Gardening Coordinator – Midlothian Growing Together Project
Hours: 17.5 hours per week
Salary Info: £18,441 (Pro rata) – 2 year fixed term contract
Location: Dalkeith, Midlothian
The Gardening Coordinator will be responsible for planning and developing a community garden and encouraging and supporting volunteers in gardening/environmental activities. Young people, people with mental health difficulties and other disadvantaged groups will particularly benefit from this supported volunteering opportunity. The project is funded by Scottish Natural Heritage.
You can find more information on the
Volunteer Centre Midlothian website.
Closing date: 3rd April Scottish Land Fund Advisers - 3 posts - Highlands and Islands Enterprise
Fixed Term posts till 31st March 2015Salary: £24,268 per annum or pro rata
Locations: - East Scotland (Perthshire/flexible) 0.6 FTE
- South Scotland (Dumfries & Galloway/Borders/flexible) 0.6 FTE
- West Scotland (Lochgilphead) Full Time
We are looking for three motivated and driven individuals to join our established team. You will work directly with community-led organisations, providing advice and guidance on Scottish Land Fund outcomes, priorities and the application process. A key focus of the role is to support applicants to develop sustainable asset-based projects that will deliver lasting community benefit.
You will bring experience of project appraisal and development together with a strong interest in community-led development. Ideally, you will have experience or knowledge of community ownership and/or the social enterprise sector.
You will actively promote the Scottish Land Fund throughout your area and adopt a client-focused approach that is both responsive and proactive with high standards of customer care. You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and will be able to travel extensively with some overnight stays away from home.
You can find more information on the
HIE website.
For a hard copy application pack, e-mail: recruitment@hient.co.uk or call 01463 244 414.
Closing date: 7th April 2013 Executive Manager - North East Arts Touring The post is 30 hours per week
Salary £19,859 p.a.
North East Arts Touring supports a network of promoters to stage high quality professional performances in village and community halls across North East Scotland. They seek an experienced individual to take on the role of Executive Manager.
The NEAT Executive Manager ensures the smooth day to day running and development of the organisation. Reporting to the NEAT Board the Executive Manager will help deliver an exciting, high quality and wide ranging programme of professional touring theatre, dance and film in the North East of Scotland.
For further details and a job description email
manager@neatshows.org.uk or call 01330 826525
Closing Date: 9am on 25th March General Manager - Museum of Rural Life National Museums of Scotland is currently recruiting a General Manager for the Museum of Rural Life. Day to day management of the museum will include accountability for their working farm. The postholder will also co-ordinate cross-National Museums Scotland teams to organise events including our annual Foal Show, County Fair, Heavy Horse Show, Classic Cars and market the museum to our various audiences. Going forward an increasing focus will be on exploiting the commercial potential of our operation. You can get more information on the
National Museums of Scotland website.
Closing date: 1st April 2013 Project Manager - Shapinsay Development Trust Shapinsay Development Trust are recruiting a Project Manager to help lead the organisation to become more efficient, more dynamic and have more of an impact on its core purpose. This is a full-time post. You can get full details on the
Goodmoves website.
Closing date: 28th March 2013 Transitions Worker & Senior Housing Support Officer - Cantraybridge College Cantraybridge College in Croy was established to promote the skills and talents of young people with disabilities. They currently have two vacancies.
- Transitions Worker - The Transitions Worker’s job is to support and empower young people with learning disabilities to reach their potential by creating appropriate and sustainable pathways for students coming to and moving on from Cantraybridge.
- Senior Housing Support Worker - The Senior Housing Support Worker role is to provide support to housing support workers whilst also supporting adults with a learning disability and/or physical disability and/or mental ill-health to enable them to maintain their tenancy, to live their lives fully by supporting their goals and aspirations.
If you wish to apply for either of these roles, please read this
information cover sheet first and then the relevant job description,
Transitions Worker or
Senior Housing Support Assistant.
If, once you have read this information, you are interested in applying, please download this
application form and return to
admin@cantraybridge.co.ukClosing date: 1st April Various posts - Voluntary Action Fund The Voluntary Action Fund (VAF) is a long-established, independent grant making charity. Through our grant programmes we provide resources to the voluntary and community sectors in Scotland that equip local and national organisations to promote volunteering, tackle disadvantage, inequality and to build strong, safe communities.
The Voluntary Action Fund is looking for the following exceptional individuals to join our team:
- Programme Development Officer (Equality Grants Programme)
- Programme Manager
- 5 Programme Development Officers (Violence Against Women Fund)
- Finance Manager
You can find full details on the
VAF website.
Please send the completed Application Form and Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form electronically or in hard copy to the address below by
midday 18th March 2013.
Applications should be sent to:
info@voluntaryactionfund.org.ukVoluntary Action Fund Suite 3, Forth House Burnside Business Court North Road Inverkeithing KY11 1NZ
Interviews will be held on weeks commencing 25 March and 1 April 2013.
If you wish to discuss any of the current advertised posts please contact the Chief Executive, Keith Wimbles on 01383 620780.
Volunteer Directors - REAP
REAP is looking for Volunteer Directors to sit on its management boards to provide strategic governance and oversight to the organisation and its subsidiary.
REAP is a dynamic and independent, sustainable development charity based in Keith in the heart of the North East of Scotland working to promote community-led social enterprise and environmental initiatives. REAP also offers a professional consultancy service to clients who have research needs in line with REAP’s own overall aims.
REAP serves the Grampian Region - providing services in Moray, Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire - and is at an exciting stage in its development having just secured a further two years funding from the Climate Challenge Fund.
The current Board of Trustees is looking for volunteer directors who are able to make a commitment of at least one year and are particularly keen to speak to local people who have an interest in community work, environmental affairs or small enterprise. Please note expenses only are paid.
Please contact Alan at REAP:
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