Glasgow Life is looking for a Senior Development Officer to join us on a full-time and fixed term contract for a period of 3 years (end of Dec 2027). As Senior Development Officer, you will be joining our ambitious Development and Fundraising Team. You will be part of a dedicated team, which generates external funding for important and inspiring projects.
Your focus will be to support a major capital fundraising campaign to redevelop an iconic Glasgow Museum. The People’s Palace will undergo a transformational refurbishment project to create a community-led museum that builds on our ground-breaking approach of involving and empowering people. You will support the vision to create one of the world’s most socially engaged and internationally significant local museums.
About Glasgow Life
Glasgow Life is the charity which inspires people to lead richer, more active lives through culture and sport. Simply put, we believe that everyone deserves a great Glasgow life. We do this by delivering innovative cultural and sporting programmes and events which improve the mental, physical, and economic well-being of Glasgow. Glasgow Life also creates unforgettable experiences for tourists, strengthening the city’s visitor economy. We stage world-class events, conferences and festivals which enhance Glasgow’s international reputation. Glasgow is the first city to be named European Capital of Sport twice sport and was also the first place in the UK to be named a UNESCO City of Music.
The role
As a Senior Development Officer, you’ll be an integral part of the team and will secure funding from a range of external funding sources including Charitable Trusts/Foundations and major donors. Partnering with significant donors and funders, you will work with ambitious colleagues to create compelling proposals to develop funding bids and proposals and to cultivate long-term donor relationships. Reporting to the Head of Development you will work alongside an established team.
The candidate
If you’re interested in joining us as a Senior Development Officer, you’ll need:
• Degree or relevant fundraising qualifications and considerable experience of working in a fundraising/development office.
• Track record in raising five and six figure levels of philanthropic funding from Trusts and Foundations, major donors, statutory sources, and other external funders.
• Experience of securing funding for capital appeals and projects.
• Experience of preparing successful and compelling fundraising applications, proposals, and donor reports.
• Experience of managing relationships with funders and of developing effective stewardship and cultivation programmes.
Some of our roles are currently piloting hybrid working, with teams working between the office and home. Your line manager will agree these days with you. This balance enables you to continue much-needed collaborative working.
We believe in the transformational power of the programmes and events we provide for the people and visitors of Glasgow. If you would like to be a part of what we do, we’d love to hear from you.
Important Dates: Closing date Friday 8th December and interviews are provisionally scheduled for 11th & 12th December
Benefits at Glasgow Life
• 30 days holiday allowance plus 6.5 public holidays (for full-time roles). After 5 years completed service, the entitlement will increase to 35 days from the next annual leave year
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Discounted Glasgow Club membership and money off in our museum shops and online store
• Option to buy extra annual leave
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• And much more!
For Fixed Term Roles - If offer is made to internal employee (Glasgow Life or Council Family), at the end of the temporary period, eligible employees, if agreed will have a right to return to a role at their substantive grade within the council family.
Please note that Glasgow Life, as an ALEO to Glasgow City Council, is currently completing a Job Evaluation exercise and introducing a new pay and grading structure which may impact on current salaries quoted in job adverts, see glasgow.gov.uk/jobevaluation for more information.
Diversity matters at Glasgow Life
We're determined to reflect the extraordinary diversity of Glasgow in our workforce. Glasgow Life is on a journey to develop a workplace that reflects the communities we serve. Where everyone feels empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work. We're a Disability Confident and Carer Positive employer and invite candidates from all backgrounds to apply. Read more about our commitment to equality and diversity on our website. glasgowlife.org.uk/the-small-print/an-inclusive-employer
A unique leadership chance to shape wellbeing and protection across Scottish sport
At Children First our 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.
This is an exciting opportunity to lead the development of a recently established, national service which supports Scottish governing bodies of sport (SGBs) to effectively manage wellbeing and protection concerns for all who participate in sport. The service is being established through a strategic partnership between sportscotland, Children First and SGBs.
