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  • Advisory Committee Member (BBC Children in Need)

    Location: based in Scotland

    Closing Date: Wednesday 31st July 2024, noon

    Each Advisory Committee member is part of a small team, who collectively bring a range of skills, knowledge and experience including: working with children and young people; the voluntary sector; disability; social services; equal opportunities; business planning and finance; the rights of the child, and lived experience of some of the challenges we seek to address.

    Advisory Committees advise the Trustees of BBC Children in Need on grant awards. Committee members are highly valued, help to maintain the integrity of the Charity and help to achieve a balanced portfolio of grants, based on our strategic priorities, policies, guidelines and criteria.

    An Advisory Committee Member must be able to work as part of a team, communicate effectively and evaluate the merits of a grant application in an objective manner. Grant applications are reviewed by local Children in Need staff and assessed by a team of assessors. They then go to the Committee who review and discuss the applications with staff representatives during the Grant Allocation meeting. Recommendations on those to be funded are then made to the BBC Children in Need Trustees who make the final decisions on applications.

    In addition to the Grant Allocation meeting, two Planning and Portfolio meetings are held each year for Advisory Committee members to collectively review the National or Regional grant portfolio and plan.

    For further information visit their website. 

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  • Vice-Chair (BBC Children in Need)

    Location: based in Scotland

    Closing Date: Wednesday 31st July 2024, noon

    In light of their leadership role, the Chair of the Advisory Committee and Vice-Chair, attend and chair at least three Grant Allocation meetings. The Chair, and Vice-Chair in their absence, will be expected to chair both of the Planning and Portfolio meetings and there will be additional time needed to plan and liaise with the National Head / Impact Manager in preparation for meetings. 

    At a UK level, we organise an annual meeting for Advisory Committee Chairs and Vice-Chairs led by the Chair of the BBC Children in Need Trustees. These are a great opportunity to meet with colleagues across the organisation and attendance is strongly encouraged.

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  • HR and Administration Manager (One Parent Families Scotland)

    Salary: £37,879 – £46,297

    Hours: 35 Hours per week

    Location: On site: Edinburgh

    Closing Date: Tuesday 30th July 2024

    OPFS was founded in 1944 and since then they have been at the forefront of shaping policy and services that support the 144,000 single parent families in Scotland. OPFS HQ is in central Edinburgh, there are local services in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Falkirk, Edinburgh and Dundee with National digital and helpline services.

    This post is office based to ensure collaboration with stakeholders and a consistent presence in the organisation.

    The post holder is responsible for the administrative functions of OPFS as a Registered Charity, HQ functions and wider support to staff across the organisation. They will manage a small administration team and will work closely with other Corporate Services managers to ensure the efficiency and cohesiveness of all central functions. They will be required to operate in line with OPFS values which are Justice, Equity, Trust, Collaboration and Compassion.

    Further information can be found via their website.

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  • Playworker (The Yard)

    Salary: £23,473

    Hours: Full time - (37 hours) and Part time - Saturday afternoons

    Location: On site: Edinburgh

    Closing Date: Tuesday 6th August

    Do you get a buzz from helping children and young people, creating laughter, mess and happy memories? If so, they think we have the ideal role for you.

    They are looking for individuals who can initiate and support innovative and engaging play for disabled children and young people, focusing on their interests and needs.

    If successful you will join their team of passionate and committed playworkers, delivering child-led, family sessions at their purpose-built site in Edinburgh. You’ll plan and deliver a range of play activities such as arts and crafts, loose parts play, den-building, sensory and water play. You’ll be an integral part of their team, with the opportunity for training and development. They are an accredited living wage employer and offer a wide range of benefits.

    The successful candidate may have experience working in childcare, early years, nursery, play, youth work or the care sector.

    For further information visit their website. 

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  • Performance and Impact Advisor (Equalities & Human Rights Fund) (Inspiring Scotland)

    Salary: £28,000 – £32,000

    Hours: Full time

    Location: Hybrid: Edinburgh

    Closing Date: Sunday 11th August 2024

    They have an opportunity for a Performance and Impact Advisor (PIA) with their Equality and Human Rights (E&HR) fund team. We are looking for a full time (35 hours per week) PIA to join their small team and play an instrumental role in supporting the 48 organisations within the fund.

    The Equality and Human Rights fund (E&HR) aims to support civil society organisations and partners to develop, embed and mainstream equality and human rights within policy and practice in Scotland, in line with the ambitions of the National Performance Framework and relevant Scottish Government strategies.

    The PIA (Performance and Impact Advisor) will deliver several functions to support funded organisations, the E&HR Programme Manager and Inspiring Scotland. They are a consistent, available point of contact for funded groups with responsibilities including management of fund related information, developing and participating in any portfolio events and creating support tools for funds.

    For further information visit their website. 

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  • Youth Development Worker (Youth Justice Voices)(Staf)

    Salary: Up to £28,500 per annum pro rata, depending on experience

    Hours: Part time - 21 hours per week

    Location: Home-based although must be able to work from participation space/office in Glasgow and support engagement in Central Belt and Aberdeen

    Closing Date: Friday 2nd August 2024

    To engage with young people with experience of the care and justice systems in order to amplify their voice and support systems change.  To work collaboratively with Youth Justice Voices staff, young people and partner agencies to expand the work of the project into a national network.

    Specific Duties:

    Under the guidance of the Youth Justice Participation Lead at Staf: 

    1. Support a steering group of young people to act as advisors to the project outwith the central belt.
    2. Ensure that young people are involved in all aspects of planning and development of the project.
    3. Work across Scotland to innovatively gather the views of care experienced young people involved in the justice system.
    4. Develop an ongoing feedback and evaluation loop to ensure learning is shared widely.
    5. Feed the views of young people into the wider work of Staf and CYCJ.
    6. Attend youth justice related meetings to comment on practice and policy based on the experiences of children and young people.
    7. Contribute to training and practice development activities to share the views of children and young people.
    8. Help to identify policy and practice improvements based on young people’s experiences.

    For further information visit their website. 

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