Content & Events Coordinator
- Full time
- £25,956
- On site: Stirling
- Closing 25th November 2024
- Advertised from 5th November 2024
- 50 week per year.
Role
The Post
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the University of Stirling Students’ Union as Content & Events Coordinator to plan, coordinate and deliver communications activity as well as run events to enhance the student experience. You will take lead responsibility for the Union’s digital and social media communications, creating engaging and varied content. You will regularly track and evaluate delivery being data-led in your next project. With high levels of administrative skill, you will also support colleagues across the Union with promotional activity and help deliver Union events including Welcome Week and Awards Balls.
About Us
Stirling Students’ Union is the representative student body at the University of Stirling. We are a registered charity and exist to support students getting the best degree, helping students make friends, supporting students when they need support and building skills for the future. We do this by supporting academic reps, providing volunteering opportunities, societies and sports clubs. We also offer support, employability skills, advice and opportunities to influence our sustainability work. We are proudly student led and each spring elect four full time paid students to lead our work: President, Vice President Communities, Vice President Education and Sports Union President.
About You
We’re looking for a talented and passionate individual to join our organisation. You’ll be driven, using your initiative to support a wide range of organisational initiatives, programmes and projects. Specific duties of the role include:
Content
- Lead on day-to-day planning, design, creation and delivery of social media content to support all Union activity.
- Work with the Communications & Activities Manager to deliver an annual programme of Union activity and implement processes to support colleagues in the timely design and planning of such activity.
- Coordinate communication and promotion of all areas of Union services and programmes including our membership areas and retail operations.
- Plan and complete administrative tasks to support Union activity.
- Work with the Sabbatical Officers to ensure the effective delivery of Officer content and campaign activity across all Union communication channels.
- Lead on the development, analysis and impact of all social media and digital communications (including email and website), producing regular reports for colleagues on activity performance.
- Develop project plans for key organisational activity in collaboration with relevant Students’ Union staff and Officers.
- Keep up-to-date with current trends and to assess how these innovative practices can be implemented to enhance communication between the Union and its members.
- Have input into the on-going development and delivery of all Union communication channels.
- Co-ordinate any additional promotional materials required for the Union (including but not limited to pull-up banners, publications, printed promotional materials).
- Promote good practice across the Union in the use of Union branding and support societies/sports teams with guidance on use of the Union visual identity.
- Lead training for staff, Sabbatical Officers, societies and sports teams on use of social media to support Union activity.
- Contribute across the various areas of the Students’ Union to help deliver on the Students’ Union strategic plan.
- Work with the University communications team on collaborative programmes.
- Support Union marketing activity across all relevant functions.
Events
- Lead on organising, promoting and evaluating all Union events, delivering on time and within budget.
- Ensure regular monitoring of activity to ensure proper processes are in place and relevant costs/income are fully considered.
- Lead on the development and delivery of the Union’s activity during Welcome Weeks in the autumn and spring semester involving colleagues across the Union team and working closely with the University Events team.
- Working with Union colleagues, support the development and delivery of events such as the Societies Awards Ball, Sports Union Awards Ball, Inspirational Women Awards and the RATE Teaching Awards.
- Work with external partners to support our digital events platform and associated ticketing process.
- Work with societies and sports teams where appropriate to support their delivery of student focused events.
- Work closely with the University Events team to support the Union’s input across events such as Open Days and Applicant Days and Welcome Weeks.
- Work closely and collaboratively with the University’s student belonging programme, Be Connected.
- To monitor, evaluate and report on Union events to effectively grow and develop them for the future.
Why apply?
At Stirling Students’ Union every day is different. If you like variety and would like to utilise your skills and experiences to make a difference within a fast-paced environment, then this could be the job for you. With a competitive salary for the non-profit sector, there’s plenty of reasons to consider building a career with us.
If you’re a passionate and driven individual, exciting by the opportunity to create change and make an impact as part of a dynamic organisation then we’d love to hear from you.
Application notes
Closing date for applications: Monday 25th November 2024 at 5pm
Interviews will be held: Thursday 5th December 2024
For further information, please visit stirlingstudentsunion.com/recruitment where you will find application form, job description/person spec and equality monitoring form.
