Who we are:
The National Autistic Society is the UK’s leading charity for autistic people. Since 1962, we’ve been transforming lives, changing attitudes and helping to create a society that works for autistic adults and children.
We transform lives by providing support, guidance and practical advice for the 700,000 autistic adults and children in the UK, as well as their three million family members and carers. Autistic people turn to us at key moments or challenging times in their lives, be it getting a diagnosis, going to school or finding work.
We change attitudes by improving public understanding of autism and the difficulties many autistic people face. We also work closely with businesses, local authorities and government to help them provide more autism-friendly spaces, deliver better services and improve laws.
We have come a long way but it is not good enough. There is still so much to do to increase opportunities, reduce social isolation and build a brighter future for people on the spectrum. With your help, we can make it happen.
What we can offer you:
We are passionate about supporting autistic people into work, and particularly welcome applications from autistic people. We help autistic people from all backgrounds and strive to represent the same diversity in our staff and volunteers. We particularly encourage applications from people from all minority groups, who are currently under-represented in our workforce. Together, we can create a society that works for autistic people.
Who we are looking for:
We have an exciting new vacancy for a Project Manager to join our vibrant Programmes Scotland team. This job is suited to someone who is seeking an opportunity to lead the development and delivery of two key projects within our programme delivery team. We want someone who has a desire to shape success within the team and for those engaging in the programmes.
Growing Up is our exciting new project where we will empower unpaid carers to support autistic young people through big life changes. The successful candidate will also oversee the delivery of our Adult Mentoring programme where we support autistic adults to identify and work towards achieving goals personal to them.
You will have experience in managing a variety of programmes/projects and the staff involved in the delivery of these, will be well organised, have a positive can-do attitude and strong empathetic skills. You will have a genuine interest in working with our varied community and local partners to meet the needs of autistic people and their families. You also need to be someone who can work successfully independently as well as part of wider team.
This is a fixed term role until September 2025.
Where you will be working:
This role is office & Glasgow home-based (flexible/hybrid)
There will be frequent travel involved to training venues, family and matching visits and to meetings and staff training
To find out more and apply please visit our website
Closing Date: 13 November 2023
Interview date (w/c): 14th November 2023