliver a range MAF events using various resources available and will be key to ensuring Scottish events run smoothly.
You will take the lead to organise and deliver presentations to a younger audience, and liaise regularly with the UK youth team, to support the delivery of the MAF Youth strategy to our young Scottish audience. You will also be expected to grow our bank of Scottish MAF Youth Volunteers and support them in their roles.
This role will involve regular travel within Scotland and occasional travel to MAF UK Head office in Folkestone. It will also involve some evening and weekend work.
There is an occupational requirement for the job holder of this position to be a committed Christian. Additional information is available on request.
Key responsibilities:
- To support the Scottish Team, in their community work with a focus on working with youth, students and other young people up until 25 years of age. This will include attending and sometimes presenting at church and community events, Christian festivals, schools and other youth and young person’s events.
- To take the lead with organising, setting-up and attending Scottish events (reaching a wide range of age groups) - this will include work that involves heavy lifting and towing of mobile resources, but training will be provided, if required.
- Liaise with MAF UK’s Youth Team, to develop and deliver MAF Youth speaking opportunities in Scotland, in line with UK Youth strategy.
- Establish a Scottish School network, by delivering events and presentations in schools to raise the awareness of MAF, increase youth volunteering and fundraising partnerships.
- Develop the bank of Scottish MAF Youth Volunteers and support them in their roles.
Required skills and experience:
- Educated to degree level or equivalent, and holding a full, clean driving license, possibly holding an event management qualification and/or a trailer license.
- Proven experience in planning and project management with the ability to communicate clearly, assertively, and diplomatically at all levels in group and one to one settings
- Ability to plan and work strategically
- Ability to supervise, motivate and envision team members
- Willingness and ability to work within organisational guidelines and corporate objectives
- Enthusiasm and passion for learning about MAF and sharing that with others
- Ability to work autonomously as well as part of a team
Benefits:
- Annual salary £25,500 per annum.
- Full time, 36 hours per week
- 22 days annual leave plus 9 bank holidays per year
- Additional paid leave between Christmas and the New Year office closure.
- MAF UK provides a non-contributory pension scheme for staff of 10% salary on joining.
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Fixed Term 9 months – Clyde Valley. Full time - 35 hours a week
(Known in The Prince’s Trust as Prince’s Trust Executive)
An exciting opportunity to join our Operations team in Clyde Valley has just opened up! You will work directly with young people, volunteers and partners to deliver programmes and activities to support and encourage young people to live, learn and earn!
We are looking for individuals who engage in challenges with optimism and resilience, who are adaptive, flexible, ready to embrace change and innovation and ideally have experience in one of the below areas:
- Youth Work
- Delivery of Outdoor Learning
- Education Sector
- Employability / Self Employment Sector
- Managing Partner Organisations and Volunteers
You will be a natural and effective communicator, passionate about delivering excellent customer service and making the right decision for young people. Working as part of a team within a defined geographical area, you will work with clear objectives to ‘connect’, ‘progress’ and help ‘transform’ the lives of young people who need us most.
To learn more about the role, please download the job description.
About The Prince’s Trust
We are a youth charity whose mission is to help young people transform their lives by developing the confidence and skills, to live, learn and earn. 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.
To help us realise our vision, we are changing our approach and looking at innovative ways to develop and enhance our ways of working. This has led to the creation of exciting new opportunities across The Prince’s Trust at all levels based throughout the United Kingdom.
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.
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Permanent – Clyde Valley. Full time - 35 hours a week
(Known in The Prince’s Trust as Prince’s Trust Executive)
An exciting opportunity to join our Operations team in Clyde Valley has just opened up! You will work directly with young people, volunteers and partners to deliver programmes and activities to support and encourage young people to live, learn and earn!
