Throughcare Service Manager
- Part time
- £34,000 pro-rata
- Whilst the AAS office is based in in University of the West of Scotland, Ayr, remote working is an option
- Closing 10th June 2021
- Advertised from 18th May 2021
- (part-time, fixed term)
Role
Action Against Stalking (AAS) was established as a charity in 2014 by its Founder/Chief Executive Officer, Ann Moulds, following her successful Campaign Action Scotland Against Stalking, which led to the introduction of the ‘Offence of Stalking’, Section 39 Criminal Justice & Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010. The charity champions the voice of stalking victims, provides a free and specialised service to victims and engages with the communities to promote greater awareness and resilience.
This is an exciting time to join AAS. We are now better recognised as lead for developing responses to stalking and continue to receive Scottish Government funding for this work. Our success has led to increased awareness and demand for its services have more than doubled in the past year. Be part of the dynamic team establishing ground-breaking developments for AAS to be an even stronger voice for victims of stalking.
We are recruiting a Throughcare Service Manager to provide overall operational management of the Service. They must have experience of managing a victim support or clinical service effectively; with a track record of making service improvements, working in productive partnerships, developing staff to perform at their best and ensuring sound governance. This is a part-time and fixed-term post, funded till the end of June 2022. The post may develop and be extended, subject to securing continued funding and satisfactory delivery of the key result areas.
Application notes
Please contact enquiries@actionagainststalking.org for the Information Pack and Application Form, and/or informal discussions prior to application.
To apply for this post, please forward the completed AAS Application Form and covering letter stating how your experience and skills match the Key Result Areas and Essential Person Specification, to enquiries@actionagainststalking.org by no later than Thursday 10 June 2021.
Please note that the completed form and covering letter with required information are essential for consideration of the post.
Please find out more about AAS on actionagainststalking.org
Closing date for applications is Thursday 10 June 2021.
Interviews (virtual) will be held on Friday 18 June 2021
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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.
Policy Officer (Scotland)
- Part time
- £38,993 – £43,098 pro-rata
- Glasgow (with hybrid working options)
- Closing 29th September 2023
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.
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
Top job! Programme Lead (Scotland)
- Full time
- £45,300
- Hybrid working anchored at our Glasgow office with some travel across Scotland and the rest of the UK.
- Closing 11th October 2023
The Programme Lead for Scotland will be an entrepreneurial, driven and creative leader responsible for building partnerships with our Network of local carer organisations and external agencies across the private, public and third sector to devise and deliver innovative solutions to the challenges faced by unpaid carers and local carer organisations. We want to generate and facilitate local solutions to the big challenges face by Scotland’s unpaid carers.
This new post for Scotland will be responsible for the development and delivery of key national programmes from ideation to completion. The post holder will be working with colleagues from across the UK to identify and secure funding from a diverse range of sources-including grants and corporates- to develop, deliver and scale our programmes. This role has a cross-nations focus and will require a dynamic leader who is confident working in a connected way across UK teams.
Working with the Director for Scotland and colleagues across Carers Trust, they will lead and line manage a small staff team to deliver ambitiously against programme objectives, creating a supportive team culture that promotes creativity, innovation and autonomy.
This pivotal role will be responsible for creating a brave and exciting approach to developing partnerships and programmes that deliver real impact for unpaid carers and support the reach and impact of our network of local carer organisations.
We welcome applications from candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences, including those with experience of caring.
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