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.

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.

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.

We offer excellent staff benefits including a generous pension contribution, flexible working and an employee assistance programme.

Youth Vision is a children and young people's charity that provides a range of nature-based projects that aim to develop the skills and self-esteem necessary to support a healthy transition to adulthood. Our unique range of integrated services enable vulnerable young people to experience nature and personal growth in a safe and supported environment.

At Youth Vision we are recruiting for 1 x Development Worker and 1 x Young Leader Development Worker (see separate job advert) posts funded by Young Start.

Youth Vision is a charity that works with young people from South West, Edinburgh that are struggling with formal education, or are excluded from school, and are not engaged in training, or employment.

We offer a range of nature based informal education services that aim to develop confidence and self-esteem to support a healthy transition to adulthood and more positive destination.

The Development Worker will require to have experience engaging with young people who often find it very hard to articulate their own needs and who are lacking in self-confidence. Over the years we have seen how building up trusting relationships with young people makes such a positive different to their life choices. We are looking to recruit candidates who can share our passion to support the young people and whose ideal job is in the outdoors.

Youth Vision is a children and young people's charity that provides a range of nature-based projects that aim to develop the skills and self-esteem necessary to support a healthy transition to adulthood. Our unique range of integrated services enable vulnerable young people to experience nature and personal growth in a safe and supported environment.

We run our groups during the academic term, we currently run Staying on Track on a Wednesday, a programme aimed at S4+, Friday Gardening Group (work experience) supported by volunteers and a Saturday Wilderness for 13+ years. We also offer Forest Skills in the summer holidays to younger people (aged 10+) supported by our young leaders.

We have a small team made up of a Field Manager, Senior Development Worker, Admin and Communications officer, Development Worker and 2 young project workers, supported by sessional workers/freelancers and volunteers.

We would encourage anyone considering applying for these posts to visit the project to get a real feel for the work and the unique setting. Contact info@youthvision.uk to arrange a visit.

We seek applicants with experience in Rural skills and horticulture.

Youth Vision is a children and young people's charity that provides a range of nature-based projects that aim to develop the skills and self-esteem necessary to support a healthy transition to adulthood. Our unique range of integrated services enable vulnerable young people to experience nature and personal growth in a safe and supported environment.

At Youth Vision we are recruiting for 1 x Young Leader Development Worker and 1 x Development Worker (see separate job advert) posts funded by Young Start.

Youth Vision is a charity that works with young people from South West, Edinburgh that are struggling with formal education, or are excluded from school, and are not engaged in training, or employment.

We offer a range of nature based informal education services that aim to develop confidence and self-esteem to support a healthy transition to adulthood and more positive destination.

The Young Leader Development Worker will require to have experience engaging with young people who are finding it difficult to navigate the transition into adulthood. You will require experience to mentor and guide young people to build confidence and resilience, while exploring what their future might look like. You will support young people and young leaders with SMART Goals and moving into positive destinations. We are looking to recruit candidates who can share our passion to support young people and whose ideal job is in the outdoors.

We run our groups during the academic term, we currently run Staying on Track on a Wednesday, a programme aimed at S4+, Friday Gardening Group (work experience) supported by volunteers and a Saturday Wilderness for 13+ years. We also offer Forest Skills in the summer holidays to younger people (aged 10+) supported by our young leaders.

We have a small team made up of a Field Manager, Senior Development Worker, Admin and Communications officer, Development Worker and 2 young project workers, supported by sessional workers/freelancers and volunteers.

We would encourage anyone considering applying for these posts to visit the project to get a real feel for the work and the unique setting. Contact info@youthvision.uk to arrange a visit.

We seek applicants with experience in Rural skills and horticulture.

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 great skills in engaging young people, with experience of life on the Scottish islands and the passion to lead the ongoing development of Scotland’s Young Islanders Network.

The Young Islanders Network provides opportunities for young people in Scotland’s island communities to share their experiences, have their voices heard, shape decisionmaking about issues that impact their lives and ensure that the National Islands Plan fully considers their interests and priorities.

If you have the skills and experience to make this happen, then we want to hear from you!