We are looking for a skilled and confident leader to lead the strategic development of the service. As the Service Manager, you will provide professional strategic leadership and direction of the service and manage the team’s partnership with SGBs to:
support their management of wellbeing and protection concerns and investigations in a timely and appropriate manner.
build the knowledge, skills and confidence of SGB staff through training, mentoring and directed learning.
facilitate the development of resources including practice guidance, tools and templates that support SGBs’ case management of wellbeing and protection concerns.
What kind of person will make a great Service Manager for the Case Management Support Service?
If you have the above and possess a professional qualification and experience from an appropriate sector, such as social work, law, human resources or sports governance, we would be delighted to hear from you.
Base
You will work flexibly at home with a periodic requirement to attend meetings at our offices and those of our partners across central Scotland.
Salary, Conditions, Pension
We will offer you a competitive salary, generous annual leave entitlement (40 days inclusive of 9 public holidays, pro rata), flexible working opportunities and a contributory pension scheme. Additionally, we offer further benefits such as a cash-back healthcare plan, cycle to work scheme and option to join a Credit Union.
Hours
This is a fixed term, full time post of 35 hours per week funded until May 2027.
About Us:
The Cairngorms National Park is an incredible place to live and work. The UK’s largest national park is a place of sheer abundance, having more high mountain ground than anywhere else in the UK, the largest Caledonian forest, some of Scotland’s purest rivers and finest livestock rearing farmland. It is also home to 25 percent of the UK’s rare and endangered species. It is a truly unique place to work, with our dedicated and passionate Visitor Services team who are committed to people and nature thriving together. Furthermore, there is access to some of the most beautiful countryside straight from our Headquarters office door.
The Cairngorms National Park Authority is a fantastic place to work and offers great opportunities to grow your career. The Park Authority is listed in the UK’s top 100 best not- for-profit companies to work for. We’re dedicated to both this amazing place and our employees.
We now have an exciting opportunity for a Green Health Link Worker (Maternity Cover) to join the CNPA and develop the capacity to improve the health of the residents of Badenoch and Strathspey.
The Role:
With the support of the National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) and national lottery players, this post is part of a team that the Cairngorms National Park Authority has recruited to lead innovative, collaborative and transformative change as we tackle the climate emergency and nature crisis, and deliver an economy that works for all. Our ambition is large-scale, inclusive, transformational change that delivers our collective climate and biodiversity responsibilities.
As the Green Health Link Worker, you be responsible for developing the capacity to improve the health of the residents of Badenoch and Strathspey through coordinating and delivering a broad range of initiatives that bring together opportunities to improve health through use of the natural environment.
You will do this by assisting in the operational delivery of a Green Health Strategic Development plan for NHS Highland. Designing, co-ordinating and delivering multi agency Green Health programmes of work through key strategic partners, including NHS operational units, GPs, community planning partners such as CNPA, Nature Scot, local authorities, third sector organisations and partners in the private and voluntary sectors.
As the postholder, you will also increase levels of outdoor access and connection with nature with NHS staff, patients and visitors and receive referrals (from healthcare or self-referral) to guide patients to Green Health opportunities in the Badenoch and Strathspey area; and support access to initial participation as appropriate.
Equalities:
CNPA is an inclusive organisation and we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, religion and belief, pregnancy and maternity, relationship status, disability, age and social class. We particularly welcome applications from individuals from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities, disabled and LGBTQ+ communities, as they are under-represented in the environment sector.
We are Disability Confident committed employer, if you are an applicant with disabilities who meets the essential requirements of the post, we will interview you. In all circumstances CNPA appoints on merit-based evidence the applicant supplies in meeting the essential criteria for the post.
