Are you an experienced Project Development Manager who has the enthusiasm and versatility to help our community deliver its housing objectives?

Do you have a successful track record in fundraising to build upon the significant amount of funding we have already

attracted to kick-start our Tayvallich Initiative?

We are seeking a part-time, freelance Project Development Manager who will work with our Board, Community Steering Group and Housing Working Group Lead to establish and drive forward the development of housing for affordable rent on our community-owned land.

Your role will be to help us select the most suitable housing agency to deliver our vision for housing and work in partnership with them to make this a reality. You will also liaise with planners about options for housing on community-owned land and prepare pre-planning and planning applications. At each phase, you will also take a lead in involving and consulting our local community on our proposed plans to ensure continued engagement and commitment.

• Freelance opportunity, fixed term, up to October 2025
• Hours: on average 2 days a week (with flexibility to meet the varying demands of this role). Some out-of-hours working will be required
• Remuneration: £275 per day (inclusive of VAT if applicable) with a set allowance for travel and expenses £545,950 total fee
• Reporting to: Chair of Tayvallich Initiative Board
• Location: This role is home-based. You will need to be able to commit to attend regular face-to-face meetings in our community of Tayvallich, Mid Argyll on a scheduled basis

Are you an experienced Community Development worker with an interest in Climate justice work?

If so, then please see details of the role below

Purpose of role

To work with local people to explore and develop understanding of issues arising from the Climate Crisis.

To support communities to organise, take action and engage on the needs and issues that matter to them.

Help local people to come together to form:

• Action / issue-based groups to identify and challenge the economic, gender and race inequalities that exist within communities.

• Groups of mutual support aimed at building confidence and self-esteem and developing a positive sense of purpose.

Crossroads Youth and Community Association’s work and values are built on the central belief that “everyone had the right to live gloriously: whatever in society prevents this, should be challenged and whatever in the individual helps should be nurtured”

This role will involve working across the community with young people, families and the wider community.

About Money Advice Scotland

The times we live through are frequently described as unprecedented.

A century pandemic and the cost of living crisis has magnified and entrenched inequality.

But it has also shown that change can happen rapidly and can make a real difference.

We need change. We need new ideas when old solutions cannot solve new problems.

Our plan sets out our approach towards securing a new different at a time when our purpose is more essential than ever.

Money Advice Scotland is Scotland’s money charity. Our mission is to be the driving force towards financial wellbeing for the people of Scotland.

We believe we will achieve this by supporting the advice workforce, empowering citizens to get help and support, and advocating for fairer policy.

About the role

Our Financial Wellbeing Team works towards the strategic aim of improving financial health and wellbeing.

We do this by delivering evidence-based money guidance to a number of audiences, including schools, colleges, communities and workplaces.

We also deliver financial capability training to professionals, administer our e-learning modules and create a wide range of digital resources so that people can access financial information in a format that is most suited to their needs.

Job description and key responsibilities

• Support the financial education of young people by creating resources and delivering workshops to schools, colleges, universities and community groups, both online and in person.
• Create and deliver financial wellbeing sessions to the wider population including employees across Scotland.
• Develop and deliver open access online workshops on various personal finance related topics.
• Design and develop financial wellbeing resources using a variety of formats.
• Deliver financial capability training to professionals.
• Help to create a resource bank on our website.
• Work with the Financial Wellbeing Lead to plan activities in line with our strategic aim.
• Support the Financial Wellbeing team in developing and delivering a money guidance programme for adults with low numeracy skills in the Scottish Borders.
• Other relevant tasks as required.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Qualifications and experience

Essential

• Degree or equivalent professional experience
• Experience of developing and delivering training and/or education
• Experience of supporting, building and strengthening relationships with partner organisations

Desirable

• Experience of financial inclusion and debt prevention
• Community engagement experience

Knowledge and understanding

Essential

• Ability to create high-quality, engaging content in a variety of formats
• Interest in financial wellbeing topics
• Willingness to learn about new subjects
• Ability and passion to work directly with people to create content and present complex information in a way that best fits their needs

Desirable

• Knowledge of the money advice sector
• Knowledge of creating video content and video editing skills

Communication and IT skills

Essential

• Excellent with Microsoft Office products
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Desirable

• Experience using online platforms such as Zoom

Evaluation and analysis

Essential

• Strong attention to detail
• Strong analytical skills

Desirable

• Knowledge of evaluation techniques, particularly capturing tangible outcomes

Autonomy and accountability

Essential

• Ability to work using own initiative
• A focused and motivated approach to achieving our strategic aim
• Organisational and time management skills, with the ability to work on a wide range of tasks, often working to a deadline
• Confidence and adaptability to work flexibly in a team as well as individually

Values and attitudes

Essential

• A commitment to our purpose
• A passion for tackling inequality

Other

Essential

• Eligible for membership of Protection Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme

Desirable

• Possession of a full, clean driving licence as travel throughout Scotland will be required

What you will get from the role

You’ll be part of a progressive organisation which aims to challenge the stigma and misconceptions that often surround how people manage their money. Your work will help to support people in Scotland to build financial resilience and improve financial wellbeing.

Your role will be varied, fast paced and will allow you to embrace creativity and innovation.

Would you like a fantastic new career in health and social care? Why not start your day hoping to make a difference and end your day knowing you did.

Here at The Richmond Fellowship Scotland, we are looking to recruit a full-time post for the role of a National Restraint Reduction Advisor. Though your base will be at home/TRFS Office, there is the requirement for regular working throughout our TRFS services across Scotland. Travel and subsistence payments will be made.

The National Restraint Reduction Advisor will be a member of the Positive Behaviour Support Team (PBST) and will be the organisational lead in restraint reduction, particularly in relation to people with complex needs.

The post holder will be a lead role in delivering the commitments of TRFS’s restraint reduction approaches, linking closely with internal colleagues and a range of external stakeholders. All elements of the role will be rooted in the context of Positive Behaviour Support and the values and behavioural technology associated with this approach.

If you have experience of working with people with complex needs and a sound value base in respect of the rights of people with disabilities, particularly those with restrictive practices in place, this could be the opportunity for you.

You will spend time in services and with staff teams that are supporting individuals with behaviours of concern, complex needs, and restrictive practices, to support services in developing, implementing, and monitoring individual restraint reduction action plans.

You will lead in monitoring and reviewing progress, measuring against original objectives for restraint reduction, including producing evaluation reports with graphic data.

A working knowledge of the legislative framework and practice guidance surrounding the use of restrictive practices and previous experience of working with people with learning disabilities/autism and complex needs, are required for this role.

This is an excellent opportunity to make a change in your life and in that of the people we support. The work can be challenging, but as well as a competitive salary, enhanced pension contributions and annual leave, childcare vouchers and discounts at over 850 online and high street retailers, we can offer you a rewarding and satisfying role in your local community.