Birthlink is seeking an experienced, compassionate Manager to lead the operational delivery of our Redress service, a central part of our work supporting care experienced people and survivors of abuse in care. This pivotal role will oversee day to day service delivery across key organisational activity, ensuring safe, trauma informed, rights based practice throughout the Redress process.

You will guide and support a hybrid team, strengthen operational systems, and ensure full compliance with legal frameworks including the Redress for Survivors (Historical Child Abuse in Care) (Scotland) Act 2021, UK GDPR, and the Data Protection Act 2018. Working closely with the Executive Director, funders, partners, and beneficiaries, you will help shape Birthlink’s national contribution to improving access to records and supporting people through Redress.

Alongside leading Birthlink’s Redress service, you may also contribute to the development or oversight of other aligned projects as required.

If you are an organised, values driven leader with experience in complex, publicly accountable environments and committed to trauma informed practice, we would love to hear from you.

This is an exciting opportunity to join Garvald Edinburgh's experienced Senior Management Team within a caring, creative and sector-leading organisation supporting adults with learning disabilities.

We are seeking an experienced and motivated HR Manager to lead our people and organisational development functions. Working closely with senior managers, you will provide both strategic and operational HR leadership, supporting workforce development, organisational change, employee relations, and the delivery of high-quality services across an organisation employing approximately 170 staff.

You will have a strong understanding of employment law, HR best practice and the practical application of people management strategies within a values-led organisation. We are seeking an individual who can lead and influence a positive organisational culture across multiple services and locations, equip managers to address people challenges confidently and effectively, and develop practical, people-centred approaches that strengthen workforce capability, wellbeing and service quality.

Essential

• CIPD Level 3 qualification or above (or equivalent experience)
• Significant experience in a senior HR management, business partnering or organisational development role.
• Excellent knowledge of employment law and HR best practice.
• Experience supporting managers with complex employee relations issues.
• Experience leading workforce development, organisational change and policy development.
• Strong leadership, communication and relationship-building skills.

Desirable

• Experience in the voluntary, charity, health, social care or other regulated sectors.
• Experience supporting a diverse values driven workforce.
• Knowledge of safeguarding and safer recruitment practices.
• Experience of developing and promoting positive workplace culture, employee engagement and wellbeing programmes.

This is an excellent opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to an organisation with a strong commitment to inclusion, creativity, community and person-centred support.

Running for almost 40 years, The Yard is an award-winning charity that aims to build a community of support for disabled children and young people through adventure play, creating opportunities for fun and friendship and wrap around support for the whole family.

About the role:

As Partnerships Development Manager, you will help generate the income required to sustain our services by engaging existing supporters and attracting new ones. You will lead corporate fundraising across all our sites.

Your key responsibilities will include delivering a corporate fundraising strategy and annual plan, raising The Yard’s profile among companies across Scotland, and building long-term relationships that grow regular giving, mid-value donations and legacy support.

About you:

If you are eager to raise the profile of The Yard as we expand our services across Scotland and think you can play your part in helping us reach our goals, we would welcome your application.

This job is for you if you have:

• A breadth of experience in meeting or exceeding funding targets
• The ability to think both strategically and creatively to build sustainable and innovative relationships
• Experience of excelling in planning and management of multiple priorities
• A good understanding of the needs of businesses and the contribution charity partnerships can make to their success
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with a positive attitude and a friendly, approachable manner

If you are inspired by our ethos and excited to bring your knowledge and experience to a team that is highly committed to our purpose, we would love to have you on board.

The Victims and Witnesses Commissioner for Scotland’s role is to promote and support the rights and interests of victims and witnesses in Scotland. This includes raising awareness of victims and witnesses and promoting best practice and a trauma-informed approach by criminal justice bodies and those who provide support services to victims.

This is a new high-profile appointment. We are looking for a talented individual who has drive, integrity, credibility, resilience and excellent communication skills to be the inaugural Victims and Witnesses Commissioner for Scotland.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a thriving national charity, as part of a high-performing, ambitious Business Development team. You will use a wide range of commercial and interpersonal skills to develop the way our services support children, young people and families.

The core area of your work will be working with teams of Barnardo's colleagues to produce compelling proposals to commissioners and partners in Scotland and Northern Ireland. As such, you'll be able to demonstrate:

• Strong organisational skills
• Meticulous attention to detail
• The ability to elicit and articulate great ideas
• Strong written and spoken communication

You will need to be a good writer, communicating ideas effectively on paper with an ability to analyse large volumes of information to develop clear and compelling responses to tenders. It is critical that you can build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to support the development of proposals and service design.

You will manage all aspects of proposals and tenders, leading the development and delivery of bids, working to deadlines, ensuring that we present strong business cases and bids that underpin successful outcomes. In addition, there will be the opportunity to help us develop new services and innovations in priority growth areas, monitor market intelligence, assess commercial and contract risks and work alongside operational colleagues in Children's Services.

Your project management skills may have been developed in any sector, and may need further development, but your commitment to the work we do will be demonstrated by your enthusiasm and ability to learn. In Business Development we are a supportive team, with stimulating and challenging work and extensive opportunities to learn and to help Barnardo's transform the lives of the UK's most vulnerable children.

