Do you want to join an organisation that has been named recently as a Top 100 company to work with by The Sunday Times?

Do you want to work in the beautiful town of Fort William - a relocation allowance of £8,000 is available.

If you would like to have an informal chat before applying please call Rhonda Wilson, Head of Admissions and Programmes in the Highlands, on 07715238337.

About Aberlour Sycamore Fort William

Aberlour provides a number of warm, loving homes for children where everyone learns, laughs, grows into their future and is treasured always. We have a strong ethos of values and a culture that enables us to Be Brave and to Keep the Promise of involving the children and young people as fully as possible in taking decisions that affect their lives.

Our home in Fort William is a Hybrid Model, we have a residential service for children and young people as well as a service we call Sustain Plus, which supports whole families by providing both emotional and practical support. We work with families and parents to secure a nurturing environment for children up to 18 years old. We also help parents/caregivers develop their ability to care for their children, provide practical parenting skills, and engage with their community. Our service provides flexible support of varying intensity and aims to encourage the development of family routines, resilience, and improved parental confidence.

We are looking to appoint a House Manager who will join our strong and thriving Residential/Sustain Plus community in Aberlour.

What we are looking for

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual with a passion for supporting vulnerable children and whole families to achieve the best possible outcomes in their lives. The successful candidate will have the drive, determination and cultural values to be able to lead their team to empower the children and young people to make the changes which will ultimately transform their lives.

We want someone who believes that all children and families are deserving of love and someone who will support the team to ensure that our children and families are able to live fulfilling lives.

You should have experience of working in and leading practice, preferably in a children’s house and with families. You must be visible to the team and children which will include working some evenings and weekends.

Ideally you will have knowledge about developmental trauma, how this impacts children’s early life experiences.

A comprehensive support package focussed on achieving excellence in practice is provided to all of our teams and the successful candidate will also receive clinical supervision, provided externally to support their professional practice development and well-being.

If you share our vision of Being Brave for every child, young person and families, and Keeping the Promise, and you have the skills and passion required to meet the challenges of this role we look forward to hearing from you.

You will be required to have or be willing to work towards the qualifications for being a manager in a residential childcare facility: a relevant professional qualification at SCQF level 9 or above plus a management qualification at SCQF level 8 or above.

What we offer

As well as a supportive team and excellent training opportunities, we want all our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, an excellent employer pension scheme and a range of deals and discounts across various retailers.

Shelter Scotland is seeking a new Managing Principal Solicitor to lead the Shelter Scotland Housing Law Service. This is an exciting opportunity to head up a dynamic team of talented specialist housing solicitors.

The role will require strong leadership supervising and managing strategic litigation pursuing complex or novel points of law. The team have been at the forefront of some of the most influential pieces of strategic housing legal work in Scotland over the years. A keen interest in developing and testing the law in this area will be a key attribute for the role.

About the role

As Managing Principal Solicitor, you will:

• Lead the Shelter Scotland Housing Law Service to achieve, and evidence progress towards the strategic goals of the organisation.
• Manage the day-to-day running and operations of the Shelter Scotland Housing Law Service, including people, practice and financial management, and compliance with Law Society rules.
• Be instrumental in ensuring the service provided is of a consistently high quality, providing support, oversight, development and motivation to the team to enable them to reach their full potential and realise their career goals.

About you

See the JD on our website for further details on the role specific responsibilities. They will include having:

• Qualified to degree level in Scottish Law
• Comprehensive knowledge of Scottish Housing Law
• 5 years of experience: unrestricted practicing certificate and civil litigation
• People management experience
• The ability to make evidence-led decisions

Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.

Benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.

Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We’re here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.

We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

About Shelter Scotland Law Service

Currently, Shelter Scotland Housing Law Service operates as a sole practitioner firm, with a wider legal team who are both lawyers and lay people. All individuals are employed by Shelter Scotland, with the Principal Solicitor or their nominee entitled to take part in the recruitment of firm staff. Whilst the Firm undertakes to operate within the policies and parameters of Shelter Scotland, it is the Firm’s responsibility to comply with LSS compliance and obligations to maintain its registration with the LSS.

Shelter Scotland are actively looking at different business models for the future of the Law Service, in which the Managing Principal Solicitor would play a key role.

About Shelter

Home is a human right. It’s our foundation and where we thrive. Yet everyday millions of people are being devastated by the housing emergency.

We exist to defend the right to a safe home. Because home is everything.

We need ambitious, passionate people to join us. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.

Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. To win this fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, equitable and transparent. We are committed to combating racism both within and outside Shelter. We welcome you on our journey to becoming truly anti-racist.

Safeguarding statement

Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.

Mark Ruskell MSP is seeking a proactive leader to join his team on a fixed-term basis with a passion for community engagement and office management. In the role of Head of Office, you will be responsible for the daily operations of Mark’s office both in the constituency and at Parliament. The role will also involve driving regional engagement initiatives and fostering strong relationships with key stakeholders.

The successful candidate will provide essential support for Mark’s parliamentary duties and constituency work. By enhancing Mark’s regional presence, you will play a crucial role in supporting his constituents across the Mid Scotland and Fife region.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the work of Mark Ruskell MSP in serving his constituents and shaping public policy.

