Become a MECOPP Board member

THE ROLE

Are you enthusiastic about the care and support services provided to carers within the most marginalised communities in Scotland?

Do you have a few spare hours per month?

We would love to hear from you.

ABOUT MECOPP

MECOPP is Scotland’s leading Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) carers’ organisation providing a variety of care and support services to carers from BME and other marginalised communities with one or more protected characteristic across Scotland. Established in 2000, MECOPP has a long and successful history of working with some of Scotland’s most marginalised communities. Based in Edinburgh, our current portfolio includes our successful Gypsy/Traveller carers’ project, the BME carers support services, self-directed support project and health inequalities project.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

MECOPP is a growing organisation, and we are seeking to appoint two new board members to ensure we have the capacity and skills to oversee the next phase of our strategy.

Board members are expected to attend four to six board meetings per year, but also to participate in the life of the organisation between board meetings, advising the staff team and acting in an ambassadorial role for MECOPP. The role of trustee offers a varied and challenging opportunity for people who want to shape the future of MECOPP. As a member of the board, you will be asked to make your ideas and influence count at meetings. You will be expected to be an advocate for MECOPP and as a new board member, you will be supported in the role through induction and training.

We are looking to enhance our existing board with volunteers from all walks of life, and would value candidates, who would bring a range of skills and experience to MECOPP, from the attributes listed below and contribute to the governance of the organisation.

• Understanding of equality and diversity issues

• Commitment to raising the profile of unpaid carers with one or more protected characteristics.

• Understanding the challenges that affect marginalised groups and those with protected characteristics and/or experience of support and working within these groups

• Passion for social justice

Candidates with skillsets in the following areas would be particularly welcome, but this is not essential:

• Strategic planning skills

• Risk management skills

• Project Management.

• Ability to understand and interrogate financial reports.

Although Board member roles are unpaid, we will reimburse for all reasonable out of pocket expenses.

At Children 1st our ambition is for every child in Scotland to be safe, loved and well with their family. As a charity we offer emotional, practical, and financial support to help families to put children first and campaign to uphold the rights of every child.

An opportunity has arisen for an Executive Assistant to join our team supporting 3 Directorates within Children 1st.

This role will provide confidential, high quality administrative support, to the Director of Finance & Corporate Services in their work, with support also being provided to the Director of Fundraising, Marketing & Communications and the Director of People & Culture. The post holder will work effectively as part of a wider administrative support team to provide continuity and consistent support across Children 1st.

The role will involve collaborating with colleagues across the organisation, taking the time to build relationships and understand the needs of the organisation.

You join us at an exciting time as we continue to play our part in helping Scotland's children and families as we enter the post-covid world and navigate a cost-of-living crisis. We are a dynamic charity focussed on leading transformational change for children so that they stay safe, happy and well in their own families and communities.

The main duties and responsibilities include:

• Delivering comprehensive, confidential high quality administrative support to the Directorates.

• Working effectively as part of the wider administration team consisting of Executive Assistants and Admin Support Managers to provide continuity and consistent support for Senior Management when required.

• Collaborating on a regular basis with the Directors keeping them well informed of and prepared for upcoming commitments and responsibilities and following up appropriately.

• Communicating effectively with the Directors to prioritise and manage workload accordingly.

To be considered for this opportunity you must be/have:

• Qualified to SCQF Level 6 or equivalent in Business or Administration or significant proven administrative experience.

• Excellent ICT skills (MS 365 applications).

• Carried out a similar role.

• Experience of electronic and paper-based records/file management.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Package Includes:

• Full Time, 35-hour week

• Hybrid working

• Other flexible working arrangements

• 40 days leave entitlement

• Company pension

If you have previous experience of working in a similar role, are enthusiastic and motivated we’d love to hear from you.

We are offering fixed term post for a Development Worker – Training to facilitate, develop and deliver Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) Safe Talk and Scottish Mental Health First Aid Training within Midlothian.

Please note candidates must have completed and maintained Training for Trainers status in these courses.

You will be part of the delivery collective responsible for implementation of Creating Hope Together – Scotland’s suicide prevention strategy and action plan.

You will be highly skilled in administration and manage related tasks including advertising, managing enquiries and waiting list, risk assessment, collecting and collating statistics and producing reports.

This role requires excellent communication and organisational skills, where the successful candidate will be required to deliver various training courses within Midlothian.

