Strathclyde would like to appoint an early career fundraiser to the role of Alumni Fund Officer, working within its established and successful Alumni and Development team. This role will deliver fundraising programmes to support the University’s Alumni Fund – a fund which is championed by many thousands of our graduates, and which supports the whole student experience.
You will deliver a range of fundraising projects including an annual student telethon campaign, direct mail, and digital projects (including Giving Day campaigns). Working across the University, you will develop close and supportive relationships with senior staff and talented students alike.
The University’s Alumni Fund helps students to have an outstanding student experience by funding a range of projects including scholarships for students in need; community programmes; international experiences; learning resources and student-led projects. You will raise awareness of the Fund to the student community, and you will manage the funding application process, taking an active role in awarding funding to successful projects.
This is an exciting time to be part of the Alumni & Development team at Strathclyde in the University’s Diamond Jubilee anniversary, celebrating its achievements and its future ambitions for its students, research, and teaching.
You will have a strong interest in fundraising, ideally looking to take the next step in your career as a fundraising professional. You will also have strong project management and administrative skills and the ability to create powerful content which introduces donors to the need for the Alumni Fund at Strathclyde and its positive impact for our students.
Formal interviews for this post will be held on 13/06/2024.
Informal enquiries about the post can be directed to Karen Boyle, Head of Development (karen.boyle.100@strath.ac.uk).
Are you ready to lead and inspire a charitable organisation dedicated to supporting the Bellshill and Mossend community? YMCA Bellshill & Mossend is seeking a visionary and committed individual to join our team as Chair of the Board.
About Us: For over a century, YMCA Bellshill & Mossend has played a pivotal role in nurturing the potential of young people, supporting families in need, and enhancing community well-being. Our programmes include youth work, community support, and operating a foodbank, all geared towards fostering a positive impact in our community.
Role Summary: The Chair will provide leadership, ensuring that our strategic objectives are met and that the board operates effectively. This pivotal role requires a blend of diplomacy, strategic foresight, and a deep commitment to the principles of community service.
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Who We Are Looking For:
Time Commitment: This role demands significant commitment, including preparation for and chairing regular board meetings, strategic planning sessions, and representing the charity at external events.
This is a voluntary position; however, reasonable expenses will be reimbursed.
To deliver Community Link Working in localities in Angus taking additional responsibility for connecting with wider VAA Locality workers third sector and strategic partner opportunities and connecting GP practices with community-based opportunities which help improve wellbeing.
Key Responsibilities:
The role will involve supporting personal options and choice for patients to help improve wellbeing, referring patients to comprehensive social care services, taking referrals, and ensuring that you target groups and communities most in need and helping them to live a healthier, happier life.
This is a very stimulating role that will allow you to work with a wide range of people such as GP’s Statutory partners such as Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP), Community Planning Partnership (CPP) and voluntary organisations and will also include patients with:
To deliver Community Link Working in localities in Angus taking additional responsibility for connecting with wider VAA Locality workers third sector and strategic partner opportunities and connecting GP practices with community-based opportunities which help improve wellbeing.
Key Responsibilities:
The role will involve supporting personal options and choice for patients to help improve wellbeing, referring patients to comprehensive social care services, taking referrals, and ensuring that you target groups and communities most in need and helping them to live a healthier, happier life.
This is a very stimulating role that will allow you to work with a wide range of people such as GP’s Statutory partners such as Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP), Community Planning Partnership (CPP) and voluntary organisations and will also include patients with:
Atrium Homes, based in Kilmarnock, is a Registered Social Landlord and Scottish Charity providing social housing to over 1,200 households; factoring services are provided to Atrium Homes by its subsidiary as well as to over 1,400 owners.
Collectively, the Board is responsible for exercising scrutiny, establishing organisational strategy and objectives and for monitoring operational performance, and we are currently looking to strengthen our overall governance through the appointment of a small number of Board Members.
We are always looking out for new Board members to help us achieve the right mix of skills and experience to match our business needs. Skills and knowledge that we would love to see further represented on our Board just now include an experienced Finance Professional, individuals with experience of Social Housing or of working in the third sector, especially working with vulnerable groups, or a business leader interested in the work of social landlords.
Equally, we are always very keen to attract people who have had experience of our services as customers and who are committed to helping us improve those services.
What is most important to us is that Board members share our core values and objectives, possess an inquiring mind and demonstrate a willingness to challenge.
All positions are voluntary but reasonable expenses to facilitate attendance at meetings will be paid. Induction and further training will also be provided.
You can also find out more about our activities by vising our website atrium-homes.co.uk or the SHR website housingregulator.gov.scot
The National Lottery Heritage Fund
As the largest funder for the UK’s heritage, our vision is for heritage to be valued, cared for and sustained for everyone, now and in the future.
We believe in the power of heritage to ignite the imagination, offer joy and inspiration, and to build pride in place and connection to past.
