The ALLIANCE is excited to be recruiting a Senior Development Officer – Children and Young People.

This role sits within the strategic aims and outcomes of the ALLIANCE. This includes an emphasis on the voice of lived experience, person centeredness and human rights. The ALLIANCE will be working with an increased focus on empowering disabled children and children living with long term conditions and their families to make Getting it Right for Every Child (GIRFEC) work for them, the incorporation of the United Nations Rights of the Child into Scottish law, health and social care integration, the National Care Service and NHS recovery.

The successful candidate for this role should have:

• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent analytical skills and the ability to capture and convey findings effectively
• Strong, evidenced experience of developing resources
• Experience of facilitating accessible training and open exploratory discussions
• An understanding involvement of people with lived experience
• An understanding of GIRFEC policy and service landscape and United Nations Rights of the Rights of the Child
• Experience of partnership working
• An understanding of social research methods and evaluation principles and approaches
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team and on own initiative
• IT skills in word processing, spreadsheets, email and the internet
• Experience of organising and presenting at events
• Experience of managing a budget

As an ALLIANCE employee you will benefit from:

• 210 hours annual leave (equivalent of 30 days) pro rata
• 91 hours of public holidays (equivalent of 13 days) pro rata that can be taken flexibly
• Additional leave between Christmas and New Year
• Contributory pension scheme
• Open to flexible working (formal and informal)
• Hybrid working – opportunity to work from home for part of the week
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Enhanced sick pay
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Learning and development opportunities
• Time off in lieu
• Cycle Scheme
• Carer Positive Employer

The ALLIANCE is a healthy working lives employer and encourages a healthy work life balance and is happy to talk flexible working.

The ALLIANCE recognises that in real life, great people don’t always ‘tick all the boxes’. Even if you don’t meet every point on the job description, if this role and our organisation feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you.

As a Community Cook you will be responsible for the organisation and delivery of food based activities including pop-up cafes, community meals and community focused workshops. You will be happy using your cooking skills to plan and prepare large meals using fresh produce, and able to share your skills and enthusiasm through the planning and delivery of cookery courses aimed at improving the cooking confidence and skills of local residents and their ability to make healthy food choices. You will develop classes and workshops which cover topics such as food waste reduction and cooking on a fixed budget, and will have an interest and enthusiasm for sharing diverse cooking cultures and traditions. Funded by The Robertson Trust.

Now is an exciting time for Edinburgh Community Food. We will be launching our new strategy, Equity in Nutrition, which sets out an ambitious plan for our future at our AGM in September. We have a very skilled and motivated Board, and an effective Leadership Team in place led by Brenda Black, CEO, who joined five years ago and is driving change and transformation. We are now looking for up to three Directors to join our board.

Edinburgh Community Food is a registered charity and Company Limited by Guarantee. Our Directors set the strategic direction and review and monitor Edinburgh Community Food’s work and activities, both financial and operational, there by supporting and challenging the Management Team in meeting the organisation’s mission and vision.

Directors play a key role by bringing their own experience to inform strategy and to act as ambassadors and facilitators for the organisation. Edinburgh Community Food are seeking applications from talented individuals, who are committed to making nutrition accessible and reduce health inequalities whilst helping to enhance all areas of operation within the organisation. Directors must be capable of working with a wide range of stakeholders, be effective communicators and have strong people skills who can draw upon their own seasoned skills and experience.

The Chair of the Board may delegate certain tasks to individuals or groups of Directors. Directors must be able and willing to contribute to a wide range of activities to bring the vision of Edinburgh Community Food to life. In addition to the usual governance activity conducted by the board, such activities may include joining board sub-committees or working groups and lending their professional expertise to support and coach members of the organisation to deliver key initiatives.

Edinburgh Community Food welcome applications from a wide range of sectors and are keen to hear from those who are passionate about food and health inequalities and making a difference in your community. We are also keen to hear from people from marginalised and under-represented communities.

Edinburgh Community Food create accessible and inclusive communities, and this continues to our Director appointments. Directors’ specific areas of experience that we require are below:

• Sustainable food systems, health inequalities and climate change
• Strong Financial awareness and a demonstrable ability to fulfil the role of Treasurer
• Expertise in Community activity, public policy, or Law
• Organisational development and HR-related strategic expertise
• Digital technologies, IT, software/ product development or technology -based skillset

Directors will be required to

• Prepare for, attend, and conscientiously participate in monthly online board meetings. A quarter of which are in-person.
• Participate fully in one or more committees or sub-groups.
• Attend events run by Edinburgh Community Food e.g. dinners, fundraising events etc. as well as supporting the broader activity of the organisation from time to time.
• Utilise own skills and experience for benefit of the organisation either by delivering tasks, or knowledge sharing.

MND Scotland is the only charity in Scotland dedicated to supporting people with MND, their families, and friends.

Since being founded over forty years ago, MND Scotland has provided practical, financial and emotional support to anyone affected by MND whilst also funding essential research into finding effective treatments and a cure.

MND Scotland is funded entirely by donations and grants. The charity’s patron is Her Royal Highness, the Princess Royal.

Everything we do and the way that we do it puts the MND community at its core. As a Support Assistant, you will be the key point of contact for all support enquiries, playing a crucial role in ensuring that individuals affected by MND receive timely and compassionate assistance. The role will require working closely with all teams in Support Services including Advocacy, Welfare and Benefits, Wellbeing and Equipment and you will be expected to report into the Support Services Coordinator to provide appropriate support and cover.

You will help us Make Time Count.