To deliver capacity building and business support to a wide range of clients and projects throughout Scotland.
Responsible to: Development Director
Length of Contract: Initially a 2 year post with the possibility of extension or permanent contract thereafter.
Hours: Our preference is full time (37.5 hrs pw) but will consider part time. Please state your preference in the application form. Working patterns can vary depending on client availability: evening and weekend work is common, for which time off in lieu is arranged.
Remuneration:
Annual Leave entitlement: 37 days
Location: Hybrid working model. Minimum one day per week in West Lothian office. Travel throughout Scotland required. The post holder must hold a clean driving license.
This is an exciting and challenging opportunity to work with a driven team of social enterprise and community developers in one of Scotland’s most well regarded and effective social enterprise support providers. Community Enterprise Ltd is a well-established third sector support organisation with a progressive outlook and a diverse portfolio.
Demand for our services continues to grow and we are looking to add to our Development Team to meet that demand. The post involves delivering capacity building and business support to a wide range of clients and projects across Scotland. These can range from established social businesses to smaller voluntary sector organisations concerned about their sustainability as well as new and emerging individual social entrepreneurs.
We are keen to enhance the capacity and skillset of our development team by recruiting someone with skills in any or all of the following: asset development, net zero, finance, and financial support to groups. The successful candidate will be able to deliver this alongside broader development work.
Main Duties:
* Work as a member of the Development Team to deliver consultancy, advice, learning, and support activities for existing and emerging social enterprises whether that is through free support, funded programmes or through direct commissions.
* Identify and analyse the key issues affecting individual organisations and communities and create appropriate responses which may include documents, reports, applications, and plans. Examples of these are options appraisals, research summaries, funding assessments, strategies, and business plans.
* Undertake financial assessments of an organisation to identify key issues and/or set out cash flow projections to identify future options, prepare budgets, and financial reports. Support organisations to improve their financial management and position. This does not require an accountant but a lot of our work requires someone who is comfortable with organisational finances.
* Undertake market research and community consultation, which will include survey design and analysis, stakeholder interviews, open meetings, focus groups, and online research as examples.
* Deliver training and capacity building support to strengthen the organisations we work with.
* Contribute to the achievement of Community Enterprise’s overall organisational objectives and targets.
* Represent Community Enterprise at business meetings, seminars, and conferences relevant to the Social Enterprise and broader Third Sector.
* Collaborate with co-workers engaged in other Community Enterprise ventures to ensure a joined-up, added value approach.
* Contribute to research projects, evaluations, and impact assessments carried out more widely.
* Participate in and contribute to team learning and development.
* Prepare regular reports on activities for the Development Director and keep records up to date.
* Such other tasks as may be required which are consistent with the duties and responsibilities of the post.
Person Specification: Real experience, aptitude, values, fit with team, and a sensitivity to the enterprising third sector are more important to us than formal qualifications. With that said, accredited training or qualifications will be viewed positively. This post is fast-paced and deadline-driven: it needs someone who can combine analytical skills with a practical and sensitive approach to a range of people and situations. Excellent and quick written skills are crucial. To complement our existing team, demonstrable experience in asset development, net zero initiatives, or governance and legal structures would be ideal although not crucial.
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