Purpose:

The post will provide leadership and management to our membership team of two, taking care to ensure communication and members services work well, while directly undertaking delivery across a number of policy and knowledge portfolios.

The post holder will be expected to provide a link between our groups, representatives, staff and the wider policy environment. Summarising policy and supporting members input to consultations, locally and nationally, they will lead on aspects of our responsibility for supporting the voice of the sector across Highland, including forums, representatives and the collation of information for each.

Voluntary Action North Lanarkshire (VANL), North Lanarkshire’s local Third Sector Interface is looking for new trustees to join its existing board. Your role as a trustee will help VANL complete its vital work in supporting local people’s wellbeing and equality by helping community and voluntary organisations of all types and sizes. We do this by providing guidance and support on issues such as volunteering, funding, strategy, governance, HR, ICT and more. We also support the sector to work better together and in partnership with local communities, the council and NHS to improve services and support, whilst hosting the flagship Community Solutions Programme.

Trustees are a vital part of this operation, advocating on behalf of VANL and the sector to local partners for the benefit of the local community and voluntary sector. You, as a trustee will help to set our strategic direction, ensure that our work matches the mission, values and goals of the organisation, manage organisational risk, and help to establish policies, procedures and practices that govern our internal and external approaches.

About You

Trustees must have a genuine interest in achievement of VANL’s charitable purposes, vision, mission, values and objectives. Trustees should also have a genuine interest in improving the effectiveness of the community and voluntary sector and volunteering in North Lanarkshire for the benefit of local people and communities, with the goal of improving people’s wellbeing and equality.

Trustees should have a good understanding or be willing to develop the following:

• the legal duties, responsibilities and liabilities of trusteeship
• effective charity governance
• leadership and management
• charity strategic overview, financial management, and people management
• knowledge and understanding of the North Lanarkshire Community and Voluntary Sector
• collaboration with and between CVS organisations and statutory bodies

About the Organisation

VANL is a charity which provides services and support to the wider CVS across North Lanarkshire to help the sector to be as effective as possible. We are one of 32 “Third Sector Interfaces” (TSIs) in Scotland – one for each local authority area. TSIs are formally recognised and part-funded by the Scottish Government.

You can learn more about VANL on our website, via our leaflet linked below, and via our trustee recruitment pack linked below.

Clackmannanshire Third Sector Interface (CTSI) is a ‘single door’ TSI for the local authority area providing support to around 200 third sector member organisations in Clackmannanshire including charities, development trusts, community and voluntary groups, and social enterprises. CTSI is also responsible for promoting volunteering and supporting voluntary leadership.

We are looking for someone with enthusiasm, passion and commitment to volunteering in Clackmannanshire. The role will be leading on one of our key strands of work – with an ambitious target to increase the number of people involved in volunteering and lead on the roll out of the new CTSI Volunteer Portal.

We need someone to be a team player, work with partners, listen and support volunteering-involving organisations and get the message out there – volunteering is for everyone!

RAMH are dedicated to providing comprehensive mental health support; we promote recovery from mental ill health and empower people to build independent, fulfilled lives.

We are seeking a dedicated and pro-active Administration Officer to join our team. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth running of our services. This role requires someone who is highly organised, compassionate, has a good eye for detail. You should have good customer care experience and enjoy working in a busy office environment as a part of a friendly, well established team. Duties will include collating, inputting and reporting on data, producing reports, maintaining data-bases, preparing correspondence, taking minutes, telephone enquiries, reception duties, maintaining filing systems, and general admin duties as required.

The successful applicant must have a minimum of 2 years’ previous administration experience and will be provided with any training in our specific tasks. Excellent communication skills with a wide range of individuals and the ability to think on your feet and take a pro-active approach to problem solving in an office environment, is essential. You must be comfortable working in a varied, ever changing role and be proficient with Microsoft Office, Word, Excel and TEAMS.

We Offer:

A host of soft benefits including an extensive training and development programme, access to 24hr online GP service, occupational sick pay, staff counselling service, day one death in service insurance, cycle to work scheme, eligibility for blue light cards, ‘Join the Team’ refer a friend & receive £200 scheme, and competitive annual leave allowance that increases with length of service. (benefits may change over time but are an accurate representation at the time of this job advert)