Fixed term contract for 6 months

Part time – 25 hours pw

A mix of home or office-based working (Edinburgh)

This role is being created through the Government Kickstart scheme. To qualify for the role, you must be aged between 18-24 years old on 1st July and currently unemployed and on Universal Credit - unfortunately we are not able to open this role to 16 and 17 years olds at this time. You will be given a reference number from your DWP work coach to include in your application.

Background:

At Save the Children. Together, we fight for children every single day so that they can make their mark on the world and build a better future. This role will be based in our Scotland Team which is responsible for working with partners to create fairer childhoods by tackling poverty and ensuring all children have the start in life.

Job Purpose:

We are looking for an individual who is interested in gaining experience in working in the charitable sector to join us for 6 months as a Project Assistant to support our work.

In this placement, you'll be based in our Scotland squad. A team that brings together colleagues from across Save the Children to work together on projects to give children the best start in life including research and campaigns, delivering early years grants to families with young children, our Families Connect programme.

It's a role created to give variety and experience of working in the charitable sector, so during your time with you us you'll be supporting the team to undertake a range of projects and tasks to help to ensure we are securing change.

Key Accountabilities:

• Carrying out research projects
• Organising meetings, taking minutes and notes
• Communicating with supporters and other staff
• Developing creative content and ideas
• Helping to monitor and evaluate the work we're doing.

Positive attitude, flexibility, and an interest in learning will be key elements in making the role work, and you'll also need a willingness to work positively with others from across the organisation.

We're looking for someone who is committed to the vision, mission, values and approach of Save the Children, and who is happy to follow our policies around safeguarding, managing risk and our code of conduct.

In return we'll provide you with training in all aspects of the role, as well as weekly programme of sessions which we'd design for you to help build your wider skills and experience.

Essential Technical Competencies:

• Great customer service and administration skills
• Good working knowledge of computer software systems (e.g. Microsoft Office)
• Good literacy skills

Behavioural Competencies:

• Critical thinking and problem solving
• Interest in learning
• Organisation
• Professionalism and work ethic
• Teamwork and collaboration
• Willingness to work positively with others

In your application we'd encourage you to show us how you can work effectively with people from a range of backgrounds, your interest in the issues that Save the Children works on, and if you have any previous volunteer experience of charity fundraising, campaigning, and volunteering.

If you have a disability, wellbeing or mental health issue, we can help you by making reasonable adjustments to remove or reduce barriers you might be facing in submitting your application.

Remote Working:

The majority of SCUK employees are currently working remotely within the UK in line with UK Government guidance. Commencing July 2021 we will transition to flexible and hybrid ways of working (i.e. a mixture of remote/home and office-based working) as social distancing restrictions ease.

We are happy to discuss flexible working options at interview.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: 

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

Got charged. Can’t be bothered with school and not attending. Have nowhere to stay after a row at home. These are real life situations for some of our young people. Are you a Christian, a good listener and want young people to make good choices? Ferrywell Youth Project want to see young people valued and supported through these times. We want to see our young people living lives characterised by positive, healthy and responsible choices. As a Project worker you will be working with local young people aged 10-18, families, churches, schools and other professionals to help support young people and families. . 

Fixed term contract for 6 months

Part time – 25 hours pw

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

This role is being created through the Government Kickstart scheme. To qualify for the role, you must be aged between 18-24 years old on 1st July and currently unemployed and on Universal Credit - unfortunately we are not able to open this role to 16 and 17 years olds at this time. You will be given a reference number from your DWP work coach to include in your application.

Background:

At Save the Children. Together, we fight for children every single day so that they can make their mark on the world and build a better future. This role will be based in our Policy Advocacy and Campaigns department which is responsible for influencing debates, government policies and public opinions to help ensure we're winning change for children.

Job Purpose:

We are looking for an individual who is interested in gaining experience in working in the charitable sector to join us for 6 months as a Project Assistant to support our work.

