Edinburgh Voluntary Organisations’ Council (EVOC) exists to support the strengthening of Edinburgh’s communities for all its citizens and a leader for the voluntary sector to support organisations to develop and thrive.
Following a strategic review in 2024, we require an experienced Chief Executive who will manage EVOC through a significant period of change as we develop a new strategic approach in response to the needs of the sector in Edinburgh and to create a more resilient, sustainable organisation.
The Chief Executive of EVOC will lead and manage the organisation's operations, ensuring financial sustainability while building strong relationships with our local members, stakeholders, funders and communities. The Chief Executive will work alongside a new Senior Management Team to oversee staff, develop a long-term financial and fundraising strategy and effective project management and delivery.
The Chief Executive will lead a whole-team approach to our work that all EVOC staff are skilled and supported to deliver across a range of issues and themes in a team culture aligned to our values: creative, collaborative, enabling, excellence, fair, inclusive and supportive
The person
We are looking for someone with significant experience in managing and motivating staff – preferably with experience as a Chief Executive or senior role.
The candidate must have a deep knowledge of Edinburgh’s voluntary sector and experience public, private, and voluntary sectors. They should have a proven track record in service development and delivery with an ability to deliver on contract outcomes and key deliverables. Excellent communication skills are required alongside the ability to build effective professional cross-sector relationships.
Financial and project management skills are essential. Experience in developing funding strategies is required, along with a demonstrable ability to develop and implement income generating and fundraising activities.
If you're a passionate leader who would like to take EVOC forward and be a committed and effective champion of Edinburgh’s third sector then we’d love to hear from you.
By joining the EVOC team you will:
Receive 26 days annual leave and 10 public holidays Be enrolled in a company pension plan Benefit from access to an Employee Assistance Programme designed to support your health and wellbeing Be able to adopt a hybrid working plan and be provided with all the equipment you need to work from home.
Top job! Head of National Services
- Full time
- £45,000
- Hybrid: Hybrid role with regular travel throughout Scotland and to National Office
- Closing 18th October 2024
Change Mental Health is a leading national mental health charity providing unique support to people with severe and enduring mental ill health. With over 50 years’ experience across Scotland, we believe people affected by poor mental health and illness deserve the highest quality of support in the community and that every person has the right to be valued and to share in the opportunities, challenges, and joys of everyday life.
About the Project / Service
Change Mental Health is determined to deliver excellent services and support across Scotland and we need a Head of National Services to help us to achieve this. This role will ensure that national programmes of work are delivered to a high standard, and that they are developed both operationally and strategically. This role will have oversight and responsibility for developing our newly launched Advice and Support Service, our Distress Brief Intervention (DBI) portfolio, our Suicide Bereavement Service (SBS) as well as other programmes and projects of national reach and scope.
The role of the Head of National Services is instrumental in ensuring that we provide innovative support to people affected by poor mental health and mental illness. It will be responsible for working closely with our Policy and Communications Team around nationally funded projects by Scottish Government and will play a key role in the National Management Team of Change Mental Health. The role will work closely with the Director of Services to develop and work in partnership with a range of different stakeholders to increase the impact of our work and generate new opportunities for the organisation.
This is an exciting new role for the organisation and would suit someone who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment, is committed to continuous service improvement and who excels in managing both operational and strategic relationships.
A full Job Description is available for download below.
The Scottish Crannog Centre, a renowned museum and heritage site, is seeking a Deputy CEO to work closely with the CEO in supporting the organisation’s mission and strategic goals. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the growth and development of a dynamic heritage site, ensuring smooth operations while deepening connections with visitors and the wider community.
We are looking for a collaborative leader with expertise in the museum, visitor attraction, or third-sector industries. The ideal candidate will provide strong operational support to the CEO, helping to deliver high-quality programmes and projects while fostering a positive and nurturing environment for staff.
What You’ll Do
- Support the CEO in strategic and operational leadership, ensuring effective delivery of organisational goals.
- Inspire and manage teams, promoting productivity, well-being, and professional development.
- Develop and oversee audience engagement initiatives, particularly with under-represented groups.
