Top job! Interim Head of Marketing and Communications
- Full time
- £46,150 – £49,447
- Flexible
- Closing 17th October 2021
- Advertised from 7th October 2021
- Temporary. 35 hours per week.
Role
Are you passionate about the art of the truth being well told?
Then you could join our team as Interim Head of Marketing and Communication at CHAS.
Here at Children’s Hospices across Scotland, better known as CHAS, we have one shared mission – to ensure that no one should face the death of their child alone. We are determined to reach every family across Scotland that needs us and we will not rest until we have accomplished that goal – however long that takes.
This is a temporary post for up to 12 months to cover for maternity leave. This role is central to achieving our ambition and will take the lead on the development of a comprehensive engagement and content strategy that inspires the Scottish public to join with us and help keep the joy alive.
You will lead on the continual evolution of our Keep the Joy Alive brand, created by the children and families that CHAS supports - so you will have to be at the top of your creative game to work with such an imaginative and award-winning team.
You will build and safeguard our reputation through securing high-impact PR, ensure the voice of children and families is heard at the highest level, develop audience insight and use this to create powerful engagement strategies that get our message heard. You will have creative flare, have an entrepreneurial approach, be commercially astute, demonstrate you can deliver cut-through marketing and communication results on time and on budget and have an endless curiosity that inspires others to think differently. You will also provide marketing support to our retail operations and Ardoch Loch Lomond, an exclusive use venue that has recently become part of the CHAS family and ensure everyone is proud to work at CHAS through clear internal communication.
You will be an excellent team player, able to work alongside colleagues building a shared ambition to ensure CHAS raises the funds required to provide our services to children and families across Scotland and you will lead a team of marketing and communication professionals to make this happen. You will enjoy working at pace, thrive on two days never being the same and excel in creating innovative opportunities to engage audiences.
Application notes
If you think this is you, then we would love to hear from you. To learn more, call Iain McAndrew on 0131 444 4006.
To be part of the future of CHAS, click ‘Apply now’ to visit our CHAS Careers website and complete our online application form. Please note that we are unable to accept CV’s.
Closing Date: 17th October 2021
Senior SEO Officer
- Full time
- £35,098 – £37,774
- Edinburgh based (flexibly working from home with hub-based office days) (Hybrid)
- Closing 14th May 2024
About you
Are you an SEO all rounder with a passion for good content and best practice? Do you want to use your skills to make a real difference to the myeloma community?
We’re looking for a confident SEO lead to ensure the organisation is optimising its presence key search engines to help meet the organisation’s strategic objectives – reach, income, impact and corporate communications.
We’re looking for someone to take charge of developing and rolling out our search strategy. You’ll need to be able to work independently and also work collaboratively with teams across the organisation to ensure good governance and SEO best practice is followed.
About the role
This is an exciting opportunity to take, develop and own our search strategy of our main website (myeloma.org.uk) and also be involved in the creation our new healthcare professional community website.
You’ll work closely with our Web Manager and Head of Digital to optimise and improve our SEO performance, increase our reach and influence, and help other teams achieve their goals.
You’ll get to work on a wide range of projects; from optimising existing and future copy and meta data, identifying new content areas and developing audience-led content plans, input into the build of any new websites to ensure they follow best practice and much more.
You’ll also have the opportunity to work with other teams and develop skills across paid, social and email marketing.
About us
Myeloma UK is the only organisation in the UK dealing exclusively with the blood cancer myeloma and related conditions. We are committed to bringing together the best and brightest people to help us ensure that every patient has an empowered present and a hopeful future.
Our ultimate goal is to find a cure and make myeloma history. Until then, our mission is to help every patient live well with myeloma for as long as possible. We are committed to diagnosing myeloma earlier, discovering and sharing knowledge, transforming the patient experience and influencing positive change in care.
Our culture
Wellbeing and staff engagement are at the heart of our culture.
We offer flexible working and flexi-time to allow you to find the right working pattern for you. We have a Staff Engagement Group who work with us to ensure staff are happy and who help us review and update our benefits. We offer an employee assistance program and our Wellbeing Leads are there always here to support our staff.
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Partnerships And Philanthropy Lead
- Full time
- £31,839.36 – £34,791.73
- Glasgow office based with flexible working options (On site)
- Closing 12th May 2024
MND Scotland is the only charity in Scotland dedicated to directly supporting people with MND, their families, and friends.
Since being founded over forty years ago, MND Scotland has provided practical, financial and emotional support to anyone affected by MND whilst also funding essential research into finding effective treatments and a cure.
MND Scotland is funded entirely by donations and grants. The charity’s patron is Her Royal Highness, the Princess Royal.
We are looking for a highly motivated fundraising manager to join our growing fundraising team as Partnerships and Philanthropy Lead. This role will join us at an exciting time of growth to deliver a successful Partnerships and Philanthropy strategy.