In this placement, you'll be based in one of our squads, these are teams that bring together colleagues from across Save the Children to work together on areas of work like challenge the government to tackle issues like ensuring that all children are protected in conflict, addressing the poverty and injustices that children face around the world, or helping to reduce child poverty and make sure children get the best start in life here in the UK.

It's a role created to give variety and experience of working in the charitable sector, so during your time with you us you'll be supporting the team to undertake a range of projects and tasks to help to help to ensure we are securing change.

Key Accountabilities:

· Carrying out research projects

· Organising meetings, taking minutes and notes

· Communicating with supporters and other staff

· Developing creative content and ideas

· Helping to monitor and evaluate the work we're doing.

Positive attitude, flexibility, and an interest in learning will be key elements in making the role work, and you'll also need a willingness to work positively with others from across the organisation.

We're looking for someone who is committed to the vision, mission, values and approach of Save the Children, and who is happy to follow our policies around safeguarding, managing risk and our code of conduct.

In return we'll provide you with training in all aspects of the role, as well as weekly programme of sessions which we'd design for you to help build your wider skills and experience.

Essential Technical Competencies:

• Great customer service and administration skills
• Good working knowledge of computer software systems (e.g. Microsoft Office)
• Good literacy skills

Behavioural Competencies:

• Critical thinking and problem solving
• Interest in learning
• Organisation
• Professionalism and work ethic
• Teamwork and collaboration
• Willingness to work positively with others

In your application we'd encourage you to show us how you can work effectively with people from a range backgrounds, your interest in the issues that Save the Children focuses, and if you have any, your previous volunteer experience of charity fundraising, campaigning, and volunteering.

If you have a disability, wellbeing or mental health issue, we can help you by making reasonable adjustments to remove or reduce barriers you might be facing in submitting your application.

Remote Working:

The majority of SCUK employees are currently working remotely within the UK in line with UK Government guidance. Commencing July 2021 we will transition to flexible and hybrid ways of working (i.e. a mixture of remote/home and office-based working) as social distancing restrictions ease.

We are happy to discuss flexible working options at interview.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: 

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

Trusts & Foundations Manager – temporary 12-month maternity cover

Full time, Edinburgh

£31,905 - £34,772 

At CrossReach we’re a charitable organisation that puts people at the heart of everything we do. From caring for older people, children and families, and the homeless to supporting those with learning disabilities, we’ve been delivering innovative social care for 150 years.  And as one of Scotland’s largest social care providers, we have 65 services and 1,800 employees across the country.

In this role, you’ll take responsibility for all of CrossReach’s Trusts and Foundations fundraising efforts, including undertaking proposals, research and reports to maximise income from trusts, philanthropic grant makers and special project funds. Your key responsibilities will include:

• Researching, writing and submitting timely and high quality funding proposals to a wide range of funders, securing grants for complex, multi-year projects.
• Working closely with the Head of Fundraising to propose and deliver a trusts and foundation strategy.
• Working with service managers across CrossReach to identity fundable projects and activities that are strategically appropriate and will benefit from philanthropic funding.
• Maintaining relationships with funder trustees and administrators to better understand their funding criteria and ensure appropriate dialogue as part of the research and stewardship process.
• Managing a Research Officer and producing regular reports on the trusts and foundation prospect pipelines and progress against target.

Requirements

The key requirements for this role are:

• A minimum of four years’ experience of fundraising from trusts and foundations or other grant-making bodies (essential)
• Significant experience in successfully applying for funding for complex, multi-year projects, including grants of six-figures and above
• Experience of working closely with team members and managing staff or volunteers
• Evidence of meeting income targets and deadlines
• An eye for detail and ability to anticipate funders’ requirements and spot opportunities and synergies between CrossReach’s work and the interests of funders
• Experience of writing complex proposals and gathering information for this purpose from a wide range of sources.

Closing date: 31st October 2021.

As we do our work in Christ’s name the job you have applied for 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).

Donor Relations Officer

Full time, Edinburgh

£27,139 - £30,214

At CrossReach we’re a charitable organisation that puts people at the heart of everything we do. From caring for older people, children and families, and the homeless to supporting those with learning disabilities, we’ve been delivering innovative social care for 150 years.  And as one of Scotland’s largest social care providers, we have 65 services and 1,800 employees across the country.

