Director of Business Development - Edinburgh, United Kingdom - With Kids

Description

• Salary based on experience Permanent (flexible working considered)

Role

Penumbra is one of Scotland's largest mental health organisations which works to promote mental health and wellbeing,prevent mental ill health for people who are at risk, and support those with mental health challenges to live afulfilling life.

As an advocate for change, Penumbra campaigns to influence government policies at both national and local levels. Italso strives to enhance public awareness and understanding surrounding mental health issues, paving the way fora more compassionate and inclusive society.

Penumbra is dedicated to delivering exceptional care through high quality, personalised, and recovery focusedservices to adults and young people experiencing mental ill-health. Penumbra delivers a range of servicesincluding supported living and supported accommodation services; community/social inclusion services includingCrisis, and Distress Brief Intervention Services; self-harm projects, including the Self-harm Network Scotland;support for Survivors of In-Care Abuse; and suicide bereavement support, to name but a few.

Penumbra has experienced and responded to a significant increase in demand for its services. Over the last year, thecharity delivered 77 individual services, supporting 17,755 people. As an organisation it therefore needs todevelop so that it can support the mental health needs of Scotland in the years ahead. Empowered by its strategic plan, Penumbra is committed to expanding its reach so that people have access to the right support atthe right time.

To do this, Penumbra needs to achieve its full income generating potential as a national third sector organisation.As a key part of Penumbra's Leadership Team, you will develop and implement our Business Development strategy,blending statutory and commissioned funding with trading and fundraising, You will develop and lead our BusinessDevelopment team and will play a vital role in how we grow and deliver for the people of Scotland.

We are looking for someone who has experience of working at a senior strategic level and who has extensive experiencein a commercially focussed environment. We are happy to hear from you if you are from the third, private orpublic sector. You will need to evidence that your strategy and execution have produced significant incomebenefit for your organisation. You will also need to have drive, determination to succeed, and leadershipexperience in getting your team to produce tangible results and, above all, an empathy and passion for the workof Penumbra.

If this sounds like you and you would like to learn more about this opportunity, please contact us today for the fullcandidate pack. PLEASE NOTE, THIS ROLE CLOSES ON WEDNESDAY 29TH MAY SO EARLY APPLICATIONS ARE WELCOMED.

Application notes

Please email us at to request an information pack, full job description andperson specification. You are advised to get in touch well in advance of the closing date to give us time toconsider your application and pre-interview the strongest applicants. Early engagement is recommended to fullyexplore this opportunity.

Interview Date - 1st Stage Friday 7th June in Edinburgh

2nd Stage (if necessary) morning of Monday 10th June

This search is being conducted exclusively for Penumbra by BTA (Bruce Tait Associates). Our leadership team have allworked in the voluntary sector and we use this experience to match organisations and individuals to create greatappointments.

We're recruiting for a Projects Officer to join Scottish Recovery Network's small but mighty team

We're seeking an experienced Projects Officer who will work with colleagues and external partners to contribute tothe delivery of successful collaborative projects which meet our strategic aims.

You will have a passion for bringing people, services and organisations across sectors together to create a mentalhealth system powered by lived experience which supports everyone's recovery journey.

You will be committed to values-based practice, mental health recovery and excited by the opportunity to work withothers to bring about much needed change in our mental health system.

We are looking for a skilled and empathic individual to join our Sutherland team in Golspie as a Resource CentreProject Worker.

Our Resource Centre in Golspie offers a safe and welcoming environment for people affected by mental illness to meet,socialise and take part in supported activities and outings. This helps to encourage people to feel moreinvolved, included and empowered in their lives. Effective support also promote increased self-confidence andindependence in people who use the service.

With experience of support work, organising group activities, completing reports and a sound understanding of MentalIllness; the project worker will also be actively involved in promoting and developing the service in

Who are we looking for?

You will be responsible for compiling and reviewing development plans for people using the service, and ensure thatthe agreed outcomes are being achieved.

You are someone comfortable working in a team as well as autonomously, and are proactive in your own personaldevelopment and learning. The successful candidate will be required to be a member of, or willing to join thePVG scheme membership.

If you are passionate about enabling Change Mental Health to deliver a valuable service to the Scottish community andfeel your profile matches this role's criteria, then we want to hear from you

Change Mental Health is a leading national mental health charity providing unique support to people with severe andenduring mental ill health. With 50 years' experience across Scotland, we believe people affected by poor mentalhealth and illness deserve the highest quality of support in the community and that every person has the rightto be valued and to share in the opportunities, challenges, and joys of everyday life.

Our person-centred approach puts the people we work with at the heart of what we do ensuring they have greateropportunity, can build confidence and social skills, and become more integrated into their communities. Bybuilding connections and support around individual needs, our team of nearly 200 staff and 800 members value thelived experience which informs the services we deliver. We look beyond illness by taking a holistic approachthat ensures no one has to face mental ill health alone.


• Professional development including funded opportunities.


• A 35-hour working week, enhanced sick pay & season ticket loan.


• A great work life balance with flexible and blended working environment.


• 24/7 access to an award-winning Employee Assistance Programme providing free legal, financial and medical advice aswell as support with life's challenges.


• Enhanced sick pay and leave entitlements

A Peer Development worker post is being offered as part of Renfrewshire Local Employability Partnership (RLEP)initiative to support people improve their mental well-being and move closer to Employment.

The Peer development worker would have a lived experience and be keen to join a small emerging team. The PeerDevelopment worker will work closely with the Employability Lead on promoting the project throughout RLEP.

The post holder has the ability to work alongside the Project Lead in the areas below: -

• To support the delivery of courses to help increase understanding of anxiety and support individuals developself-management skills
• Liaise with external agencies to publicise mental health support availablethrough RLEP
• Engage with individuals accessing RLEP services and promote activity.
• Helensburgh Brain Health Centre, 23-25 West Princes Street, Helensburgh (On site)
• Closing31st May 2024

Alzheimer Scotland is the leading dementia organisation in Scotland. We campaign for the rights of people withdementia and their families, whilst providing an extensive range of innovative, personalised, and therapeuticsupport services.

We are committed to improving the lives and opportunities of people living with dementia, their carers, partners, andfamilies as their journey transitions from the first point of contact through to end of life. We believe nobodyshould face dementia alone.

Are you a self-starter? Are you confident, innovative and collaborative?

If yes, then this may be the role for you.

We are looking for a Community Activities Organiser to provide maternity leave cover for the Brain Health andDementia Resource Centre in Helensburgh. You will facilitate a range of community activities and opportunitiesthat fill identified gaps and meet the needs of people living with dementia and their families.

The successful applicant will have a positive approach to dementia. You will be flexible, inclusive, creative, andorganised in your approach. You will be sensitive and compassionate with the ability to support people in timesof difficulty or distress. You will be an excellent communicator who can work effectively both with individualsand with groups. You will have a positive approach to your own continued professional development and awillingness to participate in relevant training. A relevant qualification and previous experience of workingwith people with dementia would be an advantage.

In return you will be in a role which offers the opportunity to meet great people, have great job satisfaction and beemployed by an Organisation that offers a range of employee benefits and career progression opportunities.

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