Top job! Head of Finance
- Full time or Part time
- £49,069 – £52,943
- Hybrid: Between Home & Office Base in Raploch, Stirling
- Closing 15th July 2024
- Advertised from 19th June 2024
- New staff are appointed on the first point of the scale. 4 or 5 days a week.
Role
Sistema Scotland’s vision is to improve lives and strengthen communities. Working with children, young people and their families, we focus on early intervention and stimulating generational social change. By playing music together in ensembles and orchestras, we aim to grow confidence, respect, teamwork and aspiration in the children, young people and communities we work with.
We deliver our work through six Big Noise programmes: in Raploch & Fallin in Stirling, Govanhill in Glasgow, Torry in Aberdeen, Douglas in Dundee and Wester Hailes in Edinburgh.
Our current Head of Finance will be leaving us at the end of the year, after nearly 13 years. This is an exciting opportunity for a new Head of Finance to join Sistema Scotland’s Leadership Team with overall responsibility for ensuring that the resources of the organisation are appropriately managed by having robust financial processes and procedures in place. A key member of the Sistema Scotland Leadership Team, you will be responsible to the CEO and cross functional working with other members of the leadership team, the Board, Finance Committee & Audit Committee members. You will also have lead responsibility for supporting Sistema Scotland in its journey to becoming a net zero organisation.
A fully qualified (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) accountant (or part qualified accountant with significant third sector experience), you will have demonstrable experience of financial management and control at a senior level. You will also have experience and success on taking on leadership roles & responsibilities, along with experience & success in cross functional working at a senior level. You will also have a belief in the benefits that a social programme such as Big Noise / Sistema Scotland can have.
This post is offered on a permanent basis, working 4 days per week (28 hours); working pattern to be agreed with line manager although there will be flexibility within this. There may also be the opportunity for this role to be full time (35 hours a week) if the additional leadership responsibility for Company Secretary & Governance is also taken on. For more details on this, please see the full job description on our website (see below).
Application notes
For further details please visit our website makeabignoise.org.uk/jobs to view the full job/person specification and complete our online application form (no CVs please). For any additional information please e-mail recruitment@sistemascotland.org.uk or call 01786 236914.
We welcome applications from diverse musical and cultural backgrounds. We also welcome applications from all nationalities; however, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for these roles, so before you apply for this post please ensure that you have the right to work in the UK. For more details on eligibility to work in the UK, please visit gov.uk/check-uk-visa.
All applications should be received by Monday 15th July 2024 at 10am.
The selection process will be held on Wednesday 14th August 2024 in Raploch, Stirling and will include a panel interview, a presentation and an MS Excel based competency task.
All successful applicants will be subject to PVG check.
We are Wasps - Scotland’s biggest provider of creative spaces. We are looking for an experienced Lettings Manager to join our head office team in Glasgow.
As Scotland’s largest provider of creative spaces, efficiently identifying and on-boarding new customers is a business critical activity. The Lettings Manager will have end-to-end responsibility for how this is delivered across our estate, supported by our team of regional Property Managers, our in-house Marketing Team and tenant reps.
At many of our buildings we provide meeting rooms, galleries and workshop spaces alongside our permanent studios, but this role will be focused on our artist studio and creative industries office space provision across our 20 buildings.
You will have the opportunity to shape how this is managed, refine our processes and contribute to our void reduction strategies – so we are looking for someone with drive, high organisational skills and a hands-on approach to take on these challenges.
Learning & Engagement Manager
- Full time
- £33,000
- On site: Livingston (West Lothian)
- Closing 26th July 2024
Almond Valley Heritage Trust is a charity with a mission to promote, celebrate and preserve the extraordinary heritage and environment of West Lothian for future generations. The Trust operate the Almond Valley Heritage Centre; a popular visitor attraction and rare breeds farm based in the historic setting of Livingston Mill, and the museum of the Scottish Shale Oil Industry. The museum is recognised as being of national importance to Scotland, whilst the farm benefits from accreditation from the Rare Breeds Survival Trust for our vital work to conserve and protect rare breeds including Clydesdale horses, Tamworth pigs, North Ronaldsay sheep & Bagot goats.