As Donor Relations Officer, you will provide campaign, trading and communications support to the Donor Relations team. This will include:

• Provide support to the team to ensure fundraising campaigns of varying sizes are delivered successfully
• Devise and plan fundraising campaign themes that engage the general public
• Plan and deliver engaging communications for donors and work with colleagues to dovetail fundraising messages into CrossReach-wide communications
• Ensure that donors’ expectations are met through accurate and timely engagement
• Advise colleagues and other teams of the communications options best suited to fundraising and campaign goals
• Maintain a record of outgoing campaign communications, response rates and make recommendations on how to improve reach and impact for future communications
• Update and create online presence to support fundraising activity
• Conduct detailed research on donor data and communications to ensure that campaigns are targeted, effective, presenting findings in a range of methods
• Create timely, accurate and appropriate communications in a range of media, including online and by using social media
• Support the promotion and communication of trading activity (eg Christmas card sales).

Requirements

The key skills and abilities we are looking for are:

• Basic computer literacy skills including use of Microsoft Office, some design packages and the internet
• Previous experience providing support in the area of campaigns and or communications
• Experience of planning and delivering a communications plan
• Creative and able to spot opportunities to enhance our fundraising campaigns
• Excellent administrative and organisational skills: able to schedule and execute crucial tasks, meet deadlines and deliver projects on time
• Eye for detail with excellent written and verbal communication skills for communicating accurately with a wide audience.

Join us and you’ll be part of a professional environment with a range of development opportunities and a generous benefits package.  Our values driven culture means we are accepting, respectful and compassionate to both our service users and employees.  It’s a career that will enhance both your life and the lives of vulnerable people across Scotland. 

Closing date: 31st October 2021.

As we do our work in Christ’s name the job you have applied for 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).

Title: Project Manager - Fundraising Change & Standards team

Salary: £31,578 - £35,086 per annum

Hours/Contract: Full time - 35 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Based: UK Flexible

Closing date: 25th October 2021

Interview date: TBC

The Fundraising Change & Standards Team at Marie Curie is looking for a Project Manager to join our busy and dynamic team. The primary focus of the role is to provide project management support to change and improvement projects across the Fundraising Directorate.

We are a National team, working on Fundraising change projects that are implemented at a National, Regional and Local level. The post holder will work closely with Process Improvement Managers within the team to understand current business processes and to project manage business change and process improvement implementation.

What we are looking for:

• Experienced project manager with excellent influencing, negotiating and communication skills
• Proven track record of managing multiple complex projects to budget and on schedule
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to forge and develop relationships and build project teams with stakeholders across a wide range of disciplines and geographical locations
• Industry recognised qualification (Agile, Prince 2, APM or equivalent) would be advantageous but not essential

What's in it for you:

• Continued access to NHS Pension Scheme (subject to eligibility)
• Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Loan schemes for bikes; computers and satellite navigation systems
• Continuous development
• Industry leading training programmes
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Flexible Working

Marie Curie is committed to its values, which underpin our work. We take stringent steps to ensure that the people who join our organisation through employment or volunteering, are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. This includes our staff, volunteers and all those who use or come into contact with our services. We are dedicated to creating not just a safe place to work but also a supportive and rewarding one.

We are committed to a world where everyone can thrive and fulfil their potential. We are devoted to the social justice imperatives and organisational benefits of full diversity, inclusion and equity in the workplace, and are a Stonewall champion. We actively encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early. Agencies need not apply.

About Us

Every day of your life matters - from the first to the last. When you work for Marie Curie, you understand that better than ever. We're a passionate, committed and diverse team of more than 4,400 staff and 12,000 volunteers, here for people living with any terminal illness, and their families. We offer expert care, guidance and support, to help them get the most from the time they have left.

Everyone knows our daffodil, but it's our warmth, creativity and care that touch lives. Here, we take the time to really get to know the people we care for and those who love them. And we do whatever it takes to give them the final days and hours they deserve.

