The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland is seeking a talented Fundraising Officer to join us at a pivotal moment in our history. As we approach our 250th anniversary, we are launching an ambitious multi-million-pound campaign to purchase and redevelop a listed building beside the National Museum of Scotland, creating a new national centre for heritage research, learning, and engagement.

This is a rare opportunity to play a key role in shaping a transformational fundraising project from the ground up. Working closely with the Head of Fundraising, you will help build relationships with major donors, trusts, and corporate partners, develop inspiring fundraising materials, and contribute to communications and events that bring our story to life. If you are creative, motivated, and eager to make a real impact, we would love to hear from you.

We're looking for a friendly, motivated person to join our team. You'll be based in Perth & Kinross or Forth Valley, focusing on recruiting local volunteers to become mentors by engaging with the local community and building great working relationships with local businesses, public services and other organisations.

About the Role:

You'll work closely with our Partnerships Manager and local teams to engage with local organisations and people to promote the MCR Pathways programme. Your main goal is to recruit committed volunteers who will mentor a young person at a school for just one hour a week during term time for at least one year.

Key responsibilities:

• Find and recruit new volunteer mentors by connecting with people and groups in local communities
• Attend events (in person and online) to present to and engage with potential volunteers
• Clearly explain the charity's work and the great difference it makes for both young people and mentors. You'll build positive relationships with potential mentors through meetings and presentations
• Work with the wider MCR Team, schools, and partners to make sure our mentor recruitment efforts are right for each local area
• Help promote MCR Pathways recruitment campaigns across your local area
• Keep accurate records of all your activities in our system to track our progress.

About you:

• You're great at building positive relationships with both organisations and individuals
• You are confident giving engaging presentations about our work to different groups and individuals
• You can work well on your own and as a vital part of a team
• You strongly believe in the potential of young people and act as a positive, committed role model
• You have good knowledge of the local area, including community groups, employers, and local organisations

It would be helpful if you have some experience in mentoring, volunteering or working in the charity sector. Most importantly, you should be a "people person", open-minded, and happy talking to large groups as well as having one-to-one chats.

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 as well as North East and South East England. We are committed to helping the region’s most vulnerable young people gain 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 mentoring programme has profound impacts on young people in their confidence, wellbeing 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. MCR Pathways’ values are Respect, Communication, Trust and Growth and they inform everything we do.

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.

Do you have a passion for helping people?

Do you have excellent communication and customer service skills?

Do you want to work for one of the best employability providers in Scotland?

Would you like to help someone with barriers to work find their dream job?

Then come and work for Enable Works.

Your role, as an Employment Coordinator is to provide support to people who have barriers to work to make progress towards and achieve well paid, sustainable employment.

Enable Works are the leading specialist provider of employability services for people who have barriers to work. We believe that every person in Scotland has the right to work in a job that is high quality and well paid.

Enable Works supports over 7000 people every year across 30 Local Authorities to learn skills for work.

We partner with thousands of employers to create inclusive cultures and improve the diversity of Scotland's workforce.

We are incredibly proud of our smart, capable, and motivated colleagues across Scotland and following a period of significant growth we are looking to grow our team.

We offer a generous salary, excellent benefits, and opportunities to develop and grow in your role.

We offer flexible working practices that promote a strong work/life balance so that when you are at work you can be the best version of you.

Values are more important to us than qualifications or experience, so if you don’t think you meet every requirement that’s ok, we still want to hear from you.

Please make sure you include a detailed personal statement in the ‘More about you’ section of the application to tell us how you are suited to the post.

There is a pay award pending for Enable Works staff.

About You

We really need you to have these

• The drive, energy and commitment to support people to obtain high
• quality, well paid jobs
• Ability to manage your own workload and prioritise as needed
• Confident communicator
• Strong attention to detail
• Professional presentation and personality
• Some knowledge of the local community
• Ability to work with people at any age who have challenging barriers to employment
• IT literacy
• Comfortable working towards targets
• A natural, professional relationship builder
• A full driving licence

Why?

