We have ambitions to grow our offer to young people by providing a blended approach to face-to-face and digital delivery and support. This is an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic team and is well suited to you if you're as motivated and passionate as us, about transforming the lives of young people.

You will build quality relationships 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 Edinburgh, you will work with clear objectives to connect, progress and help transform the lives of young people who need us most.

Due to COVID-19, you must be comfortable both working virtually and delivering programmes on virtual platforms.

What you'll be doing:

• Supporting young people to develop their confidence and skills.
• Delivery of Prince's Trust programmes(this will open in a new window and which ones will be confirmed at a later date)
• Supporting young people into positive outcomes including education, training and employment.
• Planning, organising and budgeting.

What we need from you:

To support our delivery requirements across Edinburgh, we are particularly interested in receiving applications from individuals that:

• Are able to engage in challenges with optimism and resilience
• Can be adaptive and flexible, ready to embrace change and innovation
• Are experienced in providing one-to-one support and delivering high-quality learning and development sessions through a variety of mediums. 
• Are natural and effective communicators, passionate about delivering excellent customer service and making the right decision for young people
• Partnerships Management skills
• Have experience of working within the education sector in Scotland
• Have a strong understanding of the challenges young people within The Trust's target groups face.

For more information, please go to the job description. 

Why we need Prince's Trust Executive :

Last year, we helped more than 70,000 young people, with three in four young people on our programmes, move into work, education or training. 

The young people we help face a range of challenges, such as unemployment, mental health issues or some have been in trouble with the law. Our job is to inspire and support young people, to help them reach their potential so that they can thrive and society can prosper.

We believe all young people should have the chance to succeed, and that young people are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us.

Perks for working at The Trust:

• Great holiday package! 30 days annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays. Office closure the days between Christmas and New Year
• Fantastic Family leave! Receive 13 weeks full pay and 13 weeks half pay for maternity and adoption leave. Receive 8 weeks full pay for paternity leave.
• Flexible working! Where operationally possible, you can work hours to fit in with, school hours or care arrangements for example and you can also work from home.
• Interest-free season ticket loans
• Benefits platform! Everything from health and financial wellbeing support to discounts on your favourite restaurants, shops and cinemas
• In-house learning platform!Develop your skills for your career and your role
• The Trust will contribute 5%of your salary to the Trust Pension Scheme
• You can volunteer for and/or attend events – music festivals, The Prince’s Trust Awards, active events etc.
• Generous life assurance cover (4 x annual salary)

Here at The Prince's Trust, we're committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We want to be an organisation that's representative of the communities we serve, which is why we strive for diversity of age, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity and perspective. More importantly, creating an environment where everyone, from any background, can be themselves and do the best work of their lives is the right thing to do.

We’re a Stonewall Diversity Champion and we are an employer that is Disability Confident. Our staff, volunteers and young people are supported by PT CAN (our Cultural Awareness Network), PT NOW (Network of Women), PT DAWN (Disability & Wellbeing Network) and Pulse (LGBT Network). For more information, click here.

The Prince's Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment, we undertake basic disclosure checks in accordance with the Codes of Practice for all roles within the Trust, and for our roles working directly with young people, at an enhanced level. Having a criminal record will not automatically exclude applicants.

A NOTE FOR RECRUITMENT AGENCIES:

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

Req ID: 605

Carer Support and Development Officer

£28,500 – 37.5 hours per week (full time)

The Eric Liddell Centre is a local care charity and community hub in the South West of Edinburgh delivering a range of services throughout the City. Founded in 1980 in memory of the 1924 Olympic 400m gold medallist, Eric Liddell, our mission is to be at the heart of the community, enhancing health and wellbeing and improving people’s lives.

The Carers Support and Development Officer is responsible for managing/coordinating the carers programme which will support carers locally and throughout the city, to plan and access person-centred support linked to their caring situation, their health, wellbeing and personal development.

This role will also include close working/support of the Eric Liddell Centre Caring Services team and will be a key link to our partners VOCAL, who have worked with us to form the new Carewell Partnership.

The post will also work with tutors/workshop leaders who will deliver further opportunities (including online/digital) to enhance carers circumstances.