Engagement Manager (Marketing and Recruitment)
Fixed-term Contract to 31 March 2022 (1 Year extension possible, dependent on funding)
Job ref: V349
Start date: ASAP
Hours/Days per week: 26.25 hours per week – (Flexible days/hours)
Salary: £18,000
Location: Home based in Scotland
Closing date: 25 October 2021 –10am
Interview date and Location:  TBC

Overview

Volunteering Matters is a national volunteering and social change charity. We use the unique power of volunteering to bring people together and build stronger, more resilient communities across the UK.

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

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

Role Purpose

We are looking for a talented, dynamic, and professional Engagement Manager to join our team in Scotland.
The right candidate would be someone who can work flexibly and demonstrate an understanding and total commitment to our organisational values.

We are working in partnership with Challenges Worldwide to deliver a programme called “Making Work Work” for Women Returners. Making Work Work encompasses a range of bespoke programmes based on a peer-led, supportive online learning environment, complemented by workshops, masterclasses, mentoring, and post-programme support, with the opportunity for accreditation by the Chartered Management Institute.

Its purpose is to empower people to find work that is both fulfilling and meaningful.  The programme has been devised by Lynn Houmdi and Challenges Worldwide to contribute to more positive and productive workplace cultures, where people are able to contribute in a way which fits with their lifestyles and commitments.

Making Work Work was successfully piloted for Women Returners in February and March 2021. At the end of the pilot programme, women reported increased confidence, felt better prepared and more confident for re-entering and progressing in employment and had increased knowledge and understanding of the benefits to both worker and employer of flexible working.  They had also developed a new, supportive peer-support network and gained a broader network of contacts to help in their job search.

As our Engagement Manager, you will work closely with all partners involved in the Making Work Work programme, helping to ensure the programme continues to be a success.

Your role will be to coordinate marketing information for participants, including working with partners to create content and publicity.  You will support the Programme Manager and Project Coordinator to develop and implement an external Comms strategy, to attract participants from all across Scotland.

You will also lead on recruiting the next 150 participants to the programme, working alongside community organisations, third sector agencies and statutory bodies to identify suitable candidates.  You will signpost and support candidates during the recruitment and on-boarding process.

Within Volunteering Matters, you will be the lead on Making Work Work, promoting the programme across the organisation and maximizing opportunities for participants, and existing Volunteering Matters projects/beneficiaries/volunteers to take part.

Volunteering Matters Values & Ways of Working: 

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

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

Benefits package: Pension, Unlimited annual leave, fully flexible working, cycle to work & season ticket loan.

To apply please visit our website.

Your supporting statement is of equal importance to us as your CV and is a key part of our shortlisting process. It is an opportunity for you to outline your experience and credentials directly to the details of the post.

Volunteering Matters is committed to the provision of equal opportunities in employment and accordingly wishes to ensure that no job applicant is treated less favourably on unjustifiable grounds. To assist in the monitoring of our performance in relation to equal opportunities you are requested to complete the enclosed monitoring form. The questionnaire is for statistical purposes only. Upon receipt it will be separated from your CV and cover letter and will not form part of the selection process.

Please note: Due to the volume of applications we receive if we have not contacted you by the interview date it means that on this occasion, we are unable to take your application further.

GDPR Statement

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

Development Consultant (Scottish College SAs)

NUS Charity is an exciting organisation developing and championing strong students’ unions. We connect our members and curate services to deliver advice, guidance and crisis support to students’ unions.

We do professional differently. We are a progressive charity representing students’ unions across the UK. The sector is inclusive, fun, dynamic and representative and we put students and students’ unions at the heart of everything we do. We are challenging but are committed to creating a supportive and flexible environment which pushes your personal development in your everyday activity.

What we do

Students’ unions can be transformational hubs for students, staff, and wider society. NUS Charity support our members’ development to enhance their capacity and harness opportunities to maximise their positive impact. We do this in many ways; from managing a purchasing consortium to drive great value for our members, to our development activity, supporting the best potential in students’ unions - we strive to make a difference to our members.

