Top job! Scotland National Manager
- Full time
- £40,000
- Home-based (with frequent travel across Scotland and occasionally England)
- Closing 28th March 2022
- Advertised from 11th March 2022
Role
The Company
Sported is the UK’s largest network of community sports groups and we exist to provide the skills and funding needed so our network can become sustainable and deliver services to those most in need.
It has never been a harder time to be a young person growing up in the UK. Poverty, crime and mental health issues, coupled with youth unemployment and COVID-19, have compounded already disadvantaged communities and individuals and widened inequalities.
We support the thousands of community sports groups that seek to remove barriers from young people’s lives to allow them to thrive against the odds.
We’re now looking for a Scotland National Manager to lead our team in Scotland in a home-based, full-time role.
The Benefits
- Salary of £40,000 per annum
- 25 days’ holiday in addition to statutory Bank Holidays
- Flexible working arrangements
- A confidential counselling service
- Access to a Pension Scheme to give you peace of mind
- Virtual Diversity & Inclusion ‘Open Space’ every fortnight
- Cycle to Work Scheme to support our commitment to promoting healthy living
- Discounted offer for a 12-month Tastecard+ membership
- Volunteer Days - two additional days of paid leave each year to volunteer for another charity or our Sported members
- Up to five days of paid study leave for self-funded education/training
If you are a talented leader with skills in fundraising and experience gained in the voluntary, community or sport sectors, this is your chance to put your expertise and exceptional leadership style towards our important mission.
You’ll join us at an exciting time, as 2022 marks the 10th anniversary of Sported operating in Scotland. Building on our success, no two days will be the same as you spearhead our work with significant autonomy and lead us into an even more prosperous future.
Managing a team of diverse, talented people from across the UK, you will lead us in harnessing the power of sport to transform the lives of thousands of young people across Scotland.
So, if this sounds like your calling, don’t hesitate, apply today!
The Role
As the Scotland National Manager, you will manage our Scotland staff team and develop exciting new projects, partnerships and programmes for community groups and young people across Scotland.
Providing strategic direction and ensuring our operational plan and KPIs are clear, organisationally aligned and delivered upon, you will steward existing and proactively cultivate new relationships with external stakeholders at a national level.
You will ensure funded projects within Scotland are delivered in a high-quality manner,
leading through direct delivery where required and helping to prioritise projects and ongoing engagement work.
Additionally, you will:
- Hold overall responsibility for the engagement, utilisation and satisfaction targets in Scotland
- Contribute to reports and updates at a Scotland and UK level to evidence work
- Define a clear fundraising plan to meet annual targets for Scotland and create long-term funding sustainability
About You
To be considered as our Scotland National Manager, you will need:
- At least three years’ experience in either the voluntary, community or sport sectors in the UK
- Experience across the full fundraising lifecycle (identification to stewardship) across multiple fundraising streams
- Experience of acting as an organisational representative within key stakeholder environments
- Experience of initiating and managing multiple relationships and partnerships across different sectors
- Experience of line managing paid staff
- Knowledge of the community sports sector in Scotland and an understanding of issues facing small community groups and the role sport can play in a social context
Knowledge of the Scotland funding landscape would be beneficial to your application, as would experience of designing programmes and activities that balance funder and beneficiary needs.
Experience of creating regional strategies and plans would also be advantageous, as would demonstrable experience of using data and insights. Experience of managing volunteers would also be favourable.
Application notes
To apply please visit our website
The closing date for applications is 9am on Monday 28th March 2022, with interviews scheduled for the w/c Monday 4th April 2022.
Other organisations may call this role Programme Manager, National Programme Manager, Community Sports Programme Manager, Youth Working Programme Manager, Youth Support Project Manager, or National Project Manager.
Webrecruit and Sported are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.
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About the role
As the Registered Manager, you will be an experienced leader leading a team working with individuals who have a wide range of support needs, providing them with practical and emotional support and encouraging them to achieve their own personal outcomes in all aspects of their daily lives e.g. keeping safe, meaningful activities, community involvement, physical health, relationships, emotional health and wellbeing.
As the Registered Manager you will:
- Maintain the continuing relevance of services to individuals’ needs and purchaser requirements by ongoing planning, monitoring and evaluation.
- Oversee the financial aspects of the service, managing significant budgets, ensuring efficient use of resources and making financial decisions.
- Where a need or an opportunity is identified, lead on the development of new services, support business growth and maintain reputational excellence.
- Comply with governance, law and legislation including local authority compliance, Care Inspectorate (at level 5 and above), SSSC and safeguarding procedures.
- Support the senior management team in the streamlining, promotion and monitoring of quality assurance systems which meets the needs of individual services as well as the overall service delivery in the region.
- Develop, monitor and implement supervision and appraisal systems for staff.
About You
You will have passion and drive to take forward a well-established Service and Team. Be passionate; and committed to the overall aims and objectives of the service and have the belief that people can live fulfilling lives with the right support in place.
You should also have:
- Experience of working with vulnerable people and leading a service delivery team, including managing the provision of a safe operating environment in a relevant context.
- The ability to negotiate with a wide range of internal and external partners and build positive relationships including local authorities and housing associations.
- Excellent planning and organisational skills with the ability to effectively prioritise your own time and workload to meet a number of different and competing tasks in sometimes pressurised environment.
- Social Service and Health Care at level 9 (SCQF) or other speciality/qualification recognised by the SSSC for registration purposes as well as a relevant management qualification.
