About the role

Children in Scotland is excited to be recruiting for a new Policy, Projects and Participation Officer. The candidate will play an important part in our Policy, Project and Participation Department working on a diverse range of projects and policy issues.

You will be involved in project delivery, direct participation work with children and young people, and influencing national policy and legislation to improve children’s lives.

We are looking for someone who has strong knowledge of children’s rights and the Scottish policy landscape and experience of working directly with children and young people.

About Children in Scotland

Giving all children in Scotland an equal chance to flourish is at the heart of everything we do.

By bringing together a network of people working with and for children, alongside children and young people themselves, we offer a broad, balanced and independent voice. We create solutions, provide support and develop positive change across all areas affecting children in Scotland. We do this by listening, gathering evidence, and applying and sharing our learning, while always working to uphold children’s rights.

Our range of knowledge and expertise means we can provide trusted support on issues as diverse as the people we work with and the varied lives of children and families in Scotland.

Diversity

Children in Scotland values the contribution of all our staff, whatever their background. Our recruitment decisions are based on fair, open processes, with appointment on merit. We welcome applications from everyone.

This is a great opportunity to work for a national children’s charity in a vibrant, supportive environment while knowing that you are contributing to making positive difference to the lives of children in Scotland.

We are looking for a friendly, efficient and enthusiastic team player with strong customer service skills, who is motivated to help us to deliver an effective and inclusive learning and events programme to support the children’s sector.

You’ll be keen to learn on the job, encouraged to identify further areas where you’d like to develop your skills and knowledge, and be supported to do so.

It’s a really varied job, providing admin support to our Learning & Events team.

You will be responsible for providing administrative support to ensure that our learning programme meets the needs of the children’s sector. For example you will, facilitate webinars and in person events, support the development of training materials e.g. certificates, and collate data for reporting.

The learning programme includes:

• Online training and conferences
• In person training and conferences
• Networking events
• eLearning modules
• Study visits

As a Learning & Events administrative assistant you will have an important role in supporting the successful design, delivery and evaluation of the Children in Scotland Learning Programme. This includes jointly creating a sector-leading, innovative and financially sustainable programme that supports and connects the children’s sector workforce.

Working in a busy, values-driven environment, this role provides a fantastic opportunity to work with Children in Scotland staff, partners across the sector, practitioners and children and young people themselves to support all our work and deliver our learning and events activity.

Underpinned by our values, our work is focussed on us achieving our vision that all children have an equal chance to flourish. Our Strategic Plan and annual Delivery Plans provide the detail of how we go about achieving this.

You will be ready to hit the ground running but we will offer you an excellent induction and support through the first few months, which will then turn into longer-term development opportunities. You will join a brilliant group of supportive staff who are passionate about making a difference to children’s lives and work hard to achieve this.

About Children in Scotland

Giving all children in Scotland an equal chance to flourish is at the heart of everything we do.

By bringing together a network of people working with and for children, alongside children and young people themselves, we offer a broad, balanced and independent voice. We create solutions, provide support and develop positive change across all areas affecting children in Scotland. We do this by listening, gathering evidence, and applying and sharing our learning, while always working to uphold children’s rights.

Our range of knowledge and expertise means we can provide trusted support on issues as diverse as the people we work with and the varied lives of children and families in Scotland.

Diversity

Children in Scotland values the contribution of all our staff, whatever their background. Our recruitment decisions are based on fair, open processes, with appointment on merit. We welcome applications from everyone.

About the role

Children in Scotland is excited to be recruiting for a new co-ordinator for our services department. The candidate will play an important part in our national children’s services by providing vital administrative functions.

Co-ordinator

As co-ordinator you will play a key role in Children in Scotland’s children’s services by providing efficient administration support including, dealing appropriately with enquiries received, co-ordinating internal and external meetings and events, supporting evaluation activity, developing resources and supporting the service managers in the fulfilment of their duties.

We are looking for someone who has experience of working in a children’s service environment and has the passion, drive and commitment and skills to provide excellent support to our amazing staff teams.

About Children in Scotland

Giving all children in Scotland an equal chance to flourish is at the heart of everything we do.

By bringing together a network of people working with and for children, alongside children and young people themselves, we offer a broad, balanced and independent voice. We create solutions, provide support and develop positive change across all areas affecting children in Scotland. We do this by listening, gathering evidence, and applying and sharing our learning, while always working to uphold children’s rights.

Our range of knowledge and expertise means we can provide trusted support on issues as diverse as the people we work with and the varied lives of children and families in Scotland.

Diversity

Children in Scotland values the contribution of all our staff, whatever their background. Our recruitment decisions are based on fair, open processes, with appointment on merit. We welcome applications from everyone.

Further information

For an informal chat about the job, please contact Billy Anderson: Head of Services, by email on banderson@childreninscotland.org.uk

Are you an approachable, supportive and knowledgeable HR professional with strong communication skills and a desire to make a difference to the lives of children in Scotland? Could you help steer our HR function as we refresh our staff handbook/HR policies and procedures, develop our learning and development plan and further embed the use of competencies across the organisation. If so, read on...

About this role

Following the recent retirement of our long standing and much valued HR and Office manager we are excited to be in a position to now recruit a new dedicated HR manager to our team.

This role will ensure our staff are well supported from a HR perspective, that Children in Scotland complies with all employment related laws and regulations and demonstrates best practice in this important part of our central services function.

You will ensure that our HR related practices, policies and procedures are clear, fair and legally compliant, line managers are supported in their roles and employee wellbeing is at the heart of our organisation’s culture.

As HR manager you will:

• Oversee our recruitment and induction processes
• Further develop our internal learning and development plan focusing on consistent training across job roles, staff development and retention
• Contribute to work on the rollout of our staff wellbeing plan, ensuring staff are supported in their roles and their workload is appropriate and manageable
• Ensure our employee benefits package is the best we can offer
• Further embed the use of competencies in our recruitment and performance management approaches
• Oversee our annual having your say people survey, using the results to develop an action plan for the following year
• Ensure good support to hybrid working

You will take a values based approach to your work.

