Top job! Project Manager
- Full time
- £32,709
- currently based within CVS Inverclyde’s offices in Greenock. Flexible/hybrid working is available, but this role will require the candidate to spend a minimum of 3 days per week in the office or at locations within the local community.
- Closing 28th November 2023
- Advertised from 16th November 2023
- 35 hours per week, normally within 9-5 Monday-Friday, however you will be occasionally required to work out with these hours. 18-month Contract with an additional 12 months subject to funding.
- + 5% employers pension contribution
Role
Due to the expansion of our activities following successfully securing funding from the Scottish Government – Investing in Communities Fund and the United Kingdom Shared Prosperity Fund, CVS Inverclyde are looking for an experienced, ambitious, and enthusiastic Project Manager.
The ideal candidate will bring solid experience in project management, ideally including knowledge of methodologies and best practice. They will be highly organised and a team player with the ability to problem solve, use financial and budget information and have superb communication skills. They will be excellent at networking and building strong relations with stakeholders. They will have a professional approach to their work and be adept at managing deadlines and prioritising effectively.
Core Duties & Responsibilities
- Producing plans and documents in accordance with the aims and objectives of the project to implement, monitor and manage key deliverables.
- Providing leadership, motivation and day to day support to a small but dedicated team of project officers, ensuring that each person is supported to achieve and has a clear understanding of the objectives within their area of responsibility.
- Writing, reviewing and submitting regular compliance reports to funders to update on progress and advise of any changes.
- Monitoring and managing all project activity to ensure that outputs are delivered on time and within budget and taking remedial action where necessary.
- Working with the finance team to ensure that funding claims are submitted on time and ensuring the appropriate recording of information.
- Developing and maintaining a positive relationship and clear communications with the funders.
- Ensuring that robust monitoring and evaluation processes are in place to measure impact and report this back to funders and wider audiences.
- Developing and maintaining effective relationships with partners across local and national partners to ensure that funding priorities are met.
- Promoting a Community Wealth Building approach
- Leading the local partnership steering group and providing regular updates to steering group members.
Generic Staff Responsibilities
- To work as part of the CVSI team, involving additional duties as and when required to support colleagues.
- To practice & promote an equitable, accessible and non-discriminatory approach to work at all times.
- To represent CVSI in relevant networks and partnerships and promote CVSI’s role, work and priorities.
- To promote membership of CVS Inverclyde to the third sector in Inverclyde
Application notes
For an informal discussion regarding the roles, please contact Jenny Trott, Operations Manager at Jenny.Trott@cvsinverclyde.org.uk or call 01475 711733.
Application deadline: 28th November 2023
Shortlisting 29th November 2023
Interview date: 6th December 2023 (TBC)
Interview location: CVS Inverclyde’s offices in Greenock
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We are looking for someone with enthusiasm, passion and commitment to volunteering in Clackmannanshire. The role will be leading on one of our key strands of work – with an ambitious target to increase the number of people involved in volunteering and lead on the roll out of the new CTSI Volunteer Portal.
We need someone to be a team player, work with partners, listen and support volunteering-involving organisations and get the message out there – volunteering is for everyone!
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Voluntary Action North Lanarkshire (VANL), North Lanarkshire’s local Third Sector Interface is looking for new trustees to join its existing board. Your role as a trustee will help VANL complete its vital work in supporting local people’s wellbeing and equality by helping community and voluntary organisations of all types and sizes. We do this by providing guidance and support on issues such as volunteering, funding, strategy, governance, HR, ICT and more. We also support the sector to work better together and in partnership with local communities, the council and NHS to improve services and support, whilst hosting the flagship Community Solutions Programme.
Trustees are a vital part of this operation, advocating on behalf of VANL and the sector to local partners for the benefit of the local community and voluntary sector. You, as a trustee will help to set our strategic direction, ensure that our work matches the mission, values and goals of the organisation, manage organisational risk, and help to establish policies, procedures and practices that govern our internal and external approaches.
About You
Trustees must have a genuine interest in achievement of VANL’s charitable purposes, vision, mission, values and objectives. Trustees should also have a genuine interest in improving the effectiveness of the community and voluntary sector and volunteering in North Lanarkshire for the benefit of local people and communities, with the goal of improving people’s wellbeing and equality.
Trustees should have a good understanding or be willing to develop the following:
- the legal duties, responsibilities and liabilities of trusteeship
- effective charity governance
- leadership and management
- charity strategic overview, financial management, and people management
- knowledge and understanding of the North Lanarkshire Community and Voluntary Sector
- collaboration with and between CVS organisations and statutory bodies
About the Organisation
VANL is a charity which provides services and support to the wider CVS across North Lanarkshire to help the sector to be as effective as possible. We are one of 32 “Third Sector Interfaces” (TSIs) in Scotland – one for each local authority area. TSIs are formally recognised and part-funded by the Scottish Government.
You can learn more about VANL on our website, via our leaflet linked below, and via our trustee recruitment pack linked below.
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- Full time
- £29,973
- On site: Dingwall
- Closing 13th January 2025
Purpose:
The post will provide leadership and management to our membership team of two, taking care to ensure communication and members services work well, while directly undertaking delivery across a number of policy and knowledge portfolios.
The post holder will be expected to provide a link between our groups, representatives, staff and the wider policy environment. Summarising policy and supporting members input to consultations, locally and nationally, they will lead on aspects of our responsibility for supporting the voice of the sector across Highland, including forums, representatives and the collation of information for each.
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- Part time
- Circa £22,000 – £23,000 pro-rata
- On site: Growchapel, Drumchapel
- Closing 12th January 2025
Every day people with chest, heart and stroke conditions are leaving hospital scared and alone. You can be part of our mission to make sure that there is no life half lived in Scotland.
By joining Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland (CHSS) as a Community Garden Coordinator you can be the difference between people just surviving and really living.
You will be part of Scotland’s leading charity providing support to people at risk of developing, or living with chest, heart and stroke conditions to live life to the full again. Our services form a nationwide network of local support groups, nurses, volunteers and one-to-one support teams helping people live a healthier life and supporting families adjust to life with a heart or lung condition or after a stroke.
We are currently looking for a community gardener to help us move our project into the next stage of its development. You will have sound horticultural experience, preferably with experience of, or an interest in, food growing and wildlife gardening. A proven track record of developing and managing projects is also essential as is experience of working with volunteers/community work.
The role holder will use principles of community development combined with their horticultural skills to understand the collective needs of those at risk of developing and those living with our conditions to enable communities to improve their health and wellbeing through primary and secondary prevention via garden based activities. This is the perfect role for someone who enjoys the outdoors, working with communities and has a creative vision to take our project to the next level.
CHSS employees enjoy a variety of organisational benefits including: Company pension scheme, generous holiday allowance, company sick pay, employee welfare support and life assurance.
CHSS also supports flexible recruitment through Working Families and we are “Happy to Talk Flexible Working”.
In line with our commitment to safeguarding, this role is subject to a PVG Disclosure check. CHSS is committed to equality of opportunity and to providing a service which is free from unfair and unlawful discrimination. We therefore aim to ensure that no applicant, volunteer or member of staff is unfairly treated on the grounds of offending background.
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