CNPA Benefits:
· Civil service pension scheme – some of the benefits include:
- member contribution rates among the lowest in the public sector
- tax relief on your contributions
- generous employer contributions
- a secure, inflation-proof pension for life, with no investment uncertainty
- the option of tax-free lump sum on retirement
- potential access to ill health and injury benefits if you become too ill to work
- life assurance cover
- benefits for loved ones and dependants
- options to increase your pension
- keeping all your pensions in one place by transferring in a pension you have built up elsewhere
- support from our trusted charity partners
• 25 days annual leave, increasing to 30 days with service, plus Public Holidays
• Professional development
• Flexible working
• Cycle to work scheme
• Use of pool cars
About You:
To be considered as our Green Health Link Worker (Maternity Cover), you’ll need:
• Knowledge and experience of outdoor recreation or environmental education
• Experience in health-related posts (not necessarily in the NHS) including public health posts bodies
• Practical experience in leading physical outdoor or environmental education activities
• Knowledge of NHS and understanding of public health practice, health promotion, health economics and health care evaluation
• Experience of lone working and engaging hard to reach groups and vulnerable individuals
• Project management experience
• Experience of planning and delivering action research projects.
• Articulate with excellent communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills
• Computer and IT literate;
• Flexible approach to working hours as evening and weekend working will be occasionally required
• Permission to work in the UK
We’re looking for a Marketing & Communications Coordinator to contribute to Impact Arts’ strategic aims of growing our profile and developing our trusted reputation. They will be responsible for cultivating an outward facing approach through engaging marketing & communication strategies which convey a compelling narrative that articulates our impact aligned to policy, grows our reputation and shares the stories of lives transformed.
About Prostate Scotland
At Prostate Scotland, we are dedicated to support men across Scotland in their prostate health journey. Nearly 1 in 2 men in Scotland will be affected by prostate disease at some stage of their lives and 1 in 10 are likely to develop prostate cancer. Our mission is to inform, educate, support, campaign, and advance on prostate disease in Scotland.
Purpose of Job
The Finance Co-ordinator is responsible for ensuring the accurate and timely maintenance of financial records for Prostate Scotland. This role involves managing day-to-day financial transactions, including processing income, donations, and purchase invoices, and ensuring they are correctly coded in the accounting system (Sage/Xero). The Finance Co-ordinator will maintain up-to-date ledgers, reconcile bank accounts on a monthly basis, and prepare and submit monthly financial reports, including the Profit and Loss statement and Balance Sheet, to the CEO and Finance Committee. The Finance Co-ordinator will also support the CEO in setting and monitoring budgets.
Positive Help is a well-established, third sector service provider – a registered charity – based in central Edinburgh. We have almost 40 years’ experience of supporting adults, children and families living with /affected by HIV and or Hepatitis.
With the support of a cohort of trained and supervised volunteers, we provide a range of services to help people who have complex needs live fulfilling, healthy lives in the community.
We are now looking for an Adult Services Manager with proven experience of working in a leadership role to join our dedicated team as we further develop the organisation. We work from our centrally situated office in Edinburgh, although there is the option to work from home depending on business need.
The ideal candidate will have the skills and experience we need to help us deliver our adult services – specifically Supportive Transport, and Live Well Services - and the wider organisation effectively and efficiently, and have a genuine interest in this very rewarding work.
As a member of our leadership team, you will play a key role in ensuring that service users receive the right support from us and others timeously, and that volunteers are appropriately matched and well supported / supervised to maintain a high standard of practice and satisfaction.
You will be outcome focussed and have a keen interest in demonstrating the impact of services as well as working across boundaries and developing and sustaining positive relationships with internal colleagues, volunteers, partner agencies, referrers and a wide range of stakeholders.
You will have experience of managing or coordinating projects inspiring people to work together towards shared goals. You will be a problem-solver with an empathic approach, and excellent communication skills.
Our work can be challenging though highly rewarding. Therefore, you will need to be motivated, ambitious and self-organised, and also be prepared to play a part in our on-going organisational development.
In return, we offer you a supportive working environment, a 35-hour working week, 25 days annual leave plus 10 public holidays (pro rata) and an employer contributory pension scheme.
