We are seeking to appoint a committed and adaptable individual to support SHAAP’s work to reduce harms from alcohol in Scotland, by using the latest evidence and research to develop effective policy, leading SHAAP’s communications and advocacy work, and managing specific projects. As a key member of a small staff team, the Policy and Communications Officer is a varied role and is vital to our aim of influencing policy and practice by communicating research, policy and evidence effectively to a range of stakeholders.

SHAAP consists of a small staff team and a Steering Group of doctors with a strong interest in reducing alcohol harms in Scotland. The post of Policy and Communications Officer is new, and will work closely with the Director and the Research and Projects Co-ordinator.

The Role

Please refer to the Job Description for the full details. The Policy and Communications Officer role responsibilities include:

• To monitor relevant policy and political developments and proactively pursue opportunities to influence alcohol-related policy
• To lead agreed projects in a timely manner
• To represent SHAAP at various events, groups and meetings
• To act as the first point of contact for media enquiries
• To research and produce relevant briefings, reports and publications
• To produce content for and manage the SHAAP website and social media channels
• To work closely with the rest of the team
• To undertake any other reasonable tasks requested by the SHAAP Director/Chair

The Person

Please refer to the Job Description for the full details.

• Educated to degree level (or equivalent)
• Ability to produce reports and papers for different audiences
• Experience of policy advocacy
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Knowledge of, and interest in, alcohol policy
• Highly-organised; able to self-manage and work as part of a team
• Experience of organising events
• Confident at working with journalists
• Demonstrable competence in utilising social media
• Ability to represent SHAAP with external stakeholders

Remuneration Package

The salary for this role will be £37,996 per annum plus benefits. Additional benefits include:

• Pension: with employer contributions of 9%.
• Holidays: 23 days annual leave. All employees receive 11 days public holiday/College close downs.
• Life assurance scheme.
• Long-term income protection scheme for those unable to work due to illness.
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Discounted rates for use of the venue for personal events.

The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (“the College”) seeks to appoint a Membership and Data Officer to provide data administration and membership services to the Colleges’ growing membership and fellowship community and maintain and update the membership database to ensure data accuracy, relevance and quality. The post holder will operate in partnership with colleagues in the department and across-College, managing, recording, reporting and analysing large volumes of data.

The College is a professional membership organisation and registered charity, which supports the medical profession to deliver the gold standard in healthcare provision. We have a network of over 14,500 members worldwide and help hospital doctors throughout their careers through leading an effective and supportive physicians’ community as well as providing our world-renowned education and training programme which helps qualified doctors pursue their careers in specialist medicine.

The Role

This is a role in the department of Global Engagement. Please refer to the Job Description for full details.

Key responsibilities include:

• Maintaining and updating the College’s membership database and managing database information from stakeholders (including the GMC and JRCPTB).

• Generating reports and searches, for a range of College-wide business and analytical purposes (including analysing membership trends) and generating data and commentary for senior management reports, Council papers, etc.

• Playing a key role in Membership Enrolment and administration, creating data records and ensuring all new subscription information is uploaded on the College database timeously and accurately each year.

• Developing standard operation procedures to improve system efficiency, team productivity and performance.

• Finding and improving formats for entering data in the database to present information in a standardised way, to make searches easier and improve accuracy.

Person Specification

• Advanced IT skills including Word, Excel, and Outlook.

• Experience of using member databases.

• Knowledge of using survey and e-communication tools to create online surveys and mass emails.

• Ability to identify and clarify user requirements and present often complex data in a clearly understood format.

• An understanding and working knowledge of GDPR and appropriate data protection legislation.

• Knowledge of SQL to store, query, and manipulate relational data; experience of SQL clients (e.g. Enterprise Manager, Sybase Central) and data analysis tools such as Power BI.

• Experience in a membership or hospitality organisation, or an appropriate work environment that requires a high level of quality customer service delivered in an administrative capacity.

• Experience of handling large volumes of customer data and financial transactions.

• Exceptional levels of attention to detail, and an ability to respond immediately to changing demands.

• Strong team player that can operate with a friendly and inclusive approach.

• A general understanding of the UK Medical Training system, the related organisations, the various Royal Colleges and the roles they play and the qualifications which they confer.

Remuneration Package

The salary for this role will be £33,221 per annum plus benefits. Additional benefits include:

• Pension: with employer contributions of 9%.

• Holidays: 23 days’ annual leave (with incremental increase over five years to 28 days) and 11 days’ public holiday/College close downs.

• Life assurance scheme.

• Long-term income protection scheme for those unable to work due to illness.

• Cycle to Work scheme.

• Discounted rates for use of the venue for personal events.

The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (“the College”) seeks to appoint a Membership Governance Officer to co-ordinate matters in relation to the governance of Fellowship and Membership, working with the Membership Manager to ensure that changes can be managed and implemented. The post holder will implement College decisions relating to Council elections and Fellowship and Membership issues and determine how they can be applied within the College calendar and Laws.

The College is a professional membership organisation and registered charity, which supports the medical profession to deliver the gold standard in healthcare provision. We have a network of over 14,500 members worldwide and help hospital doctors throughout their careers through leading an effective and supportive physicians’ community as well as providing our world-renowned education and training programme which helps qualified doctors pursue their careers in specialist medicine.

The Role

This role falls within the department of Global Engagement. Please refer to the Job Description for full details.

Key responsibilities include:

• Organising the election of multiple Office Bearer roles within the College including the co-ordination of all relevant processes, correspondence and advertising to the wider Fellowship.

• Designing processes, interpreting changes to policies and the Laws, navigating changes to the College calendar in order to facilitate elections in a timely manner.

• Assisting with drafting policy papers for Council on behalf of the Honorary Secretary as required.

• Collating paperwork on Regional Advisers appointments/elections to seek Council approval and tracking appointments by Regional Advisers of their Link Fellows.

• Maintaining the ‘master’ set of the Laws of the College and Royal Charter.

• Helping to support wider team activities such as events, New Fellows Day, administration and meetings on an ad hoc basis during busy periods.

Person Specification

• Experience of supporting committees/project teams to deliver operational goals.

• Demonstrable experience of working with the governance or legal documents of an organisation, such as charters, laws, terms of reference, memoranda of understanding, articles and deeds.

• Ability to deal with highly sensitive matters and enquiries with tact.

• Experience of maintaining contact with a wide variety of stakeholders through regular communication.

• Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships.

• Strong numeric, administrative and communication skills.

• Exceptional levels of attention to detail, and an ability to respond immediately to changing demands.

• Competent computer skills including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook, and member databases.

• Experience of organising significant governance related activities, such as elections and office bearer appointments.

• A general understanding of the structure, role and importance of Royal Colleges.

Remuneration Package

The salary for this role will be £ 27,002 per annum plus benefits. Additional benefits include:

• Pension: with employer contributions of 9%.

• Holidays: 23 days’ annual leave (with incremental increase over five years to 28 days) and 11 days’ public holiday/College close downs.

• Life assurance scheme.

• Long-term income protection scheme for those unable to work due to illness.

• Cycle to Work scheme.

• Discounted rates for use of the venue for personal events.