You will work closely with the CEO and Co-ordinator team as well as daily input to finance team. You will oversee the smooth running of existing systems and processes, ensuring effectiveness and efficiency. You will support the development of our CRM system, including preparation of data as well as project management support.

You will have experience in prioritising workload of others, strong administrations skills, database management and reporting, and using Microsoft Office suite and other IT packages. Excellent attention to detail, strong customer service and problem-solving skills are also required to thrive in this role.

As this role will be carried out on a blended homeworking basis, we are looking for someone who can work independently and quickly develop strong working relationships, as well as having excellent organisational and time management skills.

About the Company

“St Andrew’s First Aid is a long-standing charity formed in 1882 as St Andrew’s Ambulance Association by doctors and businessmen in Glasgow who showed concern for the number injuries during the rapid growth of industrial cities.

As Scotland’s leading first aid charity, St Andrew’s First Aid has an impressive country-wide network of First Aiders ready to provide support at hundreds of events. The organisation aims to provide the highest standards of first aid and to share their knowledge through training and education to the public.

In addition to providing first aid services, the charity also runs a number of projects aimed at building strong and safer communities in Scotland. With the Scottish Government they aim to equip 500,000 people with CPR skills, increasing the number of bystanders to help in an emergency thereby increasing the number of survivors.”

To learn more about St Andrew’s First Aid, please visit firstaid.org.uk

The Role

As Volunteer Training Officer, you will be responsible for for the delivery and/or assessment of all Association first aid and related courses for volunteers, as well as for developing and maintaining volunteer training infrastructure within the organisation.

Reporting to the Volunteer Development Manager, your main responsibilities will include:

• To deliver training courses and conduct assessments to a consistent and fair standard in accordance with St Andrew’s First Aid requirements.
• To maintain current competence and continuous personal development, in accordance with the St Andrew’s First Aid National Headquarters Training Department requirements.
• To act as a point of contact for first aid advice.
• To assist in the planning, coordination and delivery of activities and training involving volunteers
• Promote positive and productive working relationships between volunteers, staff and other stakeholders
• To develop and maintain volunteer training infrastructure including volunteer trainer/assessor recruitment and development

The full range of tasks can be viewed in the attached job description. This job description describes the practical purpose and main elements of the job. It’s sole purpose is to act as a guide to the nature and main duties of the job as they exist currently, but is not intended as a wholly comprehensive or permanent schedule.

In addition to the duties highlighted, the organisation operates a flexible approach to its activities and the post holder may accordingly be called upon to undertake any other duties from time to time as circumstances warrant.

An element of unsocial hours will be required to be undertaken.

Requirements

The individual will have experience in the planning, co-ordination, delivery and

assessment of large volumes of first aid courses. The person should also be proficient in the use of Microsoft Office.

This role would best suit an individual with a passion for and experience of volunteering or working in the third sector, or any other relevant experience.

The ideal person will be very people-orientated, pro-active and flexible. You’ll be outgoing, friendly with good communication skills and be able to fit in wherever the job takes you.

If you have any questions about this role or the organisation please contact stacey.jubb@firstaid.org.uk.

Actify is a social enterprise that provides training and technology for the sport and physical activity (PA) sector that increases knowledge and impact.

We bring together a unique combination of skills and expertise in sport, PA, play, education, health and digital technology that enables us to connect people with the information they need to achieve the best outcomes possible.

Our training helps organisations develop and deliver person centred, outcome focused sport and PA programmes.

The Actify platform (actify.org.uk), and related support services, enable sports and PA organisations to host and manage a range of digital content that help their audiences achieve their outcomes.

We develop our products and services collaboratively with stakeholders from policy, funding, research and practice to ensure our work is responding to needs and interests from across the sector.

As a social enterprise we are focused on working towards long term social change and equality, with all profit being reinvested in achieving our mission and not landing in shareholders pockets. This doesn’t mean we aren’t a serious business, we are entirely focused on being the absolute best and most efficient we can be, it just means that all those involved in the company are doing something excellent and helping make the world a slightly better place.

