• Are you a confident communicator who enjoys working with people?

• Do you see the potential in ideas as well as the challenges?

• Are you passionate about the power of communities to change things for the better?

We have six Funding Officer opportunities in our Scotland Directorate.

One permanent and five fixed term contract opportunities. Please state what is of interest in your statement, this can be all.

You’ll be part of a team of Funding Officers, led by a Funding Manager, responsible for our grant-making activity in a geographical area. There are eight Funding teams in Scotland each covering a different geographical region with between 4 and 8 Funding Officers in each team.

Funding Officers usually work on grant-making activity within one local authority area and are the main point of contact for all grant-holders and applicants in that area.

Role Responsibilities include:

• You will provide advice to prospective applicants, assess applications and will be in regular contact with grant-holders as they progress with their projects. Your recommendations will guide decisions on awarding grants and how we support grant-holders.

• You will contribute to learning and evaluation of our work, outreach and stakeholder engagement in your area. You will ensure that our funding responds to the local context and our commitment to equity and inclusion. You will be expected to challenge yourself and colleagues to continually improve the way we work.

• You will be responsible for understanding how an organisation’s ideas align with our funding priorities and making good judgements about when to take an application further or when to signpost to alternative opportunities. You will be able to communicate clearly and concisely your recommendations about who and what we fund. Your natural curiosity combined with a genuine interest in people and projects in your area will enable you to try new approaches and develop your understanding of what works.

During your first few weeks with the Fund, in person training will be delivered in Glasgow, you can expect to be office based on most working days. After the initial training period work patterns are more flexible. In a typical week most full-time Funding Officers would be likely to spend one day in our Glasgow office, one or two days out for meetings and project visits in their assigned area, and will work from home on other days. There can be occasional weekend and evening working, but most of our work takes place on week days in normal working hours.

About You

We are looking for talented people from a wide range of backgrounds, cultures and experiences who share our values and are passionate about making a difference through our funding. Whether through lived or gained experience you will really understand the communities we work with.

We are very open to flexible working both full time and part time applications, minimum 2 days a week.

About Healthy and Active in East Kilbride

Healthy and Active in East Kilbride supports local people to live healthier and happier lives through a diverse range of services that promote inclusion, independence, and empowerment. Our vision is to improve the quality of life, mental and physical health, wellbeing, independence, and inclusion of individuals and communities in East Kilbride. We achieve this by:

• Delivering tailored health and wellbeing initiatives.

• Encouraging community engagement and development.

• Promoting outdoor activities and connections with nature.

• Promoting climate action and environmental awareness.

We are also a founding partner of Connected East Kilbride, a collaborative effort to connect people and organisations to enhance the lives of local people.

By joining Healthy and Active in East Kilbride, you will contribute to an organisation dedicated to improving lives and building resilience within the community.

The Role

As Volunteer Co-ordinator, you will play a vital role in supporting and developing Healthy and Active in East Kilbride’s volunteer programme. Your responsibilities will include recruiting, training, mentoring, and managing volunteers, ensuring they are equipped to support the organisation’s goals and the people in our town. You will act as a key point of contact for volunteers, creating a supportive, welcoming and inclusive environment.

The Person

To be considered for the role you must be able to demonstrate your background in working with volunteers within the charitable sector.

The ability to work with people from a diverse range of backgrounds is important, as is the ability to work effectively on your own, or as part of a wider team.

A motivated individual with a ‘can do’ attitude is a must, and previous experience in a similar role is required.

Further requirements are included in the Job Specification for the role.

Every day people with chest, heart and stroke conditions are leaving hospital scared and alone. You can be part of our mission to make sure that there is no life half lived in Scotland.

By joining Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland (CHSS) as an Assistant Shop Manager you can be the difference between people just surviving and really living.

You will be part of Scotland’s leading health charity providing support to people with chest, heart and stroke conditions and Long Covid to live life to the full again. Our Community Healthcare Support Service provides access to a range of supported self management and community recovery services to support people across Scotland to manage their health as well as possible and adjust to life after a diagnosis of a chest or heart condition or after a stroke.