Within our small Union Development team we deal with a range of organisational development work, whether that’s being the Returning Officer and supporting students’ unions elections, running development events/webinars, helping new students’ unions create the structures that they need, coaching a students’ union leader who needs extra support, or creating guidance on new legislation that will effect students’ unions – no two days are the same.

What we need

NUS Charity is looking for a Development Consultant to deliver strategic and operational support in college students’ associations in Scotland. We’re looking to deliver high quality projects in organisational development, based on the Framework for the Development of Strong and Effective College Students’ Associations in Scotland, with a specific focus on supporting them to be autonomous, sustainable and effective in representing the interests of students. This role is part of an externally funded project, with funding provided by the Scottish Funding Council.

We welcome applications from homebased applicants outside the Edinburgh area, however there would be an expectation for you to visit the Edinburgh office once a week and students’ unions in Scotland frequently. For a successful candidate based outside the Edinburgh area, travel expenses and any travel time within work time for student union visits would be calculated based on an Edinburgh location.

Due to the role being externally funded, it is currently fixed term until the end of July 2022. However, should further, additional funding be secured, there is potential for the role's term to be extended. We would also be open to considering the role as a secondment opportunity.

We’re committed to equality of opportunity for all. We welcome applications from individuals regardless of their race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, age, gender, or disability.

You can be yourself here whoever you are, be proud of the work you do and build a career in a place that knows different is good.

Benefits

We aim to practice what we preach so we’re happy to offer a flexible person-centred working environment with a great benefits package including:

• Generous holiday entitlement
• Flexible working opportunities
• Valuable workplace pension
• Enhanced parental pay policies
• Employee assistance programme

If you would like an informal conversation about this role or the application process, please contact us via our website.

Closing date for applications: Sunday 7th November 2021

Interview date: Wednesday 17th November 2021

Project Officer, Workplace Engagement

£24,938 per annum

(Ref:  SUS3344-B)

37.5 hours per week – 12 Month Fixed Term Contract

 Based in Lerwick and Home Working

About Sustrans

Our vision and mission have never been more relevant. 

Across the UK, governments are pledging investment and action on walking and cycling.

We are working together to make a real difference - creating places where everyone can live and travel happily and healthily, and where nobody is excluded.

Our work wouldn’t be possible without the commitment and dedication of our colleagues.

We are proud of our employee net promoter score, being in the top 20% of all employers across all sectors in the UK, due to our energised, friendly and motivated workforce.

Join Sustrans today and help us get things done, together

About the Role

We now have an exciting opportunity to join our team in Scotland as a Project Officer.

Working alongside NHS Shetland, you will engage NHS Shetland staff through a diverse range of activities, all designed to increase the number of active / sustainable travel journeys for commuting and business travel.

About You

With experience of sustainable behaviour change or employee engagement in a workplace setting, you will use your written and verbal communication and presentation skills to engage with communities and inspire change.

So, if you’re passionate about the promotion of Sustainable Transport, this could be the role for you!

Apply today and help us make a difference!

What we offer?

Wellbeing

• 26 days’ leave per annum plus bank holidays for full-time working
• Ability to buy an extra week of annual leave (pro-rata for part-time staff)
• Staff volunteer days
• 24/7 free, impartial and confidential support service
• We are members of the Green Commute Initiative and Cycle Scheme who both offer cycle to work schemes

Financial

• Group Personal Pension scheme with a 4% or 5% of basic salary contribution being matched by Sustrans
• Bike, computer and season ticket loans
• Discount benefits

Family Friendly

• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Flexible Working practices (full time hours are 37.5 per week, Monday - Friday)

Interviews

Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9am on Wednesday 27 October 2021. Interviews will take place via MS Teams on Thursday 11 November 2021.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion.

We welcome applications from people from all parts of the community, particularly where we are under-represented. Currently, this includes people who identify as having a disability, and those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups.

Help us to support more bright, ambitious young people to obtain careers with leading employers!

Social mobility charity LTSB is expanding the programmes and career paths we offer to reach more young people who face disadvantage.