In this role, you will be central to the successful delivery of our ambitious fundraising strategy, using operational and financial planning skills to develop and implement a successful portfolio for giving across Scotland. Working with a mixed audience of Trusts and Corporates, you will lead on delivering first-class supporter experiences through the creation of an innovative and engaging portfolio. You will work with the Head of Fundraising to create the infrastructure required for Partnerships and Philanthropy to thrive, developing, and managing existing relationships, whilst building new opportunities.
As Partnerships and Philanthropy Lead you will be an inspiring leader and play a vital role in driving a step change in high value fundraising, securing multiyear funding, and establishing meaningful relationships in this arena.
You will be an ambassador for MND Scotland, building relationships across the MND community to further our mission to make time count for everyone in Scotland affected by MND.
Top job! Head of Services – North East
- Full time
- £62,286 – £65,169
- North East Services Office with some flexibility (On site)
- Closing 6th May 2024
Turning Point Scotland is a national social care charity who promote evidence based practice. We provide services in Alcohol and Other Drugs, Learning Disabilities, Mental Health, Justice and Homeless/Prevention.
This is a rare and exciting opportunity to join Scotland’s leading social care organisation in a key strategic role.
About the role
As our Head of Services North East, you will provide operational and strategic leadership with overall responsibility for our services across the North East of Scotland. To achieve this, you will build effective partnerships both internally and externally with stakeholders in delivering our Turning Point Scotland Strategic plan. Your role will include:-
- Direct line management and supervision of Service Managers
- Develop and grow relationships with local partners and commissioners in delivering high quality services for the people we support
- Contribute to tendering, retendering and framework opportunities
- Ensure that all operational systems, policies and procedures are fully implemented, and best practice is maintained
- Work in partnership with Director of Operations, Director of Finance, Director of BDI to ensure the sound and efficient financial management of all services
- Audit and manage significant budgets including making tough decisions regarding budget savings, restructuring or reallocating resources
About You
You will have experience of working at senior management level within the Social Care sector, with the ability to demonstrate leadership characteristics of: vision, creativity and innovation, self-leadership, collaborating and inspiring and empowering your management team.
With your Leadership abilities you will provide management and supervision to your Service Managers. Utilising your knowledge and experience of working within the Social Care Sector from either Homelessness, Alcohol & Other Drugs, Learning Disabilities, Justice and Mental Health.
Finance and Corporate Services Manager
- Full time
- £37,147 – £40,070
- Glasgow (Hybrid)
- Closing 29th April 2024
Interested in leading and supporting the business functions of the ALLIANCE?
The ALLIANCE has an opportunity to join our Corporate Services team as a Finance and Corporate Services Manager, with management responsibility for finance, HR, office management, facilities and IT.
You will provide high level administrative, strategic planning and operational support; manage financial matters and help with budgets and financial projections; help develop policies, rules and guidelines for the whole organisation; offer advice and support to senior management; prepare reports and submissions about the ALLIANCE's resources and operations and help with staff management.
You will have:
- Accounting qualification, ideally Chartered (ACCA)
- Proven experience of working in corporate services
- Previous experience of using Sage Line 50 accounts
- Ability to horizon scan to identify opportunities and risks
- Excellent organisational skills
- Experience of staff management within an organisation
- Experience of day-to-day management of the finance function
- Experience of managing the IT function within an organisation
- Experience of preparing budgets and quarterly management accounts, including variance analyses and reforecasting
- Experience of preparing and submitting VAT returns
- Experience of month end, quarter end and year end finances
- Demonstrable skills in business administration and leadership skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Experience of office management and ability to establish, oversee and develop the organisation’s infrastructure
- IT skills in word processing, spreadsheets, databases and financial packages
- Flexible approach
It would be desirable for you to have experience of:
- Understanding of membership organisations
- Experience of working with Boards and Committees
- Experience of working in the third sector
As an ALLIANCE employee you will benefit from:
- 210 hours annual leave (equivalent of 30 days)
- 91 days public holiday (equivalent of 13 days) that can be taken flexibly
- Additional leave between Christmas and New Year
- Contributory pension scheme
- Open to flexible working (formal and informal)
- Hybrid working – opportunity to work from home for part of the week
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
- Enhanced sick pay
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Learning and development opportunities
- Corporate rates for gym membership
- Time off in lieu
- Cycle Scheme
- Carer Positive Employer
The ALLIANCE is a healthy working lives employer and encourages a healthy work life balance and is happy to talk flexible working.
The ALLIANCE recognises that in real life, great people don’t always ‘tick all the boxes’. Even if you don’t meet every point on the job description, if this role and our organisation feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you.
Please note, this role is subject to a 6-month probationary period.
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