The Divisional Operations Manager is an integral role within Central and Southern Scotland Division. Based at our Divisional Headquarters (DHQ), this role is responsible for all business matters with the DHQ and for providing operational business support to our local leaders in our Churches and Centres. The role works with our central teams (such as Property, Finance, HR, Safe Mission(H&S) and Audit) to ensure the division is supported effectively to allow for local mission delivery.

Key Responsibilities:

You will ensure the effective business/operational management of the Division, developing and maintaining positive relationships and collaborative ways of working with local leaders and the central support teams.

You will be responsible for representing the division and working closely with colleagues across our central support teams. Ensuring the smooth running of support from these teams and adherence to process throughout the Division.

You will be a key member of several boards, representing the Division’s operational needs. This role involves line management.

The successful candidate(s) will be able to demonstrate:

• Be able to demonstrate enthusiasm for the mission of The Salvation Army see how your role can support that mission.

• Be proactive and solutions focused, have a keen eye for detail and understanding of process.

• You will be a clear and effective communicator, with the ability to build and maintain strong relationships.

• Proven strong experience of a wide range of general management activities including financial, HR, Contract Management, procurement, IT and general administration

• Be able to demonstrate the ability to hold multiple pressing tasks in tension, prioritising as necessary

Benefits:

25 days annual leave + bank holidays (pro rata for part-time) a contributory pension scheme; an employee assistance programme

In order to complete your application please download and read the job profile and any other attachments.

In the job profile you will find the criteria required for the role please make sure that you address this in your supporting statement as this forms the basis of our shortlisting.

Edinburgh Napier University strives to deliver the best teaching, to the widest range of students who can benefit from it, in ways that are appropriate to the needs of students and employers. Philanthropic support plays a critical role for many students by providing much-needed financial assistance and encouragement to enable them to access and complete higher education, as well as pursue extra opportunities to enhance their studies whilst they are at university.

Our Development Office works with a wide range of partners to assist the development of the University, its students, alumni and staff. It has two main aims: to raise philanthropic funds and to enhance the University's relationships with its alumni and friends worldwide.

As such, we are currently recruiting a Development Officer to grow fundraising and lead the disbursement of the University Scholarships and Awards programme by expanding the portfolio of valued donors.

The Role:

As Development Officer, you will have the opportunity to use your experience in fundraising or sales to generate income from corporate and individual donor relationships, in turn growing new scholarship and bursary funding.

Your fundraising knowledge/experience and proficiency in soliciting donations from companies/individuals will serve you well, as you lead the development and implementation of our strategy to grow named scholarships, and bursaries, in line with the department fundraising plan.

The role will also give you the chance to use your strong relationship building skills and ability to quickly build rapport, to engage with philanthropists, corporates and charitable trusts, building their sense of connection to the Edinburgh Napier students who will directly benefit from the funding that you secure, making this a truly rewarding role.

We expect that your strong attention to detail will allow you to manage the administrative duties of the post as well, and you will need to use your understanding of basic finance procedures (including overseeing income and expenditure accounts) to maintain accurate records of awards, ensuring that budgets for various student scholarship and grant programmes are managed.

This is a post that will see you making a positive and profound difference in the lives of many of the students that we support. Furthermore, we hope that this will be a logical next step for you as you build on your fundraising knowledge/experience, taking on a role that will see you meeting a wide variety of interesting people, while supporting the University in planning approaches for philanthropic backing of our academic objectives.

What we will need from you:

• Further or higher education, or relevant work experience
• Experience of sales or soliciting donations from companies or individuals
• Ability to assess funding applications and liaise with student applicants
• Experience of working in a customer-focused role including dealing with queries and resolving issues
• Experience of writing formal reports, case studies or papers.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills

Full role description

Benefits we offer:

41 days annual leave, generous pension scheme (17.6%), flexible working and professional development opportunities. Our benefits can be viewed here.

Are you looking for your next challenge and want to make a difference in your new role? Changeworks is looking for a Business Development Lead to identify, develop and secure opportunities to support our work to decarbonise Scotland’s homes.

