We’re seeking a new leader for the Scottish Seabird Centre
After 6 years leading the Scottish Seabird Centre the Chief Executive Officer – Susan Davies FRSB - is moving on. This presents an opportunity for someone with a passion for inspiring people to act for Scotland’s marine environment to shape the future of our Charity and visitor attraction as we move into the next 25 years of our journey.
Chair, Stuart Housden said, “We are very grateful for the leadership that Susan has provided to the Scottish Seabird Centre on its path to playing a more prominent role in marine nature conservation in Scotland and to promoting our visitor attraction and activities to educate and inspire more people to act for Scotland’s seas and amazing wildlife found there. Despite this having been a challenging period, not least with the pandemic and rising business costs, we have established much stronger links with our local and science communities and continue to increase our reach and impact through new partnerships.
With a new 5-year strategy and business plan to develop in the coming year this is a great opportunity for someone to build on the progress made as we enter the next 25 years in our Charity’s journey”.
Susan Davies said “The Scottish Seabird Centre will always hold a place in my heart; especially our dedicated team and the conservation, education and community partnerships we have developed. The time is now right, with the recent support we have secured to grow our membership base, in developing partnerships and being more sustainable and inclusive in our approach, to pass on the reins to a new leader as we approach our 25th year”.
This is a senior role in the Scottish Green Parliamentary Group, managing the group’s central staff team, and working with the MSPs and staff to develop and deliver the Green agenda in Parliament, coordinate and support the delivery of parliamentary campaigns, and to communicate the Green MSPs’ work effectively.
Job purpose
To manage the provision of research, communication and campaign services for the Green Group of MSPs, advise on and coordinate the Group’s parliamentary activity, and line manage the central team of staff.
Duties and responsibilities
● Manage the provision of research, communications and business management services for the Green Group of MSPs
● Line manage the Group’s central team (currently eight members of staff)
● Advise on and coordinate parliamentary activity, including positioning and approach to chamber business
● Work with MSPs in the delivery of the group parliamentary strategy, and advise MSPs on the delivery of their duties
● Ensure group research and communications work is joined up, performance driven, and co-ordinated with individual Green MSP staff teams
● Support the Group in developing and delivering parliamentary and regional campaigns
● Manage the Group budget and commission external services to support the Group’s communications and research programme
● Maintain a strategic oversight of comms output and strategy, in close cooperation with the Communications Manager
● Support the Group Convenor and the MSPs in ensuring group cohesiveness and developing positive ways of working together
● Other duties in support of the MSPs carrying out their parliamentary duties as required
About You - Person specification
Essential
● Experience of working in a political, public affairs and/or campaigns environment in a senior role
● Experience of line management
● Understanding of the Scottish political landscape and an interest in politics
● A quick learner with the ability to multitask and work within tight timescales
● Excellent verbal and written communication skills
● Be sympathetic to the aims and objectives of the Green Parliamentary Group of MSPs in carrying out their parliamentary duties
Desirable
● A good understanding of the Scottish Parliament and parliamentary process
● Experience of managing multi-disciplinary teams to deliver successful campaigns
● Experience of development and delivery of strategic organisational plans
● Strong relationships across policy and media landscape in Scotland
Reporting to:Mark Ruskell MSP, employment lead for the Scottish Greens Parliamentary Group
What's the role about?
RSPB Scotland is a leading nature conservation charity dedicated to protecting Scotland's wildlife and natural habitats.
We are looking for an experienced grants fundraiser with the passion and drive to play their part in saving nature across Scotland. Working within the RSPB Scotland Fundraising team, this role requires a motivated individual with relevant experience in securing and maximising income from external grant and charitable trust funding sources; someone who can take the initiative in identifying new funding opportunities and drafting high quality proposals to ensure applications are successful.
The ideal candidate would have excellent writing skills as well as an attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple tasks. Fundraising is a dynamic area of work and an ability to re-prioritise workloads to meet tight deadlines is essential. The successful candidate must also be confident in building and developing strong relationships, both externally with funders and internally with RSPB staff from other offices and nature reserves, whom you will work with to draft applications and updates to funders.
This role is primarily responsible for fundraising to enable work undertaken by RSPB Scotland, and as such the successful candidate will ideally be based in Scotland. This role will be home-based; but will involve some infrequent travel to offices and reserves across Scotland. This role will also include line management responsibilities so experience in this area would be preferred – but not essential.
Essential skills, knowledge, and experience:
• Proven, successful track record in securing five and six figure donations from grants and/or charitable trusts.
• Excellent writing skills in multiple formats and writing styles.
• Good numeracy skills and ability to collate project budgets and grant claims.
• Excellent understanding of funder motivations, funding processes, and the implications of funding packages and commitments
• Capability to work both proactively both within a team environment and independently.
• Ability to manage own workload.
• Resilience and adaptability to changing priorities and short deadlines.
• Excellent relationship-building & collaboration skills with both internal teams and external funders and partners.
• Persuasive verbal communication skills.
• Excellent data management skills are a necessity for this role, as you’ll be recording data on Customer Relationship Management systems (CRM’s).
• Competent user of the full suite of Microsoft Office programmes.
Award winning animal charity Pet Blood Bank UK is pleased to be seeking an HR Manager to play a pivotal role in shaping our organisation's human resources landscape. This position holds significant importance in devising and implementing HR strategies that align with our strategic objectives, while also fostering a positive work culture throughout Pet Blood Bank UK. If you're passionate about making a difference and are adept at HR management, we invite you to be part of our dedicated team.