We are recruiting two new Careers Development Managers.

We are particularly keen to hear from applicants who can help us to support young people in particular locations and may be based in or have significant knowledge of the Edinburgh and Glasgow areas.

About the Careers Development Manager Role

Each Careers Development Manager will develop cohorts of young people, aged 16 – 24. They will inspire young people and support them through the first year of their careers. The successful candidates will have a proven commitment to improving the lives of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds with a good understanding of social mobility, diversity and inclusion issues.

For more information, please see the attached job description for the Careers Development Manager role.

About LTSB

To read more about our work and the impact we make, please see our latest Impact Report (attached). 

Application Process

To apply, please click apply to visit our recruitment page, follow the instructions and upload your CV and covering letter when prompted to attach documents.

Before applying, please ensure that you full read the job description and person specification.

Your application should clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria listed in the person specification.

Due to the nature of the role, the successful applicant will be required to apply for a DBS Disclosure at enhanced level. Our partner organisations may also require LTSB to carry out additional pre-employment screening checks on successful candidates.

Interviews will be scheduled on a rolling basis as suitable applications are received. LTSB reserves the right to close the vacancy early, should a suitable candidate be appointed.

Location: Flexible in the UK

We will be reviewing applications as and when they come through so we encourage you to submit something sooner rather than later! 

Here in the Operations Systems team at The Prince’s Trust, we have an exciting transformation agenda ahead of us and need the support of an exceptional Delivery Manager, as a maternity leave cover, to make things happen!

Making an impact on young people is at the heart of what we do and your role will help our technology team effectively deliver change. You will ensure our frontline teams have access to systems that meet their needs and are as efficient and effective as possible.

This role is perfect for you if you have excellent project delivery and scrum-based delivery skills and strong communication and stakeholder management skills. Most importantly, you must believe in The Trust’s work, live our company values, and fit in with our team’s positive, supportive and collaborative culture.

For more information and to apply, please go to our website.

Job Title:  Engagement Manager (Scottish Borders)
Role Reports To: Delivery Leader
Direct Reports: None
Job Family:  3 – £24,000 FTC until 31st March 2022
Department: Delivery
Full time role  - 35 hours 

Overview

Volunteering Matters is a national volunteering and social change charity. We use the unique power of volunteering to resolve some of the UK’s most pressing social issues.  In collaboration with local authorities, we have created a programme to support improvement in services for care experienced young people.

The system of public, private and third sector providers across a range of local services tend to be designed for people who are able to engage with little or no support.  People of all ages have barriers to engaging in services and care experienced young people can have more barriers than most.  For care experienced young people, whilst they have talent and potential, they face some of the starkest outcomes of any group in society given their additional barriers, and a legacy of discrimination, oppression, and a lack of access to resources and opportunities.

What is the problem we are trying to solve? Despite the challenges, there is a considerable growing consensus and momentum around the idea that care experienced young people cannot rely on services and infrastructure that have been designed without their input or have not been specifically designed with their needs in mind.

By making use of the Scottish Approach to Service Design and supporting No One Left Behind Principles, we therefore want to give care experienced young people a voice and an opportunity to influence change by involving them in the design of services and opportunities, providing them a platform to have their voices heard.

Role Purpose

As our Engagement Manager working in the Scottish Borders, you will work closely with care experienced young people to empower them to have a voice and to support them to identify and review referral pathways within the local authority.  You will provide an independent and improvement-orientated framework to self-assess services relating to care experienced people.

The ambition is then to co-design necessary services to fill gaps, providing a supported pathway for care experienced young people on their journey to sustainable fair work.  Finally, we hope to support in re-orientating existing structures, services, commissioning frameworks and pathways to enable improvement whilst offering peer support and learning opportunities for all areas under review.