It’s a great time to join Positive Help and be part of our journey toward an even brighter future. If you are excited by what you have read so far and think you have what it takes to be an outstanding member of our team, then please read our job specification for more information, and take a look at our website.
We look forward to receiving your application.
Are you a confident communicator with excellent writing skills? Are you passionate about improving living standards?
Then you might be just the right person to support our communications function at abrdn Financial Fairness Trust.
You’ll play a big part in helping to achieve the Trust’s goals by:
We are looking for a communications professional with experience of social policy or campaign projects, you will report to the Head of Communications and work closely with our Policy and Public Affairs function.
Digital comms will be your thing as you will be creating and producing digital content, and managing the Trust’s website and social media accounts. You’ll have a strong interest in all things media as you’ll support the press office function such as managing press lists, taking media enquiries and writing press statements and other copywriting.
You’ll work alongside a small team of seven who are based between London and Edinburgh and work in a hybrid manner. You should be someone who is highly motivated with a can-do attitude, and the ability to occasionally travel within the UK.
The role would particularly benefit an individual with communications/media relations and/or public relations particularly in the third sector or government.
Please review the detailed job description on our website for more information.
What you’ll get
It’s crucial that everyone in the team is passionate about our mission, but not at the expense of our lives outside of work. We strive to ensure everyone in the team has a good work-life balance, valuing flexible working and being open to conversations about what you need. You’ll work with a friendly and knowledgeable team of staff and Trustees, and a supportive and experienced manager.
You can choose how you work your 21 hours from the start of employment, you need to live close enough to commute to Edinburgh or London on occasion, and you’ll receive a salary of £38,702 FTE (£23,221 pro-rata) with a transparent pay scale in place. We know there’s more to life than just work, so you will have 40 days annual leave (24 pro rata including bank holidays), private medical care, income protection, life assurance and save for your future with 16% unmatched employer contribution to pension (plus an additional 2% match if you contribute). We have family-friendly policies and extra optional benefits to choose from too, such as discounted gym membership and good value travel insurance.
Have you considered joining a Board and interested in developing your leadership and business skills? Do you want to help shape the future of a multi-award winning LGPS pension fund? Can you communicate well with others and form stakeholder relationships?
Then the Lothian Pension Fund Pension Board needs you!
We are looking for committed individuals from diverse backgrounds to join the Pension Board as an Employer Representative and be part of a values driven organisation as we continue to invest in improvements. We would particularly welcome applications from those groups who are currently under-represented at a Board level.
At Lothian Pension Fund we are values driven
If these resonate with you and you have the time and expertise to support us in our efforts as a sector leading organisation, we would love to hear from you.
Candidates eligible to apply for the Employer Representative role will be drawn from LPF’s Employer bodies (a list of all employers is available on page 115 of our annual report). This would make an ideal opportunity for someone looking to develop board member/trustee experience.
The role
What you will get in return
Time Commitment
About LPF
Lothian Pension Fund (LPF) is an award-winning asset backed and multi-employer scheme with around £10 billion of assets. We administer the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) in Edinburgh and the Lothians. As the second largest LGPS fund in Scotland, we serve over 90,000 members and around 60 employers, helping local government workers and their families experience a financially secure retirement. We also manage the Scottish Homes Pension Fund on behalf of the Scottish Government.
LPF is clear in its vision to deliver outstanding pension and investment services. We aspire to be the best LGPS in Scotland, if not the UK.
Core to our purpose, we’re proud to have won the LGPS Fund of the Year at the LAPF Investment Awards in 2023. In 2017, we also became the first UK Local Government pension fund awarded accreditation for the Pensions Administration Standards Association and have held the Customer Service Excellence Award for over ten years.
LPF is unique in Scotland in operating a FCA-regulated investment company, LPFI Limited. We manage over 85% of assets in-house via internal equity, bond and other real asset portfolios (e.g. infrastructure, property and timberland investments). The day-to-day running of LPF is carried out by a specialist team who undertake pension administration, accounting and investment functions. LPF colleagues are employed by an arms-length company, LPFE Limited.