We are looking for an enthusiastic Assistant Shop Manager for our Lanark store. You’d be responsible for leading a team to engage with the community to deliver the set Key Performance Indicators. You will have the autonomy to be innovative in achieving your targets.

CHSS employees enjoy a variety of organisational benefits including: Company pension scheme, generous holiday allowance, company sick pay, employee welfare support and life assurance.

CHSS also supports flexible recruitment through Working Families and we are “Happy to Talk Flexible Working”.

In line with our commitment to safeguarding, this role is subject to a Basic Disclosure check. CHSS is committed to equality of opportunity and to providing a service which is free from unfair and unlawful discrimination. We therefore aim to ensure that no applicant, volunteer or member of staff is unfairly treated on the grounds of offending background.

Established in 1986, Scottish Drugs Forum (SDF) is the national, membership-based charity committed to improving Scotland's approach to drug-related issues.

We influence this through our work by striving for compassionate, inclusive, evidence-informed policy and practice.

We are pleased to be recruiting for the position of Co-ordination and Development Officer to support the delivery of our National Traineeship.

This post will work to ensure that people with lived and living experience of drug and alcohol problems are sufficiently represented in drug and alcohol service delivery through co-ordination of all aspects of a work-based training programme for Trainees.

This involves liaising with a range of delivery partners such as placement providers, employability partners, education providers, and workplace literacy partners, while providing direct support and line management to a group of trainee participants. The role will also support the growth and development of this multi-award-winning traineeship programme.

With support from the Senior Development Officer, the role will also seek to establish multiple entry and employment pathways, in and out of the traineeship, and maintain excellent employment outcomes for participants.

This post is a key part of our Employability Support Team in SDF, with a remit for multiple geographies across Scotland.

Benefits of working at SDF:

SDF as an organisation mainly work from home. It is envisaged this post will have substantial in-person work and will require travel throughout Scotland and an ability to attend work in our head office based in Glasgow as required. Candidates should be willing and able to work effectively from home.

Our ambition is to work together to promote a more inclusive environment, which attracts all candidates and signals our commitment to celebrate and promote diversity. We welcome applications from people with experience of substance use.

Alzheimer Scotland is Scotland’s national dementia charity. Our aim is to make sure nobody faces dementia alone. We provide support and information to people with dementia, their carers and families, we campaign for the rights of people with dementia and fund vital dementia research.

What you’ll do

You will be responsible for supporting people living with dementia to achieve good outcomes using a range of therapeutic interventions, resources and activities as appropriate. Working as part of the Registered and Commissioned Services/Community Connections team you will have responsibility for ensuring that services are of the highest quality and meet Alzheimer Scotland’s vision for unique therapeutic, highly person-centred support.

You will work with the wider team and Day Services Manager to ensure safe practice and delivery of high-quality, person-centred, therapeutic Registered and Commissioned Services/Community Connections, ensuring practice complies with Alzheimer Scotland’s policies.

You will contribute to evidencing, reviewing and continually improving the quality of the services and will participate in internal audit and Care Inspectorate inspections.

You may operate within a building-based Day Care or as part of a Community Connection team delivering Community Groups and Outreach services across an allocated area. At times, this will involve working without supervision in the absence of the Day Services Manager.

You will work with the wider team to evidence that services meet Alzheimer Scotland’s Quality Guarantees, Scotland’s Health and Social Care standards and other quality frameworks including those of the Care Inspectorate where relevant. This includes ensuring that the activities and support offered meet the identified personal outcomes of those attending the services.

What you’ll have

The successful candidate will have a good understanding and/or experience of working with or supporting people living with dementia and their families. This will include an understanding of the benefit of high quality, evidence based therapeutic activity, ongoing evaluation, quality assurance and continuous improvement.

Knowledge and understanding of the Health and Social Care Standards and SSSC codes of practice and the Care Inspectorate and their role in registered services.

