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Rural Jobs Round Up | June 2019
Tuesday 4 June 2019 - 13:03
In Rural Jobs Round Up, you can find out about current jobs in rural areas and rural development vacancies.
Friends of Loch Lomond & The Trossachs
Support Officer
- Salary: £20,000 pro rata
- Part time post: 18 hours per week (Mon-Fri flexible by arrangement)
- Term: Permanent
- Job location: Based in Balloch
The Friends of Loch Lomond is seeking to appoint a part time Support Officer who will be an experienced administrator with a proactive attitude to work with the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park’s only independent conservation and heritage charity. The position is currently based in the National Park offices in Balloch.
For over 40 years we have been working to protect and nurture the special qualities of the National Park, promote and celebrate its natural and cultural heritage, and provide support to make the National Park a better place for people and nature. We currently are active on a number of fronts and this post involves supporting a Board of voluntary trustees with the delivery of an interesting and diverse range of programmes and activities.
Use of a car will be required for this post on an occasional basis.
The Support Officer role will include:
- General administrative duties including email & telephone enquiries and taking minutes of meetings
- Manage and update financial, member contact and statistical information in MS Access and other MS Office applications
- Maintain positive contact with Friends of OUR park visitor giving scheme members, business supporters and including collection of monies raised
- Assist with press and marketing activities to promote the Friends activities including the Friends of OUR park visitor giving scheme
- Regular updates and maintenance of the project award files, the Friends’ website and Facebook posts
- Assist with compilation and distribution of ‘OUR park’ newsletter updates, ‘The Voice’ magazine and news releases
- Identifying and making contact with potential individual members and businesses as directed
- Assist with all aspects of OUR park and Friends events – these include volunteer / fundraising events, scheme member events and meetings.
Application forms and supporting letters should be returned by 5 pm on 1 July 2019 to info@lochlomondtrossachs.org.uk
A background factsheet on the Friends priorities and programmes is attached for information. Interviews will be held in July 2019.
For full details on how to apply, contact The Friends of Loch Lomond and the Trossachs Tel: 01389 727761 or E: info@lochlomondtrossachs.org.uk
www.lochlomondtrossachs.org.uk
Aberdeenshire Council
European Programmes Co-ordinator
An exciting opportunity to support the delivery of European funding programmes in South Aberdeenshire has arisen. The team is recruiting a European Programmes Co-ordinator who will be responsible for promoting and overseeing the delivery of LEADER funding to communities and businesses in the South Aberdeenshire area with Local Action Group partners.
They will encourage and support potential project applicants; process and evaluate project applications; and provide ongoing advice to external project managers. In addition, the Co-ordinator will undertake project monitoring and evaluation; organise and undertake pre-completion visits and on-the-spot checks of projects; monitor and report on project and programme expenditure; assist with the submission of Scottish Government reports and arrange and participate in Local Action Group meetings. They will also line manage a Claims Officer and contracts let to deliver projects commissioned by the Local Action Group.
Closing date: 26 July 2019
Paths for All
Development Officer – Active Environments
Stirling
Full time, Salary £25,959
Paths for all are looking for an experienced Development Officer to join our friendly, expert Active Environments team.
Welcoming, safe and accessible outdoor environments can improve our physical, mental and social health by allowing people to be physically active outdoors, and helping people to connect with and get closer to nature.
You'll be joining a team that focuses on empowering communities in Scotland to take the lead in creating, promoting and maintaining safe, welcoming community paths and active routes for everyone.
Deadline for applications: June 25th 2019
If you have any questions about this role, get in touch with Paths for All at recruitment@pathsforall.org.uk or call on 01259 218888.
Business Manager
Stirling
Full time, Salary £38,680
Paths for all are looking for an experienced Development Officer to join our friendly, expert Active Environments team.
Welcoming, safe and accessible outdoor environments can improve our physical, mental and social health by allowing people to be physically active outdoors, and helping people to connect with and get closer to nature.
You'll be joining a team that focuses on empowering communities in Scotland to take the lead in creating, promoting and maintaining safe, welcoming community paths and active routes for everyone.
Deadline for applications: June 14th 2019
If you have any questions about this role, get in touch with Paths for All at recruitment@pathsforall.org.uk or call on 01259 218888.
Forestry and Land Scotland
Forestry & Land Scotland (FLS) became an Executive Agency of the Scottish Government on 1st April 2019 and are advertising for a number of roles. There are around 850 people working in a broad range of roles delivering diverse business functions to manage Scotland’s forests and land. These include sustainable forest management, timber harvesting, recreation and key parts of our infrastructure such as fleet and buildings.
Regulated Procurement Officer
Edinburgh or Inverness
Permanent, full time. Salary: £34,645 - £37,333
In this role you will lead high value/risk regulated tender exercises for a wide range of goods, services and works. For each tender you will engage with cross-functional groups to manage the end-to-end tendering process from market research & tender strategy development through to contract drafting and hand over; ensuring all relevant legislation and policy is complied with.
Deadline for applications: 23rd June 2019
Category Manager
Edinburgh or Inverness
Permanent, full time. Salary: £41,425 - £45,126
Working as part of the senior procurement team you will lead on transforming the way that regulated procurement is undertaken across the organization, by adopting a category approach. You will lead the development and maintenance of strategic category plans for a number of core business activities to support delivery of corporate and procurement objectives. You will deliver category outputs through your team, whilst supporting their development needs.
Deadline for applications: 23rd June 2019
Contract Officer
Edinburgh or Inverness
Working as part of the Contract Management team you will be responsible for the management of a diverse contract portfolio of goods and services such as work wear, facilities management services and fleet related contracts. You will represent FLS with suppliers and stakeholders, building professional, commercial relationships and you will advise and support colleagues to ensure contracts are managed effectively at all levels.
Deadline for applications: 23rd June 2019
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Scottish Government
Assistant Marine Chemist
Aberdeen
Permanent, full time. Salary £21,769 - £23,409
The Scottish Government are currently seeking applications for an Assistant Marine Chemist within Marine Scotland based in Aberdeen. This is a permanent and pensionable appointment and new entrants will normally start on the minimum of the pay range. Candidates with a disability who meet the essential criteria below will be invited to the assessments.
To learn more about this opportunity, please contact Pamela Walsham who can be reached at pamela.walsham@gov.scot or 0131 244 2500.
The deadline for applications is 25th June 2019 at midnight.
Marine Licensing Casework Manager
Aberdeen
Permanent, full time. Salary £28,891 - £33,094
The Scottish Government are currently seeking applications for a Marine Licensing Casework Manager within Marine Scotland based in Aberdeen. This is a permanent and pensionable appointment and new entrants will normally start on the minimum of the pay range. Candidates with a disability who meet the essential criteria below will be invited to the assessments.
To learn more about this opportunity, please contact Nicola Bain who can be reached at nicola.bain@gov.scot or 0131 244 3836.
The deadline for applications is 11th June 2019 at midnight.