The Role

We are seeking an energetic and creative Engagement Lead, with experience of working within the sports and physical activity sector, to oversee and drive progress in two related business areas: Engagement and People.

By Engagement we mean, how we get, keep and grow our relationships with users, participants, partners and customers. We want to develop our engagement plans at two levels:

1. Strategic engagement - how we get, keep and grow strategic partners, funders and customers.
2. Operational engagement - how we get, keep and grow those who are using our platform and participating in our training.

The People part of the job relates to leading and supporting a small team of excellent staff with a varied skill set in marketing, digital development and content production.

The ideal candidate will have good knowledge of the sport and PA sector in Scotland, experience of managing a team and have a track record of implementing exciting and effective engagement plans and activities.

Engagement

• Lead the development of updated Operational Engagement Plans that support recruitment and retention of users, participants and customers of Actify’s programmes (Actify platform and Active Play Training).
• Work with the senior management team to develop and implement new Strategic Engagement Plans that support business development and growth.
• Support staff to implement relevant tools and systems that support enable the effective delivery of Engagement activity.
• Help to develop relationships with new and existing partners and customers
• Support the process of evaluation, identifying key learning and related areas for improvement.

People

• Support and manage the small team responsible for the implementation of the updated Engagement Plans.
• Work with senior management on the development of staff policies and procedures.
• Support the implementation of updated staff policies and procedures.
• Assist with the planning of staff development and training opportunities.

What skills and experience should you have?

Essential skills and experience:

• A qualification in a relevant subject such as business management, business development or marketing.
• Good knowledge of the sports and physical activity sector in Scotland.
• Experience of helping to establish and grow new services/ products/ programmes/ business areas.
• Experience of developing, implementing and evaluating marketing plans.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Experience of managing a team.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Confident using a range of digital tools to communicate and manage projects.
• Self-motivated, adaptable, and able to work both independently and as part of a team.
• A genuine interest in Actify’s mission and values.

Desirable skills and experience:

• Knowledge, experience and/or interest in digital technology
• Knowledge of Google mail, Calendar and Drive.
• Knowledge of CRM systems
• An interest in data driven decision making
• Experience of evaluation

What will you get out of this role?

Benefits include:

• Competitive package
• We encourage employees to maintain a good work life balance and our full time roles are now 32 hours per week.
• An active workplace policy (developed as part of achieving our Walk at Work award with Paths for All)
• 30 days annual holiday (including bank holidays) plus Christmas closure.
• Pension scheme with 4% employer contribution.
• Flexible working.
• Working as part of a small and dynamic team.
• Access to a wide range of learning, training and development opportunities.
• Helping to improve the health and wellbeing of the population.
• The Actify office is in Glasgow city centre however we work flexibly with a mix of remote and office based working.

Join our dynamic team and play a crucial role in both shaping an innovative organisation and help to create a more active Scotland.

Bereavement Support Administrator (part-time) Glasgow

Child Bereavement UK helps families to rebuild their lives when a child grieves or when a child dies.

We support children and young people (up to the age of 25)

When someone important to them has died or is not expected to live, and parents and the wider family when a baby or child of any age dies or is dying.

We provide training to professionals in health and social care, education, and the voluntary and corporate sectors, equipping them to provide the best possible care to bereaved families.

We are looking to recruit a highly motivated person to provide timely and appropriate support to our Bereavement Support Services in Scotland. The post holder will be required to handle a wide range of administrative support related tasks and maintain efficient administrative systems to support the Family Support Service in Glasgow, Hospital Team based at hospitals across Greater Glasgow and Clyde and our Scottish Development Project.

This a part-time role of 3 days per week 22.5 hours.

Child Bereavement UK offers a generous package of benefits including an employee assistance programme, 5% pension contribution and life assurance scheme.

The successful candidate will be required to complete a DBS check.