- Advertised from 15th October 2024
- Salary depending on experience (Grade I)
Role
We help young people to build life-long belief in themselves, supporting them to take on their own challenges, follow their own passions and discover talents they never knew they had. Because when you prove yourself that you’re ready for anything nothing can hold you back.
Do you want to be part of that?
The Operations Manager is responsible for managing a team of geographically dispersed Operations Officers to support the operational delivery and development of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE) across Scotland.
Operations Officers directly support a variety of Licensed Organisations (LOs) comprising mainly of schools, but they also work with other organisations including colleges, local authorities, charities, pupil referral units, youth groups and young offender institutions. The Operations Manager role involves managing, coaching, and supporting Operations Officers to undertake their role and building strong partnerships to increase DofE’s engagement across communities in Scotland.
As a DofE country team, our focus is on building capacity within our licensed organisations to support more young people to engage with DofE and on identifying and stewarding strong partnerships within local communities to increase engagement with DofE, particularly within those communities who face barriers to participation. Line managed by the Senior Operations Manager, the Operations Manager is an active and engaged member of the Scotland Leadership Team, which is chaired by the Scotland Director. The Scotland Leadership team is responsible for developing and delivering the Scotland business plan and strategy in line with UK wide and national strategic goals.
The role will be field-based and when not attending meetings, employees will work from home. You will need to have an appropriate home office set up and live within Scotland.
What we are looking for:
We are looking to recruit a dynamic, proactive, and effective team player with extensive people management experience to join the Scotland team. You will report to the Senior Operations Manager and will be responsible for the day-to-day management of your Operations team and delivery of the DofE Scotland business plan. The role will also involve contributing to national working groups to support our charity wide strategic goals.
You will be a passionate advocate for the work of the DofE and be driven to realise the charity’s strategic ambition to give more than one million young people the chance to participate in our life-changing programmes, over the next five years.
We offer excellent staff benefits including a generous pension contribution, flexible working and an employee assistance programme.
About DofE
Since its launch in 1956, the DofE has empowered millions of young people to become the very best they can be. It was established by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, our Patron, and is still guided by the same set of principles he laid down.
The flexibility and adaptability of DofE have allowed the DofE to spread around the world. We operate through a social franchise model in the UK, licensing and supporting a wide range of organisations to deliver DofE programmes to hundreds of thousands of young people every year.
Despite the disruption caused by the COVID-19 outbreak our ambition to grow the number of young people who can access a DofE programme remains unchanged and we continue to engage new partners and develop innovative ways of working with businesses, the voluntary sector, and policymakers across the UK to ensure that any young person who wants to do their DofE can do so. To find out more visit DofE.org/about.
Diversity, equality & inclusion
The DofE is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive staff team and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
We recruit, develop, promote and value people and the DofE is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce. In order to meet the changing needs and aspirations of the most diverse generation of young adults ever, our staff need a range of perspectives, skills, and lived experience.
While we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds to join our passionate and friendly team, at present people of colour, disabled people, and people under 25 are not as well represented as we would like. As such we particularly encourage applicants from these backgrounds.
Application notes
Closing Date: Sunday 20th October at Midnight
Interview: w/c 28 October to be held via Teams
2nd Interviews: w/c: 4th November - Location to be confirmed.
A full job description can be viewed on our careers page.
If you think you have the desired skills and experience, then please do apply online. As part of the application process, you will be expected to complete a statement of suitability and answer competency-based questions relevant to the role to help us assess your application.
If you would like to access the application form in a different format or if you would like any assistance that might help improve your experience while completing the application, please contact us by email recruitment@dofe.org
The DofE are commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people. All successful applicants will be required to undergo an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. (e.g. DBS/PVG or similar), including years references covering any gaps of employment/education, confirm eligibility to work in the UK and complete a health check.