LPF has a Pensions Committee and a Pension Board, both of which play an integral part in our success. The Pensions Committee determines the overall policy objectives, strategy and operation of the LPF and Scottish Homes Pension Fund in accordance with relevant legislation and in the best interests of the members and employer bodies within the pension funds.
The Pension Board is made up of five employer and five member representatives and plays a vital role in providing oversight and assists the LPF Pensions Committee in ensuring compliance with Pension legislation and the Pension Regulator code of practice.
Darren May, Scottish Water, is our current Chair of the LPF Pension Board, and talks about the experience he’s gained as a member and opportunity to learn. See below for his Blog.
Find out more about being a Pension Board member at LPF | LothianPensionFund
Introduction
People are at the heart of who we are and what we do. Day-by-day, person-to-person, we tailor what we offer to what people need. We’re here to provide consistent, friendly and informed support so people can explore options and take ‘the next step’ towards a positive future. We welcome people with a wide range of skills and experiences to our team – including those who have lived through homelessness. To make a difference, we need to work flexibly, with everyday leadership, humour and a ‘can do’ spirit. We want to make it easy, make it right, and make it happen – not only for the people we support but also for each other. Our #OneTeam ethos is at the core of who we are, and it means caring for and supporting each other regardless of our role, service, or location. This is how we roll. We want people who share these values to join us and become a part of the Simon Community Scotland family.
Step into your career with the unique opportunity to join our Learning and Development team and support us to evolve our digital training content and improve internal communication.
Job Summary
Our Internal Content Creator will play a pivotal role in designing, developing, and delivering engaging and impactful e-learning content that supports the organisation's mission of providing services to individuals experiencing homelessness. This role will involve collaborating with subject matter experts, including our staff, those we support and experience homelessness, and other stakeholders, to create innovative and effective e-learning modules that align with our organisational goals and values.
Another exciting element of this role is the opportunity to take part in leadership training funded by The Rank Foundation called Time to Shine. The programme will allow the successful candidate to develop their leadership potential, skills, and talent. Please click here for more information.
Job Purpose
We take pride in offering our staff invaluable opportunities to enhance their knowledge and skills in alignment with our values and processes. Recognising our work's unique psychological and trauma-informed nature, we plan to co-develop training programs that reflect our practice by incorporating the insights of individuals with lived or current experiences. Our Internal Content Creator will collaborate with the Head of Learning and Development to explore and create specialised training to engage and motivate staff, equipping them with the skills needed to deliver safer services for people experiencing homelessness.
You will report to the Head of Learning and Development, work in harmony with the wider team, and look outwardly to develop your practice area in partnership with the Rank Foundation through the Time to Shine Programme. Participation in the programme will include attending leadership programme events, requiring travel across the UK and staying away from home. It is essential our Time to Shine leader attends all of the events throughout the year: Please click here for more information.
Key Responsibilities
Your key responsibilities in this post are as follows:
Content Development:
Develop and create high-quality e-learning content that effectively delivers learning objectives, including interactive modules, simulations, and assessments.
Collaborate with our staff and the people we support to ensure the accuracy and relevance of content, particularly on the subjects of homelessness, harm reduction and health conditions.
Utilise instructional design principles and adult learning theories to create engaging and effective e-learning experiences.
Project Management:
Manage e-learning projects from start to finish, including planning, development, and deployment.
Meet deadlines and adhere to project timelines.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure successful project delivery.
Technical Skills:
Willingness to learn how to use LMS systems to create new e-learning content for our staff team.
Familiarity with video editing software and tools or willingness to learn.
Use AI to create content from existing Best Practice Guides.
Accessibility:
Ensure all e-learning content is accessible to learners with disabilities, adhering to accessibility standards.
