Participation Consultant Invitation to Tender
- Other
- Sessional
- On site/Remote: Levenmouth
- Closing 1st October 2024
- Advertised from 3rd September 2024
- We expect this project to take 25-30 days total, with a maximum budget of £10 000 (including VAT) which will be paid on a project basis.
Role
We are looking for a skilled participation consultant to evaluate our participation work and support us in creating a three-year participation plan. This work will compliment our wider work to end the need for our crisis food support service. We seek someone with facilitation experience and excellent communication skills, and a strong understanding of the complex issues surrounding food insecurity, financial crisis and destitution who can complete this work before June 2025.
Application notes
Further information including how to submit a proposal is available in the Expression of Interest.
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Welfare Rights Adviser
- Full time or Part time
- £26,838 – £30,408
- Hybrid: Edinburgh
- Closing 27th October 2024
Edinburgh Food Project runs seven foodbanks and an FCA accredited Money Advice Service.
We recently joined with other foodbanks in the North East and South East of the city to expand the advice team and reach yet more people in crisis.
As part of this exciting and ambitious development, we are seeking two Welfare Rights Advisers to complete our team of advisers, and work at the front line in the fight against poverty.
This is a 2-year fixed-term contract at the heart of a forward-thinking organisation dedicated to ending the need for foodbanks. Successful candidates will have some experience of working in an advice setting and have excellent communication and administrative skills.
We are also recruiting for a Support Officer. Full details of all the roles are detailed in the Recruitment Pack.
Edinburgh Food Project runs seven foodbanks and an FCA accredited Money Advice Service.
We have joined with other foodbanks in the North East and South East of the city to expand the advice team and reach yet more people in crisis.
As part of this exciting and ambitious development, we are seeking a Support Officer to work at the front line in the fight against poverty.
This is a 2-year fixed-term contract at the heart of a forward-thinking organisation dedicated to ending the need for foodbanks. The successful candidate will have excellent communication and administrative skills, and will thrive in a fast-paced environment.
We are also recruiting two Welfare Rights Advisers. Full details of all the roles are detailed in the Recruitment Pack.
Top job! Head of Business Development
- Full time
- £61,428
- On site: Glasgow, Dundee or Aberdeen
- Closing 14th October 2024
Are you experienced Health & Social care professional who’s on the lookout for a fresh new challenge? We could have just the role you are looking for!
We have a brand new and exciting opportunity to join Cornerstone as our new Head of Business Development on a full-time, permanent basis.
Reporting to our Director of Delivery, you will be responsible for strategically growing Cornerstone's income in line with our charitable aims, values and strategic direction.
Location
This role can be based in any of our main offices (Aberdeen, Dundee or Glasgow), or part of our hybrid working model. If opting for hybrid, we would need you to live within a reasonable commute of Aberdeen, Dundee or Glasgow. There will be occasions that we'll need you to travel to other Cornerstone branch locations (travel expenses would be reimbursed as set out in Cornerstone’s expense policy with travel reimbursed by HMRC legislation).
The Role
As part of our wider leadership team, you'll provide expertise and support to our Branch Leaders to ensure the development and delivery of measurable business growth targets.
You’ll take the lead on developing relationships with commissioners and partners ensuring that we have a solid understanding of the long-term strategic landscape in social care and that we develop practice to meet the emerging needs of people with learning disabilities, autism and complex care needs.
You will oversee our:
- Contracts & Commissioning Team - ensuring that we meet our contractual obligations and tender effectively for new and existing contracts
- Practice Development Team - ensuring that we continually develop our practice (including our Positive Behaviour Support approach) to provide expert care and support that meets current and future demand.
About You
What we'll need you to bring: -
- Significant operational leadership experience within the social care sector
- Experience of successfully developing new business opportunities within publicly commissioned services
- An in-depth knowledge of Scottish social care commissioning policies and practices
- A solid understanding of business development, marketing, bids and tenders
- Proven networking and relationship building experience within a senior role
- Strategic and future orientated thinking
- Proven ability of setting long-term goals and turning them into actionable plans
- The ability to work cross-functionally
- Strong problem-solving, analysis, situational judgement and decision-making skills
About Us
Cornerstone is one of Scotland's largest charities with over 40 years' experience providing great care and support for adults and children with various support needs across Scotland.
We are always flexible and responsive in meeting the ever-changing needs of the people we support and work closely with individuals and families to agree what sort of support will work best for them.
Our strategic aims
- To become an expert provider of services to people with learning disabilities, autism and complex care needs
- To be the best employer in social care in Scotland
- To achieve stability and sustainability which supports future developments.
Blue Triangle is a social care organisation that empowers people to thrive, by delivering solutions in connected communities which focus on the needs of each individual. We are looking for enthusiastic people who share our values (Kind, Passionate and Creative) to join our services accommodating and supporting people experiencing homelessness and empowering them to thrive.
Blue Triangle recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief.
We welcome applications from all sections of the community.
What we offer:
Aside from offering a supportive and friendly environment where our people are valued and appreciated, we’ll see that your hard work and drive to succeed is rewarded.
- Competitive Salary and Pension Options
- Long service awards
- Access to our benefits platform with high street voucher and tech discounts and cycle to work scheme to name a few!
- Inhouse training programmes
- Significant Gym discounts
- Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
- 24/7 access to employee assistance programme, including counselling
- A wide range of family friendly policies
- Life Assurance cover of 3 times your salary
- Credit Union
- £200 refer a friend scheme
And many more!
About the Role:
Working alongside the Engagement & Growth Manager, the Bid Lead will deliver Blue Triangle’s new Development Strategy as we evolve and change our service models in alignment to the needs of people, communities, and commissioners.
About You:
- You have excellent literacy skills, a keen eye for detail, can bring a story to life and translate information from various formats into tenders, bids, project documentation and reports.
- You thrive in a diverse role, where no day will be the same, and can manage multiple projects and bids simultaneously, juggling conflicting priorities.
- Through a positive and proactive attitude, you build internal relationships for the greater good of your project and Blue Triangle’s services.
- A natural and confident communicator and facilitator, you engage your project teams with a balance of credibility and charisma.
- With strong project management skills, you’re able to take a concept and develop a project delivery plan, identifying key milestones and see projects through to business as usual with experience of risk mitigation and troubleshooting issues as they arise.
We care about one another whilst taking pride in the service we offer. You will be working in a company with a strong identity and with the guidance and support of experienced Senior Managers you will be able to develop in your career.
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