Understanding and knowledge of dementia, mild cognitive impairment and Brain Health and experience of working with or supporting people living with dementia and their families.

The successful candidate will have a recognised professional qualification in health, social work or related field, to SCQF Level 6 (SVQ 2).

The successful candidate for this post will be required to provide proof of right to work in the UK and will also be subject to a PVG check through Disclosure Scotland.

Join Our Board of Trustees: Shape the Future with Us!

Are you passionate about empowering women, girls and non-binary people to learn to cycle? Do you want to make a meaningful difference in your community and beyond?

We’re seeking a committed and dynamic Treasurer to join the Board of Trustees at Women on Wheels.

About Women on Wheels

Women on Wheels is a women, girls and non-binary people cycling charity based in the heart of Govanhill, Glasgow. We encourage and support women, girls and non-binary

people to learn how to cycle more confidently and safely. We strive to make cycling more accessible and inclusive to all women, girls and non-binary people, particularly

those overcoming barriers such as lack of confidence, limited access to resources relating to cycling and safety concerns. We cater to all abilities and provide a variety of different skill-set sessions for both women and families. We are dedicated to supporting all women to learn to cycle, and as we grow, we’re looking for leaders who share our vision and want to help guide our organisation toward a brighter future.

Women on Wheels Mission:

Our mission is to empower and enable women, families and non-binary people to overcome their barriers to take up cycling - for transport, to improve their physical and mental health, and most importantly, for the pure joy of it!

What is a Board of Trustees?

A Board of Trustees is a group of individuals entrusted with the responsibility of overseeing the management, policies, and strategic direction of an organisation, often a nonprofit, educational institution, or charitable foundation. The board ensures that the organisation operates in accordance with its mission, adheres to legal and ethical

standards, manages financial resources responsibly, and fulfils its objectives. Trustees are typically volunteers and act as the governing authority, providing leadership and

accountability for the organisation's long-term success.

Board of Trustee Key Responsibilities:

As a Trustee, you will:

● Provide direction and guidance for the organisation's goals and overall

management.

● Shape the organisation’s direction and help achieve its mission.

● Ensure the organisation is financially sustainable and is following appropriate legislation.

● Bring your insights, skills, and networks to support our goals.

● Act as an ambassador for the organisation, promoting our values and work to a wider audience.

Benefits of being a Board Member of Women on Wheels

● By serving on the board of WOW, you directly contribute to empowering women, girls, and non-binary people through cycling, health, and environmental advocacy.

● WOW’s mission likely focuses on promoting gender inclusivity and equality in sports, transportation, or health, allowing you to make a tangible difference in these areas.

● Board membership is a strong addition to your professional profile, showing a

commitment to leadership, civic responsibility, and community service.

Who We Are Looking For

We welcome applicants from a range of backgrounds and industries. Ideal candidates

will have:

● A passion for empowering women into cycling.

● Expertise in finance.

● Leadership experience and strong decision-making skills.

● The ability to commit time to attend quarterly board meetings and occasional

sub-committees.

● The desire to work collaboratively with other board members and staff to achieve

long-term goals.

No previous board experience is required, but we are looking for people with commitment to our mission, leadership qualities and strategic thinking. We encourage applications from diverse backgrounds, as we believe a variety of perspectives strengthens our work.

Commitment

Meetings: 2 hour meeting every 6 weeks - usually online.

Responsibilities: Board members may need to carry out tasks and report back to the Board, which could require an additional 2 hours of volunteer time each month.

This is a voluntary position, though expenses will be reimbursed.

Background

We have developed expertise in stimulating demand for, and trust in, green home improvement through our cooperative membership and through in-person events such as community hall presentations and open house events. This report summarises some pilot work in this area. We have since refined our approach and seek to expand it across Glasgow City Region, complemented by traditional and digital marketing approaches.

The Role

This role is an opportunity to take a senior role in an expanding social enterprise focused on the climate change crisis.

