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Post

Social Enterprise Development Officer

Purpose

To deliver capacity building and business support to a wide range of clients and projects throughout Scotland.

Responsible to

Development Director

Length of contact

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

£35,500 f/t pa. 7.2% Workplace pension employer contribution

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.

How to apply

Application form plus covering letter. Email to maria@communityenterprise.co.uk

Closing date

9am Monday 17th Feb

Interview date

Planned for 24th February so please advise if this is not suitable.

Further information

If required, contact Victoria Pearce, Development Director at victoria@communityenterprise.co.uk or call 07787 898880

 

About this role

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

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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. 
  4. Undertake market research and community consultation, which will include survey design and analysis to stakeholder interviews, open meetings, focus groups and on-line research as examples.
  5. Deliver training and capacity building support to strengthen the organisations we work with.

General duties

  1. Contribute to the achievement of Community Enterprise’s overall organisational objectives and targets.
  2. Represent Community Enterprise at business meetings, seminars and conferences relevant to the Social Enterprise and broader Third Sector.
  3. Collaborate with co-workers engaged in other Community Enterprise ventures to ensure a joined up, added value approach.
  4. Contribute to research projects, evaluations and impact assessments carried out more widely.
  5. Participate in and contribute to team learning and development.
  6. Prepare regular reports on activities for the Development Director and keep records up to date.
  7. 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 compliment out existing team, demonstrable experience in asset development, net zero initiatives or governance and legal structures would be ideal although not crucial.

Application Form

Community Enterprise Organisational Profile

Job description

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