Early Years Scotland (EYS) is a prominent organisation dedicated to supporting children from pre-birth to age five. With nearly 60 years of expertise, EYS delivers family-focused sessions in communities most in need, providing vital resources to improve the wellbeing and development of young children and their families.
On a path of growth, EYS is looking to appoint a Business Development and Impact Officer to lead and launch its social enterprise, manage impact evaluation, and communicate achievements. This pivotal role will drive income-generating activities to fund free community-based programmes, ensuring every child in Scotland has the best possible start in life. At EYS, relationships are highly valued, with staff actively engaged in making a difference through teamwork and collaboration.
The Role
Reporting to the Fundraising Manager, the Business Development and Impact Officer will play a key role in growing, launching and sustaining its social enterprise, developing services and programmes. The role will involve developing partnerships, advocating for meaningful community initiatives, and measuring and communicating project impact through data analysis and storytelling.
The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in the third sector, particularly in social enterprise, community impact, or similar fields, and demonstrate strong skills in impact evaluation, data analysis, communication, and stakeholder management.
We are looking for a go-getter with ambition, able to be proactive, organised, and innovative. Incredible relationship-building skills is also key, balanced with the ability to deliver high-quality reports, managing multiple projects, and driving initiatives that align with Early Years Scotland’s mission and objectives.
Pre-Screen Interview:
Monday 6th – Thursday 9th January
First Interview Date:
W/C 20th January - In Person
You are advised to get in touch well in advance of the closing date to give us time to consider your application.
This search is being conducted exclusively for Early Years Scotland by BTA (Bruce Tait Associates). Our leadership team have all worked in the voluntary sector and we use this experience to match organisations and individuals to create great appointments.
We are committed to building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working environment for all staff. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age; ethnicity; gender; gender identity and expression; nationality; parental status; physical, mental and developmental abilities; race; religion; sexual orientation; skin colour; socioeconomic status; and human styles.
At Early Years Scotland, we deliver vital support that makes a real positive impact to vulnerable individuals, and we value the work each staff member provides to ensure key goals are supported for those we care for. Our vision is for the people we support to live meaningful independent lives in a world that supports them to achieve their own ambitions. We do this by committing to our core values in practice and align this to all we do. We want our colleagues to feel valued and recognised for the life-changing work that they deliver. By joining our team, you'll not only help us achieve the delivery of high-quality care and support, but you’ll also be a key player with supporting and maintaining a developing, high performing and valued workforce.
About the team
The learning and development team is dedicated to providing a high-quality and innovative blended learning programme for all staff. It is their primary goal to ensure that, through the Early Years Scotland L&D framework, they continually develop and maintain highly skilled staff who can meet the needs of the people we support. The team develop and oversee the training and development across all areas of the organisation, from face-to-face and virtual delivery as well as eLearning modules and ongoing development through focused, service-specific support.
The team continually develop learning and development initiatives based on ongoing need. They are committed to exploring using digital methods to deliver training while improving digital literacy. By keeping abreast of changing healthcare and communication training strategies, as well as the rapidly evolving digital landscape which promises to revolutionise learning, Early Years Scotland maintains a pioneering approach to learning and development and we want you to be a part of that.
About you
Are you already a trainer within Health & Social Care, or a nurse or Senior Care Worker looking to develop into the role of a trainer? If so, we are looking to recruit a trainer to join our skilled Learning and development team.
The main focus of the role is to deliver health and social care courses to staff across our services, which are all over Scotland. This role can be based at either our Glasgow, Dundee, or Kirkcaldy office, with travel required across Scotland and the option to work from home.
You will be working in partnership with experienced training colleagues and operational managers and be responsible for delivering high quality and engaging training face to face and occasionally via Microsoft Teams. In addition to delivering training, you will also be assessing competence and coaching new and existing colleagues, and be expected to help nurture and form long-term relationships with new and existing staff, supporting their continuing professional development and training. You should be able to adapt your communication and training style depending on the trainees and naturally build rapport with new people.
Some of the topics you would be required to deliver training in (but not limited to):
* Organisational induction
* Safeguarding
* Epilepsy and rescue medication
* Moving and assisting
* First Aid
* Administration of medication
Expected qualifications and experience
* Minimum SCQF 7 qualification in a care related subject or a qualification that would allow registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) or Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC).
* Experience in training delivering within a health or social care setting
* A minimum of 1 years’ experience within a setting that would develop a detailed knowledge of current issues affecting health and social care.
* Be able to demonstrate a working knowledge of current training and qualification requirements in relation to SSSC registration, organisational policy and procedures, National Health and Social Care Standards and the SSSC Codes of Practice.
* Extremely confident and have a good grasp of IT applications such as Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, MS Teams.
* Exceptional communication skills, both written and oral are required, as well as excellent organisational skills and to be able to work on your own initiative.
* Be passionate and caring about what you do.
* Be able and willing to work flexibly in terms of locations across Scotland and times of day to accommodate staff shift patterns and service needs – including overnight stays and unsocial hours (evenings and weekends).
* You must have a full UK driving licence and the use of a car (business mileage is reimbursed), as travel will be frequent and include travel to services all over Scotland.
What would make you stand out?
* Hold or be working towards a learning and development qualification.
* Be qualified to support at least one of the core courses (Epilepsy, Moving and Assisting, First Aid) and be prepared to undertake additional training for trainers’ courses as required.
Working for us
We offer a rewarding role with the opportunity to develop your skills and future career in an enriching environment, some of these include:
* Retention payment of £500 – we reward our people
* 100’s of discount options to use at high street stores, events, cinemas, restaurants and more!
* Earn £250 by referring a friend
* Training and development – opportunities to expand your skills and knowledge via our e-learning packages and so much more
* Generous annual leave entitlement – 24 days annual leave plus 12 Public Holidays which increases with length of service
* Pension scheme to help you save for the future
* Access to our Employee Assistance Programme which offers practical, impartial support on issues impacting your life
* Cycle to Work scheme and HSF Health Plan, your health and wellbeing is important to us.
Please note that Terms and Conditions and/or qualifying criteria apply to the benefits listed above.
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