The Business Development Lead will join a positive, engaged and proactive team who are committed to increasing Changeworks’ impact, accelerating and improving retrofit and alleviating fuel poverty. This key role will secure organisational income by writing, coordinating and submitting tenders and funding bids. You will build excellent stakeholder relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, including prospective partners and customers.

You will have in-depth fundraising experience with proven expertise securing funding for projects and services. It is essential to have experience in leading competitive tenders and developing winning proposals as well as securing different sources of income. You will be skilled in constructing clear and effective funding applications, project proposals and tender documents.

About us

Changeworks is a great place to work. We hold Investors in People Platinum accreditation (something only a few organisations in Scotland have), and we were nominated for employer of the year by the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce this year. Our staff overwhelmingly would recommend us as an employer too.

The Climate Emergency has resulted in ambitious national targets to reduce carbon emissions from the built environment and reduce rates of fuel poverty. This has driven a significant increase in the number of pilot and large-scale interventions delivered by Changeworks and external organisations in this area. These include area-based domestic energy efficiency retrofit and decarbonisation projects and programmes.

We are a growing organisation, and this role is crucial to the delivery of our ambitious objectives. We want to decarbonise homes in Scotland on a massive scale, and that needs talented individuals like you to help us deliver on our objectives. You’ll receive full training plus coaching and mentoring.

We offer a wide range of staff benefits including flexible working, bike to work scheme, an excellent pension scheme and 26 days paid holiday plus 9 public holidays per year.

At Changeworks, we welcome and encourage applications from everyone.

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.

National Voluntary Throughcare Programme

This Scottish Government funded programme will deliver inclusive voluntary throughcare services across Scotland for men, women and young people serving a short-term sentence or following a period on remand. A collaborative and relationship-based partnership model underpins delivery to support to achieve positive outcomes for people and wider communities. Improving reintegration and wellbeing ultimately improves lives and reduces re-offending.

We are recruiting for values-driven people to join our Circle delivery team in the following Throughcare Community Worker roles:

Throughcare Community Workers (Full-Time and Part-Time)

Fife

1 Community Worker – Female & Young People (Full time – 36 hrs)

1 Community Worker – Female & Young People (0.6 FTE – 21.5 hrs)

Forth Valley

1 Senior Community Worker – Male (Full time – 36 hrs)

Tayside

1 Community Worker – Female & Young People (0.5 FTE – 18 hours)

Your role will be to support people returning to their community following a short-term sentence or period on remand providing relational and practical support that is tailored and responsive to the needs of the person. Working collaboratively with Throughcare Prison Worker colleagues and a range of partners you will support in co-ordinated pre-release planning to ensure a person’s journey is effectively supported. This will involve supporting connections to local, and specialist, services where appropriate and importantly wider community connections.

You will have the ability to establish trusting and genuine relationships with compassionate approaches front and centre. You will be self-motivated and understand the importance of collaboration and working in partnership across organisations and sectors to support the best outcomes for people. You will be keen to support your team, Pod area and wider service delivery demonstrating flexibility to service demand as required.

This role offers an exciting opportunity to be involved in shaping and delivering a new high-profile government funded project, that is truly making a difference to people’s lives.

This role will involve working as part of a dynamic local team with workers from across Partner organisations. Primarily remotely, with some work expected at our designated work hub (Fife & Forth Valley and Tayside) and travel as required to support engagement across the partnership and travel as required to support engagement events across the partnership.

Being educated to at least SVQ level 3 or equivalent is desirable. Experience of supporting individuals in a community setting, a current driving licence and use of a car for work and being computer literate with proficient experience of Microsoft tools are essential.

Applicants should possess a qualification in social work, social care, education or health, and have relevant experience

We help young people to build life-long belief in themselves, supporting them to take on their own challenges, follow their own passions and discover talents they never knew they had. Because when you prove yourself that you are ready for anything nothing can hold you back.

Do you want to be part of that?

This is a 12 month fixed term maternity cover contract.

This is an opportunity to join a small, dynamic, ambitious, and welcoming team that believes in the transformative power of youth work and the power of partnerships. Operations Officers support the operational delivery and development of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE) through managing a portfolio of Licensed Organisations (LOs).

