Food Train supports older people across Scotland to eat well, age well, and live well. We are seeking an experienced Executive Assistant and Administrative Coordinator to play a central role in supporting our Chief Executive, leadership team, trustees, and staff.

This is a varied and responsible role covering executive support, governance administration, organisational systems, HR and recruitment administration, finance and contract support, fleet coordination, and project support.

We are looking for someone highly organised, reliable, and comfortable managing multiple priorities. Experience in a similar administrative or executive support role is essential. Charity or public sector experience is helpful but not required.

This is a busy, trusted role at the heart of a values driven organisation where good administration makes a real difference.

Voluntary Health Scotland (VHS) are a movement for health creation, working to reduce health inequalities to enable the people of Scotland to live well. We believe that health is more than the absence of illness, and together with our members and partners we champion this belief. We collaborate to provide the national voice for third sector health organisations in Scotland. You can find out more in our Strategic Plan 2025-2030.

As Events and Communications Officer, you will play a crucial role in leading the delivery of our engagement activities for members, partners and other stakeholders. Utilising your exceptional communications, marketing and project management skills you will enable VHS to improve engagement and attendance at key policy and influencing events including our Annual Conferences.

Please note, this role is office-based in Edinburgh with opportunity for hybrid working.

Benefits: 38 days of leave including annual leave, public holidays, office closure days. 6% pension employer contribution (terms and conditions apply), death in service insurance.

Voluntary Health Scotland (VHS) are a movement for health creation, working to reduce health inequalities to enable the people of Scotland to live well. We believe that health is more than the absence of illness, and together with our members and partners we champion this belief. We collaborate to provide the national voice for third sector health organisations in Scotland. You can find out more in our Strategic Plan 2025-2030.

This is a unique part-time opportunity to join a high impact and ambitious organisation in a really valuable role to support VHS to address health inequalities in Scotland.

The role of Business Support Officer will be pivotal to our success, impact and ability to deliver our new Strategic Plan. You will provide crucial support to our Board, Chief Executive and members, working as part of a highly effective team. You will strive to continuously improve the experience of key stakeholders and utilise your skills to provide efficient and effective systems.

Please note, this role is office-based in Edinburgh with opportunity for hybrid working.

Benefits: Pro-rata - 38 days of leave including annual leave, public holidays, office closure days. 6% pension employer contribution (terms and conditions apply), death in service insurance.

About Us:

Murray’s Initiative (formally known as Glasgow Council on Alcohol) is an independent Scottish charity that works to reduce alcohol and drug-related harm at both individual and community levels. Established in 1965, Murray’s Initiative adopts a long-term, trauma-informed and asset-based approach to changing the culture around substance use. Its services are built on a person-centred, harm-reduction model, supporting people whether their goal is to reduce consumption or achieve abstinence.

Murray’s Initiative offers free, confidential counselling services for people concerned about their own or someone else's drinking. Murray’s Initiative delivers a range of interventions including groupwork and employability support as well as a number of holistic and inclusive services, such as a women’s service for survivors of gender-based violence, young persons peer education service, LGBTQ+ health and wellbeing support and tailored wellbeing programmes.

Murray’s Initiative is also a recognised provider of professional development, offering a comprehensive training portfolio including education aimed at increasing awareness of alcohol use and promoting healthier lifestyles, COSCA Counselling Skills and a Diploma in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy.

Murray’s Initiative deliver services over 6 days per week and throughout Glasgow, East Dunbartonshire and East Renfrewshire, helping people make meaningful, positive change in their lives.

The foundation of Murray’s Initiative is our supportive and inclusive culture for all who engage and work with us.

About the Role:

The Diploma in Integrative Counselling is 2-year course, credit rated at SCQF level 10 by the University of the West of Scotland, and validation from COSCA. Murray’s Initiative is one of the founding COSCA members and adheres to the COSCA ethical framework for good practice in counselling, psychotherapy and counselling skills. The course requires lead tutors who are accredited by COSCA to Diploma level or committed to work towards accreditation. Tutors should be experienced Counsellors who are accredited with an appropriate professional body, or working towards accreditation (e.g., COSCA/BACP/UKCP).

The Lead Course Tutor will have responsibility for two Diploma Courses, leading on one weekly class and one weekend class. The Lead Course Tutor will be expected to contribute to a Murray’s Initiative CPD calendar, writing and delivering on content agreed with the Head of Diploma and Training. The Lead Course Tutor will support the development, implementation, delivery and evaluation of the Diploma in Integrative Counselling.

The Lead Tutor will report to the Head of Diploma and Training.

This post requires a Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme membership - successful applicants will be required to join the PVG Scheme.