You will support our almost 50 valued employees and bank of associates in the delivery of our important work for and with the children of Scotland and those who work with and support them. Your work will contribute to our organisations continued journey towards long term sustainability and achieving our net zero ambitions.

You will be ready to hit the ground running but we will offer you an excellent induction and support through the first few months, which will then turn into longer-term development opportunities. You will join a brilliant group of supportive staff who are passionate about making a difference to children’s lives and work hard to achieve this.

Diversity

Children in Scotland values the contribution of all our staff, whatever their background. Our recruitment decisions are based on fair, open processes, with appointment on merit. We welcome applications from everyone.

About Children in Scotland

Giving all children in Scotland an equal chance to flourish is at the heart of everything we do.

By bringing together a network of people working with and for children, alongside children and young people themselves, we offer a broad, balanced and independent voice. We create solutions, provide support and develop positive change across all areas affecting children in Scotland. We do this by listening, gathering evidence, and applying and sharing our learning, while always working to uphold children’s rights.

Our range of knowledge and expertise means we can provide trusted support on issues as diverse as the people we work with and the varied lives of children and families in Scotland.

*Location:Children in Scotland is Edinburgh based but, until further notice, this role will be remote/home-based, with some travel required for in person meetings, and with the option of use of office space in Edinburgh and/or Glasgow.

Do you want to make a difference to the lives of children in Scotland? Are you a values-based, rights respecting engagement professional who is up for a new challenge? Could you help steer Children in Scotland’s approach to participation and engagement to make it even more accessible and impactful? If so, read on…

About the role

Working in a busy, dynamic environment, this role will ensure that children and young people’s views and participation and engagement are at the heart of everything we do at Children in Scotland.

As Policy, Projects and Participation Manager you will help Children in Scotland excel in its participation practice and share our learning across the wider sector. You will take a rights-based approach to how we engage with children and young people and you will support staff to deliver engagement activities to the highest standard. Your work will support and empower children and young people to influence a positive change in legislation and policy affecting children, young people and families across Scotland.

You will be ready to hit the ground running but we will offer you an excellent induction and support through the first few months, which will then turn into longer-term development opportunities. You will join a brilliant group of supportive staff who are passionate about making a difference to children’s lives and work hard to achieve this.

About Children in Scotland

Giving all children in Scotland an equal chance to flourish is at the heart of everything we do.

By bringing together a network of people working with and for children, alongside children and young people themselves, we offer a broad, balanced and independent voice. We create solutions, provide support and develop positive change across all areas affecting children in Scotland. We do this by listening, gathering evidence, and applying and sharing our learning, while always working to uphold children’s rights.

Our range of knowledge and expertise means we can provide trusted support on issues as diverse as the people we work with and the varied lives of children and families in Scotland.

Our values

Our values set out Children in Scotland’s beliefs and qualities.

They have been shaped by our staff, board, children and young people in our advisory group Changing our World, and our members.

We use them to guide how we work and as a way of keeping us accountable.

Strengthening equality, diversity and inclusion is an overarching commitment that informs all our values.

Brave

We are champions of children’s rights. We take a lead in empowering children and young people and improving lives. We do this with creativity and determination.

Open and fair

We are committed to accessibility and honesty. We share our learning, evidence and new ideas. Integrity, balance and respect underpin everything we do.

Collaborative

We believe in inclusion and we work in partnership. The participation of children, young people and their families, our staff, members, the workforce and our wider network inspires us and is central to achieving our vision.

Kind

We care about people and the environment, and the impact our work has on both. Empathy and trust are key in our approach and how we connect with others.

Children in Scotland values the contribution of all our staff, whatever their background. Our recruitment decisions are based on fair, open processes, with appointment on merit. We welcome applications from everyone.

Role

Children in Scotland is excited to be recruiting for a new Policy, Projects and Participation Officer. The candidate will play an important part in our Policy, Project and Participation Department working on a diverse range of projects and policy issues, as well as leading our UNCRC training programme.

Policy, Projects and Participation Officer

You will be involved in project delivery, participation work with children and young people, and influencing national policy and legislation to improve children’s lives. You will also lead the development and delivery of Children in Scotland’s UNCRC training programme, working closely colleagues in our Learning and Events team.

We are looking for someone who has strong knowledge of children’s rights and the Scottish policy landscape, experience of delivering or developing training, and experience of working with children and young people.

About Children in Scotland

Giving all children in Scotland an equal chance to flourish is at the heart of everything we do.

By bringing together a network of people working with and for children, alongside children and young people themselves, we offer a broad, balanced and independent voice. We create solutions, provide support and develop positive change across all areas affecting children in Scotland. We do this by listening, gathering evidence, and applying and sharing our learning, while always working to uphold children’s rights.

More information can be found at childreninscotland.org.uk

Diversity

Children in Scotland values the contribution of all our staff, whatever their background. Our recruitment decisions are based on fair, open processes, with appointment on merit. We welcome applications from everyone.

*Children in Scotland is Edinburgh based but, until further notice, this role will be remote/home-based, with some travel to Edinburgh required for meetings and the option of use of office space in Edinburgh and/or Glasgow. Arrangements will be reviewed, with staff involvement, throughout the 2023-24 year.

This role provides a fantastic opportunity to work for a national children’s organisation improving children’s lives.

The Supporting the Third Sector project (STTS) supports the third sector to be a strong partner in Children's Services Planning. As STTS Assistant Policy Officer, you will contribute to the work of the STTS Project, ensuring that the third sector can be meaningfully involved in children’s services planning processes and influence and inform the development of national policy relating to children, young people and families. You will assist our policy and research activity, and provide administrative, information and organisational support.

We are seeking a values-driven individual, who has great organisational and communication skills. With a commitment to children’s rights you will be able to build positive relationships with a wide range of our partners, members and other stakeholders through relevant networks and forums.