LOs range from local authorities, state and independent schools to youth organisations, secure units, and community groups. The DofE Scotland Operations team works with these licensed organisations to build their capacity, support their reach into more marginalised communities and ensure quality and compliance with the Award framework.

The DofE Scotland office covers DofE activity across the length and breadth of Scotland, working with over 140 Licensed Organisations and over 19,000 young people in the last year alone. Each Operations Officer manages a portfolio based on broad geographic region.

The role will be field-based and when not attending meetings, employees will work from home. You will need to have an appropriate home office set up and live within the region of East Scotland (Edinburgh, Lothians, and Scottish Borders).

What we are looking for:

The successful candidate will be a dynamic and proactive team player, who is able to embrace innovation and change. You will be a confident and effective communicator and collaborator and have experience of building and sustaining relationships with stakeholders across the education and/or youth and community sectors.

You will be a passionate advocate for the work of the DofE and motivated by the charity’s strategic ambition to give more than one million young people the chance to participate in our life-changing programmes.

What will you get in return?

The opportunity to work for a successful and dynamic charity that has the development of young people at its heart and the wellbeing and development of its people constantly in focus.

You will be joining a team of empowered colleagues working together.

Our staff benefits package includes a generous pension contribution, an employee assistance program, a healthcare cash plan, and paid volunteer leave. You will also receive 25 days of annual holiday, plus Bank Holidays, an extra 3 days of paid leave between Christmas and New Year, plus the opportunity to purchase additional leave. Additional benefits include access to a benefits discount website, a death-in-service benefit equal to four times your salary, incapacity coverage, and comprehensive family and sick leave policies (Pro-Rata).

About DofE

Since its launch in 1956, the DofE has empowered millions of young people to become the very best they can be. It was established by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, our Patron, and is still guided by the same set of principles he laid down.

The flexibility and adaptability of DofE have allowed the DofE to spread around the world. We operate through a social franchise model in the UK, licensing and supporting a wide range of organisations to deliver DofE programmes to hundreds of thousands of young people every year.

Despite the disruption caused by the COVID-19 outbreak our ambition to grow the number of young people who can access a DofE programme remains unchanged and we continue to engage new partners and develop innovative ways of working with businesses, the voluntary sector, and policymakers across the UK to ensure that any young person who wants to do their DofE can do so. To find out more visit DofE.org/about.

A fantastic opportunity to come and join the Children First team

Children First’s ambition is for every child in Scotland to be safe, loved and well with their family. As a charity we offer emotional, practical, and financial support to help families to put children first and campaign to uphold the rights of every child.

We are looking for peripatetic Family Group Decision Making Coordinator to support teams who have short term recruitment and capacity gaps, mainly in Central/ West of Scotland. As an FGDM coordinator you will work with children and families of all ages and at different stages of risk and need, depending on the service specific criteria. You will have the opportunity to work with several teams through a blend of virtual and face to face work.

Family Group Decision Making is working with family groups in a strengths-based way to support them to create Family Plans, keeping children safe and at home within their family networks.

This is an exciting opportunity for anyone interested in Family Group Decision Making, or strengths-based approaches to working with families, and would like to extend their skill set. It’s also an opportunity for existing FGDM coordinators to increase their hours. FT/PT options may be available.

Children First are determined that the full incorporation of the UNCRC means that children will have their rights respected in all areas of their lives and will have a real say in the way they are supported. If you share this determination, we would love to hear from you.

What kind of people are we looking for?

• have experience of keeping children safe in their own families
• are fiercely passionate about children’s rights
• think it’s a privilege to work with and on behalf of children and families and
• are kind and will bring their whole selves to the job: heart and mind

What kind of team member will you be?

Knowing our ambition for children, you will be someone who is:

• resilient, skilled and knowledgeable who wants to transform children’s lives
• determined to support children to stay safely with their own family
• big hearted and courageous
• able to build strong relationships and to manage the tricky conversations
• is compassionate and understanding of trauma
• a cool head and clear minded at times of pressure
• inspiring colleagues and teams to be even better
• an amazing ambassador for children and Children First

Above all else, the most important thing to us is that you are someone who will do the right thing for children and their families at every turn.

