Are you interested in how heritage impacts society today? Experienced in project management?
The David Hume Institute is recruiting a Project Manager to support the delivery of a new project funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund to re-examine the heritage of Scotland’s 'greatest' philosopher, David Hume through conversation and experiential learning.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone with experience working on the legacy of colonialism and interested in how heritage impacts society today. The successful individual is likely to have experience of working on project management and delivering with a wide range of partners as well as experienced communications and event organisation. They will need to be willing to turn their hand to whatever is needed as part of a small dedicated team.
Interested in applying? Please email your application by CV and covering letter to enquiries@davidhumeinstitute.org by Monday 21st October, 9am.
Interviews will be on Monday 28th October.
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Change Mental Health is a leading national mental health charity providing unique support to people with severe and enduring mental ill health. With over 50 years’ experience across Scotland, we believe people affected by poor mental health and illness deserve the highest quality of support in the community and that every person has the right to be valued and to share in the opportunities, challenges, and joys of everyday life.
In this critical role you will work closely with the Co-Investigator (Jim Hume, Director of Public Affairs & Communications) to ensure effective and impactful delivery of all project outputs and outcomes. The position is a multi-agency project employed by Change Mental Health and will be working in partnership with NHS Highland Public Health, High Life Highland, Museums Heritage Highland, Highland third sector organisations, local community groups and the academic research team.
Our Project Coordinator will engage very closely with regional and local community members, setting up and chairing groups where required in partnership with the wider research team, researching process and impact, developing a toolkit, and disseminating findings via events and online media and communication.
The position requires travel throughout the Highlands. Therefore we are looking for the candidate to be based in the highlands, or in Edinburgh (at our National Office).
Key Responsibilities:
General Duties:
Essential Criteria:
Desirable Criteria
This job profile and list of duties is not exhaustive and serves only to highlight the main requirements. The line manager may stipulate other reasonable requirements and projects commensurate with the general profile and grade of the post.
Successful applicants for this post will require a Basic Disclosure.
Benefits
Location
Blend of home working and office, based in Rose Street, Edinburgh. There will be a requirement to attend in-person events and meeting, based predominantly in Edinburgh. Please talk to us about your flexible working requirements!
The Role
Scottish Women’s Aid has an exciting opportunity to join the Training team, covering maternity for the Learning and Development Coordinator post. The role holder will be responsible for leading on the coordination and delivery of a programme of learning, development and good practice events for Scottish Women’s Aid’s 33 member organisations who deliver frontline services to women, children and young people experiencing domestic abuse. Working closely with the Member Services team and the Training team, they will identify key learning and development needs of the network, commission, develop and deliver training and ensure the member learning and development programme is fit for purpose through regular monitoring and evaluation. The role reports directly to the National Training Manager.
Background
Scottish Women’s Aid is the lead organisation in Scotland working to end domestic abuse. We are both a children's rights and a women's rights organisation.
• We directly campaign to institutions and leaders for policies and laws that address the drivers of women’s inequality and improve responses to domestic abuse. This work makes women and children safer and helps them disentangle themselves from their abusers.
• We provide training to public and private bodies from the police and judiciary to child welfare systems, to effectively respond to survivors.
• We raise the profile of domestic abuse nationally and internationally so that domestic abuse is treated like the critical threat to human rights that it is.
• We host Scotland’s 24-Hour Domestic Abuse and Forced Marriage Helpline to ensure help is always available while actively supporting a network of 33 specialist local Women’s Aid services that directly support and provide refuge to women and children of Scotland affected by domestic abuse
• We are the umbrella organisation for 33 autonomous Women’s Aid groups delivering direct services to women, children and young people across Scotland, providing guidance, support and training to our members
What you’ll do
Working collaboratively with the Training, Member Services, Policy and other teams within SWA, you will coordinate and deliver a learning and development programme for our members, including an online programme of events and tailored, bespoke learning for individual member organisations as needed. You will develop and deliver training and, where appropriate external expertise is required, identify and commission external and associate trainers as part of the learning and development programme. You will undertake continuous monitoring and evaluation of the member learning and development programme to ensure it is meeting members’ needs, of high quality and making an impact.
What We Need
We’re looking for someone who has:
• Experience in a similar role co-ordinating projects, training and events and developing and facilitating training
• Awareness and understanding of the feminist analysis of domestic abuse and the impact on women, children and young people
• Knowledge of the issues, policies and legislation within Scotland affecting women, children and young people who experience domestic abuse
• Knowledge of models of evaluation and quality assurance of training and trainers
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; you’ll be skilled at interpreting and presenting complex issues so they can be easily understood by different audiences and have the ability to engage confidently with and influence a wide range of people at national and local level
What we offer
There are many reasons to work for Scottish Women’s Aid. We have a great working culture and our mission and vision attracts a brilliant staff team. Your hard work is rewarded with a package of support and benefits including:
Flexible working
We offer flexible hybrid working options for the majority of our employees. Some posts are eligible for full-time homeworking. We also offer flexibility for staff and work/life balance through a number of flexible working options such as flexi time, condensed hours, job sharing.
