Top job! Head of Corporate and Shared Services
- Part time
- £69,241 – £78,436 pro-rata
- Edinburgh
- Closing 14th February 2024
- Advertised from 31st January 2024
- £41,544.60 – £47,061.60 for 21 hours per week. Fixed Term (2 years). Secondments will be considered.
- Pro rata 24.3 days of annual leave including public holidays (full time equivalent is 40.5 days), Flexible working arrangements, Civil Service Pension Scheme arrangements, Life Assurance scheme, Employee Assistance Programme.
Role
The SPSO is the final stage for complaints about organisations providing public services in Scotland. SPSO’s remit is broad, the Ombudsman:
- is the final stage for complaints about most of the Scottish public sector;
- provides the independent review service for applications to the Scottish Welfare Fund;
- sets and monitors the application of statutory model complaint handling procedures and National Whistleblowing standards;
- is the Independent National Whistleblowing Officer for the NHS in Scotland.
Reporting to the Ombudsman and as part of SPSO’s Leadership Team, The Head of Corporate and Shared Services will have responsibility for the Corporate Services team including Information Governance, Information and Communications Technology, Finance, HR, the Executive Casework Team and Facilities Management and Security
The Head of Corporate Services will have responsibilities for:
- Strategy development and change management
- Reporting on and contributing to organisation performance delivery and monitoring
- Governance and risk management
- Efficiency, effectiveness and compliance
- Managing the delivery of corporate services
- Supporting quality assurance and improvement
- Working in partnership with key stakeholders
The Corporate Services team has a key role in delivering high quality corporate services to the SPSO and others through a shared services approach. As the Head of Corporate Services, you will be responsible for working with managers, teams, and other external stakeholders to develop strategies, processes and systems that create excellence and continuous improvement in corporate services performance.
You will have a degree or equivalent experience or professional qualification with previous experience of financial management including supervision of an organisation’s finances and financial strategy. You will have a good understanding of governance and risk management and integration into business processes and experience of managing teams, change programmes and projects to deliver results and experience of contributing to development of strategic and business plans. You will have experience of working with internal and external auditors
Ideally, you will have an accounting or financial qualification, demonstrating experience of risk management and a working knowledge of wider public sector duties such as Data Protection, Freedom of Information, Climate Change, etc. It would also be desirable to have experience of managing an HR, IT and/ or facilities/ Health and Safety function.
Application notes
If you are interested in joining an organisation that enjoys challenge and strives for continuous improvement, please visit our website for an application pack.
For further information, please visit our website or contact 0131 243 0982 or recruitment@spso.gov.scot.
Closing date for applications: 5 pm, 14 February 2024
Interviews to be held on: 6 March 2024
All applicants will be notified of the outcome of applications by 26 February at the latest.
The selection process will include an assessment and interview, details of which will be shared with applicants selected for this stage by 26 February. Applicants selected for assessment and interview should be available to attend SPSO’s office for this stage of the process (unless otherwise indicated) and further details of these arrangements will be confirmed nearer the time.
Equal Opportunities Statement:
We are committed to providing equal opportunities in employment and in the service provided to complainants. No job applicant, staff member or person receiving a service from us will receive less favourable treatment on the grounds of sex, marital status, or racial grounds or on grounds of disability, age, sexual orientation, language or social origin, or of other personal attributes including beliefs or opinions, such as religious beliefs or political opinions.
We are totally opposed to discrimination. We are committed to conducting the business in a way that is fair to everyone. This may mean taking positive steps to ensure equal opportunities for staff involved in staff selection, staff management and service delivery.
Development Worker (Rural Youth Action Network Project)
- Full time
- £30,355 – £31,345
- Remote: This post will be home-based in mainland Scotland with an expectation of travel across Scotland and, on occasion, to Youth Scotland’s head office in Edinburgh.
- Closing 20th August 2024
Youth Scotland, Scotland’s national charity for the support and delivery of community-based youth work, would love you to come and join our dynamic team.
We are looking for an experienced worker who has direct experience of life in Scotland’s rural communities and great skills in supporting youth engagement and participation.
Scotland already has a rich landscape of organisations which support young people to mobilise and have their voices heard. The Rural Youth Action Network Project will not duplicate or dilute this work but will build upon this work to provide opportunities for young people from Scotland’s rural communities to come together and share their experiences, have their voices heard, shape decision-making about issues that impact their lives and ensure that Government plans consider their interests and priorities.
This project is a partnership between Youth Scotland and Scottish Rural Action, funded by Scottish Government. This project has been designed to work separately but in parallel to the existing Young Islanders Network (YIN) which is also delivered by Youth Scotland, and will distinctly support rural young people and not duplicate existing engagement with YIN stakeholders where practicable.
Top job! Chief Executive and Nurse Director
- Full time
- £84,000 – £90,000
- Hybrid: Based in our office in central Edinburgh, with scope for flexible working from home
- Closing 12th August 2024
About us
The Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland (QNIS) is a small charity making a big difference. QNIS supports, develops and inspires Scotland’s community nurses and midwives to be agents for health improvement and catalysts for social change. We help them develop their wellbeing and commitment to self-care so they can drive positive action to build a healthier, kinder, fairer, greener Scotland.
