The Scottish Childminding Association (SCMA) is the national voice of childminding in Scotland. SCMA is a national Third Sector and membership organisation that promotes childminding as a quality childcare service. Working on behalf of its 2,500 childminder members, SCMA helps to improve the wellbeing and outcomes for Scotland’s children and aims to influence policy to ensure that it is informed by the experiences of childminding. SCMA provides a wide range of support and professional services for members including training and events as well as delivering local services. For more information visit childminding.org.
We are recruiting a part-time Childminding Development Officer, to support the involvement of childminders in the delivery of funded Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) in West Lothian.
You will have an understanding of childminding and the role of childminders in funded ELC, the ability to support childminders both with quality assurance and training, as well as represent childminding locally.
The successful applicant will work alongside local authority partners such as Education and Early Years services, as well as third sector and other key stakeholders.
Excellent organisational and inter-personal skills are required and working as part of a team is essential. You should be able to demonstrate enthusiasm, self-motivation, and highly developed written and oral communication skills.
This post is home-based but will require travel and attendance at meetings within the local authority area (including occasional travel to Head Office in Stirling). Equipment and broadband/IT connections will be provided.
The Court of Queen Margaret University is looking to appoint up to two new independent (Lay) members to start in October 2024.
Joining the Court of Queen Margaret University will give you the opportunity to contribute to a university with strong values; which is committed to creating a better society through education, research, and innovation; and which provides a supportive and creative learning environment in which students and staff thrive.
Lay Court members play an important role in ensuring that the necessary business of the Court is carried out efficiently, effectively, and in a manner appropriate to the proper conduct of public business. Lay Court members are expected to make contributions to debate and to make their knowledge and expertise available to the Court as opportunity arises.
Candidates will ideally have prior experience as a member of a board or committee, or experience of operating at a strategic level in a professional role. Consideration will also be given to individuals with relevant professional expertise who can demonstrate the capacity to develop as a skilled member of the Court once appointed. For this recruitment round, we are particularly interested to hear from individuals who can bring expertise and/or experience in the following areas: Health and Health Policy; Higher Education; and Human Resources.
We recognise the value that diversity of perspectives and lived experiences brings to Court, and therefore would welcome and encourage applications from people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, and to preserve gender balance on the Court in accordance with the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act 2018, we would welcome and encourage applications from women.
For more information on this opportunity, visit qmu.ac.uk.
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Do you like to work as part of a compassionate, knowledgeable, and effective team?
Would you like to use your skills to support charities and contribute to autistic people and people with learning disabilities living flourishing lives?
If so, we have an opportunity for a Performance and Impact Advisor (PIA) with the autism and learning disabilities fund team. We are looking for a full time (35 hours per week) PIA to join our small team delivering this work on behalf of the Scottish Government Mental Health Directorate.
This team manages the Autistic Adult Support Fund and the Inspiring Inclusion Fund as well as supporting leadership work with the Scottish Government with a participation and engagement approach called the Leadership Framework. This involves supporting autistic people and people with learning disabilities to play an active role in policy development.
As a PIA you will support our Fund Managers to provide high quality support for funded groups and the Scottish Government, ensuring the best impact and learning from the funding. As part of a small team you will have a varied role, from reporting through to communications, event planning, research, and programme development. It also involves supporting the participation and engagement of individuals.
This position is suitable for people who like to work collaboratively, who can apply sound judgement, are driven by inclusion and equity, and have the confidence to ask questions, and take the initiative. The successful candidate will be joining a dynamic organisation focused on delivering for essential charities and dedicated to improving lives and creating positive change.
Are you passionate about making a difference to the lives of young people? Do you want a flexible, varied and meaningful job in a supportive team? Do you value great employee benefits such as generous holidays and an annual training budget? Apply to join us!
Bridges Project is a leading youth work charity that helps young people aged 12-25 in East Lothian and Midlothian overcome challenges and adapt to adulthood. Since 1984, we have helped young people develop their life skills, improve their educational attainment and move into employment or further education. Join our team at this exciting time of expansion as we celebrate 40 years of empowering young people!
We have a vacancy for Young Ambassadors Coordinator to be responsible for overseeing and supervising Bridges Project’s Young Ambassador Youth Participation programme.
