Charity registered in Scotland SC010100
Age Scotland is an independent charity working in Scotland dedicated to improving the later lives of everyone on the ageing journey.
Top job! Chief Financial Officer
- Full time
- £80,000 – £85,000
- Hybrid: Edinburgh
- Closing 15th July 2024
At Age Scotland, our vision is to make Scotland the best place in the world to grow older. We focus on the issues that matter most to older people, working tirelessly to ensure everyone has the opportunity to live the best quality of life possible. We are keen to maximise our impact on the lives of all our older people, particularly those most in need.
Our values are to inspire, involve and empower older people in Scotland and to influence decision makers and others so that people can enjoy better later lives. We plan to double our income by 2029, and we are seeking a dedicated and strategic Chief Financial Officer who will be a key part of helping us address that challenge.
Reporting to the Chief Executive, you will develop and deliver an effective financial strategy which enables service delivery and growth. You will bring strong financial leadership, working closely with our senior management team and Board to ensure effective financial governance and enable informed decision-making. You will act as a trusted source of advice and insight to our CEO and to our Board, along with its Audit and Risk Committee. Given our ambitions to grow and diversify you will be a skilled strategist, delivering robust business cases for future investment, as well as critical challenge that will help drive Age Scotland’s strategy and operational plans. As a key member of the senior management team, you will play a vital and participative role in shaping both the strategic and operational decision-making processes and ultimately ensuring the long-term financial sustainability of the charity.
We are looking for a highly experienced and strategically minded finance professional with strong commercial acumen and the intellectual flexibility to move easily between detail and the bigger picture. Highly analytical with the ability to get “behind the numbers” and carry out financial analysis to allow well-informed commercial decisions you, will also bring a pragmatic approach, the ability to work at pace and a strong commitment to the aims and vision of Age Scotland.
Age Scotland embraces hybrid working and whilst our Headquarters are in Edinburgh, the successful candidate would not be required to be in the office on a full-time basis.
This role offers a unique opportunity for an ambitious and outward-thinking finance professional to influence future strategies and drive meaningful change within a dynamic organisation that serves as a key community partner throughout Scotland. To learn more please contact Douglas Adam at Livingston James, our retained recruitment advisors, via douglasadam@livingstonjames.com
Resource & Administration Officer
- Full time
- £23,908.5 – £26,082
- Hybrid: Blend of office (Edinburgh) and home working
- Closing 8th July 2024
Age Scotland is the national charity for older people. We work to improve the lives of everyone over the age of 50 so that they can love later life.
We support and enable hundreds of communities and older people’s groups across Scotland. We provide information, friendship and advice through our free helpline and publications. We tackle loneliness and isolation with our Friendship Line and much more.
We work in Scotland with older people’s groups who provide vital activities and services for older people in their local community. We campaign on the issues that older people tell us are important to them.
As Resource and Administration Officer, you will support the work of the Community Development team, providing high quality information and administration. You will be a central source of information and support to Age Scotland members, developing good professional relationships with members and ensuring that they are at the heart of Age Scotland’s work.
You will also be involved in supporting the administration of Community Development events and the Community Grants Programme, as well as developing, monitoring, and reviewing systems and procedures to ensure maximum organisational effectiveness.
The post will be a hybrid blend of a minimum of 3 days office based (in Edinburgh) and home-based work.
In return for your hard work, enthusiasm and commitment to our values you’ll receive a generous benefits package:
- Generous holiday allowance of 37 days (FTE) plus 2 fixed public holidays
- Flexible working opportunities from day one
- A range of learning and development opportunities
- Company sick pay
- Healthcare benefit through Westfield Health
- Discounted gym membership
- Cashback scheme from major retailers
- Contributory pension scheme with employer contributions of 9%
- A comprehensive package of support though our Employee Assistance Programme
- Group life cover up to three times your annual salary
- Cycle to work scheme
- Carers support
- The option to buy more holidays or sell them
- Enhanced maternity and paternity policies.
Energy Trainer
- Part time
- £28,798 pro-rata
- Remote: Scotland based: Home based in mainland Scotland (north of the central belt), with frequent travel
- Closing 8th July 2024
Age Scotland is the national charity for older people. We work to improve the lives of everyone over the age of 50 so that they can love later life.
We support and enable hundreds of communities and older people’s groups across Scotland. We provide information, friendship and advice through our free helpline and publications. We tackle loneliness and isolation with our Friendship Line and much more.
We work in Scotland with older people’s groups who provide vital activities and services for older people in their local community. We campaign on the issues that older people tell us are important to them.
As Energy Trainer, you will be involved in developing and delivering online and face-to-face energy and cost of living advice workshops for older people in Scotland, and those who support them. You will represent Age Scotland at community events and conferences, providing information and making referrals to our helpline for tailored advice.
Our workshops and events cover a variety of energy and cost of living related issues, including:
• saving energy and money.
• understanding energy bills and tariffs.
