Who we are

We are Healthy n Happy Community Development Trust, an award-winning charity & community owned organisation governed by local people, where all of our work is directed by local priorities.

All of what we offer supports & enables local people to make positive changes in their lives & their local communities. From building confidence & self-esteem, to boosting skills & relationships, to getting more involved in their local neighbourhood & becoming more responsible for their own health & wellbeing.

Our key purpose is to tackle disadvantage & improve lives and communities so they are thriving, resilient & healthy.

We are guided by three guiding principles & frameworks. These are Community Development, the Social Model of Health & the Five Ways to Wellbeing.

What we do

We aim to work with local residents, groups & organisations to make Cambuslang & Rutherglen the healthiest & happiest places to live in Scotland.

Since 2015, we have helped local residents, groups & organisations lever over £2.8million direct investment to their local community.

Our work is recognised locally, regionally, nationally & internationally.

About You

• You will want to take your drive, energy, skills & inspiration & invest them in an organisation that has the health & wellbeing of people & communities at the heart of everything we do.
• You will thrive on leading others & will operate as an exemplar of leadership in action.
• You will have significant experience in designing, developing & managing a diverse range of services, activities & experience of innovative approaches to attracting finance to support the organisation in its work.
• You will be excited and proactive around innovation and systems improvement
• You will be able to demonstrate skills & experience in leadership & resource management (including people & financial management) partnership working & personal impact.

Role Specifics

• You will lead on the development, user centered design & delivery of Healthy n Happy services & activities across Cambuslang & Rutherglen.
• You will lead on further development of our impact and evaluation methods and systems that evidence our impact
• You will share leadership for income & funding to support our ambitions for growth, sustainability & to ensure delivery on our commitments.
• You will support the building of relationships with key partners both locally and nationally
• You will lead as Company Secretary for CamGlen Radio’s constituted committee.
• You will coach the people in your teams to build on their leadership skills & empower them to reach their highest potential.
• You will be the bridge between our strategic intent & our tangible outcomes & outputs, supporting our teams to deliver our goals & take our strategic ambitions into action.
• This is a senior leadership role within a shared leadership model.

Further Information

We encourage applicants to get in touch for an informal discussion with our Executive Director. To arrange this please call Angela on 0141 646 0123 alternatively email angela@healthynhappy.org.uk within the closing date period to arrange a suitable time.