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Social Enterprise Development Officer

  • Full time
  • £19,838
  • Glasgow
  • Closing 5th November 2023


  • Advertised from 18th October 2023
  • £19,838* (*National Living Wage, expected to rise). 35 hours per week. Evening and weekend working will be required for which time off in lieu will be given. 1 year (1st January 2024 to 31st December 2024).

Role

About the Organisation

St Paul’s Youth Forum (SPYF) aims to alleviate the worst effects of poverty in the Blackhill/Provanmill area of Glasgow through our programmes for young people and our local community, focusing on eating, education, exercise and empowerment.

Purpose of the role

Are you passionate about local food, social enterprise and maximising the benefits to local communities?

As our Social Enterprise Development Officer you will work with our Blackhill’s Growing Coordinator to build a social enterprise element within the community growing project strand of SPYF.

This is a year-long position funded by the Rank Foundation as part of their Time to Shine programme. Time to Shine provides a unique learning and development opportunity for a candidate who is underemployed or looking for a career change to grow their leadership potential. The programme’s distinctive culture incorporates a range of personal and professional development activities for the Time to Shine leader.

We are looking for someone who is keen to work with dedicated and passionate colleagues and who is a good fit with the values of our organisation. For this role, having the right mind-set, attitude and approach is as important to us as having the right experience and skills. We appreciate that the best person might not yet have all the general requirements listed, so if you feel that your current skills and experience will help you to make a great contribution in this role and you have the right mind-set, we would welcome an application from you.

For further information, please contact Joe Lowit on joe@stpaulsyouthforum.co.uk or 07719328018.

Application notes

To apply, please email over a completed SPYF Job Application form to joe@stpaulsyouthforum.co.uk.

The closing date for applications is Sunday the 5th of November, with interviews taking place on the week beginning Mon 13th November and for the applicant expected to start work in January 2024


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