Almond Valley is a staple attraction for intergenerational family audiences throughout Central Scotland and beyond, welcoming over 130,000 visitors per year. This is an exciting period for the Trust, as we look towards deepening engagement in heritage and conservation through the expansion of our events and learning & engagement programme. We have big ambitions to enrich our visitor experience through the provision of a first class, creative learning & events programme, considering fresh perspectives on our collections and heritage and exploring forward facing narratives that inspire positive action in the area of climate change.
Working cross-sector, in collaboration, we aim to foster a spirit of discovery, to explore and champion our human potential, past, present and future, building a shared understanding of the value of our heritage and inspiring the next generation of history makers.
Role of the Learning & Engagement Manager
This is a new role, reflecting our ambitions to further amplify our work in the area of public and school learning and engagement and presents an opportunity for an ambitious L&E practitioner to play a lead role in shaping our work in this area.
Building upon our success to date, the Learning & Engagement Manager will work with internal and external stakeholders to create and implement a dynamic, highly innovative and imaginative STEAM based events and learning programme aimed at visitors and our growing network of schools who regularly frequent Almond Valley Heritage Centre.
Harnessing our unique collection, rich natural and cultivated environment and illustration of sustainable and non sustainable sources of energy you will be responsible for conceiving and delivering public facing events aimed at a diverse family visitor base. In addition, you will work in collaboration with schools to enrich our school learning programme, responding to national priorities, which aligns with the Curriculum for Excellence and Learning for Sustainability.
Working across the organisation and harnessing the diverse skill set of our workforce and engaging with artists, scientists, storytellers and community and corporate leaders, you will contribute significantly towards our long term strategy and inspire the imaginators and innovators of the future.
The key responsibilities of the Learning & Engagement Manager will include:
- Lead on the design and implementation of an innovative creative events programme for children and families, bringing to life our collections and wider work of the Almond Valley Heritage Centre
- Develop a long term strategy to engage primary schools, engaging directly with schools and Learning for Sustainability leaders to devise a STEAM programme that responds to the Curriculum for Excellence
- Work across the organisation to develop and maintain high quality learning resources
- Engage artists, science communicators, storytellers and craft makers to further enrich our events and learning offer
- Carry out appropriate outreach activity with community groups to build awareness and engagement with Almond Valley Heritage Trust
- Contribute towards the interpretation and displays within the historic mill and farm buildings, and extending the public use of these spaces
- Work with the Almond Valley workforce to ensure a shared vision of success in this area and a common understanding of our learning & engagement programme
- Implement a longitudinal monitoring and evaluation framework to ensure that we are consistently measuring our performance against agreed outcomes
- Manage expense budgets for the learning and engagement programme
- Cultivate and maintain relationships with educators, scientists, community groups, and artists for the purpose of enriching our programme
- Represent Almond Valley Heritage Trust at annual conferences and other professional meetings as required
- Work with the Director on relevant grant applications or other fundraising, and in relevant matters of the Trust’s public profile
- Support the preparation of event plans, media/press briefings and marketing assets
- Perform other related duties as assigned
Essential Skills
- Minimum of 3 years of recent and progressive designing and delivering integrated creative learning and engagement events/experiences within an arts, culture or heritage setting engaging schools and young audiences and families
- Thorough and current knowledge of national education priorities including Learning for Sustainability and an understanding of theories and practices of learning
- Demonstrable experience of working with schools and communities to facilitate learning and engagement and or co created programmes
- Ability to prepare, monitor and manage budgets
- Knowledge of, and contacts in, the arts, cultural and heritage sector and experience of working collaborative to devise imaginative events and learning experiences
- Experience of supporting safeguarding procedures
- Ability to effectively manage multiple projects concurrently and effectively
- An excellent communicator; having a wonderful way with words, pictures and other media, and a broad digital competency
Desired Skills
- Project management experience and familiarity with project/event management systems
- Experience developing Risk Assessments and Methods Statements for events
Personal Qualities
- The ability to connect with, inspire and meaningfully engage with a broad range of people
- A strong commitment to Equality and Diversity
- A genuine passion for learning and discovery
- Self motivated and responsible able to lead by example and work collaboratively as part of a team
- Resourceful, practical and able to problem solve effectively
- A willingness to embrace new ideas and ways of working
The working pattern for this role is flexible though we anticipate that it will largely be Monday to Friday with occasional weekend and or event work to support our growing engagement ambition. The post will be based at Almond Valley Heritage Centre.
