Senior Branch Engagement Officer

We are looking for a highly motivated and results driven individual with extensive experience of volunteer management to join our team as a Senior Branch Engagement Officer for Scotland. Our network of Branches are entirely volunteer run by parents, carers and autistic individuals who want to make a difference to autistic people. They are local, community led and entirely responsive to the needs of autistic people in their area.

In this role, you will be responsible for supporting these branches to implement policies and procedures to keep activities safe and legal and become more sustainable. To be successful, you will have excellent communication skills and strong leadership qualities. You will need to have a good knowledge and understanding of volunteer management and be educated to at least university degree level in an appropriate discipline or have a proven track record in the field.

Location: Hybrid: Glasgow, Dundee, Aberdeen, Airdrie, Irvine, Dumbarton, Peterhead or Elgin

Closing Date: 27th April 2025

Shortlisted candidates will be invited along to a face to face or MS Teams Interview (depending on location) week commencing 5th May 2025. The successful candidate will be required to go through a Level 2 Disclosure check through Disclosure Scotland.

Are you passionate about making a positive impact on people’s lives, with experience in health & social care and a focused drive for quality and continual improvement? If this sounds like you, then this could be the role you have been waiting for!

What we’ll need you to bring:

• Proven experience of working within the Health & Social Care sector
• Confidence in complex situations, using your communication skills to effectively raise concerns and find constructive solutions
• Knowledge and experience of providing high quality support services in a person-centred environment that empowers individuals to reach their potential
• A strong understanding of the Health and Social Care Standards, relevant legislation and regulations
• The ability to analyse and interpret statistical data
• Excellent time management and organisational skills
• A creative, innovative and imaginative approach to tasks and adaptable to change
• The ability to produce high-quality, accurate work to strict and tight deadlines
• Effective negotiation and team working skills with the ability to work on your own initiative
• A professional care or health qualification

ENABLE Scotland is a dynamic and vibrant organisation dedicated to improving the lives of people with learning disabilities. We are looking for a skilled and motivated Local Area Coordinator to join us in ensuring they have the same opportunities as everyone else. Local Area Coordination is an exciting approach that supports people to build and pursue their vision for a good life, and stay strong and resilient. This results in services which are more personal, local, flexible and accountable.

Local Area Coordinators build connections, nurture inclusive and self-supporting communities, and support system change and transformation of public services. As a Local Area Coordinator in East Renfrewshire you would work with people with a learning disability or who are autistic, and their families.

As a Local Area Coordinator you will:

• Help connect people to social networks, community networks and facilities across all spheres of life.
• Support organisations, individuals and families to challenge and address inequality and social exclusion.
• Work with disabled people and their families, public service partners, and community groups and organisations.
• Work flexibly across organisational and professional boundaries.

Project Ability is seeking an experienced Finance and Operations Manager to drive our strategic vision, champion equality, diversity, and inclusion, and ensure the continuing success of the organisation. Project Ability creates opportunities and provides a professional, welcoming and safe environment for people of all ages with disabilities and lived experience of mental ill health to engage with visual art.

Working alongside the Executive Artistic Director and Board of Trustees, this is a busy, multi-faceted senior role and you will lead on business planning, financial management and governance, venue management, legislative compliance, health and safety and administrating staff, board, contractors and volunteer paperwork. This is an opportunity to join a highly successful and motivated team of 8 professional staff, assisted by art practitioners and volunteers to deliver our core workshops, exhibitions, events and outreach sessions.

Key Information:

• Job Title: Finance and Operations Manager
• Responsible to: Executive Artistic Director
• Hours: 37.5
• Location: Trongate 103, Glasgow, G1 5HD
• Annual Leave: 24 days annual and 10 public holidays
• Start Date: July 2025
• Application Deadline: Monday 12 May at 12 noon