The Playleader will assist in implementing the organisation’s innovative childcare service. While ensuring that the Quality and Implementation of Gingerbread’s after-school club delivers childcare at the highest standard and in keeping with all local and national requirements.

About you

Do you want to use your skills to make it possible for people with myeloma to live longer and better lives?

Myeloma UK is looking for a motivated and experienced Special Events professional to join our Philanthropy team.

Special events play a vital role in engaging our supporters, inspiring their support, and raising vital income for the charity. Throughout 2026 we have a range of events planned, including private dinners, receptions and large fundraisers in London and Edinburgh.

Special Events is an area of growth for the charity, and this is an exciting opportunity to work alongside our major donor team and senior volunteers and supporters to develop and deliver an engaging fundraising events programme.

Experience in Special Events is essential, ideally in a charity environment. The successful candidate will have excellent event management skills, experience of working with senior stakeholders, and the ability to deliver creative and engaging events to inspire donor support.

About the role

Myeloma UK is embarking on an ambitious five-year income generation strategy, which aims to double our income by 2030.

The post holder will lead the planning and delivery of a programme of high-quality events. You will work with colleagues from across the charity to develop programmes that will engage our audiences and communicate the impact we deliver as a charity. You will have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work with a range of stakeholders.

About us

Myeloma UK is the only UK charity focused on the incurable blood cancer, myeloma and its related conditions. We provide support and influence access to treatments, while researching a cure. Thanks to life-extending treatments and support, today many people affected by myeloma are able to live longer and to live well. Together, we support, so no one faces myeloma alone.

We are committed to bringing together the best and brightest people to help us ensure that every person affected by myeloma has an empowered present and a hopeful future.

Our ultimate goal is to find a cure and make myeloma history. Until then, our mission is to help every person living with myeloma, live well, for as long as possible. We are committed to diagnosing myeloma earlier, discovering and sharing knowledge, transforming the patient experience and influencing positive change.

Our culture

Wellbeing and staff engagement are at the heart of our culture. We offer employees a range of benefits including a pension salary exchange scheme, flexitime, flexible working which includes both home and hub-based office working, health plan, employee assistance plan and holiday purchase scheme. We are committed to providing learning and development opportunities for all our employees.

For further information please go to myeloma.org.uk/library/special-events-manager-12-month-fixed-term-contract

We’re looking for an organised and proactive Operations Officer to support the smooth running of our charity. In this role, you’ll coordinate day-to-day operations including inbox and CRM management, school enquiries and bookings, organisational calendars, and team meeting logistics. You’ll help maintain and update our websites, handle communications such as newsletters and teacher updates, and support systems development to improve efficiency. You’ll also oversee travel bookings, stock management, and identify opportunities for professional learning. This role is ideal for someone who is detail-driven, adaptable, and capable of maintaining accuracy in a fast paced environment.

About our charity - Time for Inclusive Education (TIE)

We are an education charity working with schools to address the prejudice, stereotypes and stigma that can lead to homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying. We work with national education partners, deliver services for teachers and learners in schools and communities, and develop teaching and curriculum resources.

Our core work focuses on the implementation of Scotland’s National Approach to LGBT Inclusive Education.

We manage the national platform lgbteducation.scot and deliver the national two-stage professional learning course ‘Delivering LGBT Inclusive Education’ on behalf of the Scottish Government. We also deliver workshops for primary and secondary school pupils, and create quality teaching resources.

We also run the Digital Discourse Initiative with international partners, a new programme complementing our core work which provides schools with tools and strategies to address the growing impact of disinformation, online hate, and prejudicial conspiracy narratives.

Role Overview and Responsibilities

As our Operations Officer, you will play a key role in ensuring the smooth day-to-day running of the organisation. You will handle core operational functions including organisational inboxes, our CRM system, school enquiries, and the main organisational calendar. You will support internal coordination by organising team meeting agendas, scheduling planning sessions, and maintaining systems that keep our work flowing efficiently.

You will also contribute to the development and upkeep of our websites, ensuring content, resources, and news are accurate and up to date. The role includes supporting the planning and delivery of events, coordinating logistics, communications, and on the day operations.

Communications and stakeholder engagement form another part of the role, including sending updates via Mailchimp, handling teacher communications, and identifying opportunities for news and promotional content. You will oversee stock management, travel and accommodation bookings, and help develop internal systems to streamline organisational processes.

This position requires a highly organised, detail oriented individual who can manage multiple systems, prioritise tasks effectively, and complete work to a consistently high standard without the need for supervision.

This role is best suited to someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, is calm under pressure, communicates clearly, and has a proven track record of accuracy and operational reliability. The successful candidate will be proactive, dependable, and capable of managing competing tasks across email, calendar, website, CRM, and logistical systems.

Alzheimer Scotland is Scotland’s national dementia charity. Our aim is to make sure nobody faces dementia alone. We provide support and information to people with dementia, their carers and families, we campaign for the rights of people with dementia and fund vital dementia research.

What you’ll do

As Day Services Manager you will be responsible for leading and managing high quality, therapeutic registered day services and commissioned and non-commissioned community supports for people with dementia, those at greater risk of dementia, and their families, and carers within the area.

You will be responsible for ensuring that services are of the highest quality, meet Alzheimer Scotland’s vision for unique therapeutic, highly person-centred support. There is also the responsibility for ensuring that our commissioned services meet all service level agreement, contract specifications and Alzheimer Scotland’s quality guarantees.

You will have overall day-to-day responsibility for the services within the area and will be responsible for promoting the services with key local stakeholders within Health and Social Care as well as relevant other organisations. As Day Services Manager you will manage the referral and assessment process.

You will work collaboratively with the Head of Services to ensure safe practice and delivery of high-quality, person-centred therapeutic day services, ensuring practice complies with Alzheimer Scotland’s policies. You will be responsible for evidencing, reviewing and continually improving the quality of the services and will proactively participate in internal audit and Care Inspectorate inspections. This will includeevidencing that services meet Alzheimer Scotland’s Quality Guarantees, Scotland’s Health and Social Care standards and other quality frameworks including those of the Care Inspectorate where relevant. This includes ensuring that the activities and supports offered meet the identified personal outcomes of those attending the services.

You will provide strong line management and leadership to your team, through setting clear objectives and outcomes, regular review within Support & Development processes and undertaking appraisals.

What you’ll have

The successful candidate will have experience of managing a team in a social care, health or other similar setting or be able to demonstrate a clear knowledge and understanding of the key principles and good practice of effectively managing and leading a team.

You will have knowledge and understanding of the Health and Social Care Standards and SSSC codes of practice and the Care Inspectorate and their role in registered services.

Understanding and knowledge of dementia, mild cognitive impairment and Brain Health and experience of working with or supporting people living with dementia and their families.

The successful candidate will have a recognised professional qualification in health, social work or related field, to SCQF Level 7 (SVQ 3)

This post requires a full driving licence and access to a car.

The successful candidate for this post will be required to provide proof of right to work in the UK and will also be subject to a PVG check through Disclosure Scotland.