About the job

We are a community-owned non-profit shop and cafe, run mainly by volunteers. Our mission is to bring the community together, promote sustainable living and encourage healthy eating for all. We are looking for a Cafe Supervisor to join our cafe team. You would be working with our Cafe Manager and our other Cafe Supervisors to provide high-quality, healthy food to our customers, while ensuring that our food hygiene and health and safety standards are all adhered to.

You will need to be organised and enthusiastic, and happy to support volunteers from all backgrounds and abilities. You will need to be committed to our ethos of supplying great quality, sustainable and ethical food to our community. You will need to be able to work flexibly with other staff to cover absences and annual leave.

Main Daily Duties

• Preparing food (including soup, scones and cakes) for sale in the shop and cafe.
• Preparing meals and drinks for customers on demand.
• Cleaning kitchen and cafe area.
• Ensuring all Food Hygiene and Health and Safety standards are met, as set out in training materials.
• Cleaning the kitchen at the end of the day, according to protocol provided
• Supervising kitchen volunteers in carrying out these duties, some of whom will have additional needs.

Person Specification

Essential

• Experience working in a kitchen
• Experience supervising others
• Good oral communication skills

Desirable

• Level 2 Food Handling Certificate
• Experience working with vulnerable groups or individuals

Glasgow Watersports Ltd (Pinkston) is now 10 years old. Our charity is a unique social enterprise, urban sports hub for the community and a thriving legacy project from Glasgow 2014.

We are home to Scotland’s only artificial white-water course, supporting paddlesports and rescue service training nationally. We offer meeting and training rooms, a full delivery programme aimed at schools, clubs and uniformed groups, storage for clubs, colleges and businesses who focus on paddlesports, and a growing offering to the general public.

Our sealed canal basin has bathing quality water, and we aim to continue to increase participation across our communities. We have a fully accessible pontoon, and an ever-widening range of services aimed a many different groups across the city.

We are currently looking to recruit to our volunteer Board. Our volunteer commitment is around 4 hours per month, which will include a Board meeting approximately every 2 months. We have a fantastic and broad range of skills represented but we are keen to build on this with sales/marketing skills, charity, HR or with a construction/ engineering background. We would particularly welcome applications from younger people and people living in our local community. Of course, Pinkston is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes inclusion and diversity.

We are an award winning community regeneration organisation, our premises are based in Raploch, Stirling and we deliver with and in the Inspiring Communities in (Urban) Stirling. We co design, develop and deliver holistic, people centred community regeneration activities in Stirling. This encompasses employability, training, digital, volunteering, intergenerational and early years activities, along with lots of services designed to tackle social isolation and loneliness.

Supported by valued, progressive funders, we exist to help people make a difference in their own lives, doing things WITH, not TO people. We work WITH, and IN, Inspiring Communities in Stirling, Scotland. We focus our efforts on putting health, wellbeing and active citizenship at the heart of all we deliver, and every change we help people and their communities make and sustain. Full details on our website or social media.

You will help us, reporting to our Community Connector, to deliver our digital offerings. The role, and the hours, and the areas we need people to operate in are varied.

The Role

The Digital Project Officer will be a hardworking and versatile individual with a ‘can do’ attitude. You will be a people person, who wants to help people get to where they, and their communities, want to be. You will join a committed, passionate team as we build community capacity to allow co design and delivery of activities in priority areas in Stirling. You will engage with the community to maximise our digital community regeneration offerings in areas of multiple

deprivation, linking with colleagues to ensure a holistic service is delivered. Currently we run ‘Getting Started with Computers’ along with a response led offering such as ‘Staying Safe Online’, ‘Managing your Money Online’ and others. This role requires a self-starter who can work collaboratively with multiple partners and stakeholders, adapting communication styles to suit diverse audiences of all ages and backgrounds.

We are looking for an inspiring and forward-thinking HR Manager to lead our HR team.

In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for all aspects of HR including payroll and health and safety ensuring our HR function operates efficiently and effectively.

As an experienced HR professional with expertise in case management and organisational change, you’ll bring experience in developing and executing impactful HR strategies that drive operational performance and promote a supportive, engaging workplace culture.

Your strong leadership and relationship-building skills will empower you to work closely with our Executive Team and Operational Managers, shaping and delivering HR initiatives that align with our organisational goals and enhance employee satisfaction and productivity.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement HR strategies that drive organisational change, enhance culture, and foster employee engagement throughout the employee lifecycle, including managing the HR budget in line with NPA procedures.
• Oversee complex HR cases—such as grievances, disciplinary, and performance management - while establishing efficient processes for resolution.
• Fostering positive relations with employees and unions to support effective negotiation and consultation on terms and conditions of employment.
• Lead organisational change initiatives, providing strategic guidance on structure, culture, and workforce planning to boost efficiency and effectiveness.
• Implement HR technology to streamline processes, driving digital transformation while maintaining industry best practices for continuous improvement.
• Ensure accurate and timely payroll management, compliance with employment laws, and effective health and safety protocols through regular audits and risk assessments.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external partners to support organisational goals.
• Undertake any other duties appropriate to the grade as required.

