East Park is seeking suitable skilled and motivated people to join its Board of Trustees in an exciting and challenging period.

East Park provides excellent, child focused education and residential care to children and young people with complex additional support needs, including autism spectrum disorder, physical and sensory impairments, and challenging behaviours. With the young person at the centre and working with external partners, our work focuses on seeking innovative, personalised approaches which enable each individual to reach his or her maximum potential.

Established in 1874, East Park’s services have developed considerably over many years and is now a niche and specialist service provider in education and care and has ambitious plans to improve its campus facilities and the general environments around East Park.

To help support the organisation going forward East Park seeks skilled and motivated individuals to join the Board of Trustees. As a non-executive member of the Board you will play a central role in developing strategy, monitoring quality and governance and supporting the provision of education and care services.

East Park seeks individuals who possess strategic vision, good independent judgement, and have the ability to work as part of a diverse team. We are keen to hear from you if you have high level experience in:

• Charity law or similar
• Social Care or similar
• Financial
• Fundraising

Above all, East Park seeks people who share our values and wish to support vulnerable children and young people in fulfilling their potential, that understand the challenges of the sector and will fulfil a constructive and supportive role in furthering the values and objectives of East Park.

The Board meets around 6 times per year for 2-3 hours on a weekday. Although the role is non-remunerated reasonable expenses will be reimbursed with training provided.

Please note – Board appointments are dependent on satisfactory references and PVG Scheme membership.

Celtic FC Foundation is looking to recruit an Events & Supporter Fundraising Executive. Reporting to the Events and Supporter Fundraising Manager, the successful applicant will be responsible for the day-to-day co-ordination of the fundraising events/initiatives and supporter fundraising portfolio. This will include meeting income generation targets, the identification and development of new opportunities and the maintenance and extension of existing support.

Key accountabilities will include:

• Promote the ethos and aims of Celtic FC Foundation to partners, supporters and other contacts.
• Co-ordinate the fundraising events/initiatives and supporter fundraising portfolio.
• Research and develop ideas for the fundraising events/initiatives and supporter fundraising calendar to increase charity income.
• Source and secure event and initiative sales.
• Assist with the delivery of other fundraising initiatives such as season ticket renewals and online auctions.
• Attend fundraising events as directed and provide support to colleagues.
• Liaise with the Finance and Administration teams to ensure accurate input to CRM/monitoring and evaluation system(s) and timely provision of subsequent reports and analysis.
• Provide an exceptional standard of care to supporters and donors, with regular communication pre, during and post events/initiatives.
• Liaise with and provide support to various event fundraising committees and supporters' events.
• Record and monitor fundraising income and expenditure.
• Lead on and assist with fundraising events as directed by Line Manager.
• Manage copy-writing for PR/Editorial in relation to the fundraising events/initiative and supporter fundraising portfolio.
• Manage provision of relevant information and input to Multimedia for social media purposes.
• Provide cover for website and social media channels from an Events & Supporter Fundraising perspective, in the absence of Multimedia Executive.
• Lead on health and safety and risk assessment requirements for all Foundation income generation events and initiatives.
• Build and maintain relationships and provide assistance to groups of supporters undertaking third party or their own fundraising activities.

Skills and Experience required:

Applicants should possess a minimum of three years of demonstrable experience in fundraising or sales, along with a proven track record in coordinating events and initiatives, and engaging with the public or working in client-facing roles.

The ideal candidate will have a comprehensive understanding of Celtic FC football club and its charitable roots. They should exhibit exceptional interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills, coupled with strong persuasion, negotiation, and influencing abilities. Comfort with networking, along with excellent organisational and administrative skills, is essential.

Candidates must also have a working knowledge of Microsoft Office or XP software applications and should hold a full UK driving licence.

Working for a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP)

MSPs are employers in their own right. Under their employment, you will become part of a team supporting them in carrying out their duties. You'll work in a dynamic and fast paced environment to provide an outstanding service for constituents.

