Voluntary Action East Renfrewshire SCIO (VAER) help local people, groups and organisations to work together to shape their communities.

Job Role

We are looking for an experienced, proactive, and well organised person with a passion for working with people to join our team as Youth Lead (Networks & Opportunities).

You will be building capacity of local organisations, facilitating collaborations and ensuring that volunteering opportunities in East Renfrewshire are inclusive and accessible to disadvantage young people.

Our youth-led programme ‘Make it Happen’ offers young people (12-25 years old) opportunities to grow in confidence, find opportunities to participate that are meaningful to them and develop lasting connections within their community through the mix of 1:1 intensive support, group volunteering, and volunteering programmes and workshops, with a focus on creating local collaborations that tap into existing resources and services.

The programme is funded through the Young Start, a grants programme run by the National Lottery Community Fund.

Key Tasks:

• Lead on the development of meaningful youth-friendly volunteering opportunities for young people; provide guidance and support to organisations interested in creating youth volunteering opportunities.
• Build effective relationships and facilitate collaborations across a wide range of local and national organisations to support the development of supported and accessible volunteering opportunities
• Develop regular networking opportunities for youth services and workers
• Work closely with other Youth Leads to ensure meaningful involvement of young people in the development, design and delivery of programme activities and networking opportunities; Support and development of our ‘Make it Happen’ Youth Volunteering Team

Line Manager: Engagement Manager

We are looking to recruit a Lead Officer to coordinate the implementation of a Climate Action Hub in West Dunbartonshire. The Hub, funded by Scottish Government, will form part of a strategic Scotland-wide network. This post provides a unique opportunity for anyone with a passion for reducing the impacts of climate change and the potential of empowered communities, to make a major contribution to forward planning and policy at local, regional and national levels.

You will build and maintain effective relationships with stakeholder organisations across West Dunbartonshire and other climate hubs across Scotland, and delivering on the hub action plan.

Clackmannanshire Third Sector Interface (CTSI) is a ‘single door’ access point for a wide range of support and services for charitable organisations, community and voluntary action groups, volunteering and social enterprise in Clackmannanshire. It is part of the TSI Scotland Network, funded by Scottish Government to deliver four key functions: building capacity of sector; provide voice of the sector; be a source of knowledge for members; and connecting partners.

Membership & Governance

This role will lead a small team and have a particular focus on ensuring our members are compliant in all areas of their business operations. This includes from start-up as a charity or social enterprise, charity law and governance procedures as well as funding but also includes providing advice or liaising with expert help, where relevant around managing staff, data compliance, meeting sustainability targets and health and safety. The role will support and lead on training for members, link closely with intermediaries, OSCR, Social Enterprise Scotland and other relevant national bodies to provide information, knowledge on changes and other relevant guidelines and funding opportunities. The role will work closely with the Chief Officer and also the other Team Leader.

Family Support

In addition, the role will manage the continued development of the Family Support Collaborative, a new way of working that links around 30 family support third sector member organisations together to deliver a new model of care with our statutory partners.

The role will manage a dedicated team including a Family Support Collaborative Coordinator and a Community Connector with responsibility for family support and work closely with the lead for Data Management. Together they will manage the Family Support Hubs and the related data management and ensure the output of a Children & Families Bulletin and run the Children & Families Forum on a quarterly basis.

A key part of our strategy focuses on recruiting volunteers of all ages and backgrounds and matching them to appropriate organisations and opportunities.

This exciting and pivotal role raises awareness of the volunteering opportunities in the Scottish Borders, drives the development of individual volunteer capacity, skills and capabilities, and engages with volunteer-involving organisations to ensure that there are opportunities for volunteers. The role also involves encouraging third party organisations, schools, local businesses and employers to promote the benefits of volunteering and encourage corporate volunteering.

Strong communication, networking, project management skills and good understanding of volunteers and volunteering are essential for success in this role.