The role involves working closely in collaboration with local services and within local governance and with the Improvement Service to make positive change.  This programme is currently operating in three local authorities in Scotland – Clackmannanshire, Scottish Borders and Dumfries and Galloway, so there will be opportunities for shared learning and peer support.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Collaborate with local authority to identify the appropriate and relevant departments and services requiring auditing and review
• You will attract, recruit and support care experienced young people to undertake an audit of pathways and services. Undertaking surveys, observations, questionnaires, and focus groups
• You will work closely with these individuals to identify the current processes and procedures within the relevant services and complete a mapping exercise to what the “exiting care” journey looks like for all care experienced young people
• Together with the young people, you will identify the existing interventions and their effectiveness against the improvement plan
• Create networks and conversations which enable local authorities to learn from care experienced individuals and families and develop collaborative learning opportunities
• You will develop evidence-based findings and recommendations and present back to decision makers to take the first steps of changing the lives of care experienced young people
• Recognise the confidential and sensitive nature of personal information relating to children, young people, and families and how this should be communicated, used, published, shared, recorded, and handled appropriately
• Contribute to the wider Volunteering Matters team, always upholding our values
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships and communication lines with colleagues, volunteers, young people, families, partners, and others
• Administration tasks including maintaining up- to- date, effective and accessible records and the use of Microsoft Office and other software packages

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Skills

• A strong passion and commitment to volunteering, our organisational values and flexible working strategy
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills with a strong ability to influence and motivate others
• Excellent people skills, including being able to develop professional and effective relationships with a range of stakeholders
• Excellent organisational and time management skills, including the ability to plan effectively
• Self-motivated, ability to work on own initiative, ability to multi-task, an approachable manner, team player and sound judgement skills
• Excellent administration and IT skills, including the use of Office 365 and Microsoft Teams

Experience

• Awareness and understanding of effectively supporting care experienced young people or families
• Experience in identifying and delivering effective change
• Effective teamwork including building effective relationships with internal and external partners
• Experience of group facilitation/ running activities or events to engage children, young people and families
• Volunteer Management
• Child Protection/Adult Protection and Safeguarding process and policies
• Experience of achieving ambitious goals and targets, completing a high standard of work to meet successful outcomes

Qualifications

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

Other

The post will be home based however given the nature of this role you will be expected to work within the local community and be available to regularly engage with care experienced young people in a setting they feel most comfortable with.

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

This role requires membership of the PVG (Protection of Vulnerable Groups) scheme. Having a conviction will not necessarily cause a bar to employment.

 Our Values & Ways of Working

In all that we do, we embrace a philosophy of ‘Freedom within a Framework’ and are guided by our values:
Empowering, Inclusive, Compassionate, Positive & Straightforward.

To apply please visit our website 

Title: Head of Quality and Clinical Practice - Scotland

Salary: £45,753 - £51,668 per annum

Hours/Contract: Full time - 35 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Based: Edinburgh Hospice

Closing date: 10th November 2021

Interview date: 17th November 2021

We are seeking a Head of Quality and Clinical Practice to provide professional leadership for all non-medical clinical staff across South and East Scotland as part of a Placed-based Leadership team to ensure delivery of a person-centred, safe and effective care model with a focus on compliance, governance and risk mitigation.

This is senior role reporting to the Associate Director, Strategic Partnerships & Services for Scotland and working alongside the Head of Operations and Medical Director for Scotland South and East based at our Edinburgh Hospice. The successful post holder will provide high quality clinical and professional leadership to ensure the delivery of effective, efficient and high-quality care pathways.

What we are looking for:

• Evidence of improvement and change management
• Expert knowledge of governance, quality improvement and risk management
• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience of working at a senior level in health and social care in the private, public or third sector
• Demonstrable experience of governance/clinical governance, quality and continuous improvement.

What's in it for you:

• Continued access to NHS Pension Scheme (subject to eligibility)
• Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Loan schemes for bikes; computers and satellite navigation systems
• Continuous development
• Industry leading training programmes
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Flexible Working

Marie Curie is committed to its values, which underpin our work. We take stringent steps to ensure that the people who join our organisation through employment or volunteering, are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. This includes our staff, volunteers and all those who use or come into contact with our services. We are dedicated to creating not just a safe place to work but also a supportive and rewarding one.

