Head of Income Generation - United Kingdom - With Kids

Description

Community Volunteers Enabling You (COVEY) has operated across Lanarkshire for 32 years supporting 4,500 children,young people and parents/carers to become more resilient, safe and better equipped to reach their fullpotential. COVEY provides 1-1 and group-based befriending, mentoring and intensive family support.

This role has lead responsibility for driving strategic growth, through leading on all income generation (identifyingand securing tenders, contracts, grants) and strengthening stakeholder relationships with existing andprospective funders.

We are looking for someone who has experience of securing and managing high-value partnerships at six figure levelsfrom statutory funders and grant making trusts/foundations. You will also have substantial, proven success ofmeeting ambitious funding targets and have excellent oral/written communication skills with a close attention todetail. You will have the ability to think creatively to drive innovation within the team and be adaptable withthe ability to cope well under pressure and work to deadlines.

What we offer

We offer a rewarding role with the opportunity to develop your skills and future career in an enriching environmentwith the following benefits:

• flexible working (including flexi-time)
• access to learning and development opportunities
• one special leave day to celebrate your birthday
• annual staff and volunteer recognition awards
• quarterly staff wellbeing activities
• annual all staff outing/activity
• HSF Health plan for employees (and their spouse/partner and children) including dental and optical claim back, physio claim back, personal accident coverage, GP, mental health counselling, legal support, discounts for gym, cinema and shopping
• access to ScotWest Credit Union offering loans, mortgages and savings accounts

We are seeking a dynamic, highly motivated individual who will play a key role in developing and delivering a programof support services and activities for Care Experienced children and young people across WestDunbartonshire.

This exciting post offers a unique opportunity to develop, deliver and evaluate services, learning opportunities andmentoring activities, that supports care experienced children & young people to reach their fullpotential.

The main aim of the role is to ensure Y sort it plays an integral role in supporting Care Experienced children &young people with their school, family and community life. We aim to build on the aspirations care experiencedyoung people via The Promise, along with our local partners within West Dunbartonshire Promise Keepers, anestablished group of stakeholders.

You will be directly managed by Y sort it Head of Services & Development. The postholder will be responsible forthe management of the Y sort it Care Experienced Staff & Volunteer Team.

Purpose and Objectives

The postholder will provide critical support to Y sort it, schools, and communities to drive West Dunbartonshire'sIntegrated Childrens Services Plan for care experience children and young people. You will lead and co-ordinatethe team and activities required to do so. With support from West Dunbartonshire Education, Promise Scotland /Corra Foundation and Inspiring Scotland / Intandem - West Dunbartonshire is one of eleven local authorities inScotland to adopt the approach of Intandem Mentoring model and a carryout a Test of Change initiative with theaim to develop a Supportive School Structure (Right to Education) for Care Experienced children and young peopleacross West Dunbartonshire.

The post holder will have a primary focus on developing & evaluating the impact of learning opportunities, toraise the attainment of care experienced young people and support our established Intandem Volunteer Mentoringprogram, by focusing on children and young people aged 8 to 14 who are subject to a compulsory supervision order(or at-risk of becoming so), living at home or in kinship arrangements (ages 8-16 years).

You will be responsible for leading, supporting and managing a team of staff and volunteers, and must demonstrablerecent knowledge and experience of the Promise, GIRFEC (Getting it Right for Every Child), UNCRC (United NationsConvention on the Rights of the Child). Experience of monitoring and evaluation frameworks, writing fundingbids, and the ability to work independently as well as part of a Leadership & Management Team.

The post holder should be flexible as the actual times of work will involve working, evenings, school holidays andweekends . The post holder should be flexible as the actual times of work may change to respond to the demandsof the work.

Requirements

You will have a degree or equivalent in Social Work, Community Education, or in the field of Health or HealthPromotion, or relevant / equivalent experience.

Responsibilities:

You will have experience of Community Development approach, relevant experience in a community based/voluntary rolewith children, young people and/ or families. You will have an awareness/experience of primary preventionapproaches and experience of developing and implementing action plans. You will have excellent leadership, oraland written communication skills with the ability to communicate with a variety of stakeholders, goodinterpersonal skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders to bring people together. You will have goodassessment and reporting skills with the ability to work with members of the public, to work without constantsupervision, and meet deadlines, to identify and apply for appropriate funding and the ability to work flexiblehours.

Please note, a driving license is essential for this role.

This post is considered Regulated Work with Children and/or Protected Adults, under the Protection of VulnerableGroups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVGScheme update check, prior to a formal offer of employment being made by Y sort it.

About us

"Y sort it is a young person led service, providing opportunities that responds to the support needs of local youngpeople and inspires them to reach their full potential- we will #Connect # Support #Inspire WD Youngpeople".

Y sort it Youth project is aimed at young people aged between 8-18 years old that reside within West Dunbartonshire.We are unique in the fact that Y sort is governed by a Youth Management Board, with all members registered ascompany directors. This ensures that Y sort it continues to be FOR young people BY young people of WestDunbartonshire. Young people of West Dunbartonshire will reach their full potential through learning and havethe capacity to make informed choices and play a key role in decisions that affect their lives.