The Marketing and Community Engagement Manager will drive demand for our householder services. This will be achieved primarily through in-person community engagement events. Public speaking is a key part of this role. This role also covers brand development, digital marketing and traditional advertising but these are lesser considerations than expertise with in-person activity.

In addition, they will ensure an excellent customer experience using customer feedback and market knowledge to steer improvements in service design.

Key Responsibilities

• Meet targets for numbers of customer enquiries
• Deliver a programme of in-person and online community events.
• Other marketing activity including traditional advertising and partnerships with other service providers.
• Manage our retrofit champion volunteering programme.
• Data protection for customer data, including GDPR compliance, with outsourced advisory support.
• Monitoring our customer handling and feedback. Steering service design improvements.
• Manage team member(s)
• Support delivery of innovation and consultancy projects

Skills And Experience

Required

• Demonstrable experience of developing and delivering successful campaigns which create demand, including community events, online and traditional media.
• Skills in market research, brand development and product/service design.
• Confident public speaker
• Experience of successfully engaging with communities, such as participatory design processes or consultations.
• Line management experience

Preferred

• Experience in service design.
• Expertise in workshop facilitation
• Comfortable with managing IT platforms such as CRM, website, collaboration tools.

Location

You should be based within a commutable distance of our office in central Glasgow.

• There will be a mixture of office working, events in the community and flexibility to work from home.
• We serve households and communities across Glasgow City Region.

Schedule

We will consider schedules between 0.6 to 1.0 FTE. Please tell us your preference.

This role involves community engagement events in evenings and at weekends.

About You

We are looking for team members who share our commitment to our aims, mission and values. See more information on the Vacancies page.

You may be…

• looking for a step up or a fresh challenge in a related career path
• making a change of career and bringing relevant transferable skills.
• returning to work after an absence, such as for caring responsibilities.

Legal right to work

You must have a legal right to work in the UK. We are not currently in a position to act as a sponsor.

Supported by Postcode Innovation Trust, thanks to players of People’s Postcode Lottery

To help strengthen our Board we are seeking 2 new members who would like to support our work delivering positive change for unpaid carers across Scotland and who have the skills and experience to support us to deliver our objectives. In addition to this, we have together identified that the advisory board would benefit from growing the number of members on the board with skills and experience in:

• Strategic health and social care improvement (e.g. working with or for Health Improvement Scotland, COSLA or HSCP).
• Unpaid carer finance: employment and/or benefits knowledge and experience.
• Further and higher education.
• Third sector sustainability

Full details available in the information pack below.

Job Purpose

Provide administrative, events and communications support to assist in the delivery of legacy and trust fundraising including the management of legacy gifts and the management of relationships with donors’ families, executors and legacy pledgers.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

1. Secure and schedule appointments with legacy pledgers, prospective pledgers, Trustees and Trust Administrators for all members of the Legacies and Trust teams. Draft meeting plans where necessary, book and arrange travel, and prepare and compile briefing packs with meeting locations, directions etc. Use own judgment to resolve any problems because of last-minute changes to appointments and travel arrangements. This will involve dealing with influential people external to the University including prospective and existing donors.

2. Use Raiser’s Edge to maintain accurate records and manage data relating to legacy pledgers and donors and their gifts, ensuring that all information is up-to-date and correct. Make judgements on the best way to reflect meetings and relevant information on the database, ensuring a complete record of the relationship with the University is maintained and that privacy regulations are complied with. Use expertise to suggest improvements to procedures.

3. Assist in the process of identifying and managing segments of the alumni/donor database from which potential legacy pledgers could be drawn. Interrogate databases and spreadsheets to support stewardship, events and fundraising and run legacy activity reports in liaison with Planning & Development Operations staff to monitor progress.

4. Maintain an action timeline to ensure all legacy administration and stewardship activity is completed efficiently and ensure legacy fundraisers maintain efficient contact and follow up, “managing up” where required to ensure actions are completed.