About the role
The current post holder has been leading QNIS for 10 years and is moving on to take up a new role. For the right person this is a great opportunity to shape the evolution of the Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland as it enters a new chapter. As Chief Executive and Nurse Director, you will have the chance to lead the strategic direction of the charity. Working with a group of expert and committed trustees, the postholder will be responsible for the development of a small charitable organisation with a large reputation.
As Chief Executive, the postholder is accountable for the running of the charity, providing leadership and management to the team of 10 staff (6.5 WTE) and the delivery of programmes. They will lead on strategy, vision and values creating a compelling narrative to support income generation. They will nurture and manage relationships with funders and potential funders to enable a sustainable future.
As Nurse Director, the role requires representing the Institute and community nursing/midwifery in strategic forums, bringing professional expertise, good evidence and wisdom to high level discussion.
The post holder is accountable to the Board of Trustees (QNIS Council). They have regular meetings with the Chair and an annual appraisal. The post is full time (37.5 hours), based in our office in central Edinburgh, with scope for flexible working from home. We are offering a salary of £84-90k depending on experience. There is 10% employers’ contribution to a group pension scheme, life cover and 28 days annual leave plus 10 bank holidays and an additional birthday leave day.
About you
A nurse, or midwife, you will be an experienced leader and manager. You will be highly numerate, able to set, monitor and manage financial plans including fundraising. You will be experienced in and knowledgeable about governance, particularly managing risk.
To support and supervise the team, you will be an experienced programme manager; familiar with designing and managing processes, budgets, evaluation and reporting on impact. You will be a highly skilled facilitator of learning and improvement, experienced in creating safe spaces for development. You will bring a range of creative, methodologies for improvement and change.
With a broad and deep knowledge of the health and social care policy landscape of Scotland, you will have a nuanced understanding of the range of issues affecting community nurses and midwives and Scotland’s public health challenges.
You will be highly self-aware and committed to wellbeing and self-care of yourself and others, bringing your own compassionate and creative leadership to setting a healthful workplace culture for the team at QNIS.
For more information about the role and the organisation, please download the Excellence Profile and visit the QNIS website.
Friendship Coordinator
- Full time
- £26,718
- Hybrid: Scotland based: Blend of office (Edinburgh-based) and home working
- Closing 7th August 2024
Age Scotland is the national charity for older people. We work to improve the lives of everyone over the age of 50 so that they can love later life.
Sadly, thousands of older people in Scotland feel lonely and isolated and we want you to help change that!
With responsibility for the day-to-day co-ordination of our friendship services, you will help create a culture that promotes inclusion and diversity, flexibility, productivity, creativity, innovation and growth.
People-centred, you will work closely with the friendship manager and head of information, advice and friendship services to implement the friendship strategy to attract and retain talent and create an environment where staff and volunteers feel valued and supported to do their very best.
Living our values, you will approach the role with integrity, while involving, inspiring and empowering our teams, so together we can create better outcomes for older people in Scotland.
The post will be Scotland-based, a blend of office-based (Edinburgh-based) and home working. In return for your hard work, enthusiasm and commitment to our values you’ll receive a generous benefits package:
• Generous holiday allowance of 37 days (FTE) plus 2 fixed public holidays
• A range of learning and development opportunities
• Company sick pay
• Healthcare benefit through Westfield Health
• Discounted gym membership
• Cashback scheme from major retailers
• Contributory pension scheme with employer contributions of 9%
• A comprehensive package of support though our Employee Assistance Programme
• Group life cover up to three times your annual salary
• Cycle to work scheme
• Paid carers leave and dependants' support
• The option to buy more holidays or sell them
• Enhanced maternity and paternity policies.
Top job! Assistant Director (Programmes and Participation)
- Full time
- £44,790 – £49,740
- Remote: Temporarily, otherwise central Edinburgh.
- Closing 6th August 2024
As a member of the senior management team, the Assistant Director (Programmes and Participation) is instrumental in leading Together’s strategic initiatives across a broad spectrum of programme development, with a significant focus on enhancing the rights and participation of babies, toddlers, and early years children. This role is pivotal in supporting the Director by managing essential areas of operational and strategic responsibility, facilitating the effective implementation of Together’s strategic priorities, and ensuring programmes are impactful and aligned with organisational goals.
Key areas of responsibility include:
- Overseeing the development of Together’s programmes, leading innovative initiatives and supporting Together's Director as a spokesperson on key children’s rights matters.
- Developing and managing fundraising strategies, building and maintaining strong relationships with funders and stakeholders, and overseeing the financial management of all programmes and participation budgets.
- Enhancing children’s participation initiatives and implementing participatory practices across all programme activities.
- Management and mentoring of the Programmes and Participation team, encouraging a culture of high performance, collaboration, and continuous learning within the team.
Throughout the role, the post-holder will be expected to involve Together’s membership – including children and young people – whenever possible and appropriate.
Reporting to: Director
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