These roles will operate on a 'Work from Anywhere' basis, meaning that you can work both from home and/or from an office 'hub' that's nearest to where you live. Some travel across Scotland and Northern Ireland may be required.

Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements.

Pay & Reward Framework

We appreciate our colleagues' dedication and their commitment to delivering excellence in the vital work we do, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's values. We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people.

We are committed to a rounded colleague experience with an approach to both pay and rewards that are fair, attractive, and progressive. This is in support of our strategic ambition to ensure Barnardo's is a place everyone can belong, grow and thrive.

The salary range advertised is in line with our pay principles, for consistency and fairness while recognising the skills and experience applicants bring to the role. Appointing salaries can be discussed further at appointment stage; we do seek to appoint within this range always exercising responsible stewardship.

Benefits

Workplace Offer: What it means for you

Our hybrid working initiative is based on trust, flexibility and empowerment. We understand our workplace offer means different things to different people, and we encourage those conversations. This may mean working at one of our stores, services, working at home, in the community, at one of our Collaboration Hubs or depending on the role any combination of these. Please read through the advert carefully to understand the remits of hybrid working that will be specific to the role.

Barnardo's require colleagues to be UK residents, based in the UK and to complete their roles from within the UK (with the exception of colleagues providing Barnardo's services in Jersey and colleagues who live in the Republic of Ireland providing services in Northern Ireland)

• Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements.
• Annual Leave entitlement for full-time colleagues is 26 days per annum, increasing to 27 days per annum, after 3 years Barnardo's service, 29 days per annum, after 5 years Barnardo's service and 30 days per annum, after 7 years Barnardo's service. Those working less than full time are entitled to the same level of holiday pro rata
• The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our Buy Your Leave scheme
• A host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options
• Service related sick pay from day 1
• Access to a Group Personal Pension with a matched 4% or 6% contribution from Barnardo's. Ability to pay via salary sacrifice to garner both tax and NI savings on your own contribution
• Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension
• Cycle2work scheme
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Discounts and cashback from at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via our Benefit Portal
• 20% discount at Barnardo's stores
• Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc
• Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
• Access to Barnardo's Learning and Development offer

*T&C's apply based on contract

About Barnardo's

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and cultivating a culture where everyone can belong and thrive through inclusion and connectivity. We want our workforce to be reflective of the communities we work with, and for equality, diversity and inclusion to be embedded in everything we do. We are a Disability Confident Leader, are progressing our ambition to be an anti-racist organisation with Anti-Racism Commitments and actions in place and have networks for colleagues who are disabled, LGBT+, Black and Minoritised Ethnic and Women. We particularly encourage applications from Black and Minoritised Ethnic and/or disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce. For disabled applicants, we offer reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

Our basis and values

Kids Operating Room is an ambitious and growing international organisation working to transform access to life-changing surgical care for children in countries where specialist treatment is often out of reach. By partnering with local healthcare systems and supporting the delivery of essential paediatric surgery, the organisation helps children receive the care they need, while contributing to stronger and more sustainable surgical capacity. With a strong track record of impact, an entrepreneurial approach and ambitious plans for the future, Kids Operating Room is now entering an exciting phase of growth and development, creating an opportunity to significantly extend its reach and long-term impact.

The organisation is now seeking a new Director of Fundraising to lead the next phase of income growth and development. This is a pivotal leadership role responsible for developing and delivering a diversified fundraising strategy across major donors, philanthropy, corporate partnerships, trusts and foundations, and legacy giving.

Working closely with the CEO and Founders as a member of the Senior Leadership Team, the Director will personally contribute to income generation, building relationships, making asks, opening networks and identifying new opportunities, while leading and developing a high-performing fundraising team. A key priority will be maximising transformational support from philanthropists, high-net-worth individuals and corporate partners, while developing new and sustainable income streams, including a strong legacy programme.

The Director will play an important role in creating an organisation-wide culture of fundraising, ensuring opportunities are maximised regardless of where relationships originate. They will work collaboratively with the CEO and Founders on key donor relationships and fundraising opportunities, while providing clear leadership, direction and support to the fundraising team. The role will also involve working closely with the Communications team to strengthen Kids Operating Room’s brand, profile and supporter engagement. The Director will help develop compelling fundraising propositions, identify opportunities to raise awareness of the organisation’s work and explore new approaches to ambassador and supporter engagement.

To succeed in this role, you will be an experienced senior fundraiser with a strong track record of generating significant income and building meaningful relationships with donors, partners and supporters. You will combine strategic thinking with a hands-on approach and be confident personally developing relationships, making asks, opening doors and pursuing new opportunities.

You will be an inspiring and collaborative leader, with the credibility to engage high-net-worth individuals, corporate leaders and senior stakeholders. Experience across multiple fundraising disciplines will be important, ideally including legacy giving, alongside a proven ability to develop teams and work effectively with founders and senior leaders. An entrepreneurial, resilient and opportunity-focused approach will be essential.

This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious fundraising leader to play a central role in the next stage of Kids Operating Room’s growth. Working alongside the CEO and Founders, the successful candidate will have the opportunity to build new networks, secure transformational support, develop sustainable income and help maximise the impact of Kids Operating Room’s work for children around the world.