Senior Administrator
- Full time
- £31,454
- Flexible home based within reasonable travelling distance of The Edinburgh Hub.
- Closing 27th August 2023
- Advertised from 3rd August 2023
- 37.5 hours per week – happy to talk flexible working. Permanent.
Role
About the role
A new and exciting opportunity to work with us as a key member of our business support team who provide support to all the teams in Scotland. The Senior Administrator will play a vital role in ensuring the smooth running of the Places for Everyone (PfE) program, including supporting the team to maintain effective working relationships with key individuals and partners through the provision of timely and well-presented information.
As the Senior Administrator you will line manage the PfE admin function including PfE review panels. You will also be accountable as content manager at the Sustrans Showcase website which will involve curation, management and optimization of the Showcase website content.
The Senior Administrator must be organized, efficient and have excellent communications and interpersonal skills as well as problem solving. You will also develop and maintain a number of processes and ensure that they are Go back through it and update as the program evolves.
We offer true hybrid working, a flexible mix of working from home and occasional travel to a nearby office hub.
About you
You should have experience of leading, motivating and managing a team. also experience of planning meetings and events, providing high quality administrative support to panels and boards. We ask that you are experienced in working in a professional and efficient manner within a busy team. You will also have experience of content management of websites and experience of reviewing and improving administrative processes.
You will be skilled in problem solving and resolving logistical challenges. For this role, we ask that you are IT literate familiar with the use of Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word and SharePoint.
Sustrans has a long-term commitment to being a charity for everyone - reducing inequality, valuing diversity, enabling inclusion and ensuring all people are treated with dignity and respect. We aim to be a truly inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all parts of the community, in particular from under-represented groups.
What we offer
In return we can offer true hybrid working to suit individual circumstances and a flexible, supportive and rewarding working environment.
Wellbeing
- 28 days’ leave per annum plus bank holidays for full-time working
- Ability to buy an extra week of annual leave (pro-rata for part-time staff)
- Staff volunteer days
- 24/7 free, impartial and confidential support service
- We are members of the Green Commute Initiative and Cycle Scheme who both offer cycle to work schemes
Financial
- Group Personal Pension scheme with a 5% or 6% of basic salary contribution being matched by Sustrans
- Bike, computer and season ticket loans
- Discount benefits
- London Weighting Allowance of £4,195 for all those living within a London Borough (32 local authority districts plus the City of London)
- Death in Service benefit – 3 x annual Salary
- Family Friendly
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
Application notes
To apply please visit our website
Additional information
Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 23:59, 27 August 2023
Interviews will take place via MS Teams during the week commencing 11 August 2023.
About Sustrans
At Sustrans you'll be part of a movement to make it easier for people to walk and cycle.
We're all here to change things! You’ll be part of an incredible community of talented, passionate, creative, problem solvers all working together to change things for the better. We act locally and think big - we have a vision of a society where the way we travel creates healthier places and happier lives for everyone.
You'll be questioning the status quo and daring to imagine a different world. You'll work on exciting, impactful projects that will stretch and empower you and you'll be rewarded by seeing the difference you make to people, communities and the planet.
We believe including everyone is central to who we are and what we want to achieve, we welcome difference and pride ourselves on creating a culture where you can be yourself and where your wellness is supported.
You'll be guaranteed to make friends for life and work with a team that is incredibly flexible, supportive, ethical and fun.
Are you looking to make a difference? Would you like to reduce isolation and loneliness by empowering people to take positive steps to improve their health and wellbeing and that of their wider community?
B healthy together has an exciting opportunity to join our small, dynamic, grassroots charity.
This role provides an excellent opportunity to develop activities responding to community-identified needs, directly addressing the impact of health inequalities, poverty, and social isolation.
BHT activities currently comprise adult and child cooking sessions, community meals, health and wellbeing workshops, craft group, seated yoga, chair exercise, and a walking group.
We are looking for a non-judgmental, inclusive and collaborative person who thinks creatively and develops imaginative solutions. You will be part of a team, working together towards a common goal.
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Top job! Head of Strategy and Campaigns for the Scottish Greens Parliamentary Group
- Part time
- £42,000 – £50,000 pro-rata
- On site: Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh
- Closing 15th September 2024
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
Are you looking to make that step up the ladder in social care? Visualise Scotland, an Edinburgh and East Lothian based organisation, are recruiting for a Senior Support Worker to join our Housing Support services. We are looking for committed, determined people who are caring and passionate in what they do. If you have an SVQ 2/3 or an HNC (or equivalent) in Health & Social Care and at least one year experience supporting profoundly disabled people, this could be the job for you.
In exchange for your motivation, commitment, and care, we pay £28,782.00 per annum and provide excellent training and development opportunities.
