About the role
Carers Scotland is seeking a Senior Employment Manager to lead our work in supporting unpaid carers in employment and
employability. The role includes managing and leading the Carer Positive scheme and Employers for Carers
Scotland. You should be passionate about supporting unpaid carers to enter and remain in employment, where they
want to start or continue their career. A confident, self-starter you should have considerable experience of
managing programmes and projects, as well experience of income generation, including preparing bids for project
funding. A strong network within the business community and an understanding of employment practice would be an
advantage, as well as experience in public speaking and training. A good team player is a must.
About us
Carers Scotland runs the Carer Positive initiative on behalf of the Scottish Government, which supports private,
public and voluntary sector organisations in Scotland to create carer friendly workplaces. We currently have 285
accredited organisations covering over 516,000 employees in Scotland. Our training and development work offers
training in self-advocacy and carers rights to carers, as well as carer awareness training to organisations and
groups across Scotland. Our campaign and policy work sees us engage with Scottish Government, Scottish
Parliament, Local Authorities, NHS Boards and others to influence public policy and secure change to improve the
lives of carers. We also offer a range of online support activity for carers providing information and
support.
Diversity and inclusion
Carers UK is committed to becoming a diverse and truly inclusive organisation. We strive to create a workplace where
our colleagues and volunteers can truly be themselves and feel like they belong and constantly seek to ensure
all voices are heard.
To embrace this culture of diversity, our employee and volunteer recruitment should reflect our stakeholders and the
society that we serve and support, regardless of age, race, gender, sexual orientation, physical abilities,
disabilities or religious practices. We value individual diversity and are actively building diverse teams here
at Carers UK and value our colleagues from a wide range of backgrounds.
As a membership charity for carers, we particularly seek employees and volunteers with a real understanding of the
issues faced by carers. Reasonable adjustments can be made to the process and role dependent on the needs of the
applicant.