To apply for the position, please return your completed application form, along with an equality monitoring form to Wendy Forbes, Union Secretary & HR wf2@stir.ac.uk
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Finance Assistant
- Part time
- £24,784 pro-rata
- Hybrid: ENSA’s main office on the Merchiston Campus, some hybrid working may be allowed.
- Closing 16th December 2024
We are looking for an experienced Finance Assistant to support our Finance Officer for approximately 14 hours per week. Experience of Xero would be an advantage.
Edinburgh Napier Students’ Association (that’s ‘ENSA’ to our friends) exists to enable students to make the most of their university experience. We do this by representing, supporting and developing Edinburgh Napier students to be successful in their studies; to try out new things; to engage in, and contribute to, university life; to be healthy and happy; to bring about positive change; and to have fun.
The Finance Assistant will process accounts receivable/payable and arrange online authorisations for payments (including salaries). They will also assist in the preparation and monitoring of budgets and ensure that financial policies are being followed. They will help to keep proper financial records, ensure that effective financial procedures and controls are in place and assist the Finance Officer in liaising with completing annual accounts.
Reports to: Finance Officer
Please see the Job Description & Person Spec PDF for more information.
Blue Triangle is a social care organisation that empowers people to thrive, by delivering solutions in connected communities which focus on the needs of each individual. We are looking for enthusiastic people who share our values (Kind, Passionate and Creative) to join our services accommodating and supporting people experiencing homelessness and empowering them to thrive.
If successful, you will be required to register with the Scottish Social Services Council within 6 months of your start date. After registration, there is a requirement to be qualified and to maintain professional learning, which we will support you to achieve.
Blue Triangle recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief.
We welcome applications from all sections of the community.
What we offer:
Aside from offering a supportive and friendly environment where our people are valued and appreciated, we’ll see that your hard work and drive to succeed is rewarded.
- Competitive Salary and Pension Options
- Full time & Part time hours available
- Double pay for festive bank holidays
- Long service awards
- Fully funded SVQ3
- Access to our benefits platform with high street voucher and tech discounts and cycle to work scheme to name a few!
- Inhouse training programmes
- Significant Gym discounts
- Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
- 24/7 access to employee assistance programme, including counselling
- A wide range of family friendly policies
- Life Assurance cover of 3 times your salary
- Credit Union
- £200 refer a friend scheme
And many more!
Falkirk is a care experienced young persons service, focusing on young people aged between 16 and 25. This role is 35 hours and will cover various shift patterns including some weekends. If you have any questions about the role, please contact recruitment@bluetriangle.org.uk
Victim Support Scotland – Empowering People Affected by Crime.
Do you want to work with an organisation that makes a difference to the lives of people affected by crime? We put victims and witnesses at the heart of everything we do so they are heard, have improved health and well-being, feel safer, more secure, and informed and that we are an effective organisation, that makes a lasting difference.
What is the role
As a member of the Service Delivery team and reporting directly to the Head of National Programmes, you will play a vital role in driving innovation through developing new victim and witness-centred projects and programmes at Victim Support Scotland. This role involves in leading on the development of a new service providing a single point of contact for victims of children who have caused harm, you will bring substantial knowledge and experience of project development within the children’s sector to:
• Develop the process for victims to access information, advice and support where a crime has been perpetrated by a child, including routes to overcome barriers to access where appropriate.
• Negotiate interagency communications, data and information sharing protocols and consider to what extent information brokerage and victim advocacy may be required
• Develop systems and promotional tools (including digital and online) to ensure victims are aware of the new service, their rights and the support available to them
• Work collaboratively with victims of children who cause harm to develop the service
This is an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Project & Programme Manager, (12 month Fixed-term contract) working 35 hours per week.
Work pattern: Monday - Friday 9am to 5pm with occasional weekends and evening work.
What you’ll need to be successful
We are looking for an experienced and transformational leader. Working alongside colleagues and partner agencies to deliver high quality services for victims and witnesses. An innovative thinker with strong communication skills and experience of partnership working you will have a relevant bachelor degree and/or experience in relation to project management, social sciences, or related disciplines.