Fixed term over 9 months (with the potential for extension to 12 months).

Responsibilities

• Acting in a supervisory capacity for the team and oversight of office management.
  • Managing office budget in line with Members Expenses Scheme, Allowances Office and People Services Team.
  • Managing constituency accounts, premises, and equipment.
  • Managing three members of staff and reviewing their performance.
  • Overseeing health and safety and staff wellbeing.
  • Overseeing diary management and incoming correspondence
  • Acting as a support to me as Party spokesperson for Environment and Transport.
  • Checking for any updates to compliance related legislation and communicating changes to colleagues.

• Leading on regional campaigns and communications, including traditional media output, digital/social media activity and local events.
  • Developing a regional engagement strategy and working with the rest of the team to deliver it.
  • Organising local visits, meetings, and other events, with or on behalf of Mark Ruskell.
  • Producing and circulating press releases on local issues.
  • Building working relationships with local and regional press.
  • Developing and maintaining stakeholder contacts across the region.
  • Managing Mark Ruskell MSPs social media accounts.

• Overseeing the office strategy and managing relevant research and engagement projects.
  • Leading on identifying and delivering project work to progress constituency and parliamentary issues.
  • Peer-reviewing validity and quality of work to ensure accuracy.
  • Delivering or commissioning relevant research projects to produce policy documents, briefings, draft speeches and similar material.
  • Ensuring all office research complies with data protection legislation and GDPR requirements

• Analysing, evaluating, and interpreting data and statistics to supports my activities in Parliament and in the constituency.
  • Keeping your knowledge of relevant policy areas and local issues up-to-date.
  • Obtaining and compiling relevant research documents from external bodies.
  • Monitoring relevant current affairs, local issues, and parliamentary business
  • Contributing to parliamentary activity such as motions, questions and debates

• Managing relationships with regional and policy-specific stakeholders to ensure I have access to accurate and contemporary data.
  • Collaborating with colleagues from different services areas across the Parliament.
  • Liaising with various external groups e.g. think-tanks, NGOs, other elected representatives.
  • Developing effective relationships with counterparts in other UK legislatures and wider research community.
  • Performing casework-related research and preparing responses where necessary.

About You

• Have experience of working in a leadership role in policy, campaigns, or communications.
• Have experience of managing staff with the ability to nurture and build effective teams in a high-pressure environment.
• Able to foster good working relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders and build networks.
• Have excellent communication skills with accurate attention to detail and the ability to work effectively with colleagues.
• Have the creative flair and expertise to develop, deliver and evaluate regional engagement and campaigns activities.
• Have excellent organisational skills, with the ability to multitask, problem solve, and work within tight timescales.
• Have experience of project management, and able to lead on areas of project work while developing new areas and methods of research.
• Have experience of managing budgets and be confident in managing budgets for staff resources and office provisions.
• Have analytical skills with the ability to identify and investigate trends while interpreting data.
• Have an interest in Scottish politics, knowledge of the Mid Scotland and Fife Region and be sympathetic to the aims and objectives of Mark in carrying out his parliamentary duties.

The Veterans’ Foundation (VF) is an independent grant-making charitable foundation. It has established a substantial grants’ programme to support charities and organisations in the UK that provide charitable support to those in need among serving armed forces personnel, veterans, operationally qualified seafarers and their immediate families. The charity has grown rapidly since inception in July 2016 and has to date (Oct 24) given away more than £25M to good causes and handed out around £1.6M to good causes each quarter for the past year.

Head of Grants will have the following responsibilities:

• Provide the lead for the Grants’ Department in the VF, managing relevant staff to best effect and shaping the Grant-Making Policy to suit the VF’s objects.
• Provide high quality policy, communications and strategic advice to the CEO and Trustees.
• Liaise with other organisations (eg Cobseo, AFCFT, OVA, other charities) to formulate policy and to enable smooth and effective operation of the VF’s Grant-Making Policy.
• Deliver the Grant-Making Policy approved by the Trustees.
• Suggest changes to the Grant-Making Policy to the Trustees when necessary, having identified impact and backed by research where possible.
• Ensure the quarterly and annual grant-making schedules are maintained, including arranging meetings and providing briefing packs for Trustees.
• Manage workloads to match staff employment contracts.
• Provide effective grant-making processes and identify improvements when necessary.
• Oversee the grant management aspects of Salesforce.
• Provide good coordination between the Grants Department and other departments in VF and with contractors.
• Promote the VF culture: cheerful, efficient and engaging effectiveness.
• Lead and manage the grants’ communications strategy.
• Overseeing the measurement of the impact of VF grants.
• Other duties and responsibilities as appropriate to the post and requested by the CEO.

Experience and Qualifications. Candidates should possess the following experiences, qualifications and skills:

Experience

• Proven experience and success in a relevant Third Sector grants’ management role.
• Good understanding and knowledge of the Armed Forces’ elements in the Third Sector.
• Experience of conducting due diligence into grantees.
• Understanding of business functions such as HR, finance and information security.
• Demonstrable competency in planning.
• Working knowledge of IT and comms systems, including Salesforces and MS 365.
• Excellent organisational and leadership abilities.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Aptitude in decision-making and problem-solving.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent (Must)