In return we will provide you with an excellent opportunity to develop your career in children’s policy and services, within a supportive, enthusiastic and committed team and organisation.

Department:Policy, Projects and Participation

Location: Children in Scotland is Edinburgh based but, until further notice, this role will be remote/home-based, with some travel to Edinburgh and Glasgow required for meetings. There is also the option to use office space in Edinburgh and/or Glasgow. Arrangements will be reviewed, with staff involvement, throughout the 2023-24 year.

About Children in Scotland

Giving all children in Scotland an equal chance to flourish is at the heart of everything we do.

By bringing together a network of people working with and for children, alongside children and young people themselves, we offer a broad, balanced and independent voice. We create solutions, provide support and develop positive change across all areas affecting children in Scotland. We do this by listening, gathering evidence, and applying and sharing our learning, while always working to uphold children’s rights.

Our range of knowledge and expertise means we can provide trusted support on issues as diverse as the people we work with and the varied lives of children and families in Scotland.

Diversity

Children in Scotland values the contribution of all our staff, whatever their background. Our recruitment decisions are based on fair, open processes, with appointment on merit. We welcome applications from everyone.

As a Learning & Events Officer you will have key role in the successful design, delivery and evaluation of the Children in Scotland Learning Programme. This includes jointly creating a sector-leading, innovative and financially sustainable programme that supports and connects the children’s sector workforce.

As a Learning & Events Officer you will take a lead on planning and delivering a wide range of activities while also effectively managing relationships with key stakeholders.

This is an exciting opportunity to work for a national children’s charity, focused on making a positive difference to the lives of children across Scotland through the learning opportunities we provide.

We are looking a positive, proactive and motivated team player to work with us on the development and delivery of our Learning Programme.

Working in a busy, values-driven environment, this role provides a fantastic opportunity to work with Children in Scotland staff, partners across the sector, practitioners and children and young people themselves to support all our work and deliver our learning and events activity.

Underpinned by our values, our work is focussed on us achieving our vision that all children have an equal chance to flourish. Our Strategic Plan and annual Delivery Plans provide the detail of how we go about achieving this.

As the Learning & Events Officer you will focus on facilitating the successful design, delivery and evaluation of the Children in Scotland Learning Programme. This includes jointly creating a sector-leading, innovative and financially sustainable programme that supports and connects the children’s sector workforce. You will take a lead on planning and delivering a wide range of activities while also effectively managing relationships with key stakeholders.

You will be ready to hit the ground running but we will offer you an excellent induction and support through the first few months, which will then turn into longer-term development opportunities. You will join a brilliant group of supportive staff who are passionate about making a difference to children’s lives and work hard to achieve this.

About Children in Scotland

Giving all children in Scotland an equal chance to flourish is at the heart of everything we do.

By bringing together a network of people working with and for children, alongside children and young people themselves, we offer a broad, balanced and independent voice. We create solutions, provide support and develop positive change across all areas affecting children in Scotland. We do this by listening, gathering evidence, and applying and sharing our learning, while always working to uphold children’s rights.

Our range of knowledge and expertise means we can provide trusted support on issues as diverse as the people we work with and the varied lives of children and families in Scotland.

Children in Scotland values the contribution of all our staff, whatever their background. Our recruitment decisions are based on fair, open processes, with appointment on merit. We welcome applications from everyone.

*Children in Scotland is Edinburgh based but, until further notice, this role will be remote/home-based, with some travel to Edinburgh required for meetings and the option of use of office space in Edinburgh and/or Glasgow. Arrangements will be reviewed, with staff involvement, throughout the 2022-23 year.

Further information

For an informal chat about the job, please contact Jemma Galbraith, Learning & Events Manager by email on jgalbraith@childreninscotland.org.uk

Do you want to make a difference to the lives of children in Scotland? Are you a values-based, solution-focused communications professional who is up for a new challenge? Do you care about quality and detail as well as how your work can contribute to social change? If so, read on…

About the role

Working in a busy, deadline-driven environment, this role provides a fantastic opportunity to work with Children in Scotland staff, partners across the sector, the media and children and young people themselves to support all our work and deliver our communications and marketing activity.

Underpinned by our values, our work is focussed on us achieving our vision that all children have an equal chance to flourish. Our Strategic Plan and annual Delivery Plans provide the detail of how we go about achieving this.

As the Communications & Marketing Manager you will have responsibility for the development, delivery and evaluation of communications activity in line with the Strategic Plan. You will effectively manage and lead the Communications & Marketing team to implement the annual Delivery Plan, ensuring your staff are supported and motivated. You will ensure the team works with staff across the organisation to deliver communications activity linked to their specific area of work.

You will be ready to hit the ground running but we will offer you an excellent induction and support through the first few months, which will then turn into longer-term development opportunities. You will join a brilliant group of supportive staff who are passionate about making a difference to children’s lives and work hard to achieve this.

About Children in Scotland

Giving all children in Scotland an equal chance to flourish is at the heart of everything we do.

By bringing together a network of people working with and for children, alongside children and young people themselves, we offer a broad, balanced and independent voice. We create solutions, provide support and develop positive change across all areas affecting children in Scotland. We do this by listening, gathering evidence, and applying and sharing our learning, while always working to uphold children’s rights.

Our range of knowledge and expertise means we can provide trusted support on issues as diverse as the people we work with and the varied lives of children and families in Scotland.

Our values

Our values set out Children in Scotland’s beliefs and qualities.

They have been shaped by our staff, board, children and young people in our advisory group Changing our World, and our members.

We use them to guide how we work and as a way of keeping us accountable.

Strengthening equality, diversity and inclusion is an overarching commitment that informs all our values.

Brave

We are champions of children’s rights. We take a lead in empowering children and young people and improving lives. We do this with creativity and determination.

Open and fair

We are committed to accessibility and honesty. We share our learning, evidence and new ideas. Integrity, balance and respect underpin everything we do.

Collaborative

We believe in inclusion and we work in partnership. The participation of children, young people and their families, our staff, members, the workforce and our wider network inspires us and is central to achieving our vision.

