Bruce Tait Associates (BTA) is excited to present a unique leadership opportunity at Positive Changes (Scotland) CIC. As the organisation prepares for a significant transition, with founder Joyce Murray stepping aside, a new visionary is needed to lead this transformative social enterprise.
Positive Changes is dedicated to empowering women who have touched the Scottish justice system, helping them to forge a brighter future. Through their initiative, Grace Chocolates changing lives, they produce and sell exquisite artisan chocolates. All proceeds are reinvested into the enterprise, supporting women in gaining valuable work experience and life skills, and funding their personal development through mentoring and well-being programmes.
The incoming CEO will have the privilege of building on a solid foundation and guiding Positive Changes to new heights. This role is a remarkable opportunity to drive social impact, foster sustainable growth, and lead a team committed to changing lives through the power of employment and support.
BTA seeks a leader who is not only aligned with the ethos and goals of Positive Changes but also possesses strong business acumen and a proven track record in leadership, ideally within the justice system or social services. This role offers not just a career but a chance to make a significant social impact, providing the right candidate with a fulfilling leadership position in social transformation.
The position is based in Stirling and comes with a competitive salary, reflecting the crucial role the CEO will play in the organisation.
For those driven to lead, inspire, and advocate for social impact, this CEO role at Positive Changes represents an amazing opportunity to effect change. The new leader will not only continue the legacy of impactful work but also can innovate and expand the reach of the organisation, ensuring its continued success and increased influence in the community.
As a public body determined to play our part in tackling the twin climate and nature crises the National Park Authority is aiming to be a net zero organisation by 2030 and for the National Park to be a net zero place in time. Over the next decade we will make a real step change in how we operate – putting emissions reduction and climate adaptation at the heart of our decision-making and actions.
The purpose of this key role is to drive the delivery of the National Park Authority becoming a climate ready organisation. This includes our Mission Zero; the rapid decarbonisation of our operations to become net zero Greenhouse Gas emissions by 2030, and leading climate adaptation planning across our estate.
Responsibilities:
·Lead delivery of the organisation’s Mission Zero Route Map by 2030, a multi-year programme of decarbonisation across the National Park Authority’s estate and fleet.
·Lead the planning and delivery of agreed climate adaptation measures for our estate (comprised of offices, visitor centres, ranger bases, piers, slipways, car parks, public greenspaces).
·Develop and deliver a comprehensive, timely and effective monitoring programme for Mission Zero, which includes but is not limited to meeting the annual statutory climate change reporting duties. Produce regular reports on the progress of decarbonisation and performance against the 2030 target date.
·Identify and secure internal and externally sourced resources to help deliver decarbonisation and adaptation measures. Manage associated budgets. Lead an effective, cross-organisational Mission Zero programme team.
·Procure and manage specialist consultants and contractors to help deliver Mission Zero and climate adaptation measures.
·Develop the necessary partnerships and engagement with other public bodies, such as local authorities and key private sector partners, to develop and deliver decarbonisation and adaptation of National Park Authority sites.
·Work with colleagues to help engage fellow staff, Board members and stakeholders in Mission Zero and estate adaptation. Help inform and advise engagement, education and communications that share our journey of becoming a climate ready organization.
·Undertake any other duties appropriate to the grade as required.
Who we are looking for:
Your skills, abilities and experience should include:
·Experience of leading delivery of capital infrastructure projects with associated procurement and contract management
·Experience or understanding of estate decarbonization
·Experience of leading successful programme/project management, including development, delivery, coordination, forward planning, monitoring, and reporting
·Experience of leading budget planning and management
·Experience of managing internal/external stakeholders
·Excellent organisational skills
·Strong, logical problem-solving skills
·Ability to manage a diverse workload, prioritise tasks, plan and meet deadlines
·Degree in a related discipline (e.g., built environment professions) or equivalent experience
Ideally, but not essential, you’ll also have:
·Experience of multi-year capital infrastructure programmes/projects
·Experience of emissions monitoring and reporting, and assessing progress on achieving net zero
·Experience of climate adaptation planning
·Experience of securing external funding for capital delivery projects
·Experience of energy audits, energy efficiency measures, retrofit projects, and/or renewable energy technologies
·Experience in the public sector
·Understanding of the current Scottish Government’s priorities and strategies in respect of Climate Change mitigation and adaptation
Who we are and our values:
We offer flexible and remote working, with a generous pension scheme and annual leave allowance. Staff have access to wellbeing services and there is a strong focus on wellbeing throughout the organisation.
