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Overview_Third_Sector_Compressed.mp4Overview video kindly provided by Jackie, Third Sector Network
Industry Overview
Industry Overview
Scotland’s third sector has a turnover of £5.8bn, with more than 12,000 staff. There are 40,000 organisations including charities, grassroots community groups, social enterprises, community interest companies, and housing associations. A range of careers are available, giving the people the opportunity to work in a values-led sector and to make a difference.
(Source SCVO and YPI.)Scotland’s third sector has a turnover of £5.8bn, with more than 12,000 staff. There are 40,000 organisations including charities, grassroots community groups, social enterprises, community interest companies, and housing associations. A range of careers are available, giving the people the opportunity to work in a values-led sector and to make a difference.
Jeramie_Founder_Compressed.mp4Jeremie, Company Founder - Power a Life
Company Founder
Company Founder
About the role:
Jeremie is founder of Power a Life - a social enterprise specialising in impactful corporate gifts. As the founder, he has a hand in everything the company does from marketing, product design and development, sales, e-commerce and delivering impact on the ground with the schools we work with in Africa.
About the organisation:
Power a Life sells a range of power banks and wireless chargers. For each sale, and for each a free solar light is gifted to a child in a developing country.
Lee_IT_Mgr_AFC_Compressed.mp4Lee, IT Manager - Aberdeen Football Club
IT Manager
IT Manager
About the role:
As an IT manager, Lee is responsible for the day-to-day running of both Aberdeen FC and Aberdeen FC Community Trust’s IT operations, infrastructure, security, and data protection. He works to implement solutions that achieve wins on and off the pitch.
About the Organisation:
Aberdeen Football Club is a Scottish Professional Football Club based in Aberdeen. Competing in the Scottish Premiership, Aberdeen FC is one of the biggest sides in the country.
Aberdeen FC Community Trust maintain a close and mutually supportive relationship with Aberdeen FC and help contribute towards the Club’s own objective of being at the “heart of the local community”.
Michelle_Employ_Manager_Shmu_Compressed.mp4Michelle, Employability Manager - Station House Media Unit
Employability Manager
Employability Manager
About the role:
Michelle works for a charity which delivers employability training to young people and uses media tools to build transferable skills. She manages the projects and the staff team which involves a lot of organisation skills and interpersonal skills. She also creates and develops the course content and programmes, as well as delivering employability sessions.
About the Organisation:
SHMU is a community media organisation working with various communities to give them a voice.
Richard_DevMgr_Portsoy_Compressed.mp4Richard, Development Manager - Portsoy Community Enterprise
Development Manager
Development Manager
About the role:
Richard's role is to make the Salmon Bothy, Caravan Park, Sail Loft and Boatshed financially sustainable and successful, ensuring they are fun places to work and visit, in order to boost the economy of Portsoy.
About the organisation:
Portsoy Community Enterprise aims to bring sustainable employment and volunteering opportunities to Portsoy by attracting visitors and locals to its businesses, and to assist local community groups with their hopes and aspirations.
Lorna_SCVO.mp4Lorna, Head of Service Delivery - SCVO
Head of Service Delivery
Head of Service Delivery
About the role:
Lorna is responsible for Goodmoves which advertises more than 3500 jobs a year for organisations recruiting in the voluntary sector. She's also responsible for Community Jobs Scotland and Kickstart programmes, offering job creation schemes working with voluntary sector employers.
About the organisation:
The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is the national membership organisation for the voluntary sector. Our mission is to support, promote and develop a confident, sustainable voluntary sector in Scotland.
NAomi_FriendsOfAnchor_Compressed.mp4Naomi, Communications Executive - Friends of ANCHOR
Communications Executive
Communications Executive
About the role:
Naomi's role includes copywriting for both print and online material, managing the charity’s social media and merchandise, as well as supporting individual fundraisers with their events.
About the organisation:
Friends of ANCHOR is a local charity that supports cancer and haematology patients in the North-east.
Richard_goodmoves.mp4Richard, Development Officer - SCVO
Development Officer
Development Officer
About the role:
Richard is responsible for the development of the www.goodmoves.com service, this an SCVO project which promotes the wide variety of careers available in the charity and voluntary sector.
About the organisation:
The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is the national membership organisation for the voluntary sector. Our mission is to support, promote and develop a confident, sustainable voluntary sector in Scotland.
Sarah_Director (ASN).mp4Sarah, Director - Dates-n-Mates, a Project of C-Change Scotland
Director
Director
About the role:
Each branch has a Director with lived experience of a learning disability themselves. The role of Director is to help shape the project and connect with members. Role responsibilities are varied – it can include event organising and hosting, workshop and presentation creating and hosting, evaluation, interacting with and supporting members of the project and giving ideas to help direct the projects services.
About the organisation:
Dates-n-Mates is a charity project of C-Change Scotland that supports love and friendship for adults with a learning disability through social events, friendship matching, dating support and training workshops.
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