Kind

We care about people and the environment, and the impact our work has on both. Empathy and trust are key in our approach and how we connect with others.

Children in Scotland values the contribution of all our staff, whatever their background. Our recruitment decisions are based on fair, open processes, with appointment on merit. We welcome applications from everyone.

Further information

*Location:Children in Scotland is Edinburgh based but, until further notice, this role will be remote/home-based, with some travel to Edinburgh required for meetings and the option of use of office space in Edinburgh and/or Glasgow. Arrangements will be reviewed, with staff involvement, throughout the 2022-23 year.

If this sounds like you then we’d love to hear from you!

You can find more about Children in Scotland here and for an informal chat about the role, please contact Simon Massey, Head of Engagement & Learning, by email on smassey@childreninscotland.org.uk

Do you want to make a difference to the lives of children in Scotland? Are you a values-based, solution-focused communications professional who is up for a new challenge? Do you care about quality and detail as well as how your work can contribute to social change? If so, read on…

About the role

Working in a busy, deadline-driven environment, this role provides a fantastic opportunity to work with Children in Scotland staff, partners across the sector, the media and children and young people themselves to support all our work and deliver our communications and marketing activity.

Underpinned by our values, our work is focussed on us achieving our vision that all children have an equal chance to flourish. Our Strategic Plan and annual Delivery Plans provide the detail of how we go about achieving this.

The Communications Officer – Insight & Magazine Lead will focus on content and production, covering our bi-annual Insight publication for members and our magazine web pages. As part of core communications activity, you will also cover marketing, media engagement, digital output and any other activities requiring communications expertise.

You will be ready to hit the ground running but we will offer you an excellent induction and support through the first few months, which will then turn into longer-term development opportunities. You will join a brilliant group of supportive staff who are passionate about making a difference to children’s lives and work hard to achieve this.

About Children in Scotland

Giving all children in Scotland an equal chance to flourish is at the heart of everything we do.

By bringing together a network of people working with and for children, alongside children and young people themselves, we offer a broad, balanced and independent voice. We create solutions, provide support and develop positive change across all areas affecting children in Scotland. We do this by listening, gathering evidence, and applying and sharing our learning, while always working to uphold children’s rights.

Our range of knowledge and expertise means we can provide trusted support on issues as diverse as the people we work with and the varied lives of children and families in Scotland.

Our values

Our values set out Children in Scotland’s beliefs and qualities.

They have been shaped by our staff, board, children and young people in our advisory group Changing our World, and our members.

We use them to guide how we work and as a way of keeping us accountable.

Strengthening equality, diversity and inclusion is an overarching commitment that informs all our values.

Brave

We are champions of children’s rights. We take a lead in empowering children and young people and improving lives. We do this with creativity and determination.

Open and fair

We are committed to accessibility and honesty. We share our learning, evidence and new ideas. Integrity, balance and respect underpin everything we do.

Collaborative

We believe in inclusion and we work in partnership. The participation of children, young people and their families, our staff, members, the workforce and our wider network inspires us and is central to achieving our vision.

Kind

We care about people and the environment, and the impact our work has on both. Empathy and trust are key in our approach and how we connect with others.

Children in Scotland values the contribution of all our staff, whatever their background. Our recruitment decisions are based on fair, open processes, with appointment on merit. We welcome applications from everyone.

Further information

*Location:Children in Scotland is Edinburgh based but, until further notice, this role will be remote/home-based, with some travel to Edinburgh required for meetings and the option of use of office space in Edinburgh and/or Glasgow. Arrangements will be reviewed, with staff involvement, throughout the 2022-23 year.

If this sounds like you then we’d love to hear from you!

You can find more about Children in Scotland here and for an informal chat about the role, please contact Simon Massey, Head of Engagement & Learning, by email on smassey@childreninscotland.org.uk

This is an exciting opportunity to work for a national children’s charity in a newly created role as our IT & Digital Manager.

We are looking for a positive, proactive and values-led person, who is eager to bring their knowledge, skills and individual experiences to Children in Scotland. This role will help ensure that our internal and external activities which rely on IT infrastructure and digital delivery run smoothly.

This role will have overall responsibility for the IT function including staff support and training, infrastructure, policies and procedures (including information security and data protection) and compliance.

You will ensure that our IT systems, policies and procedures are robust and staff are well supported in the use of the IT hardware and software available to them, as well as being well briefed on information handling and security matters to protect the organisation from cyber threats.

As a Children in Scotland manager, you will have responsibility for the delivery of activity in your specific area, aligned with our Strategic and Delivery Plans, and be a member of the Managers’ group. You will demonstrate effective leadership and management of your team, have excellent communications skills and strong technical know-how, and uphold the Children in Scotland values.

Children in Scotland are committed to supporting our staff team wholeheartedly in the important work they do – this post will be a key part of that.

You will use your experience to ensure our staff have the most appropriate technical resources available to them and are confident in the effective use of them. You will be supported in your role by a team of three part time “superusers” who provide front line support on a shared basis to our staff team on IT matters, one of whom is also a part time IT officer, working 1 day a week on organisational IT matters. You will work closely with our external IT company who source our IT hardware for us, maintain our cloud backups and provide both helpdesk support for IT set ups and fixes.

Children in Scotland are committed to our online security and the protection the data we hold. You will use your experience to ensure our information security and data protection systems, policies and procedures are robust and staff are confident in keeping the data we hold safe and secure.

You will be ready to hit the ground running but we will offer you an excellent induction and support through those first few months, which will then turn into longer term development opportunities.

You will join a brilliant group of supportive staff who are passionate about making a difference to children’s lives and work hard to achieve this.

About Children in Scotland

Giving all children in Scotland an equal chance to flourish is at the heart of everything we do.

By bringing together a network of people working with and for children, alongside children and young people themselves, we offer a broad, balanced and independent voice. We create solutions, provide support and develop positive change across all areas affecting children in Scotland. We do this by listening, gathering evidence, and applying and sharing our learning, while always working to uphold children’s rights.