Our mission is to use our expertise to support and champion the UK’s heritage and demonstrate the transformative potential of National Lottery funding through delivering our new strategy Heritage 2033. We ensure that money from the National Lottery makes a decisive difference for people, places and communities.
We are currently recruiting for a full time Senior Engagement Manager on a permanent contract based in Edinburgh (Hybrid Working) but regular travel across Scotland is to be expected.
The primary purpose of this post is to work as part of the Engagement Team to manage and deliver engagement with stakeholders and potential applicants across Scotland to deliver Hertiage 2033, Heritage Fund's 10 year strategy. This post will: stimulate and support the flow of good quality applications; work with stakeholders in organisations, agencies and local authorities; support our emerging work in our Heritage Places, and plan and implement outreach strategies targeted at Heritage 2033 priorities. The post will also contribute to the wider work of the Scotland team and Engagement function.
If you are excited about helping ensure that heritage is inclusive and accessible to everyone, for now and future generations, then we want to hear from you.
For an informal conversation about the role, you can contact Megan Braithwaite, Head of Engagement, Scotland on megan.braithwaite@heritagefund.org.uk.
Our Values
Our Values and Behaviours sit at the heart of our work and are central to how we recruit. How you demonstrate our Values is just as important to us as your skills and experience.
Flexible Working
The National Lottery Heritage Fund has offices all over the UK and we champion a flexible approach to working where this supports our business needs. We have formally adopted a hybrid working approach. This means that most employees will work from their contracted Heritage Fund office twice a week at minimum. Time spent on site visits to projects or other meetings based at another Heritage Fund or external office are counted as part of those two days. The other days in the week employees may work from home.
Disability Confident Employer
We guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria for every vacancy. We always endeavour to make reasonable adjustments and special requirements can be discussed and arranged before an interview.
We are a community-owned non-profit shop and cafe, run mainly by volunteers and managed by a volunteer management committee. Our mission is to bring the community together, promote sustainable living and encourage healthy eating for all.
We are looking for a Retail Manager to keep our shop running smoothly and help us to grow. You will be responsible for all stock ordering and management (with the exception of fresh fruit and vegetables), including managing and cleaning our refillery, all stock taking, tracking product sales and minimising waste, as well as sourcing new product lines and suppliers. You will liaise with our cafe team to order their supplies. You will work with all your colleagues to promote the Storehouse and our products, and assist with event organisation. The Storehouse has a lot of potential for growth and new ventures, and you will be a key part of the team achieving this future development.
We have a wonderful team of volunteers from a huge variety of backgrounds, with a wide range of skills and abilities. You will work with your colleagues to supervise, train and support our volunteers. You will report to the Management Committee via the Staff Liaison.
You will need to be organised and enthusiastic, with great attention to detail, and work well as part of a team. You will need to be committed to our ethos of supplying great quality, sustainable and ethical groceries to our community. You will need to be able to work flexibly with other staff to cover absences and annual leave.
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The post of Events & Membership Services Executive will actively contribute to CECA Scotland’s success through supporting the day-to-day activities of fellow CECA Scotland colleagues.
This role will involve:
The work of the Events & Membership Services Executive will be part of the foundation upon which CECA Scotland will continue to directly engage with member companies and build influence amongst key stakeholders.
Gorebridge Community Development Trust (GCDT) is recruiting trustees who understand the role and the importance of governance in the third sector. We are looking for people who share our core values of inclusion, community, equality, people first and collaboration.
GCDT is a development trust, a member of the Development Trust Association Scotland established in 2004. GCDT is member led and our work includes the economic, environmental and social regeneration of EH23, we are a registered charity and a company limited by guarantee. An independent charity, however, we also seek to work in partnership with other private, voluntary and public sector organisations.
Our board is made up of 12 trustees, 9 of which are members of the organisation, and 3 co-opted individuals. Ideally you will have experience of working at a senior management level and will have a deep understanding of the nature of community development.
We are also keen to speak with you if you match one or more of the following criteria with your professional or lived experience:
Commitment
The board meets monthly, either face-to-face (most common), via video chat, or as a hybrid of the two.
The duration of Board meetings is usually no longer than 3 hours.
All relevant papers are forwarded on a reasonable timescale, either via email or posted in hard copy.
Being a trustee is a voluntary role but GCDT will cover relevant out-of-pocket travel and other expenses that would allow you to attend meetings.
Aside from the board meeting, additional time consideration should be given to allow for time to read through relevant papers, follow up on any action points, and may involve attending occasional additional meetings, events, or strategy days.
The Practitioner will deliver a weekly programme of cycling and maintenance drop-in activities to our participants, including New Scots (asylum seekers, refugees, and migrants) and young people and encourage participants to move onto further volunteering and development opportunities where appropriate.
Experience in bike mechanics is essential for this role as well as non-judgmental attitude and ability to build rapport with people of all backgrounds.