Senior Community Fundraiser – Scotland
- Full time
- £31,000 – £34,000
- Remote: Edinburgh
- Closing 6th January 2026
About us
We’re Breast Cancer Now, the research and support charity. We’re the place to turn to for anything and everything to do with breast cancer. However, you’re experiencing breast cancer, we’re here.
The brightest minds in breast cancer research are here. Making life-saving research happen in labs across the UK and Ireland. Support services, trustworthy breast cancer information and specialist nurses are here. Ready to support you whenever you need it. Dedicated campaigners are here. Fighting for the best possible treatment, services and care for anyone affected by breast cancer.
About the role
Do you live in Edinburgh or the surrounding area?
As a senior community fundraiser, you’ll be an important part of the team building Breast Cancer Now’s presence in Scotland, with a particular focus on Edinburgh and the surrounding areas.
We’re looking for someone who is an experienced relationship builder, someone who can find and develop new supporters. You’ll need excellent local knowledge, and the enthusiasm to develop a brand-new fundraising region.
The successful candidate will also be part of the team working on our large-scale project supporting and growing Asda Tickled Pink, our award-winning partnership with Asda and CoppaFeel! which has already raised over £100 million.
You’ll work directly with passionate colleagues across Asda stores in your region driving new fundraising initiatives, inspiring communities and celebrating incredible successes.
No 2 days will look the same as you travel, connect and engage supporters to help us grow income to deliver our mission.
The role is initially offered as an 18-month contract with the potential to become permanent.
About you
You’re confident in approaching new contacts and are experienced in developing new relationships from scratch. This may currently be in a customer service, account management or stewardship role.
You’re experienced in managing and building new and established relationships with a focus on retention and income growth.
You’re enthusiastic, proactive, organised and unafraid to test and try new ideas.
You’re required to be involved being out and about in the community that you’re building, so you must be able to work independently outside of the office in varying locations and enjoy being busy.
Previous experience working in a charity is not required.
Job description and benefits
Please download the job description and our attractive benefits package.
Primary location of role
This is a remote role, and the candidate will need to be based in the Edinburgh area with unlimited access to their own car. Regular travel will be required to meet supporters and visit Asda stores in your region, as well as occasional travel to our London, Sheffield or Glasgow office.
Church Engagement & Fundraising Officer (Scotland)
- Part time
- £31,693 pro-rata
- Remote: home-based in Scotland, with travel throughout Scotland and to our Edinburgh office as required.
- Closing 19th January 2026
Christian Aid exists to create a world where everyone can live a full life, free from poverty. We are a global movement of people, churches and local organisations who passionately champion dignity, equality and justice worldwide. We are the changemakers, the peacemakers, the mighty of heart.
We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, and recognise the value this brings in forming strong, creative and high performing teams. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, and from those with experience from outside of the voluntary sector. And no, you don’t have to be Christian to work here – we encourage people of all faiths and none to apply. We just ask that everyone lives out our values of dignity, equality, justice and love.
We value a good work-life balance, so we’re open to part-time and flexible working. We also offer hybrid working for our office-based colleagues and the option of being a homeworker for most of our roles too.
Learn about our vision, mission and values
About the role
Church Engagement and Fundraising Officers (CEFOs) lead on stewarding our supporting churches in Scotland. As part of our Church & Community Unit, they provide bespoke support to churches and community groups wishing to join our movement through campaigning, fundraising or using our worship resources. CEFOs are home-based but spend a significant amount of working time out and about meeting volunteers, attending supporter events and speaking in churches.
This role has a particular focus on supporting churches in their community fundraising and stewarding our challenge and sponsorship fundraisers. They will also lead on our involvement with the Kiltwalk.
About you
If you are a clear and confident communicator with experience in community fundraising and volunteer stewardship, we'd love to hear from you!
Successful candidates will demonstrate knowledge of the church landscape in Scotland, be comfortable managing their own time, and share our passion for justice and ending poverty.
Please refer to the Role Profile for a full list of essential and desirable criteria.
Purpose of role
We help young adults with additional support needs to realise their potential by providing person-centred education, life and social skills.
Under the guidance of the Deputy Head of Service, the Centre Manager will be responsible for the co-ordination, management and supervision of a staff team in the delivery of the TEENS+ Programme at the Ravenscroft Centre. The post holder will work closely with other members of the MDT team to ensure successful delivery of education programmes to our students in line with the organisational values.
The successful applicant for this post will be required to join for membership of the PVG (Protection of Vulnerable Groups) Scheme.
What we offer:
- A full and robust training and induction programme, including access to additional training during the course of employment
- Holiday entitlement of 36 days from the start of employment
- Free Confidential Employee Counselling Service
- Flexible and agile working
- Family-friendly policies, including family-friendly working hours (8.30 am – 4.30 pm Mondays to Thursdays and 2pm finish on Fridays)
About Teens+
Teens+ is a charitable service provided by the non-profit, Capella. Teens+ provides post-school education and lifelong learning services for young people with complex communication needs, including autism and learning disabilities. It is based in four centres (Gilmerton, Liberton, Leith and Musselburgh).
The service is person-centred and individualised to ensure each student, regardless of their needs, can reach their fullest potential.
Our values
Tailored – We always put people at the centre of our work.
Humour – Great things can be achieved when we are happy and have fun.
Resilient – Flexibility, confidence and creativity turn challenges into opportunities.
Integrity – Passion and professionalism are vital for all involved in our organisation.
Value – Everybody deserves respect and we are enriched through our differences.
Empathy – Compassion and care are in everything we do.
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