We are looking for individuals who engage in challenges with optimism and resilience, who are adaptive, flexible, ready to embrace change and innovation and ideally have experience in one of the below areas:
- Youth Work
- Delivery of Outdoor Learning
- Education Sector
- Employability / Self Employment Sector
- Managing Partner Organisations and Volunteers
You will be a natural and effective communicator, passionate about delivering excellent customer service and making the right decision for young people. Working as part of a team within a defined geographical area, you will work with clear objectives to ‘connect’, ‘progress’ and help ‘transform’ the lives of young people who need us most.
To learn more about the role, please download the job description.
About The Prince’s Trust
We are a youth charity whose mission is to help young people transform their lives by developing the confidence and skills, to live, learn and earn. 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.
To help us realise our vision, we are changing our approach and looking at innovative ways to develop and enhance our ways of working. This has led to the creation of exciting new opportunities across The Prince’s Trust at all levels based throughout the United Kingdom.
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.
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.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Fixed Term 9 months with the potential for extension – Glasgow, Dundee, Edinburgh
Full time- 35 hours a week
Countless talented young people across Scotland are unemployed, under-employed or looking for a better career. Meanwhile, the Health & Social Care sector is currently in a staffing crisis with thousands of vacancies across hundreds of roles. Do you see some potential to do some brilliant work? Us too!
Could you help The Prince’s Trust work with our NHS Boards and Social Care Partners to get young people into careers in this sector? You might be the right person for our Operations Manager (H&SC) post.
You’ll be someone who…
- Wants to see things change. You’ll need to believe in your heart that all young people have limitless potential
- Is comfortable being uncomfortable. We’re a place where innovation is rife so change and uncertainty is inevitable
- Loves being around people. Capable of working with colleagues and partners to achieve amazing things; not being scared to ask people to did-deep or to make difficult decisions
You should know…
- We think big. We want to have impact across Scotland. That means there will be travel involved in the role
- We’re positive, proactive, solutions-focused people. We take a strengths-based approach to everything we do, believing anything is possible
- We’re super digital and data driven... or trying to be! If you hate tech or numbers, you might not love us. We work at pace, continually looking at our performance and seeing how we can improve
You’ll be responsible for…
- Supporting the planning and coordination of internal delivery for Health & Social Care Partnerships
- Reviewing and updating the NHS and Social Care project plans
- Supporting operational colleagues to develop partnership opportunities with new Health Boards and Social Care partners
- Coordinate partnership meetings to support Operations colleagues
- Supporting Operations colleagues to establish reporting and monitoring mechanisms to support the delivery of our service
- Reviewing and reporting on progress against Health & Social Care Partnership KPIs
- Supporting Operations teams to understand and adhere to requirements of standardised partnership agreements with NHS & Social Care partners
- Developing innovative approaches to our pilot activities within Social Care employability
- Developing supporting resources to be used by our NHS & Social Care partners as well as our young people
- Providing quality assurance / minimum standards support to establish consistency across Health & Social Care delivery against our quality measures
To learn more about the role, please download the job description.
About The Prince’s Trust
We are a youth charity whose mission is to help young people transform their lives by developing the confidence and skills, to live, learn and earn. 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.
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 click here to download a copy of the Prince’s Trust Behavioural Framework.
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.
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Role:
We are looking to recruit a Support Services Manager and Company Secretary based in our Glasgow Office.
The Support Services Manager supports the Leadership Team and Executive Director (not currently in post), the outreach and other work of the Community by ensuring that efficient services are provided and maintained in the fields of finance, staffing, IT, property and administrative support. The post is based at the Community's offices in Glasgow; the post holder will also require to travel occasionally to Iona and Mull.
The successful candidate will possess excellent communication skills and considerable experience in financial administration, acquired at a management level, as well as practical experience in the fields of personnel, property and IT and a “can-do” attitude.
Organisation profile:
Inspired by our faith, we pursue justice and peace in and through community.
The Iona Community is a Scotland-based Christian community of people from different traditions in the church, who are engaged together, and with people of goodwill across the world, in action, reflection and prayer for social and environmental justice. A long-established charity, originating in the restoration of Iona Abbey, it is now a worldwide voluntary movement of members and supporters.