The successful candidate will:
This is a new and exciting position in which the successful candidate will take pride in empowering the Young Ambassadors to achieve wider impact for young people and make systematic and structural changes.
It is essential that candidates have a full, clean driving licence and constant use of a car. Membership of the PVG scheme will be an essential requirement of the post. A contributory company pension scheme is offered with a 10% employer contribution.
It has never been a better time to join our dynamic Community Fundraising Team who are dedicated to providing support and advice to thousands of individuals, groups, local businesses to fundraise and take part in events.
Parkinson's UK has recently made a huge investment to help us deliver our strategy for our community. Our strategic aims are focused on improving access to health and care; improving our community offer and continuing with our groundbreaking research. As a result of our investment new Community Fundraiser positions have been created to support the growing numbers of supporters, groups and local business opportunities.
As a Community Fundraiser, with expert relationship building skills, you’ll be responsible for engaging with current and potential new supporters within this area to generate leads to raise funds for the charity.
We are delighted to be offering a full time role in the East & Highlands of Scotland
This position is home based and you will be required to travel across the East of Scotland and the Highlands.
What you’ll do:
What you’ll bring:
This is a role with an opportunity to make a real impact!
The successful candidate will be required to:
Anyone can get Parkinson’s. It’s vital that the people who work for Parkinson’s UK are representative of our diverse community. We actively encourage people from all sections of the community to apply, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, age, disability, sexual orientation, or religion.
Are you passionate about grants funding? Do you want to be part of an enthusiastic and dedicated team that supports the short breaks needs of unpaid carers in Scotland?
Shared Care Scotland is an innovative national charity, based in Dunfermline, working to support Scotland’s unpaid carers to access short breaks and respite.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced fund manager to join the Shared Care Scotland team. The postholder will be responsible for delivering the Short Breaks Fund programmes (Better Breaks, Creative Breaks and Time to Live) which we administer on behalf of the Scottish Govt. Leading our team of Grants Officers, the successful applicant will oversee the efficient operation of the programmes, take forward key development activities and contribute to the wider strategy of Shared Care Scotland. For the right candidate, this is a fantastic opportunity to work collaboratively with a broad range of stakeholders to improve unpaid carer’s access to quality short breaks.
In return we offer a supportive team environment with excellent terms and conditions. Staff benefits include a pension scheme with 15.5% employer contribution, employee health plan, flexible working and opportunities for professional development.
Friends of Scottish Settlers (FOSS) is a Falkirk-based befriending organisation linking long-time local volunteers with newcomers to the area, principally refugee families and people in the asylum system. We envision a Falkirk District that is multicultural, multilingual, and welcoming, where local people, organisations, and services are equipped, supported, and willing to cultivate wellbeing, solidarity, community, curiosity and friendship among newcomers and longtime residents.
FOSS is actively seeking committed people for our Board of Trustees As a Trustee, you'll play a crucial role in guiding FOSS to ensure that our activities align with our mission of enabling newcomers to thrive in Falkirk communities. Trustees are responsible for overseeing governance, policy adherence, and strategic planning to uphold FOSS's mission and aims, and fostering our values of integrity, respect, solidarity, empowerment, and welcome.
Experience Required
We are working to set up an Advisory Group of people with lived experience to regularly advise the Trustees on matters of diversity and the support needed by refugees and people navigating the asylum system. This group will be coordinated by a named Trustee and is for the purposes of guiding the priorities of the organisation, as well as, hopefully, being a pathway to Trusteeship for some. To help take this and other Trustee Objectives forward, we are seeking people with experience and skills in one or more of the following areas:
Travel Details
Meetings are held (usually in person) every two months on a Monday evening in Christ Church Hall, Falkirk. If circumstances require, you can join online.
Travel Expenses
Reasonable, pre-approved expenses paid.
If you have relevant experience and are committed to making a difference, we encourage you to apply. Join us in shaping the future of FOSS and building a more inclusive and welcoming Falkirk District.
Circle is a children and families charity working at the heart of communities across central Scotland. Our purpose is to improve the lives of children by strengthening families.