- Assist in driving fundraising efforts, securing grants and sponsorships, and managing funded projects.
- Collaborate with curators to ensure accreditation and oversee collections management.
- Manage budgets and resources to maintain financial stability.
- Ensure high standards of governance, compliance, and ethical practice.
- Lead efforts to integrate equality, diversity, and inclusion throughout the organisation.
What We’re Looking For
- Leadership experience in the museum, visitor attraction, or third sector.
- Strong team management, project oversight, and audience engagement skills.
- Proven success in fundraising and financial management.
- Knowledge of collections management and accreditation processes.
- Excellent leadership, strategic thinking, and decision-making abilities.
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to engage diverse stakeholders.
Top job! Implementation Lead
- Full time
- £35,000 – £45,000
- Remote: Flexible - applications from Scotland strongly encouraged or Hybrid for London-based staff
- Closing 22nd October 2024
Centre for Homelessness Impact exists to improve the lives of people experiencing homelessness through better use of data and evidence.
IN A NUTSHELL
We are looking for a knowledgeable, skilled and creative Implementation Lead to design and deliver activities to help people working in and around homelessness use evidence and data to enhance their impact of their work.
You will also act as a leader within the Implementation Team on work relating to policy analysis and public affairs, including specialising in deepening and enhancing our impact in the UK and particularly in Scotland. You will assist in feeding practice insights into our research agenda, and in our work to map promising and effective practice.
You will work in a client-centred way to make a big impact on the lives of people experiencing homelessness by developing relationships and leading projects that help local areas identify the right problems and use evidence to design better solutions to homelessness. This work will involve working with local authorities, central government, and third sector organisations.
WHY IS THIS ROLE IMPORTANT FOR THE CENTRE’S WORK?
You will be supporting our What Works Community, our core implementation initiative which aims to build capacity within local areas across the UK to use evidence, data and to achieve breakthrough and sustainable results to address homelessness.
We are building an agile team to work closely with our partners (e.g. local authorities; regional and national government; third sector organisations), understand their context, needs and ambitions, and work with our multi-disciplinary team, delivery associates and programme partners to design and deliver solutions that make a real difference to those affected by homelessness, as well as people working towards a future without it.
WHAT WILL YOU BE DOING?
You will be part of the Implementation Team within the Centre, reporting to the Head of Implementation. By working creatively with multidisciplinary colleagues and with a focus on practical solutions, you will design and deliver ways of scaling good practice and helping organisations and people implement practice underpinned by robust evidence and trial promising interventions.
You will work closely with a small team of Implementation Leads who you will collaborate with to:
- Proactively identify, create and grow strong relationships with potential partner organisations, working in a client-focussed manner to identify opportunities, develop goals, and draft and deliver plans and projects.
- Design and deliver activities which translate evidence of what works into practical advice for practitioners, policy-makers and other relevant stakeholders.
- Cultivate a rich knowledge and understanding of practice in communities and organisations working to end homelessness, working to identify and map promising practice and opportunities for knowledge sharing.
- Synthesise knowledge, skills and expertise from relevant fields (e.g. homelessness/housing, local government, public services transformation, service design) to generate insights and provide credible and impactful analysis and advice.
- Draw on a broad toolkit of approaches (project management; user design; behavioural insights; public service transformation; interpersonal coaching) both from your own skills and our multidisciplinary team and expert partners and associates.
In addition to this, you will act as a leader within the Implementation Team on work relating to policy analysis and public affairs. This will include:
- Working closely with our Public Affairs Lead and Evidence colleagues to develop evidence based policy positions and recommendations, feeding perspectives, insight and challenge from your knowledge of implementation and current practice of homelessness.
- Work closely with Evidence colleagues to help design and deliver analytical projects (e.g. value for money) requiring close interaction between evidence-generation activities and sector stakeholders. You will help bring real-world perspectives to projects, identify and build relationships with stakeholders (e.g. partner local authorities), and help scope, design and deliver analysis and interpretation of findings, drawing on your knowledge of homelessness practice and policy.
