The role
You will work within our Communications and Influencing Directorate which will market and communicate the new charity, our work and impact to all those affected by breast cancer. This will be achieved through the provision of high quality information about breast cancer; ensuring the cause and patient voice is kept high on the policy, political and media agenda to influence policy and practice.
This is an exciting opportunity to work within the newly formed Policy, Evidence and Influencing team to achieve change for people with breast cancer. You will play a key role leading the development and delivery of a policy and public affairs strategy in Scotland. You will represent the charity at external meetings and oversee the design and delivery of public affairs plans in line with the charity’s strategic aims and policy calls. You will also support the roll out of major campaigning activity and act as a key spokesperson for the charity in Scotland, representing us in the media as well as with campaigners and senior stakeholders.
About you
You will have experience of developing written briefings for stakeholders, analysing data to support policy development, writing public affairs plans, developing written policy material and reports, and building strong external contacts. You will have a good understanding of the current health policy landscape as well as knowledge of UK parliamentary processes and legislative systems.
You will possess excellent communication skills and have demonstrable ability to work independently and as part of a team. You will lead and manage projects and plan and organise a busy workload and be required to travel on a regular basis to our London office, working outside of normal working hours on occasion and as necessary.
About us
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.
For further information and to apply
Please download a copy of the job description and person specification. Please submit your application through our online application portal.
Closing date Monday 11 November 2019 at 09:00am
Interview date Monday 18 November 2019
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I Bike Coordinator, Scotland
(Ref: SUS2776)
£27,255 per annum
37.5 hours per week - Based in Edinburgh
The I Bike Programme is an initiative to create a culture of active travel (cycling, scooting and walking) in schools promoting safer, happier and healthier communities. As well as delivering activities which promote active travel across the whole school community, I Bike aims to address two specific issues around cycling to school; the drop off in active travel between primary and secondary school and the gender gap which sees girls being less physically active than boys.
With a good standard of education and committed to sustainable travel through walking, cycling and using public transport, you will be experienced at project management and delivery in the education, community, behavior change or physical activity setting. Your leadership and motivational proficiency will complement your excellent verbal and written communications and organisational skills. You will have experience of partnership working and have a good understanding of the I Bike and active travel work. Line management ability and IT literacy are also required. Enhanced Disclosure Scotland (PVGS) clearance is mandatory for this post.
Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9am on Monday 4 November 2019. Interviews will take place in Edinburgh on Thursday 21 November 2019.
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Contract Type: 1 x Fixed Term until 31st August 2020
1 x Fixed Term until 30th June 2021
Hours: Full time - 35 hours a week
Location: Glasgow or Edinburgh
This is an exciting opportunity to join The Prince’s Trusts Contract Management team as a Contract Executive within our Glasgow or Edinburgh office as part of our Scotland Team.
This role is responsible for ensuring we maximise our contracted income in compliance with our funding agreements by compiling and submitting claims and report to the Funders in a timely manner. Working effectively across the Prince’s Trusts Operations, Finance and Fundraising teams in a proactive manner.
Key to our success is our engagement with a wide variety of public sector and private funding sources. This needs effective contract management to allow us to maximise our draw-down, keep local delivery and fundraising staff teams aware of progress on contracts and ensure that all relevant and eligible expenditure is included in claims. This role is pivotal to this success.
You will require excellent planning and organisational skills, the ability to manage multiple priorities and work to strict deadlines. Excellent attention to detail is required along with good Excel skills. Some previous finance experience is also required.
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 download a copy of the Prince’s Trust Behavioural Framework.
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Finance Business Partner (ref: SUS2748)
£35,388 per annum
37.5 hours per week - based in Edinburgh
As a senior member of Sustrans’ finance team, this role ensures that finance and the way we use and think about our money is front and centre of the transformation agenda for the charity, as we move into a new strategic plan period. This role will also work as part of Sustrans’ senior leadership team in Scotland, leading the financial and accountancy support for the c£60m government-funded Scottish active travel programme.
Sustrans Business Partners provide a comprehensive professional accountancy and general financial advisory service to leaders, managers and staff within the areas of the organisation for which they are responsible. Finance is brought out of the back office and an active partnership between finance and operations is created. This includes providing 'real time' financial support and analysis, being a trusted adviser, providing information which enables effective decision making and informing the development of strategic and operational plans.
Educated to degree level or equivalent and part-qualified in Chartered accountancy – ICAEW, CIMA, CIPFA, ACCA – you will have substantial experience in a related position and proven experience of providing finance advice and support to budget holders. You will also have experience of the preparation of budgets and management accounts and in the interpretation of accounts. You will be accurate, organised and methodical, be able to prioritise your workload to meet deadlines whilst using your excellent communications and interpersonal skills to build effective working relationships. A knowledge of accounting for charities and a commitment to the promotion of sustainable transport would be an advantage.
Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9am Monday 28 September 2019. Interviews will take place in Edinburgh on Wednesday 6 November 2019.
Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion.
We welcome applications from people with the appropriate skills from all parts of the
community.
We are engineers and educators, experts and advocates. We connect people and places, create liveable neighbourhoods, transform the school run a... Read more