The Iona Community welcomes people from every background to share its community life at its centres on the islands of Iona and Mull. Its Glasgow base is located in Carlton Court, close to the city centre. It trades through Wild Goose Publications and the Iona Community Shop on Iona, and resources a wide range of church and community organizations through its Wild Goose Resource Group.
Application notes:
All applications must be on the Community’s Mainland Application Form (CVs are not accepted).
A full job description can be found in vacancies section of the Iona Community website
The closing date for applications is 11:59 am BST on 30th September and interviews will take place in Glasgow on the 9th October.
Iona Community is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
Iona Community is a Scottish registered charity SC003794
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Location: Glasgow (with regular travel across Scotland)
Contract: Fixed-term contract for 18 months (with the potential to become permanent)
We’re excited to announce that in April 2019, Breast Cancer Care and Breast Cancer Now united to create one charity for everyone affected by breast cancer. From research to care, our new charity has people affected by the disease at its heart – providing support for today and hope for the future. United, we can carry out even more world-class research, provide even more life-changing support and campaign even more effectively for better services and care. By bringing together our passion, energy, expertise, funds and networks, we will make greater progress in more effective ways to make sure that, by 2050, everyone who develops breast cancer will live and receive the support they need to live well.
The role
Would you like to make a real impact on the lives of people with breast cancer? We are looking for a dynamic and inspirational interim manager who can ensure the continued success of our services strategy whilst also assisting with the integration required to make the new charity a success in Scotland. You will lead on the development of our award-winning face-to-face services, working in partnership with the NHS, voluntary and statutory organisations in locations across Scotland. With oversight of the Glasgow office and liaison with the team in Edinburgh, you will also play a key supporting role in our external engagement and policy work in Scotland, and be responsible for drawing together the different strands of activity to support strategic development in the nation.
About you
Thriving on challenge, you will be an experienced and motivational leader who can evidence the ability to bring out the best in your team and ensure that we achieve our ambitious targets to provide more services for more people with breast cancer. You will have a strong track record of service development as well as being an assertive and influential networker. You will demonstrate drive, credibility and presence but also bring the warm qualities required in a charity providing essential support to people affected by breast cancer. You will enjoy working collaboratively across the organisation and be confident in your approach to the external world.
For further information and to apply
Please download a copy of the job description and person specification. Please submit your CV and supporting statement, addressing the criteria you meet listed in the person specification, via our online application portal.
Closing date: 9am on Wednesday 25 September 2019
Interviews: First stage 8 and 9 October 2019 (Glasgow)
Second stage 15 or 17 October 2019 (London)
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Committee Members (3 positions)
Scottish Health Council
Healthcare Improvement Scotland
Up to 2 days/month until 2023 (£161.85/day + expenses)
Why?
Scotland’s health and social care systems impact on everyone’s lives at one time or another, and this could be your chance to get involved in improving the ways in which the public engages with these important services.
How?
Healthcare Improvement Scotland has specific responsibilities, along with partner organisations, to support health and care services improve the ways they engage with the public. The Scottish Health Council is part of Healthcare Improvement Scotland and takes forward these responsibilities. We are looking for three new Members to join the Scottish Health Council Committee. These are challenging, rewarding and worthwhile roles that will give you the unique opportunity to help ensure future health and care services are informed and improved by quality engagement with the Scottish public, while also broadening your own skills and experience.
Can I apply?
Previous experience of non-executive positions is not required, nor is experience gained within health or social care. We really want to hear from people with practical experience of community engagement, who can demonstrate their understanding of the importance of engaging with people and communities in order to bring about positive developments at individual, local, regional or national levels. You also need to have a commitment to helping us improve the health and wellbeing of the Scottish people. If this is you, we would very much like to hear from you.
If you are appointed you will receive training and support to develop your skills and to learn any new skills you may require.