Pay
SWA are a Living wage employer, our pay and grading system offers a competitive starting salary and yearly progression.
Annual Leave
We offer a full-time annual leave entitlement of 30 days (210 hours) per year plus 10 Public Holiday days (70 hours) per year. Leave is accrued at the rate of 3.33 days (23.3 hours) per month.
Pension
SWA believes it's important that we help you save for your retirement so access to Nest pension scheme is given to all eligible employees. SWA contributes 10% of gross contractual earnings on the provision that the employee contributes a minimum of 3% towards their pension contributions.
Learning and Development
SWA supports and develops staff to ensure they have the necessary skills, knowledge and abilities. There is an internal schedule of training on key skills and knowledge relevant to all staff. There is also scope to attend ad hoc training for employees who are working to develop specific skills.
Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay
SWA offers staff who meet the criteria for Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) an enhanced maternity pay of 20 weeks on full pay and 20 weeks on half pay.
Wellbeing
As part of SWA’s commitment to staff wellbeing, staff are offered access to a confidential 24/7 health and Wellbeing service with AIG which provides confidential advice, counselling and legal support to all staff, and where applicable, immediate family members.
Bike 2 Work
An interest-free loan to purchase a bike, can be arranged up to the value of £1,000.
Edinburgh Leisure Gym Subsidies
Edinburgh based staff are able to access Edinburgh Leisure facilities for the reduced price of £1 per session.
Positive Action
SWA are committed to recruiting a diverse workforce that is representative of the people we serve. We are taking positive action to address an under-representation of minoritised and marginalised women within our workforce.
We offer disabled women the option of requesting that their application is considered under the terms of our Guaranteed Interview Schemes. You will be asked if you wish to be considered when you complete our application form.
Scottish Women’s Aid is an equal opportunities employer, applications will be accepted from women only under Schedule 9, part 1 of the Equality Act 2010.
If you would like to discuss the job or any adjustments, whether due to disability or any other reason, please contact us on recruitment@womensaid.scot or on the phone on 0131 226 6606.
The Citadel has a long history of strong relationships with families in the Leith community.
This includes our Families Project, which provides a range of services to parents/carers of children attending the Citadel, including a weekly Parents Drop In and regular Family Days. In the past six years, the Scottish Government’s Pupil Equity Fund has enabled us to extend our positive relationships with families into local primary schools.
The post holder will be based two days per week in Leith Primary School, where they will provide a range of services for parents/carers, including 1:1 support, themed workshops or groups and family learning. They will be based one and a half days per week at the Citadel, where they will work alongside Families Project colleagues, including co-facilitating the Parents Drop In.
This post has been continuously funded through the Pupil Equity Fund since 2018 and the renewal of funding for the next school year is generally confirmed in April.
About the roles:
We seek two Befriending Coordinators to market and deliver our well-established befriending service in the Fife area to young carers who are socially isolated, and who need a break from their caring responsibilities. You will recruit, match, and support a network of volunteer befrienders to support young carers one to one, as well as delivering your, small direct case load. You will also liaise with a range of organisations, particularly Fife Young Carers.
This post requires you to have your administrative home-base in Fife and involves regular travel across Fife to homes and communities.
It involves regulated work for which a satisfactory PVG will be required. Lead Scotland has a Recruiting People with Convictions Policy.
About you:
Are you passionate about the transformative power of befriending to overcome social isolation and loneliness? Are you confident in communicating one to one and have a flexible and creative approach to befriending?
Would you enjoy being an active part of the vibrant, inclusive, and supportive Lead Scotland team?
Do you have great organisational skills, previous experience of supporting disabled adults experiencing a range of barriers, and of designing and delivering befriending activities?
You must enjoy working with young people, be enthusiastic, and be committed to a person-centred experience for befriendees. Experience of recruiting and training volunteers is a key part of this role.
Applications from disabled people:
Lead has Disability Confident status, and we encourage applications from disabled people. All disabled people meeting the minimum requirements will get a guaranteed interview. Information about our commitment to recruit disabled people is available on our website. If you would like to be considered under this scheme, please indicate this in the online form. This will in no way disadvantage you in the recruitment process. All job application information can be made in alternative formats on request including braille, large print and audio and people can make applications in alternative formats.
Recruitment paperwork is kept for 6 months before it is destroyed. Please complete our anonymous equal opportunities form to help us ensure we are attracting a broad range of candidates.