DTA Scotland is recruiting a new Chief Executive
Would you relish the opportunity to lead an established and respected national organisation which plays a key role in promoting, supporting and representing a dynamic and growing network of community-led organisations across Scotland? Our member development trusts utilise assets, enterprise and creativity to drive forward local change.
This is an amazing opportunity for an experienced professional who is highly motivated to lead and develop services on a national scale following the retirement of the current incumbent.
You will be a dynamic leader who will maintain the forward momentum of network growth and organisational development achieved to date, and consolidate our position around the community ownership, community enterprise and community empowerment agendas in Scotland.
Some of your responsibilities will be:
- To encourage the growth of new development trusts and build the DTAS membership.
- To provide information, advice and support to DTAS members, enabling them to become stronger, more effective, more enterprising and more sustainable organisations.
- To promote the development trust approach and effectively represent the interests of the development trust movement with a range of senior stakeholders.
- To run the organisation effectively and efficiently and ensure that DTAS reflects the democratic wishes of its members.
The role is perfect for you if you have:
- Minimum of 5 years senior management experience at strategic level.
- Experience of engaging with senior stakeholders and leading teams.
- Strong grasp of financial frameworks, financial management and financial reporting.
- Record in aspects of fundraising, income generation and procurement.
- Experience of writing reports, policies, business operational plans at a strategic level.
Please download the Chief Executive recruitment pack from the DTAS website for further information and to apply.
Benefits:
- Salary package from £47,571 - £50,956 plus pension (currently 11.5% employer contribution).
- 25 days holiday plus 10 public holidays per year.
- City centre location in Edinburgh.
An exciting opportunity has arisen and we are currently seeking applications for a Lead Inspector within the HM Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland (HMICS) based in Edinburgh.
The post holder will ensure HMICS is able to monitor, assess, inspect and report on the effectiveness and efficiency of Police Scotland and the SPA. They will also be able to co-ordinate an allocated programme of inspection activity including acting as inspection manager for both single and joint inspectorate inspections when appropriate.
Top job! Equality & Diversity Policy and Programme Adviser (Scotland)
- Full time or Part time
- £41,040
- Edinburgh
- Closing 9th December 2019
Advance HE is delighted to announce an exciting, flexible opportunity for a programme manager/policy and programme adviser in Scotland, within the Membership and Accreditation Directorate.
We would encourage applications from candidates who wish to work full-time or part-time, as a Policy and Programme Adviser, or with additional responsibility as Programme Manager.
Advance HE is committed to supporting diverse talent within its organisation and we would particularly welcome applications from BAME candidates.
The successful applicant will primarily support the delivery of Advance HE’s strategic equality and diversity programme of projects with Scottish universities and colleges, supported by the Scottish Funding Council.
We are looking for candidates with a collaborative and supporting personal style, a commitment to quality assurance and a high level of integrity. They should have excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to build effective relationships at all levels of an institution and a willingness to provide constructive challenge. Whilst the candidate will work regularly from the Edinburgh office, home-based candidates are encouraged to apply. Some travel to London and York will also be necessary.
This is a fixed term contract through July 2021.
Are you interested in International Development, Global Citizenship and Fair Trade?
We educate and enable people in the North East of Scotland to take action to create a fairer world and we need trustees!
About us
We are part of a vibrant, confident, voluntary sector. Apart from our overarching value of global justice, we are committed to transparency, diversity and inclusion.
Founded over 30 years ago as the Third World Centre, running the first solely Fairtrade retail outlet in the Kirk of St Nicholas, our activities grew as we led the Aberdeen Fairtrade City campaign, achieving Fair Trade status for the city in 2004. Alongside this work we established the Montgomery Development Education Centre (MDEC), offering training, support and resources for global citizenship education.
