Job Opportunities
Policy Manager
An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a talented and experienced individual to join Stonewall Scotland’s busy team as Policy Manager. The successful candidate will be responsible for designing and implementing effective strategies for improving the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Scotland, particularly around public service delivery, civic participation and national policy. This is a great opportunity for someone committed to Stonewall’s aims and objectives to help us make a real difference for LGB and T Scots. Details about the role and how to apply can be found in the recruitment pack below.
The deadline for applications is 12pm on Monday 28 May and interviews will be held on Thursday 7 June. If you have any questions please email catherine.somerville@stonewallscotland.org.uk or call 0131 474 8019.
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Working for Stonewall
Stonewall believes that our staff are our most precious resource. We aim to recruit the very best staff with a mix of private, public and third sector backgrounds and have an ambition to make Stonewall an employer of choice. We've reviewed our benefits package in recent years to reflect this.
In our most recent (March 2012) staff survey
- 100% of staff said they were proud to work for Stonewall
- 100% of staff said that working for Stonewall is fun
- 98% of staff said they'd recommend Stonewall as a good place to work
- 94% of staff said their work gives them a sense of personal achievement
We believe we have an obligation to role model some of the objectives that we encourage others to set for themselves and have worked hard in recent years to diversify our workforce. At October 2011:
- 53% of our staff were women (up from 36% in 2006)
- 21% of our London staff were from black and minority ethnic communities (up from 10% in 2006)
- 18% of our staff were disabled (up from 6% in 2006)
- 25% of our staff were heterosexual (up from 8% in 2006)
Benefits of working for Stonewall
Our benefits include:
- 28 days annual leave (rising to 30 after three years service)
- Up to eight per cent of salary contributed to a personal pension scheme
- Free health insurance
- Four weeks full paid sick leave and four weeks half pay rising to 12 weeks full pay and 12 weeks half pay after two years of service
- 24 hour employee support line
- Death in service benefit equivalent to two year's salary
- Childcare vouchers
- Interest free season ticket loan
- Up to ten days additional leave with salary sacrifice (after one year's service)
- Cycle to work scheme
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