Background
Launched in 2007, Pet Blood Bank UK is the only charity that provides a blood bank service for all vets across the UK. As part of our charitable remit, our aim is to advance animal health and welfare and to relieve suffering by providing quick and convenient access to blood. Every unit of blood helps save up to four other lives, saving thousands of lives every year.
Our values
Caring. Pioneering. Real. These are the values Pet Blood Bank UK is built upon. Our values bind us together as a charity and guide everything we do. We expect every team member to know, understand and embody our values, helping to build our reputation as a pioneering, caring and practical charity.
What you’ll do
What we need
This is a newly created role in Pet Blood Bank UK; our ideal candidate will understand the critical importance of HR in driving organisational success and sustainability. You will possess a proven track record in developing and implementing HR strategies aligned with objectives and demonstrate strong analytical skills.
We’re looking for someone who has:
What’s in it for you
In return, we offer full training, competitive salary with pay progression, contributory pension scheme, lifestyle rewards and 30 days annual holidays (pro rata, including bank holidays).
Further details
This role is part time, working 25 hours per week, ideally Mon – Fri.
**Please note, working hours over 5 days per week is essential for operational reasons, but hours/working from home options can be discussed**
Fostering Compassion is a groundbreaking humane education project for vulnerable children who may be showing worrying behaviour towards animals or are struggling with compassion and empathy in general. Unique in our approach, our activities share the stories of rescued animals in a way that the children draw parallels between their circumstances and the animals, helping them see animals as sentient beings sharing similar emotions to them. Through sharing the animals’ stories, the children gain a greater understanding of their circumstances, providing a platform for them to open up about their own abuse and neglect, encouraging healing. We work to address the links between animal abuse, child abuse, elder abuse and interpersonal violence.
We are looking for a Fundraising Development Co-ordinator to assist us during this exciting stage of growth for the charity. You will be responsible for increasing donations, submitting grant applications and diversifying our income streams. You will be tasked with increasing unrestricted and restricted income for the charity through a variety of sources and forming new and innovative partnerships for income generation and developing new opportunities.
We are looking for the eventual development of a Fundraising Team to allow us to expand and support many more children and animals, so the role has great potential for expansion.
The goal is to help ensure the sustainability of our organization through diversified income streams well into the future.
Responsibilities and Duties: Under guidance, the person in this role will
Report to: The CEO. They are expected to work as part of a team but also be able to act on their own initiative
Probationary period: 3 months
Requirements and skills
Essential:
Preferable:
We are open minded about getting the right person for the position so even if you don’t feel you meet all the essential criteria, we would encourage you to apply.
Note: As part of the interview process we will be asking candidates to deliver a 5 minute presentation outlining their ideas for fundraising expansion and donor recruitment.
The Sustainable Inshore Fisheries Trust
The Sustainable Inshore Fisheries Trust (SIFT) is a Scottish charity (Registered Scottish Charity No. SC042334) which promotes the sustainable management of Scotland’s coastal seas ('inshore waters') so that they provide the maximum long-term benefits to all coastal communities.
To meet its aims, SIFT commissions research into the sustainable management of inshore waters, from which it develops management measures and proposals for inclusive stakeholder representation that it advocates to Scottish policy-makers. As well as inshore fisheries, we work on aquaculture (both for fin fish and seaweeds), marine planning and marine carbon. For more information on SIFT and its projects visit sift.scot .
Policy Officer
SIFT is seeking to recruit a Policy Officer to work on the development and implementation of its projects. The Officer would report to SIFT’s Executive Director and will focus on research, development and advocacy of marine management policies. SIFT is an equal opportunities employer.
Candidate
The ideal candidate would have experience working in policy advocacy in Scotland, ideally related to environmental or natural resource management, and hold a marine biology or environmental or natural resource management qualification.
Key skills
Key skills would include:
• Experience of policy advocacy, ideally within a Scottish context
• A successful track-record of researching and developing policy proposals
• Outstanding communication skills, through written and oral formats
• The ability to develop and manage relationships with funders and other partners
• Experience of working in marine and/or environmental management.
Core duties
The Policy officer would undertake the following core duties:
• Identify, develop and contribute to research that underpins policy proposals
• Engage with fishery, community and other marine stakeholders
• Assist the development of Policy Briefings and responses to public consultations
• Represent SIFT at meetings, including with the Scottish Government and its officials, Members of the Scottish Parliament and their staff, and other marine stakeholders
• Engage with the media.
Other duties
Reflecting the small size of SIFT’s team, the Policy Officer would also be expected to:
• Contribute to the management of SIFT’s website and social media channels
• Support colleagues with the governance of the charity (e.g. re board meetings, statutory reporting, fund raising, etc)
• Assist with other administrative tasks associated with SIFT’s workstreams.
Term
Full time 18-month contract with possibility of extension thereafter.
Salary
In the region of £30,000 dependent upon experience and hours agreed.
Location
Office-based (at SIFT’s premises in central Edinburgh) or home-working by agreement.
Benefits
To include:
Pension. Paid in compliance with SIFT's workplace obligations.
Hours. Up to 37.5 hours per week; shorter hours may be considered, by agreement.
Time Off in Lieu. If evening and weekend work is required, TOIL will be given.
Probation. There will be a 3-month probation period for the successful candidate.
Annual Leave. 35 days’ holiday inclusive of public holidays per annum.
Interviews and commencement of employment
We intend to conduct interviews with selected applicants before the end of 2024 with a view to making an appointment in early 2025. SIFT reserves the right to close this vacancy.