You have additional responsibilities to align with our values:
Warmth and Regard
Recognising and valuing everyone (Equality and Diversity)
Treating people with kindness, dignity and respect
Acting with compassion
Showing warmth and welcome to everyone
Taking difficult decisions sensitively and with due regard to others
Taking a calm, professional and intelligent approach to stigma
Inclusion and Participation
Encouraging the participation and inclusion of people we support
Exploring choices and options with people we support or fellow colleagues
Making things easy for others
Embracing technology in delivering your role
Supporting people we support, staff and volunteers to become digitally included
Personalised and Creative
Innovation and creativity
Helping to find solutions that are a good fit for someone, irrespective of who they are or the problem they have
When someone isn’t at their best, quickly recognise there’s probably something else going on, and find ways to respond with care
Supportive and Ambitious
Helping to bring hope through our words and actions
Helping to build trust
Being supportive and showing care
Partnership and Collaboration
Fostering positive relationships with our partners
Building team togetherness and collaboration
Fostering a positive problem-solving vibe
Leadership and Learning
Making things happen
Motivating and inspiring others
Taking time to reflect on what’s working and what isn’t
Taking care of our ‘places and spaces’ so they feel tidy and welcoming
Asking for help and learning to do things better
Playing an active role in our social media strategy
*These core digital responsibilities are part of every role at the Simon Community.
Digital inclusion is embedded as part of our service delivery. Some of the people we support need to gain experience and knowledge of the internet and using email. If you are in a frontline role, you will be expected to help them connect, understand, and be safe, as well as promote digital inclusion for people unable to access the benefits of the online world. As a team member, you are also expected to be an ‘active learner’ yourself and support colleagues’ digital learning (e.g. sharing tips or advice on using our systems), so that we all get better at using digital tools.
Our digital platform is a key part of our working environment.Our operating platform is Google Workspace, a cloud-based system that allows you to share files, collaborate, communicate, meet, and access the organisation remotely. We will provide you with a Chromebook and Android smartphone to do this. Our Management Information System (MIS) is Netsuite. You will be trained in using Netsuite and its applications. Our Human Resources system is HiBob. You will be trained on how to access HiBob and use it effectively throughout your time with us. We have a team intranet—the IMPACT Platform—for updates, resources, and ‘all things Simon’.
Sharing our work publicly helps to change society’s misconceptions about homelessness and generate support.We use various forms of social media to inform, communicate, gather support and share what we do, including websites, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. We expect everyone to share what we do through various media outlets – e.g. helping to create blogs, videos, social media posts, information pieces and news items. This helps people understand what we do better understand homelessness. This helps grow public empathy for the people we support. We also get a huge amount of support from people and organisations, so we want to share what we do as a result of that support.
Scottish Refugee Council is seeking a Refugee Integration Adviser to join our team.
As a Refugee Integration Adviser, you will contribute towards the delivery of the Refugee Support Service for newly granted refugees across Scotland. Your role in supporting the integration of new refugees will include working directly with refugees, assessing needs, providing advice and advocacy. You will do this by supporting clients to realise their goals and objectives, working closely with key agencies and services as appropriate.
You will be degree qualified or demonstrate equivalent experience, have an understanding of issues affecting asylum seekers/refugees and it is essential that you are able to work with vulnerable groups in a sensitive manner. You will have a good command of English, the ability to write clear and concise case management notes, draft correspondence and reports. You will be able to work in high pressure situations and have effective interpersonal skills including an understanding of cultural differences.
This role reports directly to the Refugee Integration Service Manager.
About us
Scottish Refugee Council is Scotland’s national refugee charity. Every year, we provide direct support and advice to people rebuilding their lives in Scotland, standing up for people’s rights and campaign for a fairer and more humane asylum system and enhanced integration for communities in Scotland.
The vision is for a Scotland in which all people seeking refugee protection are welcome. A place where men, women and children are protected, find safety and support, have their human rights and dignity respected and can achieve their full potential. Together, we can build a better future with refugees in Scotland. Find out more at scottishrefugeecouncil.org.uk.
Employee benefits package
Interviews are expected from 17th December 2024