Currently we are:
- working with schools and teachers to promote and support global citizenship education, through our education section, the Montgomery Development Education Centre
- a leading member of the Aberdeen Fairtrade Steering Group, raising awareness of fair trade and initiating related activities
- a key member of the International Development Education Association of Scotland (IDEAS)
- a member of Scotland’s International Development Alliance
- facilitating initiatives in the Aberdeen community such as One World Week each autumn
In all of this work, we focus on the Global Goals for Sustainable Development, which aim to end extreme poverty, fight inequality & injustice and fix climate change by 2030.
We receive funding from the Scottish Government and DfID/British Council for our education work and have four part-time salaried staff, supported by other staff and volunteers.
We welcome interest from potential new trustees – anyone with commitment and enthusiasm for creating a fairer world, but particularly at the present time those with some experience in governance/legal compliance or in Human Resources and/or an interest in future chairing responsibilities.
Our Trustees manage the work of AFW, which is a SCIO. Currently we have nine trustees, but really do need more! We hold Board meetings every six weeks or so (on a weekday, usually 5pm – 7pm).
Opportunities for volunteers: Even if you can’t commit to becoming a trustee, we appreciate many forms of volunteer help in our activities. We have projects in the office and off-campus that always welcome outside help.
The Citizens Advice network in Scotland is the largest independent advice service in the country. Citizens Advice Scotland is a charity within this network – they act as a national organisation supporting and representing the service as a whole and the interests of citizens. At the heart of the network there are 59 individual citizens advice bureau organisations across Scotland, all operating as independent charities in their own right, and generally focusing on providing support directly to clients. Each of these organisations is a member of Citizens Advice Scotland. Also providing significant added value are the national elements of the service run out of Citizens Advice Scotland, such as the Extra Help Unit. We believe that every citizen should have access to free, impartial and confidential advice that helps them make informed decisions, whenever they need it and however they choose to access it.
This is a great opportunity for an enthusiastic and experienced HR professional to join Citizens Advice Scotland as HR Advisor as an integral part of the Human Resources team. This role is full time and offered on a permanent basis.
The HR Advisor role provides pragmatic, commercial and employee-focused advice and support, utilising excellent communication, coaching and influencing skills to drive employee engagement. You will provide a generalist HR service and work closely with all managers and employees across the organisation, offering advice and support where required.
The successful candidate will have substantial and demonstrable generalist HR knowledge and experience covering all major HR functions including recruitment and selection, performance management, learning and development, employee engagement, reward, and employment legislation. Ideally this experience would come from a public or third sector environment.
You will have excellent working knowledge of UK employment law and experience of managing employee relations issues. In addition, you will have a strong problem solving ability and be comfortable working in an environment which demands the ability to identify problems and drive innovative HR solutions to improve processes. All this will be backed up with excellent communication skills, including the ability to coach and influence key stakeholders.
Please note that the successful candidate will be required to regularly travel to Glasgow.
For more information, please refer to the Job Pack which can be downloaded using the links below or on our vacancies page.
Employee benefits
Citizens Advice Scotland offers excellent terms and conditions, including a total of 40 days leave (including public holidays) and a pension scheme with an 8% employer contribution. We have a flexitime scheme which enables our employees to work flexibly in line with organisational requirements, and as an inclusive employer we are happy to consider other flexible working arrangements where appropriate. For more details of some of the other benefits on offer to our employees, please see the section on Employee benefits in the Job Pack.
Parish Assistant, Kilmore and Oban
- Full time
- £25,122 – £28,400
- Kilmore and Oban, Presbytery of Argyll
- Closing 20th December 2019
Could you be part of something different? We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to use their gifts, skills and experience to make a different to the lives of the people in our parishes and communities.
This role will assist the Parish minister in the worship, pastoral and outreach mission of this busy charge.
At Beatson Cancer Charity we support and enhance the treatment, care and wellbeing of current, former and future cancer patients and their families. We work in partnership with the NHS, The Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre and all related facilities. We also offer the wider community a unique opportunity to contribute to the fight against cancer in the broadest possible sense.
