Top job! Director of Corporate Services and Governance
- Full time
- £70,000
- On site: Edinburgh
- Closing 8th November 2024
- Advertised from 14th October 2024
- 36 hours per week. Permanent.
- + Benefits
Role
Are you a passionate leader ready to make a difference in the social care sector? We’re looking for a Director of Corporate Services and Governance to oversee our finance, human resources, shared services, IT, governance, risk management and quality assurance functions. This is an exciting opportunity to play a vital role in shaping our organisation’s strategic direction and ensuring we deliver high-quality, efficient services aligned with our mission.
At Care Support Scotland, we are dedicated to providing high-quality social care services that enhance the lives of those we support. As a forward-thinking and compassionate organisation, we champion a culture of inclusivity, collaboration, and innovation.
About the role
Key Responsibilities:
- Leadership & Management: Actively participate in the Senior Leadership Team to support the organisation’s objectives and aims. You will provide strategic leadership to the teams, ensuring compliance with legislation and regulatory requirements. You will lead the Corporate Strategy, Business Plan, and Performance Management Framework.
- Financial Management: Ensure efficient financial operations, overseeing budget preparation, treasury management, and long-term financial planning to ensure compliance with financial reporting requirements.
- ICT Function: Develop and coordinate an ongoing ICT strategy that maintains the integrity and security of our network, along with effective disaster recovery plans.
- Shared Services: Ensure GDPR compliance as the Data Protection Officer. Oversee procurement processes to ensure value for money and take strategic responsibility for Health and Safety. You will also be responsible for maintaining and regularly reviewing business continuity plans.
- Governance & Assurance: Serve as Company Secretary and lead the organisation’s approach to quality improvement and management, establishing a robust quality assurance framework and timely management information infrastructure.
- Partnership Working: Proactively engage with partnership working to enhance our reputation, representing the organisation in the community, and leading suppliers and outsourced providers in delivering high quality services
- Human Resources: Develop and implement people strategies that align with our values and ensure compliance with employment law. Lead talent identification and recruitment strategies while managing complex employee relations issues.
- Strategic Planning & Organisational Leadership: Contribute to the strategic direction of the organisation, fostering a culture of collaboration, compassion respect, and accountability. Ensure Continuous Professional Development (CPD) is a priority across the organisation, and teams are supported to learn and reflect.
Your Benefits:
We offer an exceptional benefits package to ensure your personal and professional well-being:
- 33 days of annual leave, with additional leave as you grow with us
- A flexible hybrid working model to support work-life balance
- Matched employer pension contributions up to 6%, ensuring your future security
- Additional perks like a Season Ticket Loan, Employee Assistance Programme, Holiday Purchase Scheme, Cycle to work scheme and more
Why Join Us?
At Care Support Scotland, you will be part of a mission-driven organisation committed to making a meaningful impact in our communities. We offer a collaborative and supportive environment where your professional development is a priority, and you can lead transformative initiatives.
If you’re a forward-thinking, values-driven leader ready to make a meaningful impact, we’d love to hear from you!
About you
We are looking for a strategic leader with a proven ability to drive transformation across key corporate functions, who thrives in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment.
Essential qualifications:
- A relevant degree (at least SCQF level 10 or above) or equivalent professional qualification in HR, Finance, ICT or Business Management
- A recognised management qualification (SCQF level 10 or higher) or evidence of substantial management training and development that is in line with the learning outcomes of a management qualification.
Essential experience:
- Significant experience of leading and managing a range of corporate services functions at a senior level, preferably in the social care or charity sector
- Experience of leading and managing change and innovation, using recognised change management methodologies, within a complex environment
- Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of current employment law and best practice in HR management, learning and development, and employee engagement
- Proven track record of developing and implementing effective HR, EDI, and workforce strategies, policies and procedures that support organisational objectives and culture
- Extensive experience of overseeing the delivery of ICT, digital transformation, marketing and communications projects and services
- Strong financial and commercial acumen, with the ability to manage budgets and ensure value for money
- Excellent leadership and communication skills, with the ability to influence, motivate and inspire others at all levels
- Evidence of strategic thinking and planning, with the ability to translate vision into action
- A robust knowledge of risk management approaches and leading on strategic risk management.
- Experience of working collaboratively and constructively with internal and external stakeholders, including Board members, regulators, funders, and partners
- Commitment to the values and mission of Care Support Scotland, and to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion
Desirable qualifications:
- A postgraduate qualification (SCQF level 11 or above) in a relevant field
- A professional membership of a recognised body such as CIPD, CIMA, BCS, CMI, ICAS
- A project management qualification
Desirable Experience:
- Knowledge and understanding of the social care sector in Scotland and the regulatory framework that applies to it
- Experience of fundraising, income generation, or business development
If you're a forward-thinking, values-driven leader who is ready to take on a strategic role that will shape the future of social care, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today and be part of a team making a tangible difference
Application notes
CV plus cover letter to be sent to recruitment@wegobeyondhr.com
Service Manager Tenancy & Housing Support
- Full time
- £38,148 – £41,691
- On site: Edinburgh
- Closing 28th November 2024
This is a new role created to support the development of our Tenancy Support and Housing Support / Housing First provision in Midlothian. You will work alongside our two existing Service Managers in Midlothian (Homelessness Accommodation and Learning Disability and Neurodiversity) to ensure we meet the needs of the community of Midlothian, and develop and sustain meaningful, impactful relationships with our commissioners and wider stakeholders.
This is a critical role that is responsible for leading a team that works to ensure that hundreds of Midlothian residents are able to avoid homelessness, by providing pro-active and preventative tenancy support activities that maintain tenancies. The team also works to Housing First principles, providing an elastic tolerance and relationship based approach to working with individuals with complex and multi-faceted needs.