Our range of knowledge and expertise means we can provide trusted support on issues as diverse as the people we work with and the varied lives of children and families in Scotland.

As a Children in Scotland Assistant Policy Projects and Participation Officer, you will play an important co-ordinating role, supporting the work of our busy Policy, Projects and Participation Department. You will help ensure our policy work and engagement projects with children and young people run smoothly through delivering policy and research activity, administration, information and organisational support.

We are looking for someone who is organised, values driven and enjoys working with others. You’ll be part of an enthusiastic, committed and supportive team working in an organisation whose goal is to ensure that all children in Scotland have an equal chance to flourish.

Enquire is the Scottish advice service for additional support for learning. The service is funded by the Scottish Government and managed by Children in Scotland.

Our goal is to help parents, carers, professionals and children and young people understand pupils’ rights to extra support in school and with learning. Our vision is that all children in Scotland are supported, included, and listened to throughout their education.

We are looking for an experienced and caring adviser whose primary responsibility will be responding to helpline enquiries. The right candidate will have excellent listening skills and be able to explain complex information in a clear and concise way, both over the telephone and in writing.

An understanding of the issues affecting children and young people with additional support needs and their families and knowledge of the Scottish education system would be an advantage.

The Advice and Information Officer will also contribute to other areas of the Enquire service, including producing written information for our publications and website and taking part in our outreach events.

We welcome applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds and communities.

Location: Children in Scotland is Edinburgh based but, until further notice, this role will be remote/home-based, with some travel to Edinburgh required for meetings and the option of use of office space in Edinburgh and/or Glasgow. Arrangements will be reviewed, with staff involvement, throughout the 2022-23 year.

Hours: The post is a part-time contract, 24.5 hours per week over 3.5 working days. Preference for Monday-Thursday as working days with possible negotiation to working pattern. The post is currently funded until 31 March 2023.

Department: Engagement & Learning Department

Hours: There is potential for this role to be 4- or 5-days (28- or 35-hours) per week. Please state preference in application form

*Location:Children in Scotland is Edinburgh based but, until further notice, this role will be remote/home-based, with some travel to Edinburgh required for meetings and the option of use of office space in Edinburgh and/or Glasgow. Arrangements will be reviewed, with staff involvement, throughout the 2022-23 year.

This is an exciting opportunity to work for a national children’s charity leading an award-winning, innovative and friendly team, while knowing that you are contributing to making positive difference to the lives of children in Scotland.

Pre-Covid19, we planned, delivered, and evaluated approximately 250 learning and connection opportunities with more than 4,000 delegates each year. This included conferences, training, residentials and international study trips.

In response to the pandemic, we moved our programme online reaching more than 6,000 learners in 2020-21. Over the last couple of years, we also launched our eLearning Hub, put on an international conference and delivered an online Learning Week. We have recently successfully delivered our first in-person events and are planning the delivery of a hybrid Learning Programme this year, including the return of a flagship Annual Conference in November. Busy times!

We are looking a motivated and innovative manager to help shape the future of our Learning Programme, lead the team through a period of change and support the work of the wider organisation.

This will include continuing to develop our online programme, while considering our gradual return to in-person events at the right point in time. We are looking for a positive, proactive and values-led individual, who is well-positioned to bring their individual experiences and skills to Children in Scotland.

You will need excellent communications skills and experience of managing projects including leading staff or volunteers, partnership working and a good understanding of budgets in a values-driven organisation.

You will use your experience in learning and development or event management to ensure our Learning Programme remains sector-leading, with a diverse, inspiring range of content, contributors and delivery methods. You will be supported in this by the L&E team and Engagement & Learning Department, but also the wider organisation including our ASL services and Policy, Projects & Participation department.

You will be remote/home-based with some travel to Edinburgh and Glasgow required for meetings but, as the impact of Covid reduces and we deliver more in-person events, there will be the opportunity to travel across Scotland and beyond.

You will be ready to hit the ground running but we will offer you an excellent induction and support through those first few months, which will then turn into longer term development opportunities. You will join a brilliant group of supportive staff who are passionate about making a difference to children’s lives and work hard to achieve this.

About Children in Scotland

Giving all children in Scotland an equal chance to flourish is at the heart of everything we do.

By bringing together a network of people working with and for children, alongside children and young people themselves, we offer a broad, balanced and independent voice. We create solutions, provide support and develop positive change across all areas affecting children in Scotland. We do this by listening, gathering evidence, and applying and sharing our learning, while always working to uphold children’s rights.

Our range of knowledge and expertise means we can provide trusted support on issues as diverse as the people we work with and the varied lives of children and families in Scotland.

We’re excited to be recruiting this new Policy, Projects and Participation Officer role to support the work of our busy and growing Policy, Projects and Participation team.

As Scotland moves towards incorporation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, we’ve been developing our support offer to our members to help them embed child rights approaches in their organisations. At the same time we have a number of new and exciting projects coming on stream, supporting children and young people to have a say and influence policy, services and organisations.

We need someone to help us deliver our new projects and UNCRC incorporation offer as part of our existing experienced team. We are looking for someone who is organised, values driven and who has knowledge and experience of child rights approaches and engaging with children and young people.

You’ll be part of an enthusiastic, committed and supportive team working in an organisation whose goal is to ensure that all children in Scotland have an equal chance to flourish.

*Location: Children in Scotland is Edinburgh based but, until further notice, this role will be remote/home-based, with some travel to Edinburgh required for meetings and the option of use of office space in Edinburgh and/or Glasgow. Arrangements will be reviewed, with staff involvement, throughout the 2022-23 year.

This is a great opportunity to work for a national children’s charity knowing that you are contributing to making positive difference to the lives of children in Scotland.

The Supporting The Third Sector (STTS) project works to ensure that the third sector can be meaningfully involved in children’s services planning processes to improve the lives of children, young people and families. The project supports an active Third Sector Interface network, delivers a training and capacity building programme for the third sector workforce, and feeds in the voices and experiences of local third sector organisations into national policy making processes.