Responsibilities

• Acting in a supervisory capacity for the team and oversight of office maintenance.
• Managing office budget in line with Members Expenses Scheme, Allowances Office and People and Culture Group.
• Managing constituency accounts, premises and equipment.
• Managing staff and reviewing their performance.
• Collate all required information from team members to present to the MSP
• Overseeing health and safety and staff wellbeing.
• Acting as a support to me as (e.g. Committee Convener, Party Spokesperson or Business Manager).
• Organising diary commitments and preparing for all activities.
• Arranging surgeries, meetings and travel.
• Plan the MSPs internal communications and external stakeholder engagement and provide strategic advice on constituent matters on behalf of the MSP where appropriate
• Overall management of the Member's diary commitments, delegating tasks to others as appropriate
• Arranging briefing papers and speeches.
• Communicating with parliamentary officials.
• Have final signoff on all relevant delegated areas from the MSP, for example constituent
• correspondence
• Support and manage the recruitment of staff for the MSP’s office
• Representing on my behalf as and when required.
• Carrying out general office administration and acting as front of office for enquiries.
• Responding to all incoming correspondence while professionally managing each enquiry within agreed timescales.
• Horizon-scanning, anticipate what advice or action may be required; proactively identify problems and resolve them
• Coordinating, tracking and monitoring the handling of enquiries and ensuring they are dealt with timely and professionally.
• Deal with security matters, keep abreast of security guidance, maintain the security system
• Ensure the office is fully equipped
• Drafting written correspondence such as letters, requests for information and parliamentary questions and motions.
• Maintaining office records and compliance with data protection.
• Maintaining filing system and managing records.
• Ensuring compliance with data protection legislation and GDPR requirements.
• Ensuring administrative and secretarial support is provided.

About You

Requirements

• Have excellent written, verbal and IT skills with accurate attention to detail.
• Have experience of managing staff with the ability to nurture and build effective teams.
• Be empathetic with the ability to build and maintain relationships with a variety of stakeholders.
• Be confident in managing budgets for staff resources and office provisions.
• Have a flexible and adaptable approach, being able to use good judgement and work on own initiative.
• There may be requirement for the role holder to work outside of the normal working hours including attending events with the MSP as required
• Be well organised with the ability to prioritise competing workloads.

Hours: Full time and permanent. 35 hours a week over core working hours of 10am - 3pm, Monday to Friday, with a one-hour lunch break. The office is open 8am – 6pm daily and our hybrid working policy requires all full-time employees to work at least two days a week in the Edinburgh office.

Benefits: 10% employer pension contribution; employee assistance programme and counselling service; enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption pay; enhanced sick pay; 31 days’ paid holiday/year plus four paid winter public holidays; 2-weeks fully remote working/year; three paid carer days/year; death in service benefit; cycle to work and travel season ticket schemes.

To support the Team’s work-life balance, we work a nine-day fortnight where the charity is closed every second Friday.

About the role and why we need you

To help start new cancer cures and save lives, we are looking for a Research Funding Administrator to join the busy Research team at Worldwide Cancer Research. As Research Funding Administrator, you will be part of the team running the Charity’s multi-million-pound response-mode funding programme for discovery cancer research. Reporting to the Research Funding Manager, you will assist with the processing of funding applications, their review by external experts and the charity’s Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC), and the administration and financial management of the resulting awards.

This role will give you the opportunity to make an impact every day and to demonstrate our charity values in your day-to-day work.

Who are we?

At Worldwide Cancer Research, we start new cures. Cancer is still one of the leading causes of death worldwide, but cutting-edge science can give us hope. Discovery research seeks to uncover new knowledge that could change the way we think about cancer. It reveals new ways to prevent, diagnose, and treat cancer that can save lives.

We actively seek unconventional and imaginative ideas from scientists at all stages of their career, across the globe. In some cases, we are the only organisation that will fund a scientist’s idea. We take an unbiased approach to research funding by focusing on supporting only the best ideas for new cures. By having a diverse research portfolio, we increase our chances of finding breakthroughs.

Our vision is of a day when no life is cut short by cancer, and we believe we can achieve this by starting the life-saving advances of the future by sowing the seeds of discoveries. Anyone that helps bring forward breakthroughs – including our staff, our supporters, and the researchers we fund – is a Curestarter.

As a charity, we are committed to opportunity without barriers, and we are striving to seek, value and learn from different perspectives and experiences. We want Worldwide Cancer Research to be an inclusive organisation – where everyone can be themselves and feel valued – as diverse as the scientific community we fund and the families whose lives we impact.

