Estate Operations Supervisor-(Electrical)

Any CHAS site, ideally Edinburgh, Balloch or Kinross as the main base, with travel between these required (Hybrid)
~ Permanent.

Are you an experienced Estates and Operations Manager? At CHAS, we provide unwavering care across homes, hospices, and hospitals for children who may die young. Children's Hospices Across Scotland is seeking a dedicated and experienced Estates and Operations Manager toensure the smooth functioning of our properties and facilities across the organisation. In this critical role,you will oversee a dedicated internal team and external contractors, while ensuring compliance with statutory,legislative and Health and Safety requirements. You will lead a team, coordinating all hard facilitiesmanagement services, day to day property management, implementing planned and preventative maintenancestrategies and maintaining high industry standards for CHAS facilities. Additionally, you will work closely with clinical andnon-clinical staff in our hospices to meet the ongoing needs of children, families, staff, volunteers andvisitors.
Develop and maintain a robust planned and preventative maintenance programme to ensure the safety, operation andcompliance of the CHAS estate.
Oversee the development and delivery of the Asset Management plan and worksprogramme, including condition surveys, informing budgeting and financial planning processes.
Plan andexecute capital works projects, from tendering to commissioning and overseeing project teams.
Specify,tender, negotiate, and manage Estate, Hard FM contracts and services.
Monitor and report on the assignedEstate Management and Hard FM budget, ensuring adherence to financial guidelines and preparing multi-yearforecasts.
Ensure statutory compliance, conducting assessments, audits, and inspections whilemaintaining relevant records.
Develop and maintain effective systems for estate data management.
Communicate effectively with Operations Manager Soft FM and Head ofFacilities Management & Projects to address site issues and prioritise actions.
Degree/HNC/HND in a Property or Building Services discipline or five years' relevant experience in a similarrole.
Proactive with a positive attitude andexcellent planning and prioritisation skills.
Knowledgeable in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel,Outlook).
Wide and detailed knowledge of Hard FM Services, including electrical and mechanicalsystems.
Experience in managing multi-site estates with both owned and leasedpremises.
Experience in contract management of outsourced services and suppliers.
Detailedknowledge of statutory compliance and legislative requirements in property and facilitiesmanagement.
Experienced in the use of building management systems and project management.
Ability to travel to each of our sites across Scotland.
At CHAS, we care for dying children and their families. Development opportunities for your career and leadership progression, andthe time to prioritise your personal development.
Opportunity to make a real impact on the community by delivering best-in-classservices.
Flexible andhybrid working available.
The opportunity to continue paying into existing NHS pension schemes (subjectto eligibility), or membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme.
Our Head Office is based in Edinburgh, and we have two hospices:We also have our fundraising office in Glasgow, dedicatedbases in Aberdeen and Inverness, and Shops in Dunfermline and Kinross.
As this role will closely support our hospices, we would like to speak to candidates who could base themselves fromeither Edinburgh, Kinross or Balloch and we do expect regular travel across these sites with predicted 3 daysonsite/week, varying as needed. The remaining days can be worked remotely.
As a team we work flexibly and are happy to discuss how we can meet business needs while accommodating individualworking patterns and requirements.
We are open to hearing from applicants who feel they could excel in the role but may not have all the skills listedabove. If you have a strong core skillset within Estates and Operations Management and are eager to learn, weencourage you to apply
If you would like an informal and confidential discussion about the role, please contact our Head of Facilities andProjects at veronicamccourt@chas.org.uk
In Scotland, three children a week die from a life-shortening condition. They work across two children’s hospices, in community settingsacross the country, and in hospitals alongside NHS staff.
Reporting to the Chief Executive and working hand-in-glove with the Medical Director, you will deliver exceptionalcare for children and families. You will work closely and collaboratively with NHS partners, to arrangeseamless care.
You will be professionally registered but don’t need to be a children’s nurse.
Detailed understanding of nursing and /or family support alongside significant senior nurse leadershipexperience
Atrack record delivering a high quality of care and championing change in line with a strategic plan, supportingcolleagues to think broadly about continuous improvement.
Strong core management and leadership skillsincluding communication, collaboration, strategic thinking, innovation, planning, mobilisation, reporting,commercial awareness, people and finance management.
You may be working at or near board level in the NHS,health and social care partnership, or operating at nurse director level in a children’s or adult’shospice.
The role can be based at any of CHAS’s main sites, with frequent travel to others.
98,000, depending on experience, and will be attractive to nurses working at verysenior roles in the NHS and other organisations. A higher salary may be provided to exceptional candidates whoare already working beyond this level. Membership of the NHS Scotland or Local Government Pension Scheme isprovided.
We expect this role to attract interest from Scotland, the UK and internationally so relocation expenses areavailable.
Interested in leading and supporting the business functions of the ALLIANCE?
The ALLIANCE has an opportunity to join our Corporate Services team as a Finance and Corporate Services Manager, withmanagement responsibility for finance, HR, office management, facilities and IT.
You will provide high level administrative, strategic planning and operational support; manage financial matters andhelp with budgets and financial projections; help develop policies, rules and guidelines for the wholeorganisation; offer advice and support to senior management; prepare reports and submissions about theALLIANCE's resources and operations and help with staff management.
Accounting qualification, ideally Chartered (ACCA)
Previous experience of using Sage Line 50 accounts
Ability to horizon scan to identifyopportunities and risks
Experience of day-to-day management of the finance function
Experience of preparing budgets and quarterly managementaccounts, including variance analyses and reforecasting
Experience of month end, quarter end and year end finances
Demonstrable skills inbusiness administration and leadership skills
ITskills in word processing, spreadsheets, databases and financial packages
Flexible approach
210 hours annual leave (equivalent of 30 days)
~91 days public holiday (equivalent of 13 days) that canbe taken flexibly
~ Additional leave between Christmas and New Year
~ Open to flexible working (formal and informal)
~ Hybrid working – opportunity to work fromhome for part of the week
~ Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
~ Employee Assistance Programme
~ Learning and development opportunities
~ Corporate ratesfor gym membership
~ Cycle Scheme