Our vision is that every person in Scotland is able to access the support they need to find a high quality job that pays them well and your drive and commitment to this job will help them get there. You will recognise each clients individual skills and aspirations and work with them to find a job that they love.

Our culture is autonomous so that means we trust you to make the right decisions for your clients, therefore you need to manage your work load well and be accountable for your time. Attention to detail is important as it means you can work accurately and follow instructions.

About Us

At Enable we believe in developing all our staff and we provide an extensive learning programme together with in-house career development opportunities.

We also have an excellent range of staff benefits on offer including but not limited to:

• Health cash plans providing a wide range of health benefits to help people cover the cost of their everyday health care.
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Season Ticket Loans
• Blue Light Card

Starting a career with Enable is the first step towards making a real difference in our award-winning charity’s mission to help create an equal society for every person who has a learning disability.

Enable is an equal opportunities employer and our recruitment, selection and assessment process is based entirely on values, skills and competencies required of the specific roles.

The cost of PVG is paid upfront by the organisation and deducted from your wage if successfully appointed.

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to change young lives across Edinburgh, by enabling young people to imagine and build their own positive futures.

This role will form part of the leadership team of Scran Academy, leading one of our core services, the Scransitions Employability Programme. The post holder will take ownership of the programme, planning and delivering structured and responsive employment and independent living support to young people facing challenges with their next steps in life.

The Scransitions programme works with young people aged 15+ who often have a wide range of unmet needs, supporting them with a blend of one-to-one mentoring, employment placements and skills-based group work. Each young person gains opportunities to access direct work placements over an 8-week development programme, with flexible one-to-one lead-in and follow-on support to design their learning pathways and reflect on their progress. Key emphasis is placed on this one-to one support, which can be as long or as short as the young person needs.

Essential to the programme’s success is a person-centred approach, and a core part of the role involves building positive, trusting relationships with young people. These relationships are the foundation of any ‘push’ needed for the development of confidence, skills, and the unlocking of aspirations and ambitions. As the role works with vulnerable young people, many of whom may have been let down by authorities and leaders in their lives, there is a balance to be struck to achieve this. A compassionate approach is essential in this regard, providing safety, non-judgement and complete acceptance. Also essential is a willingness to safely challenge young people to step outside their comfort zone and use their imagination to form their aims. Finally, working with vulnerable young people requires setting and communicating professional and personal boundaries clearly and transparently.

This role also entails skilled partnership work, building wider connections which support young people with opportunities both in and out of Scran, and sustains their next steps with collaborative follow-on work. These could be with the business community, the statutory sector, or wider community opportunities.

The role will lead the delivery of our Scransitions Programme, a carefully designed model with a clearly articulated developmental approach. The programme’s success is tried and tested, and hinges on adaptability – it has developed iteratively over time to reflect the changing needs of young people. Record keeping is therefore critical to the success of both the programme and the role.

Young people’s journeys are personal and unique, but we need to capture them in effective ways to ensure any development is reflected and celebrated. Moreover, young people’s voices shape the

approach and structure of our delivery, so intelligent feedback and evaluation is integral to sustaining the programme and achieving the best outcomes for young people.

It is expected that the successful candidate will demonstrate a commitment to excellence in all aspects of the job, and demonstrate the values of Scran Academy.

This role embodies our values: We Love, We Trust, We Unite and We Lead:

We Love – the successful candidate will nurture young people. They will care deeply and see all behaviour as communication that deserves a dignified response. They will be non-judgemental and take a trauma-informed approach.

We Trust – the successful candidate will believe in the potential of young people. They will trust them to be the expert of their own life and circumstance. They will support young people to take responsible steps in learning, work and life.

We Unite – the successful candidate will courageously bring young people together. They will aim to create safe spaces where stepping outside comfort zones is supported and encouraged.

We Lead – the successful candidate will see all young people as leaders in their own lives. They will be ready to both lead and be led by young people. They will listen and provide a platform for young people to lead their learning and thrive.