- Bringing specialism in UK housing policy and practice environment and to lead in driving forward the Centre’s profile and nurture key relationships with local areas.
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE AND BEHAVIOURS
- Outstanding communication, problem-solving, and analytical skills, including strong capacity to manage and coordinate simultaneous customer relationships and projects, and drive projects forwards to achieve tangible results;
- Experience in client management and/or business transformation work such as consultancy, business development, strategy development
- Experience working with local government and/or previous involvement the homelessness sector or related field, ideally with deep knowledge and relationships in the Scottish homelessness sector, or elsewhere in the UK
- Understanding of homelessness policy and practice across the UK.
- Enthusiasm for developing and expanding an innovative program within a young and ambitious nonprofit;
- Collaborative and flexible work style;
- High proficiency in project management software, remote engagement tools, Microsoft Office, and Google Suite.
Nice to have
- Track record in helping organisations use evidence and data to improve the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of their services or interventions;
- Experience in implementation science, service design, impact evaluation methodologies, data analysis, and/or behavioural insights.
You will be able to demonstrate the following
- The capacity to build and nurture good relationships with diverse stakeholders and deliver tangible results.
- Ability to analyse and synthesise complex information, generate and present recommendations, and support their implementation.
- Ability to communicate confidently with a variety of audiences and in a range of media.
- Willingness to try new things in a considered and structured way and learning from experiences to improve processes.
- Interest in learning from other disciplines and curiosity to learn from a spectrum of perspectives.
- A commitment to both the aims and values of the Centre.
Their Home - Our Houses Queens, Murray & Evanthea
We are QME Care - Kelso
Choose a Job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life As we hurtle towards the end of our five-year strategy, we’ve taken time to review our services and our structure ahead of the planning process for the next five years.
As a social enterprise we are charitable organisation which was formed to help people live happier, independent and fulfilled lives. Our Mission, Vision and Values are the foundations from which our five-year strategic plans are built upon.
Innovation and acting differently is at the heart of our strategic vision along with our approach to the care of our Residents. Our philosophy is unpretentious, warm and caring. We support our residents in a person-centred approach by focussing on their overall wellbeing. Our culture is inclusive, set entirely around our values which includes providing the very best accommodation, excellent food, stimulating activities, good conversation and upholding the rights of everyone especially our Residents’ and their closest relatives or friends’.
As part of our ongoing development, we are excited to announce an opening for a Registered Manager to join our Senior Management Team. This reviewed position reflects the evolving needs of our service, and we are seeking a qualified professional who is an exemplar in their field.
Our successful applicant will be an experienced the field of nursing (RGN/RMN), Health, Social Care, Social Work, or similar with relevant workplace management experience including overseeing other employees for a period of not less than 5 years in supported living, home care or care home environment.
You will hold an undergraduate degree or post graduate professional qualification in Health, Social Care, Social Work, or similar.
With strong Clinical Leadership you’re an articulate communicator, responsible and trustworthy. Ethical and a confident working with holistic and innovate care models you’re enthusiastic and committed to ensuring we set the bar high in our field of work and because we challenge the care sector paradigm you’ll never be alarmed by unannounced inspections. Moreover, wholly comfortable working in a regulatory care environment under the guidance frameworks from the Care Inspectorate.
Professional, articulate and able to work with confidence when dealing with inquiry’s, inspection and reporting processes you’re an effective planner and organiser, and a natural collaborator for efficiencies of service delivery.
We need our successful candidate to be Microsoft Suite proficient and you’ll be a confident user of other IT software systems which is likely to include Care Planning and Auditing, HRIS and Medication Administration.
Evidence of Strategic planning, goal setting and alignment completes our list of ‘must haves’.
A comprehensive salary of £52,000 pa is available for the successful candidate as well as additional employment benefits which will be discussed with the preferred candidate.
Chair of the Audit & Risk Committee and Trustee of RCPSG
- Management Board
- Unpaid
- Hybrid: Glasgow
- Closing 31st October 2024
Background
For 425 years, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow has been improving health and healthcare for people around the world. Today, we remain the only multidisciplinary Royal College in the UK, home to more than 15,000 physicians, surgeons, dental surgeons and specialists in the fields of travel medicine and podiatric medicine.