• the health-related impacts of living in a cold home.
• the Priority Services Register.
• fire and carbon monoxide safety.
• smoke and heat alarm regulations.
• financial support including benefits, home energy efficiency grants and schemes, and social tariffs.
• other information, advice and support provided by Age Scotland.
You will play a hand in training staff members and corporate partners about the issues people face in later life, collecting qualitative and quantitative feedback for project evaluation, and supporting the development of Age Scotland’s energy and cost of living related information resources.
The post will be mainly home-based in mainland Scotland north of the central belt and will require frequent travel around Scotland.
In return for your hard work, enthusiasm and commitment to our values you’ll receive a generous benefits package:
• Generous holiday allowance of 37 days (FTE) plus 2 fixed public holidays
• Flexible working opportunities from day one
• A range of learning and development opportunities
• Company sick pay
• Healthcare benefit through Westfield Health
• Discounted gym membership
• Cashback scheme from major retailers
• Contributory pension scheme with employer contributions of 9%
• A comprehensive package of support though our Employee Assistance Programme
• Group life cover up to three times your annual salary
• Cycle to work scheme
• Carers support
• The option to buy more holidays or sell them
• Enhanced maternity and paternity policies.
Information Support Officer
- Part time
- £22,000 pro-rata
- Hybrid: Scotland based: Blend of office (Edinburgh-based) and home working (in Scotland)
- Closing 10th July 2024
Age Scotland is the national charity for older people. We work to improve the lives of everyone over the age of 50 so that they can love later life.
We support and enable hundreds of communities and older people’s groups across Scotland. We provide information, friendship and advice through our free helpline and publications. We tackle loneliness and isolation with our Friendship Line and much more.
We work in Scotland with older people’s groups who provide vital activities and services for older people in their local community. We campaign on the issues that older people tell us are important to them.
We know that growing older doesn’t come with a manual. Later life can bring opportunities and challenges, and people may need to know about rights, organisations and services which are often unfamiliar. That’s why we provide free information, advice and friendship to support older people on a diverse range of topics.
Older people in Scotland need our support now more than ever and through living our values you will play a significant part in empowering and enabling them to access their rights and entitlements.
People-centred in approach, you will be responsible for providing an exemplary ‘First Port of Call’ service in a hybrid virtual contact centre environment. You will respond to inbound and outbound contact, providing information and friendship to older people living in Scotland, their families and carers. You will provide cover and support to other telephony services within Age Scotland.
The role will be a hybrid blend of office-based (in Edinburgh) and home-based work.
In return for your hard work, enthusiasm and commitment to our values you’ll receive a generous benefits package:
· Generous holiday allowance of 37 days (FTE) plus 2 fixed public holidays
· Flexible working opportunities from day one
· A range of learning and development opportunities
· Company sick pay
· Healthcare benefit through Westfield Health
· Discounted gym membership
· Cashback scheme from major retailers
· Contributory pension scheme with employer contributions of 9%
· A comprehensive package of support though our Employee Assistance Programme
· Group life cover up to three times your annual salary
· Cycle to work scheme
· Carers support
· The option to buy more holidays or sell them
· Enhanced maternity and paternity policies.
Veterans Project Officer
- Part time
- £29,386.61 pro-rata
- Hybrid: Blend of office (Edinburgh-based) and home working
- Closing 15th July 2024
Age Scotland is the national charity for older people. We work to improve the lives of everyone over the age of 50 so that they can love later life.
We support and enable hundreds of communities and older people’s groups across Scotland. We provide information, friendship and advice through our free helpline and publications. We tackle loneliness and isolation with our Friendship Line and much more.
We work in Scotland with older people’s groups who provide vital activities and services for older people in their local community. We campaign on the issues that older people tell us are important to them.
As Veterans Project Officer, you will assist the Veterans Project and Unforgotten Forces team deliver their services across Scotland and facilitate the smooth running of the department. This will include delivering Age Scotland’s core veterans training in face-to-face and online formats, as well as keeping these training sessions up-to-date and developing new themes when required.
This role will also involve extending the outreach of the Veterans Project training programme by engaging with new audiences who would benefit from participating. This will include being responsible for the external communications output of the Unforgotten Forces and Age Scotland Veterans projects.
The post will be hybrid, with some time in our office in Causewayside (Edinburgh) as well as home-working.
In return for your hard work, enthusiasm and commitment to our values you’ll receive a generous benefits package:
- Generous holiday allowance of 37 days (FTE) plus 2 fixed public holidays
- Flexible working opportunities from day one
- A range of learning and development opportunities
- Company sick pay
- Healthcare benefit through Westfield Health
- Discounted gym membership
- Cashback scheme from major retailers
- Contributory pension scheme with employer contributions of 9%
- A comprehensive package of support though our Employee Assistance Programme
- Group life cover up to three times your annual salary
- Cycle to work scheme
- Carers support
- The option to buy more holidays or sell them
- Enhanced maternity and paternity policies.