Holiday allocation:
- 32 days per annum including bank holidays
Pension:
- Automatically enrol team members into our workplace pension operated by Royal London
Workforce Benefits:
- Free on site car parking
- Staff Pass provides access to the site for free.
- ASVA Card Access, Team members have access to The Association of Scottish Visitor Attractions card which allows free entry to a huge range of visitor attractions throughout Scotland.
- Discount in the tearoom and gift shop
Enable Works is the largest employability and EDI service in Scotland, specialising in disability and health. As a senior leader at Enable Works you will be a critical part of a team whose mission is to deliver exceptional employability services for disabled people, and you will play a pivotal role in driving our organisational impact and reach forward.
Your role as Head of Partnerships will be to develop and deliver our strategic vision, navigate through a challenging but rewarding environment and lead the development of new and existing partnerships that support people who have barriers to work into well paid, high quality careers.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone who has vision, energy and creativity to join our senior leadership team and create real impact
What will you do?
Strategic Planning
- Develop and execute strategic plans aligned with organisational goals and sector developments.
- Identify and evaluate potential partners
Market Analysis
- Develop a strong understanding of the employability skills and training sector, including market trends, competitor analysis and potential opportunities for expansion
- Relationship Building
- Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders including existing and potential partners, government agencies and grant giving organisations
- Negotiate and execute partnership agreements that deliver mutual value
Partnership Development
- Oversee the implementation of partnership programmes, Think creatively and identify innovative solutions to address challenges and differentiate our organisation in the market
- Collaborate with internal teams to design and launch innovative partnerships, monitor and evaluate the impact of partnerships programmes, ensuring they meet defined objectives and deliverables.
Bid and Tender Writing
- Lead in the development, writing and completion of compelling bids and tenders for contracts, grants and funding opportunities
You will be accountable for:
- Meeting growth expectations and income targets
- Leading and mentoring our regional partnership managers
- Fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture within our partnerships
- Supporting our management team to deliver on their growth targets
- Managing data and income to accurate track impact
- Development of research leading to new business
- Researching opportunities for growth of our flagship ''All in'' partnership model
- Managing your time efficiently
- Handling and storing information in line with Enable Works GDPR and data protection policy
- Reporting accurately on all developments as requested
Contribution to strategy:
- Staying up to date with policy landscape developments, identifying opportunities for growth in existing and new areas
- Working alongside Director to develop growth strategy which increases our reach and impact
- Having a positive and flexible response to change
- Collaboratively working across the team on department delivery
- Taking part in our regular staff get together and sharing your experiences, challenges and successes
About You
The Skills you will bring
- We really need you to have these
- Ability to develop and execute strategic development and growth plans
- Ability to bring partners on a journey with us, understanding their unique contributions and strengths, delivering on each organisations ambitions
- Ability to analyse data and policy developments recognising opportunities and identify areas to increase our reach and impact
- Ability to breakdown and understand tender requirements crafting persuasive partnership proposals that effectively showcase Enable Works and our partners capabilities and value proposition
- Strong bid and tender writing skills
- A natural, professional relationship builder
- Confident communicator with effective negotiation skills
- Strong leadership skills to motivate and inspire leaders across our wider team, foster collaboration and drive results
- Excellent attention to detail
- Ability to meet strict deadlines and manage competing priorities
- Financial acumen with a keen understanding of budget management to develop accurate to develop accurate financial forecasts
- Demonstrate track record of success in commercial development
- Professional presentation and personality
- IT literacy
- A natural, professional relationship builder
- A full drivers licence
About Us
At Enable we believe in developing all our staff and we provide an extensive learning programme together with in-house career development opportunities.