As a Children in Scotland Assistant Policy Officer, you will contribute to and support the work of the Policy, Projects and Participation department, including our policy activity in relation to the Supporting the Third Sector Project. You will play an important role contributing to the effectiveness and efficiency of the project by providing policy and research activity, administrative, information and organisational support.

Location*

Children in Scotland is Edinburgh based but, until further notice, this role will be remote/home-based, with some travel to Edinburgh required for meetings and the option of use of office space in Edinburgh and/or Glasgow. Arrangements will be reviewed, with staff involvement, throughout the 2022-23 year.

About Children in Scotland

Giving all children in Scotland an equal chance to flourish is at the heart of everything we do.

By bringing together a network of people working with and for children, alongside children and young people themselves, we offer a broad, balanced and independent voice. We create solutions, provide support and develop positive change across all areas affecting children in Scotland. We do this by listening, gathering evidence, and applying and sharing our learning, while always working to uphold children’s rights.

Our range of knowledge and expertise means we can provide trusted support on issues as diverse as the people we work with and the varied lives of children and families in Scotland.

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to work for a national children’s charity within an excellent and committed team.

The Senior Policy Officer will have a key role to play in contributing to the Children’s Views element of the support service for children required under the Additional Support for Learning Act. This will include championing the participation of children between the ages of 12 and 15 by providing an opportunity to express their views about decisions made on their learning and support. It will also require the postholder to help build capacity within education authorities and partners to make sure that those working with children with additional support needs are developing best practice when listening to and considering children’s views. They will proactively promote children’s rights under the Additional Support for Learning Act and contribute to the development of resources for practitioners based on learning and best practice.

We are looking who has excellent knowledge and experience of participation and engagement work with children and young people with additional support needs. They should have a good knowledge of child rights and how they interact with the policy landscape in Scotland. They will need highly developed communication skills, including the ability to interact effectively with a variety of audiences and to convey complex material and ideas in an accessible manner.

They will need to be committed to the aims and values of Children in Scotland and be committed to a process of continual learning.

About Children in Scotland

Giving all children in Scotland an equal chance to flourish is at the heart of everything we do.

By bringing together a network of people working with and for children, alongside children and young people themselves, we offer a broad, balanced and independent voice. We create solutions, provide support and develop positive change across all areas affecting children in Scotland. We do this by listening, gathering evidence, and applying and sharing our learning, while always working to uphold children’s rights.

Our range of knowledge and expertise means we can provide trusted support on issues as diverse as the people we work with and the varied lives of children and families in Scotland.

Would you like to make a difference to the lives of children and families?

The National Parent Forum of Scotland (NPFS) works in partnership with national and local government and other organisations involved in education and child wellbeing issues to ensure that parents play a full and equal role in education.

The overall aim is to help every child to maximise their potential through their school life and for parents across Scotland to feel empowered to fulfil their potential as partners in education by embedding their contribution in practice and policy.

The National Parent Forum is an independent organisation funded by the Scottish Government and hosted by Children in Scotland.

Do you have what we are looking for?

We are seeking an energetic individual who can help us reach parents and carers across Scotland. We are looking for somebody who can develop and implement a efficient communications strategy to raise awareness of parental engagement and the work of NPFS with parents, carers and professionals.

An experienced communications officer you will be able to demonstrate the ability to develop and implement a digital and print communication strategy and measure its impact. We are seeking a professional with experience of increasing the digital engagement of key audiences, identifying new audiences and, using social tools, supporting parents and carers across Scotland to connect.

About Children in Scotland:

Giving all children in Scotland an equal chance to flourish is at the heart of everything we do.

By bringing together a network of people working with and for children, alongside children and young people themselves, we offer a broad, balanced and independent voice. We create solutions, provide support and develop positive change across all areas affecting children in Scotland.

We do this by listening, gathering evidence, and applying and sharing our learning, while always working to uphold children’s rights. Our range of knowledge and expertise means we can provide trusted support on issues as diverse as the people we work with and the varied lives of children and families in Scotland.

What are we looking for:

We are looking for five new directors to join the board of Scotland’s largest national membership body for individuals and organisations seeking to improve the lives of children and young people. We want to appoint talented and committed individuals who believe in our vision is that all children in Scotland have an equal chance to flourish.

As an organisation we are committed to diversity and inclusion in all our work and, through this recruitment, will be seeking to bring people with diverse skills and backgrounds on to the board. As part of that, we are actively trying to change the age profile of our board: of the five new appointments, we are looking for two younger directors (up to age 26). We have developed a supportive board environment so, if this is your first time putting yourself forward as a charity trustee, this could be the right place for you. All new directors will be given the induction and ongoing support necessary to be able to fully contribute to the board and its decision-making.

We would be particularly pleased to hear from people who have skills in the areas of Children’s Rights, Finance and Fundraising. However, if you don‘t have these specific skills and experience, please still consider applying. If you are enthusiastic, committed and have an interesting set of skills to bring to the board, you still might be the right person for us.

This is an exciting new role within the team, funded by the Scottish Government’s Adapt & Thrive programme until September 2022. It provides Children in Scotland with the opportunity to expand our digital communications capacity and develop a new delivery model, with the aim of rolling this out longer-term.

The Assistant Communications Officer will work closely with the Communications Officer – Digital lead and other members of the team to produce exciting and engaging digital content, with a particular focus on social media. This will include work with staff across the organisation supporting the development of tailored content.

The post-holder will be expected to be driven, enthusiastic and ideas-led, drawing on expertise and creativity to help make our digital communications as appealing as possible to our audiences, supporting our overall strategic aims.

You will be remote/home-based until at least April 2022, with some travel to Edinburgh required for meetings.

You will be ready to hit the ground running but we will offer you an excellent induction and support through those first few months, which will then turn into longer term development opportunities. You will join a brilliant group of supportive staff who are passionate about making a difference to children’s lives and work hard to achieve this.