5. Work with gift management staff to ensure legacy gifts are correctly allocated to the appropriate fund.

6. Co-ordinate arrangements for events for the 1451 Society of legacy pledgers, including drafting invitations, liaising with guests and venues, compiling materials such as information packs, presentations, signage and badges. Ensure the correct people receive the correct invitation and that an accurate picture of invitations and attendees is maintained and recorded on Raiser’s Edge database.

7. Support the delivery of selected follow up actions for legacy pledgers or prospective pledgers, for example co-ordinating campus visits involving academic departments and the University’s Senior Management Team, liaising across the University and with donors to compile schedules.

8. Support the communication strategy for legacy fundraising and stewardship by writing and editing communication materials, sourcing quotes and content and liaising with bequest pledgers and executors. With guidance, draft, upload and ensure the maintenance of content for the University’s web pages on legacy giving in liaison with Development & Alumni and Marketing colleagues. (CMS T4, training will be given).

9. Act as liaison with the Regular Giving Team and Digital team to provide legacy information to support mass mailings, telephone fundraising and legacy communications on social media.

10. Act as first point of contact for enquiries related to legacies and, when appropriate, act in the place of the Legacy Gift Manager / Philanthropy Officer - Legacies when they are absent or unavailable by responding to queries in a timely and efficient manner to maintain the smooth running of the operations.

11. Provide the Strategic Philanthropy Manager (Legacies and Trusts), Trusts and Foundations Manager and Philanthropy Officer-Trusts with administrative support as and when required to maximise income from Trusts and Foundations. This may include producing gift acknowledgements, proof reading of applications, formatting of applications, coordinating information and assisting in the submission of applications to Trusts and Foundations as and when appropriate .

12. Keep general administrative procedures up to date, including drafting correspondence, opening mail, photocopying and filing as well as arranging catering and supporting visits with donors.

13. Act as a purchasing officer as required.

14. Participate fully as a member of the Development & Alumni and External Relations teams, ensuring strong links and good working relationships.

15. Be prepared to undertake projects appropriate to the grade of the role but that might fall outside its direct remit of as the line manager, Director and/or Vice Principal External Relations may advise. This will include providing administrative support in other areas of the Development and Alumni team and External Relations directorate from time to time.

Are you known for your exceptional organisational skills and your ability to deliver first class support?

This is a unique opportunity to join SCIAF as an Administrative Assistant. By providing administrative assistance across teams, you will play a vital role in supporting the team who manage our development programmes overseas.

About SCIAF

SCIAF is the official overseas aid and development agency of the Catholic Church in Scotland. Our mission is to enable the poorest to lift themselves out of poverty and work together to protect our common home, help people recover from disaster, and inspire people in Scotland to put their faith into action. SCIAF works in partnership with local and church organisations, supporting communities across Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East, to bring about lasting change. We reach out to those in need, regardless of age, race or religion and believe in supporting the whole person, including their spiritual wellbeing, political voice, cultural and community life.

The Role

As a member of the Central Services team, you will contribute to the achievement of SCIAF’s vision and mission by providing administrative support across the organisation but predominately to the Integral Human Development department and by providing excellent customer care to SCIAF’s supporters prominently by telephone and occasionally by email.

Who we’re looking for

The successful candidate will be a self-starter with strong administration skills who can work autonomously, take ownership of projects and tasks, and consistently show initiative in moving them forward. Also essential to the role is a hands-on team player, willing to get stuck in. Previous experience of call handling will be a major advantage, as is experience of making domestic and international travel arrangements. You will have a can-do attitude and have a flexible approach to your role.

Safeguarding

SCIAF undertakes to ensure that all staff, volunteers and relevant others, whose work might involve contact with children and vulnerable adults, will have completed additional recruitment procedures and have obtained a satisfactory PVG Check from Disclosure Scotland. All staff are required to adhere to a Code of Conduct which specifies the attitudes and behaviour that all staff are expected to maintain.