You will lead a dynamic team of staff and will work with colleagues in Business Development and Corporate Services to support the on-going development and innovation of the service, with the longer term aim to grow the service outside of the Midlothian area. This is a great opportunity for someone who wishes to bring their existing experience of leading and managing Housing Support services and who would like to develop their career further.
Care Support Scotland is committed to developing colleagues, ensuring they have the right support and opportunities to thrive in their career.
Care Support Scotland
We are a charity with decades of experience supporting people across Scotland, providing those who need us with support that ranges from Mental Health, Learning Disability and Neurodiversity, Youth and Adult homelessness and Older People services.
Why work with us?
We have the following benefits to help attract and retain the best talent, ensuring we provide high quality care to those we support, this includes:
· 6% employer pension contribution
· Death in benefit cover (2 times salary)
· Enhanced Sick Pay
· Fully funded qualifications
· Career development and progression opportunities
At Thistle Foundation we believe in a world of inclusion, free of isolation and loneliness, where a health crisis doesn’t mean a life crisis. Our organisation supports people living with disabilities and long-term health conditions to lead good lives and achieve what matters most to them. Every year, our health and wellbeing team supports 1000s of people across Scotland, and our Supported Living teams work alongside just under 100 people in Edinburgh, the Lothians and Fife. They promote citizenship and inclusion and support people to live in their own homes, in their local community.
This new post will form part of the management team and work closely with the Chief Executive and Director of Resources to plan and deliver the Thistle Strategy.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Providing leadership, strategic direction and overall accountability for person-centred activities and a strength-based approach, ensuring continuous improvement and delivery against quality standards.
- Ensuring managers are accountable for their own and their teams’ objectives
- Representing Thistle with a range of stakeholders internally and externally and key contact for contracting organisations.
- Overseeing operational management targets particularly in relation to statutory compliance
You should have both operational and strategic management experience within the health and/or social care sector and professionally qualified to SCQF level 10 or above in a relevant health/ social care qualification and hold appropriate leadership and management qualifications or demonstrate equivalent learning.
Top job! Assistant Director – Moray & Highlands
- Full time
- £61,342 – £64,961
- Hybrid: Moray & Highlands
- Closing 10th November 2024
About Aberlour …
Aberlour is Scotland’s leading children’s charity and has been recognised as a Top 100 best places to work winner by the Sunday Times for 2024.
Our strategy is to be bold and brave, to ensure that every child in Scotland has an equal chance. As an organisation we are ambitious to deliver real and lasting change for children, young people and families.
We are committed to doing all we can to deliver on Scotland’s Policy aspirations (The Promise, UNCRC) to be the best place to grow up for all children, young people and families.
What we are looking for...
Due to the postholder’s retirement this is exciting opportunity to join our team.
You will play a key role in leading and delivering the best care and support for children. As an experienced leader you will work with key strategic partners in Moray and Highlands to design and deliver services and models of care that offer the required support for children, young people and families.
You will oversee the leadership and management of our established services including our registered disability residential and respite service, our community youth support service both located in Elgin and our service for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children based in Inverness. You will also work with commissioners to identify future needs and growth opportunities.
You will have demonstrable management level experience in social care within the public, private or voluntary sector. You will thrive on building positive relationships with commissioners, local government, NHS, other third sector partners and trusts to identify opportunities for growth and additional funding. You will also be driven to influence local and national strategy, policy and practice to the benefit of vulnerable people.
You will hold a relevant professional qualification at SCQF level 9 or above plus a management qualification at SCQF level 8 or above.
This is an exciting opportunity to lead lasting and meaningful change for children, young people and families.
What we offer...
As well as a supportive team, we want all our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, an excellent employer pension scheme, life assurance worth 3x salary and a range of deals and discounts across various retailers.
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Are you passionate about helping children fulfil their potential and build a better Scotland? We are too!
This is a unique opportunity to lead Children’s Parliament, an internationally renowned and respected organisation promoting children’s human rights, as we look to recruit an inspirational and highly skilled Director.
We want someone who can lead and develop a passionate team of expert practitioners in raising awareness and understanding of children’s rights amongst children and adults. Together we need to help them understand how we can improve children’s lives, support the people and organisations who support our children, and help to implement the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024.
The Director will lead a Senior Leadership Team, consisting of the Head of Programmes, Head of Operations and Senior Programme Manager. The Director will inspire our talented and dedicated team, using their professional networks to advocate for children as the face and voice of Children’s Parliament, and realise the opportunities we have to change lives for the better. They will work with partners and stakeholders to drive culture change in the environments in which children live, learn and play and support a new chapter for Scotland’s human rights journey following the UNCRC incorporation for which we successfully campaigned this year.
We are seeking a dynamic and effective leader who will stand up and champion children’s rights. They will need to demonstrate their experience in senior leadership roles, including strategic planning, financial oversight, leadership, and risk management.
The ability to support and drive a diverse and skilled team is essential. Having experience of rights-based, creative practice will be important in being able to provide ongoing support, expertise and guidance across Children’s Parliament’s programmes. A comprehensive understanding of the political and policy landscape for children's and wider human rights in Scotland is vital as is the ability to effectively engage with a range of stakeholders.
The Director will need to demonstrate their belief that children are equal and valuable citizens. As a leader, their passion should shine through their words and actions, backed up with the expertise to navigate the challenges of ensuring Children’s Parliament continues as an internationally recognised beacon of good practice and inspiration.
Reports to: Chair of the Board and accountable to the Board of Trustees
Direct reports: Head of Programmes, Head of Operations and Business Development
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