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Scotland | United Kingdom
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Community Development & Social Enterprise
Disability
Equality & Law
Health
Housing & Homelessness
International Development
Learning
Local
Local Infrastructure Organisation
Older People
Other
Social Care
Youth
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The University of Glasgow has been changing the world for more than 572 years. Today, we are one of the world'stop 100 universities and ranked 13th in the world in the Times Higher Education (THE) World Impact Rankings2023, demonstrating that we are not only one of the best universities in the United Kingdom, but one of the bestuniversities for the world. Our people have always been at the forefront of innovation, and our pastachievements inspire our current world changers.
The John Smith Centre promotes politics as a force for positive change through thought-leadership and action. TheJohn Smith Centre is embedded within the College of Social Sciences at the University of Glasgow and has built astrong reputation for student opportunities and outstanding events. We seek to extend our activities at theUniversity and beyond, encouraging young people to participate in politics.
The Centre is at an exciting stage in our development. As our second Director since inception, the postholder willlead the next phase of our development, building on the strong foundation fostered by the current Director andthe University.
In this role, the Director will provide strategic leadership to all the activities of the John Smith Centre. Theywill shape the strategic direction of the Centre, direct the thought leadership of the organisation; craft anddirect activities; and lead the engagement with both the University community and the wider UK.
We are launching the UK’s first Youth Poll this year, a multi-year tracker poll assessing the attitudes of youngpeople towards politics. Key to the poll’s success and unique appeal is that students are involved in every partof it. The new Director will have the opportunity to curate actions and events from the data it generates.
We will also present a series of high-profile campus-based events to celebrate our 10th birthday in 2024: our ‘JohnSmith Centre at 10’ series. We have commitments to participate from outstanding UK and internationalcontributors and the new Director will continue to shape this series as the year goes on.
We have ambitious plans to grow our internship and development programmes. We run the only paid internship at theScottish Parliament, and are now able to offer Westminster internships. We will offer our first internships withthe mayor offices in England in 2024 and hope to develop opportunities in local government.
This post is full time (35 hours per week) and offered on an open ended basis. Relocation assistance will be providedwhere appropriate.
Interviews will take place on 25 March 2024. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to meet with members of the JohnSmith Centre Board (online) before formal (in-person) interviews.
It is the University of Glasgow’s mission to foster an inclusive climate, which ensures equality in our working,learning, research and teaching environment.
We strongly endorse the principles of Athena SWAN, including a supportive and flexible working environment, withcommitment from all levels of the organisation in promoting gender equity.
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The Alumni & Development department would like to invite an experienced, senior fundraiser to join its successfuland ambitious fundraising team as Individual Giving Manager. This is an exciting time to be joining theUniversity as it celebrates its 60th anniversary year in 2024. This is an established role within the team andits primary role is to support student scholarships and student led activities. It is responsible for thestrategic development of Strathclyde’s regular giving programme (including a telethon; Giving Day and directmail campaigns) and a popular scholarships programme. The role contributes to the advancement of theUniversity’s legacy and donor stewardship programmes. You will have line management responsibility (up to 4staff) to support you in the development of these programmes. Ideally you will be a detail orientated projectmanager and someone who enjoys meeting new people, enabling you to conduct face to face meetings with potentialmajor donors (often gifts of £5,000 - £25,000+).
Are you passionate about the future of children and young people in Scotland and want to make a difference? TheVolunteer Tutors Organisation (established 1977) provides educational support to children and young people whoneed it most, regardless of their background or ability to pay. Our tutoring support is tailored to each pupil’sindividual learning needs. We work collaboratively with schools and other partners to maximise the opportunityfor success. Our overarching aim is to help reduce the poverty-related attainment gap in Scotland. Although mostof our tutoring is in Glasgow, we also have thriving projects in Edinburgh and Perth & Kinross.
An opportunity has arisen for the position of Managing Director to provide operational and strategic leadership tothe VTO team, building on the significant successes during the past 5 years and identifying opportunities forsustainability and growth. We are looking for an individual preferably with both private and 3rd sectorexperience who has a track record of success in building partnerships and fundraising.
The University of Edinburgh aims to deliver positive impact for society. This means we want to improve peoples’ livesand protect the planet. Our commitments include being a zero carbon and zero waste University; promoting,protecting and respecting human rights; and critically engaging with and contributing to the SustainableDevelopment Goals.
The opportunity
The role of Social Impact Manager is a new role in the Social Impact Unit within the Department for SocialResponsibility and Sustainability. Social impact is a developing area of work for the Department that iscurrently supported by a small, close team. The team’s objective is to ensure that the University’s communityand social impacts maximise opportunities for staff, students, and disadvantaged groups across the City Region.Working closely with the Head of Social Impact, Senior Community Engagement Manager, Community EngagementProjects Coordinator and other Social Impact Unit and Community Team members, the successful candidate will haveday-to-day oversight of established projects such as the University’s community grants scheme, as well asundertaking developmental work in emerging areas of interest.
Your skills and attributes for success:
Please note that this role will require a Standard Disclosure Check.
As a valued member of our team, you can expect:
Championing equality, diversity and inclusion
The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance genderequality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall ScotlandDiversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.
Right to Work
If invited for interview, you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information isavailable on our right to work webpages.
The University is able to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. If successful, aninternational applicant requiring sponsorship to work in the UK will need to satisfy the UK Home Office’sEnglish Language requirements and apply for and secure a Skilled Worker Visa.
Sonic Bothy's vision is a world where people’s humanity is honoured and diversity of perspectives are celebratedequally and recognised for the significant contributions that can be made to sound, art and music culture.
Mission:
Sonic Bothy’s mission is to change the new music landscape in Scotland and beyond. By integrating and empoweringdisabled musicians to individually create, perform and collaborate in the composition of original new andexperimental music, and to lead and collaborate in innovations in inclusive practice, Sonic Bothy will createsustained change within arts and music in Scotland. Through supporting disabled musicians to contribute asignificant, visible body of new music work to Scotland, Sonic Bothy will ensure that the skills, inventivenessand creativity of disabled musicians are recognised and valued as an important contribution to cultural life inScotland, the UK and beyond.
Sonic Bothy is an Equal Opportunities Employer with Disability Confident Committed status.
We recruit, hire, employ, train, promote, and compensate individuals based on job-related qualifications andabilities.
Sonic Bothy is committed to equal opportunity practices that support aims of access, inclusion and integrationthrough a Fair Working approach. Sonic Bothy is committed to offering the same opportunities to all regardlessof race (including colour, nationality, and ethnic or national origin), disability, gender, age, marriage andcivil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
Role Purpose:
The Creative Director is the visionary leader of Sonic Bothy with the overall organisational responsibility. Theywill work closely with the Board to ensure alignment on strategy, opportunity/risk and finances. The CreativeDirector is responsible for developing and realising an ambitious and artistic business strategy which positionsSonic Bothy as one of Scotland’s leading arts organisations at the forefront of advocacy for disabled musicians.They will provide the artistic and strategic leadership, supporting the Sonic Bothy team to ensure that SonicBothy delivers on its strategy and achieves its charitable and artistic objectives.
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