Policy and Participation Manager
- Part time
- £31,000 – £36,000 pro-rata
- Edinburgh*
- Closing 27th November 2022
- Advertised from 4th November 2022
- 28 hours per week (0.8FTE), however we are open to discuss a range of flexible working options. Fixed 8 month contract with extension dependent on funding.
Role
We are looking for a caring, confident, creative, and experienced individual to join our small, ambitious and passionate team, to maintain and build supporting trusting relationships with colleagues, the intandem portfolio, young people, and stakeholders. This is an exciting role to ensure the voice of care experienced young people is heard and we use their voice and evidence from our research to make change to #keepthepromise.
intandem is a national mentoring programme, funded by Scottish Government and The Robertson Trust, offering mentors to children and young people aged 8 to 14 years old who are living at home with support from their local authority or with extended family in kinship care. intandem is a voluntary programme with young people who want a mentor connecting weekly with a trained volunteer mentor to have fun, build a trusting relationship and work toward goals. An intandem coordinator helps enable and support this mentoring relationship. intandem is offered in 19 local authorities across Scotland through our 12 partner charities.
We are looking for a motivated, relationship-driven individual with a positive attitude. The successful candidate will be an excellent communicator with both internal and external stakeholders at all levels of seniority. The successful candidate will have an empathy and understanding of the strengths of, and issues affecting children and young people and will be committed to Inspiring Scotland’s vision, mission and values.
As this role involves working with children and young people, you will be required to obtain a PVG scheme membership through Disclosure Scotland which Inspiring Scotland will process for you. We will confirm employment after successful completion of PVG membership and any other necessary checks including references. Having a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an individual from working at Inspiring Scotland. We will only seek information if the nature of the position or work entitles us to ask about spent or unspent convictions.
*Your role is office-based for contractual purposes, however this can be delivered flexibly. The role will involve travel to attend meetings and occasional events.
Benefits
9.25% employer pension contribution (salary sacrifice scheme available).
Full private medical insurance with option to include family members.
4 x salary Death in Service cover.
29 days annual leave plus 8 days public holiday.
We offer a positive and supportive work environment alongside regular training and development opportunities.
We have an active wellbeing programme led by the staff team as well as a calendar of social events and team building days.
Application notes
An application pack is available to download below.
Deadline for applications: 5pm Sunday 27th November ’22.
Apply by completing an application form and sending it to recruitment@inspiringscotland.org.uk.
Interviews will be held on Thursday 1st December ‘22 (in our Edinburgh office).
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Citywide Caseworker – Edinburgh
- Full time or Part time
- £25,920 – £27,840
- Edinburgh
- Closing 11th December 2023
Introducing Community Renewal Trust
Community Renewal is a dynamic and innovative organisation at the cutting-edge of work towards ending persistent poverty in Scotland.
Community Renewal works among deprived communities to develop, deliver and share better approaches to unlocking flourishing lives and flourishing neighbourhoods. These approaches always place people and communities in the lead: listening to them, identifying their strengths, supporting them on their terms, and building their capacity to flourish.
Community Renewal alleviates poverty by engaging and forming trusting relationships with individuals, whole families and whole communities together then supporting them by combining holistic case management (e.g. around income, work, health, wellness) with community development (e.g. forming new community activities/groups). This work is about testing change which can inform policy, be scaled up or replicated to achieve a much greater impact than our direct delivery alone.
THE ROLE
Citywide Caseworker – Edinburgh
The role will be as part of our Next Step City-wide Next Step Team specialising in providing employability and welfare advice support to people presently facing unemployment and who are actively seeking to return to work. The successful applicant will be home-based, working city mainly with clients remotely with some work taking place at community events and outreach locations mainly between 10-3 as required.
We are keen to hear from people with experience or knowledge in Employer Engagement.
Additional Benefits include:
- 4.5% employer pension contribution
- 36 days annual leave including public holidays
- Loyalty scheme with up to 48 additional days leave
- Free Access to Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme and online Health Portal
Opportunity to develop your professional skills in a values-led context, supporting a fundamental part of Scotland’s social and economic fabric.
We’re looking for a qualified accountant who values the role of the voluntary sector to be co-opted onto our Board of Trustees and act as our Treasurer. No previous board experience is required.
SCVO is the national body for Scotland’s voluntary sector. Over 3,600 charities, community organisations, and social enterprises are members of SCVO, including grassroots groups, Scotland-wide organisations, and international bodies.
Through influencing and service provision, SCVO seeks to advance the interests of our members and the wider sector, and the people and communities they serve.
We believe that a thriving and effective voluntary sector is vital to Scotland’s economy and society. We support the sector to achieve its ambitions through delivering services, by giving the sector a voice at a national level and promoting and supporting innovation and improvement. Our strategic plan 2023-28 can be found here.
We are actively promoting better diversity of trustees across the voluntary sector, and we need our board to demonstrate diversity of thought, background and experience. We welcome applications for the role of Treasurer from people from ethnic minorities and people with disabilities.
Making Rights Real is a human rights organisation in Scotland that works with communities and grassroots activists to deliver human rights for everyone. We launched in 2020 and are currently developing human rights initiatives with community groups.
We are keen to extend our board.
We have set up Making Rights Real to be a kind, fun and useful organisation.
Our Values are based on core human rights values of dignity and respect, all our work is underpinned by the principles of a human rights based approach. We are known for:
- Our commitment to the meaningful and inclusive participation of people who most need change, using a friendly and accessible approach.
- Our fearlessness and ambition for practical and impactful change, by holding power to account.
- Using our skills and expertise at the service of people who most need change.
We are looking for new Board members who will help us shape the organisation and decide how we should invest our time.
We would particularly value people with expertise in one or more of the following areas:
- Living with human rights concerns
- Experience of accessing justice for issues you have experienced
- Fundraising strategies
- Employment law / human resources
More than anything though, it is your enthusiasm and commitment to social justice and human rights that we need.
The role of Trustee / Board Member may be carried out online or in person.
Policy & Research Manager
- Full time or Part time
- £32,760 – £36,849
- Hybrid working - home working and working at our office in Edinburgh
- Closing 10th January 2024
We’re looking for a Policy & Research Manager to join our Leadership Team. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and implementing plans for research and policy work with stakeholders to ensure People Know How continues to deliver on its strategy, vision, mission, and values. The role includes supporting our political engagement through research, campaigns and influencing, and synthesising relevant existing and emerging research and analysis, developing and presenting credible policy recommendations.
People Know How is a Scottish social innovation charity based in Edinburgh and the Lothians. We work with people and communities to develop innovative strategies and services to address social issues both locally and nationally. Our aim is to support and empower both individuals and organisations to mobilise their assets and realise their true potential. People often don’t realise that they know how, and that’s where we come in – unlocking ideas for a better future, today. We call this social innovation.
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