At Children First, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team that reflects communities across Scotland. Guided by our values, With Love, With Purpose, With Strength, we strive to create a culture where everyone feels valued, respected, and supported to thrive. We actively work to remove barriers to inclusion and promote equity in all aspects of our work. We warmly welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, especially those from marginalised communities, and are dedicated to ensuring a fair and supportive recruitment process.

Base

You will be based in Central/ West of Scotland.

Salary, Conditions, Pension

We will offer you a competitive salary, generous annual leave entitlement (40 days inclusive of 9 public holidays). ​We have additional benefits such as a cash back health plan, cycle to work scheme, and option to join a ​Credit Union.

If you are a talented administrator from a membership organisation or similar with experience working with customer relationship management (CRM) system in a busy environment, we want to hear from you.

The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) has recently launched a new election process to elect new Fellows to the Society. This is a core process within the organisation that sees new Fellows brought into the Fellowship every year to support its work. In this role, you will primarily support the team in administering all aspects of the election process and supporting committee meetings throughout the year.

As Scotland’s National Academy, with over 1,800 distinguished Fellows from academia, business, public service, and the arts, we engage nationally and internationally to share knowledge and address some of the world’s most pressing challenges.

We are looking for a talented individual with organisational and communication skills, attention to detail, and experience working with CRMs to:

• Provide administrative support to the team to assist with implementing the 2025/26 fellowship election process.
• Coordinate the operation of the Divisional Panel meetings, including ensuring that all members have the relevant meeting information and papers that they require.
• Manage the collection and collation of references for shortlisted candidates in the 2025/26 Fellowship election process.
• Document new processes as required for the new election cycle and across the work of the Fellowship team.
• We would love to hear from you if you have the skills and experience needed for this role and can demonstrate the desire to give strong administrative support to a busy team.

About the Roles: Access to Industry (AI) is one of 8 partners delivering the new justice National Voluntary Throughcare Programme (NVTP) which is led by Sacro. We are looking for enthusiastic and compassionate self-starters to support men as they transition from custody into the community. Your aim will be to support positive outcomes for the individuals you work with.

The NVTP works with men, women and young people across Scotland. This role is focussed on recruiting a caseworker, working one-to-one, to support men returning to the North Strathclyde areas of Scotland.

Key responsibilities to clients will include:

• Delivering effective pre-release support and planning.
• Conducting needs assessment for individuals.
• Establishing trusting & genuine relationships, rooted in trauma informed principles.
• Participating in multi-agency meetings.
• Delivering gate liberation support.
• Completing risk assessments and adhering to safeguarding best-practice.
• Maintaining accurate and timely records on case management system.
• Maximising engagement through assertive outreach support.
• Identifying appropriate onward referral routeways at the earliest appropriate point.
• Enabling a mutually agreed support exit plan.

You will do this by:

• Working collaboratively with the wider AI and national partnership team to deliver relational support for people accessing the NVTP, supporting team meetings, and service improvement.
• Upholding high quality service standards.
• Undertaking required role training (including that provided by the NVTP and AI).
• Being flexible and responsive to service demand including working across cohorts and regional areas as required.

AI Team:You will play a part in the wider team of AI through attendance at internal meetings and participation in shared services across the teams.

Health & Safety and Property Management: You will ensure a healthy and safe environment and the protection and best use of property and equipment by implementing and observing AI policies and procedures.

Other Requirements: The post holder will be expected to manage their own caseload and

work with minimum supervision partly in an outreach capacity.

About the Role

As a passionate professional in the identification, development and management of a wide range of relationships in support of our programme partnership, you will ensure the Career Ready programme in Glasgow and West areas (currently Inverclyde, West Dunbartonshire, Renfrewshire and South Lanarkshire) continues to thrive, which includes securing charitable donations from supporting partners. Your responsibilities for the area, will be as a team of two, alongside our other Regional Manager for Glasgow and West areas given this is our largest area in Scotland.