You will be key to maintaining quality within this area of service delivery. You should have experience of delivering training to a variety of groups including people experiencing mental health problems to support them to gain knowledge and understanding of suicide prevention, intervention and mental health and wellbeing. You should also have experience of developing systems and processes and sharing your learning experiences across teams.

If you have experience in these areas and are passionate about delivering training to raise awareness and improve mental health, we’d love to hear from you! If you would like to discuss this opportunity further, please contact Tammy Kirk by email @ tammy.kirk@health-in-mind.org.uk

This is a part-time role based at the College in Queen Street, Edinburgh, with flexibility for a form of hybrid working to be agreed.

The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (RCPE) seeks applications from senior administrative professionals to co-ordinate the external adviser service on behalf of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges and Faculties in Scotland.

Background

NHS Consultants are senior medical specialists. NHS Consultant recruitment in Scotland is governed by the National Health Service (Appointment of Consultants) (Scotland) Regulations 2009, which provide for a single external adviser on each consultant appointment panel.

External advisers are nominated by the Royal Colleges and Faculties that comprise the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges and Faculties in Scotland (Scottish Academy). The Scottish Academy is responsible for maintaining a list of trained external advisers and identifying an appropriate external adviser for each consultant appointment panel in Scotland, on request from the recruiting NHS health board. External advisers are drawn from a pool of Fellows and Members of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and are working consultants in a range of specialties themselves.

The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges and Faculties in Scotland (Scottish Academy)

The Scottish Academy is a group of representatives from the Medical Royal Colleges and Faculties in Scotland. The Scottish Academy contributes to improvements in the health of the people of Scotland by the promotion and co-ordination of the work of the Medical Royal Colleges and Faculties, giving the medical profession a collective voice on clinical and professional issues. The main objectives of the Scottish Academy include:

- To ensure patient safety is maximised by maintaining and improving standards within the profession.

- To provide a co-ordinated voice from the specialties in relation to education, training, clinical standards and effectiveness and research and quality which are supported and promoted by all constituent members.

- To co-ordinate and exchange expertise across the Colleges and Faculties in all areas of training, medical education and revalidation.

- To support improved medical workforce planning in Scotland to recruit and retain the highest quality doctors.

The Role

The Academy External Adviser Senior Co-ordinator is employed by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (RCPE) on behalf of the Scottish Academy. The main function of the role is to ensure that an appropriate external adviser is identified for each consultant recruitment panel in Scotland, within a specified time period.

The Academy External Adviser Senior Co-ordinator has an important ambassadorial function to play on behalf of the Scottish Academy and is the first point of contact and support for external advisers and health boards in relation to the service provided. There is a strong emphasis on remote communication with external advisers and NHS staff, requiring excellent general IT and remote communication skills. The role requires diplomacy and tact, to handle sensitive information and situations.

An MS Access database is used to hold the list of external advisers and record information about each appointment panel request.

The Scottish Government require a comprehensive annual report for the project and regular updates are compiled for meetings of the Scottish Academy. In addition to the requisite writing skills, the reporting component of the role requires an understanding of MS Access, particularly in relation to queries in order to extract data.

The Person:

The post-holder will require the following:

• Excellent organisational skills.

• The ability to work under pressure and prioritise effectively when several appointment panels are convened simultaneously.

• Analytical skills to summarise quality assurance output and competency in trend data analysis.

• Ability to handle highly confidential material with tact and sensitivity, particularly when dealing with complaints and problems arising relating to local implementation of recruitment guidelines.

• Ability to deal with complex enquiries.

• A flexible and inclusive approach and be a strong team player.

• The ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues in the College, external stakeholders and organisations.

• Ability to use initiative, exert judgement and work independently with minimal recourse to advice or assistance.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Advanced keyboard skills including Word, Excel, Access and Outlook with some experience of database design.

Please refer to the Job Description for the role and person full details.

Remuneration Package

The salary for this role will be £36,187 per annum pro rata plus benefits. Additional benefits include:

• Pension: with employer contributions of 9%.

• Holidays: 23 days annual leave (with incremental increase over five years to 28 days) and 11 days public holiday/College close downs.

• Life assurance scheme.

• Long-term income protection scheme for those unable to work due to illness.

• Cycle to Work scheme.

• Discounted rates for use of the venue for personal events.