The Advice Place is a free, professional, impartial and confidential advice service for students at the University of Edinburgh, operated by Edinburgh University Students’ Association. The service deals with a wide variety of topics (finance, accommodation, academic and personal issues) and provides basic information as well as more complex casework advice, advocacy and support.

The role of Deputy Manager is to ensure effective service delivery on a day-to-day basis and to act as a clear point of responsibility and decision making for the team and to represent the service in external and cross departmental working in clear areas of responsibility and as delegated by the Advice Place Manager.

You will line manage our Frontline Advice team and our Academic Caseworker. You will support the team to deliver a consistent and high standard of service to students. You will support the frontline team to deliver initial service responses in line with our service delivery plan.

Alongside this you will have a caseload of specialist cases, providing support and advice to individual students on a range of issues. This will involve advocacy and representation for students at University meetings and in navigating university policies and processes. You will offer practical support to students in very challenging emotional circumstances, always operating in the best interests of the student.

You will manage the delivery of our volunteer programme, recruiting, training and supporting a team of advice volunteers to provide customer service, information and frontline advice to students.

You will coordinate our outreach activities, arranging for staff or volunteers to attend events, run information stalls and promote the work of the service

The role is predominantly in-person/on site at our main Potterrow office on central campus and occasionally at our King’s Buildings campus office. Some home working can be accommodated when service demand allows.

This is an exciting opportunity to join Apex Scotland at a transformative moment, working alongside our newly appointed Head of People to bring our HR function back in-house and shape the future of how we support and develop our staff. As People and Payroll Officer, you’ll play a key role in launching and embedding our new people strategy, helping to create a workplace where colleagues feel valued, supported, and empowered to deliver life-changing impact every day.

By aligning our people strategy with Apex Scotland’s vision of “A Future Beyond Your Past”, you’ll be part of a dedicated People Team driving meaningful change across the organisation. Your work will not only strengthen our culture but also ensure we can continue to thrive, grow, and sustain the positive impact we have in communities across Scotland.

About you

As the People and Payroll Officer, you will bring experience in HR administration and payroll support, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. You will have handled confidential information with discretion and accuracy, supporting processes such as recruitment, onboarding, payroll, and pensions.

Our values at Apex Scotland are Believe, Respect, Empower and Support, values that we live and breathe every day both internally and externally, our new People and Payroll Officer will share our passion for demonstrating our values.?

About the charity

Apex Scotland helps people with experience of the justice system to have a future beyond their past. We see a society that values second chances, where barriers to inclusion are dismantled, and where people with justice system experience are empowered to contribute fully, shaping safer, fairer, and more compassionate communities.?

Our support includes early intervention initiatives, the provision of practical and emotional support, training and employability programmes. We understand that those we support and care for require interventions that are person centred, recognising their own individual, unique needs and circumstances.

If you believe in a future beyond someone’s past, apply to work with us today.

What we offer

• 3% Employer Pension Contribution
• Death in Service
• Enrolment to a health plan
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to Perkbox for discounts and offers
• Christmas closure
• Hybrid working

This is an exciting opportunity to join Apex Scotland at a transformative moment, working alongside our Finance Manager and newly created Finance Administration position. As Finance Officer you will play a key role in providing an inhouse finance function that supports our front-line staff and provides key information to the leadership team. This new role plays a significant part in supporting organisational finance operations including account payable and receivable, bank reconciliations and supporting the Finance Manager with the annual budget.

About you

As the Finance Officer, you will bring experience in a fast-paced finance function and have the ability to manage multiple priorities. You will be highly organised, with strong attention to detail and a commitment to delivering work to deadlines and to a high standard. ?

You will have a proactive and solutions-oriented approach, and confident using financial software packages, preferably Xero, and Microsoft 365 packages.

Our values at Apex Scotland are Believe, Respect, Empower and Support, values that we live and breathe every day both internally and externally, our new Finance Officer will share our passion for demonstrating our values.?

About the charity

Apex Scotland helps people with experience of the justice system to have a future beyond their past. We see a society that values second chances, where barriers to inclusion are dismantled, and where people with justice system experience are empowered to contribute fully, shaping safer, fairer, and more compassionate communities.?

Our support includes early intervention initiatives, the provision of practical and emotional support, training and employability programmes. We understand that those we support and care for require interventions that are person centred, recognising their own individual, unique needs and circumstances.

If you believe in a future beyond someone’s past, apply to work with us today.

What we offer

• 3% Employer Pension Contribution
• Death in Service
• Enrolment to a health plan
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to Perkbox for discounts and offers
• Christmas closure
• Hybrid working

Looking for an opportunity to work for a flexible and family friendly organisation doing amazing work to support Scotland’s voluntary sector?

We’re looking for an experienced Technical Support Engineer to join our dynamic IT team. This is a key role in ensuring the smooth operation of systems and applications, providing expert support across networks, servers, cloud services, desktops, and more. You’ll also play a vital part in delivering our Managed IT service for the voluntary sector, offering remote and on-site support to our partners.

Your expertise and strong communication skills will be crucial in delivering technical assistance while maintaining a customer-focused approach that aligns with our values and service standards.

Join us and be part of a team committed to making a difference in the IT landscape of the voluntary sector.

Part time hours and other flexible working options, including working from home for part of the week, will be fully considered. We encourage you to apply if you believe you meet most of the criteria in the person specification. We share our interview questions in advance. If you want to have a chat about the job or our flexible working approach, get in touch with us at recruitment@scvo.scot

SCVO is the membership organisation for the voluntary sector in Scotland and our mission is to champion the role of voluntary sector organisations in building a flourishing society and support them to do work that has a positive impact.