This role requires experience of partnership and account management and the scale and ambition of our social mobility work means you will need to be well organised, confident and able to positively influence a wide range of people including headteachers, teachers, CEOs and HRDs.

You will identify and approach opportunities that are well researched and pursue with unswerving perseverance. It’s also a great chance to develop personally.

Regional Managers are responsible for leading our work which involves growing, developing and maintaining the employer and education partnerships that deliver the Career Ready programme. This includes the Local Advisory Board, local authorities (key stakeholders), schools (we have a member of staff in each school who coordinates), the Developing the Young Workforce Regional Group, and the many employer organisations and their people who volunteer as mentors, provide paid internships and deliver masterclasses.

By assimilating what, why, when and the how of our work, you will be able to:

1. Lead, grow and develop our Career Ready partnership in Glasgow and the West, optimising the programme experience for all stakeholders and securing the engagement of employer support for the programme of approximately 300+ students each year who will participate in the 18-month long Career Ready programme annually.
2. Support programme delivery, stakeholder engagement and business development by working closely with the Career Ready Glasgow & West Local Advisory Board, the other Career Ready Glasgow & West Regional Manager, the Head of Programme & Operations, Partnerships Manager and the Career Ready Regional Manager Scotland team all who are focused on quality, impact and sustainability underpinned by attention to detail via efficient and effective processes. You will be supported by and work with the Career Ready Scotland Operations Team to maintain thorough data and management information for the area.

Find out more

You can find out more about the role, and working at Career Ready, in our candidate pack.

• £34,000 – £37,500 DOE
• A working from home allowance of £300 pa is provided
• Annual leave: 25 days holiday plus bank/public holidays plus 2 additional days in the summer. In addition, Career Ready is closed between Christmas and New Year. Career Ready also allows flexible use of some Bank & Public Holidays
• 6% of salary contribution to a private pension subject to an employee contribution of 3%
• Access to both our Reward Gateway Portal and an Employee Assistance Programme
• Interest-free season ticket or bicycle purchase loans
• Business expenses including mileage allowance for car usage

About the Roles:Access to Industry (AI) is one of 8 partners delivering the new justice National Voluntary Throughcare Programme (NVTP) which is led by Sacro. We are looking for enthusiastic and compassionate self-starter to support with the engagement of men across HMP and YOI Polmont and HMP Glenochil as they transition from custody into the community. Your aim will be to support positive outcomes for the individuals you work with.

The NVTP works with men, women and young people across Scotland. This role focusses on supporting men whilst they are serving a short term sentence or are on remand.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Delivering supportive and collaborative partnership working with the Scottish Prison Service as a key stakeholder.
• Delivering effective pre-release support and planning.
• Proactively engage with individuals throughout their journey to ensure appropriate touchpoints with the NVTP, raising awareness and encouraging engagement
• Facilitate and lead engagement sessions across the prison estate
• Conducting needs assessment for individuals.
• Establishing trusting & genuine relationships, rooted in trauma informed principles.
• Participating in multi-agency meetings.
• Completing risk assessments and adhering to safeguarding best-practice.
• Maintaining accurate and timely records on case management system.
• Maximising engagement with partners across the prison estate.
• Identifying appropriate onward referral routeways at the earliest appropriate point.

You will do this by:

• Working collaboratively with the wider AI and national partnership team to deliver relational support for people accessing the NVTP, supporting team meetings, and service improvement.
• Participating in partnership meetings to support team working and service improvement.
• Upholding high quality service standards.
• Undertaking required role training (including that provided by the NVTP, Scottish Prison Service and AI).
• Being flexible and responsive to service demand including working across cohorts and prison establishments as required.

AI Team:You will play a part in the wider team of AI through attendance at internal meetings and participation in shared services across the teams.

Health & Safety and Property Management: You will ensure a healthy and safe environment and the protection and best use of property and equipment by implementing and observing AI policies and procedures.

Other Requirements: The post holder will be expected to manage their own caseload and work with minimum supervision partly in an outreach capacity.