About Children in Scotland

Giving all children in Scotland an equal chance to flourish is at the heart of everything we do.

By bringing together a network of people working with and for children, alongside children and young people themselves, we offer a broad, balanced and independent voice. We create solutions, provide support and develop positive change across all areas affecting children in Scotland. We do this by listening, gathering evidence, and applying and sharing our learning, while always working to uphold children’s rights.

Our range of knowledge and expertise means we can provide trusted support on issues as diverse as the people we work with and the varied lives of children and families in Scotland.

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to work for a national children’s charity leading an award-winning, innovative and friendly team, while knowing that you are contributing to making positive difference to the lives of children in Scotland.

Pre-Covid19, we planned, delivered, and evaluated approximately 250 learning and connection opportunities with more than 4,000 delegates each year. This included conferences, training, residentials and international study trips.

In response to the pandemic, we moved our programme online reaching more than 6,000 learners through our webinar programme in 2020-21. We have also launched our eLearning Hub, put on an international conference and delivered our Learning Week. Busy times!

The current Manager is moving on from Children in Scotland after seven years and we are looking for the next person to help shape the future of our Learning Programme, lead the team through a period of change and support the work of the wider organisation.

This will include continuing to develop our online programme, while considering our gradual return to in-person events at the right point in time. We are looking for a positive, proactive and values-led individual, who is well-positioned to bring their individuals experiences and skills to Children in Scotland.

You will need excellent communications skills and experience of managing projects including staff or volunteers, partnership working and a good understanding of budgets in a values-driven organisation.

You will use your experience in learning and development or event management to ensure our Learning Programme remains sector-leading, with a diverse, inspiring range of content, contributors and delivery methods. You will be supported in this by the L&E team and Engagement & Learning Department, but also the wider organisation including our ASL services and Policy, Projects & Participation department.

You will be remote/home-based until at least April 2022, with some travel to Edinburgh required for meetings. As Covid restrictions ease and we return to in-person events, there will be the opportunity to travel across Scotland and beyond.

You will be ready to hit the ground running but we will offer you an excellent induction and support through those first few months, which will then turn into longer term development opportunities. You will join a brilliant group of supportive staff who are passionate about making a difference to children’s lives and work hard to achieve this.

About Children in Scotland

Giving all children in Scotland an equal chance to flourish is at the heart of everything we do.

By bringing together a network of people working with and for children, alongside children and young people themselves, we offer a broad, balanced and independent voice. We create solutions, provide support and develop positive change across all areas affecting children in Scotland. We do this by listening, gathering evidence, and applying and sharing our learning, while always working to uphold children’s rights.

Our range of knowledge and expertise means we can provide trusted support on issues as diverse as the people we work with and the varied lives of children and families in Scotland.

Department: Policy, Projects and Participation

Location: Children in Scotland is Edinburgh based but this role will be remote/ home-based until at least April 2022, with some travel to Edinburgh required for meetings. Arrangements will be reviewed by March 2022

Hours: Full time, fixed term to 31 March 2022

Salary: £29,445 - £35,382 per annum

We are currently recruiting for an exciting and important role within the Policy, Projects and Participation Department.

The Supporting The Third Sector (STTS) project works to ensure that the third sector can be meaningfully involved in children’s services planning processes to improve the lives of children, young people and families.

As the Project Manager of the STTS Project you will be responsible for supporting an active Third Sector Interface network, delivering a training and capacity building programme for the third sector workforce, and feeding in the voices and experiences of local third sector organisations into national policy making processes.

You will demonstrate effective management of your team, represent Children in Scotland, uphold the organisation values and be a member of the Children in Scotland Managers’ Team.

In order to do this, we are seeking an individual with significant knowledge of children’s services, experience of working in the children’s sector, great communication skills and experience of project management.

Applications to undertake the role as a secondment are welcome

About Children in Scotland

Giving all children in Scotland an equal chance to flourish is at the heart of everything we do.

By bringing together a network of people working with and for children, alongside children and young people themselves, we offer a broad, balanced and independent voice. We create solutions, provide support and develop positive change across all areas affecting children in Scotland. We do this by listening, gathering evidence, and applying and sharing our learning, while always working to uphold children’s rights.

Our range of knowledge and expertise means we can provide trusted support on issues as diverse as the people we work with and the varied lives of children and families in Scotland.

Department: Engagement & Learning Department

Location: Children in Scotland is Edinburgh based but this role will be remote/ home-based until at least April 2022, with some travel to Edinburgh required for meetings. Arrangements will be reviewed by March 2022

Hours: Permanent, full time (35 hours per week)

Salary: £18,354 - £23,697 per annum

About the role

This is a great opportunity to work for a national children’s charity in an award-winning, innovative and friendly team, while knowing that you are contributing to making positive difference to the lives of children in Scotland.

It is a really varied job, and an integral part of our learning and events team. Pre-Covid, we planned, delivered and evaluated approximately 250 learning and connection opportunities with more than 4,000 delegates each year. This included conferences, training, residentials and international study trips.

Since then, we have moved our programme online, reaching more than 6,000 learners through our webinar programme. We have also launched our eLearning hub.

As we develop our online programme, and consider our gradual return to in-person events, we’re looking for an efficient, pro-active individual, with excellent customer service and digital skills, to join our team.

You will use your strong organisational and communication skills, and keen eye for detail to ensure a positive experience for our participants and contributors – showing why we deserve our reputation as an inclusive, innovative and sector-leading learning and events service.

You will be ready to hit the ground running and to learn on the job. We’ll encourage you to identify further areas where you’d like to develop your skills and knowledge and support you to do so.

You will be remote/home-based until at least April 2022, with some travel to Edinburgh required for meetings. As Covid restrictions ease and we return to in-person events, you will have the opportunity to travel across Scotland and beyond to contribute to the smooth-running of our events.

About Children in Scotland

Giving all children in Scotland an equal chance to flourish is at the heart of everything we do.