We are committed to a world where everyone can thrive and fulfil their potential. We are devoted to the social justice imperatives and organisational benefits of full diversity, inclusion and equity in the workplace, and are a Stonewall champion. We actively encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.

This role will be subject to receiving a satisfactory Enhanced criminal record check.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early. Agencies need not apply.

About Us

Every day of your life matters - from the first to the last. When you work for Marie Curie, you understand that better than ever. We're a passionate, committed and diverse team of more than 4,400 staff and 12,000 volunteers, here for people living with any terminal illness, and their families. We offer expert care, guidance and support, to help them get the most from the time they have left.

Everyone knows our daffodil, but it's our warmth, creativity and care that touch lives. Here, we take the time to really get to know the people we care for and those who love them. And we do whatever it takes to give them the final days and hours they deserve.

Are you a fearless leader with the passion to fund life saving research? Are you able to inspire and build pioneering relationships?

Our Community Fundraising team has ambitious targets to help us in our fight to beat heart break forever. We are recruiting for an ambitious, confident, and engaging Fundraising Manager to develop and grow our supporter network and income in East Scotland and Islands.

Putting the supporter first, you’ll maximise income and awareness for the BHF within your patch through proactively securing and managing community and corporate fundraising partnerships whilst recruiting/supporting networks of fundraising groups, supporters and volunteers. 

With fantastic local knowledge matched by your passion for the cause which will enable you to help our supporters to achieve their ambitious fundraising goals. You’ll also proactively build and develop fundraising groups and recruit individual volunteers and supporters, securing fundraising partnerships and delivering national campaigns, local projects, and maximising community engagement.

This is a field-based role covering East Scotland and Islands (EH, KY, DD, TD, ZE, HS, KW postcodes).

About you

You'll have a proven track record in fundraising at a community level. You will have been involved in projects such as the winning and management of charity of the year or longer-term corporate/clubs/association partnerships, volunteer or people management experiences and supporter/customer engagement. 

With strong evidence of transferable skills and experience, e.g., a track record exceeding KPI’s in sales or account management, customer service, business development or fundraising. You’ll have excellent communication, networking and relationship building skills and be passionate, tenacious, and motivated to make a difference in the fight against heart disease.

This is a brilliant opportunity to join our ambitious forward-looking team and contribute to our recent track record of fantastic growth. This role provides a brilliant opportunity to transition from a local charity to gain experience with one with nationally recognised brand presence. Or for an ambitious salesperson who is an expert in their field, to use their transferable skills to help our vision become a reality. We're brave, informed, compassionate and driven in our fight against heart disease and, if that sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you.

Living in the "EH", "DD" or "KY" postcode area, you will have good knowledge of the fabulous people and opportunities that exist across the East of Scotland. If you intend to relocate, please make this clear in your submission.

You'll also need a full UK driving licence plus previous experience of working remotely and be able to demonstrate an ability to manage and motivate yourself; whilst still working collaboratively with colleagues.

About us

Every single one of us is vulnerable to the heartbreak caused by heart and circulatory diseases – they are the world’s biggest killers. But the research we fund represents hope. And nothing matters more than finding cures and treatments that give us more time with the people we love. 

We celebrate diversity and make inclusion part of what we do every day. Diversity and Inclusion forms a main pillar in our People Experience Strategy. Our aim is for all of our colleagues and volunteers to bring their true self to work, so we can continue to fund life saving research. 
 
Here at the BHF we understand that you might need a little help balancing your work and home life. Many of our people work flexibly in many different ways. Please feel free to talk to us about the flexibility you may need; we’re happy to explore what’s possible for you and the role.
 

Benefits

To find out more about the benefits available at the BHF please download our benefits document at the bottom of our advert page.

Interview process

Interviews will be held 9th November 2021 at our Edinburgh office (The Cube, 43a Leith St, Edinburgh EH1 3AT).

How to apply

It’s quick and easy to apply for a role at the BHF. Just click on the apply button below. All you’ll need is an up to date CV and a supporting statement, outlining your interest in the role and how you meet the role’s criteria. 
 
Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.

Should you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us.