Role
The Scottish Human Rights Commission’s role is to promote widespread awareness, understanding of, and respect for human rights.
The SPCB is seeking to appoint two part-time members who must be able to spend four days a month (48 days per year) on commission business.
We are looking for two talented individuals with experience of operating at a senior organisational level, who have previous non-executive board/committee experience, who have the ability to work collaboratively and who can demonstrate a commitment to human rights.
We are particularly interested in hearing from people with personal lived experience of human rights issues, disabled people, people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities or from those living in rural and island communities.
The successful candidates will be expected to take up office in summer 2025.
The Commission is based in Edinburgh.
Application notes
For an application pack including full details of the requirements:
Write to: The Scottish Parliament, Officeholder Services, Edinburgh EH99 1SP
The closing date for receipt of applications is 12 noon, Tuesday 22 April 2025.
The Scottish Parliament is committed to promoting equality of opportunity and treatment and to eliminating unfair discrimination in its employment/appointment practices.
We are looking for Trustees interested in Disabled People's Organisations and Independent Living, who have skills relevant to Board governance.
The Lothian Centre for Inclusive Living (LCiL) is a person-led not-for-profit organisation. We work with disabled people regardless of their impairments, people with long-term conditions and older people, parents and carers. We support people in Edinburgh, West Lothian, East Lothian and Midlothian.
LCiL support Independent Living. Independent Living means all disabled people having the same freedom, choice, dignity, and control as other citizens at home, at work, and in the community. It does not mean living by yourself or fending for yourself. It means rights to practical assistance and support to participate in society and live an ordinary life.
The Opportunity
LCiL is looking to recruit up to four new board members. You would be joining the organisation at a crucial and exciting time. After some staffing issues and dealing with the loss of our much-loved Chair in early January, the organisation has now settled under the leadership of its former CEO who has returned in an interim capacity. One of her primary tasks is to recruit a permanent Chief Executive with guidance from the Board. Thus, she is also supporting the growth of this new team of Board members alongside our existing Directors. LCiL is a vibrant Disabled People’s Organisation, and as such we are looking for individuals with experience of disability or with a strong interest in Independent Living for Disabled People. Additionally, you would bring relevant professional skills to the role.
We are currently looking for individuals with experience in business development, customer care, volunteer support, communications (digital), Human Resources (HR), deputy chair/convenor, board Secretary, Company Secretarial matters, governance, finance, policy and fundraising. However, we are happy to discuss any other experience and skills you feel would contribute to LCiL’s success.
Please refer to the Board Information Pack for further information.
Main Responsibilities
* Shop Operations: Managing and overseeing shop operations, developing a routine for opening and closing, ensuring efficient functioning of the shop, managing the sales floor and providing maximum profitability.
* HR: Implementing human resource duties including recruiting, hiring, training and disciplinary actions, managing schedules, assigning responsibilities and setting sales quotas and performance management based on metrics.
* Administration and Finance: Administrating accounting functions, meeting monthly, quarterly and annual sales and financial targets, managing the budget and generating payroll by adhering to payroll policy.
* Stock Control: Controlling inventory to ensure sufficient stock, daily and weekly counts, rotated and changed by season, shop specials or sales.
* Creatives Management: Communicating with our artists, designers, and producers, ensuring all creatives are compliant with policies, inviting new creatives to join your store, working with creatives to support their business needs.
* Customer Service: Driving exceptional customer service, setting criteria for staff, establishing security and safety measures, creating emergency and ensuring health and safety compliance.
* Loss Prevention: Managing loss prevention through security requirements and monitoring strategies, auditing paperwork and inventory levels and appropriately handling broken or damaged merchandise.
* Values and Culture: Champion our values and culture. Ensure that these principles are upheld in every aspect of the business, from customer interactions to team behaviour.
* Positive Attitude: Maintain and promote a positive and enthusiastic attitude, even in challenging situations. Your demeanour will set the tone for the team and influence customer satisfaction.
Candidate Requirements
* The right candidate must align with our core values and mission statement.
* Experience working with office systems such as Microsoft 360, Planday, Wix, Shopify, or equivalent.
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
* Knowledge of retail software (POS, inventory systems).
* Two years of experience in a management position or similar experience.
* Experience in coaching and developing team members to improve performance and reach business goals.
* Confidence in holding team members accountable.
Are you an experienced housing adviser, supervisor or trainer interested in making a difference?
If you are, would you like to become a SNSIAP peer reviewer?
Scottish Legal Aid Board (SLAB) are recruiting new SNSIAP peer reviewers in housing. We are looking for people who are confident in their subject knowledge of housing advice who can be objective about other people’s work and who appreciate that there are many different ways of delivering quality advice.
You must have good written English and be able to make and justify difficult decisions; be open and responsive to constructive feedback and be able to give the same feedback to others. Attention to detail and good time management skills are also essential.
As a Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) approved assessment centre we have a long record of achieving high grades for our delivery methods across awards in social care and childcare, including Vocational qualifications and Professional Development Awards.
We work with a variety of organisations from education centres to statutory, private and voluntary organisations providing services in social care and childcare. The quality of our assessment processes, and the support we offer to candidates, has been fundamental to our success for over 40 years.
We are currently looking for qualified Peripatetic Assessors (L&D 9DI) and/or Internal Verifiers (L&D 11) to join our Social Care team.
This role would suit a variety of applicants seeking to earn on a self-employed basis at a capacity that suits them. You may already have a part-time role and be looking for an additional opportunity to develop your career; you may have family commitments that mean you have limited time available or be approaching retirement but be keen to continue to work flexible hours.
The role provides an opportunity to continue to develop knowledge and understanding around the assessment process as well as the skills required to motivate and support staff in their professional development.
Experience working in adult social care services along with the necessary qualifications to register with the SSS Care essential. We offer competitive rates of pay - £16.50 to £18 per hour for assessment and £19 - £22 per hour for IV.
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