How do I find out more?
You can get more information on these roles by visiting our website.
Completed applications should be returned before midnight, Thursday 3 October 2019.
Regional Trafficking Services Manager
Location: Paisley and Glasgow
Fixed-term contract until 31st March 2021
Full-time: 35 hours per week over 5 days
Salary: £33,500 per annum with an increase after successful probation
Closing Date: 4th October 2019
Migrant Help is a leading charity that has been established for over 50 years and delivers a range of support and advice services to migrants across the UK. Our vision is for a global society that protects migrants, treats them with respect and enables them to become successful members of their communities.
We are currently recruiting for a Regional Trafficking Services Manager within our Paisley office.
This vacancy is open to both internal and external applicants.
The Role:
The scope of this role is to contribute to the overall success of our Organisation in accordance with Migrant Helps’ visions, values and objectives. The post-holder is expected, to provide the day to day management for the regional Victims of Trafficking Support Services (Scotland) and to ensure contractual/grant and statutory compliance on behalf of the organisation. The post-holder will ensure that quality standards are met and, where possible, exceeded. The post-holder is expected to maintain and develop excellent working relationships and referral procedures with, and between external stakeholders in order to improve the access to and quality of mainstream and specialist services for trafficking/modern slavery clients. They will work consistently to ensure the continuous development of the role and ensure that the service is delivered according to procedures and processes which are accurate, professional and consistent at all times.
The Requirements:
The successful candidate will lead the Victims of Trafficking services for the region, responsible for day to day operational management of staff and services, managing workload allocation and delegating work appropriately to ensure effective delivery of service across the region. The successful candidate will need excellent communication skills to be able to engage with internal and external stakeholders and work with regional teams. They will motivate the team to work effectively and to a high standard, inspiring a positive attitude to client service and continuous improvement. They will take a continual service improvement approach to ensure the services remain responsive to client needs and in response to contractual, legislative or policy changes in the sector.
This post requires OISC Level 1 competence (or a willingness to achieve it) and is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and Counter Terrorism Check (CTC). The successful candidate with the support of their line manager, will be expected to take responsibility for their personal development (CPD) and identification of training needs through participation on Migrant Help Professional Development Review (SAA) programme. The post-holder requires flexibility to work unsocial hours by prior arrangement, travel throughout their specified region and travel in the UK as required.
Please submit
- a relevant CV,
- a detailed personal statement showing how you meet the specific requirements, skills and experience as outlined in the job description and job specification with a special attention to the added value you could bring.
Applicant that fail to provide both documents will not be considered for the post.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, successful candidates will be contacted within 5 working days after the closing date.
Closing date: 4th October 2019
As part of your role, it is important you operate within Migrant Help’s values:
Protection, Diversity, Equality, Partnership, Innovation and Excellence.
Migrant Help is proud to be an equal opportunities employer.
In early 2021, IntoUniversity will be opening three new learning centres in Scotland to deliver our education programme addressing underachievement and social exclusion. This project is a ground-breaking collaboration between the Universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh and IntoUniversity.
We are looking for a high-calibre candidate to act as a Project Manager. You will have responsibility for the development of the charity in Scotland, taking overall responsibility for the launch of three new centres in Glasgow and Edinburgh. The role will involve working closely with key stakeholders including the Universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh, local and national government, funders and schools.
From mid-2021, the role will develop in scope. When the centres are launched in 2021, you will line manage a newly appointed ‘Cluster Manager’ who will assume operational responsibility for the centres. At this point (continuing to have oversight of the Scotland centres) you will begin leading the development of other IntoUniversity centres, which may be in Scotland and the North East / North West of England.
The role will be fast-paced and challenging. Each day you will be contributing directly to the success of the charity and the transformation of the lives of some of the UK’s most disadvantaged young people. If you believe that all young people deserve the chance to achieve their potential regardless of their background and want to play a part in helping them succeed, then we would be delighted to hear from you.
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