PAPYRUS is the national UK charity dedicated to the prevention of suicide and the promotion of positive mental health
and emotional wellbeing in young people.
We are recruiting an Area Manager for Scotland to create and cultivate sustainable community services across your
area to contribute to PAPYRUS creating suicide-safer communities for young people across the whole of the
UK.
What you will do:
- You will lead the EQUIP strategy in your Area.
- You will ensure that PAPYRUS is represented at
appropriate local and regional Suicide Prevention groups and bodies across your Area.
- Manage Service
Delivery in your Area.
- Develop an operational plan to deliver the strategy.
- Drive the effective
performance of the Area through strong leadership which sets high expectations of all staff.
To be successful in this role you will have:
- Proven experience of building, managing and enabling a successful team.
- Experience of identifying new
approaches to underpin strategy, progressing new opportunities and translating these into sustainable, funded
projects in the community.
- Previous experience of preparing a budget, securing funding for projects/
programmes and having financial accountability for successful implementation.
- Experience of managing
complex projects with a positive impact on social change.
- Proven track record of successfully building,
developing and managing effective partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in the community,
voluntary, statutory and political settings.
- Proven experience of effective working as part of a
management group.
- A bachelor’s degree level or equivalent professional qualification in Leadership,
Management, Health, Social Care, Social Sciences, Education, Business Development, Community Work, or Public
Health.
Benefits:
You will receive 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays (pro rata for part time workers), hybrid and flexible
working arrangements, an attractive pension scheme, Simply Health membership and enhanced sick pay. Please visit
our website for more details.