- We also have an excellent range of staff benefits on offer including but not limited to:
- Health cash plans providing a wide range of health benefits to help people cover the cost of their everyday health care.
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Cycle to Work Scheme*
- Season Ticket Loans*
Starting a career with Enable is the first step towards making a real difference in our award-winning charity’s mission to help create an equal society for every person who has a learning disability.
Enable is an equal opportunities employer and our recruitment, selection and assessment process is based entirely on values, skills and competencies required of the specific roles.
*Terms and Conditions Apply
Top job! Senior Huntington’s Disease Specialist (Greater Glasgow & Clyde)
- Full time or Part time
- £37,103 – £40,389
- Hybrid: Paisley
- Closing 12th July 2024
What we offer
- Generous annual leave entitlement (37 days - 25 days annual leave plus 12 days public holidays)
- Increasing annual leave days to recognise long service (after 4 years)
- Contribution pension scheme
- Flexible hybrid approach to work
- Regular supervision
Are you looking for a role in which you will improve the lives of families in your community? A role that enables you to work differently, build your knowledge and skills and feel valued by clients, colleagues and the organisation you work for?
We are looking for a Health and Social Care professional with line management experience to lead our Greater Glasgow & Clyde Specialist Service, part of our nationwide network providing care management, specialist assessment and emotional support to individuals and families.
In addition to managing your own client case load, you will line manage a team of HD Specialists and an Admin/Resource Worker, ensuring the right supervision, support and development opportunities are in place.
The role involves working closely with the HD Clinical Lead (a Senior NHS employed doctor such as psychiatrist, neurologist or geneticist) in addition to our Services Team Lead and the Deputy Chief Executive/Head of Services to manage and develop the service.
Working in partnership with local Health and Social Care teams, you will also provide advice, training and education to professionals and voluntary agencies involved in all aspects of Huntington’s disease care in Greater Glasgow & Clyde.
The successful candidate will be enthusiastic and motivated to have a positive influence on the quality of life of the individuals and families they support. This role is open to medical and health and social care staff from backgrounds such as nursing, allied health, social work and medicine. Professional body membership is essential. Previous experience of Huntington’s disease is advantageous but not essential as full training will be provided.
You should be able to work autonomously in this challenging and rewarding position. Good listening, communication and interpersonal skills are vital, as are excellent time keeping and caseload management abilities. Community-based practice knowledge, a driving licence and use of a car is also essential. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced disclosure check.
About Scottish Huntington’s Association
People impacted by Huntington’s disease need specialist services to cope with a severe and complex disease, the impact on families and a lack of awareness amongst health and social care providers and the wider public.
Scottish Huntington’s Association is the only charity in the country exclusively dedicated to providing expert and personalised support for those impacted by Huntington’s disease.
Our support reduces unnecessary hospital admissions; supports carers and other family members; lowers household poverty; and alleviates wellbeing risks to children and young people living in Huntington’s families.
We are commissioned by NHS Boards and Health and Social Care Partnerships throughout the country to share our expertise with front line staff and build support for improved services and higher standards of care for every family impacted by this devastating disease.
About Huntington’s disease
Huntington’s disease is caused by an inherited faulty gene that damages the brain over time. People with the disease can eventually lose the ability to walk, talk, eat, drink and care for themselves, requiring specialist support from those who understand the condition.
The disease is genetic, meaning it is passed down from one generation to the next. It therefore impacts entire families over generations rather than individuals alone. Anyone with a parent who has Huntington’s has a 50% risk of inheriting the condition from them.
Around 800 people in Scotland are living with the symptoms of Huntington’s disease right now. A further 3,200 are estimated to be at risk of developing Huntington’s disease as a result of inheriting the faulty gene.
At Scottish Huntington’s Association we are entering the second year of Standing Tall: A Strategy For Growth 2023 – 28, designed to transform the care and support of Huntington’s families. The launch of our strategy followed two years of expansion in specialist teams, increased funding, a rise in media engagement, and growth in parliamentary support for our work.
You will find a values-driven organisation, founded by families for families and recognised at national and international levels for expertise in supporting the Huntington’s disease community.
Scottish Huntington’s Association is committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment.
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