An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the award-winning DFN Project SEARCH University of Aberdeen team as Lead Consultant (Administration). You will provide professional administrative support to underpin the smooth running of the day-to-day operations of the programme, with responsibility for supporting the team with office-based tasks including arranging meetings/events, processing expenses, maintaining classroom records/files and supporting the programme’s monitoring/reporting requirements to external organisations.

The Candidate

You will have previous experience in a similar administrative role along with proficiency in Microsoft Office packages. Utilising excellent communication skills, you will be the first point of contact for the classroom, ensuring queries are dealt with in an efficient and professional manner. As a results-oriented ‘team player’, you will demonstrate a high level of personal initiative to produce accurate work and proactively manage a varied workload.

What We Offer

employee benefits scheme and 32 days annual holiday (including bank holidays)

Further details

The post is available on a part-time (16 hours per week) basis until June 2023 in the first instance (with the post likely to continue subject to securing further project funding).

VIAS will carry out an PVG check on the successful applicant.

For further information or an informal discussion, please call Norma Curran on 0141 212 3395.

EARS is an independent advocacy provider – our role is to make sure people’s voices are heard when there are issues in their lives.

Work undertaken for this post will be in the Edinburgh and East Lothian community, with the office based in Livingston, West Lothian.

Applications

We especially welcome applications from people with any of the following:

- some experience of providing advocacy

- working with people with a disability

- experience of the Health and Social Care Sector

- experience of the third sector

This is an exciting opportunity for someone with experience of developing and promoting evidence based policy solutions, a track record of working with policy makers and a strong desire to help end child poverty.

The successful candidate will be able to communicate complex policy ideas in an accurate but accessible manner so that non-specialist policy makers can understand and act on them. You will have an understanding of policy making and parliamentary processes and will play a key role within CPAG in Scotland working alongside our Early Warning System project manager and social security experts to identify policy issues and inform policy makers and politicians.

You will also play a key role in writing high quality consultation responses, briefing papers, reports and other policy resources promoting CPAG's wider policy calls.

We welcome applications from any individuals with the skills and experience listed and we can be flexible in terms of the conditions of employment. This means we would be happy to discuss alternative working hours, days and patterns, and any additional needs or requirements. CPAG also prioritises and has a commitment to equal opportunities, which you can read more about in the job pack.

Ceartas is an independent advocacy service which working with individuals aged 16 and over in East Dunbartonshire.

Are you looking for an exciting new opportunity?

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual who has a passion for equality, fairness and justice to join our team.

The post holder will provide independent advocacy support on a one to one and collective basis. The advocacy worker has a key role within the Ceartas team, undertaking a range of advocacy services which may include empowering, informing, enabling and representing service users in a variety of settings.

You do not necessarily have to have experience of delivering independent advocacy but you will have a strong knowledge and understanding of the role of independent advocacy and its guiding principles. Full training and support will be provided.

Ceartas is a Disability Confident Employer.