If you would like to access the application form in a different format or if would like any assistance that might help improve your experience while completing the application, please contact us by email recruitment@dofe.org
Senior Development Worker, Generation Cashback
- Full time
- £35,894 – £37,863
- Hybrid: Based in Edinburgh, with some hybrid working
- Closing 21st October 2024
Youth Scotland, Scotland’s national charity for the support and delivery of community-based youth work, would love you to come and join our dynamic team.
We are looking for an experienced worker who has excellent partnership working skills and experience of co-ordinating ambitious national projects and programmes. The Senior Development Worker (SDW) will play a key role in effectively managing key relationships with funders and partners. Generation CashBack is a CashBack for Communities project, delivered by a consortium of Youth Scotland, Scouts Scotland, Girlguiding Scotland and the Boys’ Brigade, funded by Scottish Government. It supports youth groups in areas of multiple deprivation to increase the opportunities available for young people and help them achieve their full potential.
If you have the relevant skills and experience in managing
It is an exciting time at the DRC Youth Project! Our charity is growing, and we are looking to strengthen our team by welcoming a new motivated group worker onto our team of staff.
- Are you motivated and passionate about working together with young people?
- Do you have a ‘can do’ attitude?
- Can you inspire young people to make positive changes in their lives?
- Are you excited about working for a modern charity with great opportunities for career progression?
- Do you have a UK Driver’s License?
The DRC Youth Project is a modern youth service which offers safe spaces and supports young people. The new group worker will work together with groups of young people across DRC personal development initiatives. The aim of each group is to provide support, advice and guidance on employment, training and career and personal development for the young people. In doing this, the new group worker will liaise with relevant bodies as directed with a key focus on prevention, employability and in some cases, recovery. At the DRC, young people are at the heart of everything we do, and our aim is that every young person we work with is empowered to live their life to its fullest potential.
The group worker’s core function is to offer a variety of information and support that will help fulfil the personal development requirements of each young person. The group worker will equip the young people to meet life challenges and in particular allow them to access employment and a career path within their own aspirations and capabilities. To achieve this, the post holder will continually engage with young people utilising various DRC Youth Project resources and key specialist partners. The post holder will also support the DRC management team in the day to day running of the project’s various youth provisions.
Fundraising Officer
- Full time
- £23,400
- On site: St Paul's Youth Forum, 30 Langdale Street, Glasgow and SPYF Molendinar Community Centre, 1210 Royston Road, Glasgow
- Closing 24th October 2024
About the Organisation
St Paul’s Youth Forum (SPYF) aims to alleviate the worst effects of poverty in the Blackhill/Provanmill area of Glasgow through our programmes for young people and our local community, focusing on eating, education, exercise and empowerment.
Purpose of the role
Are you passionate about using your skills and talent make a difference to the lives of the people we support? Fundraising is a crucial part of our work at SPYF and allows us to continue our life-changing work with our local communities.
As our Fundraising Officer you will work across St Paul’s Youth Forum (SPYF) to build our fundraising capacity across the organisation. The role will be managed by our Molendinar Community Centre Manager and will have plentiful opportunities for networking and professional development for candidates looking to establish themselves in a career in community development and fundraising.
This is a year-long position funded by the Rank Foundation as part of their Time to Shine programme. Time to Shine provides a unique learning and development opportunity for a candidate who is underemployed or looking for a career change to grow their leadership potential. The programme’s distinctive culture incorporates a range of personal and professional development activities for the Time to Shine leader. Please see attached candidate guide from The Rank Foundation for more information about this programme.
We are looking for someone who is keen to work with dedicated and passionate colleagues and who is a good fit with the values of our organisation. For this role, having the right mind-set, attitude and approach is as important to us as having the right experience and skills. We appreciate that the best person might not yet have all the general requirements listed, so if you feel that your current skills and experience will help you to make a great contribution in this role and you have the right mind-set, we would welcome an application from you.
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The successful applicant will be motivated and purpose-driven, with a commitment and passion to strengthen communities. You will support our aim of improving young people’s lives though quality youthwork. You will have a flexible can-do attitude and willingness to actively contribute to the team. Your experience in working with young people will be evident in your knowledge of their issues and patience in building trusted relationships.
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