Are you passionate about high quality childcare and making a real difference to children and families in Scotland? Do you want to be part of SCMA – a thriving membership organisation, advocating on behalf of childminders, and delivering services across Scotland?

The Scottish Childminding Association (SCMA) is the national voice of childminding in Scotland. SCMA is a national Third Sector and membership organisation that promotes childminding as a quality childcare service. Working on behalf of its 2,600 childminder members, SCMA helps to improve the wellbeing and outcomes for Scotland’s children and aims to influence policy to ensure that it is informed by the experiences of childminding. SCMA provides a wide range of support and professional services for members including training and events as well as delivering local services. For more information about our organisation and services visit childminding.org

We are recruiting a suitably experienced Database and Membership Administrator to co-ordinate and assist with maintaining and developing SCMA’s ECMS (database and website) in line with our organisational needs. You will work closely with the Director of Corporate Services and the Finance Manager to support, develop and co-ordinate the delivery of SCMA’s ECMS.

Key responsibilities include maintaining the effective operations of the ECMS including liaising closely with our external partner and liaising with staff to develop the ECMS in line with our requirements. You will also be involved in providing an effective and efficient administrative support service to our members. This role will involve providing support to our internal teams including Marketing and Communications.

Excellent Excel and IT skills are vital, as are strong communication skills, attention to detail, and the ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks to meet deadlines. The postholder is required to have proven ability to prioritise work, organise information and forward plan. Enthusiasm, self-motivation, good communication and excellent organisational skills are required.

With a global reputation for educational excellence, the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh is dedicated to promoting the highest standards of patient care. One of the ways we achieve this is by commercially letting our venue spaces, which supports the College’s mission to educate and assist trained doctors and those in training who are pursuing careers in specialist internal medicine.

Located in the heart of Edinburgh, RCPE is the perfect venue for hosting a variety of events, including medical, association, corporate, wedding, and private functions. We currently have a vacancy for an Events Executive to join our team, working within the Celebration and Conference markets.

The Role

Are you passionate about delivering outstanding events? The Events Executive plays a key role in our venue team, managing a variety of events, from weddings and celebrations to conferences, meetings, and internal ceremonial events hosted at the College.

As an Events Executive, you will be central to organising our event offerings while building strong relationships with both internal and external clients. You should be an excellent communicator, able to prioritise effectively, and committed to delivering world-class events. Your positive attitude, curiosity, and strong work ethic will allow you to excel in this high-touch customer environment.

You will also support sales activity by staying informed about industry trends and competitor activities. Additionally, you’ll contribute to an annual programme of promotional events designed to increase enquiries.

The role involves managing both internal and external events, with further details available in the Job Description.

The Person

We are seeking a candidate with exceptional people skills who will deliver a high standard of customer service. You must be able to establish and maintain effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, both inside and outside the organisation.

The successful candidate will be proactive in a customer-centric environment, finding creative solutions to meet clients' needs. Along with event coordination experience, strong communication skills, and the ability to work independently, your industry insight, commitment, and market knowledge will make you a vital asset to the venue team.

This role requires a high level of independent work, within a structured framework, demanding excellent planning, time management, and customer service abilities.

Remuneration Package

The salary for this role will be £25,963 per annum plus benefits. Additional benefits include:

• Pension: with employer contributions of 9%.
• Holidays: 23 days annual leave pro rata (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.

Our vision is safe, effective and kind nursing and midwifery practice that improves everyone’s health and wellbeing. As the independent regulator of more than 826,000 nursing and midwifery professionals, we have an important role to play in making this a reality.

We have some great opportunities for Investigators within our Professional Regulation directorate.

About the Team

The Investigations team consists of over 160 members, with 43 members being investigator all working collaboratively to investigate concerns regarding the fitness to practice of nurses, midwives, and nursing associates.

About you

You will be a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual who can demonstrate a high level of integrity, confidence and professionalism.

You will have an important role in helping the NMC ensure it fulfils its statutory obligation to protect the public.

You’ll have responsibility for investigating, and reporting on, regulatory concerns raised about nurses and midwives. In your role you will gather and analyse information in order to assess whether a nurse or midwife is safe to practise and if they pose any risk to patients in their care.

You will have the ability to remain patient and resilient when dealing with and responding to changeable circumstances. You will have excellent verbal and written communication skills. You will be empathetic and an ambassador for the NMC in all your interactions.

Skills and experience required

• The ability to plan, manage and prioritise your own investigation caseload to meet your department objectives and key performance indicators.
• Able to continually review information, regulatory concerns and key facts of the case throughout the investigation process, changing and adapting your investigation plan promptly and as required.
• Conduct witness interviews and drafts witness statements to a high standard.
• Liaise and escalate promptly with your manager and senior managers at key points during your investigation and where the progress of your investigation may be at risk of delay, or subject to stakeholder concern.

Benefits

• 30 days annual leave - plus eight days paid bank holidays
• Enhanced Pension Contributions via our attractive Pension Scheme – with a basic 8% employer contribution as standard which increases up to 14% with optional added Employee Contributions
• Life Assurance – 4 x current salary
• Hybrid/Flexible working policies
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Leave
• 24 Hours Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Perkbox membership
• Season ticket loans

The NMC is an exciting organisation with the ambition to be the leading healthcare regulator. To achieve this, we are working in an agile way that offers great opportunities for people with diverse backgrounds. We are committed to being an inclusive employer.