Circle’s approach builds on strengths, is solution focussed and uses a whole family approach to create a family environment that promotes healthy development in children.
We are looking for a full-time Fundraising Officer to join our Fundraising Team. The individual will play a key role in:
• Income maximisation with a focus on events, corporate and individual fundraising.
• Raising the profile of Circle with a focus on internal and external communications and social media content.
Key Responsibilities:
• Event Fundraising: Develop and lead on events (e.g., Circle’s annual DARED challenge, Edinburgh Marathon Festival, Kiltwalk) to maximise income. Opportunity to plan, develop & lead a bespoke fundraising event.
• Individual Fundraising: Lead Circle’s work in engaging with different communities, including supporters, community groups and businesses to encourage support for Circle’s work (e.g. Youth Philanthropy Initiative and CAF Donors).
• Corporate Fundraising: Research and development to conclusion of corporate partnerships (e.g. Charity of the Year) and develop corporate sponsorship packages for bespoke events.
• Communications: Raise awareness of Circle’s work through internal and external communications (e.g., social media).
We’re looking for candidates who have experience in community engagement and fundraising event managing, as well as, skilled in social media and content creation.
We offer excellent staff benefits including a competitive salary, generous pension contribution, flexible working, an employee assistance programme, and generous annual leave. We are committed to finding the right people for the jobs that we advertise.
Museums Galleries Scotland (MGS) is the National Development Body for Scotland’s museums and galleries sector – this includes 440 museums and galleries of all sizes and organisational types. We strive to be an inclusive, agile and forward-looking organisation that seeks to lead and support positive change in the sector.
MGS is recruiting an Executive Assistant to play a key role in supporting effective corporate governance. This post provides essential administrative, organisational, and strategic support to the Board, CEO and Executive team, with responsibility for ensuring appropriate corporate governance controls and systems are in place. A manager-level position, the Executive Assistant plays an important role in information flow between the Executive and wider team and liaises with stakeholders and partners, including the Scottish Government.
You will have significant administrative experience working with a senior manager or chief executive and providing comprehensive support to a Board or large committee, with strong minute taking skills. With knowledge of corporate governance and company and charity law practices, you will be an experienced, resourceful professional with strong organisational and communication skills and an adaptable style and approach. The successful candidate will manifest MGS’s core values: collaboration, integrity, passion for museums, and courageousness.
This is a part time role, 21 hours a week. Our preference would be for these hours to be worked across 4-5 days however we are open to discussion with the successful candidate.
We have a hybrid working approach and are happy to talk flexible working.
We believe that our work will be stronger with greater diversity. MGS welcomes applications from all sections of the community and is an equal opportunities employer. We are a Disability Confident Employer and hold Living Wage and Gold Investors in People accreditation. MGS is striving to be an anti-racist organisation and more information on our commitment to this is here. Our commitment to climate action can be found here.
The Scottish Library and Information Council (SLIC) is seeking to appoint new members to its Board. The appointments are for three years and will run from November 2024.
SLIC is the independent advisory body to the Scottish Government on library and information related matters. It is a registered charity and an independent company. It is also a membership organisation representing the interests of public, academic, FE College, health and special interest libraries within Scotland.
SLIC is responsible for leading on the national strategy for public libraries and school libraries. Many of the work packages which SLIC delivers directly support the strategic direction of the section, many are groundbreaking and several considered world leading for libraries.
Board Responsibilities
The Board meets four times a year in addition to the AGM. Board members are expected to serve on a sub-committee which can involve a commitment of up to another three days.
The Board provides strategic direction and oversight. Major policy decisions are made at Board level. The decisions of the Board are actioned through the Chief Executive and senior management team of the organisation.
As Board members are directors of the organisation applicants must:
Please note the appointments are on a voluntary basis however reasonable out of pocket expenses will be paid.
Expressions of Interest
SLIC particularly welcomes expressions of interest from individuals with management experience to help develop the organisation. In addition to the above, applications from potential board members with knowledge, skills and experience in Academic research, Digital Development and Youth Voice, are welcome although this is not essential. A general interest in libraries is also relevant.
Applications from groups which are currently underrepresented including those living with a disability and those from black and minority ethnic communities are particularly welcome.