College Vision, Purpose and Values
Our vision is to build an influential global community that enables our members to develop the skills, knowledge and influence to improve healthcare standards worldwide. Our purpose is built around delivering:
- Excellent education and outstanding member experience
- Elevated standards through assessment and gold-standard qualifications
- Transformative impact on health, wellbeing and the wider world
Our values support us in the delivery of our purpose, and articulate what we stand for, and the way we work. We live and work according to the values of:
- Community
- Integrity
- Innovation
- Inspiration
- Inclusivity
Purpose of the Audit and Risk Committee
The Audit and Risk Committee’s purpose is to support the College Trustees/Executive Board and the Chief Executive Officer by reviewing the comprehensiveness and reliability of assurances on the adequacy of the College’s risk management processes, internal control environment, governance arrangements, and the integrity of the College’s Annual Report and Financial Statements.
Overview of role
The Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee, who will also be a College Trustee, will work closely with College’s President, Registrar, CEO and Director of Finance, Operations and ICT Services to guide the Committee in achieving its purpose.
The Chair of this Committee is a member of College’s Executive Board.
This role is non-remunerated. Reasonable expenses will be reimbursed.
Trustee responsibilities
Trustees are responsible for the overall strategic direction, leadership, supervision and control of the activities and affairs of the College. They must use all reasonable endeavours to ensure that they:
- Exercise proper control over the College’s activities, assets, staff and consultants.
- Ensure that the College acts in compliance with all legal requirements.
- Set or approve appropriate strategies, policies, proposals and budgets, and monitor theCollege’s performance against them.
- Put in place an appropriate framework of delegation, and appropriate systems of internalcontrol.
- Conduct the affairs of the College with honesty and integrity.
- Carry out regular risk reviews and take appropriate steps to manage or otherwise respond tosignificant risks to the College and its affairs.
- The affairs and activities of the College are sufficiently able to stand the test of scrutiny bythe public, the media, charity regulators, Fellows and Members, other stakeholders,Parliaments and the courts.
- Comply with all applicable statutes, rules and regulations and the Trustee Code of Conduct.
Time Commitment
The Chair will be required to attend four Audit & Risk Committee meetings, six Executive Board meetings and six Council meetings each year, an annual time commitment of roughly 40 hours. The Chair will be expected to work closely with the Chair of College’s Finance & Investment Committee.
Additional ad hoc meetings are also likely to be required.
While some in person attendance will be required, meetings are generally hybrid.
The Chair of the Committee will be appointed for a term of three years with the option of serving a maximum of two terms by mutual agreement with the Chair of the Trustees
Person Profile
College is looking for a Chair who has:
- Significant professional experience overseeing one or more of statutory audit, internal audit,or organisational risk management of complex, customer focused organisations.
- Knowledge of the charitable sector.
- Experience of a Professional Body and/or at least one of Membership, Education,Examinations or the Health sector would be advantageous.
- A relevant professional qualification and membership of a professional body.
- Strong commercial acumen.
- The gravitas and personality to contribute effectively as a College Trustee and member of College’s Executive Board.
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Foodbank Manager
- Part time
- £25,500 – £29,000 pro-rata
- Hybrid: Rutherglen & Cambuslang
- Closing 1st November 2024
Rutherglen and Cambuslang Foodbank operates three Distribution Centres which are open at various times throughout the week. We are an established Charity and provided help to approximately 9,000 people last year.
Role Description:
To oversee all aspects of the Rutherglen and Cambuslang Foodbank and ensure that the Foodbank operates using the agreed operating model as follows:
- Recruiting volunteers including reference checks, disclosure checks if required, obtaining signed confidentiality agreements and GDPR agreements
- Recruiting, supporting and training Duty Managers
- Ensuring that the Foodbank meets Health and Safety standards
- Developing, updating and ensuring adherence to all policies and procedures
- Ensuring that all volunteers work within the boundaries of the confidentiality agreement
- Identifying volunteer training needs
- Ensuring that the Foodbank meets Environmental Health Standards
- Communicating frequently with all relevant people including churches, volunteers, Trussell Trust, Referring Agencies, Trustees etc.