Salary: £34,974.73 - 46,187.00. Salary on appointment will normally be at the lower salary point, with progression subject to review - in line with VSS progression arrangements. A higher salary placing will be considered in exceptional circumstances subject to experience demonstrated.
Further details of this role are available in the job description - Project & Programme Manager - Victim Support Scotland
Please note - This post will be subject to a satisfactory PVG check.
Who We Are
Victim Support Scotland provides support and information to people affected by crime and campaigns for victim and witness rights. Regardless of whether a crime has been reported, or when it happened, our services are free, confidential, and tailored to individuals’ needs.
Our vision is that people affected by crime – victims, witnesses, and their families – are treated with dignity and respect and are at the heart of the justice in Scotland. Our mission is to ensure that all those affected by crime receive high quality support that will help them to recover from their experiences. All our work is guided and underpinned by our six core principles of being engaging and compassionate; inclusive and accessible; person-centred; adaptive, flexible, and responsive; collaborative; and knowledgeable and skilled.
Now is the time to join Victim Support Scotland, helping us work towards the ambitions of our 5-year plan: Empowering people affected by crime: VSS Strategy 2021-2026.
What we offer
When you work for Victim Support Scotland, your wellbeing is important to us. Not only do we offer an enhanced annual leave package of 39 days (Pro-rata), but you will also have access to our free health cash plan which includes cover for you and your family across a range of benefits, which include, dental cover, access to a virtual GP, counselling, legal support and discounts on gym memberships, cinema tickets, retail and much more. In addition we offer a generous pension, enhanced maternity and paternity pay and access to a credit union. Supporting employee development is important to us and we offer comprehensive learning and development opportunities.
School Pathways Coordinators x2
- Part time
- £24,600 pro-rata
- On site: Golspie High School or Nairn Academy
- Closing 12th December 2024
We are looking for two Pathways Coordinators for Golspie High School and Nairn Academy, to work with young people, mentors and school staff involved in our programme.
About the role:
You will be an integral part of the school community and wider MCR team and be the key person delivering the MCR programme to young people in the school.
Key responsibilities:
- Helping to build exceptional individual relationships with young people across S1 to S6 and delivering S1 & S2 group work.
- Helping to drive volunteer mentor recruitment. Consistently supporting, actively engaging and motivating mentors from training through the length of their engagement with the programme.
- Actively support MCR young people to set, experience then follow their education and employment pathways.
- Evidence progression, impact and best practice with YP input, quantitative feedback and qualitative case studies.
About you:
- Exceptional ability to build meaningful relationships with young people aged 11-18 years, education colleagues, volunteer mentors and local employers.
- Awareness and understanding of the principles of safeguarding and child protection.
- Ability and confidence to present programme information & deliver prepared training sessions to groups.
- Ability to work well on own initiative, as part of a team and on a flexible basis in response to young person and organisational need.
- An understanding of the challenges and barriers that care-experienced and/or vulnerable young people may encounter.
- Experience or a knowledge of processes to document and evidence good practice and positive outcomes.
You may have experience as a Youth, Community or Advice Worker. You will be an empathetic person who is open minded, non-judgemental, resilient and who is driven to improve outcomes for care experienced and other vulnerable young people.
About MCR Pathways:
MCR Pathways is an award-winning charity established in Glasgow in 2007. Our mentoring programme is now delivered in schools across the whole of Scotland. Our passionate team is dedicated to helping the most vulnerable young people gain in self-confidence, identify their skills and recognise and fulfil their potential. Our vision is for all young people to experience equality of education outcomes, career opportunities and life chances. Our in-school mentoring has profound impacts on school pupils in their confidence, wellbeing, achievement and post-school progression. MCR Mentors are volunteers who make and experience a life-changing difference. You will be joining a friendly and supportive team who love what they do and enjoy working with each other. We model our values and many of us are also mentors ourselves.
Benefits of working for MCR Pathways include: 33 days annual leave in first year rising to 38 days from 2nd year of employment, additional day off for your birthday, Living Pensions Employer, Life Assurance - 4 x salary.
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