If you are an experienced, motivated individual with excellent listening and communicating skills, who wants to work as part of a great team and has high standards, we would love to hear from you.

About us

As the UK’s largest voluntary sector provider of services to disabled people, we believe disabled people should have the freedom to live their lives the way they choose – with the opportunity and support to live independently, to contribute economically and to participate fully in society.

With 5,000 staff and 10,000 volunteers supporting nearly 70,000 people in the UK and around the world, Leonard Cheshire provide support to 3,200 people in a variety of UK living services including supported living, nursing and day centre facilities.  We also support 12,000 young people in the UK with skills, confidence and employment programmes.  Internationally, we are a specialist development NGO delivering inclusive education, youth leadership and access to livelihoods programmes to more than 50,000 people in 15 countries across Asia and Africa.

About the role
 

We are looking for motivated, dynamic fundraiser with experience of raising funds from Trusts and Foundations. This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious individual with trust fundraising experience to take the next step in their fundraising career with a leading disability charity.

It is a very exciting time to join Leonard Cheshire and support the delivery of our new strategy. This role will see the successful candidate managing and cultivating a portfolio of trust and foundation donors via bespoke proposals and meetings at all levels of seniority, as well as engaging with new potential supporters as we continue to grow and reach ambitious new delivery targets.

About you

You will be working in a growing team, raising funds for our programmes and projects in Scotland. In this varied role you will work in our Scottish Public Engagement team to help implement the organisation’s fundraising strategy, playing a key role in supporting Leonard Cheshire’s manifesto to work for a society in which every person is equally valued.

The ideal candidate will be a positive and creative individual who embraces challenges, a diverse workload and is able to represent the charity at the highest levels. With success in cultivating new relationships, as well as managing existing donors and clients, the post holder will also be a self-starter with excellent written and verbal communication skills.

You will have a proven track record of generating income through high quality applications and excellent account management. This will include writing timely reports and applications, networking and cultivation skills; and the ability to quickly form relationships with internal and external partners as a representative of the organisation.

We seek candidates with a genuine commitment to our values and ethos.

Benefits
• Substantial annual leave
• A generous employer contribution to a company pension scheme with additional life cover
• Access to a cash health plan at favourable rates
• Flexible working and lots more.

Leonard Cheshire welcomes applications from all sections of the community, and particularly encourages applications from disabled people.

Shortlisting for this role may take place as applications are received. Therefore, the application period for this role may be closed early.  We therefore reserve the right to close this vacancy once a suitable applicant has been appointed. A satisfactory disclosure check is required for this post.

Associate Director

We have an exciting opportunity for an Associate Director to lead the charity’s work to significantly increase its reach and impact.

Position: Associate Director

Location: Homebased, Scotland

Hours: 35 hours per week

Salary: Circa £56,000 per annum

Contract: Permanent

Benefits: 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (this will increase with service up to 30 days, full time equivalent) cashback and discount scheme, employee assistance programme, learning and development, pension scheme, Life Assurance, season ticket loan, Eye Care vouchers, Long Service Award, Tax-free childcare, Health Cash Plan, Working Pattern Agreement, flexible working opportunities available.

Closing Date: 30 December 2020

Interview Date: W/C 11 January 2021

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic interviews may be held via video conferencing. Please let us know if this will present any challenges when you email your application

The Role

Reporting to the Executive Director of Locality Impact, the Associate Director – Scotland will lead the Stroke Association’s work in Scotland to significantly increase our reach and impact.

You’ll do this through effective systems leadership, creating and managing relationships with key stakeholders, influencing Scottish health policy and practice and overseeing the effective delivery of high quality stroke support.