By bringing together a network of people working with and for children, alongside children and young people themselves, we offer a broad, balanced and independent voice. We create solutions, provide support and develop positive change across all areas affecting children in Scotland. We do this by listening, gathering evidence, and applying and sharing our learning, while always working to uphold children’s rights.

Our range of knowledge and expertise means we can provide trusted support on issues as diverse as the people we work with and the varied lives of children and families in Scotland.

Department: Engagement & Learning Department

Location: Children in Scotland is Edinburgh based but this role will be remote/ home-based until at least April 2022, with some travel to Edinburgh required for meetings. Arrangements will be reviewed by March 2022

Hours: Fixed term to 31 March 2022, part time (28 hours per week)

Salary: £23,697 - £29,445 per annum (pro-rata)

About the role

This is a great opportunity to work for a national children’s charity in an award-winning, innovative and friendly team, while knowing that you are contributing to making positive difference to the lives of children in Scotland.

It’s a really varied job, and an integral part of our learning and events team. Pre-Covid, we planned, delivered and evaluated approximately 250 learning and connection opportunities with more than 4,000 delegates each year. This included conferences, training, residentials and international study trips.

Since then, we have moved our programme online, reaching more than 6,000 learners through our webinar programme. We have also launched our eLearning hub.

As we develop our online programme, and consider our gradual return to in-person events, we’re looking for an efficient, pro-active individual, with excellent communication and digital skills to join our team.

You will use your experience in learning and development or event management to ensure our programme is sector-leading, with a diverse, inspiring range of content, contributors and delivery methods.

You will be remote/home-based until at least April 2022, with some travel to Edinburgh required for meetings. As Covid restrictions ease and we return to in-person events, there will be the opportunity to travel across Scotland and beyond to lead the smooth-running of our events.

You will be ready to hit the ground running and to learn on the job. We’ll encourage you to identify further areas where you’d like to develop your skills and knowledge, and support you to do so.

About Children in Scotland

Giving all children in Scotland an equal chance to flourish is at the heart of everything we do.

By bringing together a network of people working with and for children, alongside children and young people themselves, we offer a broad, balanced and independent voice. We create solutions, provide support and develop positive change across all areas affecting children in Scotland. We do this by listening, gathering evidence, and applying and sharing our learning, while always working to uphold children’s rights.

Our range of knowledge and expertise means we can provide trusted support on issues as diverse as the people we work with and the varied lives of children and families in Scotland.

Would you like to make a difference to the lives of children with additional support needs?

Enquire is the Scottish advice service for additional support for learning. The service is funded by the Scottish Government and managed by Children in Scotland.

Our goal is to help parents, carers, professionals and children and young people understand pupils’ rights to extra support in school and with learning. Our vision is that all children in Scotland are supported, included, and listened to throughout their education.

We are looking to hire a dedicated Communications Officer who can lead our work to raise awareness of children’s rights to additional support for learning and the advice and information Enquire offers.

Do you have what we are looking for?

We are seeking an energetic individual who can help us reach families of children with additional support needs and the professionals who work alongside them. We are looking for somebody who can listen to the experiences of people who use our service and create messages that encourage others who may benefit from our advice and information to get in touch or use our resources.

An experienced communications officer you will be able to demonstrate the ability to develop and implement a digital and print communication strategy and measure its effectiveness. We are seeking a professional with experience of expanding an organisation’s social media presence into new social media platforms, plus increase presence on existing platforms including Facebook and Twitter.

We welcome applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds and communities.

Enquire is the Scottish advice service for additional support for learning. The service is funded by the Scottish Government and managed by Children in Scotland.

Our goal is to help parents, carers, professionals and children and young people understand pupils’ rights to extra support in school and with learning. Our vision is that all children in Scotland are supported, included, and listened to throughout their education.

We are looking for an experienced and caring adviser whose primary responsibility will be responding to helpline enquiries. The right candidate will have excellent listening skills and be able to explain complex information in a clear and concise way, both over the telephone and in writing.

An understanding of the issues affecting children and young people with additional support needs and their families and knowledge of the Scottish education system would be an advantage.

The Advice and Information Officer will also contribute to other areas of the Enquire service, including producing written information for our publications and website.

The post is a part-time contract, 28 hours per week over 4 working days. Preference for Tuesday-Friday as working days with possible negotiation to working pattern. The post is currently funded until 31 March 2022

We welcome applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds and communities.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, effective and enthusiastic Finance Manager to join Children in Scotland to take lead responsibility for the financial management of the charity.

Working with the wider finance team you will have responsibility for financial management and reporting, business partnering, budgeting and fund management.

About Children in Scotland

Giving all children in Scotland an equal chance to flourish is at the heart of everything we do.

By bringing together a network of people working with and for children, alongside children and young people themselves, we offer a broad, balanced and independent voice. We create solutions, provide support and develop positive change across all areas affecting children in Scotland. We do this by listening, gathering evidence, and applying and sharing our learning, while always working to uphold children’s rights.

Our range of knowledge and expertise means we can provide trusted support on issues as diverse as the people we work with and the varied lives of children and families in Scotland.

You can find more about Children in Scotland here.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact Valerie Harty at vharty@childreninscotand.org.uk.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, effective and enthusiastic Finance Manager to join Children in Scotland to take lead responsibility for the financial management of the charity.

Working with the wider finance team you will have responsibility for financial management and reporting, business partnering, budgeting and fund management.

About Children in Scotland

Giving all children in Scotland an equal chance to flourish is at the heart of everything we do.

By bringing together a network of people working with and for children, alongside children and young people themselves, we offer a broad, balanced and independent voice. We create solutions, provide support and develop positive change across all areas affecting children in Scotland. We do this by listening, gathering evidence, and applying and sharing our learning, while always working to uphold children’s rights.

Our range of knowledge and expertise means we can provide trusted support on issues as diverse as the people we work with and the varied lives of children and families in Scotland.

You can find more about Children in Scotland here.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact Valerie Harty at vharty@childreninscotand.org.uk.