The ALLIANCE is a healthy working lives employer and encourages a healthy work life balance and is happy to talkflexible working.
The Health Agency is a community led organisation that aims to address local health inequalities that lead to issuesaround health and wellbeing. Cycle to Work scheme.

You should have experience and a working knowledge of reception duties including Microsoft Office packages. Knowledgeof Salesforce would be beneficial.
Prostate Scotland, Scotland’s prostate disease charity is looking for an enthusiastic Communications and SupporterCare Administrator to help us in our communications, supporter care and fundraising. You willplay an important role in helping to look after our supporters and fundraisers, assisting with ourcommunications and sending out merchandise to people supporting the charity.
Providing support to and administering local level giving and liaising with fundraisers in taking forward activitiesin aid of Prostate Scotland
•Helping on the development of fundraising and marketing materials and plans to promote Prostate Scotland’s work
•Ensuring that we have up-to-date information on our Customer Relationship Management System.
•Developing, sourcing, managing and dispatching stocks of branded fundraising merchandise and sending these out toour supporters
•Assisting with writing content for social media and website.
Your good people skills will assist us in working with local fundraisers and supporters to help develop fundraisingfor Prostate Scotland in communities and in events across the Scotland. You will also have the opportunity toattend and represent Prostate Scotland at local fundraising and supporter external events.
This new post will play an important role in supporting the charity’s communications and fundraising by providingsupport to and administering local level giving and donations and fundraising events and liaising withfundraisers in taking forward activities in aid of prostate Scotland. The role also will involve helpingadminister donations and assisting with communications with supporters, along with helping on the development offundraising materials and plans to promote Prostate Scotland’s work.
Good administrative, IT and digital skills will be important. Prior knowledge of prostate cancer and disease is notrequired (though helpful) and training about this will be provided.
Occasional travel in Scotland will be required. The post is available on a two-year contract.
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