Top job! Director of Operations (DOO24)
- Full time
- £52,054 – £55,760
- Hybrid: Glasgow
- Closing 25th November 2024
- Advertised from 22nd October 2024
- 35 hours per week, permanent.
- + 8% pension contribution per annum plus 8% pension.
Role
Poverty and inequality are the greatest challenges Scotland faces. The Poverty Alliance is working to create a wide coalition that can bring about real change. As our network in Scotland continues to grow, we have created a new role in our senior management team to support and manage the sustained development of our organisation.
As a result of the continued growth and development of the Poverty Alliance, we have created the post of Director of Operations. This is an important new development for the Poverty Alliance, one that will play a key role in ensuring we have the resources and policies in place to enable us to deliver on our purpose of supporting the prevention and reduction of poverty by building a strong network that influences policy and changes practice.
We are looking for someone who has significant experience at a senior leadership level, with a sound understanding of operational management and project and service development. You will not only have experience in budgetary management, but a strong track record in income generation. We will need someone who is focused on securing ambitious outcomes and impact, particularly in a social change context.
The Director of Operations will play a critical role in continuing to develop our approach to agile working and will have experience of ensuring continuous improvement and innovation is at the heart of organisational development. You will have commitment to inclusive working, and knowledge of policy and practice in relation to diversity, inclusion and equality.
The Poverty Alliance is a values and mission driven organisation. We bring together hundreds of organisations who share our desire to see an end to poverty, and a Scotland where everyone can flourish. If you share that desire to bring about real social change, then we would love to hear from you.
Application notes
Closing date for applications: Monday 25th November 12 noon
Interviews: Friday 6th December 2024
For more information, including a job description and application form please visit povertyalliance.org/about_us/recruitment
For an informal discussion regarding this post please contact Peter Kelly, peter.kelly@povertyalliance.org
To apply for the post please complete and return the application and equal opportunities form to Sinead Howell sinead.howell@povertyalliance.org . CVs will not be accepted.
The Poverty Alliance aims to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from any person who can demonstrate that they meet the requirements for the post, and we are happy to discuss flexible working arrangements, including part-time working and job share. Please note that the Poverty Alliance has a legal duty to ensure those employed have the right to work and remain in the UK, the successful candidate will be required to confirm their eligibility prior to appointment.
We are excited to announce this senior role as part of a restructure of our Asset Management Team. We seek a talented individual to put their stamp on this newly created role, which will be pivotal in delivering our strategic objectives and ensuring our property services are fit for the 21st Century. Working with the Director of Asset Management, the selected Asset Co-ordinator will provide day-to-day line management and support to staff within the Asset Management Team in the delivery of an efficient and customer focussed asset management service to tenants and other customers of MHA.
Formed in 1975, Milnbank Housing Association is approaching our 50th anniversary and has a long and successful track record of supporting local communities in Dennistoun and Haghill. We believe in providing high-quality services to our tenants and owners. At Milnbank, we are proud of the role we play as a Community Controlled Housing Association.
Looking to the future, our focus needs be to continue investing in and improving our 1670 properties, protecting these valuable assets and ensuring they meet our customers’ expectations of quality and sustainability. We are also working to build new social housing and acquiring additional homes in our area to increase our stock and offer better housing options to our community.
We emphasise the importance of understanding and embracing the core principles of a Community Controlled Housing Association. If successful, you will be expected to actively engage with our tenants, other customers, and the local community.
This role will play an important part in ensuring MHA takes forward an innovative and forward-thinking asset management strategy that will deliver a better service for our tenants and owners. If this resonates with your aspirations and you’re enthusiastic about this opportunity, we look forward to receiving your application.
Top job! Senior Research Officer (SRO24)
- Full time
- £39,248 – £42,222
- Hybrid: Glasgow
- Closing 31st October 2024
Poverty and inequality are the greatest challenges Scotland faces. The Poverty Alliance is working to create a wide coalition that can bring about real change.
A vacancy has arisen for an experienced social researcher to join the Poverty Alliance’s busy and impactful Research and Information Team. We are looking for a new Senior Research Officer, who will work across a range of qualitative research projects including supporting peer research with people with direct experience of poverty and on projects that span across different social policy areas relating to poverty including social security, employment and health.
The right person for this job will have significant experience and knowledge of conducting and managing qualitative research, preferably in an applied research context. You will have excellent knowledge of a range of qualitative and participatory research methodologies and methods. Alongside a sound knowledge of current issues and trends in relation to poverty and inequality, you will have experience of research focused on delivering real social change.
Above all, we are looking for a dynamic, passionate and committed individual, who not only wants to understand the nature of the social challenges we face but wants to change them too.
At SCDC, we believe communities matter.
SCDC is an independent charity in Scotland, designated as the lead national organisation for community development.
We are looking for new Board members to help lead SCDC into its next decade of development. If you are passionate about community development, democracy, social justice and community empowerment, this is your opportunity to make a difference to people and communities across Scotland. Applicants will have a value-led approach to the social justice agenda and a creative and innovative philosophy to the development of a key national organisation such as SCDC.
You will be knowledgeable about the policy and practice environment for community development in Scotland. We are interested in the following skills and experience:
- Expert knowledge and experience of community development in a range of settings
- Business and strategic planning
- Experience of enterprise support
- Experience of financial management
- Experience of human resource issues
- Knowledge of legal issues associated with an enterprise of this type.
We are particularly interested in hearing from people with a disability, people from different ethnic groups, people with different faiths or religion, younger age groups and people with different sexual orientations or identities.
This post is not renumerated but all reasonable expenses incurred will be met.
About Us
Coigach Community Development Company Ltd is a company incorporated under the Companies Act 2006 and a Charity registered in Scotland. Its articles of association are available here.
Set up in 2010 following a meeting hosted by Coigach Community Council, CCDC has a mandate to build affordable housing and has two trading subsidiaries to raise the capital to achieve this.
Coigach Community C.I.C owns and operates a 500kW refurbished Vestas V47 turbine that began production in 2017 and is anticipated to continue production until 2037.
CCDC Trading Ltd owns a share of the Ben Mor Hydroscheme. Both companies donate their profits to the Charity as gift aid. The full corporate structure is available here.
The Charity invests the gift aid into projects such as the current development of 10 affordable homes at the Achagarry site, due to complete in 2026 and the management of the 8000 acre Badentarbet crofting estate.
This year, CCDC has been consulting Coigach residents regarding their investment priorities beyond housing development and has aligned its work into three strategic objectives:
- Land and Sea
- Working Life
- Health and Wellbeing
The operational team of 3 full time equivalent employees (7 individuals) carries out the work within these objectives to achieve the vision that Coigach will be a thriving community where the school roll is rising and we are building a more diverse, more sustainable economy.
The ops team supports the Board of Directors through its six working groups including a Finance group which is led by the Finance Director.
The company uses Quickbooks to maintain its accounting records and these are managed on a day to day basis by the Finance Officer
As a group, Coigach Community Development Company, Coigach C.I.C and Coigach Trading have a turnover of over £500k per annum. This means that accounts are audited annually. CCDC group Directors are all volunteers who take their responsibilities seriously, making a big difference to the community.
Although all Directors carry equal financial responsibility, the Finance Director supports decision making through the production of management accounts and working with the auditors. The Finance Director is in turn supported by the Finance Officer who carries out bank reconciliations.
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