- Ensuring that the Foodbank updates the online database, website, X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook
- Communicating with media and promoting the Foodbank service in a positive way
- Organising Foodbank representation at community events
- Maintaining awareness of the benefit system, changes to it, and the impact of changes in the operating trends and environment on the Foodbank and its plan
- Developing the Foodbank strategy in partnership with the Foodbank Trustees
- Developing the Foodbank strategy in partnership with Trussell Trust
- Undertaking Trussell Trust Governance Health Checks as required
Key Outputs (in no priority order)
- Ensuring sufficient food collections are organised to provide sufficient stock to support current and future Foodbank growth and organising the purchase of food as and when required.
- Liaising with the Warehouse Manager regarding the day-to-day running of the warehouse including volunteers, monitoring stock requirements and stock and statistical records
- Organising the logistics and re-supply of food to Distribution Centres in conjunction with relevant Managers
- Taking overall responsibility for volunteer drivers for ad hoc uplifts from donors, as required, in conjunction with the Transport Manager
- Taking overall responsibility for the management of the all volunteers in the Foodbank, Distribution Centres and Warehouse
- Organising and facilitating training requirements for volunteers
- Managing the volunteer rota to ensure the best use of volunteers
- Working with existing referrers, funders, volunteers and supporters to grow the Foodbank identifying problems through regular visits and liaison
- Undertaking regular talks to the referrers and donors to raise Foodbank awareness and funds
- Bring to the attention of the Foodbank Convenor concerns about the running of the Foodbank
- Ensure compliance with Health and Safety and Environmental regulations for both warehouse and Distribution Centres
- Producing Foodbank reports and statistics, for the monthly meeting, for the Trustees
- Monitoring the users of the Foodbank through the network database and minimise any potential, or actual, abuse through liaising with referrers and Distribution Centre volunteers
- Maintain a Foodbank phone and Email account
This list is not exhaustive. Other duties may be required as directed by the role or by Rutherglen and Cambuslang Foodbank Trustees, with the proviso that, normally, any changes of a permanent nature shall be incorporated into the job description in specific terms.
Reporting Arrangements:monthly to the Trustee responsible for your direction, support, and ongoing training and development.
Duration:the post is offered initially for 24 months, and is expected to continue beyond that date, subject to appropriate funding.
Working pattern: the work should fit within the operational requirements of Rutherglen and Cambuslang Foodbank and there will also be a requirement for evening and weekend work to fill this role (for example, community events, supermarket collections at weekends and speaking engagements, sometimes in the evening, etc.).
Hours will be flexible to accommodate this within the 24 hour per week working time.
Working location: within Rutherglen and Cambuslang area. Regular travel will be required to visit the locations in Rutherglen and Cambuslang and further afield, e.g. for conferences or to visit other Foodbanks. You should have a UK driving licence. A small office is available, but it is not suitable for lone working.
Holidays: 120 hours annual leave plus public holidays (or time in lieu, if appropriate, after discussion with line manager).
Training to be provided:
- Foodbank governance, administration and operations
- IT training, as required, with specific databases and tools used by Rutherglen and Cambuslang Foodbank
- Health and Safety including manual handling
- Environmental Health
- Other training, as appropriate
Sexual Violence Prevention Worker
- Part time
- £30,861 pro-rata
- On site: Moray
- Closing 22nd November 2024
Established in 2018, Moray Rape Crisis provides specialist therapeutic support, information and advocacy for young people and adults of all genders, aged 11 and over, in the Moray area, who have experienced any form of sexual violence at any time in their lives, including rape, sexual assault, childhood sexual abuse and sexual exploitation. We also work directly with young people in schools and youth settings, and with strategic partners, towards preventing sexual violence.
We are seeking a skilled and motivated Sexual Violence Prevention Worker to join our team. The postholder will deliver inclusive and participatory interventions to young people aged 11 to 25 around healthy sexual relationships, and help shape local strategic approaches to sexual violence prevention.