• Flexible, although will require frequent working from the Head Office near Penrith and regular travel for Board, Senior Management and other meetings. (Hybrid)
• Closing24th May 2024

At Outward Bound, young people leave behind their everyday lives to venture into a new world of endlessopportunities. Could you be our next Director of Finance and Resources as we embark on our new strategy, 'TheNext Horizon'?

The Outward Bound Trust partners with schools, colleges, employers and youth groups to teach young people mostimportant lesson they could ever learn: to believe in themselves. Young people's lives are filled with pressuresand challenges. They need the means to help them cope and thrive in this noisy and uncertain world – now and inthe future.

We provide opportunities for young people to seize the moment and empower them to discover and embrace their uniquestrengths. At Outward Bound, young people leave behind their everyday lives to experience unfamiliarenvironments, and through challenge and adventure, young people learn to thrive and grow. This is where theydiscover who they are and what they are truly capable of.

The vacancy

You will be central to the leadership and management of Outward Bound and realising the ambition set out in The NextHorizon, leading the financial stewardship of the organisation. You will both oversee the management of theorganisation's financial resources and provide leadership in their utilisation to further the charity's mission.You will also be responsible for the organisation's environmental sustainability journey, and for IT, Digital,and trust-wide systems and processes.

About you

The successful candidate will be central to the leadership and management of the charity in the coming years workingclosely with the CEO and the Senior Leadership Team. You will be astute, collaborative, risk aware, have anattention to detail and thrive on working in a fast paced environment.

A fully qualified accountant with proven experience at a senior level in a finance role with responsibility acrossthe whole finance function, you will have substantial financial leadership and commercial acumen. Experience ina national level organisation of comparable complexity is also required.

You will be a creative and entrepreneurial leader, able to develop your team members to their full potential. Youshould be committed to embedding the values of equity, diversity and inclusion into everything that you do.

Community Volunteers Enabling You (COVEY) has operated across Lanarkshire for 31 years supporting 4,500 children,young people and parents/carers to become more resilient, safe and better equipped to reach their fullpotential. COVEY provides 1-1 and group-based befriending, mentoring and intensive family support.

This role will support the CEO, Deputy CEO & Operations Leader and wider Leadership Team (LT) by leading onadministrative, clerical and finance support including HR & Payroll administration, Salesforce CRMupdates/reports, office enquiries, board/LT administration and operations assistance where required.

We are looking for someone who has experience in office management and administration, with strong interpersonalskills to manage internal and external relationships effectively and appropriately. You will be proficient inthe use of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook) and have an understanding of HR requirements,including relevant policies and procedures, and Health and Safety. Experience using CRM systems and accountingpackages such as Xero would also be desirable.

What we offer

We offer a rewarding role with the opportunity to develop your skills and future career in an enriching environmentwith the following benefits:

• flexible working (including flexi-time)
• access to learning and development opportunities
• one special leave day to celebrate your birthday
• annual staff and volunteer recognition awards
• quarterly staff wellbeing activities
• annual all staff outing/activity
• HSF Health plan for employees (and their spouse/partner and children) including dental and optical claim back, physio claim back, personal accident coverage, GP, mental health counselling, legal support, discounts for gym, cinema and shopping
• access to ScotWest Credit Union offering loans, mortgages and savings accounts
• Field based North East Scotland (Aberdeenshire and Aberdeen City) (Remote)
• Closing22nd May 2024

We help young people to build life-long belief in themselves, supporting them to take on their own challenges, followtheir own passions and discover talents they never knew they had. Because when you prove yourself that you'reready for anything nothing can hold you back.

Do you want to be part of that?

This is a Permanent Part Time role of per week ( we can offer flexibility on hours/days and this can bediscussed at interview stage).

This is an opportunity to join a small, dynamic, ambitious and welcoming team that believes in the transformativepower of youth work and the power of partnerships. Operations Officers support the operational delivery anddevelopment of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award (DofE) through managing a portfolio of Licensed Organisations(LOs).

LOs range from local authorities, state and independent schools to youth organisations, secure units and communitygroups. The DofE Scotland Operations team works with these licensed organisations to build their capacity,support their reach into more marginalised communities and ensure quality and compliance with the Awardframework.

The DofE Scotland office covers DofE activity across the length and breadth of Scotland, working with over 150Licensed Organisations and over 20,000 young people in the last year alone. Each Operations Officer manages aportfolio based on broad geographic region.

The role will be field-based and when not attending meetings, employees will work from home. You will need to have anappropriate home office set up and live within the region.

What we are looking for:

The successful candidate will be a dynamic and proactive team player, who is able to embrace innovation and change.You will be a confident and effective communicator and collaborater and have experience of building andsustaining relationships with stakeholders across the education and/or youth and community sectors.

You will be a passionate advocate for the work of the DofE and motivated by the charity's strategic ambition to givemore than one million young people the chance to participate in our life-changing programmes, over the next fouryears.

A full job description can be viewed below.

What will you get in return?

The opportunity to work for a successful and dynamic charity that has the development of young people at its heartand the wellbeing and development of its people constantly in focus.

You will be joining a team of empowered colleagues working together.

A salary between £28,580 - £33,624 per annum (pro-rata) dependent on experience.

From day one we offer excellent staff benefits including a competitive salary, generous pension, volunteering hours,Healthcare cash plan and an employee assistance programme (pro rata).

Through our Flexible Working policy, the DofE provides an opportunity to work flexibly to meet yours and our businessneeds.