You’ll lead a motivated and engaged team of staff and volunteers to:

• Increase our impact and reach through systems and community engagement, influencing and service delivery 
• Ensure stroke survivors have a strong an influential voice in shaping and improving health policy and practice
• Increase consistency in quality and reach of our engagement activities and services, with a focus on addressing health inequalities 
• Enable peer support and self-sustaining stroke communities to flourish in Scotland

About You

As Associate Director you will have:

• Senior-level experience in advocacy/influencing; service delivery or community engagement and development.
• Substantial experience of holding senior-level relationships with partner organisations, ideally in health and social care / the NHS and a strong understanding of systems leadership.
• Strong understanding of influencing policy in a devolved administration
• Substantial experience of leading high performing teams and large distributed teams (paid staff and volunteers) and an inspiring and motivational approach to leadership.
• Track record in developing and implementing strategy, leading change, and managing budgets.
• Demonstrable senior leader level experience in programme and project management
• Experience of managing and growing services through statutory contracts and charitable means
• An understanding of the voluntary sector and of the strategic challenges facing the sector, particularly in Scotland

Please refer to the Role Profile for the full list of essential and desirable criteria once you apply.

To full fill the role you must have the right to work in the U.K

When you apply, you will be asked to submit your CV and a covering letter demonstrating how you meet the person specification set out in the Role Profile and what you bring to the role in terms of your skills and experience. Please specify in your covering letter which role you are applying for. Applications from individuals who are seeking flexible working options, including reduced hours or job shares, are welcomed. Please state any preferences for flexible options in your covering letter.

In return…

This is an exciting opportunity to work with stroke survivors and their families to support them following stroke and to raise stroke awareness in the local population. We offer a host of amazing benefits and flexible working options, with opportunities to progress your career.

About the Organisation

Stroke Association. Rebuilding lives after stroke.

We believe everyone deserves to live the best life they can after stroke. And it’s a team effort to get there. We provide specialist support, fund critical research and campaign to make sure people affected by stroke get the very best care and support to rebuild their lives. Every five minutes, stroke destroys lives. Help us rebuild them and join our team.

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Membership Fundraiser

Do you want to lend your voice to help save nature? We have a wonderful opportunity to enter the world of wildlife conservation, as a Membership Fundraiser for the largest wildlife conservation organisation in Europe.

With over one million members, the charity speaks out for birds and wildlife, tackling the problems that threaten our environment.

Position: Membership Fundraiser

Location: Perth

Salary: £17,276 - £20,155 per annum

Hours: Full time, 37.5 – flexible working (including weekends)

Contract: Permanent

Benefits: Flexible working, Pension Contribution, 26 Days Annual Leave, Free access to our reserves, up to 20% discount off retail items in our shops. Free access to a confidential Employee Assistance programme that provides support and advice around financial, physical and mental health wellbeing. A substantial Learning and Development offer.

Closing date: 18th December 2020 (we reserve the right to close this role earlier, so apply today to avoid disappointment)

Interviews: Interviews are rolling. Stage 1 of interview process will be completed by 23rd December.

About the Role

Membership Fundraisers are the face of the organisation and act as ambassadors. They are often the first contact a new supporter may have directly with the charity. They have conversations leading to memberships and work within carefully monitored Fundraising Standards to ensure that new supporters have the very best experience form the start.

As a Membership Fundraiser, no day is ever the same. Whether based out of one of the beautiful nature reserves for the day or out on a public site, the role involves travelling around your local area, setting up stands and engaging with members of the public. Whilst your primary role would be to recruit new members, you are also there to inspire, educate and enthuse the public with a real passion for nature.

Once you have undertaken your induction programme, where you will be provided with a wealth of information, you will be equipped with your own personal fundraising kit with a diesel ‘combo’ van with fuel card. Ultimately you will be working solo although new starters will be teamed up with a mentor.

As part of our Face to Face Memberships Team, you will receive ongoing training, support and opportunities to develop your career.

About You

As Membership Fundraiser, you don’t need to know much about birds. What is more important is that you are resilient, a good storyteller and have a real passion for nature and conservation. You will be energetic and a confident communicator, who isn’t afraid to ask for money.

In order to carry out the duties of this role, you will need to hold a full, manual driving licence.

We expect a lot of interest in this role, so give yourself the best chance of being shortlisted by telling us how you have applied your skills, knowledge and experience and how this will help you succeed in this role.

Other roles you may have experience of could include Fundraising, Fundraiser, Membership, Membership Fundraising, Corporate Fundraising, Corporate Fundraising.  

Formed in 1809, the Scottish Bible Society has provided the Bible to people in Scotland and throughout the world in a language they understand, in a format they can use and at a price they can afford, to encourage intellectual and spiritual engagement with God’s Word.

