Team Manager

Fixed term contract (12 months)

Iriss supports people, workers and organisations to make social work and social care support work better throughevidence based innovation. Iriss is a charity that works across Scotland and our principal funder is theScottish Government.
The Research Analysis Lead role is to provide high quality research and analysis support to the Iriss team. Iriss is funded by the Office of the Chief Social Work Adviser in the Scottish Government to undertake the analysis,and produce an overview, of the Chief Social Work Officer (CSWO) Annual Reports.
The summary report document that you will produce isintended to highlight key themes drawn from the reports received to improve understanding of the performance,improvement and challenges being experienced across the sector.
ADULT SUPPORT AND PROTECTION (ASP) BIENNIAL REPORT SUMMARY
ASP QUARTERLY DATASET ANALYSIS AND PRESENTATION
Iriss has been involved with the ASP community in Scotland over the last three years to develop a new minimum datasetthat ASP Committees can report against. The type of data collected include demographic and referral routeinformation, as well a number of other agreed on key areas. The role for you here will be to collate, analyseand visually present this quarterly data back to ASP practitioners and the Scottish Government.
This role would suit someone with the following qualities and experience:
Desk/literature research and analysis skills: We are looking for someone with experience of theming and codinglarge amounts of material as this role involves the secondary analysis of research and reports.
Clearand accessible writing style: Qualitative data analysis,interpretation and presentation: Ability and familiarity with the production of graphical representations anddata visualisations and an ability to carry out data quality control, validation and collation for large datasets is required.
An advanced level of using MS Excel/Google sheets to analyse and presentdata is essential.
42 days annual leave (pro rata)
~9% employer contribution to your pension
~ Flexible, results based work environment
~ Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) support for health and wellbeing

Interviews (online) on Thursday the 30th of May 2024 with Dee Fraser (CEO) andStuart Muirhead (Head of Programmes)
The Development Leads in Iriss design and deliver high quality and effective projects that have relevance to thesocial work and social care sector. Directed either by sector or policy priorities, and working with a range ofpartners, our work aims to make support work better for both workers and people.
Our Development Leads come from a wide range of backgrounds including research, systems thinking, social work/carepractice, community development, and design. What they have in common is a drive to support positive change andan ability to take a project through from initial idea to completion and product development.
Working with partners to develop and design projects and programmes using the broad parameters of our innovationapproach.
Developing and delivering engaging workshops and facilitated discussions, both online and inperson.
Delivering projects to overall time and budget, using the right project management approach forthe task.
Developing and maintaining good relationships with key people and organisations relevant tothe project.
Taking a flexible approach to managing projects, considering partner pressures and thechanging context in which we work.
Identifying learning from projects, workshops, and programmes througheffective capture during sessions, post-session reflection and wider discussion.
Contributing to the development of Iriss’ positions on key social policy issues throughknowledge synthesis and discussion with colleagues.
Working with communications and digital colleaguesto produce a range of outputs from project work. These might be written, video, audio, an online course orsomething else.
Being part of the Iriss team through participating in monthly team sessions, 1:1 supportmeetings, project and organisational level planning.
Thisrole would suit someone with the following qualities:
You listen andattend to what workers and people tell you about their experience and use your expertise to help them solve theproblems they face.
Analysis and synthesis: You enjoy using evidence, knowledge, data, and informationand ideas to create practical resources and programmes that will make a difference.
Working confidently with a range of types of knowledge including academic research; and policy literature.
Facilitating groups and designing workshops, including confidentfacilitation in online environments.
Writing clearly and persuasively.
Project development in areas where ‘the right answer’ is unclear, contested orunknown.
Using the standard MS Office suite (or equivalent) in a work or study environment.
Research and evidence use.
Meeting with the Scottish Government to help shape a piece ofresearch related to social work in Scotland.
Spending time reading academic research and otherliterature in preparation for designing a new project.
Doing an in-person facilitation with a socialwork team to help them think through what they want to make better about their systems and processes.
42 days annual leave (pro rata)
~9% employer contribution to your pension
~ Flexible, results based work environment
~ Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) support for health and wellbeing

The Jeely Piece Club is currently seeking a Trusts & Foundations Fundraiser to join their team. As a fundraiser,your role will involve researching information, planning, and writing bid applications to contribute to theorganisation’s fundraising efforts. You’ll be responsible for communicating key messages and data about TheJeely Piece Club, inspiring and engaging potential funders, and ensuring successful bid applications. Workingclosely with the Senior Management Team and other staff and trustees, you’ll implement The Jeely Piece Club’sfundraising strategy to achieve sustainable income.
The Jeely Piece Club was formed in 1975 to provide play opportunities and early education services for children inone of Glasgow’s largest housing schemes. The organisation was started by a group of local mums who wantedactivities for their children. To provide opportunities for children in oneof Glasgow’s most deprived communities.
For over 49 years, The Jeely Piece Club has been providing services for children, and families affected bypoverty
A sector-leading, trauma-informed organisation, our mission is to work with children and their families to improvelife chances by providing a range of inclusive, safe, playful experiences and opportunities.
Delivering fundraising priorities and targets for trusts and the foundation's income, including our current and future major appeals.
Researching, identifying, and prioritising appropriate trusts and foundations to maintain and convert a pipeline of new, prospective trusts and foundations.
Working with colleagues across the organisation to help shape projects for funding and creating strong Cases for Support to ensure effective applications.
Writing and submitting high-quality targeted funding applications.
Monitoring outcomes, updating the Funding Matrix, and producing timely reports and information as required externally by funders and internally for Management reporting.
Home or office based with occasional travel (Hybrid)
The Richmond Fellowship Scotland (TRFS) is Scotland’s largest third sector provider of high-quality care and supportservices. It is important tohave a working knowledge of the social care and health landscape (including commissioning and funding practices)and direct experience of success in a business development focused role.
You will also lead important organisational initiatives, and will bring the creativity and strategic focus requiredto develop and grow key programmes and projects.
Excellent communication, analysis, influencing and partnership working are amongst the core attributes that are vitalfor this post. We are looking for a flexible, creative and child centred experienced Learning, Care and Therapy Practitioner to joinour multidisciplinary team. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a creative service that is remodellingintegrated therapy, care and learning for children and young people affected by neurological conditions.
The Centre includes an independent school for children and young people with profound and multiple learningdisabilities and is one of Scottish Government’s seven Grant Aided Special Schools. The children and young people attending the school and nursery experience complex health and learning needs, whilefamilies supported through wider Centre services are affected by a broad range of disability impacting on motorfunction and learning. to support children, young people and their families toattain and maintain the highest level of holistic wellbeing possible.
Multidisciplinary teams around the child work collaboratively alongside parents maximising the benefit from Centreand community resources to give children and young people exceptional experiences to achieve ambitious outcomes.You will have an opportunity to work across the range of Centre services with children of all ages fromprenursery through to 18 years. Our ethos is to get it right for every child helping children and young peoplegain the knowledge, skills and attributes needed for life in the 21st century.
Successful candidates will be able to continue in or join the Strathclyde Pension Fund.
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