We are currently seeking an experienced Practitioner to join our Specialist Health and Work team to support those affected by a cancer diagnosis. Using skills and specialist knowledge in the areas of health and employability, you will deliver services within a cognitive behavioural therapy framework.
Key Responsibilities
• Manage a complex clinical caseload of clients affected by a cancer diagnosis.
• Telephone or face-to-face assessment with the client, using a biopsychosocial approach.
• Assess client’s health and work needs, make appropriate recommendations and provide bespoke health and work information and resources eg protection under the Equality Act.
• Communicate sensitively and confidentially with clients, carers, health professionals and employers in relation to complex physical, emotional social and psychological issues.
• Develop return to work plans.
• Attend workplace meetings along with client, where required.
• Incorporate local and national health, work and wellbeing policies into clinical practice.
• Contribute to the monitoring and evaluation of the service to ensure high quality service delivery.
Person Specification
• Educated to degree level or equivalent within a relevant field (Social sciences, Education, Health, Psychology, AHP, Nursing).
• Minimum of 3 years post graduate relevant experience of working with clients within a health and/or employability setting.
• Experience of caseload management.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, working with clients both face-to-face and via the telephone.
• Knowledge and experience of working with client management systems and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Experience of presenting to a variety of audiences.
• Ability to remain calm and professional in challenging situations.
• Ability to work well independently and as part of a small team.
• Ability to influence others and effect change.
• Committed to the vision, mission and core values of the charity.
Parish Assistant, South Kintyre
- Full time
- £25,122 – £28,400
- Presbytery of Argyll
- Closing 7th January 2020
Could you be part of something different? We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to use their gifts, skills and experience to make a different to the lives of the people in our parishes and communities.
This role will assist the Parish minister in the worship, pastoral and outreach mission of this busy charge.
Exciting times! get2gether has just celebrated its 7th birthday and we believe we’ve achieved a lot – we organise social opportunities for adults with disabilities in Edinburgh and the Lothians and our membership is growing. Thanks to continued funding from the National Lottery and Scottish Government our future is secure until at least March 2021.
As Edinburgh Events Co-ordinator, you will be organising a range of ‘ordinary’ events in ‘ordinary’ places in co-production with our members. You’ll be attending and facilitating these events (including evenings and weekends). You will work closely with our Ambassadors, Events Team and members, encouraging them towards greater independence.
The successful candidate will demonstrate
- excellent planning and co-ordinating skills
- The ability to network and build strong relationships with members and potential members
- Skills in networking across all sectors
- An understanding of person–centred working
- Strong inter-personal skills
- Initiative, enthusiasm and flexibility
Do you want to work for a caring organisation that believes in people?
Do you want to make a difference?
As a Recovery Coordinator with Change Grow Live, you’ll work with people who use our services, helping them get to where they want to be.
Within Scotland we operate a number of locality-based community and criminal justice services in Edinburgh, Midlothian and West Lothian and are delighted to now be providing The Forth Valley Recovery Service.
Responsibilities
We currently have a number of exciting posts that we are looking to recruit and as such are looking for motivated, enthusiastic, committed individuals who have experience of working with service users affected by drugs or alcohol to support social re integration, enabling individuals to lead meaningful and purposeful lives: promoting recovery, resilience, peer support and self-determination.
The Forth Valley Recovery Service provides a wide range of interventions to individuals affected by substance use. We have bases in Falkirk, Stirling and Alloa as well as providing an assertive outreach approach providing clinics in a wide variety of locations.
The interventions we offer include;
Harm Reduction Services including IEP, Take Home Naloxone Hepatitis C testing
Community Recovery Coordinators
The successful candidate will join an established dynamic team, providing a variety of evidence based recovery focused interventions in both a group work and one to one setting to individuals affected by substance use across Forth Valley
Hours: 9am to 5pm, with occasional evening, weekend and bank holiday cover as required
Our values are to be compassionate, open and bold. If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you.