For more information about our work, please visit our website. Information about the national Sexual Violence Prevention Programme, coordinated by Rape Crisis Scotland, can be found at rapecrisisscotland.org.uk/prevention
Established in 2018, Moray Rape Crisis provides specialist therapeutic support, information and advocacy for young people and adults of all genders, aged 11 and over, in the Moray area, who have experienced any form of sexual violence at any time in their lives, including rape, sexual assault, childhood sexual abuse and sexual exploitation. We also work directly with young people in schools and youth settings, and with strategic partners, towards preventing sexual violence.
We are seeking a skilled and experienced Therapeutic Support Worker to join our team. The postholder will provide trauma-informed therapeutic support, advocacy and group work for survivors of sexual violence in Moray. In particular the post will focus on the provision of therapeutic support for adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse.
For more information about our work with survivors of sexual violence, please visit our website.
This post is funded by the Scottish Government’s Survivors of Childhood Abuse Support Fund until 31 March 2026. We are committed to seeking continuation funding for the post beyond this date.
Support Worker Nights- Kilmarnock
- Part time
- £24,544 pro-rata
- On site: Kilmarnock
- Closing 12th November 2024
Blue Triangle is a social care organisation that empowers people to thrive, by delivering solutions in connected communities which focus on the needs of each individual. We are looking for enthusiastic people who share our values (Kind, Passionate and Creative) to join our services accommodating and supporting people experiencing homelessness and empowering them to thrive.
If successful, you will be required to register with the Scottish Social Services Council within 6 months of your start date. After registration, there is a requirement to be qualified and to maintain professional learning, which we will support you to achieve.
Blue Triangle recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief.
We welcome applications from all sections of the community.
What we offer:
Aside from offering a supportive and friendly environment where our people are valued and appreciated, we’ll see that your hard work and drive to succeed is rewarded.
- Competitive Salary and Pension Options
- Full time & Part time hours available
- Double pay for festive bank holidays
- Long service awards
- Fully funded SVQ3
- Access to our benefits platform with high street voucher and tech discounts and cycle to work scheme to name a few!
- Inhouse training programmes
- Significant Gym discounts
- Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
- 24/7 access to employee assistance programme, including counselling
- A wide range of family friendly policies
- Life Assurance cover of 3 times your salary
- Credit Union
- £200 refer a friend scheme
And many more!
About the Role:
As a Support Worker, you’ll work as part of a team in providing safe, secure, supported accommodation for the people who use our services. You’ll do this by providing practical and emotional support and encouraging them to achieve their own personal outcomes in all aspects of their daily lives.
Main Responsibilities:
This Support Worker role at our Kilmarnock Service involves working 33 hours per week on a 4 week rolling rota covering nightshifts, including some weekends. The Support Worker will:
- work as part of a team providing safe, secure, supported accommodation for young people.
- support, review, monitor and evaluate through our case management system, to achieve a positive person-centred outcome for the people we work with in line with organisational, statutory and legislative requirements.
- maintain and update all recording systems and documentation in line with relevant policies, procedures and practice guidelines, including the occupancy agreement, within required timeframes.
- provide, plan and facilitate key work meetings, key work sessions, meetings, reviews and other internal/external meetings in conjunction with the person’s support plan.
- provide general advocacy and advice to the people we support, including assistance to enable them to meet the conditions of their occupancy agreements.
About You:
- To join us, you need to have a genuine passion for helping people.
- Ideally, possess 1 year of experience of working with vulnerable people and challenging behaviour which can be from personal, voluntary and/or professional experience.
- Demonstrated commitment and ability to undertake care practice in accordance with Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) code of practice, National Care Standards, Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care and the Associations policies and procedures.
- Ability to relate empathetically to people and recognise their right to choice and independence.
- Ability to work flexibly and as a lone worker.
- Able to use Microsoft or equivalent applications competently.
- Ideally, hold and SVQ level 2 or above and be willing to work towards an SVQ 3.
We care about one another whilst taking pride in the service we offer. You will be working in a company with a strong identity and with the guidance and support of experienced Managers you will be able to develop in your career.