Being part of Loch Lomond & the Trossachs National Park Authority means being passionate about what you do, working hard to inspire and lead the way for others. We care about each other and are accessible and friendly treating each other with respect and understanding, we think about our planet with each decision we make. Together, we are the difference.
Loch Lomond & the Trossachs National Park Authority are proud to celebrate difference. Diversity of experience is vital in our success; we want our business to be representative to the communities we work alongside. As an equal opportunity employer, we actively encourage applicants from a wide range of individuals, irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, gender identity and expression, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.
It is an exciting time at Inclusion Scotland as we recently welcomed our new Chief Executive. We have created new positions so that we can better serve our membership and continue our work to influence policy and practice. We are delighted to have opportunities for new people to join us and want to meet candidates who share our values and commitment to Inclusion Scotland’s mission.
We are looking for a Senior Administrator who will work closely with the Chief Executive to enable the Board of Trustees to effectively govern the organisation in conjunction with the senior leadership team. The Senior Administrator will lead on ensuring Inclusion Scotland is an accessible employer, contributing to achieving the vision of disabled people being fully included throughout all Scottish society as equal citizens.
Leading the administration team, the Senior Administrator will provide line management and oversee the team’s work, ensuring that a highly effective and accessible administrative service is provided.
It is an exciting time at Inclusion Scotland as we recently welcomed our new Chief Executive. We have created new positions so that we can better serve our membership and continue our work to influence policy and practice. We are delighted to have opportunities for new people to join us and want to meet candidates who share our values and commitment to Inclusion Scotland’s mission.
We are looking for an experienced leader to join us as Head of Programmes and Development. This is a new senior leadership position, focused on strong leadership and collaboration to enable the organisation to deliver, innovate and serve its membership to achieve the vision of disabled people being fully included throughout all Scottish society as equal citizens.
The Head of Programmes and Development will take a lead role in developing Inclusion Scotland’s social enterprise. They will identify business development opportunities which improve experiences for disabled people across Scotland, and lead on implementing agreed income generation activities.
They will lead on ensuring high quality programmes are delivered and continuously improved and will identify opportunities for new projects which aim to increase the inclusion of disabled people.
They will contribute to the development of organisational strategies and those involving programmes and business development and lead their team to deliver those strategies.
It is an exciting time at Inclusion Scotland as we recently welcomed our new Chief Executive. We have created new positions so that we can better serve our membership and continue our work to influence policy and practice. We are delighted to have opportunities for new people to join us and want to meet candidates who share our values and commitment to Inclusion Scotland’s mission.
We are looking for an experienced leader to join us as Head of Programmes and Development. This is a new senior leadership position, focused on strong leadership and collaboration to enable the organisation to deliver, innovate and serve its membership to achieve the vision of disabled people being fully included throughout all Scottish society as equal citizens.
The Head of Programmes and Development will take a lead role in developing Inclusion Scotland’s social enterprise. They will identify business development opportunities which improve experiences for disabled people across Scotland, and lead on implementing agreed income generation activities.
They will lead on ensuring high quality programmes are delivered and continuously improved and will identify opportunities for new projects which aim to increase the inclusion of disabled people.
They will contribute to the development of organisational strategies and those involving programmes and business development and lead their team to deliver those strategies.
Clan Childlaw is Scotland’s law centre for children and young people. Clan Childlaw is a team and everything that everyone at Clan Childlaw does to deliver our services and keep things running all helps to protect and strengthen children’s rights and improve their lives.
Purpose of the role:
You will provide professional and efficient business management to Clan Childlaw’s operations functions. Supporting the senior management team in ensuring quality delivery of our strategic aims, you will be responsible for fostering an environment of continuous improvement for all our business operations. This is a vital role in a busy team that provides essential support for all the important work of our ambitious organisation.
Person Specification:
This is a great role for an experienced senior administrator or business manager who really wants to get to know how a charity operates across all departments. As you’ll be the lynchpin of our organisation, working with everyone across Clan and interacting with key external stakeholders you will be a confident and effective communicator in a variety of settings and formats, including both verbal and written communication. In this varied and fast paced role, you will use your critical thinking and problem-solving skills to overcome challenges and your ability to think outside the box to come up with new ways of doing things. You will utilise your people management skills to support and develop the Operations team to deliver their best. To find out more about the role please download the job description here.
Membership of the PVG Scheme is essential for this role and the successful candidate will be required to apply for the scheme and produce an acceptable PVG Scheme Record.
Scottish Drugs Forum (SDF) is Scotland’s national resource of expertise on drugs and related issues. We seek to lead and represent the drugs field in Scotland in order to improve Scotland’s response to problem drug use. SDF works with policy makers, service planners and commissioners, service managers and staff as well as people who use or have used services to ensure service quality and evidence-based policy and practice.