We are committed to ensuring that we provide equal opportunities to every applicant regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. We aim to ensure that our recruitment process is unbiased and that everyone is treated equitably. In support of this, we have pledged to ‘Show the Salary’ for our roles and we are registered as a Disability Confident Committed Employer - because our team members are at the heart of everything we do to start new cancer cures around the world.

To help start new cancer cures and save lives, we are looking for a Research Funding Administrator to join the busy Research team at Worldwide Cancer Research, to help the charity run its multi-million-pound funding programme for discovery cancer research.

Audit Scotland delivers independent and robust audits of Scotland’s public sector, working on behalf of the Auditor General for Scotland and the Accounts Commission.

We are looking for a talented individual to join the Board of Audit Scotland. You will have excellent communication skills, the ability to challenge and influence decision making, recent audit experience and an understanding of the issues facing public bodies in Scotland.

The appointment is for a fixed term of three years, with the possibility of renewal.

Audit Scotland’s headquarters are at West Port Edinburgh.

We’re looking for an experienced campaigner with a track record of winning and innovating.

Working with elected student leaders you’ll manage NUS Scotland’s campaign work.

You’ll be totally at home drafting campaign plans and understanding the Scottish political context.

You’ll have the skills to develop campaigns that have a wide and influential reach and develop engaging digital content.

You’ll have experience of lobbying decision-makers and holding key relationships to deliver change.

You’ll be at ease engaging with our members and developing strategies to empower students to take action locally.

You’ll be used to drafting and approving media releases and spotting media opportunities to grow NUS Scotland’s reach and profile.

Who we are

NUS Scotland is one of the most influential campaigning organisations in Scotland, securing significant wins for students and promoting the importance of strong students’ associations.

Part political, part business and part charity – NUS is a third sector membership organisation with a twist! The student movement in the UK is made up of 400 students’ unions and 4.5 million students. NUS sits at the heart of this movement, delivering a national student voice and supporting local students’ unions to grow.

In Scotland we represent 500,000 students, with 32 students’ associations in our membership, including all college associations. At NUS Scotland we’ve channelled that power in the last year to win £millions of new funding for student hardship, digital poverty, mental health and student associations.

Why apply?

In return for your passion and experience we offer the flexibility for work-life balance, a competitive salary for the non-profit sector and a great benefits package:

27 days holiday (increasing with service)

Flexible working opportunities from day one

Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental, adoption and sick pay

Employee wellbeing support

Paid Volunteering Days

Other Benefits available: Company Pension Scheme, Free Flu vaccinations, Free Eye Test vouchers, Employee Assistance Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme, discounts, Childcare Allowance, Health Cash Plan

We see anti-oppression as central to our mission. Education isn’t working unless it’s working for everyone in our society. We’re trans inclusive without exception. And we welcome individuals who are up for taking active responsibility for their own ongoing learning on liberation, equity, diversity and inclusion.

We recognise that candidates from Black, Asian and Minoritised-Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds are under-represented in our organisation, and that there are often additional barriers present for people from these groups when applying for roles in the charity sector and beyond. We are committed to taking positive action to expand the diversity of our staff team, and if you meet the minimum criteria for a role (at least 80% of the criteria in the person specification) and are from a BAME background, you'll be guaranteed a first stage interview. It is important to note that this scheme guarantees an interview for candidates who meet the minimum criteria and tell us that they'd like to be considered under the scheme. The selection decision at interview will be based on the most suitable candidate, regardless of any protected characteristic.

This is a full-time permanent post based at our Edinburgh office, with options for flexible and hybrid working.

This is a unique opportunity to work on establishing a new Museum and Anti-Racism Archive for Scotland.

In January 2024, Scottish Government accepted in full the recommendations of the Empire, Slavery and Scotland’s Museums project.

We are now looking for a Lead Coordinator to manage and lead activities and campaigns relating to an initial period of significant development relating to the recommendation that:

“Scotland should create a dedicated space to address our role in empire, colonialism, and historic slavery. A new organisation should be created to lead this work”.

The post holder will play a crucial role in advancing the mission of the Scottish Museum of Empire, Slavery, Colonialism and Migration, focused on promoting antiracism, equality, and social justice.

This dynamic individual will develop, co-ordinate, and execute campaigns that drive awareness, engagement and support for the museum’s establishment, and its programmes and initiatives across Scotland.

The ideal candidate will be passionate about social justice, have excellent communication skills, and possess experience in advocacy or campaigning.