Funding Manager

• Remote with some travel to service sites (Remote)
• Closing23rd April 2024
• Advertised from 27th March 2024
• Salary: £18.17 per hour. Number of Posts: 1. Type of Contract: Permanent. Start Date: As soon as Possible. Hours of Work: 28 per week. Work Location: Remote with some travel to service sites. Responsible to: Programme Quality Manager.
• Vacancy Reference: BfN2024/100

Are you a whizz at sourcing, writing and pitching successful funding applications to trusts, foundations and othervaluable funds? Do you thrive on achieving significant income growth and smashing ambitious targets? Do you wantjob satisfaction knowing that your work is making a big difference to families across the UK?

It takes a special person to take a strategic and operational lead in generating income for a registered charity likeThe Breastfeeding Network. We have a vision of all mums and families feeling supported in their feeding choicesand able to breastfeed for as long as they choose. We already receive funding from various sources but we knowthere are even more mums, parents and families out there who need our support; support that needs funding.

If you’re an experienced funding professional who dreams of a family-friendly employer where your work has bigimpact, then we might be just what you’re looking for. Working with our fabulous service teams and financecolleagues, you will draw on your honed skills and extensive experience in ambitious income generation to securestrategic and core funding from trusts, foundations, legacies, community fundraising activity and beyond. Yourwork will be essential for ensuring that all families can continue to rely on the services the BreastfeedingNetwork provides, well into the future.

We are a Scottish registered charity making a difference to women and families across the UK. Our vision is thatwomen and families feel supported in their feeding choices and are able to breastfeed for as long as theychoose.

Proposed Interview Date: Remote. Dates TBC.

As this is a time sensitive appointment BfN will interview whilst the job advertisement is live and retains the rightto bring forward the advertising period if a strong candidate is identified.

• Remote with some travel to Service Sites (Remote)
• Closing23rd April 2024

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced programme quality professional to make a difference at a charityproviding vital services to families across the UK. The Breastfeeding Network (BfN) is a family-friendlyemployer with an excellent reputation for quality-assured services, evidence-based training and information. TheProgramme Quality Manager is a member of BfN’s Senior Management Team. You will use your skills and experiencein data and management of an experienced, multi-disciplinary team to support your colleagues to continuallyimprove the impact, sustainability, effectiveness and relevance of our work and so to enhance BfN’s ability toinfluence and secure diverse funding sources. We are a Scottish registered charity making a difference to womenand families across the UK.

Relationships Scotland is the largest provider of family and relationship support in the country. We offerrelationship counselling, family mediation and child contact centres through a network of 21 Member Servicesacross Scotland. Around 18,000 people receive a face-to-face service each year.

We are looking to appoint a new treasurer to join our Board. The treasurer will be responsible for overseeingfinancial matters on behalf of our Board and will be responsible for ensuring that the organisation has robustfinancial processes to ensure it meets its legal and constitutional requirements. While we encourage and welcomeapplicants of all backgrounds, we are keen to hear from candidates that have experience of charity financialmanagement or are chartered in a suitable accountancy field.

This role would include four board meetings a year (currently a mix of in person and online), along with four onlineOffice Bearer meetings each year, and our AGM.

We want our Board to reflect the diversity of the modern communities we work with, and value the benefits of havingdifferent experience and points of view on our Board. We particularly welcome applications from people livingwith a disability or long-term health condition, LGBTQ+ people, younger people and those from ethnic minoritycommunities.

• This post is permanent full time and will mostly be home based but can utilise office bases in Glasgow or Stirling and may require some travel to meetings. (Home based)
• Closing7th April 2024

About Aberlour…

We are a values driven organisation delivering around 50 services across Scotland supporting children, young peopleand families.

Our development team delivers success. We are growing year on year and are looking for the right person to help uscontinue our success through funding and developing new services and improving organisational sustainability toenable us to reach even more children and families.

What we are looking for...

In joining our dedicated Business Development Team, you will use your experience and knowledge of developing andcoordinating tender responses and funding applications to provide a comprehensive and specialist support to theorganisation. You will report directly to our Head of Business Development and work closely with specialists tonegotiate their contributions and keep projects to completion deadlines.

You will have written and delivered high quality, successful public tenders, ideally in a social care or equivalentenvironment and have the ability to present information and ideas engaging a wide range of stakeholders.

What we offer...

As well as a supportive team, we want all our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. Whenyou work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, an excellent employer pensionscheme, life assurance worth 3x salary and a range of deals and discounts across various retailers.

• Options Fife – Respite and Outreach, Glenrothes (On site)
• Closing10th April 2024

Do you have relevant experience of working with children and young people with a disability/and or autism or relevantexperience in a similar sector or work environment?

About Aberlour Options Fife - Respite and Outreach

Options Fife Respite and Outreach provides a range of flexible support through outreach and overnight short breaks atweekends, evenings and school holidays to children and young people with complex learning disabilities andautism. We offer a high-quality child centred service providing positive and enabling experiences for the youngpeople, supporting them through the challenges and complexities that enable them to work towards theirindividual outcomes and personal goals. We work closely with families and other professionals in providingsupport tailored around the child’s plan.

What we are looking for....

We are looking to recruit two Young People’s Worker Nights, working four nights on (10 hours per night) every secondweek. You will play a fundamental role in ensuring that the young people you work with have the best possibleexperience in working towards their objectives in line with their care plan, supporting children to progresswithin their individual outcomes. Whilst not without its challenges and demands, this is a highly rewardingrole, where the work we do has a demonstrable impact on each young person's progress. Using a person-centredapproach, you will provide enabling support ensuring the highest level of physical, personal, and emotionalcare. We support young people who have epilepsy, need personal care and need gastrostomy feeding. Aberlour, inconjunction with NHS, provides all staff with training.

We are looking for candidates who have a passion for working with young people with disabilities. It is desired butnot essential that candidates hold a relevant qualification at an SCQF level 7 or above. Due to SSSCrequirements you may be required to gain qualifications after starting with Aberlour.

At Aberlour we want to make sure every child and young person has the love, support and opportunity they need toreach their potential. If you share the same vision, we want you to join our team.

What we offer...

As well as a supportive team and excellent training opportunities, we want all our employees to feel valued andrewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generousannual leave, an excellent employer pension scheme and a range of deals and discounts across various retailers.Find out more about our Employee Benefits and our commitment to Equality and Diversity on our website.