The Society passionately believes that life is transformed through the Bible. Their mission is rooted and driven by the uniqueness and importance they see in a living relationship with and faith in Jesus Christ. The Scottish Bible Society promote the distribution of and engagement with the Christian message globally as they work with other Bible Societies around the world.

There is a broad strategic approach to their work, and this is underpinned by their vision to see individuals, communities and cultures transformed as people encounter God in the Bible.

The Scottish Bible Society is a founder member of the United Bible Societies. This is a global fellowship of 150 Bible Societies operating in over 240 countries and territories around the world to help ensure that everyone who wants to can access and engage with the Bible. The Scottish Bible Society supports Bible work on a global level through fundraising and partnerships within the fellowship. At a Scottish level, the Society works with all churches to aid knowledge and understanding through meaningful engagement with the Bible. This work is vital in contributing to the growth of people’s relationship with God. The Scottish Bible Society seek to be advocates for the Bible in a variety of contexts within today’s culture and increase the broader value of the Bible in shaping strong and caring cultures.

Through a variety of innovative projects, the Scottish Bible Society distribute Bibles, New Testaments, and other Scripture-based materials, in a range of media, in Scotland and through support of Bible Societies in other countries. Continuing to engage and intrigue people in the Bible and translating the Bible through evolving language to ensure its meaning is understood in the modern world are paramount for the Scottish Bible Society. The organisation has a desire to continue amplifying stories from Scotland and around the world to resonate with and encourage a Scottish Christian audience alongside building and maintaining strong relationships with new, current and past donors.

The Director of Development and Communications is central to the continuing success of the Scottish Bible Society and will help bring a unified tone and voice to the organisation. The Director will lead and deliver a development strategy that will be relationship-led with a focus on building strong and long-lasting new relationships alongside developing and maintaining the relationships the organisation has with existing and previous supporters. Revenue streams will grow by engaging new audiences and this role will be responsible for driving strong donor cultivation and stewardship practices. The current Head of Donor Care will be line managed by the Director and this relationship will be underpinned by guidance, challenge, influence, and support. The organisation will grow its communications activities in support of growing audiences and continuing Bible advocacy campaigns to intrigue people towards the Christian message. The Director will also assist in fulfilling the current rebrand of Scottish Bible Society which includes a new website, branding, and campaigning. Responsibility to the communications department includes leading and delivering the strategy and management of the Communications Manager in a similar style to the Head of Donor Care.

To apply for the role of Director of Development and Communications at Scottish Bible Society, you must be a Christian who is passionate and convinced about the transformational work of the Bible. As part of the Senior Staff Team, you will be confident and comfortable leading the team in prayer and Bible discussion. As a professional, we expect applicants to have a minimum of 5 years’ experience in senior leadership positions with the responsibility for managing teams and personnel. Operating at this level, you will be experienced working collaboratively at Director-level and reporting directly to a CEO. You must be experienced leading others while also working with them to challenge their ideas and add value from your professional expertise. This role requires applicants to have had success leading and driving the strategic direction of development and communications within a third-sector organisation (or similar) and developed practical experience in these areas. Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including a highly developed knowledge of digital marketing, and an ability to demonstrate clarity of thought and the ability to articulate and express oneself in writing is essential. You must be able to engage with stakeholders at all levels in a positive manner and be a strong, pro-active, and positive relationship-builder.

The Director of Development and Communications at Scottish Bible Society will be joining a high-energy team who are passionate about their work. You must have a passion for the cause, and you must be professional; personable; empathetic; and emotionally intelligent with great influencing and persuasion skills.

Before applying, contemplate whether you truly empathise with the values, vision, and mission of Scottish Bible Society and if you have the personal conviction and belief in the transformational work of the Bible.

If you believe you have the experience and ability to lead and champion the delivery of development and communication strategies to raise the profile of Scottish Bible Society, engage existing and new audiences to support their mission and lead teams across both areas to deliver against organisational objectives, please contact our recruitment team today for more information.

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: Noon, Wednesday 6th January 2021

Interview Date: Friday 15th (first stage) and Monday 18th (second stage) January

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