We are seeking people with inclusive and caring values, to support amazing people who may have a sensory, learning, or physical disability to lead fulfilling and rewarding lives. You would be working with our service management team to ensure that people who use our services are provided with the highest quality of care. You will be based in one service, and you will be line managed by a Service Manager. This role also involves on-call responsibilities.
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Sick pay
- BHSF Rise- Free Confidential Advice and Support
- AIG Smart Health- Mental Health Support and Access to GP 24/7
- Hospital Saturday Fund- Contributory Scheme that covers Optical and Dental Expenditure, Physiotherapy, Hospital Stays and surgery.
Experience:
- supervisory: 1 year (required)
Licence/Certification:
- SVQ 2/3 or HNC (or equivalent) in Health & Social Care (required)
Work Location: In person
Operations Manager- Human Resources
- Full time
- £41,148 – £48,905
- Hybrid: Edinburgh
- Closing 16th September 2024
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Human Resources Operations Manager in our HR department (due to the retirement of the current post holder). This is a hybrid post with occasional travel throughout Scotland.
As the senior manager within the HR Team, you will ensure that we have a positive impact upon the lives of people, families and communities ensuring we systematically support every worker to be at their best and reach their potential.
This is a dynamic leadership role in which you will never settle for “good enough” but will always prioritise effectively in an ever-changing environment. You will appreciate that there is always capacity to innovate, improve, develop, and push the boundaries of possibility in support of Carr Gomm’s pursuit of a more equitable society in which people can lead full and positive lives as active citizens.
You will develop strong relationships throughout Carr Gomm, gaining and developing a deep knowledge of our operations, policies, and strategic objectives.
The role:
Reporting to the Deputy Chief Executive, you will be responsible for all Human Resource operations within the organisation, including developing and implementing relevant policies, partnering with senior managers to provide advice and guidance, and ensuring our HR operating model continues to evolve to meet the dynamic needs of our organisation.
Success in this role includes:
- Providing an effective and efficient comprehensive HR service, including payroll.
- Leading the development and implementation of strategic HR policies and projects.
- Championing Diversity, Equality and Inclusion as an integral part of our culture.
- Using management information to ensure informed strategic decision-making.
- Ensuring Carr Gomm’s voice contributes to sectoral HR best practice and influences the future of social care in Scotland.
This is by no means an exhaustive list; rather it gives a flavour of the joy that can be achieved in this leadership role. Experience within social care is beneficial, but not essential.
Who we are looking for:
Successful Operations Managers come from different backgrounds and have a range of work and life experiences. All have the flair to engage with and relate to people, and share our values of respect, interdependence, choice, control, openness and honesty, kindness, and compassion.
In our eyes, the best Operations Managers are creative, tech-savvy, results-driven, positive, and self-motivated team players who are wonderful ambassadors, analytical thinkers, and passionate world changers, with a strong network of HR and social care colleagues.
We expect that you are an established , qualified (MCIPD) HR professional with significant experience of leading a generalist HR team to develop and implement people strategies and engaged in the following activities…
Resourcing & Organisational Development
- Leading the development of sustainable and creative recruitment and retention initiatives appropriate to different employment environments throughout Scotland.
Employee Relations and Engagement
- Supporting the HR team to provide expert advice and constructive guidance to colleagues, in partnership with our partners and Stakeholders.
Absence Management
- Delivering proactive, person-centered wellbeing supports, in partnership with colleagues and line managers, to maximise the impact of all employees in the workplace and to minimise sickness absence.
Management Information
- Ensuring the development, integration and capability of HR systems are maximised and that robust HR management information continually meets the needs of the organisation, regulatory bodies and legal compliance.
Human Resources Team
- Coaching the team of HR professionals to promote a responsive, creative, curious and committed culture in-line with the philosophy and values of the organisation.
Learning and Development
- Supporting local teams to achieve organisational consistency and excellence in all learning and development.
About Carr Gomm
Carr Gomm is a leading Scottish social care and community development charity. We provide person-centered support to over 4500 people every year so they can live their best possible life.
Our services are based on our values and reflect the choices and aspirations of each individual and community we work with. Our qualified staff work with people in their homes and communities, supporting people in their day-to-day lives and making plans to achieve their hopes and dreams in the future. Carr Gomm also fundraises to tackle isolation and loneliness in our communities through projects and activities across Scotland.
Benefits
- 35 days’ holiday per year, increasing to 40 days with length of service
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption, and sick leave
- A Defined Contribution pension scheme, with incremental employer contributions
- Membership to TELUS; employee well-being and perks platform
- Access to the Carr Gomm App, which includes online access to physiotherapy, personal training and counselling
- Membership of a credit union
- Cycle to work scheme
If you would like to discuss this role further, please contact Andrew Thomson at andrewthomson@carrgomm.org
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