Who we are looking for:

Your skills, abilities and experience should include:

• Proven experience in leading and managing an HR team - building strong management relationships, and effectively influencing across business areas.
• Skilled in developing HR policies and procedures, managing budgets, and delivering HR projects that support organisational change.
• Demonstrated ability to support and promote positive industrial relations with external partners.
• Creative and strategic thinker, with the ability to introduce fresh approaches to HR management
• Excellent communicator, with strong negotiation and influencing skills.
• Strong understanding of employment law.
• Solution-oriented and proactive, able to anticipate and respond to challenges effectively.
• Chartered Membership of CIPD or equivalent level work experience

Ideally, but not essential, you’ll also have:

• Demonstrated ability to lead and inspire HR teams to adopt innovative approaches and achieve strategic objectives.
• Experience in implementing and leveraging HR technologies to enhance service delivery and streamline processes.
• Experience in Public Sector HR Management
• Experience in overseeing payroll, compliance, and health and safety operations.

Built Environment Forum Scotland (BEFS) seeks to appoint a Head of Policy and Strategy to coordinate policy development initiatives.

This role involves leading on BEFS co-ordinated and strategic approach to policy and influencing strategic policy and legislation relating to the historic and built environment across Scotland. Key responsibilities include:

1. Consultation: Co-ordinate and compile responses to strategic Government (and other key stakeholder) consultations on behalf of BEFS and BEFS Members.
2. Advocacy: Develop shared statements (manifestos, legislative ‘asks’, written evidence to parliamentary committees etc) on strategic issues arising from within BEFS work.
3. Events: Working with colleagues and external stakeholders, plan and facilitate stakeholder engagement events which inform policy development and produce written reports for these events.
4. Secretariat: Act as secretariat to multiple working groups, preparing agenda and meeting papers, recording meetings and circulating minutes.
5. Horizon-scanning: Undertake regular horizon-scanning through contact with Government and key stakeholders, to identify key issues of interest to BEFS Members.
6. Communication: Provide colleagues with written material to communicate key messages arising from BEFS discussions (such as website content, blogs), and contribute strategic content to BEFS bi-monthly bulletin.
7. Project development: Develop and shape projects (from initial idea to project brief) which will inform/evidence advocacy activity.
8. Reporting: Provide and contribute to regular reports to funders and BEFS Board.
9. Facilitation: Provide facilitation for Members events, workshops and stakeholder engagement.
10. Team: Participate actively as part of a small and busy team, supporting and working with colleagues as necessary.

Person specification

Essential

1. Strong ability to demonstrate breadth of sector knowledge, particularly across policy frameworks.
2. Experience of the process of strategic policy and legislative development within Scotland, across the wider policy landscape.
3. Strong analytical skills, with an ability to distil policy information and stakeholder opinions, across a broad range of policy topics/disciplines in the built environment sphere.
4. Knowledge and experience of the historic and wider built environment sector, including key stakeholders and lead organisations.
5. Highly self-motivated, able to work flexibly, balancing priorities as necessary.
6. High attention to detail, with strong written and verbal communication skills, including facilitation experience.
7. Advanced use of IT packages including Office 365 and Adobe etc.

Desirable

1. Degree or post-graduate qualification (or equivalent experience) in built environment-related discipline (e.g., planning, conservation, surveying, archaeology, architecture) or public affairs.
2. Experience of stakeholder engagement/facilitation skills.
3. Confidence with online/remote working technologies and programmes such as Teams, Zoom. (Knowledge/familiarity of other programmes such as Miro, Eventbrite, SurveyMonkey, WordPress and MailChimp are also an advantage.)

BEFS expects all applicants to support the values, ethos and objectives of BEFS, demonstrating credibility and integrity, and proactively committed to championing equality, diversity and inclusion

Foundation Scotland puts people at the heart of its work. We rely on the expertise, trust and experience we’ve gained in the last 25 years working with communities, philanthropists and companies all over Scotland.

Our people are passionate experts in bringing lasting, positive change to Scotland’s communities. We take great pride in supporting local projects by taking a personal approach to every meeting and decision. We’re in a unique position to fully understand communities’ needs and fund solutions that will make a difference.

Our work is nationwide. We’re working with different industries, funding various projects from renewables to digital, through to arts and heritage. Our people are always challenged and have an opportunity to learn and grow. In short - no two days are the same. Ultimately, our work is highly rewarding, and the best part is seeing the real impact we can make within Scottish communities. If you share our passion for shaping Scotland’s communities' future, think about joining our team.

Background

Throughout 2023 a wide network of grassroots community organisations, local campaigners, funders, local authority leaders and facilitators came together around a vision for a new long-term community fund for Edinburgh. After a period of co-design, learning and fundraising the Regenerative Futures Fund is now entering its operational phase.

Role Overview

Foundation Scotland is excited to invite applications for the role of Participation Lead of the Regenerative Futures Fund. This innovative, ten-year fund aims to tackle the root causes of poverty and racism while contributing to a just green transition in Edinburgh. We are committed to equity, inclusion, and supporting leaders from diverse and marginalised communities.

The Participation Lead will complete the employed project team of three and will work closely with the two Co-Heads, leading participation of local people in both decision-making and in holding those involved accountable.

What We Are Looking For

We’re looking for an inclusive, collaborative and supportive person to work with the two Co-Heads to lead and support participation of local people in decision-making panels for the Regenerative Futures Fund (RFF). This role will be responsible for overseeing participation by local people to make funding decisions and have ongoing involvement in a 10-year programme to address the root causes of poverty and racism while restoring the natural world in Edinburgh.