We are pleased to be recruiting a Development Officer – Living Experience. This is a great opportunity to work as part of a busy and dynamic team.
About the Project:
SDF has been funded by the Scottish Government to deliver a project ensuring the opinions and experience of people living with drug problems, ‘the voice of living experience’ in Scotland informs and influences policy and the development of services across Scotland.
The focus of the Development Officer’s work is to recruit, train, support and sustain local and regional networks of people with current living experience of problem drug use / being in treatment. Regional representatives will form a national group which will inform the drug treatment and care sector, the government and the wider public about the experience of drug use, accessing and being in treatment and other support services.
About the Post Holder:
We encourage applications from people with their own direct lived experience of problem drug use who can use their experience and their own peer networks in developing these roles. As the role requires the post holder to engage with a diverse range of people with living experience, it is essential that applicants are knowledgeable of problem use of various substances and are knowledgeable and supportive of recovery including having a sound understanding of harm reduction, all available treatment and all forms of mutual aid.
Benefits of working at SDF:
As an SDF employee you will benefit from generous annual leave entitlement, a range of learning and development opportunities, competitive pension contribution, enhanced sick pay and an employee support and counselling service. SDF encourage a healthy work life balance and offer a flexible working scheme.
Our ambition is to work together to promote a more inclusive environment, which attracts all candidates and signals our commitment to celebrate and promote diversity.
Whilst this position is home-based, is envisaged that approximately 70% of the role will be in person work inclusive of travel time covering a wide geography across Scotland. Regular travel to the head office in Glasgow is required based on needs of the project.
Advice Direct Scotland is Scotland’s largest digital advice agency, with twenty years’ experience in supporting the people of Scotland across a range of complex and challenging issues. We have developed a reputation as an innovative, forward-thinking organisation, working with a diverse range of partners, including the Scottish Government.
We have an excellent opportunity for a Consumer Project Lead to join our team. This is the perfect opportunity to work in a role with clear career progression, with full support and training offered. Our collaborative, supportive environment gives you the chance to build solid relationships with senior leaders, peers and clients alike. This is a place where you can thrive and grow!
Innovation, creativity and staff engagement are at the heart of everything we do, as it ensures that we are providing our customers with a high-quality service.
We are working to ensure that as many people as possible can benefit from high quality advice services when and where they need it.
We are one of only 30 estimated companies currently operating in the UK who offer a "4-Day Same-Pay" working week.
Purpose of Role
To aid the Director of Business Development and Policy in ensuring that the organisation is a leading brand within Scotland's consumer advice sector.
We also offer:
30.5 days annual leave (38 days pro rata)
Up to 8% employer pension contribution
Death in service insurance
Reward and benefit programmes such as car and bike schemes
Do you want to make a difference to the environment, diverse local communities and the North East of Scotland as a whole? Are you seeking a role as a community learning and development practitioner where you can use your skills for the good of the planet? If so, join NESCAN Hub as our new Community Development Lead.
NESCAN Hub is a fast-paced diverse non-profit organisation run by an inclusive small, committed team dedicated to achieving a sustainable N.E. Scotland by enabling community led climate action.
We are looking for an engaging and skilful individual who has a rich understanding of community learning and development practice (with a relevant CLD qualification), can lead and co-ordinate delivery to support community climate action and is passionate about working towards transformative change.
Every day people with chest, heart and stroke conditions are leaving hospital scared and alone. You can be part of our mission to make sure that there is no life half lived in Scotland.
By joining Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland (CHSS) as Finance Officer (Sales Ledger) you can be the difference between people just surviving and really living.
You will be part of Scotland’s leading charity providing support to people with chest, heart and stroke conditions to live life to the full again. Our Hospital to Home services form a nationwide network of local support groups, nurses, volunteers and one-to-one support teams helping families adjust to life with a heart or lung condition or after a stroke.
The Finance Officer Sales Ledger (SL) provides finance support across the charity with specific focus on the Sales Ledger and associated elements. This position is a great opportunity for anyone who wants to develop their experience in a finance role, being part of a team and supporting the delivery of our No Life Half Lived Strategy.
The Finance Officer (SL) role key aims are to manage, record and process our sales ledger financial activities for both the Charity and the Trading Company, support the period end processes and preparation of the monthly management accounts.
CHSS employees enjoy a variety of organisational benefits including: Company pension scheme, generous holiday allowance, company sick pay, employee welfare support and life assurance.
CHSS also supports flexible recruitment through Working Families and we are “Happy to Talk Flexible Working”.